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News Bulletins
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May 22–We Worthy Women co-founder's research for equity
This month, Holly Foxall graduates with a Master in Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Holly chose to pursue the thesis option, researching the impact of gender in venture capital funding and university finance departments.
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May 21–Today, The Journal. Tomorrow, the World.
Sobey School of Business student Braden Newell is graduating with his Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Computing and Information Systems, but he isn’t finished at Saint Mary’s. He will return in the fall as a student in the MTEI Program.
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May 13–Elevating Impact
We are proud to share the Strategic Plan (2020-25) for the Sobey School of Business that will chart our course for the next 5 years. Titled Elevating Impact, it reflects our collective vision and aspirations for the School.
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May 14–Big Data, Local Effects, Public Benefits
Dr. Yigit Aydede leads a research project that uses meteorological, atmospheric, climate and social mobility data to explore the transmission of COVID-19. The project was recently funded through the Nova Scotia COVID-19 Health Research Coalition.
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Apr 17–Employee retention startup, cofounded by Sobey alumna, receives $50k
Safa, a startup cofounded by Jason Trask and MTEI alumna Mandy Woodland, received $50,000 in pre-seed funding recently.
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Apr 17–Faculty share knowledge during crisis
Sobey School of Business faculty have been actively engaging with journalists in order to explore the ramifications of the current circumstances and the effect on business.
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Apr 16–Two Sobey students to compete for national entrepreneurship prize
Two Sobey School of Business students, Nevell Provo (Smooth Meal Prep) and Mubdu Alali (Bloxo), will compete at the Enactus Student Entrepreneur National Competition in May.
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Apr 3–MTEI alumni innovating in 3D to help fight virus
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kevin Gallant MTEI ’16, began making face shields for health professionals and customer service outlets through 3D printing.
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Apr 2–Sobey EMBA Receives Silver
Sobey Executive MBA first program in Canada to achieve international Silver Accreditation for evidence-based management focus.
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Mar 5–"Make moments into momentum"
James Curleigh BComm'89 was the special guest speaker at the 45th Annual Business Dinner presented by the Sobey School Commerce Society.
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Feb 28–Sobey Impact Students Meet Toronto Alumni
Last week, Sobey's Impact Fund team travelled to Toronto to visit financial services companies and meet with Impact alumni
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Feb 26–Milk Moovement Startup "Thrives" in California
Milk Moovement, co-founded by Sobey MBA student Robert Forsythe, has been accepted into Silicon Valley's Thrive accelerator program.
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Feb 21–Commerce and Engineering Students Compete in Montreal
Last week, a "2+2" team of Sobey Commerce and Saint Mary's Engineering students took on an international field of competitors at Concordia in Montreal, in our initial foray into cross-faculty competitions.
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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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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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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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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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The Retail Restart Webinar
You are invited to join the David Sobey Centre on a free webinar. On May 20th at 4 pm they will share preliminary insights into their retail-focused research relating to COVID-19.
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Executive & Professional Development Courses now online!
All Executive and Professional Development courses scheduled for May-June are now available online.
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Sobey School Women in Business: Making Change
Do you want to delve into the ways we can make real, radical change in the levels of diversity and gender equity in financial services? Join us this fall
Saint Mary's Entrepreneurship Centre
Consulting, business services, student projects, wage subsidy programs and more.