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August 17: No Reason to be Concerned about Food Prices

While markets look at demand rationing in the U.S. for grains, prices for corn, soybeans and other commodities are likely to remain high due to the unprecedented drought Americans are experiencing this summer.

But as farmers in that country deal with severe climatic conditions, near-perfect growing conditions in most of Canadian farmland and skyrocketing corn prices mean many farmers in this country are cashing in.

August 14: CME Alumnus Finishes 27th in Olympic Marathon

The footprints of a pair of Canadian Olympians have long pounded Guelph’s running trails. That fact was on everyone’s mind Sunday morning, as local competitive runners gathered in Fergus, first to watch two locally trained distance runners compete in the Olympic marathon, and then to participate in a run — albeit a much shorter one — of their own.

August 8: Adam van Koeverden, son of HTM grad, wins Olympic silver medal!

Joe van Koeverden is a proud father after watching his son Adam win an Olympic silver medal in the kayak K-1 1000-metre final this morning at Eton Dorney. Joe graduated with both his BComm Hotel and Food Administration and MBA Hospitality & Tourism from HTM. This silver medal is the fourth Olympic medal of Adam's career and makes him Canada's most decorated Olympian in the kayak event.

 
 

July 20: Accounting Co-op Program Highlighted in The Globe and Mail

The new accounting co-op program offered by the College of Management and Economics was mentioned today in The Globe and Mail's weekly Business School news roundup.  An excerpt from the article follows: 

Add the University of Guelph’s College of Management and Economics to a growing list of business schools offering a co-op education in accounting.

Guelph’s first regular co-op class will begin in fall, 2013, but a limited number of 15 or so top students will be offered placements for work terms next summer.

July 18: 'Road to London: Reid Coolsaet' Debuts on July 21

Olympic athlete Reid Coolsaet doesn't exercise like you or me.

“I only ran 14 k this morning,” Coolsaet says, deadpan. “I'll do 16 this afternoon. It's a light day.”

His light day would send many others to bed for a week. Or leave them gasping for air on the side of a road.

But Coolsaet will be competing in the 42.2 kilometre Olympic marathon, and gunning to do it in less than two hours, 10 minutes — a world-class time.

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Lianne Foti Teaches Sustainability through 'my world, my choice'

The well-being of the environment, society and business are core focal points for Lianne Foti when communicating the mission of ‘my world, my choice!’. Lianne Foti is an Assistant Professor and Faculty Advisor for Marketing and Consumer Studies who shares CME’s value of sustainability through her role as co-founder and executive director of ‘my world, my choice!’, an educational program that teaches students about sustainability and challenges them to grow as leaders in their schools and communities.  

July 17: BComm Alumnus Olympic Runner Featured in Documentary July 21

A documentary that tracks a University of Guelph graduate’s journey to the 2012 Olympic Games is set to debut Saturday in Hamilton and Guelph.

Road to London: Reid Coolsaet highlights the challenges overcome by the U of G grad, one of Canada’s three Olympic marathoners heading to London.

July 16: CME Professors Scheduled to Present at UofG Summer Lecture Series

The University of Guelph will be holding the first event of the Campus in Community Summer Lecture Series at 10 Carden Street on Thursday, July 19th and all residents are invited.

Professor Trent Tucker from the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management will discuss how to turn a bland PowerPoint presentation into an engaging multimedia masterpiece, and professor Lianne Foti from the Department of Marketing and Cosumer Studies will teach about the My World, My Choice! educational program.

July 12: Marketing and Consumer Studies Professor Researches Dark Tourism

Brent MacKenzie, Associate Professor in the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, caught the eye of a reporter from Guelph Mercury who recently discovered his research topic, "Dark Tourism in HELL," while exploring various research interests at the University of Guelph.

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