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| SCHULICH ALUMNI NEWSLETTER
September 2023
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Dear Schulich Alumni:
Greetings from all of us at the Schulich School of Business!
We’re very excited about the start of the Fall 2023 semester and the new academic year. Alumni are also helping us kick off the Fall semester by serving as panelists at two orientation sessions we hosted during launch week for our Masters’ and MBA students. And we’re launching two new degree programs this semester – our pathbreaking MBA in Technology Leadership, the first of its kind in Canada – and our cutting-edge new Master of Health Industry Administration. Both degrees continue our School’s strong tradition of program innovation.
Thanks to the generosity of alumni like you and other donors, we raised $3.8 million last year to fund 15 new scholarships and other student-focused initiatives. And with the end of the pandemic, we were also finally able to reunite and re-connect with alumni and visited members of our Global Alumni Network in 11 cities across Canada, the US, Asia and Europe. These and many other alumni highlights have been captured in the 2022-23 Year-End report. I encourage you to flip through the pages of the report and see for yourself the impressive list of alumni accomplishments from the past year.
One final note: be sure to mark your calendars for the Schulich Alumni Recognition Awards taking place at Schulich on Wednesday, October 25 when we’ll pay tribute to the outstanding achievements of some of Schulich’s most accomplished alumni.
We could never deliver the kind of quality programming and excellent student experience without the support and engagement of alumni like you. On behalf of everyone at the School – our faculty, staff and students – thanks for all you continue to do to make Schulich a world-class centre of management education!
I hope I’ll get a chance to meet you in person at one of the many school and alumni events we’ll be hosting this year.
Wishing you continued success,
Detlev Zwick, PhD
Dean & Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Digital Marketing
Schulich School of Business
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ARA 2023 Recipients Announcement &
ARA Gala October 25
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 The Schulich School of Business Alumni Recognition Awards (ARA) were established in 1992 to recognize the outstanding professional, personal and community achievements of our alumni. We are honoured to announce the recipients of the Alumni Recognition Awards 2023:
Dennis Mitchell (MBA '02) for the Outstanding Executive Leadership category
Michon Williams (MBA '08) for the Outstanding Progress and Achievement category
Ron Sidon (MBA '68) for the Outstanding Public Contributions category
Congratulations to this year’s recipients. We are excited and looking forward to celebrating with you on October 25, 2023. For more information about the awards ceremony and to register for the event, please visit: https://schulich.yorku.ca/alumni/ara/
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Schulich Achievements: 2022/23 Year-End Report
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Schulich's alumni continue to make us proud. Our network of more than 35,000 alumni around the world receive awards and recognition for their impact in the world of business and the community at large, while also supporting their alma mater by serving as mentors, donors, and guest speakers.
Read the Year End Report.
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 We are excited to share with you the launch of a new monthly initiative that highlights and celebrates the remarkable impact of our global alumni network. Your story serves as an inspiration to our current students and future alumni, and we believe it will inspire them and guide them on the road to success. Click here to see the video.
If you have an incredible story to share or know of someone who has a recent achievement, we would love to hear about it. Please email us at alumni@schulich.yorku.ca
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 From the Dean's Desk is Schulich's monthly series delving into business trends and thought leadership.
This month's Dean's Desk column explores Schulich's Strategy Field Study, also known as "the 601." While traditional business case studies offer snapshots, the 601 immerses students in complex, real-world challenges for eight months. Read More.
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Alumni2Student Mentorship Program Launch
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 We are thrilled to announce the return of our highly anticipated Alumni2StudentMentorship (A2S) Program for the 2023/24 academic year.
If you're available and enthusiastic about continuing to be a mentor, we encourage you to update your status to "Willing to Mentor" in our Schulich Alumni Hub here.
SAVE THE DATE November 27th for our Alumni2Student Mentorship Program Speed Networking event. To sign up as an alumni mentor at this event, please visit here.
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Schulich Appoints Inaugural CIBC Chair in Sustainable Finance
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Schulich School of Business announces that Dr. Olaf Weber will become the inaugural holder of the new CIBC Chair in Sustainable Finance.
The research chair was established last year as the result of CIBC’s commitment to enable a more sustainable future, working in partnership with stakeholders and clients. Read More.
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| The University Pathways Program
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|  The University Pathways Program begins this September. This collaboration between Schulich, Ivey, and Smith will equip Black students with valuable campus insights, leadership development skills, and workplace experiences. Read More.
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Support Schulich in Your Next Employee-Giving Campaign
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 | Many companies are starting their employee-giving initiatives this month. Channel your support by designating your contribution to Schulich. Whether through United Way or Benevity, your generosity will empower the leaders of tomorrow and foster innovation.
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DALLAS ALUMNI CHAPTER: NAVIGATING THE TALENT MARKET
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Details and RSVP
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CHAMPIONING STUDENT SUCCESS
The Etiquette Workshop “The First Handshake: First Impressions and Networking with Confidence”
September 20 & 27
October 03, November 02 &15
Details and RSVP
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SAVE THE DATE: Alumni2Student Mentorship Program Speed Networking Event
Monday, November 27, 2023
Details and RSVP
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| | Schulich Community Updates
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Schulich Announces Prestigious Scholarships Awarded to Three Outstanding Female Candidates for MREI Program
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 Schulich is thrilled to announce three outstanding female recipients of Schulich’s prestigious awards in the Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure (MREI) program! Learn about Jesica Anane (MREI Candidate '24), Gary Whitelaw Strength in Diversity Award recipient; Bianca Gornik (MREI Candidate ’24), Edward Sonshine Scholarship recipient; and Sonal Bagga (MREI Candidate ’24), Graywood Developments Master of Real Estate and Infrastructure Award. Read More.
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Memorial for Michelle Hughes
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The Schulich community mourns the loss of Michelle Hughes, a Recruitment and Communications Coordinator for the Master of Management program and the Master of Accounting Program who passed away several months ago. The Schulich School of Business has created the Michelle Hughes Memorial Fund which will be used to fund the Michelle Hughes Memorial Black Leadership Award that will be given annually to an incoming Black student in Schulich’s Master of Management Program with demonstrated community leadership. It is a fitting legacy for Michelle, who was committed to making business education more inclusive and accessible for individuals from Black communities.
To read more about Michelle or the Fund, please click here.
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POWER 50: Meet Canada’s Most Impactful Companies of 2023
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 Congratulations to our esteemed alumni Martha Morfitt (MBA ’86), Paula Cruickshank (IMBA ’96), Paul McFeeters (MBA ’84), Sabrina Ceccarelli (MBA ’09), Corrie Schneider (MBA ’99) P.T Jenkins, O.C (MBA ’87, Hon LLD ’15), Stephen Sadler (MBA ’79), Lilian Lau (MBA ’16), Daniela Amorim (IBBA ’13), David Borecky (MBA ’13) for leading trailblazing companies and reshaping the Canadian landscape across business, technology, arts and culture. Read More.
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Fall Book Launch: "Auspicious: Embracing the Path Toward Courage, Conviction and Confidence"
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One of Canada's most successful and admired business executives, Reetu Gupta (MBA ’08), is sharing her decades of experience, affirmational habits, and messages of gratitude in her new book, Auspicious: Embracing the Path Toward Courage, Conviction and Confidence. The print and digital book will be published and released by Dolce Media Group on September 7, 2023.
Read More.
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Schulich Alumnus Continues to Invest in Africa
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 “We are investing in the long term and are very optimistic about the prospects for Africa,” said Adam Camenzuli (iBBA '10). “I’ve been here almost 15 years since graduating from Schulich and have both personally and professionally invested on the continent – the future is here.” Read More.
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2023 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient: Susan Black
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Congratulations to Dr. Susan Black (PhD '00), who has received the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from The Strategic Management Society for her decades of strategic work in private, public and non-profit settings - from finance to insurance to retail to research. The Society is the preeminent professional society for the advancement of strategic management with member representation from 80 countries.
Read More.
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| | Catching Up With Schulich Faculty
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| A new literature review co-written by Maxim Voronov, Professor of Organization Studies and Sustainability at Schulich, together with Rongrong Zhang, Madeline Toubiana, Russ Vince, and Bryant Ashley Hudson, looks at how emotions affect a wide range of aspects associated with organizational behaviour. Read more.
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| New research shows quality – not just quantity – is important when it comes to attaining fair and successful outcomes in negotiations. This article was co-written by Nicole Mead, Associate Professor of Marketing at Schulich, together with Jay Zenkic, a marketing lecturer at Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia, and Kobe Millet, an Associate Professor of Marketing at Vrije University in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Read more.
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| New research shows how employees with severe hearing loss cope with challenges associated with unsupportive work environments and supervisors. Co-authored by Brent Lyons, Associate Professor of Organization Studies at Schulich and the York Research Chair in Stigmatization and Social Identity, with David Baldridge, Professor of Management at Oregon State University, Liu-Qin Yang, Professor of Psychology at Portland State University, and Camellia Bryan, a Post-Doctoral Scholar at Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. Read more.
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Backwoods Boy: An Illustrated Memoir Celebrates the Unsung Lives of Rural Canadians
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In Backwoods Boy, author Richard Irving, a retired Schulich Professor, takes you on a lighthearted romp through the maple trees and blueberry bushes of his childhood in Canada during the fifties and sixties. It celebrates rural folk who worked quietly, raised their families, helped their neighbours, and built communities without fanfare or recognition.
Read More.
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| Student and Alumni Finance Social Mixer
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 This summer, over 50 Schulich students and alumni gathered for a Master of Finance Networking Event, where alumni shared personal anecdotes and valuable advice to inspire students about to embark on their professional journeys. Thank you to our Schulich Alumni and students for fostering such a great sense of unity and for further strengthening the tightly-knit MF community. To see more upcoming events, please visit here.
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| Schulich Tech MBA Mentorship Program
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 | What a fantastic kickoff to our MBA in Technology Leadership program. Such incredible energy last week as we hosted the first group of students for a meet and greet with their mentors.
Thank you to our mentors, Kunal Anand (MBA '20), Adarsha Datta (MBA '14), Hiren Dhanak (MBA '15), Sebastian Enders (MBA '14), Jeff Goldenberg (MBA '01), Mirela Gondor, Ray Guo (IMBA '20), Rakesh Joshi (MMAI '20), Waruna Kulawansha (MBA '19), Rob Long (EMBA '20), Mike Skirzynski (IMBA '18), Darie Urbanky, Emily VanderHeyden, Kambiz Vatan-Abadi for your invaluable commitment and dedication to our program. We can't wait to see the impact you will make on our students.
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As we kick off INEŌ Orientation Week and welcome our bright and eager students, we want to extend a heartfelt thank you to our incredible alumni who joined us last week.
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 | Thank you to Jesse Barké, CFA (MF ’16), Carlos R. (MMKG ’19), Jake Krembil (MSTM ’18), Christian Egwuogu (MSTM ’20), Brennan Rashkovan (GDIA ’18, MAcc ‘18), Eileen de Villa (MBA ’03) and Imran Mangalji (MREI ’18) for sharing your valuable insights with our students and helping us create a warm, welcoming and unforgettable start to the academic year.
Pictured above: Alumni panel members with Dean Detlev Zwick (left corner), Karina Butzek-Morris, Director, Alumni Engagement (fifth from left) and Christina Niederwanger, Executive Director, Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement (right corner).
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 | Thank you to Carl de Sousa (MBA ’02), Batool Nawab (MBA ’21) and Azhar Meghani (MBA ’18). Your insights and inspiration mean the world to our new students.
Pictured above: Alumni panel speakers with Dean Detlev Zwick (left corner), Karina Butzek-Morris, Director, Alumni Engagement (fourth from left) and Christina Niederwanger, Executive Director, Office of Advancement and Alumni Engagement (right corner).
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Who is Cooperative in Negotiations?
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|  Want to be a good negotiator? Brush up on your political skill. Learn more about Negotiation and Leadership from Kevin Tasa and Mehran Bahmani. Read More.
Connect with us by here at: researchsuccess@schulich.yorku.ca
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