Ten University of Guelph students with aspirations to start their own businesses presented their plans last Thursday as part of their Applied Project in Entrepreneurship course. The students come from across the University of Guelph campus but share one thing in common – a clear passion for their entrepreneurial ideas. These ideas cover a broad range of areas from newborn photography to car detailing and from barn sitting to healthier chocolate milk.
We are pleased to announce that the Teaching and Learning Innovations Conference for 2012 is now open for registration. This year's conference looks at the past, present and future of teaching and learning.
Interim Department of Business Chair Fred Pries has been appointed to the Auditing and Assurance Standards Board for a 3 year term beginning on April 1st until March 31, 2015.
Prof. Sylvain Charlebois, Acting Dean of the College of Management and Economics, appeared on CTV’s Canada AM Tuesday. He discussed supply management in Canada and what the agricultural economy would look like in the post-supply management era.
As an award-winning researcher and teacher, Charlebois is an expert in food distribution and safety. The author of two books and numerous articles, he is now writing a book on global food safety systems. He belongs to the national expert advisory committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Prof. Ken Smith, Associate Dean of Executive Programs, had an opinion/editorial published in Sunday's Toronto Star on the globalization of the food industry.
In today's Guelph Mercury, Acting Dean Sylvain Charlebois and Prof. Tatiana Astray write about the need for policy reform at both the international and domestic levels to position the Canadian dairy industry in a competitive place in the global market. Read the full story
The Governing Board of the Institute of New Economic Thinking (INET) together with the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) have jointly awarded Department of Economics Prof. Ross McKitrick a $107,250 grant for his 3-year project “State-Contingent Environmental Policy”.
The CIGI-INET Program on New Economic Theory, Practice and Governance serves to advance research on issues of critical importance to economics and international governance.
Julia Christensen-Hughes, Dean of the College of Management and Economics, has received the 2012 gold award in the educator category from the Ontario Hostelry Institute (OHI). It was presented to her at a gala at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto Thursday night.
Save the Date
Monday, June 25, 2012
Royal Woodbine Golf Course
Toronto, ON
Registration: 7:00am Shotgun Start: 7:45am
Team Scramble Format (fun for all skill levels)
Lunch following golf
Proceeds of this Tournament go towards the HAFA/HTM Alumni Association, providing support to the School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, University of Guelph, through partnerships and scholarships!
Unanimously selected by the committee, this year's recipient of the Lincoln Alexander Outstanding Leader Award will be Martin Connell.