May 30, 2008
Concordia University: John Molson School Of Business Wins National Research Excellence Award
Concordia University is proud to announce that the John Molson School of Business (JMSB) won the National Research Excellence Award at this week’s Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) conference held in Halifax.
This award recognizes JMSB as a top research institution amongst Canadian business schools. "This is national recognition for the highest quality of research at the JMSB,” said JMSB Dean, Sanjay Sharma "It is a wonderful tribute to the hard work of our faculty members and graduate students."
The ASAC prize was given for a total of six best papers and honorable mentions from Concordia on subjects from corporate responsibility and how it affects a company’s reputation to how age differences affect job satisfaction. For a full list of the winning publications, please visit:
The Administrative Sciences Association of Canada (ASAC) is the national association of Canadian university management professors. There are 700 members based in business schools at Canadian universities.
Source: Concordia University, Quebec
May 12, 2008
York University: Schulich School of Business Rated #1 in Canada and #23 in World's "Best Global MBAs" Ranking
The Schulich School of Business at York University was today ranked number one in Canada and 23rd in the world in a global MBA ranking conducted by Expansión magazine, a Time Warner business publication based in Mexico. Schulich was one of only two Canadian business schools to make the Expansión ranking (the Rotman School of Management ranked 29th). Schulich ranked 9th among business schools outside the US and 15th among North American business schools. Schulich placed just behind Duke, UCLA and HEC Paris, and just ahead of Darden and Kenan-Flagler at the University of North Carolina. Stanford was ranked number one overall, Harvard placed 2nd, and Wharton and London Business School were jointly ranked 3rd. The Kellogg School of Management, Schulich’s partner school in the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA program, was ranked 11th in the world. The Expansión “Best Global MBAs” ranking, established in 2006, rates leading MBA programs from around the world using a broad range of criteria, including Academic Quality, Return on Investment and Global Value. The survey employs a predominantly statistical-based methodology to rank business schools, with points awarded in key areas of measurement such as average GMAT, research output, post-graduation average salary and international scope and orientation. “We are extremely pleased to have been ranked among the top 25 schools in the world and number one in Canada,” said Schulich Dean Dezsö J. Horváth, who noted that four other major global rankings – Forbes, The Economist, The Wall Street Journal and the Aspen Institute – have all ranked Schulich as the top MBA program in Canada during the past academic year. “The Expansión ranking will help raise our School’s profile in Mexico, where we not only recruit MBA students but also place our graduates.” Schulich plans to establish a Mexico Satellite Centre in Mexico City and a Brazil Satellite Centre in São Paulo during the next year, adding to the School’s existing global network of Satellite Centres in Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Mumbai and Moscow. Schulich’s Satellite Centres recruit students, provide career placement services to its graduates, offer executive education training, support the School’s nearby alumni chapters and handle local media relations. The Satellite Centres form a key part of the School’s transnational approach to delivering management education.
Source: York University, Ontario
May 2, 2008
Queen’s University Appoints New Chancellor
David A. Dodge, former Governor of the Bank of Canada, has been elected Chancellor of Queen’s University. His appointment to the university’s highest office was unanimously endorsed by Queen’s University Council at its annual meeting today. The 13th Chancellor of Queen’s, Dr. Dodge succeeds A. Charles Baillie who has held the position since 2002. “Queen’s is deeply honoured to have such a distinguished and accomplished Canadian, and Queen’s alumnus, serve in this important leadership role as we enter an exciting chapter in postsecondary education in the province, the nation and the global community,” says William Young, Chair of the Board of Trustees. “We warmly welcome David Dodge home to his alma mater after a brilliant career in the public service.” Dr. Dodge, whose appointment as Chancellor becomes effective July 1, received an undergraduate degree in Economics from Queen’s and a Ph.D. from Princeton University. He taught Economics at Queen’s for several years but ultimately chose a career in the Public Service of Canada. He served as Deputy Minister of Finance from 1992 to 1997 and was appointed Deputy Minister of Health in 1998. In February 2001 he was appointed Governor of the Bank of Canada for a seven-year term. He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from Queen’s in May 2002 and was appointed to the Queen’s University Board of Trustees in June 2007. In December 2007, Dr. Dodge was named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Dr. Dodge was Associate Professor of Canadian Studies and International Economics at the School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Senior Fellow in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of British Columbia; and Visiting Professor in the Department of Economics at Simon Fraser University. He has also served as Director of the International Economics Program of the Institute for Research on Public Policy. Dr. Dodge and his wife Christiane (nee Schweiger), an Arts'65 graduate of Queen’s, reside in Ottawa.
Source: Queen's University, Ontario
