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News Bulletins
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Feb 13–Attitude Key to Managing Diversity
On February 11, Sobey School of Business joined with the Halifax Languages Consortium to host the Languages and Cultures Business Forum, a panel talk and expo that organizers hope will serve as the foundation for future events.
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Feb 10–Venkat Makes Podcast debut
The David Sobey Centre's director will appear on the Retail Insider podcast this week.
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Feb 10–MBA students compete in Calgary
Our MBA students taught other schools' students new approaches to case analysis during challenging Calgary competition.
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Feb 4–Rahaman New Associate Dean
Dr. Mohammad Rahaman has been appointed as the Associate Dean, Strategic Partnership & Community Engagement for a 5-year term from January 1, 2020 – December 31, 2024.
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Feb 3–Sobey takes third in New England Venture Cap Contest
Sobey School Venture Grade's Undergraduate team took third place in New England's Venture Capital Investment Competition Saturday, February 1, 2020.
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Feb 3–CFA Scholarships
Eight CFA Scholarships Awarded to fourth year Sobey Finance students.
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Jan 29–Sobey School of Business Selected as 2020-2021 PRME Champions
The Sobey School of Business has been selected as a PRME Champion for the 2020-2021 cycle, one of 36 business schools in 20 different countries.
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Jan 24–Two Sobey Alumni Recognized as Inspiring Immigrants
My East Coast Experience has recognized Ossama Nasrallah, BComm'19, and Mohammed Issa, BComm'16, as Most Inspiring Immigrants in the Maritimes.
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Jan 25–Two SMU Businesses Top 2020 Apex Competition
Bloxo and Clean Catch Baits, both great SMU startups helped by our own Saint Mary's University Entrepreneurship Centre, took the top two undergraduate spots at the Apex Business Model Competition in New Brunswick.
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Jan 23–Most VC-Backable Startup Global Search
Is your startup the most VC-backable? Prove it. Sign your business up for the VCIC competition!
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Jan 23–Alumni Take Home Business Awards
Four alumni businesses took home Halifax Business Awards presented by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce.
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Jan 23–Sobey School Entrepreneur Arsenault Will Compete in Cape Town
Ross Arsenault, BComm'18 & MTEI student, has won the national EO Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Toronto and will travel to Cape Town SA to compete globally.
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Dec 17–New Agreement Will Propel Sobey HR Students’ Careers
New accreditation agreement with CPHR Nova Scotia puts Sobey HR majors and recent grads closer to achieving the CPHR designation.
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Dec 10–Highlighting student and alumni entrepreneurial achievements this fall
Bloxo. Clean Catch Baits. Easy Ocean Tech. Smooth Meal Prep. Ashored. Get to know these startups: they are already getting recognition and support.
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Dec 3–Attig is "Bonn" Homme at ORA
Dr. Najah Attig travelled to Bonn, Germany this weekend as an adjudicator for the ORA 6 competition.
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Nov 15–Careers Here Tour 2019
On November 12th, four vans filled with 14 Masters students from across three programs headed down Highway 103 to meet a variety of South Shore employers.
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Nov 14–Student Highlights of Obama Visit
Kijana Bowers shares his highlights of the Barack Obama visit.
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Nov 14–Changemaker, SDG Champion and MTEI Student: Olusegun Osunrinde
A new post on the Impact Blog features Olusegun Osunrinde, a Sobey MTEI student and member of the UN's Youth Assembly.
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Nov 8–Sobey Places #10 on Corporate Knights MBA Better World Ranking
Sobey School lands at number 10 in this year's Better World MBA ranking, remaining the second place Canadian School on the list.
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Oct 28–MTEI graduates' business Ashored Innovations wins $75k USD at MassChallenge
Ross Arsenault and Aaron Stevenson, along with fellow SMU graduate Maxwell Poole, took home a platinum level award from the prestigious MassChallenge in Boston for their sustainable fisheries tech business.
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Oct 18–Visual element is key in 3rd annual National Retail Innovation Awards
Three innovative retailers from across Canada, Poppy Barley, Six Hundred Four and Halifax's own Dash Hudson, will accept awards in Halifax on November 1.
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Oct 16–Dean Released Community Report
One year in, Dean Harjeet Bhabra has released a report to community noting some of the successes and achievements of the 2018-2019 school year. .
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Oct 10–Sobeys Executive Panel Offers Exclusive Glimpse
Liam Sobey, Vivek Sood (MBA'98) and Lorne MacLean spoke at a panel hosted by the David Sobey Centre in celebration of Retail Month.
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Oct 2–Sobey Women Offer Leadership and Evidence
A group of women from Sobey School made significant contributions to the Aon "Be Bold" women in business breakfast panel on Wednesday, October 2.
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Sep 17–Brad Rodgers, MTEI, named CEO of BlueLight Analytics
MTEI graduate Rodgers named CEO of tech start up.
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Jul 22–SSHRC Grant awarded to CEARC and CMC
Two researchers from CEARC have received a SSHRC Grant to study how to measure SDG performance in the co-operative sector in partnership with Co-operatives Mutuals Canada (CMC).
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Jun 5–100 Seeds Features Sobey Students
On June 5, 100 seed investors gathered to consider three entrepreneurial ventures. Jake Chambers, a Saint Mary's student, was one.
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May 31–Global relationships key to healthy startup community says new research
A major research project from Saint Mary’s University suggests Atlantic Canadian startup businesses need to look further afield for innovation, information and funding.
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May 29–Saint Mary’s University and Volta Announce Partnership
Saint Mary’s has become the first post-secondary with a dedicated space in Volta, an innovation hub supporting technology start-ups. The school says the new office space will allow faculty and students to access to new opportunities for innovation.
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Apr 17–Saint Mary’s students dive into finance learning in the Big Apple
In March, eight finance students from the Sobey School of Business flew to New York to attend a three day investment conference and deepen their understanding of the world of finance.
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Mar 21–Largest gift in the history of Saint Mary’s University
David Sobey and the Sobey Foundation lead donation of $18 million to boost business education in Atlantic Canada
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Mar 15–Women in Capital Markets event signals importance of diversity in business
Held on Friday, March 15, 2019, Sobey School's Women in Capital Markets featured speakers and networking designed to explore and discuss how the fields of finance and capital markets can become more welcoming to women and minorities.
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Mar 11–Canadian venture capital champions named
Acadia and Rotman (University of Toronto) students emerged as the victorious venture capital teams on Friday, March 8, 2019 in the Undergraduate and Graduate VCIC competitions respectively.
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Mar 9–The Bob Shaw Case Competition Showcases MBA Student Insights
Healthy Minds Cooperative shares its challenges in this year's Bob Shaw Case Competition, and MBA students rise to the occasion.
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Feb 1–Co-operative governance project receives Belgian funding
Dr. Sonja Novkovic has received a research grant for a project on co-operative governance, as one of six co-applicants.
Upcoming Events
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Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference
Starting Point Student Entrepreneurship Conference brings together entrepreneurial students from high schools and post-secondary institutions
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BBL Management Speaker Series
Cathy Driscoll presents: Recycled Rhetoric and Rationalizations: Exploring Moral Disengagement Discourse in Church Leader Response to Clergy Sexual Abuse and its Cover-up (SB 153)
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Languages & Cultures Business Forum
Panel talk and displays focused on the benefits of employing diverse language and culture in business.
Saint Mary's Entrepreneurship Centre
Consulting, business services, student projects, wage subsidy programs and more.