Past Events

All first and second year HRM students who are interested in meeting faculty members of your program should attend this luncheon. This is a wonderful opportunity to network! In addition, Heather McManus, an HR Generalist and Corporate Recruiter at Randstad and a representative from HRPA will be in attendance. If you are planning to attend this function, please email hrsma@uoguelph.ca.

The College of Management and Economics is pleased to host a lunchtime presentation and discussion on "Research and Ethics". Invited guest speaker: Sandra Auld, Director, Research Ethics, Office of Research, University of Guelph. Sandy's presentation will provide an overview of the newly released second edition of the Tri-Council guidelines for ethical research involving humans (TCPS2) and U of G's ethics approval process, followed by an open group discussion and question period. Please RSVP to Mary Abbott (mabbott@uoguelph.ca) by Tuesday, February 8, 2011.

Robin Tator , President of TerraCycle, Canada will be speaking on "Turning Trash into Cash" . Robin is the President of TerraCycle, Canada and the co-founder of TerraCycle Inc. (USA). He is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in the development of innovative start-up ideas and successful businesses.

KPMG is gong to be on campus to talk about how you can find your "Path to Becoming a CA". Information that will be shared: - Nature of the CA Program - The CA Examination Process - Networking and Business Etiquette Tips - How to Build a Professional Resume - How to Ace Your Interview The event will have a mix and mingle networking component to speak to our CA representatives from the business industry to learn more about their personal experiences gong through the CA process with KPMG and where they are with their careers.

BioTalent Headlines 2nd Partners in Research Series Colette Rivet, Executive Director, BioTalent Canada will be the keynote speaker at the 2nd Partners in Research series on February 8th. BioTalent Canada is a non-profit, industry-led national organization focused on assisting companies in the Canadian bio-economy, with their human resource and skills development issues. Ms. Rivet has scientific, management and human resource expertise while also having worked in the biotechnology sector. For information about BioTalent Canada go to:   http://www.biotalent.ca/default_e.asp

  OAC Leadership Conference 2011 University of Guelph, Guelph Campus February 4th & 5th 2011   Keynote speaker: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois , Associate Dean - Research and Graduate Studies, College of Management & Economics For more information on the conference please click here

  OAC Leadership Conference 2011 University of Guelph, Guelph Campus February 4th & 5th 2011   Keynote speaker: Dr. Sylvain Charlebois , Associate Dean - Research and Graduate Studies, College of Management & Economics For more information on the conference please click here

Charles Zheng from the University of Western Ontario will present "Bidding Coalitions for the Financially Constrained".

Even if you haven’t thought about graduate education…   Join us Tuesday, February 1, 2011 5:30-7:00pm PJs Atrium   Learn about the Master of Science in Marketing and Consumer Studies   Some features:   * graduates have 100% success in obtaining career-related jobs * intimate study environment (10 students accepted per year)           * student funding provided     Come find out more! Talk to graduate students and alumni working in the industry!     Food and beverages will be served  

Prof. Brad Hudson, Visiting Fulbright Scholar from Boston University will be speaking about his research on brand heritage:  "How do marketing and history relate?" Brad is interested in the consumer appeal of older companies and suggests this may be enhanced by the historical characters of their brands.  He will share findings from his prior research about the cruise line Cunard, and also discuss his current research about the Canadian château hotels operated by Fairmont. Professor Hudson is with us during Winter 2011 while on sabbatical from Boston University.