Sheridan Faculty of Business top students shape their future with The Virox Future Forum 2012

February 21, 2012

Top Sheridan Faculty of Business students at Virox Future Forum 2012

Top Sheridan Faculty of Business students learned how to help shape their own future at the fourth annual Virox Future Forum – A Window to Tomorrow’s Opportunities, held recently at Sheridan College.  Sponsored by Randy Pilon, President and CEO of Virox Technologies Inc. and Sheridan Business alumnus, The Virox Future Forum 2012 presented top business speakers Sean Wise and David K. Foot who spoke about emerging career opportunities in a changing world for Sheridan Faculty of Business students. Host, broadcaster and Sheridan professor, Lou Schizas lent his urbane wit and business street-smarts to the all-business opportunity for student leaders to discover emerging trends in business.

Randy Pilon, President and CEO, Virox Technologies Inc.

Sean Wise is a venture capitalist, noted lecturer and author, and advisor to the Dragon’s Den and Shark Tank  reality television series.  David K. Foot is an in-demand speaker, a University of Toronto lecturer and the author of the popular Boom, Bust & Echo. Wise spoke about his experience with entrepreneurs on the television series and demonstrated how to shape entrepreneurial ideas into viable projects. Professor Foot demonstrated how the use of demographics can help to predict emerging trends. Students were able to question the speakers during a panel discussion and were invited to network with Pilon, Wise and Foot during the lunch break and after-conference reception.

Matthew McQuade, Marketing Trafalgar, Bharathy Sugaprathan, Office Administration-Medical Davis,  Jordan Moore, Marketing Management PG HMC,  each received a $1000 award from Virox Technologies Inc. in a random draw for conference participants, and Majid Nabi,  Accounting, Davis, won an Apple i-Pad courtesy of the Faculty of Business for attending the conference. In addition each participant received a signed copy of Sean Wise’s new book Hot or Not, courtesy of Randy Pilon and Virox Technologies Inc.

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Sheridan Advertising Management students network with graduates at annual event

February 17, 2012

Advertising Management Graduate Networking Event

The Sheridan Advertising Management graduate Certificate program students had an opportunity to get up close and personal with recent grads at the recent networking event. More than 15 successful graduates of the program networked with current students in a speed-dating type of event that offered grads and students to easily mix and match career information and interests. Current post-graduate certificate students had an opportunity to meet with successful graduates of the Sheridan Advertising Management program to find out job opportunities, forge relationships and discover tips on securing good employment after graduation.

“We know that the students consider these type of graduate events important for them to forge relationships in the Advertising industry,” said Professor Peggy Barnwell, Coordinator of the Sheridan Advertising Management program.

“I had a great time at the networking event and was able to connect with many folks working in Media and Account Planning, said Wendy Shen, Advertising Management student.

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“What a great night we all had at the Post Grad Networking Event. The night began with a little nervousness but those nerves were quickly replaced by excitement about opportunities to be had after our graduation. It was a so wonderful to meet some students that have had similar backgrounds and hear about their success in the Advertising Industry. Each brought their own opinions, experiences and advice,” said Courtney Kelly, Sheridan graduate certificate student.

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Sheridan Faculty of Business student team competes at Vanier BDC Case Challenge in Montreal

February 13, 2012

David Nowell, Mahfuz Chowdhury, Kylie Dalgleish, Kyle Todd

Three Sheridan Faculty of Business students recently had the opportunity to demonstrate their prowess in the annual Vainer College BDC Case Challenge.  Sheridan Advertising student Kylie Dalgleish, and Marketing students Mahfuz Chowdhury and Kyle Todd and Faculty coach Professor David Nowell competed against students from more than 30 colleges and CGEPs from across Canada.

The Vanier College BDC Case Challenge final results were Mohawk College 1st place, College Lionel Groulx (Montreal) 2nd place and Okanagan College (Kelowna BC) third place.

Coach David Nowell said that Sheridan team made a very strong presentation but were a bit off the mark in terms of what the judges were looking for. The Vanier Case Challenge offered very tough competition — in one division, judges took nearly two hours to pick top teams. Professor Nowell also noted that there were several colleges from out west that made a strong showing, including Okanagan College from B.C.  Students from Sheridan were among those last to present, so they spent several hours in isolation with other teams and as a result made a number of new acquaintances across the country.

Nowell noted that there was tremendous support among the student teams. The Sheridan team watched almost all of the final presentations, half of which were in French and really saw what it took to be successful. He sums it up as a fantastic learning experience for the Sheridan students and an especially valuable national event.

Kyle Todd, Kylie Dalgleish, and Mahfuz Chowdury

“It was truly an honour to participate in this event, and I couldn’t be happier to have Kyle Todd and Kylie Dalgleish as teammates. They entertained me, inspired me, and truly helped me grow as a Marketer. Along with David Nowell’s strong coaching, we were really able to bring something special into the 2012 Vanier College Case Competition,” said Mahfuz Chowdhury.

“Our Sheridan team of students were wonderful to work with and the strongest team I have ever coached in terms of presentation power. I really stood on the shoulders of my coaching colleagues there, as these students were working with me for only six weeks. It was wonderful how they came together, worked through issues together and were a joy to work with,” said Professor Nowell.

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Coming Attractions for Sheridan Faculty of Business – Week of Feb 13 – 17

February 10, 2012

Here’s what to look for this week in The Sheridan Faculty of Business…

Vanier College BDC Case Challenge in Montreal

We’ll see how our Sheridan Business team fares against 30 colleges in this exciting annual event sponsored by Business Development Bank of Canada.

Advertising Management Graduate Program Networking Event

Monday evening Advertising Management program hosts more than a dozen successful Advertising Management grads in a up-close and personal networking event with a good representation of Account Management, Media, Social Media, Advertising Sales and Client Side graduates.

The Virox Future Forum 2012

Thursday, 4th annual Virox Future Forum presents speakers Sean Wise and David K. Foot to 100 invited students.  Sponsored by Sheridan Business alumnus Randy Pilon, President and CEO Virox Techologies Inc.

The Consulate General of The Republic of Poland in Toronto hosts Eva Stachniak

Best selling author and former Sheridan Faculty of Business professor, Eva Stachniak reads from The Winter Palace, her third novel, now number 2 on The Globe and Mail’s Best-Seller List at the consulate Friday evening.

Sheridan Ovation – Celebrating People and Achievement

Check out Sheridan Business graduates in this edition of Sheridan Ovation

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Sheridan Faculty of Business students to compete at Vanier College BDC Case Challenge 2012

February 8, 2012

Mahfuz Chowdhury, Kylie Dalgleish, David Nowell and Kyle Todd prepare for the Vanier BDC Case Challenge

Three Sheridan Faculty of Business students will travel to Montreal this weekend to be part of the Vanier College BDC Case Challenge sponsored by The Business Development Bank of Canada. Kylie Dalgleish, Advertising student, Mahfuz Chowdhury, Marketing student, and Kyle Todd, Marketing student, along with faculty coach, Professor David Nowell will be part of more than 100 students from 30 colleges  from across Canada involved in the annual event February 11 – 12.

The Vanier College Business Administration Department has been hosting and organizing the annual Vanier College BDC Case Challenge, an inter-collegial marketing case competition involving colleges from across the country since 2006. This competition offers community college and cegep level Business Administration students a singular opportunity to apply what they learn in the classroom to a true to life business experience.

Case challenges are pressure-cooker events which give students a taste for real world business problems. Teams made up of three students have three hours to analyze a business problem and create a viable marketing plan, then make a twenty-minute Power Point presentation on their marketing strategy in front of a panel of judges and peers and invited guests.

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Faculty of Business Career Fair follow-up

February 7, 2012

TEKsystems are recruiting Feb 9, 2012

The Sheridan Career Centre and The Faculty of Business invites students to follow-up after the recent Business Career Fair with the list of employers looking for graduates.  In addition, Sheridan Career Services will offer a Paralegal program Networking Event February 8, 2012, 10:30am – 12:30pm located in Davis Campus (Brampton)- Gymnasium and a Justice Studies Career Fair, March 21, 2012, from 9:30am-12pm, also in Davis Campus (Brampton) – Gymnasium.

TEKsystems, a recent Sheridan Business Career Fair recruiter will also host an Open House Thursday February 9, 2012 from 4:00pm – 7:00 pm at 1 Adelaide Street East, Toronto.  Please email Account Manager Michael Moul (mmoul@teksystems.com) to confirm admission.

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Sheridan Business Career Fair 2012 attracts students and employers to annual college event

February 6, 2012

Graduates network with employers at the annual Sheridan Business Career Fair

The Sheridan Business Career Fair attracted hundreds of eager potential business graduates from more than a dozen business-related Sheridan Faculty of Business programs located on three campuses to visit the more than 50 local, regional and national employers searching for new talent for their companies.

“We met some great students,” said Catherine Sabetti, Recruiter, Campus – Talent Acquisition for Target.ca.

Sheridan Student Services organizer, Kerri Zanatta-Buehler and Susan Montgomery arranged for more than four dozen top employers to be at the annual Sheridan event including: Appletree  Medical Group, Ad Lounge, Bank of Montreal, BDO Canada LLP,  Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre, Canadian Property Stars , Canpages , Car Nation Canada, Certified General Accountants of Ontario, CMA Ontario, TD Bank, Teksystems, The Weather Network, and Trip Central. A complete list of employers is under this LINK.

For more information about this event, please contact Sheridan Student Services.

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Kudos to Professor Alison Feierabend, Sheridan Faculty of Business from Toastmasters International

February 5, 2012

Professor Alison Feierabend, Sheridan Faculty of Business

Toastmasters International has confirmed that Professor Alison Feierabend, Sheridan Faculty of Business, has achieved the status of Advanced Communicator Bronze.  The communication program is a self-paced training program that enable participants to learn effective speaking in a club environment.  To achieve Advanced Communicator Bronze status, participants must complete a series of challenging projects designed to enhance their speaking skills.

“The achievement of this award by Toastmaster Feierabend demonstrates a high degree of self-motivation and a strong interest in self-improvement.  It also exhibits the ability to apply communication skills in professional and community environments,” said Daniel Rex, Executive Director Toastmasters International.
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Faculty of Business Career Fair winning ticket for Apple i-Pad

February 1, 2012

Sheridan Faculty of Business Career Fair iPad

Here’s the lucky winning number for an Apple i-Pad from The Sheridan Faculty of Business Career Fair 2012 held at the Trafalgar Campus.

If you have the winning number contact Charlene Craddock at charlene.craddock@sheridanc.on.ca or at extension 2155 to make arrangements to verify your ticket and claim your i-Pad.

Sheridan Faculty of Business Career Fair iPad

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Sheridan Global Business Management degree program now partnered with Brampton Flight Centre

February 1, 2012

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