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UPCOMING EVENTS BULLETIN 2010 info BULLETIN Telfer School of Management NOVEMBER TELFER SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT ALUMNI INFO BULLETIN Fall 2010 Volume 12 Alumni Info Bulletin Fall 2010 Volume 12 November 9 info Entrepreneurs’ Club Project Manager: ELLE Wine and Cheese Lindsay Doak 613-562-5800 ext. 4568 Text: Guest Speaker: Cathy Noonan, Liane Brière, Christian Coulombe, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Molson Coors Canada Lindsay Doak, Laura Evans, Micheál Kelly, Sue Redmond Graphic Design: Simzer Design Inc. 2011 Printer: St-Joseph Print Group Ottawa JANUARY FEBRUARY Address correspondence to: January 7-10 Alumni Breakfast Speaker Series Telfer School of Management University of Ottawa 613-562-5716 2010 National MBA Games 55 Laurier Avenue East at Schulich School of Business (Toronto) Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 613-562-5800 ext. 4800 Tel.: 613-562-5716 APRIL Fax: 613-562-5164 January 7-10 [email protected] PHOTO : Alumni award recipients David S. Logan, Dean Karakasis, Lynda Partner, Derek Beckley and Carl Nappert Jeux du commerce 2011 Michel Cloutier Marketing Competition www.telfer.uOttawa.ca hosted by the Telfer School of Management 613-562-5800 ext. 4777 613-562-5716 Stay connected to the Telfer School Contents THE NEW TELFER SCHOOL NEWSLETTER IS HERE! through social networking! SEPTEMBER www.telfer.uOttawa.ca/social Dean’s message 2 We have reduced the frequency of our newsletter mailing to one annual mailing. This is the first edition of the NEW publication which is an adapted version of the Dean’s Annual Report. To stay up to date on all the latest Telfer School September 16 Recent news 3 news and events, please update your email address with the alumni office to receive our semi-monthly e-newsletter. Performance measurement 4 Annual Telfer School of www.telfer.uOttawa.ca/alumni Management Scholarship Upcoming Events 8 Golf Tournament 613-562-5716 Message from Acting Dean, François Julien January 27 At the Telfer School of Management, we have taken great strides forward September 24 Entrepreneurs’ Club recently. The proof is all around us. While we have every reason to be proud of 2011 Gala of Excellence Toast to Success Business Dinner our successes, we cannot risk becoming complacent: our market is becoming 613-562-5800 ext. 4568 613-562-5716 even more competitive; the demands placed on us – and those we place on ourselves – are always growing; and we have to become more responsive to the needs of our students and continue to be relevant in addressing today’s management challenges. Publication Mail 41241017 Annual Report “Performance Measurement” Return undeliverable Canadian Address to: At the Telfer School, performance is more than something we study and discuss. Ever-increasing performance is the driving force behind all aspects of Telfer School of Management University of Ottawa our school. Every program we create, every service we offer, every activity we 55 Laurier Avenue East organize and sponsor is inspired by our clear desire to reach continually higher Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 levels of performance. University of Ottawa Dean’s Annual Report 2009 / 2 0 1 0 pt or b e . o u d www.telfer.uOttawa.ca WORD FROM THE DeAN RECENT NewS Focusing on five key priorities Congratulations to the winning team, Jeevan J. Singh, Brett Corlyon, Steve Mitchell With these needs clearly in mind, we will focus our and Mark Coldham. energy and resources on five priorities in the coming academic year: 1. We will carry out a comprehensive study to determine what actions and investments are needed now to develop and launch a PhD program by 2013. The reputation of outstanding schools of management is built through the excellence and relevance of the research these programs produce; and establishing a strong PhD program will enable us to maintain our research momentum. 2. We will implement the recommendations that came out of last year’s strategic planning exercise to improve the experiences of Telfer students. To be precise, we will offer two more management courses to first-year students, including a new IT applications for business course; we will work at developing a Telfer 16th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament culture based on collegiality, strong professional ethics and academic excellence and integrity; and we will put Thank you to The Telfer School of Management’s Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament took place on September 17, 2010 and was in place initiatives that provide students with unique once again a great success. Stuntman Stu, from BOB FM, was the Master of ceremonies during this sold-out event. The learning experiences built on meaningful and value-added our Sponsors! Telfer School of Management thanks all its sponsors, the 288 participants and the volunteers who helped raise more interactions between students and professors. than $25,000 for the Gaby St-Pierre Scholarship Fund. Gaby St-Pierre organized the first golf tournament while he was Ottawa Citizen 3. We will revise and redesign the delivery modes of working at the Telfer School of Management. He is now Director of the Co-operative Education Programs at our graduate professional programs to better Sheraton Ottawa the University of Ottawa. address the specific learning needs and career demands of francophone and part-time students of Gowlings PHOTO : François Julien, named acting Dean on July 1, 2010 our MBA and MHA programs. IBM 4. We will develop detailed and integrated action plans At the Telfer School of that will enable us to create and grow programs, hire RBC 2010 Gala of Excellence Award Recipients and retain excellent faculty members, and roll out Tank Management, we have outstanding learning and research initiatives that The 2010 Alumni Association Gala of Excellence was held Trudeau Medal, highest honour given by the Telfer on Saturday, September 25. This annual celebration School of Management to its alumni. strengthen our reputation in our areas of expertise – Mitel provides us the opportunity to honour alumni that have taken great strides performance management, health-systems Derek Beckley, MHA 1978, made an outstanding contribution to the world of business management, and innovation and entrepreneurship. Deloitte President, The Genus Group Inc. forward recently. and the community. Alumni, professors, staff and friends of 5. We will reach out further to alumni, corporate Telfer Student Council the Telfer School gathered at the newly renovated Canadian David S. Logan, BCom 1980, allies and prospective partners to generate even Museum of Nature to re-acquaint themselves with friends Founding partner, Logan Katz LLP The proof is all around us. While we have every reason more of the vital funding we need, and to involve St. Joseph and former classmates. In attendance, as our special guests Lynda Partner, BCom 1983, to be proud of our successes, we cannot risk becoming those key players more deeply in the learning, Communications and St. Joseph Exhibits for the evening, were alumni from the classes of 1970, 1985, CEO, Partners Inc. complacent: our market is becoming even more research and career activities of our school. and 2000 – 40th, 25th, and 10th year anniversary celebrants competitive; the demands placed on us – and those we Young Achiever Award, honours the individuals (under from all Telfer programs. place on ourselves – are always growing; and we have Please visit 40) who have been able to achieve greatness in their to become more responsive to the needs of our students Moving closer to our goal www.telfer.uOttawa.ca/golf lives within an exceptional period of time. and continue to be relevant in addressing today’s By focusing on these five priorities, we – the students, for a complete list of sponsors Carl Nappert, BCom 1998, Partner & Executive Vice management challenges. faculty members, administrators, alumni, and corporate and partners President of Sales and Marketing, Maplesoft Group. and community partners of the Telfer School – can The Dean’s Philos Award, honours the lifetime As such, and based on the work conducted over the together move ever closer to our goal of becoming a philanthropic achievement of an alumnus or a member past year as part of our strategic planning exercise, we leading institution for management education and of the business community. must put in motion initiatives that will enable our school innovative research. to achieve quick wins, to make our mark on the regional, Dean Karakasis, BCom 1983, national and international scene, and to position us to Executive Director, Building Owners and become a leading institution for management education Managers Association and innovative research. 2 Telfer School of Management – Linked with Leadership Info Bulletin – Fall 2010 www.telfer.uOttawa.ca 3 WORD FROM THE DeAN RECENT NewS Focusing on five key priorities Congratulations to the winning team, Jeevan J. Singh, Brett Corlyon, Steve Mitchell With these needs clearly in mind, we will focus our and Mark Coldham. energy and resources on five priorities in the coming academic year: 1. We will carry out a comprehensive study to determine what actions and investments are needed now to develop and launch a PhD program by 2013. The reputation of outstanding schools of management is built through the excellence and relevance of the research these programs produce; and establishing a strong PhD program will enable us to maintain our research momentum. 2. We will implement the recommendations that came out of last year’s strategic planning exercise to improve the experiences of Telfer students. To be precise, we will offer two more management courses to first-year students, including a new IT applications for business course; we will work at developing a Telfer 16th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament culture based on collegiality, strong professional ethics and academic excellence and integrity; and we will put Thank you to The Telfer School of Management’s Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament took place on September 17, 2010 and was in place initiatives that provide students with unique once again a great success.