As participants in this year’s edition of the World’s Challenge Challenge competition, Western students are showing their acute understanding of problems related to sustainability and are putting their best efforts together to suggest solutions. …
DAN Management and Organizational Studies
Awards celebrate teaching excellence
Seven winners representing four different faculties have been awarded Western’s top honour for its highest calling.
Research shines light into darker side of gaming industry
In its early days, the video game industry was perceived as a fun, high-tech business where young creative types were ‘paid to play games all day.’ Then, in 2004, in an open letter to Electronic Arts (EA) executives, a disgruntled partner of an EA employee brought the...
‘Embedded librarian’ lends a hand to learning
When Bill Irwin originally created the syllabus for his Evidence-Based Management class, he didn’t anticipate needing assistance in the classroom. “It’s a resource-intensive course and it’s a little different than some other MOS (Management and Organizational Studies)...
Bosman eyes a better way of doing business
Justice is one of Jessica Bosman’s passions. As an active executive member of Western’s Amnesty International club, she helps raise awareness about current platforms and disputed cases, collects signatures for petitions and organizes host speakers. Bosman is the...
DAN course opens up a fresh perspective on the world
For 35 third- and fourth-year DAN Management and Organizational Studies students, it was an unforgettable experience. Last month, they spent two weeks in Hong Kong completing the required Strategy course, and getting an insider’s view of a new business culture with...
New BMOS diploma gets CPA A-OK
Western’s new Graduate Diploma in Accounting, in combination with the prerequisite accounting streams in Western’s Business Management and Organizational Studies (BMOS) undergraduate program, has received Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) accreditation. The...
Findings run counter to culture-creativity notions
Your iMac, MacBook and iPod proudly wear a label: “Designed by Apple in California.” The sentiment behind this simple statement is part of a well-established stereotype – the Western world is a hub of creativity and, perhaps, the only place where innovation and new...
3M honoured for Western connections
Angie Mandich, associate vice-president (student experience), left, recently presented the first-ever Employer Partnership Award to Sarah Tattersall, manager of Recruitment and Talent Development for 3M Canada. The Student Success Centre, DAN Management and...
Student groups answer world’s challenges
The second annual World’s Challenge Challenge took place during Western International Week earlier this month. This competition stems from President Amit Chakma’s honorary doctorate address at the University of Waterloo (2010) in which he stated: “If you embrace a...
3M Canada presented Employer Partnership Award
3M Canada recently received the Employer Partnership Award, presented by Western, specifically the Student Success Centre, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Engineering and DAN Management and Organizational Studies (MOS) program. This award recognizes 3M’s continued...
Senate OK’s Dan Program evolution
A growing program promises to deliver the same quality, no matter what the name.
Job-seeker evolving beyond the resume
Nevermind trying to spruce up that cover letter to get a potential employer’s attention. Just do what Dennis Mazajlo is doing.