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Justin Hummel nominated Co-op Student of the Year

Justin Hummel, a BBA Co-op student at Laurier, has been nominated Co-op Student of the Year by Tina McAuley, Enterprise Operations Manager for Blackberry. As a regional business marketing coordinator during the fall 2012 work term, Justin helped execute events for an eight-city Canadian road show targeted to Blackberry's enterprise customers. He co-ordinated all aspects of registration, internal and external communication, logistics and post-event analysis.

Tina was impressed by Justin's intelligence, efficiency and work ethic. "Justin was by far the best co-op student that we have employed," she says. "He was constantly looking for new ways to improve processes and documents; he didn't wait to be asked to do something, and he was always going above and beyond the call of duty."

Co-op co-ordinator Colin McEwen supported Justin's nomination, noting his role in organizing an international student leadership conference in China for The Link and in running a fund-raising initiative for a school in Kenya.

Congratulations to Justin for his nomination as Co-op Student of the Year, sponsored by the Canadian Association For Co-operative Education (CAFCE). The winner will be announced during National Co-op Week, March 18 to March 22, 2013.

Laurier business students excel at investment banking competition

A team from Laurier, including co-op students Michael Yong and Christopher Gliszcynski, took home third place at the 2013 National Investment Banking Competition and Conference.

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Laurier's latest Alumni Co-op Employer of Excellence

Laurier business grad Dale Zorgdrager ('96) has been named the second annual Alumni Co-op Employer of Excellence, celebrated for his outstanding contributions to the education of dozens of Laurier co-op students. Zorgdrager is an audit and assurance

Laurier team places second at CFA Institute Research Challenge

Congratulations to the Laurier team for its second-place finish at the 2012 CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) Institute Research Challenge. The Laurier team, which included BBA co-op students Mike Cestas, Alex Garriock, and Matthew Jolliffe, was

Laurier brings home School of the Year and Academic Cup from JDC Central

Co-op students Eileen Devlin and Jordan Bishop led a delegation from Laurier to multiple first-place wins at the Jeux Du Commerce Central. Laurier was named School of the Year for the third straight year through the efforts of the 45 team mates. For

The Record: Laurier business students reach out to Kenyan village

Kudos to co-op student Justin Hummel, who collected money to help children at a school in Kenya. You'll find more details about the impact of his efforts, along with a link to a video, in this article from The Record.

Brian Putre, MBA Co-op featured in Optimus | SBR blog.

Follow this link to read about Brian Putre, an MBA Co-op featured in Optimus | SBR blog.

Co-op business student named to Top 20 Under 20 list

Corey Sherwood, a Laurier business co-op student currently on his first work term as a marketing intern with Xerox Canada in Toronto, has been named a Top 20 Under 20 for co-founding a new mentoring and resource website for secondary students and for

Sweet Job at Hershey

Lisa Nanakdewa gained enviable marketing experience during her recent work term at Hershey Canada.

For a contest for candy consumers, Lisa was involved in everything from writing rules and developing a website, to finalizing graphics for the point of sale material. Lisa wrote summaries of brand strategy, and then explained the strategy to media agencies. While investigating competitors, Lisa made use of the analytical skills she had developed in her first co-op term as a co-op associate brand manager at Novartis Consumer Health.

Lisa’s supervisor, Jackson Hitchon, says “Lisa was extremely impressive in her role as a marketing intern, whether presenting ideas to agencies or providing insight on competitive activity.”

For her part, Lisa enjoyed the position so much that she has decided to pursue a career in marketing.

Laurier MBA team takes first place in international case competition

A team of Laurier MBA students, including three co-op students, took home $20,000 after winning the Aspen Institute's 2011 Business & Society International MBA Case Competition for an innovative study that incorporated corporate profitability and env

Laurier business graduates achieve top marks in accounting exams

Laurier business graduates have again excelled in professional accountancy exams, earning the highest mark in Canada on the Certified Management Accounting (CMA) case examination for the second year in a row and capturing the UFE Ontario gold medal.