News
End of Year Beach Party and Awards
March 26, 2010
It's that time of year again! The school year is coming to an end and exams are approaching. Let's have one last party to celebrate the end of another great year! Please join us on March 26th at 2:30pm in H102 and wear your summer attire!
CGA Online Accounting Contest
March 17, 2010
This one-hour multiple choice examination takes place on March 17th, 2010, at 4:00pm. There are two levels to choose from with the following prize payouts:
The prizes for the basic/intermediate level are:
1st place = $4,000 cash and $5,000 CGA scholarship
2nd place = $2,000 cash and $5,000 CGA scholarship
3rd place = $1,000 cash and $5,000 CGA scholarship
The prizes for the intermediate/advanced level are:
1st place = $5,000 cash and $5,000 CGA scholarship
2nd place = $3,000 cash and $5,000 CGA scholarship
3rd place = $1,500 cash and $5,000 CGA scholarship
Also, new this year is that the top student at each university will win $100 cash and a $1,000 CGA scholarship. Great chances to win!! For more information and to register for the contest, please visit: http://www.cga-ontario.org/Prospective_Students/Accounting_Contest.aspx
Good luck!!
Global Leaders Centre
March 18 and 19, 2010
Bracebridge, Ontario
Biomass Innovation Centre Award
February 2010
From left to right: Peter Kincaid, Samantha Lafleur, Eric Cauchon, Jason Dion, Denise Deschamps, Dan Richard, Bob Carpenter, and Brett Greene
Nipissing University hosted the Harnessing Biomass Conference on October 22-23, 2010. This event had eight panels over the course of the two days, with numerous speakers presenting during each panel. The Biomass Innovation Centre decided that in lieu of a thank you gift to these speakers, a donation would be made on their behalf to the Biomass Innovation Award. The result was a $1000 award (that can be divided) which was presented to four 4th-year Business Administration students from the Business Strategy and Policy class. This class focused their efforts on clean technologies and biomass through papers and presentations on a variety of related topics.
The Biomass Innovation Centre Management Group, consisting of Bob Carpenter, John Nadeau, Pauline Rochefort, Brett Greene, and Kate Griese, evaluated the students and in early February presented the award to the following recipients: Eric Cauchon, Jason Dion, Peter Kincaid, and Samantha Lafleur. Each student received $250 to put towards their tuition costs.
Well done and Congratulations!!
Nipissing Students get Global Recognition in a Business Simulation Game
February 1-7, 2010
The Business Strategy and Policy II class is participating in a business simulation game online. According to the website " The Business Strategy Game is an online exercise where class members are divided into teams and assigned the task of running an athletic footwear company in head-to-head competition against companies managed by other class members. Company operations parallel those of actual athletic footwear companies. Just as in the real-world, companies compete in a global market arena, selling branded and private-label athletic footwear in four geographic regions — Europe-Africa, North America , Asia-Pacific, and Latin America" ( http://www.bsg-online.com/help/users/WhatIs.html).
Results from the week of February 1st-7th, 2010 showed three teams from the Nipissing class receiving special recognition from the authors of the game.
The co-managers of Alpha Shoes (Jason Diaon, Eric Cauchon, and Justin Chartrand) earned a Global Top 100 ranking on the following performance criteria:
Earnings Per Share: Their EPS of $10.24 was the 45th best EPS performance of the week, worldwide!
Return on Average Equity: Their ROE of 34.9% was the 27th best ROE performance of the week, worldwide!
Stock Price: Their stock price of $200.39 was the 37th est Stock Price performance of the week, worldwide!
The co-managers of Fashionable Footwear (Ernie Currie, Michael Hamilton, and Justin Bones-Lewthwaite) earned a Global Top 100 ranking on the following performance criteria:
Return on Average Equity: Their ROE of 26.6% tied for the 100th best ROE performance of the week, worldwide!
The co-managers of ISee Footwear (Darren MacGregor, Paulo Carvalho, and Travis Beatty) earned a Global Top 100 ranking on the following performance criteria:
Return on Average Equity: Their ROE of 29.5% was the 64th best ROE performance of the week, worldwide!
Congratulations to all three groups! Keep up the good work!
Business Students AID
February 25th, 2010
Nipissing University Business Community (NUBC) along with the North Bay Chamber of Commerce present the following Business Forum and Dinner on February 25th, 2010 at Inn on the Bay. Tickets are available for purchase online at www.nubc.ca or from Jessica Pratte in office A232-A from 9am-4pm. Please see poster below for more information.
Dr. John Nadeau wins Best Paper Award
December 2-4, 2009
Dr. John Nadeau, Assistant Professor of marketing, won the Best Paper Award at the 3rd International Conference on Destination Branding and Marketing. The conference was held in Macau, China from December 2-4, 2009. The winning paper, titled “China’s Olympic Destination: Beijing Tourist Evaluations of China and the 2008 Games”, was co-authored by Norm O’Reilly (Syracuse University and Stanford University) and Louise Heslop (Carleton University).
Congratulations, John!
From left to right: Fanny Vong (Conference Co-Chair and President of the Institute for Tourism Studies), John Nadeau (Nipissing University), Norm O’Reilly (Syracuse University and Stanford University), and Liping A. Cai (Conference Co-Chair and Associate Dean at Purdue University).
OBEA Fall Conference
November 7, 2009
The Ontario Business Educators’ Association (OBEA) held their annual Fall Conference at Newmarket High School, in Newmarket, Ontario. As a member of the OBEA, Nipissing University’s School of Business and Economics attended the event as a vendor. Jessica Pratte, Liaison/Project Officer for the School of Business and Economics (SBE), handed out SBE posters and student guides to the secondary school teachers that attended the conference. She answered questions and promoted the different programs and courses that Nipissing University offers through the SBE. The majority of the teachers that approached the table were from Southern Ontario and those who were familiar with Nipissing University had a fondness for the school. Hopefully, these teachers will encourage their students to apply to and attend Nipissing for their business studies, because at Nipissing, students get more than a degree.
Second Annual SBE Team Huddle
October 2, 2009
On Friday October 2, 2009, the School of Business and Economics welcomed back faculty and students during their Second Annual SBE Team Huddle! In attendance were SBE faculty and students of all years and streams. It was a great opportunity to mingle with fellow students and faculty members over drinks and food. This year, the first-year students received their very own SBE “More Than a Degree” logo t-shirt to keep up the tradition from last year.
The crowd got to know their faculty members a little better through the game “Guess who worked here!”. The crowd had to guess which faculty member worked in various organizations and positions, such as a Subway sandwich artist, a pork farmer on the family farm, and a pool boy up in Kirkland Lake! The game resulted in a lot of laughs!
Thanks to everyone who came out and welcome back! It’s going to be a fantastic year!
June 2009 SBE News/Events
Stock Market Game Presentations:
First Place Ranking
Included in the celebration were (left to right) Leslie Wardley, Project Coordinator for the Nipissing School of Business and Economics, Bo Fu and his teacher Quince Pigozzo
Second Place Ranking
Celebrating the occasion were (left to right) Leslie Wardley, Project Coordinator for the Nipissing School of Business and Economics, Tyler Wilcocks and his teacher Jeff Ross
Third Place Ranking
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Michael Loucks, a grade 11 student at Norwood District High School, placed third in the massive Nipissing University stock market challenge. On hand to celebrate the occasion were Leslie Wardley,Project Coordinator for the Nipissing School of Business and Economics, and NDHS teacher Mat Ansara. It's the second time in less than a year that a NDHS student placed in the top three. Photo: Bill Freeman - please full article at - http://shieldmedia.ca/ or Mark Hoult's article in the Community Press |
May 2009 SBE News/Events
Nipissing Business Challenge Bowl
for High Schools
This year the High School business case competition was held Thursday May 14th at Nipissing University.
West Ferris Secondary School Team Wins the
Nipissing Business Challenge Bowl
In no particular order: pictured above with their teacher Karen Bond, students from West Ferris Secondary School -- Jerri Clout, Lauren Isenegger, Kailee Harkness and Kristy MacAulay placed first at the 2009 Nipissing Business Challenge.
Tied for second place were teams from Chippewa (Heidi Priebe, Brogan Adrian-Milne and Leigh McDonnell) and Algonquin (Justin De Bernardi, Carla DeCiccio, Stephanee Horth and Kyle Thomas).
For an update on the Nipissing Business Challenge Bowl
please read the North Bay Nugget article by Ken Pagan: http://www.nugget.ca
and view highlights of the event by clicking: 2009 NBC
May 12, 2009 - Pierre d’Huy visits Nipissing
Pictured above left to right: Bob Carpenter - SBE Director, Karen Strang - Nipissing's International Services and Programs Administrator and Pierre d’Huy - Directeur de Programme for MIP Ecole de Management in Paris.
Nipissing University’s School of Business and Economics has recently established contact with Mr D’Huy as both institutions are investigating the benefits of various forms of collaboration and exchange.
MIP Ecole de Management is a small private business school located in the centre of Paris which shares some of our philosophies for more than a degree. You can see more details at their website www.mip-paris.com/em
April 2009 SBE News/Events
Congratulations to the 2008 - 2009 Recipients of our
SBE Student Leadership Awards
Business Leader Awards
These awards are presented to the student(s), from each year, who best exemplifies the values of the Code of Excellence for The School of Business and Economics: professionalism, participation, and academic integrity and excellence.
1st Year Student |
Leah Armstrong |
2nd Year Student |
Mitchell Crown |
3rd Year Student |
Rachel Roy |
4th Year Students |
Matthew Bradley, Sean Feretycki, Stephanie McGinnis, Chris Waddell, and Ryan Webster |
Peer Recognition for Excellence Award
The Peer Recognition award goes to the student chosen by his or her peers of the fourth year graduating class, as that student who best exemplifies the values of the Code of Excellence for The School of Business and Economics: professionalism, participation, and academic integrity and excellence.
4th Year Student |
Matthew Bradley |
INTERNATIONAL TRIP TO KENYA: SPRING 2009
For more information please contact: SBE Marketing Stream Coordinator: Dr. John Nadeau Email: johnn@nipissingu.ca Phone: 474-3450 ext: 4270 |
NUBC's 3rd Annual Afternoon of Curling
NUBC's 3rd Annual Afternoon of Curling on Friday, March 13th from 3pm to 7pm at the North Bay Granite Club was a huge success. The faculty team won in an exciting final heat. It proved to be a great afternoon that united students, profs and businesses from the community.
February 2009 SBE News/Events
2009 ACHIEVE Accounting Competition
SBE TEAM PLACED SECOND IN PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY ACCOUNTING COMPETITION
http://www.ruas.ca/achieve2009pics.html
SBE Team from left: Stephanie McGinnis, Justin Chartrand and Ryan Webster
Justin Chartrand, Ryan Webster and myself competed in the first annual Ryerson University Accounting Competition in Toronto on Friday Feb. 6th, 2009. It was an amazing event with 13 teams competing from universities across Ontario. The day was filled with networking both with students and industry professionals. The competition itself has two parts. In the morning, we were given an accounting ethics case and had 45 minutes to come up with a solution and presentation. We then had to make a 10 minute presentation to a panel of judges. After lunch, we were given a second case, this one focusing on more technical accounting issues and had 60 minutes to come up with our solution and presentation and again we had 10 minutes to present our solution to a new panel of judges.
At the Awards ceremony, the judges announced that originally there had been a tie between the top two teams and they had been forced to come up with additional criteria to decide on the winner. Our team ended up in SECOND PLACE by 1%.
Sincerely,
Stephanie McGinnis
NUBC President
