Past Events

The College of Management and Economics is pleased to announce the upcoming campus visit of Jayson Myers, President and CEO, of the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters (CME) trade association. Mr. Myers will be giving a public presentation on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 from 4:30pm - 5:30pm in MACK Room 237 . The title of his presentation is a " Roadmap to Economic Recovery ". All are welcome to attend. Please RSVP to Nina Eryavec ( neryavec@uoguelph.ca ) by Monday, Sept 26th if you plan to attend.

To commemorate World Tourism Day, the College of Management and Economics first year Tourism Management students will unveil a plaque at PJ's in the Atrium.

To celebrate World Tourism Day, Andrew Campbell, Director General External Relations and Visitor Experience at Parks Canada will be guest speaking to the University community in J.D. MacLachlan, Room 102 at 1:00pm.

Distinguished Speaker Series - Lecture & Reception: Dr. Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, will present "The Serious Challenges Faced by the European Union". Please respond online to attend: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8KTWT6H.

Professor Asha Sadanand, Department of Economics and Finance and her Intern, Katherine Dare, will be presenting on MITACS - Maplesoft on Wednesday, August 24th at 10:00am in MacKinnon, Room 117. Professor Sadanand has been using Maple TA in ECON*2770: Introductory Mathematical Economics and will showcase some of the capabilities of this software. If you are interested in learning more about Maple TA and how it can be used in your course, please attend.

It is time to celebrate Cathy Ralston's twenty-seven years of dedicated service to the hospitality and tourism students, the University of Guelph and the broader Guelph community. As Cathy starts her well deserved retirement, we hope you will be able to join us as we let her know how much her efforts have been, and will be, appreciated! Please RSVP by Thursday, May 19th, 2011 to Brenda Kuperschmidt (519) 824-4120, ext. 53703 or bkupfers@uoguelph.ca Donations for a gift can be given to Brenda in the HTM Main Office, MACS 101

Visiting professor Bradford Hudson will discuss his ongoing research about the iconic Canadian chateau hotels built by Canadian Pacific and now operated by Fairmont. This presentation is a sequel to his earlier CME lecture on the concept of brand heritage and its application at the historic Cunard cruise liine. Brad is t he Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at CME while on sabbatical from Boston University. His specialty is heritage marketing, which involves historical references in current marketing by older companies.