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On Wednesday, March 4^th the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics hosted the Lang Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, a competition for graduate students to consolidate and present their research in three minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges.

On Tuesday, February 25, Lang students in a second-year sports business course had the opportunity to engage with a panel of several senior staff at Sportsnet, including guest speaker and Lang alumnus Anthony Attard, the Senior Vice President, Sponsorship, Marketing and NHL Sportsnet at Rogers Media.

In support of the Coldest Night of the Year campaign, the Lang Students’ Association has put together a team with the goal of raising $1,000 and beyond. The money raised will support Lakeside Hope House, a local charity organization that provides programs and front-line services for those in our community who need it the most.

Last week, Lang students from the Guelph Sports Management Association (GSMA) hosted Nothing but Networking, an event to provide U of G students with the opportunity to meet and connect with several sport industry representatives.

The event featured industry representatives from NFL Canada, Golf Canada, the Guelph Nighthawks, PepsiCo Foods, Fluid Design/Guelph Rowing, TekSystems, and Gryphon Athletics.

On February 5^th, the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics recognized the School's top academic business students at the annual Dean’s Scholarship luncheon.

The Dean’s Scholarship, which recognizes the top academic students from across the Bachelor of Commerce program, was awarded to 25 undergraduate business students. Award recipients were invited to the luncheon to recognize and celebrate their accomplishments and provide the chance to network and develop connections with the Dean’s office.

Last weekend, Lang real estate and housing students competed in Ryerson’s Expand Your Empire real estate case competition, placing third overall among student delegates from schools across North America.

The Accounting Society of Guelph (ASG) hosted its annual Crack the Case competition last weekend, welcoming 40 student delegates to compete for cash prizes.

The competition was divided into two divisions, with prizes available for the top teams in a senior and junior division. The competition was open to all Lang students, but the cases were tailored to the accounting industry.