Alumni Benchmark Newsletter | Summer 2016   
Gustavson School of Business

Introducing the Gustavson Weekend MBA!

How do leaders adapt to a changing business world? Whether it is integrating sustainable and green policies or effectively utilizing emerging technologies, industries, and innovation, being attuned to the trends of global business is ever more crucial to success.

Education is a key tool in achieving this necessity, yet even the most gifted multi-tasker would have a hard time juggling a successful career and full-time university study. This was the issue that Gustavson set out to address with its new Weekend MBA, a program designed with the goal of meeting the needs of working professionals looking to tackle the pressing themes of modern business. The new offering launches this fall at the Sardul S. Gill Graduate School. 
Read more.

Dean Saul Klein and Professor David Dunne chat with
CFAX 1070 about the new program (begins at 37 minute mark).

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BCom alumna and Olympian Steph Horner takes over our Instagram!

ALUMNI NEWS

Kim Cope, BCom '13, and Jordan Hrenyk, BCom '15, work to connect indigenous youth to tech careers

Steph Horner, BCom '14, goes from pool to open water in Rio

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 12: Distinguished Entrepreneur of the Year Awards Gala (DEYA)

Tickets for this black-tie event are still available.


Purchase yours today through our website.


Nov. 8: Save the date for a Calgary alumni reception

FACULTY NEWS

Professors Brock Smith (Time Colonist) and Steve Tax (CTV Vancouver Island) weigh in on Mayfair Mall expansion plans

The Northwest Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (NW-ACE) program has earned another national award

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMS

September is back-to-school time! Brush off the books and check out the Executive Programs we have available. With professional development courses in leadership and project management offered through the fall and spring, you're sure to learn something new.

GUSTAVSON BLOG SPOTLIGHT:
Cold Water Challenge


30 Days to Refresh Your Thinking (and Your Self!)

It sprang from a conversation between Gustavson's Dr. Brent Mainprize and Todd Dunlop, entrepreneur and CEO of RingPartner. It ended with a bunch of Entrepreneurship students learning more about themselves than they ever thought a cold shower could teach them.

Read the full post by Jessica Janzen, BCom Student

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