March 23: University of Guelph business students raise more than $10,000 for at risk youth
Funds raised during the 5 Days for the Homeless campaign will be donated to Wyndham House in Guelph.
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March 22: College of Business and Economics seeking internal applications for Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies
The College of Business and Economics of the University of Guelph invites applications from internal candidates for the position of Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies (ADR&G). Applicants must submit on or before April 1, 2016. Please see the Human Resources website and the full job description (doc) for more details.
MA Leadership alumna learns how to lead and thrive during challenging times
Colleen Sim developed an interest in the positive impact of effective teamwork early on in her career. It is something that has stayed with her over time and ignited her interest in the role of strong leaders in directing team success.
March 14: Business students raise funds for at risk youth
The 5 Days for the Homeless campaign will run until March 18.
March 3: Business and economics students help support Syrian student refugees
On March 7, the World University Service of Canada and the Multi-Faith Resource Team at the University of Guelph are partnering to host the Gryphons Care Dinner, with the goal of raising $30,000 to support the student refugees. The dinner will be held at Peter Clark Hall and will feature authentic Syrian vegetarian cuisine and entertainment.
March 2: School of Hospitality, Food and Tourism Management alumni and student named to OHI Top 30 Under 30 list
Hotel and Food Administration (HAFA) alumni Benn Froggett (2013), Jamie Knoepfli (2013), Alex Marconi (2012) and fourth-year student Aaron Laurie are among this year’s recipients.
Marketing professor and graduate student win best paper at international conference
Associate professor Brent McKenzie and MSc candidate Victoria Taylor received the Best Paper Award at the 2016 International Conference on Economics, Business and Marketing Management held recently in Barcelona, Spain.
New CFL recruit John Rush will always be a Gryphon
The marketing management student reflects on his time at the University of Guelph and discusses what he is most looking forward to as he starts his professional football career.
Feb. 26: College of Business and Economics mourns the loss of two students
The faculty, staff, and students in the University of Guelph’s College of Business and Economics are deeply saddened by the devastating loss of fourth year Management Economics and Finance (MEF) student, Zach Sutherland, and his girlfriend Kaya Firth.
“It’s a great time to be a movie marketing researcher”: Q&A with marketing professor Tirtha Dhar
Tirtha Dhar researches food and movie marketing, but if you ask him what his job entails, he might tell you he solves puzzles for a living. Inspired by the rapidly changing marketing landscape that took place while he was a PhD student in the 1990s, he decided to focus his dissertation on the implications of competitions in marketing channels on social welfare. His quantitative research has since progressed to include a broad range of social issues and problems as they pertain to marketing in an effort to understand the complex decision-making processes of managers and consumers.