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Sunghwan Yi, Associate Professor of Marketing and Consumer Studies, discusses underlying causes of impulse buying in an article featured by the Financial Post. 

Article featured in the Library News.

Fourth year students in the Marketing and Consumer Studies’ Entrepreneurship course will be putting their pitching skills to the test in the first ever Gryphon’s Den event on Thursday, November 22 at the Library.     

Article featured in the Globe and Mail.

Everybody’s got their two cents’ worth on tipping.

Whether tapped out on tipping or generous with gratuities for food and drink, patrons and servers don’t always see eye-to-eye on tips, say experts.

“A tip is our way of saying thank you for doing a great job,” says etiquette expert Margaret Page.

As soon as it becomes expected, then it’s part of a person’s wage or salary and it’s not optional, says Ms. Page of Etiquette Page Enterprises in Vancouver.

This event will take place Tuesday, November 20th at 5:30PM in the University Centre, Room 103.

Featuring Judi Riddolls, Executive Director, Guelph Business Enterprise Centre

Topics Covered:

• Key resources to supplement your knowledge
• Past students' entrepreneurial ventures
• Essential steps for success
• Where to find funding

AND - learn how you may be eligible for $3000 funding!

Article featured in the Guelph Mercury

While America was pondering who to elect president, California was contemplating Proposition 37. It would have required genetically modified organisms in food to be labelled.

It failed at the ballots, but it has inspired a broader referendum about our continental food supply, and some think it could influence Canada’s policies on food labelling in the not-so-distant future.

Research by Julia Christensen Hughes, dean of the College of management and Economics, will be featured in a documentary premiering tonight at 9 p.m. on CBC TV.

"Faking the Grade" looks at cheating and academic misconduct. It features interviews with students, administrators, parents and teachers who discuss their experiences around “Academic Integrity,” and interviews with experts, including Christensen Hughes, about why students cheat.

Article featured in Guelph Mercury

First came the hallowed whisky trails of Scotland. Closer to home, the wine trails in southern Ontario and British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley followed. Now, the small European country of Estonia is eyeing its own claim to fame — a world-renowned vodka trail — thanks to Guelph researchers.

Join keynote speaker, Petra Kassun-Mutch and panelists, Keddy Chandran and Ryan Locke on Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30 p.m in the Landscape Architecture Building, Room 204 to learn more about social enterprises.

Article featured in Time Magazine

The University of Guelph has appointed its first Food Laureate. Anita Stewart, an expert on food and Canadian cuisine, will serve as the University’s honorary food ambassador, providing advocacy and leadership and promoting initiatives.

It’s believed to be the first such position in the world.

“This historic appointment is a significant step towards strengthening U of G’s reputation as ‘Canada’s food university,’” said president Alastair Summerlee.