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Dr. Lefa Teng, a professor from the Department of Marketing and Consumer studies, Co-Chaired the Globalization and Marketing Strategy International Conference held in Shanghai (China) earlier in June. The Event was hosted by the Antai College of Economics and Management, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Dr. Michel Laroche, who has an Honorary Degree from the University of Guelph, also Co-Chaired the event. 

The College of Management and Economics is delighted to announce that students in the Bachelor of Commerce Accounting major will be able to register in a new accounting co-op program starting fall 2013.  In addition, a limited number of current students will be able to commence their first co-op term beginning summer 2013.  Congratulations to Professor Fred Pries and the Department of Business accounting team for their accomplishments.

Sylvain Charlebois, Associate Dean of The College of Management and Economics, expressed his opinions regarding the end of supply management in his article, “End Supply Management for the Right Reasons,” which recently appeared in the Winnipeg Free Press.  An excerpt from his article is included below.

"Canada's invitation to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership in recent weeks has led to a debate around the future of supply management. Some have suggested that consumers will finally have access to more affordable food products like milk and eggs.

The “good life” comes to Canada with the July launch of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association (CPPA), co-founded by Jamie Gruman, a professor in the University of Guelph’s Department of Business.

By sharing knowledge and fostering collaborative studies of how humans flourish, the new group aims to improve the psychological health of Canadians.

Associate Dean, Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, and Economics Professor, Bram Cadsby, were recently in China to sign exchange program agreements with the South Western University in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. One agreement will support a new graduate program in Financial Economics to be launched next year in Guelph. A second agreement will support the launch of an undergraduate exchange program between the two universities to support CME’s Management in Economics and Finance major.

Thanasis Stengos, an Economics professor within CME, co-authored the article, "The Future of Greece; The economy can recover while inside the euro zone; a return to the drachma would be fiscal suicide.", recently published in the Wall Street Journal.  Stengos is one of five authors who wrote the piece with Nicholas Economides, Yannis Ioannides, Emmanuel Petrakis and Christopher Pissarides.  An excerpt from the article follows:

Marion Joppe, a professor within the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, has recently been appointed to chair the Marketing Metrics Committee of the Ontario Tourism Marketing Partnership (OTMPC).  A call for nominations was sent out to the industry, but Professor Joppe was approached directly by the OTMPC to stand for the position. 

Economics Professor, Ross McKitrick discusses his study regarding climate-model projections for North America in an article that appeared in the Financial Post last week.  In the article Professor McKitrick states, 

Understanding the preferences of the youngest wine consumers – millennials (aka Gen-Y) ranging in age from 19 to 35 – is no easy feat. Highly mobile, they are the emerging market of consumers upon whom the success of most brands now depends.

Ontario lawmakers should carefully consider a private member’s bill that would prohibit restaurant owners from requiring servers to share tips, two University of Guelph professors say.

Bruce McAdams and Mike von Massow of Guelph’s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management say the proposed change could harm Ontario restaurants and the people who work there.

The bill by Toronto-area MP Michael Prue is set to be reintroduced this month. It seeks to amend the Employment Standards Act to ensure that gratuities go entirely to servers.