What I Learned This Week: Here Are The Crayons
Since January, I've been teaching a somewhat different type of course at McGill University. While saddled with the unfortunate standard curriculum name "Marketing and Society," the class is anything but.
BCom students place 1st at Canadian LâOrĂ©al Brandstorm Competition
After competing against over 80 teams from universities across Canada, BCom students Sean Finnell, Jaylen Ghadia and Thanin Tabuteau have won the national L'Oreal Brandstorm competition. Sean, Jaylen and Thanin will head to Paris to represent Canada at the international Brandstorm competition this summer.Â
Find out more about Brandstorm.Â
Desautels BCom team places 1st in Quant at 2014 Rotman International Trading Competition
Desautels BCom students Ethan Zhang, Jeremie Guay, Chris Lim, Yusu Zheng, Nikolas Sinnhuber and Sameer Rizvi, won 1st place in Quantitative Outcry at the 2014 Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC) held February 20 to 22. The RITC is an annual event hosted by the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto.
Brother-Sister Combination Strong on the Court â and in the Classroom
When it comes to combining both sport and academic achievement it is hard to top Simon and HĂ©lĂšne Bibeau, siblings who attend Montrealâs McGill University.
Simon Bibeau, 22, is the starting point guard for McGillâs menâs outfit, the two-time Quebec conference champion who will lead the sixth-ranked Redmen into the Canadian Interuniversity Sport menâs basketball championship, beginning Friday in Ottawa.
"You've Invested Real Money. You Haven't Just Run a Virtual Portfolio"
Along Highway 401 and over the Ontario border, Tyler Maxey and some of his MBA classmates at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal are also learning by doing. Their modus operandi: investing other people's money. Since 2008, students have been running a registered fund management firm called Desautels Capital Management that has about $3 million in assets.
McGill 'Hot Cities' Business/Field Trip Expands Horizons
A McGill management professor is leading students on a business field trip that will give them global experience. Called the âHot Citiesâ tour, professor Karl Moore is taking students to emerging and developing countries to more about other economies.
... âI've never been to Asia and I've always wanted to explore Asia,â said student Joseph Polossifakis. âI know itâs an up-and-coming region.â
BCom Students' Strong Showing at Financial Open
The McGill delegation to the Financial Open Case Competition won a podium in four of the six disciplines, placing the school third overall.
Seeking Out the âHot Citiesâ
This Reading Week, a group of students from the faculties of Management, Arts, Education, and Engineering will travel to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and Seoul, South Korea to experience business within rapidly emerging markets. Their journey, the sixth Hot Cities of the World Tour, will be led by Desautels Professor Karl Moore.
Talking Management with Karl Moore: How Jennifer Heil Makes It a Perfect Day
Professor Karl Moore of the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University speaks to Canadian freestyle skier Jennifer Heil (BCom'13), one of Canadaâs great Olympic athletes.
Read full transcript: The Globe and Mail, February 18, 2014Â
âHot Citiesâ Tour Takes Business Students to Mongolia
More than 40 students and alumni from the Desautels Faculty of Management at McGill University are visiting Mongolia this March, to help them understand the realities of doing business in a fledgling emerging market.
... Mia Bernhardt, a student organiser for the trip, says:
New Management Concentrations Developed by Two Students
Starting in Fall 2014, students in the Faculty of Management will be able to major in Strategic Management.Â
YouTube 101: Class at McGill University Uses Video Siteâs Creator Playbook to Teach Marketing
Most professors exhaust themselves trying to get their students off of social media. Andy Nulman (BCom'83), however, has designed his entire class around being on it.
McGill Cancer Auction raised close to $30,000 for Cancer Society
The McGill Cancer Auction Committee, co-chaired by Rosalie Lesser & Lindsay Lubov, had a record-breaking year after its event on Friday, raising close to $30,000 for the Canadian Cancer Society. This year's auction items included flight tickets, spa gift certificates and Igloofest passes.
Desautels BCom Team Wins 2014 National Investment Banking Competition
BCom students Nicholas Bigelow, Ivan Di, Mak DoriÄ, and Emily Ren have triumphed over 250 teams from across North America to win the 2014 National Investment Banking Competition (NIBC) held in Vancouver from January 7-9.
Pay it Forward Initiative Puts Smiles on Hundreds of Faces
Over the years, the end of final exams has inspired any number of spontaneous displays of pure happiness, including high fives, chest bumping and uncontrollable giggling. But what was up with the 100 or so students boogying in the streets at the crossroads on lower campus on Tuesday, Dec. 3 â two days before finals kicked off?
