2015 ATB Investor Services Investment Challenge Winners
Bissett School of Business congratulates BBA student Cassie Doucette, recipient of this year’s Export Development Canada Scholarship
Cassie Doucette, BBA-Supply Chain and International Business student is one of this year’s EDC (Export Development Canada) scholarship recipients. Cassie was selected from hundreds of applicants in Canada. EDC’s International Business scholarship is the most prestigious scholarship an International Business student can receive.
This is the second time that an MRU-Bissett student has received this award. This award is a testament to both the students’ hard work and the caliber of The Bissett School’s International Business program. To see the recipients and to find out more about this prestigious scholarship, please follow the link.
http://www.edc.ca/EN/About-Us/News-Room/News-Releases/Pages/IBS-winners-2015.aspx
Mount Royal Students Brewing Success
The Well Brewing Company, a member based brewing company is the brainchild of Mount Royal students, Bryton Udon and Quinn Wilton. Using an entrepreneurship class as the impetus, the duo, tired of brand beers, decided to capitalize on the craft beer niche within the Calgary market. Not being able to afford the start up costs of their own brewery, they came up with the idea to “develop beer within a community”. Offering different tiers of memberships, and the ability to vote on the beers brewed is proving to be a novel approach in the craft beer industry.
Their success has caught the attention of Olds College and a “school to school” partnership is in the works. To read more of their story, follow the link:
Curtis Lefthand, Bissett student – a voice in the aboriginal cultural scene in Calgary.
Curtis Lefthand is studying Business Administration-General Management at Mount Royal University.
Lefthand, 23, of Blackfoot/Sioux descent, sees a lack of understanding of aboriginal issues.for Canadians in general. “It’s kind of embarrassing for people to be unaware of issues right in their backyard. These issues aren’t well presented in the media and not many people are willing to learn and study First Nations culture and its history,” he says.
Read the full article here: LIFE AS A FIRST NATIONS PERSON IN CALGARY’S HARDCORE PUNK SCENE
Dustin Paisley Joins Institute for Community Prosperity
Dustin Paisley has joined our team as the Social Innovation Animator at the Institute for Community Prosperity. In this role, reporting also to the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, he is working to develop a social innovation hub (co-working and incubation space).
Dustin is a recent graduate from Mount Royal University where he focused on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, with a particular interest in Social Innovation. While in University, Dustin spent 3 years with Enactus Mount Royal where he worked on community development projects and learned how to use the positive power of business to change lives. Dustin is an advocate for social innovation and plays an active role in the greater social impact community.
Enactus National Competition
We Are Not Them (WANT) Event – March 23-27
Titled the We Are Not Them (WANT) Movement, the event, which runs from March 23 to 27, will feature a number of workshops and seminars educating students about the stark differences between the Islamic faith, and those who have taken it hostage under a banner of violence.
Events occurring as part of the WANT Movement include mobile quizzes on myths surrounding the Muslim community, alongside opportunities to view “peace screenings” featuring poetry and literature from prominent Muslim scholars and leaders.
While the physical aspect of WANT Movement will wrap up this Friday, organizers hope it continues to educate students continuously, as information being released through the program is also being posted online.
Updates from HR Faculty
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge
The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Challenge took place on March 7, 2015. Cathy Roy-Heaton’s team of Alfred Chow, Davinder Jhutty, Riley Rodewold,and Ben Scott represented the Bissett School of Business this year in the CFA Institute Research Challenge (Canadian Prairies) competition. This is the fifth consecutive year that we have entered a team in the competition. In keeping with a growing history of strong performances from MRU teams, this year’s team made a strong presentation that had any Mount Royal observer beaming with pride. In a field of contestants that has been growing in size, and where only one winner can be chosen, the team once again demonstrated that not only do we have a right to be there, we can give everyone a run for their money.
Much appreciation goes out to the team for the hours they have spent over two semesters preparing their report and their presentation. Many thanks to Cathy, whose leadership in this makes it possible for us to compete, and to our industry mentor Stephen Paget, who gives many hours to our team in the months leading up to the competition. This year’s competition was on Big Rock Brewery; students submit a written report in advance of the competition in addition to their presentation. The group has once again set the bar high for the next team that follows in their footsteps.