Jan 21, 2020 | Learn, See things differently
By Mackenzie Ford. Originally published in the summer 2019 issue of Business Class magazine. It’s a brisk Friday morning in January, and dozens of third-year BCom students flock to the UVic campus with coffee and calculators in hand. Separating into teams and chatting...
Jan 16, 2020 | Lead, Learn, See things differently
By Carlos Chicas Berti In November, third-year BCom students Derek Douglas, Sebastian Stewart and Ye Wang earned a spot among the top ten teams selected to travel to Vilnius, Lithuania to compete in the annual Creative Shock case competition finals. The three...
Nov 22, 2019 | Learn, See things differently
Associate Professor Stacey Fitzsimmons responds to the question: As a bicultural person, how can I use my unique skills to help me perform at work? By Dr. Stacey Fitzsimmons. Originally published in the summer 2019 issue of Business Class magazine. If you’re part of...
Nov 15, 2019 | Learn, Meet, See things differently
By Matt Beauchamp. Originally published in the summer 2019 issue of Business Class magazine. For Brianna Dick, an accomplished painter from the Songhees First Nation, art has always been a passion. Now, thanks in part to training she completed last November with the...
Oct 24, 2019 | Learn, See things differently
By Hanna Kim, Gustavson External Relations co-op student Third year BCom students, excited to kick off the new school year, attended the Workplace Skills Conference as part of their orientation activities. Blake Adam, the co-founder of Medimap and a UVic BCom alumnus,...
Oct 15, 2019 | Learn, See things differently
Originally published in the summer 2019 issue of Business Class magazine. Entrepreneurs: ever wondered what it’s like to take part in a start-up accelerator? Stuart Kinnear, BMus ’09, MBA ’11, traveled to Oslo, Norway last fall to participate in Techstars’...