Rising Stars
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- Eric Carmichael and Valerie Brault
- Evan Kerr and Nick Kazaka
- Tina Liusun and Andy Yu
- Adriano Pagliarello and Raymond Holtforster
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The second annual Telfer Internal Case Competition (TICC) occurred on the weekend of November 4. During the Friday night, first and second year teams improved their case competition skills by case cracking with an experienced mentor, and gained valuable feedback from upper year students. During the day on Saturday, participating teams (from first to fourth year) competed for the win in front of industry professionals and case competition veterans.
On Saturday evening, a gala of over 175 people was held to announce the winners. All in all, this year was a huge success!
TICC is hosted by the Telfer Marketing Association, the Human Resources Association, the Finance Society and Telfer International, and brings marketing, human resources, finance, and international management students together.
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Before sharing my experience, I’d like to extend my sincerest thank you to the Telfer School of Management for sending me to the One Young World conference this past September. It was an opportunity to hear the first hand experiences of individuals from around the world who through adversity and oppression continue to fight for awareness and change in their respective humanitarian causes. While it was comforting to watch the likes of CEOs, actresses, philanthropic figures, current and former prime ministers talk about how they help enable progress, the true change makers were the young men and women, victims turned entrepreneurs when faced with injustices. A special focus was towards refugees as a result of war and climate change. Climate change poses a very real threat to our globe, but an urgent threat to coastal communities quickly decaying to rising sea levels. Peace and security (extremism), the environment (saving it with technology), human rights (LGBT), global business, health (suicide and depression), and education (unemployment) were the six key topics covered.
All to say, we are so blessed to be living in Canada, in the capital city of this great country. And while there are others that devote their lives to tackle issues in their communities, it is our responsibility as leaders of the world that we are in part, doing the same. Ethically investing, starting socially conscious businesses, giving back to the community in any meaningful way. These are the things that will determine whether our generation leaves this world for better or for worse.
A resounding quote I’d like to share is one by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during the opening ceremonies on Parliament Hill:
"I do not think you are the leaders of tomorrow — I know you are already leaders today. Your generation is politically engaged, educated, innovative, inclusive and progressive. You need to harness that potential to make the world a better place … Please remember, what you say, and the choices you make, have the power to change the world" - Justin Trudeau
Tahir Shahzada, External Affairs
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When it comes to climate justice, we might not be able to see the effects of climate change in our city, but there are certainly millions around the world who are experiencing first-hand the repercussions of our actions as we continue to act irresponsibly. Let's think about what actions we are taking and the conditions that others are living in because of climate change...because at the end of the day we are all "one world". The 4 days I spent at the OYW Summit were both heartwarming and heartbreaking. I've was surrounded by the most influential leaders from 196 countries to talk and learn about world issues, from gender inequality to climate change.One of the Queen's University Young Leaders at the summit said something that I wanted to share: "Don't wait for permission to become a leader. Sometimes you might question yourself and ask 'am I really the best person to do this?'”. And well, the truth is, you might be the only person to do this". So here's the thing, you don't need a world summit in order to sit at the table. Don't wait for permission to challenge the status quo...Thinking of sustainable change is not only the good thing to do, but it is also your responsibility.
Hearing the stories of other delegates was the most humbling experience, so I encourage you to step outside of what you're used to by learning and asking tough questions TOGETHER. I, or anyone else, can't fight these issues alone. We do, indeed, need each other. A huge thanks to Telfer and uOttawa for giving me the opportunity to represent Canada at the One Young World summit. #OYW
Kloe Desrosiers, Telfer School of Management and Enactus uOttawa
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The One Young World is not only an intellectual feast but also a compelling call for social action.
In today’s digital age, it is very easy for us to stay connected with the rest of the world through the screen of our laptop, thus giving us a feeling that we are very aware of what’s going on around the globe. However, we might not be mindful of the fact that what we see in the media and on the internet is often tailored to our interest and might offer us a relatively narrow view of the world around us.
At the One Young World Summit, I was able to meet in person with some of the most exceptional young leaders from some 196 different countries who gave eye-opening speeches about their progressive initiatives throughout the field of education, human rights, entrepreneurship, healthcare, and peacemaking. However, I also learned some frightening challenges that the world is facing. It is appalling how some 2.5 billion people do not have access to proper eye treatment, how 1 out of 3 people do not have access to adequate sanitation and how nearly half of the world's population live on less than $2.50 a day.
This conference showed me the great social achievements that are being done elsewhere in the world, and the work that is still ahead of us. Although the world is facing some challenging issues, the inspiring accomplishments of the speakers and the delegates make me believe that there is still hope in humanity.
Call for action: As Canadians, we are the most privileged, either by education or by wealth; therefore it is our responsibility to make the world a better place. So take a second to close your eyes and to think about the hardest time of your life and, who do you wish would have been there to help you. Be that person.
Jia Li, Telfer School of Management
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When the purpose of the Laurie Strano Memorial MHA Scholarship was decided, it certainly had someone like Carolyne Mondoux in mind. As the second recipient of the scholarship, Carolyne embodies leadership, community involvement and excellence in athletics.
Her career path – which began with an undergraduate degree in biology and continued with jobs in retail, public service and finance – led her to discover a passion for nutrition and administration. To further mesh her skills in management and health care, after finishing a degree in Nutrition from uOttawa, Carolyne decided to pursue a Master of Health Administration (MHA).
Carolyne’s commitment to health extends beyond her day job. A mother of two young girls, she enjoys going on outdoor activities such as mountain and road cycling, running and cross-country skiing. Her private practice, Fine Balance Nutrition, focuses on gastro-intestinal health, lipid management and sports nutrition for new athletes. But beyond that, Carolyne is the co-leader of a not-for-profit group which aims to bring together local RDs and welcomes new graduates through networking events and professional development opportunities. What’s more, she also volunteers for the fundraising committee at her daughter’s school. As a registered member of the College of Dietitians of Ontario, Carolyne also volunteers as a local “Nutrition Month” media representatives for Dietitians of Canada.
“Receiving a scholarship in memory of Laurie Strano is a great honour. In my eyes, this scholarship acts as a thank you for my contributions and the ones of past and future MHA students. It also serves as a reminder that these commitments are recognized, and highlights the importance of community involvement.”
What matters to Carolyn is nutrition, health promotion, disease prevention and working with children. As an enthusiastic and motivated individual, she hopes to work as a leader for a dynamic, health-focused organization which embraces creativity, strives for innovation and cares about its community.
For more information about the Laurie Strano Memorial MHA Scholarship, please contact Roxanne Chénier, Development Officer, at (613) 562-5800, ext. 4760 or
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The 6th Telfer Trading Competition (TTC) was held on Saturday, October 1, 2016 and continued to build on its legacy as one of the most anticipated competitions and events of the year. The competition consists of about 100 students from 1st to 4th year who are looking to take part in friendly, faced-paced trading competition which helps enhance their student experience. It’s also an opportunity for like-minded individuals to meet each other and compete in a simulated environment designed to mimic real-life trading scenarios. For the second year, students from Telfer’s Financial Theory class (ADM2352) were encouraged to participate in order to apply the theory they learn in class and earn some additional bonus grades. The TTC is organized and hosted by the school’s Financial Research and Learning Lab, which is a state-of-the-art teaching and learning facility with leading industry standard software and databases such as Bloomberg, S&P Capital IQ and WRDS.
The competition consists of two parts, an ice-breaking Social Outcry competition and computer based case simulations which uses the order-driven Rotman Interactive Trader (RIT) platform. The Social Outcry tries to mimic olden day trading pits where individuals are required to buy and sell shares of the Telfer 500 Index (a simulated market) that is driven by news items appearing at various intervals. Just like actual markets, news is interpreted differently by the 100 traders who make the experience a fun, loud and fierce environment.
After students have had a chance to meet each other during the Social Outcry in the Camille Villeneuve Room, they move down to the Financial Research and Learning Lab in order to compete on 5 different cases exploring different financial theories: Liability Trading (2), Options, ETF Arbitrage, and Equity Valuation. Students competing at the TTC get access the cases 2 weeks in advance and have the opportunity to create their strategies for each case. Many students build complex financial models and macros which completely automates their decision making. During the competition, each case is run 3 rounds in order to reward consistency of strategy over speculation. The tension in the room can be cut with a knife as students focus on generating consistent profits and avoiding losses. Since all traders in the room affect liquidity in the rounds, at many times the room bursts in uproar from a potential manipulation by a competitor. This generally causes a sudden market spike, which only enhances the dynamic environment and feel of a trading floor.
After a full-day of competing (noon to 6:00 p.m.), students made their way back to the Camille Villeneuve Room for a well-deserved dinner while the results are tabulated. Cash prizes are awarded not only to the top 3 finishers, but also for each of the 5 cases and Social Outcry.
The TTC is also the method used to select the team for the prestigious Rotman International Trading Competition, which is an annual invite-only competition held in Toronto each February. The RITC is the world’s largest trading competition and includes 50 teams from the best schools around the world (Columbia, Princeton, Queens, Western etc.). The parameters of the RITC is similar to that of the TTC and as such those that perform well at the TTC make good candidates. Those that finish in the top 12th get invited to apply to the Telfer RITC team in hopes of representing Telfer on the international stage.
The 6th Telfer Trading Competition was again a huge success, and continued to build its reputation as one of the school’s best and toughest competitions. Events like these help give students of all years a chance to dive deeper into applying theory into practice, learning new skills, and understanding the financial industry a bit better. A big thank you to the Financial Research and Learning Lab, its lab assistants and volunteers for organizing and running this event, as well as the Telfer Marketing Department and Capital Markets Society (CMS) for sponsoring it. As we close out this iteration of the TTC, we look forward to a successful showing at the Rotman International Trading Competition as well as continuing to grow the TTC.
Overall Rankings:
- Dmitry Shorikov
- Roma Stepanchenko
- Tsoi (Jack) Yuen Lau
- Danika Fu
- William Tu
- Evan Friend
Case Winner:
Social Outcry: Tsoi (Jack) Yuen Lau
Liability Trading 3: Tsoi (Jack) Yuen Lau
Liability Trading 4: William Tu & Beau Keppler
Options: William Tu, Dmitri Shorikov & Tsoi (Jack) Yuen Lau
ETF Arbitrage: Tsoi (Jack) Yuen Lau
Equity Valuation: Aleksa Milosevic
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During the weekend of September 23 to 25, Telfer School of Management students in the ADM4317 Leadership, Strategy and Sustainability course engaged in an intensive simulation called The Green Business Lab.
“The Green Business Lab is unique in that it is the only interactive, live, comprehensive business simulation that can provide students with a hands-on experience in running a business while at the same time solving the most pressing problems arising from environmental and social issues facing organizations today” said Daina Mazutis, Endowed Professor of Ethics, Responsibility and Sustainability at the Telfer School. “It connects students directly to important strategic decisions that they will need to make as future business leaders.”
Working in teams, the students were immersed in running a business where each team member played a key function in the company. They had to shape the company’s strategic direction, design and build a new product and improve performance. Yet, due to mounting pressure from various stakeholders — including customers, governments and NGOs — success depended on triple-bottom-line (economic, environmental, social) metrics.
Teams made final presentations to a panel of judges who evaluated their strategy. This board of directors was composed of Robert G. White, CA, CMA, CPA, Independent Investor and Adviser (Telfer BCom 1992), Kristina Haakman, VP Finance at Brookfield Renewable Energy (Telfer BCom 2003), Salim Charabati, B.Arch. MBA, Consultant BuildGreen Solutions (Telfer EMBA 2016) and John Purkis, Senior Associate, The Natural Step.
Spherical Solutions (George Amidjinov, Kacey Cryan, Francis Desjardins, Alexis Harrison, Adam Khawas, Philippe Lafontaine and Vanessa Mangano) finished first in the “Industrialized Nations” category and “Eco-Impact Spheres” (Patrik Hashem, Andrew James Low, Olivia Le, Cassandre Pomerleau, Isabelle Trudeau and Jacob Sousa) finished first in the “Developing Nations” category. These teams developed the best overall strategy from a triple bottom line perspective.
“Speaking on behalf of the majority of participating students, the Green Business Lab is a real life, fast paced scenario involving tough decisions” said student Francis Desjardins. “This weekend simulation gave us the possibility to apply our acquired knowledge in a sometimes stressful, but always fun environment. We not only learnt multiple typical business lessons, for example the importance of profits and cash flow, but also the impacts of other bottom lines: the importance of the environment and of social awareness. I would like to thank our Green Business Lab facilitator, our professor, my class colleagues and the Telfer School of Management for this great experience.”
This in-class simulation was made possible with the support of the Telfer School’s Yersh Family Pedagogical Innovation Fund.
About the Green Business Lab simulation
The simulation tests the students’ leadership skills, knowledge of core management disciplines, as well as broader understanding of business’s responsible role in society. The Green Business Lab simulation has previously been run in well-regarded universities such as Cornell University, Georgia State University, Central Michigan University, Denver University, University of Michigan, Georgetown University, University of Iowa, Wayne State University as well as major multinational organizations such as General Electric, Rio Tinto and Chrysler Financial.
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CEO x 1 Day is on the Hunt for Canada’s Top Students!
Stefan Sjöstrand, President of IKEA Canada, with 2016 CEO x 1 Day finalist, Maria Poonawala.
The CEO 1 x Day program, run by executive recruiting firm, Odgers Berndtson, matches Canada’s top students with CEOs from across the country. Today’s students are the leaders of tomorrow and the yearly program aims to uncover some of Canada’s most promising future talent by giving them an unforgettable real-world experience.
Launched in 2013, CEO X 1 Day has matched close to 50 third and fourth year undergraduate students from across Canada with leading Canadian CEOs from organizations like Purolator, IKEA, the CFL, Manulife Financial and Economic Development Canada. This year, we have another fantastic line-up of CEOs from organizations in the private, public and not-for profit sectors including Siemens, Campbell’s Soup, CBC/Radio-Canada, Germain Hotels, The Red Cross and the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Past CEO x 1 Day students who have taken part in the program say that they received valuable experience that equips them with the tools to start building their careers. Because the selection process has several stages, there is an opportunity for students to get feedback on their leadership and interview skills, even if they don’t make it to the final round. The different phases of the selection process include an online leadership assessment, as well as phone and in-person interviews and a half day with Odgers Berndtson recruiters.
The application process kicks off September 29th until October 28th and the actual day spent with the CEO occurs in February of 2017.
Why Should You Apply?
The program gives third and fourth-year students an opportunity to take in-class learning and apply it to a real-world situation while providing them with the tools and skills needed to start building their career.
What Are the Benefits?
There are many benefits of going through the CEO x 1 Day application process – even if you don’t reach the finals:
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2 out of 3 applicants will have the opportunity to receive a personalized leadership report from Hogan Assessments
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Semi-finalists will be considered for an interview with McKinsey & Company for a summer internship or full-time job
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Semi-finalists will spend a half day participating in group exercises and one-on-one interviewing which will strengthen their presentation and interviewing skills
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And ultimately, the winners will spend a full day shadowing a CEO (including one-on-one time), learning about his/her background, career path, and leadership approach
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You can also see first-hand what previous winners have to say about the program
Interested in applying?
Starting September 29, 2016, third and fourth-year students can apply at ceox1day.ca until October 28, 2016.
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The Mining Association of Canada has selected Alexander (Al) Pritchard as the 2016 recipient of the Paul Stothart Memorial Scholarship in Mineral Economics, a $3,500 value. Al is currently a student in the MBA program at the Telfer School of Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Engineering from Queen’s University.
With this prize, Al is being recognized for his extensive work experience in the minerals industry and his strong academic achievements. Since 2006, Al has worked for Ottawa-based Sander Geophysics Ltd., presently in the area of Operations Management. He brings this technical experience in mineral exploration and development to his current MBA studies.
Al cites his early interest in natural resources to having grown up in Thunder Bay, Ontario. His vision essay on the future of Canada’s mining industry focused on the opportunities that the Ring of Fire presents to his hometown and throughout the region of Northern Ontario. He has a particular interest in the socio-economic benefits responsible mineral activity can bring to Aboriginal communities in the area and how it can lead to deeper, long-lasting relationships between mining companies and Aboriginal peoples.
Congratulations Al!
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From July 8 to10, 4th-year students from the bachelor of commerce participated in the Intopia Strategy Simulation. This competition was created as a component of the 4th-year Strategic Management class.
The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world, known as Intopia, where students get immediate feedback on their decisions. This simulation gives the students a chance to test the knowledge they have accumulated over their 4 years at university.
Congratulations to the members of the winning team:
- Jean-Francois Lupien
- David May
- Fanta Sow
- Nikola Vucic
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On Wednesday, May 4, 2016, the Enactus uOttawa team was in Toronto to defend its National Champion title at the 2016 Enactus Canada National Exposition, in front of a 65-person panel of judges comprising top Canadian CEOs. Each participating team was scored on its ability to enable social, environmental and economic progress through entrepreneurial action.
The Enactus uOttawa team made it all the way to the finals, along with three other teams: Memorial University of Newfoundland, Ryerson University, and Saint Mary's University. The Memorial University of Newfoundland team was named the 2016 Enactus National Champion, and will advance to represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup taking place in Toronto in the fall of this year.
The team’s President, Corey Ellis, a 3rd year Management student at the Telfer School, commented on their most recent success by saying his team “started with a mainly new team this year and launched a new portfolio of projects. We’re extremely grateful for all the support from faculty, staff, alumni, and the broader community that have helped us along the way. We’re all very excited for what’s ahead this year for our organization.”
The Telfer School was awarded the University Administration of the Year Award by Enactus Canada for its support of youth entrepreneurship. This award, which recognizes the university administration which did the most outstanding job of supporting their Enactus team on their campus, was accepted on behalf of the school by Stephen Daze, Telfer Entrepreneur in Residence and one of the mentors of the Enactus uOttawa team.
Additionally, just last week, one of the projects presented at the 2016 Enactus Canada National Exposition by the uOttawa team, the Northern Innovation Hub in Iqaluit, was awarded $30,000 by the J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. This project aims to solve two problems at once by collecting unused sea shipping containers that litter the local coastline and repurposing them to provide badly needed commercial and residential space. The goal is for the Northern Innovation Hub to become a catalyst for further change in Iqaluit, which needs a space to facilitate the planning required to adapt to increasing local urbanization.
Congratulations to the Enactus uOttawa team for their achievements!
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Kevin Smiley is a full-time MBA student at the Telfer School of Management and a strong believer in social entrepreneurship. This year, he founded SuraiTea Inc., a social enterprise tea shop which employs mostly Syrian refugees in order to provide them with job opportunities in Canada, all while also raising money for settlement efforts.
Being in the Right Place at the Right Time
Having previously studied in environmental engineering at Queen's University and worked in renewable power and sustainable real estate development, and being actively engaged with the Professional Engineers Ontario / Ontario Society of Professional Engineers' Engineering Innovation Ecosystem, Kevin was inspired to create a sustainable business model which would benefit all parties involved.
In early February 2016, Stephen Daze, Telfer’s Dom Herrick Entrepreneur in Residence, informed Kevin about uOttawa’s Start-Up Weekend which carried the theme of refugee resettling. It was then that he shifted his focus to creating a business that would help with the Syrian resettling effort in Canada. “After seeing and reading many stories about the enormous strain on limited resources which not-for-profit organizations were experiencing, I began to think that there may be something that I could do to help,” he says.
The Project
SuraiTea Inc. is a corporation that uses the power of the markets to create positive change for the resettlement of Syrian refugees in Canada. It hopes to create high value employment for refugees and establish a sustainable source of corporate donations to the organizations that are active in the refugee resettling effort in Canada. SuraiTea Inc. is a social enterprise and a ‘Pending B Corp’ (start‐up) with B Lab Canada.
Why tea? Jasmine is the unofficial national flower of Syria and Damascus, the capital city of Syria, is also known as ‘The City of Jasmine’.
Kevin contacted a wholesale tea supplier in Toronto, which uses 100% USDA and Canada Organic certified organic ingredients and Ecocert certified facilities. He then reached out to World Skills Employment Centre, an Ottawa organization that finds jobs for recently-arrived immigrants and refugees and then put the two together. So far, SuraiTea Inc. has 20 Syrian refugees working on the project. “The more our customers support us by signing on to our online store and purchasing our teas, the more positive social change for refugees we can create,” he says.
Sustainability and Business
Kevin’s long term goal for SuraiTea Inc. is to eventually grow the corporation and add additional lines of teas from other areas of the world which have humanitarian issues, such as East-Africa, Sri Lanka and elsewhere. “The areas which produce some of the best teas, also unfortunately have some of the worst problems,” he says, “Syria has over 20 million refugees currently but there are actually over 55 million total refugees in the world so it’s not just a Syrian problem.”
Kevin says that the Telfer MBA program has helped him gain the knowledge needed in order to create his business from the ground up. “Telfer has truly been a transformational experience for me,” he says, “Telfer is where I learned about B Corps, where I learned that the truly successful business are the ones that solve problems, where I learned about intrinsic motivation and where the entrepreneurial fire was lit inside me.”
CBC News has covered SuraiTea Inc.’s story. Read the news article, or watch the TV clip (starts at 43:30 minutes).
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Each year, students in the 4th-year class Case Studies in Accounting (ADM 4340) participate in a case competition in which they analyze a real company and report on accounting issues being faced by the company.
This year, a total of 72 students took part in the competition, and the best groups presented their cases in front of a panel of judges on April 13.
We would like to congratulate the winning team:
- Arya Farahani
- Dylan Humphries
- Vishwa Rachamalla
- Martina Reabel
Thank you to CPA Ontario for sponsoring the event and to Professor Sheldon Weatherstone, as well as Matt Prime, Lee Tessmer, and David Albers, who were all members of the judging panel.
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Each year, students in the 4th-year Equity Valuation class (ADM 4350) take part in a case competition in which they estimate the value of a real company and propose recommendations to improve performance.
This term, the ADM 4350 students did an excellent job analyzing Blackberry Limited.
We would like to congratulate this year’s winners:
First place:
- Alexandre Richard
- Sadaf Naziri
Second place:
- Wenjun Tian
- Zhuohang Yu
Third place:
- Xu Zheng
- Yaozong Zhou
“Best Poster” Award:
- Patrick Joseph Murphy
- Spencer Robert O'Brien
We would also like to thank the judges: James Yearsh, Cassy Aite, Jivan Maharaj, Bart M. Bagrowicz, Evan Johnson, Kailin Araujo Noivo, Pouya Safi, and Allan Riding.
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From March 18 to 20, 4th-year students from the bachelor of commerce participated in the Intopia Strategy Simulation. This competition was created as a component of the 4th-year Strategic Management class.
The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world, known as Intopia, where students get immediate feedback on their decisions. This simulation gives the students a chance to test the knowledge they have accumulated over their 4 years at university.
Congratulations to the members of the winning team:
- Sijia Yang
- Yichen Zheng
- Yuying Cai
- Mingguang Zou
- Ramin Rafiaie
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Dasha Shakov, a third year BCom Marketing student, is an innovative entrepreneur who is sure to inspire and impress everyone she meets for years to come. As a student juggling a part-time job, yoga, travelling and extracurricular activities, Dasha still managed to find time to found Parcelly with her mother, an online parcel shipping company. The idea behind Parcelly is that it offers a unique gifting solution for long distance friends, family members, and loved ones. They throw 4-5 special items together which is catered towards a specific theme, like for a birthday, a wedding or even a breakup. Once a person orders a package from their online store, the mother-daughter duo puts the items together in a box and ships it to the recipient’s address. “It’s a hassle free, meaningful, and creative way to show someone you care,” she says.
Dasha also spends a lot of her time being one of the Event Directors of the Telfer Business Law Association. She was involved with planning the club’s Mooting Competition, Wine and Cheese and Third Annual Speaker Series. “Getting involved in a club allows you to engage with amazing people, organize and participate in various activities,” she says, “It’s a really fun way to make long lasting memories!”
Dasha feels like she belongs at the Telfer School of Management. With it being located in the heart of the Nation’s capital, she likes getting to meet other bright students coming from around the world. “The Telfer School has allowed me to broaden my horizons and meet an enormous amount of incredible, like-minded people. It’s a fulfilling place to learn,” she says.
What matters the most to Dash is being true to herself, proactively facing herself with new challenges, embarking on new opportunities, and saying “yes” to things outside of her comfort zone. She recently applied to study in France next year though the Telfer's International Exchange Program. “Living and learning away from home, in a foreign country, is definitely outside of my comfort zone, however it would be an amazing experience that I would remember for the rest of my life,” she says.
Dasha’s company, Parcelly, has been featured in other articles on campus, such as The Fulcrum and Her Campus and has also appeared in Kidbacker.
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The University of Ottawa Enactus team just competed in the regional competition rounds of the Enactus Canada championships, and received distinguished awards among a gathering of over 25 different universities and colleges for their excellence in entrepreneurial action and community leadership. Enactus, Canada’s largest entrepreneurship focused student organization, fosters today’s youth to advance the economic, environmental, and social growth of their communities.
Hosted at the Hilton Meadowvale in Mississauga, Ontario, the Enactus Canada regionals for the Central Canada category endorsed the entrepreneurial achievements of over 500 students across the region. With the additional help of professionals, academic advisors, and organizers, it was a two-day event filled with competitive spirit, collaboration, and celebration. Students competed in live presentations that demonstrated their positive outreach in both their local and international communities - all within the categories of entrepreneurship, environmental issues, youth empowerment, and financial education.
Enactus uOttawa, now a group of over 116 motivated young leaders from seven different faculties at the University of Ottawa, competed in all four categories. In recognition of the amazing impact they made through a variety of innovative and impactful projects, the team was awarded as the first place Runner Up in the Scotiabank EcoLiving Green Challenge, the Capital One Financial Education Challenge, and the Scotiabank Youth Empowerment Challenge, and was the winnner of an Impact Award in the TD Entrepreneurship challenge. In addition to these achievements, VP Project Management Shevaun Ensor-Harrison was awarded the 2016 HSBC Woman Leader of Tomorrow for Central Canada, in recognition of her contributions to Enactus and her commitment to improving the livelihood of people in her community through entrepreneurial action.
The Enactus University of Ottawa team will now move on to compete in the Enactus Canada National Exposition taking place from May 2nd to 4th in Toronto, Canada at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, striving to retain the title of Team Canada once again for 2016. Follow the team’s progress on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
Enactus uOttawa would like to thank all of their supporters and advisors, and would like to congratulate all participating teams on their positive impact on their communities.
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Testimonial written by Jia Li, 4th year BCom in Accounting student
My name is Jia Li, and my dream is to become one of tomorrow’s leaders.
The Futures Fund recognizes the accomplishments of 10 university students, each from a different school of management across the country. I am honoured to have been selected by Telfer to receive this prestigious scholarship. It gave me the opportunity to represent Telfer at an exclusive gala in Toronto, and I received a $7,500 bursary to support me in my studies. When I learned that I was selected last November, I was ecstatic. I felt an overwhelming sense of joy that the efforts I had made throughout my four years at Telfer had been recognized this way. I knew the gala in Toronto was a high-profile event, but never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that it would be an experience that would change my life forever.
The Toronto event was held over two days, February 9 and 10, 2016. The first day, the recipients were invited to a reception at the Bennett Jones office, where we were each interviewed by BNN. In addition to us students, some 50 business leaders also attended the reception. It was not until I was shaking the hand of a man who was six and a half feet tall that I began to realize the significance of the event. The man was George Cope, the President and CEO of Bell Canada, and next to him was Jim Balsillie, the co-founder of BlackBerry. We had some fascinating discussions and shared a few anecdotes.
The second day, we attended the “Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year” gala celebrating the success of Mr. Cope and of Bell Canada over the past few years. Over 400 of our country’s most prominent leaders attended this event at the Royal Ontario Museum. To name just a few, I met the Honourable Bill Morneau (Minister of Finance), Frank Vettesse (Managing Parner of Deloitte Canada), Hugh MacKinnon (Chairman and CEO of Bennett Jones), William Downe (CEO of BMO) and Kevin O’Leary (Chairman of O’Leary Financial Group). I had the opportunity to speak with some of the most distinguished executives in Canada about their journey to the top, and here is a summary of what I learned:
- Regardless of the hand you are dealt, follow your passion; the money will follow.
- Be genuine and kind; the most powerful people are also the most considerate.
- Be humble; the most fortunate, most successful people are also the most modest.
- Networking is crucial to your success. The most powerful people all seem to know each other.
In short, this event was an incredible life lesson that truly opened my eyes. Meeting these individuals helped me to understand that the magic formula to success is often universal; with perseverance, strength and long-term relationships, we are all capable of reaching the top.
In the photo, from left to right: George Cope, Bell Canada; Jia Li; Hugh MacKinnon, Bennett Jones Toronto
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The Redefine Conference took place from March 4th to March 6th, 2016 at the University of Waterloo. Delegates were required to use their creativity and problem-solving skills to present their solutions to real-world business cases to industry professionals. Competitive events included: Marketing Management, Fashion and Retail Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, and International Business.
DECA uOttawa sent a delegation of five students to this competition, three of which came home with first place medals. Congratulations to Zach Zhang (1st place in the Pitch Competition), Anna Halawa (1st place in Fashion and Retail Marketing), and Andy Yu (1st place in Finance).
DECA uOttawa would like to recognize all of the participants at the Redefine Conference: Jordan Monaghan, Eva Lin, Anna Halawa, Zach Zhang and Andy Yu. The DECA uOttawa executive team would also like to extend a huge thank you to Matt Archibald, Diane Mugeni and the Telfer School of Management for their involvment and support. Lastly, the chapter’s competitive success would not have been possible without the immense dedication, member empowerment, training and mentorship provided by this year’s President, Eva Lin.
What’s next for DECA uOttawa? The chapter is sending delegates to Montreal next week for the final competition of the school year, DECA McGill’s Spring Invitational. The executive team and the entire chapter wish all delegates the utmost success.
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Written by Paulo Guedes Moreau, 2nd year Telfer BCom (International Management) student
I consider myself fortunate to have participated on Junior Team Canada (JTC) on behalf of the Telfer School of Management. In October, I was looking for a scholarship which reflected the growing importance of multiculturalism in business. At the time, I was applying for the Ontario Global Edge scholarship with the help of Kimberley Barclay, a professional Relationship Manager at the Telfer Career Centre. We had an interesting chat about the importance of understanding the interconnections among nations in today’s business world. She suggested I speak with Amy Giroux. Amy as it turned out was the head of an organization called Global Vision.
Global Vision is a national not-for-profit, registered charitable organization that provides youth with real world experience to make meaningful connections between business, government, and community. JTC is the flagship program of Global Vision. Each year a delegation of 20-30 Canadian youth leaders are selected through a nationwide competition to promote Canadian industry and culture abroad through a JTC trade and development mission. JTC Ambassadors are representatives for their communities, province and country.
After two hundred letters, one hundred cold calls and fifty meetings in January, I received my total sponsorship amount. Obtaining the funds was difficult, but worth it as it allowed me to experience an international business mission and to apply the concepts taught in my International Management program.
Being a dual citizen of Canada and Peru, Global Vision further appealed to me when I found out that its upcoming mission was to Peru, a country in South America and a trade partner to Canada in the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). Further, Peru will be hosting the APEC summit this year. These trade agreements require an understanding of the growing importance of multiculturalism in business. This mission allowed me to gain valuable insight about cross-cultural teamwork, a value I strongly believe in.
The courses at Telfer have a professional focus on “Unlocking the Value of Globalization” – the Telfer School’s fifth Learning Objective. My courses prepared me to grasp the intricacies of international trade and developing business relationships. For example, prior to leaving for Peru, the CEO in Residence speaker Nick Quain encouraged me to read Dale Carnegie’s novel for better business communication. As well, the concepts taught by Matthew Archibald about the works of Geert Hofstede provided excellent insights. The cultural dimensions theory by Hofstede gave me further understanding into communicating in Latin American culture. As we had many networking events to secure our mandates in Peru, I was prepared to adjust to the different schedule of Latin American culture.
The Telfer Career Centre’s training events enforced the notions of how much first impressions matter in business. We were able to meet many key officials in Peru’s public and private sectors through our networking events. I am grateful to have participated in the etiquette workshop by Julie Blais-Comeau and the professional attire workshop by Alyssa Beltempo was very useful in maximizing my networking abilities.
I look forward to thanking both the Telfer School of Management and the Career Centre team at their celebration reception in March 2016.
The following video provides a brief summary of my memorable experience.
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(Left to Right: Dmitry Shorikov, Yufei (Ethan) Zhang, Rabbi Kazi, Alejandro Fiszman)
The CFA Institute Research Challenge is an annual global competition hosted by the CFA Institute that provides university students with hands-on mentoring and intensive training in financial analysis. The competition starts with local rounds in October, followed by a regional round in April, and ends with a global final in one of the global financial centers. Students work in teams to research and analyze a publicly traded company - sometimes even meeting face-to-face with company executives and conducting conference calls.
In the local first round hosted by CFA Society Toronto, the Telfer School of Management team competed with eleven undergraduate teams from other Canadian universities such as Queen’s, the University of Toronto and Western University. Teams were tasked with the creation of an equity research report on Canadian Tire Corporation’s class A shares and providing a buy/sell/hold recommendation on the shares based on their analysis. Following evaluation and feedback from industry experts and investment professionals, the top four teams would enter the local final to present and defend their recommendations.
Ethan Zhang, Portfolio Manager of the student managed Telfer Capital Fund (TCF), is leading the Telfer Team with Rabbi Kazi (Portfolio Manager, TCF), Alejandro Fiszman (Analyst, TCF) and Dmitry Shorikov (Analyst, TCF). As a part of the challenge, Aaron Sapelak was the designated mentor for the team and Pouya Safi, Finance Lab Manager, the faculty advisor. During a two-month research period from October to December, the team dedicated upwards of a hundred hours to produce a top quality 30-page equity research report and its complementing financial models.
Only in its first participation in the competition, the Telfer team has been selected to be one of the top four finalists qualified to the local final. The team is scheduled to present their investment recommendation on February 25, 2016 in Toronto to a panel of judges. Only one of the four teams will be selected to advance to the Americas regional round on April 13, 2016, taking place in Chicago. Finally, winners from regional rounds will advance to the Global Finals on April 14, 2016, where one team from each region (Asia Pacific; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Americas) will compete to become the 2016 CFA Institute Research Challenge Champion.
For more information about the CFA Institute Research Challenge, please visit: https://www.cfainstitute.org/community/challenge/Pages/index.aspx
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Article written by team member Brandon Larochelle, BCom Finance
January 14, 2016 marked the first time Telfer School of Management had been invited to the annual CFA Ethics Challenge held in Toronto. As a newcomer, there were obvious expectations set on us, as a school, to do well and to showcase the strengths and skills that can be gathered through our four-year undergraduate Finance program.
The third event of its kind was hosted by Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and the participants, albeit small in numbers (four in total), were very high in quality and consisted mostly of graduate students. The participating schools were:
- Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto)
- Schulich School of Business (York University)
- Smith School of Business (Queen’s University)
- Telfer School of Management (University of Ottawa)
The Competition
The CFA Ethics Challenge spanned from mid-October until mid-January. The purpose of the challenge was to read and identify underlying ethical problems in the provided case, as well as provide viable solutions to solve the issues moving forward for all parties involved with guidance from a Faculty Advisor (Pouya Safi). On January 14, 2016, all teams were required to present their findings in front of a panel of four judges, in addition to an audience filled with colleagues of CFA members, event organizers, and even friends and family of other teams. In the end, the three-month process dwindled down to a two and a half hour event filled with four ten-minute presentations and ten-minute question periods.
The Environment
As Telfer had been granted the honour of first presenting group, the reality of competition sunk in. There was also an additional intimidation factor that we, as a group, had not taken into account. Where all of the students from our team were fourth year undergraduates, every other team had been composed of Masters’ students who had already made their way into the financial markets. However, we did not let change our confidence going in.
After our presentation and question period was over, we had the luxury of sitting in to watch the remainder of the event. After listening to the next three presentations, we remained confident in our team’s chances to win based on the feedback we had gotten during the competition compared to the three other teams. We felt that as a group, we adequately demonstrated Telfer School of Management’s ability to cultivate outside the box thinking in its students, and it seemed to impress!
When the results were finally announced at the networking event that had taken place after the presentation period, we took the loss with pride fully knowing that we had just marginally been beaten out by Rotman School of Management. Judges and audience members alike came to congratulate us on our content, presentation skills, and team unity. I could not be more proud of my group, and to be a part of Telfer School of Management.
Photo caption - Left to Right: Eric Goneau, Jeanne St-Louis, Riccardo Najem, Brandon Larochelle
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The 10th edition of Omnium financier took place from January 29 to January 31, 2016 at Université Laval in Quebec City. The Telfer School of Management sent a delegation of 30 BCom students to compete in eight different cases in finance and accounting. The competition is the biggest of its kind in Canada and welcomes over 350 students and volunteers from eleven Canadian universities.
This year our students took home the first place in the Managerial Accounting Case. Congratulations to Sonia Alb, Patrick Tumbas, Jianyi Li (Coach: Marc Tassé)
The Omnium financier Telfer executives wish to extend a thank you to the entire delegation (Financial Accounting - Joshua Ayer, Kristjan Luik, Maxim Goldenberg; Managerial Accounting - Sonia Alb, Patrick Tumbas, Jianyi Li; Taxation - Mélissa Iskandar, Caroline Dupéré Tremblay, Julie Séguin; Personal Finance - Elliott Foley, Patrick Kaminski, Frank Lixin Lu; Market Finance - Andy Chen Yu, Dmitry Shorikov, Zach Zhang; Corporate Finance - Steven Benoît Ménard, Margaret Omodu, Felipe Izquierdo; Financial News Quiz - Alexandre Blais, Jiazhe Li, Claudtzlie Desormes; Stock Simulation - Robert Millan, Philip Niwinski, Cameron Hayes, Andrew Nzomo; Volunteers - Anne Armstrong, Mathilda Murray, Serge Kuiya Lajoie) for their devotion in the various pre-competition practices and their continuous motivation. The executive team also wants to thank the godfather of the delegation, Samuel Soucy, for his support throughout the entire weekend and the coordinator, Kim Angèle Vallières, for her hard work throughout the school year towards making this project happen. The committee finally wants to thank the coaches on behalf of all teams for their great help.
A special thank you is extended to the organizational committee of this event who has done incredible work towards the organization of this competition and who demonstrated great professionalism throughout their mandate.
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DECA is a professional development organization, with chapters spanning various countries across the globe. It develops young leaders, putting to the test students’ presentation skills and business knowledge in intense competitions with both a written and an oral component, in categories across many areas of business.
On January 15 and 16 in Toronto, University of Ottawa’s DECA Chapter shone onstage at the annual DECA U Provincial Competition at the Sheraton Centre. Of the chapter’s 148 members, 81 competed. Rivalry was strong, with delegations from 20 universities and colleges attending, and certain delegations reaching well over 100 competitors. However, for uOttawa the results of many months of intense training were evident with the following achievements:
Miranda Taing and Olga Koppel: 1st Place International Marketing Role Play
Miranda Taing and Olga Koppel: 1st Place International Marketing Overall
Aayush Shah: 2nd Place Travel and Tourism Role Play
Andy Yu: 2nd Place Role Play Business Financial Services Role Play
Sonia Alb and Anna Halawa: 2nd Place International Marketing Overall
Maxim Goldenberg: 3rd Place Accounting Role Play
Catherine Li: 3rd Place Human Resource Management Written
Josh Wamanga and Dustin Gao: 3rd Place PMI CASE BOSS Special Event
Neekita Bhatia and Divya Mehta: 3rd Place Business-to-Business Role Play
DECA uOttawa wishes to thank Matt Archibald, Diane Mugeni and the Telfer School of Management for providing the chapter with academic training and unwavering support over months of preparation. It would also like to recognize the dedication of Eva Lin (President) and Anna Halawa (Vice President), as well as Maxim Goldenberg, who spearheaded this year’s training program. What is more, the delegation’s immense success would not have been possible without the countless hours of work put in by the rest of the executive team: Aayush Shah, Shivdeep Pal, Nikita Gupta, Bobbi Nguyen, Andy Yu, Carissa Wong, and Rula AlHalbouni.
What’s next for DECA uOttawa? The chapter will be sending delegations to upcoming invitational competitions this semester at various universities across Ontario. It also has a chance to participate in the International Career Development Conference in Washington, DC.
DECA uOttawa has set high expectations for next year, but the chapter is confident that the soon-to-be-selected executive team will be up to the challenge.
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This winter, the University of Ottawa's Co-operative Education Programs achieved the milestone of placing its 40,000th student.
After dropping a few hints on social media, the details of the 40,000th placement were unveiled in a ceremony at Deloitte's office in downtown Ottawa. To mark the occasion, a plaque was awarded to Robyn Smith, an accounting student at the Telfer School of Management, and Erica Newman, a recruitment specialist with Deloitte.
"I'm proud to work at Deloitte and surprised to be the 40,000th placement. If I had any advice to give to students, it would be to get involved early in their time at university. Not just to stand out from others, but to create opportunities and gain the confidence they need to approach leaders like Deloitte."
“For the CO-OP program, the 40,000th placement is a significant accomplishment. However, behind this large number are 39,999 other experiences that are just as significant,” says Gaby St-Pierre, director of CO-OP and the Career Development Centre at the University of Ottawa.
“Thanks to CO-OP, students eager to learn both theory and practice have had impressive careers all around the world. Since the program began in 1980, hundreds of employers acting as mentors have dedicated over 20 million hours to train the next generation and pass on their knowledge,” adds St-Pierre.
In short, CO-OP is partnership between the University, students and employers. It’s a real example of intergenerational communication and assistance, of knowledge management and transfer. Most of all, it’s about over 40,000 experiences that have made a difference.
Did you know?
Deloitte has partnered with the University of Ottawa for more than 30 years.
It has offered nearly 200 CO-OP placements over the past 15 years.
It has hired 10% of accounting students for winter 2016.
It offers CO-OP placements and jobs for new graduates of various programs in many Canadian cities.
The University of Ottawa CO-OP summer placement process has begun. Over 1700 of our brightest students are ready to contribute to the success of your team. Click here for more information.
This article was originally published in the uOttawa Gazette.
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A total of 87 students divided in groups were responsible for analyzing a case involving a real-life local or Canadian company and report on accounting issues being faced by the subject company. The best teams had to present in a live case competition that took place on December 9th, 2015. The winners received the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA) Case Competition prize for Case Studies in Accounting.
We would like to congratulate the winners:
First Place:
- Yassine Benidir
- Caroline Carrière
- Jesse Dunn
- Brandon Graham
- Brenda Lim
- Alexandre Sauvé
Second Place:
- Angela Clark
- Jenna Curran
- Nikola Karajovic
- Alison Lantos
- Taylor Anastasia Murray
Thank you to CPA Ontario for sponsoring the event and to our judges: Valerie Carey, Matthew Prime and Stefka Zaharieva.
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We held the fall 2015 Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition on December 8, 2015 at the Desmarais Building.
We would like to congratulate the winning team (Natasha Mieka Loepp, Liora Raitblat, Kelsy Sullivan, Jessica Verbruggen and Irene Zourdos), who provided the best pan-Canadian strategy for the Department of Canadian Heritage to engage Canadians in the Give Back Campaign for the 150th Anniversary of Confederation.
The winning team received a cash prize of $1,500 and Kelsie Zielinski, the student with the best presentation skills, received a $600 prize.
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All students in ADM4350 (Equity Valuation) and ADM4750 (Évaluation d’entreprises) took part in a case competition where they had to estimate the value of a real-life company and propose a course of action that the company should take to solve its problems. This term, the mandate was to analyse the valuation of Hydro One.
We would like to congratulate:
First place winners:
- Zachary Baldelli
- Wei Gao
Second place prize:
- Connor Flack
- Brandon Larochelle
Third place prize:
- Rose-Lornah D’Or
- Charmarke Omar Omar
- Sara Saddiki
Best poster Award:
- Xinglin Li
- Chuqiao Liu
We would like to thank all judges: Kash Pashootan, Homam Alattar, Danika Chilibeck, George André Skaff and Miguel Jutras and Mike Reynolds.
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On December 7, 2015, our CASCO students took to the stage at the Delta Ottawa City Centre and raised $58,023 for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). The theme this year was “Learning to fly” and had the audience travelling around the world to watch musical performances, fashion shows and high energy dance numbers.
Each year a CHEO family is represented at the Gala to share the evening, as well as their story. This year Devon and his family joined CASCO to share with the audience how they have benefited from the great work that CHEO can do thanks to the support of the community.
For the past 16 years, CASCO has been a major event for the Telfer School of Management that is entirely choreographed, organized and executed by like-minded Telfer School students. In recent years, students from other faculties have joined, as performers, in what became a spectacular show of talent and philanthropy that brings together over 500 people including prominent community leaders and ambassadors for CHEO.
In preparation for this event, CASCO students spent countless hours auditioning, choreographing, and organizing this annual gala show to raise money for CHEO. The Telfer School of Management and the wider University of Ottawa community remain very proud of students who decide to commit time and energy on this event every year for the positive impacts that they leave on our community.
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In November 2015, 10 teams of students participated in a case competition as part of their Case Studies in Accounting course.
The winning team and the team that ranked second were respectively awarded $2,000 and $1,200. These prizes are courtesy of CPA Ontario and PME Performance + Croissance Inc. All members of both teams also received a gift certificate of $100 from Logan-Katz.
The judges of the competition were Denis Chainé, CPA, CA, partner at Logan-Katz; Marie-Geneviève Bégin, CPA, CA, Chief of Internal Controls at Justice Canada and Jean-Philippe Aubé, CPA, CA, owner of PME Performance + Croissance Inc., as well as Professor Sylvain Durocher, CPA, CA.
We would like to congratulate the winning teams, from left to right:
1st place: Justin Bélanger, Jia Li, Tania Fécu Dupuy, Joël A. St-Denis, Kristjan Johannes Luik
2nd place: Rebecca Bradley, Jérémy Boileau, Marie-France Bougie, Michelle Farley
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Felipe Izquierdo is a 4th year BCom Finance student who takes social entrepreneurship to heart. He was selected to attend One Young World Summit in Thailand’s capital city on the week of November 18 to 21. “Attending the One Young World summit in Bangkok is like being able -- in only a few days -- to travel the world and learn about the global problems directly from youth leaders that are working at the front lines in their countries and communities,” he says. Felipe was able to discuss solutions and projects about human rights, the environment, global business and entrepreneurship, peace, security, leadership and government with other student leaders. He admits that the atmosphere in a room where people from 196 countries all come together to be united by humanity and passion for tackling world issues is overwhelming and “hard to put into words.” He had the opportunity to attend as part of the student organization Enactus uOttawa.
Additionally to Enactus, Felipe is involved with the Legacy Conference, an entrepreneurship-focused event founded by a group of students with a goal to cultivate new ideas and kickstart business endeavors, as well as Omnium Financier Telfer, as the Director of Community Involvement, where he organizes volunteer events for finance and accounting students. He is also a Community Advisor for the University of Ottawa Housing Services. Felipe says that his favourite class taken at Telfer so far has been Stephen Daze and Hanan Anis’ new course, “Entrepreneurship Foundry”, because of the hands-on aspect of it. Felipe enjoys having the opportunity to - with other entrepreneurs from uOttawa - work on a start-up throughout the semester with the support of very successful mentors.
The One Young World Summit will be held in Ottawa in 2016. Click here for more information.
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As President of CASCO, a student-run charity organization at the Telfer School of Management, Cameron McIntyre is a 4th year BCom student with a bright future ahead of him. “I have always enjoyed the opportunity to get involved with groups and events that are not just related to my studies and I felt that CASCO went a step further by not just letting me do things that I love, but by giving back to the community as well,” he says. Cameron has been involved with CASCO since his first semester at Telfer.
Cameron has managed to tie his love and knowledge for technology with business into every role he has held. In addition to CASCO, he has also been involved with the Telfer Marketing Association (TMA) and Management Information Systems and Analytics (MISA). He says: “I specifically enjoyed being able to come into the clubs with a different view on how to utilize technology in ways that other clubs were not yet doing.” Cameron implemented a new email marketing system for TMA which provided statistics on member engagement regarding their newsletter and also created an online database of course notes for MISA, which helped drive their first year of membership sales. In his spare time, he runs a small web development and hosting business, where he rents out space on his web server to clients that are looking for high quality, personable service for their website. Prior to Telfer, Cameron was completing the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at West Island School in Hong Kong in 2009-2011.
Come support Cameron and his team at the CASCO Gala, taking place on December 7, 2015 at 5:30 pm. Click here for more information about the CASCO Gala.
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Overall Winners
- 1. Patrick Kaminski
- 2. Nhung Vu
- 3. Dmitry Shorikov
- 4. Daniel Shannon
- 5. Roma Stepanchenko
- 6. *Tie* Carson Luo / Daniel Kirshner
Case Winners
- Social Outcry: William Amoi
- Liability Trading: Patrick Kaminski
- Options: Tsoi Yuen (Jack) Lau
- Equity Valuation: David Wilkie
- ETF Pricing Arbitrage: Patrick Kaminski
- Algorithmic Market Making: Tsoi Yuen (Jack) Lau
The 4th semi-annual Telfer Trading Competition (TTC) was a considerable success here at the Telfer School of Management with over 100 students registered. Held on October 17th 2015, students were given a chance to show off their trading savvy, competing against each other for standings, cash prizes and a chance to compete in the prestigious Rotman International Trading Competition (RITC). The Telfer Trading Competition is hosted twice a year in preparation for the RTIC, which the University of Ottawa plans to send some of its brightest students to compete on an international stage. Hosted in Toronto, the RITC will pit some of the top business schools from around the globe against one another, and the Telfer School of Management hopes to display its caliber.
Beginning at noon on the 17th, the Telfer Trading Competition was launched with the students gathering in one of Telfer’s largest conference rooms located in the Desmarais building where the first case was set to begin. Upon arrival they were greeted, each receiving their own nametag and given an introduction to the competition. Soon afterwards, it was straight to the first case, the social outcry. Gathered in the Camille Villeneuve Conference room, the students we given a single index, the TELFER-500, which they could attempt to buy or sell at any price they chose, provided they could find another competitor who was willing to buy or sell it to them at the price they were offering. The index’s price was driven by the release of multiple news events throughout the case, which were projected on multiple large screens around the room. This gave insight to the competitors about the possible direction of the TELFER-500 price movement. Additionally, there was no electronic assistance in their transactions, so competitors we required to go about the group searching and competing for each other’s orders in almost all ways possible creating a very vibrant and dynamic trading pit setting à la 1980’s. The social outcry was a means to simulate the first markets, which existed prior to the largely electronic ones that are found today giving the students a fundamental understanding of the transaction and supply and demand process that drives the value of markets around the globe on a daily basis. Next the students transitioned to the Financial Research and Learning Lab to begin the core cases of the competition. There were four cases to compete in consisting of Liability Trading, Options, Equity Valuation, ETF Pricing Arbitrage and a bonus Algorithmic Market Making for those competitors really trying to display their trading prowess.
The students competed in these cases using the Rotman Interactive Trader, an order-driven market system which they had been practicing and preparing vigorously for the weeks leading up to the competition date. Each case was run one at a time, with individual cases being run three times with a few minutes in between each round allowing students to collect themselves, and make any adjustments needed to their strategies before the next round. From the start of the first case, the room was abuzz with the furious input of orders and the emotion that came with the rapid execution of each transaction. Each moment was different from the last as one second traders would be celebrating soaring profits and the next rushing to recover losses. The leaders of each case were being projected on large screens so that competitors were always aware of their performance relative to their peers. Each case was constructed unique and throughout each of the remaining cases, a variety of creative strategies were employed to maximize their capital gains, from the clicking intensive ladder trader to script filled excel run algorithms. Similarly, as the competition progressed from one case to the next, so did the emotions of the competitors. At any given moment the uproar from a sudden market spike or the groans as prices would barely budge could be heard from across the room recreating the dynamic environment of a trading floor.
Students were given an extended break halfway through to recuperate before the continuation of the cases. At the end of the last case, the competitors gathered in the conference room one last time for food and drinks as well as the announcement of the case and overall winners. Over $900 worth of prizes were distributed amongst the best performers with prizes going to individual case winners as well as overall standings. The overall top 12 performers were given a chance to apply for the Rotman International Trading competition in hopes of representing the University of Ottawa on the international stage.
The 4th semi-annual Telfer Trading Competition was the largest to date and was a massive success, giving students of all years a chance to dive deeper into the financial industry, whom many are so passionate about. From the hustle of the social outcry to the technical expertise of the algorithmic trading, students had the opportunity to learn and grow in various skills as they provided simple solutions to complex financial problems and adapted on the fly throughout this dynamic environment. A huge thank you also goes out to the Finance Society, University of Ottawa Student Investment Club (OSIC) and all of the volunteers that helped throughout the planning and preparation as well as the execution of this event, as this event would not be made possible without them. We also welcomed a visit from Alumni Alex Tyutyunnik, Brian Chan and Cassy Aite who had a big part in growing the competition to what it is today. As we closed out this iteration of the TTC, we look forward to both the Rotman International Trading Competition as well as the next semi-annual Telfer Trading Competition in early 2016.
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BCom Finance Student Receives “Volunteer of the Month”
Neekita Bhatia is a driven second year BCom student in Finance who wants to leave her mark through volunteering. She has already amassed a Co-Curricular Record, an official university document that records approved and verified volunteer activities undertaken by students, with lists volunteering experience ranging from being a proxy agent with the uOttawa Residents’ Association to a tax filer with ACORN Canada.
Neekita’s favourite position, however, was leading an Alternative Student Break project with the Office of Campus Sustainability. “We conducted waste audits for DMS and MRT [Pavillons], analyzed the data, and made reports on it. I learned so much about sustainability in that week that I use every day including good recycling practices,” she says. Neekita also recently joined Enactus.
When asked what matters to her, Neekita responds: “I greatly value my networks. […] With my diverse background, I tend to appreciate the individual experiences of every person I meet. It is amazing how different people’s beliefs and personalities are, even within Canada. And I believe Telfer connects me to amazing people through the diverse student body, opportunities in student clubs, speakers at events and a professional and comfortable environment.”
Neekita was awarded the Volunteer of the Month for the month of October with the Centre for Global and Community Engagement.
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Marina Kidisyuk, BCom student and co-president of the uOttawa International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) program, is happy to announce that their team has won a gold medal at the 2015 Giant Jamboree held in Boston on September 24-28. “Our tireless work has paid off and the judges loved our policy project aimed at creating a stronger link between industry and the iGEM's BioBrick Registry to which we submit the genetic parts,” she says.
The uOttawa iGem team consisted of:
- Alex Ross (Biomedical Science)
- Erin Nguyen (Engineering)
- Ashna Parbhakar (Biomedical Science)
- Martin Hanzel (Computer Science)
- Marina Kidisyuk (Accounting)
The team also got to see many other exciting and inspiring projects, ranging from bacteria-producing music to oil filtration systems.
More than 2700 participants were present this year from schools from all around the world to test their knowledge of synthetic biology by showcasing their unique genetically-engineered systems. Often times, the competition leads to many winning projects and teams forming new companies that quickly make an impact across the global marketplace.
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Being a Coach, I see international students every day. We make individual or group appointments to talk about anything and everything. A student may show up with a specific question about a course or can learn about student sport clubs. I am like their “Google” because I answer their questions and refer them to resources that can help them.
In addition to these daily meetings, my team and I organize academic workshops and social events for our students. We often plan lunch meetings where we talk with students while enjoying a good pizza. We also give learning techniques workshops and review sessions throughout the year. As well, we organize outings such as skating on the Rideau Canal or visits to supermarkets. These outings allow international students to be more easily integrated into society and to perform better at school.
I became an International Student Coach two years ago. I want to help new students because I was in their position a decade ago. I am an immigrant from China and I went through what these international students are going through now.
I landed in Canada for the first time on a muggy night in June 2002. I was eight years old when I came here with my parents. I did not know what to expect in my new life because I was unfamiliar with my new country’s culture and language. Integration into a new environment is certainly exciting, but can sometimes be a bit intimidating. I therefore understand that it takes a lot of courage for newcomers to open up to the new people they meet. My role as a Coach is to guide you along your road to integration so that together, we can enjoy this incredible experience that the University of Ottawa has to offer.
- Jia Li
International Student Coach
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Being a CO-OP student at the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, it doesn’t take much deep thought to realize all of its benefits. I am given the opportunity to explore different work environments, meet key people in the job market, create a network, develop my professional skills and learn more about myself and what the future could potentially hold for me. I have gained confidence, new skills and took care of my own projects during only my first work term. Students usually do four work terms during the 4-5 years of their studies and even get the option of finding a work term abroad! Can you imagine all of the possibilities?
An important part of the success of CO-OP is the willingness of companies and organizations to take students in for a short period and have faith that they will work hard and do a good job. Why do companies hire students? It’s not only the students who benefit from the CO-OP program, employers do too!
CO-OP students at the Telfer School of Management and the University of Ottawa are available year round, which gives employers flexibility and the ability to hire students during peak times to meet the needs of the season. Since students change from one session to the other, the diversity brought into the organisation is maximised. Each student’s varied strengths and interests bring something new to the table which eliminates employee tunnel vision. Employers get the opportunity to work with many different students and assess their capabilities which gives them a good chance of recruiting future full-time employees that could have a positive impact in their organisation.
At the University of Ottawa, there are CO-OP students in almost every field of study to fill multitudes of different positions. Students at the Telfer School of Management have a diverse set of skills. There are students in marketing, information technology, accounting, finance, management and more. These students are learning new concepts about not only their specialization, but multiple business facets every semester. Since it is still fresh in their minds, there is a higher chance of them bringing these theorized skills into the workplace.
It is also common for younger people to feel like they must prove themselves by showing employers that they can go above and beyond. This phenomenon influences them to be very motivated and enthusiastic which boosts the level of productivity. This eagerness also encourages creativity and has a positive effect on the motivation and morale of other employees.
To make things even better, an enhanced corporate image and a stronger connection with the University of Ottawa occur when employers hire CO-OP students. This is because they are helping the student community with their education and development as professionals entering the work force. It’s very rewarding to contribute to the training of future employees. After all, it can determine the future success of an organisation.
Thanks to the CO-OP Program at the University of Ottawa and all of the great organizations and companies that participate in the placement process, both students and organisations benefit. Not only do organisations get flexibility, diversity and productivity while maintaining good relationships in the community and setting a good example, but more students graduate from university with more than a diploma. I will graduate ready to start my career with experience already on my resume and the skills I really need to take on the world.
Now that is the power of CO-OP.
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Marina Kidisyuk, co-president of the uOttawa International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) program, will be in Boston with the rest of her team presenting their synthetic biology project at The Giant Jamboree.
This year, the team will be creating a tri-stable switch, modelling cell differentiation in yeast that can ultimately lead to improved regenerative therapies using stem cells while the business outreach team will be exploring the fair use of genetic material between industry and academia via a policy paper all the while using art to create a platform for public engagement.
The uOttawa team typically consist of 20-25 undergraduate students with varying levels of experience, and 3-4 graduate and faculty advisors who work on aspects of one or more specific projects.
“I was always interested in innovative ideas and I saw iGEM as an opportunity to get involved in a project that is pushing the boundaries of future technology. The field of synthetic biology is still relatively new, but I find it exciting that it could hold many sustainable and non-invasive solutions to unanswered environmental and medical problems today,” says Kidisyuk. This is her second year involved in the program.
Marina, having a particular interest towards the biotechnology industry, chose to study at the Telfer School of Management for its focus on innovation and Ottawa’s multitude of biotechnology companies. She enjoys her field of study as she says: “It [Accounting] is the language of business, and business has the power to turn a creative idea into a real world application which can drastically change our future for the better.”
The class that has left the biggest impression on Marina so far has been Business Law with Gilles LeVasseur. “The biggest lesson I learned from him is to plan for and cover every single step in business no matter how trivial you think it is at first, which has served to be invaluable in my experience as someone who is interested in entrepreneurship and intellectual property,” she says.
Marina’s future goals are to bridge the gap between industry and academia. She hopes to be able to connect to students and industry leaders in science so that through collaboration, creative ideas can become reality. She says: “Today biotechnology is at the forefront of leading innovation, and as a business student I want to be involved in making sure that the right inventions can create solutions to unsolved real-world problems.”
Last year, the iGEM uOttawa team received the Silver Medal at the 2014 iGEM Giant Jamboree from among 245 universities world-wide. The Giant Jamboree is taking place at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston from September 24 – 28, 2015.
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The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class and MBA students.
From July 24 – 26, 2015, there were teams from the BCom program as well as the MBA program participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to members of the winning BCom team:
- Charley Wang
- Chuqiao Liu
- Hareesh Watson
- Jun Wang
- Naima Toqeer Israr
The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CPA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
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Vikas Gill is not only a third year BCom Finance student, he is also a member of the Gee-Gees varsity men’s basketball team. Vikas is part of an elite group of only 300 varsity student-athletes on the uOttawa campus, and of only 34 studying at the Telfer School.
Even though Vikas was recruited by the Gee-Gees to play basketball, he first chose to study at uOttawa because of the Telfer School’s reputation. “ I’m from Ottawa and wanted to stay in the region and the more research I did, the more I saw how many great things Telfer has to offer. Choosing to study here was an easy choice for me, and lucky for me, it also allowed me to keep pursuing my passion for basketball.”
Being a student-athlete and having to juggle a full course load along with the demands of playing a varsity sport does not leave much time for Vikas for much else. When he does find himself with a spare moment, this self-proclaimed “nerd” enjoys analytics. “I like to look at sports statistics and draw comparisons. Statistics are more than just numbers, they really do tell a story and I love discussing it.”
Vikas has grown especially fond of the BCom program over the last year now that the class sizes are smaller. As a result, he has been able to forge close friendships with some of his classmates and professors. “My favourite class to date is the Business Decision Models (BDM) class. The way the professor presented the course content really left a lasting impression with me. He did not leave anything to assumption or chance, including simple things like doing additions in Excel. That is a style of teaching that I really appreciate and respect.”
For Gill, what he loves most about the Telfer School is the genuine interest that his professors show for him as a person both in the classroom and on the court. “It’s very humbling for my Profs to recognize my contribution to the University beyond the classroom. They have been extremely understanding of the reality of the being a student-athlete and by being so accommodating on the academic side, they’ve allowed me to excel athletically as well.”
What matters most to Vikas is to give back to his community and he does so by volunteering in inner-city schools and by motivating youth to stay in school and follow their passion. For Vikas, uOttawa has allowed him to do just that – study in a program that he is passionate about and play a sport he loves. “Even though uOttawa and the Telfer School may seem big, I would tell any prospective student not to be intimidated. There is a great sense of community here at Telfer. The Profs and students are great and there’s a wide variety of clubs and associations to peek everyone’s interest. My advice would be to get involved and take advantage of your journey here.”
Vikas has done just that during his three years at uOttawa, having been part of the three highest ever finishes in the history of the 94 year old Gee-Gees men’s basketball program.
In five years from now, Vikas plans to have a Telfer degree in hand working either in investment banking, or perhaps working for a sports entertainment group in a finance position.
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Kathleen has positively impacted the community in many ways through her entrepreneurial endeavours and is a testament to leadership and passion. Among these endeavours is her involvement as President of Enactus uOttawa, a social enterprise project focused on creating businesses revolving around the community's most pressing problems and her volunteer initiatives regarding mental health. She began her work in the community by starting a project aimed to empower at-risk youth, and help integrate them into a high school setting. Kathleen then ran a Nationally recognized non-profit organization called the Mental Health Project, which was designed to provide youth with the resources to access mental health care in their communities. In her role as President of Enactus uOttawa, she has contributed over 2,000 volunteer hours, empowered over 1,000 people, helped divert over 6,000 pounds of waste from landfills, and has helped raise over $90,000 in funding. Kathleen has grown and started several projects that work with at-risk youth, high school entrepreneurs, the homeless, marginalized immigrant women and individuals with mental illness. Her social enterprises include; EcoEquitable boutique, a fashion boutique that sells women's accessories made from repurposed fabric, which diverts harmful textile waste from landfills, and employs women, and CigBins a business that collects and recycles cigarette butts while providing meaningful employment opportunities for individuals with mental illness. Kathleen has secured multiple customers for CigBins and is projected to have over $100,000 in revenues in 2015, provide at least 5 jobs for individuals with mental illness and recycle hundreds of thousands of cigarette butt waste collected from city streets. Kathleen is a true leader and continues to inspire other young people around her to utilize their skills to have a social impact in the community.
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Throughout the weekend, we welcomed a new cohort of Telfer alumni and hosted two main events around convocation. Students first gathered at the New Graduate Reception to listen to inspiring keynote speeches from Ian Telfer, who also received his honorary doctorate this week, and Harley Finkelstein from Shopify.
After convocation, we welcomed some of our best students for our post-convocation award ceremony. Congratulations to:
Dominic Antonio Franchi (University Gold Medal, KPMG Award for Excellence, Highest Achievement in Accounting)
Jivan Maharaj (University Silver Medal, Highest Achievement in Finance)
Daniela Angarita (David Litvack Memorial Prize, Highest Achievement in Marketing)
Brendon David Campbell (Highest Achievement in Management Information Systems)
Maude Normand (Highest Achievement in Human Resource)
Angela Karr (Highest Achievement in International Management)
Adam Lyle Rouleau (Highest Achievement in e-Business)
Rally Stanovea (Highest Achievement in Entrepreneurship)
Linda Mouhamou (Alterna Social Responsibility Leadership Award)
Gabrielle Rochon-Sabourin (Highest Achievement in Management)
Rémi Nicolas Kévin Gregoire (Christian Navarre Strategic Management Award)
Renée Leduc (Christian Navarre Project Management Award)
Photo: Dominic Antonio Franchi, Dean François Julien
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Kathleen Kemp and Ajmal Sataar have a nose for business and their heart set on making a difference in their community. Since 2013, the fourth-year students have combined studies in management and finance at the Telfer School of Management with running a business called CigBins, a cigarette butt collection and recycling service.
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This blog post was submitted by Linda Mouhamou, BCom student.
Leave everything you know about conferences at the door, including a dress code, because when it comes to C2 Montreal’s international conference you can certainly expect them to defy the conventional. Imagined by the Sid Lee creative agency and founding Partner Cirque du Soleil, C2 brings a sensational avant-garde approach connecting intellect with immersive experiences through the dynamic interaction of commerce and creativity.
From May 26 to 28, I was able to represent the Telfer School of Management as one of 100 student delegates from across Canada at this prestigious event. My stimulating experience commenced as I was greeted by a large artistic display of hanging doors that guided me into the contemporary “Innovation Village”, a completely transformed industrial warehouse. C2 exclusively created a mesmerizing venue to ooh and ahh the crowd of ambitious visitors. There were clothing boutiques, exhibits fusing art and technology, activities, scrumptious and artsy food displays, creative seating arrangements, and of course, the always impressive C2 Labs. The labs were out-of-the-box workshops that used virtual reality, a gigantic nest, a fog-filled igloo, and chairs suspended over an 5 meter high net. But it didn’t end there. Making my way outdoors, the circus-like decorum, complete with a Ferris wheel and ship container booths for VIP sponsors instantly made you feel like a big kid. This made it the perfect location for the evening social networking, performances, and the massive final celebration.
All the activities, including over 37 keynote speakers and 30 workshops, were devised around this year’s central theme: choices. Each day conversations took place around food, health, and energy by examining how innovation, social entrepreneurship, investment and technology are shaping our future as a society. The key takeaway of the conference seemed to be the importance of instrumenting projects by building eclectic teams, from strategists to musicians, creatively driving change.
On day one, it quickly became evident that despite setting the bar very high, this year’s C2 had missed the mark in terms of instilling inspiration and delivering valuable content. Nevertheless, being surrounded by 5,000 executive attendees representing 42 countries was enough to give me an adrenaline rush. I wanted to meet everyone! Thus, the biggest lesson that I learned was how rewarding it can be to adapt and turn unfavorable situations into even bigger opportunities. ‘What matters’ to me, as the new Telfer brand goes, is personal development and expanding my network. So, I quickly turned my disappointment around in time for day two by re-strategizing and re-focusing my energy on drawing inspiration and content from dating – ‘brain-dating’ that is. ‘Brain-dating’, the buzzword of the conference, is like your typical online matchmaking tool designed to connect people together to share their life experiences, with one key difference: it’s done platonically.
Now, I should note that I was attending this conference alone, an intimidating feat even for an outgoing person. But it presented a clear benefit: I would be pushed to approach more people, and I could do so at my preferred pace. First, I did my homework. I spent hours every day searching through the participant profile database to find my ideal matches, get to know more about them, discover where sponsors were located, and which attendees were attending what workshops. The next step was reaching out to people I wished to meet. I either requested a ‘brain-date’ on the C2 portal, via social media or I simply approached the keynote speakers at the end of their presentations. Finally, it was time to have fun networking! I had the chance to ‘brain-date’ the CMO of Deloitte Canada in the VIP container, the President of Sid Lee Toronto, the Innovation Leader at PwC, and the Senior Insight/Strategy/Innovation Director at Marriot International.
Although I had the privilege of meeting with these high profiled individuals, I made a point to value each attendee, from students to strategists, equally. Everyone has something to offer, be it as a new friend, business contact, or an opportunity to be exposed to that person’s network. Leaving my resume at home gave me the power to expose my vulnerabilities while paradoxically demonstrating my know-how to these truly fascinating human beings. This resulted in genuine open-minded conversations about career and life paths, and facilitated the exchange of ideas, insight and knowledge.
Post-conference, I find myself with potential business partners for my consulting work, mentors, “ins” in my job pursuit, more ‘brain-dates’ and opportunities waiting to happen. I entered C2 Montreal expecting to have my mind blown with its grandiose approach, but at the end of the day, it was the conversations I shared through networking that evoked the powerful effect. This conference proved to be exceptionally invaluable for ‘what matters to me’. I can’t wait to return next year as a volunteer!
N.B. Presale tickets are on sale for 50% until September 30, 2015. Next year, Martha Stewart and Dr. David Suzuki have already been confirmed as keynotes.
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Enactus National Competition Winner
The University of Ottawa has been named the 2015 Enactus National Champion by this country’s largest student leadership development organization, Enactus Canada, and a 72 person judging panel comprised of top Canadian CEOs, for their ability to enable social, environmental and economic progress through entrepreneurial action.
The team from the University of Ottawa's Telfer School of Management took home the Tim Hortons Cup in recognition of the impact made at home and abroad through a variety of projects, one of which is providing meaningful job opportunities to individuals with a mental illness.
The winning team included:
- Kathleen Kemp
- Ajmal Sataar
- Sam Thumm
- Hannah Behzadi
- Sayem Reza
- Timmy Guo
“Winning Nationals has been the most amazing ending to my university career. It’s surreal to see that the work that our team has accomplished over the past few years has made such an impact that we’ve been crowned the National champion” said Kathleen Kemp.
“Championing and empowering young people is as important to Tim Hortons as it is with our Tim Horton Children’s Foundation, which shares so many key values with Enactus,” said David Clanachan, President and Chief Operating Officer, Tim Hortons Canada. “Tim Hortons is proud to support Enactus and the entrepreneurial spirits of the young Canadians participating in this competition. We wish them continued success as they make a true difference in their own lives and in that of their communities.”
Enactus University of Ottawa stood victorious with their project CigBins, a cigarette butt and recycling service that has diverted 100,000+ cigarette butts off city streets and generated $73,200 in revenue.
“The Enactus team from the University of Ottawa greatly improved the quality of life for individuals by creating and implementing innovative and forward-thinking community projects,” said Nicole Almond, Enactus Canada president. “We are eager to see Enactus University of Ottawa compete and represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup.”
The National Champion team took home the Tim Hortons Cup and now advances to represent Canada at the Enactus World Cup taking place in South Africa in the fall of this year.
More than 1,200 delegates including the country’s brightest university and college students, academic professionals and top business leaders witnessed the crowning of the National Champion at the 2015 Enactus Canada National Exposition held in Toronto.
In addition, the financial Literacy team placed 3rd in their category. Congratulations to:
- Mieka Loepp
- Wendy Liang
- Faraz Malik
About Enactus Canada
Enactus Canada, this country’s largest student leadership development organization, is shaping generations of entrepreneurial leaders who are passionate about advancing the economic, social and environmental health of Canada. Guided by academic advisors and business experts, more than 2,400 entrepreneurial postsecondary students led 250 community empowerment projects and business ventures this past year in communities coast to coast. As a global network of 36 countries, Enactus uses the power of entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world. For more information, visit enactus.ca.
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All students in ADM 4350 (Equity Valuation) took part in a case competition where they had to estimate the value of a real-life company and propose a course of action that the company should take to solve its problems. This term, the mandate was to analyse the valuation of TMX Group limited.
We would like to congratulate:
First place winners (Tie):
Group 1:
- Stephanie Boucher
- Alexa Lebel
- Bruno Levesque
Group 2:
- Cassy Aite
- Daniel Julien
Third prize:
- Ramy Saikaly
- George Andre Skaff
- Mikolaj Adam Kurman
Best poster Award:
- Sepideh Ghorbani
- Aryan Habib
- Justin Mancni
Creativity Award:
- Justin Au
- Graeme Eastwood
We would like to thank all judges: Ray Yuen, Bryan Lunch, Stephen Kavanagh, Carly Shier, Pouya Safi, François-Éric Raciot, Allan Riding, and Michael Reynolds.
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A total of 79 students divided in groups were responsible for analyzing a case involving a real-life local or Canadian company and report on accounting issues being faced by the subject company. The best groups had to present on April 14th in a competition. The winners received the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA) Case Competition prize for Case Studies in Accounting.
We would like to congratulate the winners:
First Place:
- Amanda Dai
- Saqib Mehmood
- Jordan Pronko
- Connor Snider
- Mohamed Hassan Youssouf
Second Place:
- Idiris Guudle Aden
- Erin Akerley
- Nicholas Chretien
- Elaheh Heidari-Garmesh
- Julianne Selci
Thank you to CPA Ontario for sponsoring the event and to Professor Sheldon Weatherstone, Peter Brennae, Jessica Zhang, Sylvain Durocher, Debbie Rofner and Robert Collier for being judges.
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The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class.
From March 20 to 22, there were 51 teams that participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to members of the winning team:
- Daniel Julien
- Emma Radloff
- Julien Kang
- Zach Allen
- Danika Chilibeck
The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CPA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
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Throughout its 30 editions, the Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition has played a key role in bringing students closer to the business community by working on a real business case presented by a sponsoring organization. It was originally introduced by the late professor and Associate Dean, Michel Cloutier, in 1986. The competition was renamed in his honour in 1991.
This year, the sponsor of the competition was Canadian Heritage. It challenged students to fuse a variety of communications tools into a cohesive pan-Canadian strategy to engage youth in the 150thAnniversary of Confederation.
The judges enjoyed all three presentations and think they will use elements from each of them when Canadian Heritage develops the actual communications strategy for the 150th anniversary of Confederation.
Congratulations to team #2:
- Swanie Desjardins
- Fannie Jo Lehoux Duval
- Rachel Lagacé
- Emilie Mueller
- Antoine Bégin
Antoine Bégin was also recognized as the best presenter of the evening and received a cash prize from the Marc Roy Fund.
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Management student Barbara D. Robertson distinguished herself in many ways during her fall 2014 placement at Elections Canada. In addition to her outstanding academic record, Barbara far surpassed expectations during her placement, particularly through her strong sense of initiative. She showed her ingenuity by developing her own tool to let everyone know their roles and responsibilities when timelines overlap, making practical use of her management skills.
Barbara’s tool is still used as a template by her team and other senior department managers. She also takes part in extracurricular activities, holding various positions and helping to promote her faculty, while maintaining an outstanding grade point average.
Throughout her BCom, Barbara was very involved at Telfer and joined several clubs. In addition to her involvement in the Telfer Marketing Association, she was president for CASCO in 2014 and won first place in Business and Strategy at JDC the same year.
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The 2015 edition of the Strat 24 case competition, put on by Enactus uOttawa, was a resounding success. Forty competitors, twenty from the Telfer School of Management and twenty from the Faculty of Engineering, worked tirelessly for 24-hours to find a feasible solution to a humanitarian problem provided by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Teams consisted of two engineers and two business students from the University of Ottawa.
The two finalist teams presented at the cocktail evening which was held at the Sheraton Hotel in Ottawa. The cocktail evening had a turnout of about one hundred people including sponsors such as IEEE, Hydro Ottawa and Ceridian. Guests at the final cocktail event also had the opportunity to hear Greg Lane, Managing Director at Cisco Canada, speak about the future of streaming and cloud technology.
The winning team and recipients of the $4,000 grand prize were Andre Smith, Joel Kapongo, Neil Gangal and Shahrukh Anis. Congratulation also goes out to the runner-up team and winners of their Pool, consisting of Anthony Tarasio, Mithun Kommalur, Kristopher Furuness and Philippe Legault. Thank you to all of sponsors, attendees and volunteers who helped make the weekend such a success.
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As part of a Consumer Behaviour course, several groups of third-year students had the opportunity to look into consumption of gluten-free products for their term project. This project, under the supervision of professors Leila Hamzaoui and Michael Mulvey, was done with the help of Claude Bonnet, owner of Le Moulin de Provence and Olive & Chili in the Byward Market. Mr. Bonnet, who sells gluten-free products and dishes at Olive & Chili, introduced the students to the distinctive features of these products and to consumer perceptions and what prompted them to turn to these products. He also educated them about their benefits and, more generally, about the importance of the relationship between what we eat and long-term health.
Throughout the project, this joint effort mainly allowed the students to understand what matters to consumers of gluten-free products (i.e. the various motivations and values underlying the consumption of these products). Moreover, all of this enabled them to draw up a consumer profile for these products and make recommendations for developing the market for gluten-free products.
As a follow-up to this initiative, one female student went farther in her collaborative approach. Véronic Mageau, a third-year student in entrepreneurship and international management, has had a special interest in gluten-free products for a long time and understands the importance of a healthy diet. She therefore took the opportunity to develop an innovative project with Mr. Bonnet and the Telfer School of Management and to go from theory to practice. She started by creating social media accounts for Olive & Chili, which led her to discover other facets of marketing. With chef Serge Halbardier and operations management director Olivier Chaillot, she participated in developing new gluten- and dairy-free products to be put on the market. Finally, this collaboration should culminate in the implementation of gluten-free product awareness campaigns and the development of entrepreneurial initiatives with the help of various specialists from the Telfer School of Management.
Watch short videos made by the students (in French only):
La clientèle du sans gluten
Évolution du marché sans gluten
Olive & Chili: Les produits sans gluten
The videos were made by : Érica Begley, Mamadou Yero Diallo, Véronic Mageau and Marie-Rose Nyirabavandimwe.
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All students in ADM4350 (Equity Valuation) took part in a case competition where they had to estimate the value of a real-life company and propose a course of action that the company should take to solve its problems. This term, the mandate was analyze the acquisition of 43 Kentucky Fried Chicken Outlets by Franchise Management Inc.
We would like to congratulate:
First prize:
- Kyle Baker
- Jeff Gottzmann
- Jordan Kord
Second Prize:
- Jivan Moharaj
- Rebecca Mandal
- Joshua Kunze
Third prize:
- Stephanie Furlan
- Mona Mikhael
- Kailin Noivo
Best posters:
- Sang Youn Kim
- Justin Sweeney-Cadieux
Creativity Award winners:
- Raphael Denize
- Emily Lloyd
We would like to thank all judges: Jeff Drinkwater (ScotiaBank), Carly Shiler (Brookfield Renewable Energy Group), Yves Grandmatre (Owner of Oziles Marina), Fred Cotaras (Ultra Electronics Maritime Systems, Inc.), Pouya Safi and Professor François Eric Racicot.
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For the second year in a row, Professor Leila Hamzaoui-Essoussi has been sought out by students at the Lycée Claudel as part of their supervised personal projects (TPE) which are mandatory research projects for students in first S (Grade 6 secondary).
TPEs are intended to diversify the ways in which students take ownership of program content by building on an interdisciplinary approach. They also aim to develop students' ability to be autonomous and take initiative when researching and using documents and information. Lycée students must then present their work in both a final written report and an oral presentation to explain their findings to a jury.
It was in this context that Professor Hamzaoui-Essoussi was solicited by a group of students in 2014 on the subject of gambling marketing: "Plans and strategies used by casinos." In 2015, she was consulted on the theme of "Coca Cola—Between globalization and rejection" in the context of the following problem: "How has Coca Cola become a symbol of the world's Americanization and a product in the struggle for identity?" The students were able to get the professor's input on a number of issues (effective marketing tactics, forms of advertising, cultural influence on consumption, differences in international strategies, etc.), which helped them gather information related to their TPE topic.
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Six high performing finance students will be representing the Telfer School of Management at the 2015 Rotman International Trading Competition from February 19-22 in Toronto. RITC is a three-day intensive trading competition and conference that invites teams from 50 of the best universities around the world. The environment is fiercely competitive, and attracts the brightest students from a variety of different undergraduate and graduate programs. The Telfer 2015 team will consist of Cassy Aite, Ian Harten, Malanga Mposha, Daniel Shannon, William Tu, and Ethan Zhang.
Pouya Safi is the manager of the School’s Financial Research and Learning Lab and is in charge of managing and overseeing the development of this year’s team. He helps ensure that his students have all the necessary resources and guidance in order to succeed and compete at the highest level. Pouya has been coaching the team with both training sessions and preparation workshops/competitions. Pouya believes that the frequent training and meetings for the competition since November is something that the team has grown accustomed to and will be their competitive advantage over teams who put in little preparation.
The idea of intense focus and dedication is nothing new to any of these students who had to compete and interview for their spots on the team. Their regular meetings consist of creating complex models, constructing trading algorithms, and stress-testing strategies. William Tu comments, “The preparation towards the competition alone has been an amazing experience in terms of developing camaraderie, thinking strategically as a team, and embracing the fast-paced nature of trading”. Cassy Aite adds, “Our effectiveness comes from the synergetic skills that each and every member brings to the team”.
With the competition date of February 19 fast approaching, the atmosphere of eagerness continues to rise further. The team is concentrated and ready to challenge any obstacles that come their way.
Photo: Daniel Shannon, Ethan Zhang, William Tu, Malanga Mposha, Ian Harten and Cassy Aite
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The Jeux du Commerce Central (JDCC) took place January 30 to February 1, 2015, in Toronto, Ontario, hosted by the Canadian Association of Business Students. The JDCC competition is one of Canada’s largest business school competition that brings together 700 delegates from 14 universities across Ontario, Québec and the Maritimes to compete in academic, sporting and social events. A delegation of 56 students represented the Telfer School of Management.
Congratulations to students for winning the following:
Human Resource (1st place): Negar Jeyrani, Brooke Runions and Emily Slade
Coach: Professor Francois Chiocchio
MIS (3rd place): Patricia Matibag, Erik Mosney and Kristjan Luik
Coach: Saxon Giddings (4th year student)
Entrepreneurship (3rd place): Tina Liusun, Anastasia Savvidis and Blair Templeton
Coach: Jaclyn Tokarewicz (4th year student)
Advisor of the year award: Matt Archibald
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The 10th Annual Organizational Behaviour Case Competition (OBCC) is a two-day case competition on Organizational Behaviour (and Human Resources) between 12 universities, that was hosted by the Ted Rogers School of Management at Ryerson University took place on Friday January 9 and Saturday January 10, 2015. The Organizational Behaviour Case Competition (OBCC) is a place where students with a passion for HR gather annually to learn, discuss, network, and compete in a rigorous day-long case competition.
This year the theme was “Wired” managing through a digital workplace.
Congratulations to following students for winning the first place!
Team members: Kseniya Stogniy, Brooke Runions, Richard Laberge, and Abhiram Sarvepalli.
Coach: Breanna Scanlan (4th year student who participated in OBCC last year).
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The Jeux du commerce took place January 2 to 4, 2015, at the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Québec. The Jeux du Commerce competition is an interuniversity event that brings together 1,040 delegates from 13 Eastern Canadian universities to compete in academic, sporting and social events. A delegation of 83 students represented the Telfer School of Management. The year marks the 25th anniversary of the University of Ottawa’s participation in this competition.
Congratulations to students for winning the following:
Human Ressource (3rd place): Negar Jeyrani, Brooke Runions and Emily Slade
Coach: Professor François Chiocchio
International Business Case (3rd place): Drew Morash, Gabriel Rubio Maldonado and Jaclyn Tokarewicz
Coach: Anika Laperrière
Committee of the Year (1st place): Aghilas Chebini, Renée Leduc, Jaclyn Tokarewicz, Saxon Giddings, Gabriel Rubio Maldonado, Michel Bedard, Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau, Drew Morash, Diana Kolesarova, Gina Chong, Dominic Franchi and Frédéric Desnoyers
Community Involvement: Recognition as one of the top three university delegations with the most outstanding community involvement initiatives leading up to the competition.
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On Thursday, November 20, seven teams of four to six students participated in a case competition as part of their Case Studies in Accounting course. The winning team and the team that ranked second were respectively awarded $2,200 and $1,000. These prizes are courtesy of CPA Canada and PME Évaluateurs d’entreprises. The Logan-Katz firm also gave a $100 gift certificate at Best Buy to each member of the winning team. Marie-Geneviève Bégin from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, Denis Chainé, partner at Logan-Katz, and Jean-Philippe Aubé, partner at PME Évaluateurs d’entreprises, acted as judges alongside Professor Sylvain Durocher. On the first photo, from left to right, we can see Jean-Philippe Aubé, students from the winning team (Nicholas Guindon, Darquise Labonté, Émilie St-Denis, Valérie Beauclair and Paul Kekanovich – Hamza Benidir, absent) and Professor Sylvain Durocher. The second photo, from left to right, shows Jean-Philippe Aubé, the students from the team that came second (Louis-Philippe Lepage-Madore, Sarah Ouerd, Laila Taga-Mumche, Karine Raymond, Cherihane El Mestassi, Mathieu Purney) and Professor Sylvain Durocher. Congratulations to the winning teams!
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The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class.
From November 13-16, there were 37 teams that participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to members of the winning team:
- Brandon Clifford
- Emem Etok
- Benjamin Guthrie
- Jamie Kibsey
- Sarah Le Mon
The CPA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CPA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
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On December 1, 2014, CASCO students took to the stage at the Delta Ottawa City Centre and raised a record breaking $66.530 for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). The theme of this year’s event was “A Red & White Affair” in honour of the success of Canadian artists and philanthropists.
For the past 15 years, CASCO has been a major event for the Telfer School of Management that is entirely choreographed, organized and executed by like-minded Telfer School students. In recent years, students from other faculties have joined, as performers, in what became a spectacular show of talent and philanthropy that brings together over 500 people including prominent community leaders and ambassadors for CHEO. This year the team paid tribute to past CASCO presidents and members and attendees got the opportunity to meet this year’s CASCO family who expressed immense gratitude towards CHEO, without who the young Leo would not have made it.
In preparation for this event, CASCO students spent countless hours auditioning, choreographing, and organizing this annual gala show to raise money for CHEO. The Telfer School of Management and the wider University of Ottawa community remain very proud of students who decide to commit time and energy on this event every year for the positive impacts that they leave on our community.
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This year marks the return of the Telfer School of Management at the largest HR competition in eastern Canada. The HR Symposium took place from November 21 to 23 at the University of Quebec at Rimouski. The competition brings together more than 250 university students from nine business schools
The delegation distinguished itself by winning two 3rd place trophies;
- 3rd position in the collective agreement negotiation simulation.
- Samantha Paiement
- Benjamin Macré
- Émilie Fournier
- 3rd position in the case of human resources management.
- Brook Runions,
- Ibrahim Gheriani
- Mia-Kin Viau-Gamache
Congratulations to all the members of the delegation that was composed of Maral Eliott, Marc Anthony and Patrick Guénette Patenaude (quiz) Émilie Fournier, Samantha payment, Benjamin Macré (collective bargaining agreement); Magali Mayrand Janice Chapman and Richard Laberge (arbitration); Brooke Runions, Mia-Kin-Viau Gamache and Ibrahim Gheriani (HRM case); Renée Leduc, Oneal Ishimwe Fadi Azzi, Cameron Harvey, Tamara and Alexander Roy-Stang Hannoun (sports) and Patrick Furgeson, Sera Ertan, Steven Benoît Ménard and Marie-Pierre Lafrance for their work as coaches and volunteers.
Congratulations to Rafael Morin, who assumes the dual role of president and coordinator of the Telfer delegation. With the help of all the participants, a colossal work has been done to ensure our participation in the competition.
The delegation wishes to thank the coaches, Suzanne Payette and Jane O'Really and offer a special thank you to the coach and godmother Anne-Julie Charlebois students in human resources. They also want to acknowledge the cooperation of Telfer alumni Audrey Lamarche and Alex Massi.
The financial contribution of the Telfer Human Resources Association (ARHHRA) has been essential to the project and the organizers would like to thank the president of the association, Abhiram Sarvepalli.
Finally, all participants want to personally thank the Rimouski organizing committee who made this event a success.
Photo: Brook Runions, Ibrahim Gheriani and Mia-Kin Viau-Gamache (HRM)
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The University of Ottawa iGEM team traveled to Boston, MA for the annual iGEM World Jamboree competition which was held from October 30 to November 1. The team of students from science, engineering, and Telfer competed against hundreds of university teams from other parts of the world for the most innovative application of synthetic biology. This was a particularly successful year as our team took home the silver medal in the undergraduate division for our tri-stable switch, a system responsible for cell differentiation.
This was a successful year for the finance team as well. It reached out to sponsors and set up fundraisers to ensure sufficient funding so that as many of the team members as possible could attend the competition. This experience in Boston has helped students connect with many innovative students from all over the world, who have now become contacts for future collaborations.
iGEM will resume its activities in the new year and will be looking forward to more unique experiences on the team and establishing a closer link between business and science collaborations.
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As members of a uOttawa student organization called Enactus, my colleague Ajmal Sataar and I are always looking for ways to provide opportunities to those in need. Enactus tackles social, economic and environmental issues through business and is focused on bringing social enterprise to the community. When the opportunity came to bring these opportunities to the town of Iqaluit in Nunavut, we jumped at the chance to travel there.
Each year, Enactus teams travel around the world to bring enterprise to third world communities that are lacking in resources, funding and support. Our team feels that there is a lot of room for economic development through social enterprise and entrepreneurship within the confines of our own country. Nunavut, a territory with lots of potential for growth, is an area in which we wanted to invest time and energy in order to bring more opportunities to people in the North.
Read the full article by Kathleen Kemp on The Gazette Website [This link is no longer available]
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The 2014 edition of Place à la jeunesse was a great success! On November 15, 2014, students from 14 French-speaking high schools across Ontario competed in the final round of this prestigious academic competition held at the Desmarais Building at Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa. This competition hosts 90 participants who showcase their analytical and communication skills. Every year, Place à la jeunesse declares three winning teams in each academic stream: accounting, marketing, entrepreneurship, and debates. Each participant of these winning teams, as well as the best presenter of each stream receive one of the forty scholarships up for grabs, that amount to a total of $82,000.
The competition provides the participants with the necessary competencies and the confidence to succeed in the world of business. “We are involved with Place à la jeunesse since our own participation back in high school, in 2008. Every year, we were proud to be part of this competition that touched us personally. This event is an unforgettable experience that most certainly pushed us to study at the Telfer School of Management! Our goal every year is to pass on that same passion onto the leaders of tomorrow.” said the Co-Presidents of the 11th edition, Frédéric Desnoyers and Dominic Franchi.
Every year, numerous partners help shape the success of this event. Place à la jeunesse 2014 wishes to thank them for their great generosity:
- University of Ottawa
- Telfer School of Management
- Jeux du commerce Ottawa
- Ministry of Education of Ontario
- Student Federation of the University of Ottawa
- Conseil scolaire de district catholique de l’Est ontarien
- Deloitte LLP
- SME Business Appraisers
- Conseil scolaire catholique Providence
- Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario
- DocUcentre
- Conseil des écoles catholiques du Centre-Est
- BDO Canada LLP
- Kyalis Group Inc.
- Marcil Lavallée
- i-tag Promo
Here are the winners of Place à la jeunesse 2014!
Accounting
1st Place – Scholarship of $5,000
École secondaire régionale de Hawkesbury :
- Claudia Murray
- Nicholas Séguin
- Sandrine Pageau
2nd Place – Scholarship of $1,000
École secondaire catholique de Casselman:
- Alexandre Bisson
- Ariane Parisien
- Philippe Laflèche
3rd Place – Scholarship of $500
École secondaire catholique Cité des Jeunes:
- Andréanne Fraser
- Jacob Mongenais
- Rémi Dumais
Entrepreneurship
1st Place - Scholarship of $5,000
École secondaire catholique Garneau:
- Marc-André Arsenault
- Nadia Hiebert
- Patrick Buffett
2nd Place – Scholarship of $1,000
École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde:
- Jean-Luc Martineau
- Mohan Aubeeluck
- Nathan Liang
3rd Place – Scholarship of $500
École secondaire catholique L’Escale:
- Antoine Cantin
- Joshua Boyle
- Mikaël Gaumond
Marketing
1st Place – Scholarship of $5,000
École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé:
- Mukund Mauji
- Nader Allam
- Vlad Cojanu
2nd Place - Scholarship of $1,000
École secondaire catholique L’Escale:
- Isabelle Charette
- Jacob Racine
- Pascale Rioux
3rd Place - Scholarship of $500
École secondaire catholique de Hearst:
- Alex Dalcourt
- Jean-Philippe Dumais
- Sabrina Mastelloto
Debates
1st Place – Scholarship of $5,000
École secondaire catholique de Casselman:
- Joël Charbonneau
- Katia Ranger
- Nathaniel Quenneville
2nd Place – Scholarship of $1,000
École secondaire publique Le Sommet:
- Alex Hazan
- Emmanuelle Lamonico
- Sébastien Sauvé
3rd Place - Scholarship of $500
École secondaire catholique Garneau:
- Élisabeth Bruins
- Maxim Bourgeois
- Vanessa Bournival
Best Presenter
Accounting - Scholarship of $1,000
- Claudia Murray, École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury
Marketing - Scholarship of $1,000
- Jérémy Proteau, École secondaire publique Le Sommet
Entrepreneurship - Scholarship of $1,000
- Jean-Luc Martineau, École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde
Debates - Scholarship of $1,000
- Alex Hazan, École secondaire publique Le Sommet
- Category: Rising Stars
The 2nd Telfer Trading Competition (TTC) finished off with another successful year here at the University of Ottawa with forty registered students. These students gathered October 4, 2014 to compete, work hard, and push their trading capabilities to their limits. Participants had the opportunity to practice trading financial securities, build financial models and macros, and experience the thrill of a classic trading pit. The event was a joint collaboration between the Financial Research and Learning Lab and the University of Ottawa Student Investment Club (OSIC).
Many students dedicated time to prepare and train for the different challenges within the competition. The day was tough and intense and only the most prepared participants were able to emerge victorious and outperform their peers for a prize pool totalling over $800. The top six students measured by the aggregate results of all the cases, won cash prizes ranging from fifty to two-hundred dollars. There were also cash and prizes given to the winners of each of the five cases. However, the students were seeking a much greater prize as a result of the competition.
The competition was the only opportunity to try out for this year's Rotman International Trading Competition team which will go to Toronto to represent the school in February of 2015. Only six very exceptional students from the University of Ottawa are chosen for this prestigious competition each year, and the Telfer Trading Competition was the selection platform for it. The structure of TTC was designed to help identify ambitious, skilled, and driven candidates for the University's RITC team. The top twelve ranking students were given the opportunity to formally apply. Their rankings, along with their CV, cover letter and a formal interview will be used by the final selection committee.
The event began in the large conference room in Desmarais where students were welcomed and given a brief introduction. Shortly after, students began to clear their throats and ready themselves for the social outcry portion of the competition. This segment resembled an olden day trading pit where individuals were required to wave their arms and yell their bid and ask orders. Participants traded on the Telfer-500 index; a simulated index created by Alex Tyutyunnik who is a recent Telfer alumnus and now an employee at TD Securities in risk management. Alex made the trip down from Toronto for the competition and helped tremendously in preparation and acted as key administrator in running the event. The Telfer-500 index was programmed to frequently produce news that would drive the index price up and down. The charts and news updates were displayed on four massive projections located on all surrounding walls of the conference room. Students needed to successfully interpret the news, and make investment decisions based on their findings. Once a student found a counterpart for the trade, they then needed to confirm the transaction on an order sheet and submit it to the designated market makers. Liquidity could only be created through the transactions of buyers and sellers within the trading floor, so competition was fierce.
After the social outcry portion, students transitioned to the computer lab for the case-based segment. This second portion was focused on utilizing an order-driven market simulation called Rotman Interactive Trader. The cases consisted of a Dynamic Order Arrival case, Microstructure Capstone case, Commodities Capstone case, and finally an Algorithmic Arbitrage case. Every single scenario offered a new category that required a different skillset, trading style, and risk adaptability. Each case contained three rounds which lasted between five and ten minutes. As trading went live, you could hear students yelling and cheering as they watched their profits go up and down. When volatility swept the screens of all the traders, you could sense that the atmosphere in the room had changed with unease. All traders were glued to their screens watching for any indicators of price fluctuation or news. Students needed to focus and pay full attention to any opportunities for capital gain. Every second was valuable, and the ability to take advantage of those seconds meant even more. The energetic environment closely resembled the hectic nature of a trading floor.
Half way into the second part of the competition, coffee was served and students had the opportunity to take a break and chat with their peers. After the break had ended, students went back to their trading stations and began to prepare for the final case – Algorithmic Arbitrage. For this specific scenario, participants were required to pre-construct an algorithm on Excel VBA that would take advantage of the price discrepancies between the same security which traded two different exchanges. When the case went live, students were required to stand back and watch while their algorithms battled it out.
The simulation-based concept proved once again to be a great learning experience for any student wishing to pursue a career in the financial markets. The style of the competition allowed students to practice making optimal decisions based on unexpected circumstances and scenarios. The hands-on experience offered in this event would not have been possible without educational resources like the Financial Research and Learning Lab. The lab is always working towards providing students with more opportunities for growth, self-development and achievement. In order to make these competitions more rewarding and fulfilling in the future, the Financial Research and Learning Lab will continue to work on projects with student clubs like OSIC. It is said that planning for the 3rd Telfer Trading Competition is already underway for January 2015. However, the next one is rumoured to be on a whole different scale!
The day's winners were as follows:
Overall
- Cassy Aite
- William Tu
- Luke Filice
- (Tie) Ian Harten, Ethan Zhang
- Max Davis
Case Winners
Social Outcry Winner: Cassy Aite
Dynamic Order Arrival: Talib Sadat
Microstructure Capstone: Daniel Shannon
Commodities Capstone: Ethan Zhang
Algorithmic Arbitra: Ethan Zhang
Photo: Cassy Aite (Centre), Alex Tyutyunnik (Left), Pouya Safi (Right)
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Marina Kidisyuk will travel to Boston, Massachussetts with the rest of the uOttawa International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM) group to present their synthetic biology project. In order to raise funds to go to Boston, the team partered up with Let's Talk Science and Mini Enrichment Courses to offer educational seminars for children.
Thirty students from different faculties and programs came together to develop this project and Marina played a key role in finance and marketing, using the expertise she acquired in her BCom classes.
“Not only will we have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most innovative students from science and engineering, but we will be representing the University of Ottawa and the Telfer School of Management on a world stage. This will be an exciting time for us to meet students just like ourselves from other countries pitching new ideas that could shape the course of our future. As business students, it is exciting knowing that investing our expertise into this field is helping many medical and technological possibilities become our reality.”
- Category: Rising Stars
As part of his Telfer BCom, Daryo worked as an intern for the County of Riverside, more specifically the Office of Foreign Trade, Office of Military Services and the Office of Film and Television. In his role, he learned about job creation, business development, project management and economic development in a cross-cultural context. As one of the interns at the Office of Foreign Trade, he was recently recognized and awarded a distinguished intern award.
He was able to secure this internship with the help of Lee Fraser, a Telfer alumnus working in California, and recommends the experience to other students who are looking for a challenge.
Read an article about Daryo's internship in Export Magazine [This link is no longer available].
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Students from the Telfer School of Management have placed among the top student leaders in Canada at the Enactus National competition that was held in Calgary, Alberta from April 28-30, 2014. This success comes on the heels of many accomplishments this year, including huge success at the Enactus Regional Exposition.
Ajmal Sataar won Student Leader of the Year, and Kathleen Kemp was named the HSBC Woman Leader of Year, Central Canada, and was the runner up nationally. The team won 6 other awards, and was a Semi-Finalist among the Top 8 teams in Canada.
“These are tremendous accomplishments that speak to our students’ personal dedication and hard work” said Stephen Daze, the Telfer School’s faculty advisor for Enactus uOttawa.
Awards received:
- First Place in the TD Entrepreneurship Challenge Central Canada
- First Place in the Capital One Financial Education Challenge Central Canada
- First Place for Best Project in the RBC Newcomer Advancement Project Fund
- Third Place in the Scotiabank Ecoliving Green Challenge
- Third Place for Best Project in the Walmart Women's Economic Empowerment Grant
- Ajmal Sataar - Student Leader of the Year
- Kathleen Kemp - HSBC Women Leader of the Year, Central Canada, and Runner Up nationally
- Stephen Daze - John Dobson Fellow for his work with the team as a Faculty Advisor
- Semi-Finalist in the National Competition, Top 8 in Canada
Photo gallery
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All students in ADM4350 (Equity Valuation) took part in a case competition where they had to estimate the value of a real-life company and propose a course of action that the company should take to solve its problems. This term, the mandate was to estimate the value of Ozile’s Marina and Tackle Corporation.
We would like to congratulate:
First prize:
- Vincent Baulne-Charland
- Steve Kavanagh
- Nour Alyoussef
Second Prize:
- Tony Ehteshami
- Drew Alexander
- Oliver Alexander
- Douglas Spark
Third prize:
- Folco Colonna
- Jean-Pierre Godeme
Best posters (two groups):
- Rita Anne Awad
- Lara Salem
-
Eric Werner
- Jessica Gilbert Gagné
- Robert Allan Frank
- Layla Ahmed Reza
Creativity Award winner:
- Joshua Andrew King
- Bradley Garrett Ney
- Andrew Reid Potter
We would like to thank all judges: Kash Pashootan, Jeff Drinkwater (Scotia Bank), Jeff Blattman (EDC), Yves Grandmaitre (Owner of Ozile's Marina and Tackle) and Pouya Safi.
- Category: Rising Stars
A total of 85 students divided in 10 groups were responsible for analyzing a case involving a real-life local or Canadian company and report on accounting issues being faced by the subject company. The best groups had to present on April 4th in a competition. The winners received the Certified General Accountants of Ontario (CGAO) Case Competition prize for Case Studies in Accounting.
We would like to congratulate the winners:
- Leah Wright
- Eric Chausse
- Osman Issack
- Vincent Paquette
- John-Joseph Patafie
- Taylor Servais
Thank you to CGA Ontario for sponsoring the event and to Professor Brian Conheady, Professor Sheldon Weatherstone and André Auger from Welch, LLP for being judges.
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MBA teams of students in Professor Garrick Apollon's MBA 5211 – Corporate Governance and Ethics course worked on a term project named Global Anti-Corruption Project aiming to develop an anti-corruption corporate governance compliance program for small Canadian global companies. The students' challenge was organized according to the format of the television show, "The Apprentice." The students had to submit a written report and make an oral presentation to an evaluation committee composed of:
- Sgt. Pat Poitevin (acting as the chief judge for the Global Anti-Corruption Project ) Senior Investigator - Outreach Coordinator Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sensitive and International Investigations National Division
- Alison FitzGerald, Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright in Ottawa
- Yolanda Banks, Senior Corporate Social Responsibility at Export Development Canada
- Mark Grenon, CPA, Managing Forensic Accountant at PWGSC (Government of Canada)
- Professor Garrick Apollon, Telfer School of Management
- Susan Côté-Freeman, Programme Manager, Private Sector Programmes at Transparency International
- Allison Caverly, General Manager GoodLife FITNESS and alumnus of the Telfer School
- Professor Michael Miles, MBA Director at the Telfer School
Congratulations to the members of the challenge-winning team:
- Juhee Anderson
- Mark Lyons
- Craig Marsh (team leader)
- Alex Nderitu
- Paola Osorio
- Deyanira Reyes-Moran
- Brad Smith
- Connie Sung
As explained by Professor Apollon, it is not common for students to be required to make a presentation and be evaluated by members of the business community and not only by their professor.
"I was nervous for them and I am proud of their accomplishments and their work. Just like in "The Apprentice" show, they got some harsh but very constructive criticism about their work. They didn’t get fired but they definitely learned a lot and most importantly got a lesson of humility. I also want to express my deep appreciation to Sergeant Patrice Poitevin from RCMP who acted as our chief judge and worked passionately on this project with me and all the judges, who all generously gave more than one workday to this Telfer School project," said Professor Apollon.
Inspired by his experience with Professor Adam Grant of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Professor Apollon’s intentions in creating the Global Anti-Corruption Project was to have his students work on a real project of a social and ethical nature.
“My father came to Canada from Haiti for a better future because Haiti always experienced until today severe problems with political instability and corruption. However, corruption is not just a problem happening in developing nations like Haiti; recently our country has faced its share of corruption scandals. Therefore, like I always say to my students’ ethical leadership in business or in our lives is something that we should all aspire and work on every day. This is why the Telfer School decided to partner with RCMP instead to work with one company, like Alain Doucet, Assistant Dean, External relations at Telfer said to me we will have the chance to have a meaningful impact not just to one company but to the whole business community in Canada because RCMP will be able to use our work and research. The Global Anti-Corruption Project was only possible because of a great team effort and I was honoured to have the chance to “quarterback” this project. We are currently running the Global Anti-Corruption Project in my undergraduate class of Multinational Business Policy. We are starting something big and sustainable that RCMP would also like to replicate in all business schools across the country”.
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The winners in the 7th annual Engineering Graduate Poster Competition from E-Business Technologies (MEBT / MSc) and System Sciences (MSc / MSysSc) were all students supervised by Telfer School professors! These are terrific results that highlight the burgeoning research collaborations between the Faculty of Engineering and the Telfer School through these two joint programs. Telfer professors publish high-quality papers with graduate students in these programs and secure valuable external grants.
The competition was held on March 27 at the School of Information and Computer Science as part of Graduate Studies and Engineering Research Day and involved 30 judges from industry and government funding agencies. It was the first year in which EBT and Systems Science participated and they were extremely well represented with 9 of the 59 research posters presented. Several of the faculty and students in the competition are also involved in projects supported by the IBM Centre for Business Analytics and Performance at the Telfer School.
Congratulations to all Telfer School / Systems Science and EBT participants:
1st Place
Brain-based Biomarkers for Depression Diagnoses
By: Fadwa Gamal Al-Azab (EBT)
Supervisor: Bijan Raahemi of the Telfer School
2nd Place
Risk Analysis in Coastal Communities Decision Making
By: Sara Mohammadi (Systems Science)
Supervisor: Dan Lane of the Telfer School
3rd Place
Business Intelligence - Enabled Adaptive Enterprise Architecture
By: Okhaide Samson Akhigbe (Systems Science)
Supervisor: Daniel Amyot of the Faculty of Engineering and Greg Richards of the Telfer School
Other students supervised by Telfer faculty members
- Mona Rezaei, Systems Science (Combining Balanced Score Card and Data Envelopment Analysis for Analyzing the Performance of Small Scale Fisheries) with Dan Lane.
- Alex Chung, Systems Science (Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning: A Value Based Approach to Preparing Coastal Communities for Sea Level Rise) with Dan Lane and Colleen Mercer-Clark.
- Fahad Saleh Alaieri, EBT (Knowledge Management in Collaborative Environment) with Bijan Raahemi.
- Morvarid Kardan, EBT (Sentiment Analysis and Opinion Mining using Twitter: A quantitative research on the correlation between specifically defined Twitter feeds and Consumer Confidence Index) with Gurprit Kindra and Michael Guolla.
- Category: Rising Stars
Winter 2014
The Telfer School of Management held the Winter 2014 Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition on April 1, 2014 at the Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the winning team, Team 2 (Julie-Anne Gagné, Julia Nikonorova, Katiana Paré, Christine Rahep, Tamara Saikaley), who provided the best insight into how the Regroupement des gens d'affaires' Business Assistance Program could increase its visibility and encourage use of its services by local organizations.
The winning team received a cash prize of $1,200 and Corrin Whiteway, the student with the best presentation skills, received a $500 prize.
Fall 2013
The Telfer School of Management held the fall 2013 Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition on December 3, 2013 at the Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the winning team, Team 2 (Jocelyne Dramisino, Marinela Dzonlic, Lauren Lemay, Ned Nadima Khenzu, Lindsay O'Bryan), who provided the best insight into how Julie Blais-Comeau could maximize sales of her new book on business etiquette.
The winning team received a cash prize of $1,200 and Vanessa Khoury, the student with the best presentation skills, received a $500 prize.
- Category: Rising Stars
The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class.
From March 13-16, students participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the members of the winning team:
- François Forrest
- Rebecca Mandal
- Emily Ramji
- Sophia Pavlou
- Pierce Colley
The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CGA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
- Category: Rising Stars
We are proud to announce that every team we sent at Happening Marketing finished in the top three for the academic cases. This year, the competition took place at Université Laval in Quebec City.
B2B (Business to business Marketing) - 1st place
- Antoine Bégin
- Corey Ellis
- Linda Mouhamou
Coaches : Professor David Large, Christopher Sisto
Assistant Coach: Diane Mugeni
International Marketing - 1st place
- Carley Clouthier
- Vincent Baulne
- Martin Rivard
Strategy - 1st place
- Lloyd Alexander
- Sara Valentino
- Saxon Giddings
Relationship Marketing - 3rd place
- Brittany Blain-Wambolt
- Julie-Anne Gagné
- Andrew Packer
Integrated Marketing Communication - 3rd place
- Raphaël Morin
- Samantha Buch
- Vineeth Sampathkumar
In addition, the Telfer School was named the school who improved the most this year.
- Category: Rising Stars
This country’s largest student leadership development organization, Enactus Canada, hosted their 2014 Regional Exposition – Central Canada at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto on March 13-14, 2014. The event inspired and celebrated the entrepreneurial action of student teams and student entrepreneurs across Central Canada.
The Regional Exposition brings together over 500 student leaders, academic professionals and top executives and entrepreneurs from Central Canada around the shared cause of transforming lives through entrepreneurial action.
During the event, post-secondary students competed for prestigious regional championship titles by showcasing their community outreach projects and business ventures to judging panels composed of business professionals.
Three team-based competitions focused on entrepreneurship, environmental issues and financial education, as well as an individual-based competition for full-time students operating full-time businesses, took place during the Regional Exposition.
Enactus uOttawa was named Regional Champion of the Capital One Financial Education Challenge and Regional Champion of TD Entrepreneurship Challenge in League A. The team also placed as second runner-up for the ScotiaBank Ecoliving Green Challenge. Enactus uOttawa Co-President, Kathleen Kemp, was recognized as one of the HSBC Woman Leaders of tomorrow for Central Canada.
Regional champions move on to the national level of competition taking place April 28-30 at the 2014 Enactus Canada National Exposition in Calgary, Alberta.
To learn more about Enactus uOttawa’s community projects, visit www.enactusuottawa.ca
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Congratulations to Gabrielle Vacon for winning the April Nauta Award and being named Telfer CO-OP student of the year.
When doing her placement with BDO Canada, Gabrielle Vachon worked on a number of accounting, tax and certification projects. She also dealt with numerous clients during the course of her work at BDO. Gabrielle was given responsibility for the Ottawa East region, a challenge she found quite interesting. Her supervisor described her as someone able to work very well not only on her own but also as part of a team. She gained experience analyzing various types of information, an important skill accountants must possess. Gabrielle is an employee who believes a great deal in her work in accounting and will complete her certification requirements.
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Procter and Gamble partnered with the Ted Rogers School of Management to create a national competition combining business and technological innovation, which sets it apart from existing competitions.
Teams from every Canadian province were extended an invitation to compete on March 1, 2014 in Toronto.
Congratulations to Roberta Kramchynsky, Bhumika Bakshi, Kimberly Barret and Sharon Thomas who came back with the bronze cup (3rd place out of 12 teams)!
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She has owned stages across Canada and the United States and is only at the dawn of her promising music career. Fourth year student Krista Jane El-Khoury is doing a bachelor of commerce with a specialization in accounting — and she’s also a singer. With a raspy soulful voice, El-Khoury hopes that her career will be one driven more by passion than fame. We caught up with her to discuss her love for music, her career goals and her world-renowned opera singer sister, Joyce El-Khoury.
Read the article in the Gazette [This link is no longer available]
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The Telfer School of Management finishes 3rd overall at the 2014 Jeux du commerce (JDC) competition.
The University of Ottawa would like to congratulate the team of 90 Telfer School of Management students that represented us at the Jeux du commerce 2014 (JDC). This annual competition, featuring 13 universities from Eastern Canada, was hosted by the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières from January 3-5, 2014.
Congratulations to the President of the delegation, Chloé Laframboise, for her leadership in bringing the Academic Cup back to Telfer. This year's delegation brought home 8 trophies, including the Academic Cup, which has been won by the Telfer School for the sixth time in seven years.
Team Awards:
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Academic Cup: Top school in the academic activities
Coach: Guy Laflamme (ADM3994 Preparation and participation to Business Cases I)
- 3rd place Overall Standing
1st place trophies:
Strategy (Barbara Robertson, Gabbie Kratchanov, Antoine Robert)
Coach : Laurent Mirabeau
International Business (Jeffrey Laplante, Faheem Savia, Jaclyn Tokarewicz)
Coach: Anika Laperriere
Management Information Systems (MIS (Saxon Giddings, Ashley Rosa, Michelle Lim)
Coach: Samer Forzley
3rd place trophies:
Tax (Dominic Franchi, Ailsa Leitch, Emily Hsiung)
Coaches: Kathryn Pedwell and Simon Couvrette
Operations and logistics (Aghilas Chebini, Brian Spour, Josh Girard)
Coach: Jean Couillard
Marketing (Sarah Rizvi, Aleksandra Jasinska, Marie-Pier Gauthier)
Coaches: Michael Guolla and Mike Weatherhead
The full list of awards is available online (in French only)
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Frank Bouchard , student in an interdisciplinary program in engineering management, developed the prototype of Wipebook because he didn’t like to waste paper. Wipebook is basically a notebook that allows you to erase what’s on the page and then reuse it.
While finishing his master’s degree in engineering management, he met Toby Maurice and Thomas Sychterz, who were also in Professor Stephen Daze’s (Telfer Entrepreneur in Residence) High-Tech Entrepreneurship course (MBA6262). Toby and Thomas eventually became co-founders of Wipebook.
In MBA 6262, Stephen Daze really emphasized validating an idea through real sales, and so the team took a leap of faith and manufactured 300 Wipebooks. Sales were primarily to students on campus. During the MBA 6262 course, the team made a first attempt at a crowdfunding campaign with Kickstarter, but only managed to raise $200.
Eight months later, the business was going well and over 150 books had been sold. The team decided to give Kickstarter a second try, during global entrepreneurship week, in hopes to gain more awareness and develop a new prototype in large quantities.
The company raised more than $400,000, which is one hundred times above their initial goal.
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The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class.
From November 13-17, students participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the members of the winning team:
- Wilson Li
- Alex Tyutyunnik
- Brian Juin Phon Chan
- Edward Alexei Porturas
- William Eveleigh
The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CGA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
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Only three years after its official launch, local start-up Spoonity has already signed one of Ottawa’s biggest coffee shop chains, Bridgehead, as a client, and is in process of creating a pilot project for national chain Pita Pit. The winner of the 2012 start-up Garage competition, Spoonity is the brainchild of Telfer alumnus Myron Gomes and his business partner, Max Bailey, whose focus is encouraging customer loyalty through digital punch card rewards technology.
While rewarding customer loyalty is not a new practice, the company’s selling point is making the online experience more interactive and engaging for both the customer and the merchant.
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(article available in French only)
La ronde finale est officiellement terminée!
Le 9 novembre 2013 a eu lieu la ronde finale de la compétition académique Place à la jeunesse, évènement organisé par Les Jeux du Commerce Ottawa en collaboration avec l’École de gestion Telfer, l’Université d’Ottawa et le Ministère de l’Éducation de l’Ontario. Trente équipes réunissant 90 élèves des écoles secondaires francophones provenant de partout en Ontario ont participé à cette compétition de haut calibre.
Un gros merci à toutes les écoles qui ont participé à la 10e édition, surtout aux enseignants-accompagnateurs ainsi qu’à tous les élèves qui ont grandement impressionné les juges avec la qualité de leur travail et leur professionnalisme.
Au total, 16 bourses d’une valeur totalisant 82 000 $ ont été accordées aux gagnants des volets de comptabilité, marketing, entrepreneuriat et débat oratoire.
Résultats 2013
Félicitations à tous les élèves qui ont participé à la compétition Place à la jeunesse 2013. Ce fut une expérience enrichissante et inoubliable.
Gagnants du cas de comptabilité
1re place – Bourse de 5 000 $
École secondaire régionale de Hawkesbury :
Anita Gut
Mikaëlla Leblanc
Marie-Ange Tessier
2e place – Bourse de 1 000 $
École secondaire catholique de Casselman:
Maria Laflèche
Brady Boisvert
Miguel Laroche
3e place – Bourse de 500 $
École secondaire catholique l’Escale :
Benoit Brunet
Isabelle Bouchard
Valérie Godin
Gagnants du cas de marketing
1re place - Bourse de 5 000 $
École secondaire catholique L’Escale:
Antoine Cantin
Joshua Boyle
Mikaël Gaumond
2e place - Bourse de 1 000 $
École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé :
James Zhao
Kevin Gammage
Michael Norris
3e place - Bourse de 500 $
École secondaire publique Le Sommet :
Charles-William Desroches
Jérémy Proteau
Manuel Leclair
Gagnants du cas en entrepreneuriat
1re place – Bourse de 5 000 $
École secondaire publique Le Sommet :
Dérick Giroux
Sébastien Sauvé
Alexandre Gélineau
2e place - Bourse de 1 000 $
École secondaire catholique E.J. Lajeunesse :
Amanda Drury
Christine St-Pierre
Siri Gauthier
3e place - Bourse de 500 $
École secondaire publique Gisèle-Lalonde :
Hodane Abdi
Narimane Ait Hamou
Sara Zkiou
Gagnants du volet des débats oratoires
1re place - Bourse de 5 000 $
École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé :
Abtine Monavvari
Alphadyo Balde
Safya Lachgar
2e place - Bourse de 1 000 $
École secondaire Saint-François-Xavier :
Christopher Tucker
Marjorie-Ann Hurtubise
Sarah Tessier
3e place - Bourse de 500 $
École secondaire Publique Le Sommet:
Cendrine Lavigne
Tristan Joanette
Charles Séguin
Reconnaissance des meilleurs présentateurs
Comptabilité - Bourse de 1 000 $
Isabelle Bouchard, École secondaire catholique l’Escale
Marketing - Bourse de 1 000 $
Michael Norris, École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé
Entrepreneuriat - Bourse de 1 000 $
Alexandre Gélineau, École secondaire publique Le Sommet
Débats oratoires - Bourse de 1 000 $
Abtine Monavvari, École secondaire Étienne-Brûlé
Les Jeux du Commerce Ottawa, l’École de gestion Telfer de l’Université d’Ottawa et les partenaires de Place à la jeunesse 2013 aimeraient féliciter les gagnants pour leur réussite. Place à la jeunesse a été une fois de plus un énorme succès.
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Tired of trying to grab a coffee in between classes only to be met with long lineups? If so, KnowLine might be the solution. Like the name suggests, KnowLine is an application designed to let you know about the status of a lineup at a given place. The app was created by four uOttawa students who shared a dislike for long waits and decided it was time for a change.
“Waiting is inevitable in everyone’s daily routine. It’s a pain point that we’ve grown accustomed to. The idea of KnowLine came from wanting to create a wait time-sharing network that would remove these pain points,” explained Chad Malouin, fourth year student in the Telfer School of Management and one of the founders of KnowLine [This link is no longer available].
The crowd-sourced application is available for all mobile platforms (iOS, Android, Blackberry), and in its initial phase, has focused on helping students deal with lineups at university services. According to Greg Somers, the engineer in the group, this is an app that all universities could benefit from to ensure efficient time usage for their students.
This student-made solution to student problems started out as a class project that brought together Veronica Grajewski, a third year student in commerce and communications, Noah Hayes from Telfer, Greg Somers from the engineering faculty and Malouin, with the aim of getting the highest marks. But it grew beyond the classroom, and with coaching from their professor, Barbara Orser, the four realized that it was an idea worth implementing. “When we first introduced the idea to our class we received a lot of positive feedback. Our class then voted for us to attend the Wes Nicol competition, where we were encouraged to create something tangible, as there was a need for it,” said Malouin.
Starting a business whilst a student is never the easiest thing to do, and the KnowLine team can attest to this. As Malouin explained, what makes it even harder is the need to secure funding to get a product onto the market. He added that uOttawa’s resources designed to facilitate this process are helpful.
According to Somers, the team intends to market the product to bars and restaurants around the city looking to manage their wait-times. “Eventually we’d like to get into some data analytics and hopefully be able to improve hospital and airport wait-times by keeping patients and customers informed,” he said.
Are you an entrepreneur in the making? Or do you aspire to be one? Be sure to check out the many workshops taking place during Entrepreneurship Week [This link is no longer available] at the University of Ottawa.
by Louise Umutoni [This link is no longer available]
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Reaching Out MBA is a not-for-profit organization whose "singular purpose [is] to empower LGBT MBA students to become professionals who will lead the way to equality in business education, in the workplace, and throughout society." Each year, they hold an Annual MBA Conference, which "provides a forum for prospective and current graduate business school students, recent alumni and current business leaders to build personal and professional networks, exchange information and promote cooperation within their respective areas of interest." This year's conference (the 16th Annual Conference) was held from October 17-19, in New Orleans, Louisiana and had more than 1,100 attendees.
The Essay Competition this year had the following theme: “What is our role as future LGBT business leaders to help combat international LGBT discrimination?” Vincenzo won 2nd place and enabled the Telfer School to be the only Canadian school to win a prize. Other schools that won prizes are: Harvard Business School, Chicago Booth School of Business, Columbia Business School and UCLA Anderson School of Management.
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On November 4, 2013, Brian Carriere, Relationship Manager at the Telfer School of Management, joined Jean Desgagné (B.Com 1986), President and CEO, The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited, TMX Group to open the market in Toronto. The visit to Toronto took place as a part of the curriculum of the Telfer Capital Markets Mentorship Program (CMMP).
The Telfer Capital Markets Mentorship Program (CMMP) is a three-year development program that provides high performing finance students with an exceptional learning experience to launch a career in the field of finance. These students will undertake weekly case-based extracurricular workshops facilitated by financial services professionals. Topics covered in the workshops include venture capital, equity financing, and mergers and acquisitions, among others.
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A student blog was launched recently in connection with the C-Change, or Coastal Change project based at the Telfer School of Management, which is focused on managing adaptation to environmental change in eight coastal Communities in Canada and the Caribbean. Students here and at four partner universities provide updates about their work related to this project on the Coastal Change Student Blog. This initiative provides an opportunity for students to share their work with community members. The originator of the blog is M.Sc. Systems Sciences candidate Alex Chung, who is working under the supervision of Dr. Daniel Lane of the Telfer School. He will be conducting case studies for the partner communities of Charlottetown, PEI, and Isle Madame, on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.
C-Change links community members and university researchers from Canada with members of the Caribbean community in support of research on coastal adaptation to environmental change including the impacts of storm surge and sea-level rise on susceptible coastal communities. C-Change researchers have been working with the partner communities to profile local community vulnerabilities and risks and to build local capacity for managing adaptation to pending environmental change.
The C-Change project is led by co-directors Dr. Dan Lane and Dr. Patrick Watson, Director of SALISES at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, along with a team of over twenty co-applicants, collaborators, and community partners. C-Change is funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).
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Ajmal Sataar, Kathleen Kemp, Neil Gangal and alumnus Adam Tomaszewski are hoping to clean up, in more ways than one, as they take unwanted cigarette butts and turn them into profits.
The venture is still at the idea stage, but a six-minute pitch on the idea won top honours over the weekend at Launch Some Good, an entrepreneurial competition with a world-betterment twist.
The group plans to create specialized cigarette collection bins and sell a collection service. For extra world-improvement points, the collection jobs will be held by mentally ill people through transitional employment programs. Options for unloading the butts include turning them into insulation or giving them to a company in New Jersey that makes furniture from them.
The company also hopes to create a revenue stream from advertising on its butt containers. In order to stimulate public interest, those containers would automatically count the number of butts going in and would be operated on solar power, the group says.
Cigarettes might not seem like a growth industry, but Sataar says at the moment butts are still the world’s most common type of litter, so there should be plenty of business to do. There’s also the question of how big a priority such environmentalism will be for smokers, but they’re hoping smokers’ guilt will be a powerful force.
Read the full article on the Ottawa Citizen’s website. [This link is no longer available]
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The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class.
From July 10 to 15, students participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the members of the winning team:
- Éric Bélanger
- Curtis Chusroskie
- Joshua Girard
- Omar Husain
- Arianna Pontello
- Emilie Smail-Crevier
Individual awards were also presented to these three students:
- Best Negotiator: Éric Préfontaine (Team 14)
- Most Congenial: Donna From (Team 20)
- Most Valuable Player: Joshua Girard (Team 9)
The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CGA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
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The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class.
From March 15 to 17, more than 225 students in 51 teams participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the members of the winning team:
- Carly Shier
- Briant Won
- Thatcha Kumarakuladervan
- Cathy Chiu
- Michelle Fong
Individual awards were also presented to these three students:
- Best Negotiator: Nitin Chowdury (Team 46)
- Most Congenial: Paul Tripp (Team 49)
- Most Valuable Player: Alyssa Lafleur (Team 41)
The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CGA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
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Sinan Nasir studying in the M.Eng program offered through the Faculty of Engineering and the Telfer School of Management, won the first price at the national Focus 2040 competition held at DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University in Hamilton on March 28. The aim of the competition was to study various trends to predict the workplace of 2040 and propose a work system that leading companies would have adapted to deal with implications of those trends.
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Samantha Harris is currently a 4th year student pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree with a Specialization in Accounting in both the Co-op and French Immersion Programs.
Within the University of Ottawa community, she has been involved with the Telfer School of Management Peer Mentoring Program as a student mentor for the 2011 - 2012 academic year as a mentor to 30 students. Mentoring involves answering students’ questions by e-mail, arranging face-to-face meetings at the request of students, holding weekly office hours, participating in monthly meetings with the other mentors, and organizing and participating in events ranging from study skills workshops to social activities with mentors and mentees.
In her local community, she is an active volunteer at her church, Emmanuel United. She has been a member of the youth band, has participated in services in a variety of ways, has volunteered at a number of fundraising events, and also sits on the Worship Committee as the Secretary and Youth Representative.
Photo: Samantha Harris and Dean François Julien
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Congratulations to our MBA students who won 2nd place at the 2013 annual Whitman Case Competition in Syracuse, NY on March 22. The team of four Telfer School students went to the finals againts eight other teams.
Photo: Jason Solomon, Ridhima Sharma, Associate Dean of Whitman School, Fraser Somers, Claire-Marine Soury
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Congratulations to the delegation of 36 students from the Telfer School of Management that represented us at the 2013 Happening Marketing competition. This event was hosted by HEC in Montreal from March 22-24, 2013.
Congratulations to students for winning the following:
Surprise case (3rd place): Aymeric Beard, Branden Goodman and Jennifer Viscosi
Integrated Communication Marketing (3rd place): Branden Goodman, Samantha Buch and Shawna O’Brien (Most Valuable Player)
Coach: Professor Michael Guolla
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On Thursday, January 31, 2013, $4,500 CIBC Mentoring Scholarships was awarded to Leah Wright, a Coop BCom student in Accounting, and Jennifer Viscosi, BCom in International Management.
About the Mentorship Program
About the CIBC Mentoring Scholarship
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MSc Health Systems candidates Vicki Sabourin and Javier Fiallos today presented highlights from their internships at the Canadian Primary Health Care Research & Innovation Network (CPHCRIN) and the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO). The three-month internship component of this program promotes linkages between research and practice and prepares students to be meaningful contributors to health systems delivery after graduation.
Fiallos contributed to a decision support project in the emergency department of CHEO, analyzing patient visits data and developing quantitative models. His aim was to identify improvements to the department’s triage system and explore modifications to surgery block scheduling and nurse staffing for day surgery. “I learned that health systems generate an immense amount of data which does not necessarily contribute to process improvements unless appropriate research questions are proposed at the outset,” Fiallos explained; “I deepened my understanding of how data can be put to effective use by employing the right research tools and knowledge.”
For her internship, Sabourin joined CPHCRIN, where she contributed towards building a strategic plan under the supervision of Dr. William Hogg, the executive director, and Hannah Irving and Michelle Prentice, the network’s coordinators. “I gained tremendous knowledge of the research development process through opportunities to review the literature and to synthesize findings that emerged from meetings with members of the Network,” says Sabourin, who holds a BSc. in Nursing from the University of Ottawa. “I also learned about the importance of coordinating CBPHC research efforts through a pan-Canadian network.”
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The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation is an exciting and integrative learning opportunity for BCom students as part of their 4th year Strategic Management class.
From November 9 to 11, more than 200 students in 38 teams participated in this simulation at the Telfer School of Management’s Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the members of the winning team:
- Jessica Cole
- Lea Lacoste
- Michelle Roberts
- Marc Roessler
- Mateusz Stachura
- Charles-André Therrien
Individual awards were also presented to these three students:
- MVP – Most Valuable Player: Pat Chiarello (Team 23)
- Best Negotiator: Jessica James (Team 33)
- Most Congenial Player: Ian McCarter (Team 15)
Top teams were also recognized for having the best strategy in their respective categories:
- Component Producers: Angel Beath, Nolan Kargesm, Scott Lough, Joshua Mantil, Laura Veitch (Team 38)
- Finished Goods Producers: Jessica Cole, Lea Lacoste, Michelle Roberts, Marc Roessler, Mateusz Stachura, Charles-André Therrien (Team 24)
- Integrated Firms: Katie Baxter, Elanor Boyle-Stanley, Azra Meghji, Sidrah Ramzan, Matthew Smith (Team 12)
- Wholesalers: Shawn Gagnon, Claude Gilbert, Corey Lamarche (Team 37)
The CGA Ontario Intopia Strategy Simulation has been a component of the 4th year strategy course for close to 20 years. It aims to teach students the concepts of strategic management in a simulated online world known as Intopia. The simulation allows students to practice their skills in a concentrated amount of time where they can get immediate feedback on their decisions.
This capstone activity has recently been renamed to recognize CGA Ontario’s comprehensive contribution of $370,000 to the Telfer School to support students, teaching and research.
Photo: Michelle Roberts, Mateusz Stachura, Lea Lacoste, Charles-André Therrien, Jessica Nicole, Marc Roessler.
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Born and raised in Sudbury (Ontario), Benoit chose to pursue his studies at the Telfer School of Management following the advice he received from friends and family. “By the time I had completed my first year, I knew I had made the right decision and I have never looked back”, says Benoit. He is currently in his fourth year of the BCom program, specializing in Management Information Systems (MIS) with the COOP option. He chose this specialization because of his interest for development and the growing demand for employees with information management skills.
This past summer, Benoit had the opportunity to undertake his last COOP placement at Deloitte as a Technology Management Analyst. While he was at Deloitte, he was part of a team of talented consultants that were working on a multi-million dollars information management project. “The experience I had as an analyst on that particular project was priceless and I would recommend consultation work to any student interested in this field” said Benoit.
In addition to his academic and extracurricular work, Benoit made sure to make the most out of his experience and got involved in the Telfer School’s activities. He was a representative for the Telfer Marketing Association (TMA), a guide and captain for the 101 week, the Academic Vice-President for the Telfer Student Council and a musician for CASCO. His most significant contributions were undoubtedly is role in the 2011 Jeux du Commerce [This link is no longer available] in his debate team who won first place and his time as President of MISA. “Getting involved at Telfer enabled me to meet extraordinary people and to develop essential skills, while having fun. I strongly recommend to all students that would want to enhance their student experience and network with professionals to get involved at Telfer”. To conclude, Benoit has decided to get involved one last time by taking part in the international academic competition ICBC [This link is no longer available], organized each year by Queen’s University.
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Brittany Rockwell (BCom, Finance) excels in many areas and the numerous student competitions and awards she won are a proof of her everyday commitment to deliver superior results. She is currently working at the Telfer School as a Research Assistant in addition to her studies.
She still finds time to play a vital part in her community and has recently been rewarded by receiving the Alterna Savings Social Responsibility and leadership Award 2012. She acts as Vice-President Fundraising and Swimming Instructor for Making Waves Ottawa, a not-for-profit organization. It provides affordable and accessible one-on-one swimming instruction to children with special needs, which are likelier to suffer from a submersion injury than the general population. Because of their special needs, the children helped by Making Waves Ottawa would not be able to attend normal group lessons which are less expensive than private lessons. As a result, many families depend on the organization to make sure their children know what to do if they fall into water.
The organization is currently looking for 30 dedicated student volunteers to teach children with special needs to swim. If you are interesting in joining their team and helping your community, click here (link is no longer available).
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Originally from New Jersey, Alexei fell in love with Canada's capital city. He chose to pursue his post-secondary education at the Telfer School of Management because it is one of only two North American business schools to hold AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, the three most prestigious accreditations in the world. He was also drawn to the University of Ottawa because it is the largest bilingual university in North America and therefore a fantastic opportunity for him to deepen his passion for the French language.
Over the past few years, Alexei has embraced student life. "I've gained incredible experiences and knowledge through being active, and I urge every student to get involved with the Telfer School of Management." Alexei is a member of SIFE [This link is no longer available] and the Finance Society, as well as one of the seven mentorees of the Capital Markets Mentorship Program. His most significant contribution is undoubtedly his role as president of the Accounting Club for the 2012-2013 academic year.
In the coming years, Alexei plans to remain active in Telfer's various clubs and associations. He would also like to increase his involvement in the Telfer School by becoming a teaching assistant. In addition, he intends to continue building relationships with students, professors and professionals across Canada and further motivate students to help establish the Telfer School of Management's reputation for its excellence in leadership. Upon receiving his accounting degree, Alexei plans to obtain the CA and CFA designations to prepare for his entry into the job market.
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Following the conclusion of the 2012 Canadian Track and Field Trials, Athletics Canada named their list of athletes who are bound for the London Olympic Games. Third year Telfer BCom student Oluwasegun Makinde, known as Segun, was named as one of the members of Canada's 4x100m Olympic relay team after he captured a national silver medal in the 200m.
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Congratulations to undergraduate students Andrei Huranchyk, Tarik Aeta, Will Zhao and James Killoran who recently won 2nd place, representing the Telfer School, at the PRMIA Financial Risk Management Competition. They had to compete with 13 other teams at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Three research projects by Telfer graduate students will be presented at the 2012 CORS/MOPGP conference in Niagara Falls June 11-13, 2012.
Surgical scheduling and capacity planning
Assessing performance of emergency department physicians
Project support
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Only 20 students had the opportunity to compete in the 2012 First Avenue Advisory of Raymond James Capital Markets Competition on the new Bloomberg Terminals located in the Management Library. They received extensive support from different members of the Telfer School’s staff and external professionals including Philip McIlkenny, Associate Professor; Stephen Jonathan, FX Specialist at Bloomberg; Kash Pashootan, Financial Advisor at Raymond James; Cecilia Tellis, Management Librarian and Lawrence Migiliore of Bloomberg.
Congratulations to Dimitry Rakhanskiy who came out as the best contender and secured the first place prize: $500 donated by Raymond James and a dinner with Kash Pashootan.
Congratulations to Brandon Silbermann who won the second place prize: a $300 Visa gift card donated by the CFA Ottawa Society.
Photo: Brandon Silbermann and Dimitry Rakhanskiy
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In today’s world, it is essential for management students to acquire a global orientation. The international exchange programs of the Telfer School of Management provide just such an opportunity. Students can complete their academic and professional endeavours in another institution abroad and at the same time discover another country, a new culture and different customs. Furthermore, students who take part in this experience bring back unforgettable memories. The international outreach of the Telfer School is stronger than ever through agreements and partnerships with 37 institutions in 20 different countries!
In the Fall 2011 semester, many students left Ottawa for a unique experience, they are sharing their story with us.
Ali Babul – City University of Hong Kong
"Overall, my exchange to Hong Kong was amazing. Hong Kong is the epitome of East meets West, as you will surely find out. The people you meet here are wonderful; the culture you are submerged in is different but intriguing; and studying in HK is completely different than studying back home. It is a unique opportunity, especially for those at Telfer, to come to a booming economy on the other side of the world. My experience was stellar, so much so that I would love to come back and live here!"
Jennifer Viscosi – University of Mannheim
"My exchange semester has been one of the best of my life. I have met truly incredible people, learned a lot about a culture I was unfamiliar with, learned a new language, travelled to places I never thought I would go and have truly experienced a once in a lifetime opportunity. I was really able to learn a lot about myself and the world that surrounds me, which is why I would encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity. It takes a lot of planning and it may be stressful and scary at times, however in the end it’s worth it!"
Jennifer is currently studying at The University of Sydney in Australia on her second exchange.
To find out more about the Telfer School International Exchange Program, click here.
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Bachelor of Commerce, Finance
When Kyle Moncrief arrived in Ottawa two years ago as an international student from Florida, settling into a new environment proved to be an understandably overwhelming experience. Like many before, he felt he did not possess the necessary confidence and know-how to effectively penetrate the Canadian job market. Fortunately, Kyle enlisted the help of the Career Center team and through his judicious and enthusiastic use of the resources at his disposal, he was able to land a stimulating position in his field of study.
Kyle took full advantage of the Career Center services: he attended as many workshops and events as possible and met with the career counsellor to cover key aspects of career planning as well as to identify tailored objectives and strategies. This equipped him with indispensable career development skills, expanded his professional network in Ottawa and instilled in him the kind of confidence every candidate needs to successfully rise to the challenges of job searching.
In August 2012, Kyle will not only complete a BCom in Finance, he will also be launching his career within the prestigious TD Securities Services Associate program. Although only one semester remains for him here at Telfer School of Management, we are glad to know that he intends to remain involved and we look forward to tracking what will undoubtedly be his distinguished career.
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The University of Ottawa Marketing Association and the Telfer School of Management held the 27th Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition on April 3, 2012 at the Desmarais Building.
Congratulations to the winning team, Team 2 (Omar Itani, Erin Wylie, Marie-Anne LaPlante, Christina Sluyter, Monica Sabourin, Ian Reed), who presented the best marketing campaign as mandated by Kenwood.
The winning team received a cash prize of $1,000 and the 2 finalist teams received $500. The Marc Roy Fund awarded $1,000 to the student with the best presentation, Christina Sluyter.
Finalists:
Team 1: Michel André Aubin, Adréanne Sirois Carey, Louis Beaudoin Charlebois and Janelle Duguay
Team 3: Alan Auyeung, Brroke Connolly, Justin Fisette, Asmait Hailu and Alex Hurst
Click here to see the photo gallery on Flickr [This link is no longer available]
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It is safe to say that Delphine Latulippe is a committed student. Now in her fourth year at the Telfer School of Management, she has certainly taken full advantage of all opportunities presented to her by the University of Ottawa and the Telfer School. Not only did she secure the Francophonie (2008) and the Michel Cloutier Memorial (2010) scholarships, she was also featured on the Dean’s honour list (2010-2011), recently received the April Nauta Telfer School of Management Award presented to her for being Telfer School of Management's Co-op student of the year (2011).
In addition, she actively participated in the “I act, J’agis” group in which she was personally involved in many projects including the organization of all activities linked to the Black History Month on campus.
After having completed her coursework and successfully undertaken three work placements, Delphine will be graduating this year from the Telfer School of Management leaving behind an incredible legacy.
Photo: Dean François Julien and Delphine Latulippe
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Congratulations to the delegation of 41 students from the Telfer School of Management that represented us at 2012 Happening Marketing competition. This event was hosted by the John Molson School of Business in Montreal from March 23-25, 2012.
The Executive Committee
Gen Larose (President)
Dominic Bonin (Coordinator)
Ariane Lafond (VP Sponsorship)
Chloé Laframboise (Director - Sponsorship)
Natasha Loepp (Director - Sponsorship)
Omar Itani (VP Academic)
Travis Léger (VP Sport)
Spencer Bell (VP Social)
Trophies:
1st place – International Marketing
Sarah Alexander, Jaime Green, Mark Mortera
Coach: Professor Leila Hamzaoui
1st place - Strategic Marketing
Michel-André Aubin, Aymeric Beard, Christina Slutyer
Coaches: Professor David Large and Professor Paul Tomasik
1st place – Sport
Danika Chilibeck, Léon Forest-Nault, Matthew Green, Chloé Laframboise, Jacob Legault, Stephanie Lui, Brent Miller, Alisha Zhao
Coach: Travis Leger
2nd place – Integrated Marketing Communication
Navid Behroozi, Alex Hurst, Andreanne Sirois-Carey
Coach: Professor Michael Guolla
Thank you to our sponsors!
Conroy Dental Center
Decent Urban Rails
Distribution Frankarl
Holonics
IBM
iWatchLife
LeDroit
RBC Wealth Management
Telfer Marketing Association
Telfer School of Management
University of Ottawa
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This year’s TD Financial Case Competition took place from March 2 to 3 and was hosted by the Telfer School of Management Finance Society in the Desmarais Building. In this edition, they welcomed students from across Ontario and Quebec, including teams from McGill, Concordia, York, Western, Waterloo, and Ryerson. All teams performed outstandingly, and the judges from TD, Public Works, and CMA were very impressed. In the end, teams from Waterloo, the Telfer School, and Concordia took home first, second, and third place prizes, respectively. Congratulations to Brandon Silbermann, Brittany Rockwell, and Jimmy Killoran, our Telfer School team, for placing at the competition!
The Finance Society would like to extend a thank-you to the National Arts Centre for hosting the gala and to all the judges, volunteers, and support staff at the Telfer School of Management whose help made the event a great success!
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Congratulation to the University of Ottawa’s 2012 Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition winners! Student entrepreneurs Alex Smith and Chris Spoke took first prize for their business plan for Liaise, a web and mobile platform that hosts interactive seminars and video chats, for a fee. The winning team takes home $5,000 and the chance to compete for the Nicol Award, against the winning teams from competitions in 15 other Canadian universities. The Nicol Award is a national program designed to generate and reward interest in entrepreneurship on the part of undergraduate students in any faculty or field of study at participating universities across Canada.
Unsung Hero’s business plan, presented by Adam Haggart and Rafal Deren, took second place and a prize of $2,000. The top three was rounded out by Valued Pets business plan presented Hiam Al‐Dhabbi, taking home $1,000.
Dr. Bruce M. Firestone, Executive Director of Exploriem.org served as MC for the afternoon competition and remarked that: “We have seen more student entrepreneurs involved each year as they go through elevator pitch competitions, business model competitions and finally the Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition. Many of these go on to found flourishing Real Life enterprises. It is thanks to the generosity of people like Wes Nicol that we can host these competitions and encourage new entrepreneurs in Canada.”
The three judges for the competition were Anna Silverman, Executive Director Shepherds of Good Hope Foundation; Rick Bédard, successful Internet entrepreneur and Stephen Daze, President and CEO of the AGAWA Entrepreneurship Development Corporation.
About the Winner – Liaise
Liaise is a web and mobile platform that hosts interactive online seminars and one‐on‐one video chats with high profile experts and celebrities, for a fee. The platform will include a directory of experts and celebrities, who will make time‐slots available out of their schedules available for booking, and will determine their own rates for 15‐, 30‐ and 60‐minute video chats, constrained by market forces of supply and demand. Through this platform, a series of live videoconferencing events will be listed for users to attend as engaged participants. These events will be hosted by world‐renowned subject matter experts recruited to address the demand of their expertise and unique insights. Eight spots will be made available for users wishing to interact in the hour long events, and all users will be given the opportunity to schedule one‐on‐one video chat follow ups. Acting as a broker to these interactions, connecting users with sought‐after personalities, Liaise would collect a 20% commission on every seminar and one‐on‐one chat booking.
For more information about the Wes Nicol Business Plan Competition, click here.
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On February 10, 2012, Alex Smith, Chris Spoke, and Jean-Benoit Lesage travelled to Vancouver for the semi-finals of the Enterprize Canada National Business Plan Competition. They are the founders of Liaise - a start-up focused on creating a new channel for world-renowned experts and people-of-interest to connect with their target audiences.
The three moved onto the semi-final round after a regional round held at Guelph University and competed with 11 other teams from across Canada. The Liaise team was one of the 6 teams that advanced to the final round the following day. The final presentation was delivered to a panel of experienced VC’s and entrepreneurs, as well as 120 students from the University of British Columbia and Sir Sanford Fleming. The Liaise team, representing the Telfer School of Management of the University of Ottawa, placed in the top 6 teams in Canada and went home with an invaluable experience and wealth of feedback.
About the Students
Chris Spoke is a third year Economics and Public Policy student, minoring in Business Administration. He is also studying for his CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) designation.
Alex Smith is a fifth year Bachelor of Commerce student, specializing in Marketing. He has had over 9 years of experience in web development, specifically project management, consultative selling and online brand development.
Jean-Benoit Lesage is a recent graduate of the Telfer School of Management receiving his Bachelors of Commerce no option. He is now Vice President of the online news source ipolitics.ca and has had over 10 years of experience coding several different languages.
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Spring is fast approaching and this one will include something new and unique for the Telfer School of Management. The Telfer School library has recently purchased two Bloomberg terminals. The Telfer School of Management Career Center in collaboration with Raymond James, the CFA Ottawa Society and Bloomberg will be organizing the first stock simulation competition which will require the use of these terminals to perform a financial analysis exercise.
Competition Details
Be one of 20 students to compete in the prestigious First Avenue Advisory of Raymond James Capital Markets Competition. Network with the competition judges and professionals at the Kick-Off Reception. Learn how to use the newly installed Bloomberg Terminals at the Telfer School of Management Library.
Prizes
- 1st Place - Cash Prize and Private Networking Dinner with Mr. Kash J. Pashootan, one of Canada’s leading Financial Advisors and Top 25 People in Ottawa 2011
- 2nd Place - Sponsored by the CFA Ottawa Society
Date | Event |
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March 5 | Application Deadline |
March 16 | Kick-Off Reception |
March 19 – 23 | Bloomberg Terminal Training |
March 26 – 30 | Capital Markets Competition |
April 2 – 6 | Judging and Awards |
How to apply?
In order to be considered for the competition, you must submit the following:
- Essay Question: Why should you be selected to compete in the Capital Markets Competition? (250 words maximum)
- Resume (No Cover Letter)
- Current Grade Report
Please submit applications electronically to Mr. Brian Carriere, Relationship Manager at
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On January 24 and 25, students from the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Engineering competed in the 3rd annual Strat24 Case Competition. This multidisciplinary competition requires 2 engineering and 2 business students to work together for 24 hours to come up with a solution for the case at hand. This year’s case sponsor was Hydro Ottawa. The winning team received a $4000 scholarship, jointly donated by the Telfer School of Management and the Faculty of Engineering. Congratulations to this year’s winners!
1st place
Duane van Gaalen – Telfer School of Management
Matthew Conley – Telfer School of Management
Eric Mielke – Faculty of Engineering
Megan Young – Faculty of Engineering
2nd place
Alex Hurst – Telfer School of Management
Artur Leszczynski – Telfer School of Management
Mezin Hijazi – Faculty of Engineering
Derek Foran – Faculty of Engineering
3rd place
Yannie lou Cyr – Telfer School of Management
Myriam Dionne Desbiens – Telfer School of Management
Justin Leclair – Faculty of Engineering
Guillaume Archambault – Faculty of Engineering
Most Charismatic Presenter
Alec Barratt – Telfer School of Management
Best Speakers
Troy Sears – Telfer School of Management
Anthony Burvill – Faculty of Engineering
To read more about the competition, please click here [this link is no longer available] to access a press release from Hydro Ottawa.
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The University of Ottawa would like to congratulate the team of 25 Telfer School of Management MBA students that represented us at the 2012 MBA Games. This national event brings together twenty universities from across Canada to compete in academics, sports and spirit. This year the event was hosted in Edmonton, Alberta.
1st place - Finance Case (Jennifer Stoyle, Ben De Groot, Sanja Denic, Simon Carignan)
2nd place - Spirit, Academic and Mini-Cup categories
3rd place - Marketing Case (Omer Khakwani, Philip Corey, Chitresh Singh, Derek Vilis)
Thanks to our sponsors and partners: Telfer School of Management, Desjardins and Ecco Shoes
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Telfer School of Management crowned winner at the 2012 Jeux du commerce!
The University of Ottawa would like to congratulate the team of 94 Telfer School of Management students that represented us at the Jeux du Commerce 2012 (JDC). This annual competition, featuring 13 universities from Eastern Canada, was hosted by l’Université Laval in Quebec City from January 5-8, 2012. This is the second time in the history of the JDC competition that the University of Ottawa has finished first overall.
“We have been preparing for the Jeux du Commerce 2012 for over a year now and it’s an incredible feeling that all of our efforts have paid off,” said Yannie lou Cyr, president of this year’s delegation. “The fact that we won the overall title by taking home both the academic and athletic cups shows just how dedicated Telfer students are to this competition. I couldn’t be prouder of everyone in our delegation!”
The delegation also brought home 10 trophies, including the Academic Cup, which has been won by the Telfer School for the 5th year in a row.
Team Awards:
- 1st place – Overall standings
- Academic Cup: Top school in the academic activities
- Sport Cup: Top school in the sports activities
1st place trophies:
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Entrepreneurship Case (Patrick Lalonde, Meagan Minnings and Heather Whyte)
Coach: Professor Margaret Dalziel -
Finance Case (Tarek Aeta, Stephanie Lui and Ryan Nahas)
Coach: Professor Abdul Hosein Rahman -
Operations Management Case (Alexandre Doré, Omar Itani and Alexander Stankus)
Coach: Professor Jean Couillard -
Marketing Case (Marie-Pier Bertrand, Eric Charette-Valois and Michael Weatherhead)
Coach: Professor David Large -
Soccer Team (Rod Abou, Pier-Luc Beauchamp, Felix Drouin, Antoine Lalonde, Michel Leclaire, Kaitlyn MacNeil, Emilie Mueller, Lisa Anne Sachsalber and Justin Sweeney)
Coaches: Julien Holdrinet and Christophe Perrault -
Tchoukball Team (Alexandra Brunette D'Souza, Percy Chohan, Léon Forest-Nault, Jaime Green, Matthew Green, Geneviève Larose, Jacob Legault, Brent Miller and Michael Sutcliffe)
Coach: Alisha Zhao
3rd place trophies:
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Management Information Systems Case (Yannie lou Cyr, Myriam Dionne-Desbiens and William Robertson)
Coach: Professor Umar Ruhi -
Strategy Case (Christopher Arseneault, Diane Mugeni and Christina Sluyter)
Coach: Professor Laurent Mirabeau