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Alumni News
“GOING PUBLIC”: Dalhousie MPA Grads use their degree to make a difference
A new video produced for Dalhousie’s 200th anniversary showcases how graduates of the Master of Public Administration program (MPA) have been contributing to and shaping Canada’s public service.
John Waldron (MBA(FS)’08): Why Tenacity Matters
“A great mentor of mine once said that tenacity is the most important attribute of an entrepreneur. So true. Tenacity is the tool you pull out when you’re destined to do amazing things and the odds are not in your favour.”
Expansion of Halifax company to the West Coast
President and founder of Verb Interactive, Andy MacLellan (BComm’01), announces the company’s expansion to the West Coast in B.C.
BComm alumnus Phill Stanley’s work with DHL
Phill Stanley (BComm’14) is an alumnus Bachelor of Commerce program. He graduated from Dalhousie in 2014 with a major in Marketing Management, and now is working in DHL.
MBA alumnus Jeff Chuchman: How to lead in 2018 – hire for depth, hire a humanities grad
2017 was quite a year. The rise of populism in the US, Europe, and many other major economies throughout the world has generated much anxiety in the established media and political class. It is difficult to determine the long term economic effects that this change will have on business. So what are hiring managers in the corporate and not-for-profit worlds to do?
Entrepreneurs to support fans, not scalpers with new product
Conor Daly (BComm’17) and Kyle Gardiner (BMgmt’17) have developed a ticket plan to avoid scalpers that uses the blockchain technology of bitcoin.
Region of Queens Municipality hires Dal MPA alumnus as its new CAO
The Region of Queens Municipality recently announced that Dalhousie MPA alumnus Chris McNeill (MPA’11) is their new Chief Administrative Officer.
Management alumni news roundup for January 16th, 2018
Read about Jenn Atkinson, the new youth services librarian for Truro library, Kim Day, the new president of Steele Auto and more in this week’s alumni news roundup.
Alumna goes electric in Nova Scotia
Anne Swan (MBA’07) shares her family’s experience going ‘fully electric’ in Nova Scotia and how their two Tesla electric vehicles enable daily commutes as well as trips around Nova Scotia.
Dal alumni on list of 100 powerful women in Canada
Dalhousie alumni were recognized as Canada’s Most Powerful Women – Top 100 in 2017 by Women’s Executive Network. List includes Sara Austin (BA’98), Christine Cooper (MBA’99), Sandy Sharman (MBA’03), Caroline Zayid (LLB’88, BA’85, BSc’82) and Maike van Niekerk (BScN’17), plus Ulrike Bahr-Gedalia.