A group of students from the Odette School of Business raised more than $800 for the United Way by throwing a pasta dinner earlier this month.
“Our event was a success,” says business major Karen Gorospe. In addition to a presentation by Danielle Moldovan, the charity’s manager of resource development, it featured a performance by local band Cake & Bacon. “We had a great time.”
Selling potted poinsettias resulted in a profit of more than $500 for a group of students in business professor Brian Richie’s class in Management and Organization Life.
The members of Freedom 5 – Bill Fuerth, Brianne O’Kane, Reina Lim, Shahzeb Memon and Travis Tuovinen – ran the sale to benefit the United Way. It seemed like a natural fit, said Tuovinen.
“People do enjoy giving to charity as well as decorating for Christmas,” he said.
Vertical trade – companies breaking down production processes and importing more of their inputs – has encouraged specialization and enabled them to generate economies of scale, says Michael Burt of the Conference Board of Canada. However, conventional measures of trade may misrepresent the nature of international trade.
A group of business students is hoping to build bridges with families and the community through the universal language of song. They have planned a night of karaoke Thursday as a fundraiser for the YMCA of Windsor and Essex County.
“Youth are the future,” says Kamal Khaj. “A key element to the success of youth lies in the provision of support and resources made available to them. They will have to succeed in post-secondary studies and volunteerism, and as they complete university or college they will have to contribute to Canadian society through employment and civic engagement.”
Business student Dane Rife had a big problem. Tasked with promoting the Windsor International Film Festival to his fellow students, he was struggling with how to get around a rule that dictates posters can not be hung on the walls of the Odette Building.
The creative solution he proposed to his team: building their own wall.
“We went to Home Depot, got all the supplies, and put it together right there on the front lawn of Odette,” the fourth-year student said. “We had to do it fast because we didn’t know if we’d be allowed.”
Business students are trained to conduct market research, determine what is missing and fill those needs. According to Hasitha Sridharan, a student at the Odette School of Business, the United Way operates in much the same fashion.
“It sees what the community needs and then works to fill the gaps in support systems,” she said.
Sridharan and her classmates in organizational behaviour are holding a pasta dinner next week to raise funds for United Way. She has worked with the charity in the past and appreciates its role.
A new partnership between the Odette School of Business, University of Windsor, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario (ICAO) will provide a fast track into chartered accountancy for university graduates looking for a new career path.
The Odette CA Pathway will allow students who already hold a four-year bachelor’s degree to complete the requirements for professional accounting designation without having to earn a second degree.
