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that asked them to describe what they were like as university students and their most memorable teaching experience, among other topics. In his responses Kipping said: “What I always enjoy is the mock trial of Ivar Kreuger we do in class, where students use role play to try and convict (or defend) him of fraud and forgery. They always come up with great ideas of how to do that – and act it out brilliantly. This year, for instance, somebody did a Jack Nicholson impression from A Few Good Men, ‘You can’t handle the truth...’, adapted to the world of international business.” Ashwin Joshi, an associate professor of marketing and director of the MBA program at Schulich, took home the $10,000 second-place prize for teaching excellence.

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Teaching Excellence Awards are among the largest such awards in North America. “It is great to see that students appreciate the long-term view on business in my course, something the school has been promoting for many years,” Kipping said in a release. “But the real story is that so many Schulich professors – 26 of us – were nominated for the teaching excellence award, which shows that students recognize the dedication of their professors and the quality of the education they are receiving.” A Schulich professor for seven years, Kipping teaches the “managing globally” course in the Schulich MBA and the Kellogg-Schulich Executive MBA programs. He also teaches the course “creating global capitalism” to undergraduate business students. All 26 nominated faculty members were asked to complete a lengthy questionnaire

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SHOPPERS OPENS DOORS TO NEW LOCATION AT 770 LAWRENCE AVE. W.

Shoppers Drug Mart at 770 Lawrence Ave.W.,celebrated its grand opening on Saturday.The new location offers an elevated level of service in health, beauty and convenience.The new 13,000 square foot location houses a Beautiful You area where customers will ﬁnd new and exciting cosmetics, dermatology, and fragrance brands, as well as a Fresh For You section, which features an assortment of everyday food items including milk eggs and bread.Customers can also take advantage of the Canada Post Outlet and complimentary consultations at the pharmacy.

A Schulich business history professor is the recipient of a $15,000 teaching excellence award. Business history chair and policy professor Matthias Kipping has won the top prize in the student-run Seymour Schulich Teaching Excellence Awards program. The awards were presented by Inder Dhillon and Bori Csillag, president and vicepresident of the Graduate Business Council respectively, on behalf of the school’s 1,138 master’s students. Established 16 years ago with an endowment from the school’s namesake, Seymour Schulich, the Schulich Teaching Excellence Awards program is run by master’s students, who nominate and vote online for their favourite professors. The awards recognize enthusiasm for a given subject matter, exceptional teaching strategies and facilitating positive student learning experiences. The Schulich

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Schulich students award Kipping with teaching excellence award

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