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Three fourth year Lang business students are eagerly awaiting the opening of the inaugural Guelph Food Festival, an event organized through their start-up company 219 Media. The event takes place this Saturday, September 14th at York Road Park in Guelph.

The idea for a food festival came from their love for food and a discussion in their first-year dorm room three years ago. When it came to the logistics behind launching an event of this size, they relied on both their learnings in class and the support from Lang’s Applied Business Project course (BUS*4550 and BUS*4560).

Last week, the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics hosted its inaugural Teaching and Learning Seminar, part of a new ongoing series of seminars that will focus on sharing new ideas around innovative teaching and learning practices.

The seminars are an extension of Lang’s commitment to active learning to foster supportive and challenging learning environments for Lang students.

The Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics welcomes five adjunct faculty who are joining Lang’s School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management in support of the International Institute for Sport Business and Leadership (IISBL).  

It is with sympathy that the Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics shares the passing of Bill Braithwaite on August 9, 2019.

Bill played an important role for business at the University of Guelph as one of the founding business professors. Teaching accounting for over 50 years at U of G, Bill was a favourite professor for many Bachelor of Commerce alumni.

Lang Business extends their deepest condolences to Bill’s family and friends.

The Gordon S. Lang School of Business and Economics is pleased to announce the appointment of professor Statia Elliot as interim associate dean (External Relations), beginning August 1st, 2019 for a one-year term. In this role, Elliot will be responsible for engaging with the School's alumni, external partners, and community stakeholders, stewarding the School's existing relationships, and building the Lang brand within and beyond the University of Guelph.

The John F. Wood Centre for Business and Student Enterprise (Wood Centre) announced new funding for entrepreneurs during their Startup Showcase event on July 31st. The newly created Oilseed Innovation Partners Entrepreneurship Fund is available to U of G startups enrolled in the Centre’s Hub Incubator program who have a business idea associated with the Canadian oil seed industry.

Lang faculty members are among the latest Canadian researchers to receive funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), which helps fund and support research excellence in the social sciences and humanities. 

The following four faculty members will contribute their expertise to research projects that have received $3,015,055 in funding.