Search

Topics

Western News

Ivey Business School

MBA grad: ‘Be open to new perspectives’

MBA grad: ‘Be open to new perspectives’

Giustin MacLean, MBA ’23, initially came into Ivey’s MBA program having a good sense of what was in store for him. Challenging case discussions and an intense 12-month program format weren’t an issue – he had chosen Ivey’s program over others spe …

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

From a direct lending platform to connecting businesses to retirees, four Western students are part of a group of just 38 students from across Canada chosen to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level.

Poloz marries theory, practice atop Bank of Canada

Poloz marries theory, practice atop Bank of Canada

By Jason Winders Stephen Poloz thinks he would have made a good doctor. “I think I am kind of a people person. My doctor is like that. I like to have a chat with people before we get down to what their problem might be,” Poloz, MA’79, PhD’82 (Economics), said with a...

Alumna’s efforts earn Hult Prize nomination

Alumna’s efforts earn Hult Prize nomination

Education and garbage rarely find themselves in the same category, but Western alumna Renee Vansevenant’s efforts to marry the two, for the benefit of some of the planet’s neediest children has led to international recognition for the recent Business Administration...

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Two teams of Western students have advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize Challenge, putting the eight students in line for the competition’s $1-million prize, the organization announced today. Sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation, the...

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Wednesday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

Despite its challenges, our world is one of unparalleled promise and opportunity, Thomas D’Aquino, lawyer, entrepreneur and educator, told graduates at the Friday morning session of Western’s 304th Convocation. D’Aquino spoke to graduates from the Faculty of Health...

Abella: Don’t let recent events muddy tolerant waters

Abella: Don’t let recent events muddy tolerant waters

Canada needs today’s graduates, their ideas and their contributions, to protect the country’s cultural mosaic, Irving Abella, eminent historian and president of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities of the Royal Society of Canada, told graduates at the Thursday...

Advanced lessons in basic training

Advanced lessons in basic training

The dusty and sweaty trails of the Canadian Forces Base Borden, just north of Barrie, Ont., might just be the last place you’d expect to find business students. But for one week this past summer, close to 40 Ivey Business School students where put through their paces...

Ivey prof’s book turns economics into child’s play

Ivey prof’s book turns economics into child’s play

Neil Bendle hopes you get a good chuckle out of it. Behavioural Economics for Kids, an e-book he recently published, isn’t exactly for kids. It’s for you, and other ‘big kids’ out there, meant to validate something we already know, on some level, to be true – when it...

All her world’s a stage, as alumna has played many parts

All her world’s a stage, as alumna has played many parts

Offstage since day one, Anita Gaffney has played a role at the Stratford Festival for more than two decades. The Western grad and Stratford native started out selling ice cream to theatre-goers as a summer job. She’s also worked as a bookstore clerk, a waitress and...

New chair to redefine university’s role in entrepreneurship

New chair to redefine university’s role in entrepreneurship

When opportunity came knocking on Darren Meister’s door, he knew it came with a perfect-fit venture. “When the chair position came up, it was the perfect job. Being able to marry my engineering and business backgrounds isn’t something you get to do very often. I’m a...

Turning the page for opportunity

Turning the page for opportunity

The last year of classes was a busy one for Ivey Business School graduate Chris Janssen. In addition to the pressures and schedules of his academic and personal lives, Janssen sat on a committee that needed to come up with a new idea to raise money for the Terry Fox...

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

Four named among elite future entrepreneurs

From a direct lending platform to connecting businesses to retirees, four Western students are part of a group of just 38 students from across Canada chosen to take their entrepreneurial ideas to the next level.

Poloz marries theory, practice atop Bank of Canada

Poloz marries theory, practice atop Bank of Canada

By Jason Winders Stephen Poloz thinks he would have made a good doctor. “I think I am kind of a people person. My doctor is like that. I like to have a chat with people before we get down to what their problem might be,” Poloz, MA’79, PhD’82 (Economics), said with a...

Alumna’s efforts earn Hult Prize nomination

Alumna’s efforts earn Hult Prize nomination

Education and garbage rarely find themselves in the same category, but Western alumna Renee Vansevenant’s efforts to marry the two, for the benefit of some of the planet’s neediest children has led to international recognition for the recent Business Administration...

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Western teams advance in Hult Prize competition

Two teams of Western students have advanced to the regional finals of the sixth annual Hult Prize Challenge, putting the eight students in line for the competition’s $1-million prize, the organization announced today. Sponsored by the Hult Prize Foundation, the...

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

UWOFA awards annual scholarships to outstanding students

The University of Western Ontario Faculty Association (UWOFA) handed out the association’s annual scholarships Wednesday to outstanding students from across all 11 faculties. These awards are funded by UWOFA members, reflecting their commitment to students and to the...

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

D’Aquino: Door to opportunity is as wide as it gets

Despite its challenges, our world is one of unparalleled promise and opportunity, Thomas D’Aquino, lawyer, entrepreneur and educator, told graduates at the Friday morning session of Western’s 304th Convocation. D’Aquino spoke to graduates from the Faculty of Health...

Abella: Don’t let recent events muddy tolerant waters

Abella: Don’t let recent events muddy tolerant waters

Canada needs today’s graduates, their ideas and their contributions, to protect the country’s cultural mosaic, Irving Abella, eminent historian and president of the Academy of the Arts and Humanities of the Royal Society of Canada, told graduates at the Thursday...

Advanced lessons in basic training

Advanced lessons in basic training

The dusty and sweaty trails of the Canadian Forces Base Borden, just north of Barrie, Ont., might just be the last place you’d expect to find business students. But for one week this past summer, close to 40 Ivey Business School students where put through their paces...

Ivey prof’s book turns economics into child’s play

Ivey prof’s book turns economics into child’s play

Neil Bendle hopes you get a good chuckle out of it. Behavioural Economics for Kids, an e-book he recently published, isn’t exactly for kids. It’s for you, and other ‘big kids’ out there, meant to validate something we already know, on some level, to be true – when it...

All her world’s a stage, as alumna has played many parts

All her world’s a stage, as alumna has played many parts

Offstage since day one, Anita Gaffney has played a role at the Stratford Festival for more than two decades. The Western grad and Stratford native started out selling ice cream to theatre-goers as a summer job. She’s also worked as a bookstore clerk, a waitress and...

New chair to redefine university’s role in entrepreneurship

New chair to redefine university’s role in entrepreneurship

When opportunity came knocking on Darren Meister’s door, he knew it came with a perfect-fit venture. “When the chair position came up, it was the perfect job. Being able to marry my engineering and business backgrounds isn’t something you get to do very often. I’m a...

Turning the page for opportunity

Turning the page for opportunity

The last year of classes was a busy one for Ivey Business School graduate Chris Janssen. In addition to the pressures and schedules of his academic and personal lives, Janssen sat on a committee that needed to come up with a new idea to raise money for the Terry Fox...