/desautels/taxonomy/term/608/all en /desautels/channels/news/jordan-cowie-bcom24-reflects-journey-mcgill-desautels-valedictorian-357534 <p><strong>Jordan Cowie</strong>, ���ϲʿ������ Desautels Faculty of Management’s 2024 valedictorian, spoke with the ���ϲʿ������ Reporter about her student experience and shared her insights upon completing her degree. Graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce in Labour-Management Relations and Human Resources, Jordan chose ���ϲʿ������ for its affordability and proximity to her family in Westchester, N.Y., and for her strong affinity to Montreal’s urban and natural beauty.</p> Mon, 03 Jun 2024 14:32:03 +0000 arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca 1192490 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/spring-2024-convocation-management-357444 <h2><big>Let's Celebrate Spring Convocation Together</big></h2> Mon, 27 May 2024 14:12:07 +0000 sabatino.dellicompagni@mcgill.ca 1186968 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-award-honorary-degree-monique-leroux-trailblazing-ethical-leadership-and-community-engagement-357407 <p>���ϲʿ������ will confer an honorary degree — the highest order it can bestow — upon <strong>Monique Leroux </strong>as part of its Spring 2024 Convocation ceremonies, recognizing her exceptional contributions to the business world and her advocacy for corporate social responsibility. Leroux, a distinguished Canadian business leader with a career spanning finance, insurance, and cooperative sectors, has been a trailblazer in promoting ethical leadership and community engagement.</p> Wed, 22 May 2024 15:29:07 +0000 arsh.prakash@mcgill.ca 1181376 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/graduates-and-outstanding-achievements-celebrated-spring-convocation-2023-348578 <p>The ���ϲʿ������ Desautels Faculty of Management proudly celebrated its Spring 2023 Convocation on Wednesday, May 31. The event served as a special recognition for the exceptional accomplishments of students who have successfully completed their degrees in the Undergraduate and Postgraduate programs during the academic year of Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. Addresses were made bt ���ϲʿ������ Principal <strong>Deep Saini</strong>, Chancellor <strong>John H. McCall MacBain</strong>, Faculty Dean <a href="/desautels/yolande-e-chan"><strong>Yolande E.</strong></a></p> Fri, 02 Jun 2023 16:23:13 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 98717 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/bcom-graduate-julia-ayim-named-black-grad-2023-valedictorian-348308 <p>One of this year’s three Black Grad valedictorians, <strong>Julia Ayim</strong> (BCom’23) has just completed a Bachelor of Commerce specializing in Strategic Management and Organizational Behaviour at the Desautels Faculty of Management. She and fellow graduates were celebrated at the annual Black Grad gala on April 30, a sold-out event organized by the Black Students’ Network of ���ϲʿ������ (BSN).</p> Fri, 12 May 2023 16:02:02 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88487 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/mcgill-award-honorary-degree-cgi-founder-serge-godin-exceptional-leadership-and-entrepreneurship-348216 <p>As part of this Spring’s Convocation celebrations, ���ϲʿ������ will award honorary degrees — the highest order it can bestow — to 17 exceptional individuals who have made considerable contributions to society. Serge Godin, O.C., O.Q., Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.), founder of CGI and a prominent figure in the Canadian technology industry, will be awarded an honorary degree from ���ϲʿ������’s Desautels Faculty of Management on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.</p> Fri, 05 May 2023 19:57:39 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88477 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/nabil-anouti-desautels-valedictorian-mcgills-spring-2023-convocation-348452 <p>Humanity has the skill to solve our most pressing problems, but cooperation is our greatest challenge, says <strong>Nabil Anouti</strong>, who is ���ϲʿ������ Desautels’ valedictorian for the Spring 2023 Convocation. But Anouti is optimistic, and this view has been shaped by a Desautels education.</p> Thu, 25 May 2023 15:53:26 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88980 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/ram-panda-receive-honorary-doctorate-school-continuing-studies-348396 <p><strong>Ram Panda</strong> (MEng’71, MBA’77), ���ϲʿ������'s Lead Planned Giving Ambassador and former Chair of the Board of Governors, will receive a Doctor of Laws honoris causa from the School of Continuing Studies at their convocation ceremony on June 7 at 6:30 PM. Since graduating from ���ϲʿ������ more than 50 years ago, Ram Panda has been one of the University’s most loyal champions. A generous benefactor of the University, Mr.</p> Thu, 18 May 2023 18:11:32 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88546 at /desautels /desautels/channels/event/spring-2023-convocation-management-348100 <p>Convocation is more than just a formal ceremony for the conferral of degrees, diplomas, and certificates, it is a time-honoured ceremony that celebrates individual student achievement.</p> Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:19:11 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 88441 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/congratulations-fall-2022-graduates-343376 <p>A heartfelt congratulations to our undergraduate and graduate students who received their diplomas during the October ceremony.</p> <p>Best wishes and welcome to the illustrious <a href="https://myalumni.mcgill.ca/s/1762/gid2/start.aspx?gid=2&pgid=61">alumni network</a> at ���ϲʿ������ and the Faculty of Management!</p> <div class="bl-tpl"><a class="button--outline" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FifVfJOxqas&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Watch the ceremony</a></div> <p> </p> Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:03:04 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87860 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/scarf-ceremony-marks-end-spring-convocation-season-340010 <p> </p> <p>As Spring Convocation season draws to a close, a Scarf Ceremony celebrating graduating Indigenous students was held on Monday, June 20th, during which 110 First Nations, Inuit and Métis students were honoured for completing their certificates and programs across ���ϲʿ������'s Schools and Faculties, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.</p> Tue, 21 Jun 2022 17:53:42 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87401 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/human-touch-key-success-marvin-corber-tells-graduating-students-239927 <p><span><strong>Marvin Corber</strong> has carried a secret with him for some 60 years and on Oct. 29, he decided to tell all during the Convocation in which he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from ���ϲʿ������.</span></p> <p>“Truth be told, I don’t have an undergraduate degree from ���ϲʿ������,” Corber told the graduating Class of 2014 during his address at Place des Arts.</p> Tue, 04 Nov 2014 16:08:31 +0000 joy.wang@mail.mcgill.ca 63541 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/theadora-sauve-named-valedictorian-spring-2022-convocation-339845 <p><strong>Théadora Sauvé</strong>’s classmates pushed her to become a better student, and Sauvé’s hard work was be recognized at the Spring 2022 Convocation, where she gave the valedictory address. The Bachelor of Commerce grad is preparing to study law at ���ϲʿ������, but when she came to university, this path was not yet clear. Sauvé initially studied psychology, but switched to Desautels after taking an Organizational Behaviour class taught by <a href="/desautels/chantal-westgate"><strong>Chantal Westgate</strong></a>, a Senior Faculty Lecturer.</p> Wed, 08 Jun 2022 20:18:15 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87364 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/alumnus-lawrence-s-bloomberg-receive-honorary-doctorate-mcgills-spring-2022-convocation-ceremony-339512 <p>To celebrate the Class of 2022, ���ϲʿ������ will award 14 inspirational individuals⁠ honorary degrees — the highest order it can bestow — at the Spring 2022 convocation. Desautels alumnus <strong>Lawrence S. Bloomberg</strong>, C.M., O.ONT (MBA’65) will receive a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LL.D.) during the Faculty’s ceremony on June 1, 2022.</p> Mon, 09 May 2022 13:20:03 +0000 angela.l.williams@mcgill.ca 87284 at /desautels /desautels/channels/news/sean-mcnally-crowned-valedictorian-desautels-331584 <p><span>Congratulations to <strong>Sean McNally </strong>(BCom’21), this year’s valedictorian at the Desautels Faculty of Management, for his academic achievements and contributions to the Desautels community. As McNally moves on to a </span>management consulting role at Oliver Wyman in Montreal<span>, he reflects on his time at Desautels and his intention to continue cultivating personal and communal growth in every stage of his career.</span></p> Thu, 17 Jun 2021 14:48:32 +0000 julie.lapalme@affiliate.mcgill.ca 80921 at /desautels