Linda Hasenfratz, chief executive officer of Linamar Corporation, a diversified global manufacturing company, is the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2016 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year.
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UVic is a founding partner of the annual Victoria Leadership Awards program. Here are this year鈥檚 recipients.
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UVic and TELUS have announced an MBA degree customized for the telecommunications company. The two-year degree, with specializations in leadership and strategy, will be offered starting in October 2015.
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The Peter B. Gustavson School of Business at the 番茄社区 has launched its first national, in-depth analysis of which corporate and product brands are most trusted by Canadians.
Most university lectures start with an illustrious speaker at a podium, poised to impart knowledge to students. That clich&e#180; was turned upside down by this year鈥檚 Gustavson School of Business Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year, David Foster, when he recently spoke to Business and Fine Arts students: not only was this class far from a traditional lecture, but the students were engaged and energized right from the start. After the screening of a video about his career, Foster sat behind a keyboard (鈥淚鈥檒l play if you beg me 鈥� and even if you don鈥檛.鈥�) in a lecture theatre. 鈥淪o. Business. Let鈥檚 talk. Questions?鈥� It didn鈥檛 take long before a brisk, incisive, vibrant interchange got underway.
Businessman, music producer and philanthropist David Foster will be honoured in his hometown of Victoria, BC, on May 28 as the Peter B. Gustavson School of Business 2015 Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year.
A collaboration between students from the Gustavson School of Business at the 番茄社区 and Our Place Society recommends changes to help enhance and improve food service operations. The organization serves 1,200 to 1,500 meals a day. 鈥淥鈥�
MBA students claim top prize at Corporate Knights鈥� 鈥淏usiness for a Better World鈥� Case Study Competition It鈥檚 a proposition few MBA students would pass up: an opportunity to compete on the world stage鈥攁t the World Economic Forum no less鈥攊n a case competition that focuses on business sustainability practices. The best part? The Corporate Knights鈥� 鈥淏usiness for a Better World鈥� case study competition allowed contestants to present business solutions to pharmaceutical heavy-hitter Novartis. Teams focused on environmental recommendations, as well as social and governance initiatives that, when implemented, would help improve Novartis鈥檚 standing on the Corporate Knights Global 100 ranking.
A pioneering teaching professor from UVic鈥檚 Gustavson School of Business, Dr. Brent Mainprize, has won the national 2014 Desire2Learn Innovation in Teaching and Learning award for his fresh ideas in curriculum development and delivery. Mainprize鈥檚 c鈥�
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Dennis Washington, founder of The Washington Companies, has won UVic鈥檚 Gustavson School of Business Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Award (DEYA) for 2014.
George Fu, an international student from Guangzhou, China, is graduating with his Bachelor of Commerce degree from the Gustavson School of Business. Fu took part in the school鈥檚 dual degree program which allowed him to begin his academic career at his home university of Sun Yat Sen before moving to Victoria to complete his degrees.
