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Corporate Social Responsibility a Major Theme for MBA Students this Term

Liz Lemon-Mitchell

Posted: March 22, 2009 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Highlights


The huge global economic crisis is making Corporate Social Responsibility all the more important in today's business world. With industries needing to be bailed out by the government, people need to be assured that their tax dollars are being spent properly. Here at UNB, students in the new MBA Professional Development program are being taught to think about more than just the bottom...

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Four UNB Business Students are Top Ten Finalists to Face the Fear in Canada s Next Top Ad Executive Competition

Liz Lemon-Mitchell

Posted: March 13, 2009 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Highlights


Two teams of UNB Fredericton business administration students have been selected to be among the top ten finalists in Canada's Next Top Ad Executive "Face the Fear" Competition, taking place in Toronto March 30-April 1. Volkswagen Canada, the leading sponsor of the competition, is the client; the student teams are the ad executives who must develop a marketing plan to promote the new Volkswagen...

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10 000 Awarded to UNB Student for Excellence in Business Studies

Liz Lemon-Mitchell

Posted: March 9, 2009 5:00:00 AM ADT

Category: Student Highlights


Thor Jenson, a fourth year bachelor of business administration student at UNB Fredericton, was one of six business students studying at an Atlantic Canadian university to receive $10,000 last week as a recipient of the 2009 Frank H. Sobey Awards for Excellence in Business Studies. Year after year, it is inspiring to see the recipients of the Frank H. Sobeys Awards for Excellence in Business...

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