Media Release

For Immediate Release

October 6, 2008

Saint Mary’s to host business competition

As an economic crisis grips the world, take note of the winners of this competition.

Business students from across Atlantic Canada will converge on the Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 for a multi-event business skills competition.

“It’s like a business skills Olympics,” said Matthew MacLellan, one of three project managers for the competition.

The Sobey Business Skills Competition is the first of its kind in Canada, and will include five inter-disciplinary business competitions. Students will compete for cash in competitions such as a business trivia challenge, a stock competition, a live case competition, an interview competition and a current issues challenge.

Recognizing that major companies have headquarters throughout the world, the theme of this year’s competition is, Understanding the World through Business.

“To understand how the world works, students need to understand how business works,” said Travis McPhee, another one of the project managers. “This competition will help business students showcase and develop the skills that will make them responsible global citizens.”

More information about the competition is available online at: http://www.smu.ca/bsc/

The Sobey School of Business at Saint Mary’s University is the largest and most respected business school in Atlantic Canada. It is the only comprehensive business school in the region, offering Ph.D., MBA, and EMBA programs, in addition to a large undergraduate B.Comm. program.

In all, some 3,000 full- and part-time students attend the Sobey School of Business. While many of the students are from the Atlantic region, the Sobey school draws students from Europe, Asia and the Middle East, giving the campus a strong international flavour. The mission of the school is to advance management education, theory and practice through excellence in student-centered teaching, scholarship and community outreach. It is this commitment that equips the graduates of the Sobey School of Business to succeed in a constantly changing world.

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For more information:

Blake Patterson
Public Affairs Officer
Saint Mary's University, Public Affairs
(902) 420.5514
E-mail: blake.patterson@smu.ca
www.smu.ca