Nisga’a business leader helps guide UVic students
Art Mercer, one of BC’s top Aboriginal business leaders, is the business faculty’s newest executive-in-residence. Mercer provides insight on relevant issues, strengthens ties with Aboriginal communities and helps prepare students to make a positive contribution in the business world.
Alex Campbell named Distinguished Entrepreneur
The accolades continue to build for Victoria’s Dr. Alex Campbell Sr., OBC. The University of Victoria’s Faculty of Business and its board of advisers have selected him as its Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year for his achievements in the retail food industry and as an outstanding philanthropist.
Former Ikea boss in residence at UVic Business
Former president of IKEA Canada and retired partner in IKEA Seattle Anders Berglund has joined UVic Business as executive-in-residence. Berglund, who divides his time between Victoria and US locations, will serve as an on-site guest lecturer, provide advice to faculty and students and help to broaden the business faculty’s relationships with the community.
UVic faculties honour top researchers
Each year, several UVic faculties confer awards for excellence in research to faculty members who have made significant contributions to the advancement of knowledge in their field. In this issue, we profile four recent recipients of such awards for leading-edge work in multiculturalism, the evolution of galaxies, digital humanities and sustainable business.
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UVic MBAs place first in annual stock competition
For the second time in five years, UVic MBA students have emerged on top in the annual Financial Post MBA Portfolio Management Competition. The challenge sees Canadian MBA students invest $100,000 in fantasy money with the goal of earning the highest total return.
Commerce students organize reverse boycott for sustainability
Green consumers around the world have been using a reverse boycott approach, heralded as “activism 2.0,” to help businesses make environmental improvements in their business. This movement is called Carrotmob (www.carrotmob.org), and it’s coming to Victoria this month, thanks to the UVic Commerce Sustainability Club—a group of business students interested in affecting change by mobilizing consumer power to encourage businesses to become more sustainable.
UVic business students - Jeux du Commerce West Business Competition
UVic business students celebrated in January as their management information systems team took a third-place ribbon at the annual Jeux du Commerce West Business Competition held in Prince George, BC.
Business students create green solutions
Be innovative and be green—that’s the 10-day challenge UVic Business students faced in the faculty’s inaugural INFUSE Innovation Challenge held in November.
David Jenkins, Stephanie Lau and Cory Lo
David Jenkins (Pacific and Asian studies), Stephanie Lau (psychology) and Cory Lo (business) were among the four Canadian students invited to observe the Chinese Bridge Competition in Changsha, China, in August.
No small event, the language competition for international students studying Mandarin is broadcast nationally and attracts an audience of millions. The three were sponsored and supported by the Confucius Institute, which promotes Chinese language and culture internationally.
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