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Two Lang professors have been awarded nearly $48,000 in research funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). The funding comes through the SSHRC Partnership Engage Grants and their COVID-19 special initiative competition.

Achieving your CPA designation is a major milestone for any aspiring accountant. For alumnus and recent CPA Justin Dourado (BComm '17, GDip '17), the Lang School provided him with the accredited courses needed to achieve his designation and the opportunity to land a job at PwC.
 

We chatted with Justin after recently achieving his coveted CPA designation.

How did the Lang School help you in your pursuit of your CPA?

The University of Guelph recently announced the 2020 recipients for the President’s and Chancellor’s Scholarships, the University’s top entrance awards for incoming undergraduate students.

Among the recipients are two incoming Lang commerce students, Grace Wylie (Management, Co-op) and Daniel Neiterman (Accounting, Co-op).

The Lang’s School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management (HFTM) announced a $50,000 gift from the estate of Louise Bedell, the late wife of the hospitality school’s founding director George Bedell. The money will support the HFTM 50th Legacy Campaign.

The University of Guelph is launching a new scholarship next Fall with support from the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) Foundation Canada.

The new ICSC Foundation Canada Scholarship is designed to support the ICSC Foundation’s mission of creating the next generation of leaders in the retail real estate industry. The annual scholarship of $5,000 will be awarded to a Bachelor of Commerce student registered in the Real Estate major.

Two Lang researchers are among eleven University of Guelph research projects that will receive nearly $600,000 in federal funding.

The funding comes from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Development Insight Grants program aimed at supporting long-term research initiatives that address complex issues involving people and societies.

Construction is officially under way for Lang Plaza, a new outdoor meeting space for students in front of Macdonald Hall. With plenty of green space and outdoor seating, the area will revitalize the front entrance of the business building, enhance accessibility, and provide a natural place for students to gather and connect once they are able to return to campus.

The roughly 3,360-square-metre plaza will include patio tables, benches, a remote-controlled firepit and a water fountain named after Julia Christensen Hughes, former dean of the Lang School.