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Dean's Leadership Dialogues
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The Dean's Leadership Dialogues continue in the Fall with:
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Vito Paladino (BBA ‘99, MBA ‘11)
President, Audi Canada
September 15, 2022, 6:00 pm EDT - New Date! (In-Person)
Schulich School of Business
Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building, Atrium
RSVP Now
In 2013 Vito moved to Audi Canada as the Director for Sales Operations leading the company to new records. Audi Canada became the fastest growing premium car brand with an increase in sales of 75% over a five-year span. He has been the President of Audi Canada since September 1, 2020.
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Save the Date!
Bharat Masrani (BBA ’78, MBA ’79, Hon LLD ’17)
Group President & CEO, TD Bank Group
November 2, 2022, 7:00 pm EDT (In-Person)
Schulich School of Business
Details & RSVP Coming Soon
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Last month, Dean Zwick hosted a dynamic fireside chat with Jasper Cheung (MBA '90), President, Amazon Japan GK, who shared lessons on leadership, how he made the risky decision to join a fledgling e-commerce business during a dot-com downturn, and creating your own success.
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Alumni Convocation for the Classes of 2020 & 2021
The University is looking forward to welcoming back all 2020 and 2021 graduates who celebrated virtual ceremonies for an in-person Alumni Convocation.
On June 3, 2022, at 10:30 am our Undergraduate alumni will hear remarks by:
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Pam Laycock (MBA ’89),
President, Schulich Global Alumni Network;
Executive-in-Residence, Schulich School of Business;
Senior Vice President, Chief of Staff, Torstar Corporation.
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On June 3, 2022, at 3:30 pm our Graduate alumni will hear remarks by:
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Dennis Mitchell (MBA ‘03)
CEO and CIO
Starlight Capital
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Arts, Media, & Entertainment Alumni Dinner with Dean Zwick
June 6, 2022, from 6:30 - 9:00 PM EDT - RSVP Now (In-Person)
Schulich School of Business, 111 Ian Macdonald Blvd.
Join Ken Rogers and Trina McQueen, O.C., Co-Directors of the Arts, Media & Entertainment Management Program, and Joyce Zemans, C.M., Senior Scholar; University Professor Emerita along with your fellow AM&E alumni and members of the graduating class as we welcome the program’s newest alumni and celebrate the continued success and dedication of our community.
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Convocation for the Class of 2022
June 10, 2022, at 10:30 am EDT (In-Person)
Congratulations to the class of 2022 and welcome to the Global Alumni Network of more than 34,000. The University, at this in-person convocation, will award the honorary doctorate to a leader, diversity champion and mentor:
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Frank Vettese (BBA '86, MBA '91)
Co-Founder, SummitNorth
Formerly, Managing Partner and Chief Executive, Deloitte
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Schulich Research Day
June 17, 2022, from 1:30 - 7:00 PM EDT - RSVP Now (In-Person)
Schulich School of Business, 111 Ian Macdonald Blvd.
Celebrate innovative research and creative achievements of our researchers. Highlights include a thought-provoking plenary panel discussion, expert conversations on Schulich's trailblazing research, presentation of the prestigious Dean's research impact awards, a special announcement and an academic excellence reception in honour of our award recipients.
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Schulich Alumni Professional Development:
Driving Organizational Success: Build Project Management Into Your
Organizational Culture
June 22, 2022, from 6:00 - 8:00 PM EDT - RSVP Now (In-Person)
Miles S. Nadal Management Centre, 222 Bay Street
Join your Schulich Alumni Network in partnership with Schulich ExecEd for an in-person professional development workshop on project management led by:
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David Barrett
Program Director, Center of Excellence in Project Management
Schulich ExecEd
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Paris Alumni Dinner
July 7, 2022, at 8:00 PM CEST - RSVP Now (In-Person)
Pam Laycock (MBA ’89), President, Schulich Global Alumni Network is hosting a dinner for Schulich Alumni in Paris, France. Join Pam along with Paul Karadi (IMBA ’93), Megan McGuire (MBA ’08), and Emilie Morcillo (MBA ’00), for dinner and catch up on the latest Schulich news.
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Alumni2Student Speed Mentoring
August 24, 2022, at 6:30 - 8:30 PM EDT - RSVP Now (In-Person)
Schulich School of Business, 111 Ian Macdonald Blvd.
We are delighted to welcome you back to campus for the return of our in-person Alumni2Student Speed Mentoring! Alumni Mentors and Student Mentees will connect in small groupings for a brief period of time before switching to make new connections!
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Dean Zwick shares his reflections on the latest emerging trends in management education and the world of business.
Navigating the New Hybrid World of Nonprofit and For-profit Business (June 2022)
"At Schulich, we’re developing future business leaders who have a strong sustainability mindset and who aspire to make a positive difference in the world. Students today want to be sustainability change agents – not just within nonprofit organizations or NGOs – but in mainstream corporations..." Read More
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The 601: Become a Partner in Learning
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The 601 Strategy Field Study capstone project was created more than 40 years ago and marks a shared experience for all MBA students and graduates. This is your opportunity to become a partner in learning and participate in the 601 as a client!
The next 601 cohort kicks off in September. We invite you to participate and make an impact on the students’ academic experience. Supported by three Schulich faculty members, a team of six MBA students will conduct a comprehensive strategy assessment of your company – both for-profit and non-profit qualify – and present actionable recommendations and a detailed implementation plan. For more information and qualifying criteria, please have a look at our Strategy Field Study brochure.
For more information:
Contact Ingo Holzinger, Director, Strategy Field Study, and Kostas Tsambourlianos (EMBA '08), Associate Director, Strategy Field Study, at mgmt6100@schulich.yorku.ca.
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Schulich Alumni Named 2022 Best Executives
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Congratulations to Paul Draffin (MBA ’99), Chief Supply Chain Officer, Canadian Tire; Fatima Israel (MBA ’06), Chief Marketing Officer, EY Canada, and Abhinav Singhvi (MBA ’20), CFO, Volatus Aerospace, who have been named 2022’s Best Executives by Globe & Mail’s ROB Magazine. This honour roll recognizes all those talented lieutenants who rarely get the glory but who play an invaluable role in ensuring their companies (and their CEOs) succeed. Read more
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Makini McGuire-Brown (MBA ’20, PhD Cand. ’24) co-authors the newly published research paper “The STEP Program—A Qualitative Study of the Supportive Therapeutic Excursion Program and Its Effect on Enabling Parental Self-Efficacy and Connectedness after the Stress-Experience of the NICU.”
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| Catching Up With Schulich Faculty
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 Dirk Matten, Professor of Sustainability; Associate Dean, Research; Hewlett-Packard Chair in Corporate Social Responsibility, discusses companies exiting Russia amid Ukraine war. Read more
| |  Nicole Mead, Associate Professor of Marketing co-authors “The Pursuit of Meaning and the Preference for Less Expensive Option”. Read more
| |  Vijay Setlur, Marketing Instructor discusses Schulich's partnership with Canadian Sporting Goods Association to generate career opportunities. Read more
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 Lois Tullo, Instructor of Financial Services, speaks about the "Five Futures of Currency" discussing how digital currency will shape and define the future of trade. Read more
| |  Schulich’s Centre for Global Enterprise shares the video for their 7th annual RBC Schulich Enterprise Forum "Going Global in a Digital Age." Watch Video
| |  Schulich ExecEd will help prepare women job seekers that have been disproportionally affected by the pandemic to re-enter the Canadian workforce.
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Opening a World of Opportunities: Announcing the Inaugural Recipient of the Jack Leitch Award in Entrepreneurial Thinking
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On May 26, the Schulich Startups Community proudly announced Joyce Khanuja (MBA ’23) as the inaugural recipient of the Jack Leitch Award in Entrepreneurial Thinking. The $10,000 award, established to celebrate the life and legacy of Jack Leitch, a visionary business legend, will empower incoming MBA students who demonstrate experience in innovation, product design, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
“I am both humbled and thankful for being the initial recipient of the Jack Leitch Award. This Award helps me pursue a world-class MBA program, opening up a world of opportunities for me. I hope to contribute to and learn greatly from this association and strive to always keep the entrepreneurial spirit alive,” says Joyce.
To find out how you can help champion student success, click here.
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Dean's Leadership Panel at Summer Orientation
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The Schulich School of Business welcomed the new summer cohort of Master of Accounting (MAcc), Master of Business Analytics (MBAN), and Master of Supply Chain Management (MSCM) students last month. To help students make the most of their time at Schulich, Dean Zwick moderated an alumni panel featuring Aparna Chugh (MBAN ’19), Senior Data Scientist, RBC; Dishan Ratnajothi (BBA ’17, MACC ’18), Associate Director, Klick Health; and David Wang (MSCM ’20), Manager, Transportation and Optimization, Labatt Breweries of Canada. Each panelist highlighted the importance of the Schulich network, encouraging students to make connections early, give back, get involved and build lasting relationships.
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Dishan Ratnajothi, David Wang, Aparna Chugh, and Dean Zwick
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What Does It Take To Get Your Innovation Engine In Gear?
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The Schulich Global Alumni Network in partnership with Schulich ExecEd continued the Alumni Professional Development Series with an engaging workshop on encouraging innovation in your workplace with Lee-Anne McAlear, Program Director, Centre of Excellence in Innovation Leadership, Schulich ExecEd. This practical session shared tips on how we can recognize and foster opportunities for innovation through collaboration.
Join us for the next workshop, Driving Organizational Success: Build Project Management Into Your Organizational Culture on June 22, 2022, in person. Details & RSVP
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Dean Zwick's World Tour - Chile, Singapore, United Arab Emirates
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Dean Zwick and Pam Laycock (MBA '89), the new President of the Global Alumni Network, met with alumni around the world last month, making virtual stops in Singapore, Chile, and the United Arab Emirates to connect with our global alumni chapters. The world tour provided an opportunity for alumni to hear the latest updates from the School while connecting and supporting each other. Thank you to our chapter presidents:
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Firmin Yau (IMBA ’08)
Head of FI Credit, Group Trading Room Credit, Maybank;
Co-President, Singapore Alumni Chapter
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Jose Buenaño (MBA ’94)
Managing Director, Head of South America, Edgewater Markets;
Co-President, Chile Alumni Chapter
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Matias Ruiz (MBA ’12)
Management Consulting Manager, Accenture;
Co-President, Chile Alumni Chapter
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Wissam Ayoub (MBA '05)
Senior VP - MENA, EllisDon;
President, United Arab Emirates Alumni Chapter
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MBA Class of '92 Celebrates 30th Anniversary Reunion
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The MBA class of 1992 celebrated their milestone reunion last month with a celebration in downtown Toronto. Led by reunion ambassadors Sheryl Macdonald (MBA '92) and Barry Rivelis (MBA '92), alumni from around the world came together to reminisce and reconnect at C'Est What. Classmates, Graduate Business Council members, and FastTrack newspaper editors shared memories, photos, and stories and marvelled at the ways they have all changed or stayed the same. The class was joined by special guest, Dean Zwick. Congratulations to the class on marking this milestone! View the photos
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Managing Change, Conflict and Communications
To successfully compete in today’s dynamic and competitive environment, change is necessary. Whether you are a large multinational company, a smaller privately held firm, or you operate in the public or not-for-profit sector, you cannot afford to sit idly by. Driven by the need to improve the way your organization works, at the heart of every change lies either people, process or technology. Learn the essentials of a successful change management program so that you can make an immediate and valuable contribution!
While some organizations are adept at planning the tactical components of change, many struggle with how to develop a holistic, integrated approach to change focused on the critical success factor in any change effort – large or small – people. Engaging the stakeholders most affected by a change is crucial, but how do you achieve this? This program will give you the critical knowledge, strategies, insights and tools to lead or participate in an effective change management program
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