March 15th, 2010
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Mayor Sam Katz gives donation to five Asper School of Business students who are spending five days outdoors to help raise awareness and collection donations for Winnipeg’s homeless.
It is all part of Five Days for the Homeless, a national charity campaign created by the University of Alberta in 2005 to help draw attention to homelessness.
“Given the prevalence of homelessness in this city, I think people tend to make assumptions about the people it involves. Sometimes I’m guilty of this too. This is an amazing opportunity to begin to develop a greater understanding and form a new and honest perspective,” student and participant Kayla Wai said.
This year 15 universities across Canada will participate in the campaign, each one choosing a local charity for the donations raised. Asper students chose to donate to Resource Assistance for Youth (RaY), a community-based social service organization in Winnipeg committed to helping at-risk youth and young adults.
Last year U of M students raised $13,000 for RaY, helping them purchase a van they now use for outreach work.
From 5 p.m. on March 14, to 5 p.m. on March 19, students will not use showers or indoor sleeping accommodations; they will not have income and must instead receive food through direct donation only.
Students must also attend all classes.
Participants’ experiences will be posted on an online blog available at 5days.ca/Winnipeg.
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February 12th, 2010
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University of Manitoba student Justin Kathan has been named Manitoba’s Top Student Entrepreneur for 2010.
The announcement was made by national charitable organization, Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) and program supporter, CIBC.
“It is a great honor to be the recipient of this award as it acknowledges the merits of entrepreneurship and the benefits that it can and has created for so many, including myself,” said Kathan.
Kathan is the owner of KuRV Apparel, as well as a consulting company owning the Manitoba license to operate DECO Windshield Repair. In addition Justin is a full time student in the Faculty of Management at Asper School of Business.
Since 2008, Kathan has owned and operated DECO Windshield Repair within Manitoba, a service that provides expert windshield chip and crack repair within 15 minutes, often at no cost to the customer through comprehensive insurance coverage. Additionally, it saves thousands of windshields from landfills each year.
More recently, Kathan launched his second business - KuRV Apparel, a company providing high school students with an easy way to purchase, customize, and order high school graduation clothing.
Kathan’s largest business accomplishments to date include ranking 3rd in sales, in comparison to other licensees, as well as being named “Rookie of the year” for his leadership within DECO Windshield Repair.
As a provincial champion, Kathan will now move on to represent Manitoba in the regional round of competition taking place at the 2010 ACE Regional Exposition in Calgary on March 5, 2010.
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May 11th, 2009
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Congratulations to the Asper School’s Dr. Wanda Wuttunee, who was named a Woman of Distinction in the Education & Training category, by the YM/YWCA at a gala dinner in Winnipeg on Wednesday, May 6, 2009.
Dr. Wuttunee is Director of the School’s Aboriginal Business Education Program. She is an internationally recognized leader in the field of Aboriginal economic development. Her work focuses on community development perspectives and, in particular, women’s contributions. She examines the strengths of the community and the gifts that Aboriginal people bring to the business table.
She is interested in the role of tradition, culture and gender in the decision-making process used by communities in their economic development strategies. Her extensive community involvement includes board positions and committee work focusing on issues of education, business and culture.
She is Cree and a member of the Red Pheasant Cree Nation, Saskatchewan. In the future, Dr. Wutunee will likely be remembered as a pioneer who helped lay the foundation for an Aboriginal community in Canada.
Hundreds of people attended the event, which is held annually to celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of women to their community.
Follow this link to learn more about Wanda: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/management/faculty_staff/admin_staff/wuttunee.html
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October 27th, 2008
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