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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.

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.

"Canadian social psychologist Jamie Gruman is proposing a new way of achieving nirvana: Do nothing."  

The Gazette released an article today about Professor Jamie Gruman, co-founder of the newly created Canadian Positive Psychology Association, a network of scholars and academics studying human well-being and happiness. Read the Gazette article

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.

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.

Jamie Gruman, associate professor in the Department of Business and co-founder of the Canadian Positive Psychology Association, speaks on CBC Radio about the launch of his new organization and its exploration of the psychology of happiness. Listen to the interview online.

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.