Real Funds and Real Experience Result in Big Returns for Students Today’s class assignment? Work out a great investment strategy. The Fund @ Sprott has been providing real, hands-on learning opportunities that provide students with a tremendous advantage once they graduate, whether they go on to further education or enter the professional world. This year, 22 finance students in the Sprott School of Business will work together… Read full post »
Carleton University’s Tony Bailetti will receive the International Talent Acquisition Centre (In-TAC) award in the group category as the head of Lead to Win (LTW). LTW has partnered with In-TAC to connect innovative companies in LTW with talented international professionals. “Tony has taken Carleton’s innovative entrepreneurship and technology programs to the marketplace, and he continues to support our students by connecting them with professionals, bringing new business to Ottawa and to… Read full post »
Students in Marketing: New Tools and Approaches (BUSI 3204) are taking part in a local social media campaign that is promoting the Ottawa-Gatineau region while raising funds for those in need in our community. Ottawa’s local celebrities will be using their photography skills to participate in the “Why I Love Ottawa/Gatineau” photo contest and raise funds for the Ottawa Food Bank. There is also a similar contest… Read full post »
Carleton University’s 2012 Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards were announced on January 15, 2013. Sprott professors Linda Duxbury and Nicolas Papadopoulos were among the 10 recipients from across the university. These awards are intended to recognize faculty who render exceptional service to graduate students as supervisors and research mentors. The effect of such faculty on the careers of students is frequently transformational. Recipients of the Faculty Graduate Mentoring Awards are… Read full post »