Asper School of Business
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| I.H. Asper School of Business | |
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| Established: | 1937 |
| Type: | Public |
| Dean: | Glenn Feltham |
| Undergraduates: | 1,400 |
| Location: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Website: | www.umanitoba.ca/asper |
The Asper School of Business is located on the University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus in South Winnipeg, Manitoba. The school began in 1937 as the University of Manitoba Faculty of Management. The school was renamed in 2000 in honour of Izzy Asper, noted for his many contributions to the City of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba over the span of his life. There are currently 1,400 B.Comm. students attending The School.
The Asper School of Business Undergraduate Program offers the following majors:
- Accounting
- Aboriginal Business Studies
- Actuarial Mathematics
- Entrepreneurship/Small Business
- Finance
- Generalist
- Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations
- International Business
- Logistics and Supply Chain Management
- Management Information Systems
- Management of Organizations
- Marketing
- Operational Research/Operations Management
The Asper School of Business also offers the following graduate programs:
- ASPER MBA PROGRAM with focused specializations in Finance, Human Resource Management, Marketing, Supply Chain Management and Health Administration.
- MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM with areas of concentration in Business Administration (Industrial Relations/Human Resource Management/Management of Organizations, Marketing or Supply Chain Management.
- PH.D. IN MANAGEMENT PROGRAM with areas of concentration in Finance, Management Science, Marketing, and Organizational Behaviour.
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[edit] Commerce Students' Association
I.H. Asper School of Business Commerce Students' Association (CSA)
Like all Faculties within the University of Manitoba, the Asper School of Business offers many student organizations for all students attending the Asper School of Business. Some of these organizations are open to students in other Faculties on the University of Manitoba campus. The CSA is student-run with 42 active members including 6 executive members and 36 internal members. These 42 active members do everything from planning, organizing and promoting 60 events within the Drake Centre or as required else where.
Participating Organizations:
- AACS - Association of Aboriginal Commerce Students
- AIMS - Association of International Management
- ASBAA - Asper School of Business Accounting Association
- ASBARC - Asper School of Business Athletics and Recreation Council
- BGS (ΒΓΣ) - Association to Advanced Collegiate Schools of Business
- UMEC - University of Manitoba Entrepreneurs' Club
- MIMC - Manitoba International Marketing Competition
- MISA - Management Information Systems Association
- UMAC - University of Manitoba Actuarial Club
- UMIG - University of Manitoba Investment Group
- UMFO - University of Manitoba Finance Organization
- UMHRA - University of Manitoba Human Resources Association
- UMLA - University of Manitoba Logistics Association
- UMMA - University of Manitoba Marketing Association
[edit] Current CSA Executives
- President - Marc Henry
- Vice-President of Operations - Jeffrey Lawrence
- Vice-President of Finance - Stefan Bars
- Director of Programming - Mike Arnold
- Director of Student Services - Natalie Kerr
- Director of Corporate Relations - Matt Ullenboom
[edit] Current CSA Council Members
External Communications
- Mike Einarson - UMSU Representative
- Mathieu Lazarow - UMSU Representative
- Scott Norowsky - Senator
- Jessica Karpyza - Senator
- Gurpreet Chahal - Information Officer
Corporate Relations
- Kevin Sun - Manager of Corporate Relations
- Devin McManus - Manager of Corporate Relations
- Jacques Marcoux - Manager of Corporate Relations
- Steve Wetton - Manager of Corporate Relations
- Matt Ullenboom - Manager of Corporate Relations
- Erik Sjoberg - Manager of Corporate Relations
Internal Communications
- Cecilia Lowe - Marketing Chair
- James Huang - International Marketing Coordinator
- Wesley Zhang - Marketing IT
- David Mowat - Bottom Line Editor
- Rui Santos - Bottom Line Associate
External Events
- Jeff Lawrence - Business Banquet Chair
- Scott Roehl - Business Banquet Associate
- Bryce Matlashewski - MIMC Chair
- Andy Girdner - MIMC Associate
- Candace Hodgins - NBSC Chair
- Lana Bakun - NBSC Associate
Finance
- Stefan Bars - Controller
Programming
- Mike Arnold - Social Programming Chair
- Eric Wolfe - Social Programming Associate
- Laura Payjack - Special Events Chair
- Jayne Keller - Special Events Associate
- Laura Lemon - Graduation Chair
- Jenna Riedeger - Graduation Associate
- Jana Cassidy - Sports Representative Chair
- Kiel Michalski - Sports Representative Associate
Student Services
- Mike Torres - Promotions Chair
- Ashley Monette - Promotions Associate
- Jessica Rempel - Student Relations Chair
- Olivia McDonald-Mager - Student Relations Associate
- Julie Ternovetsky - Handbook Co-ordinator
- Meena Bhullar - Professional Development Chair
- Evelyn Danilko - Professional Development Associate
[edit] Current Dean of Asper School of Business
- Dr. Glenn Feltham
[edit] Registration
All students wishing to apply to the Asper School of Business must complete University 1 (first year of University). All Manitoban and Canadian High School students may apply to University 1 directly if they meet all University requirements. Once University 1 is completed with a minimum of 30 credit hours, students may enter the Asper School of Business during their second year of University based on their University 1 GPA. The current University 1 GPA to get into the Asper School of Business is 3.60
[edit] University 1
The University of Manitoba is the only University in Canada to offer University 1. University 1 is a unique first-year program that helps high school to University life. University 1 is mandatory for all students entering the University of Manitoba unless they apply directly into General Studies (Continuing Education), Agriculture, Engineering, Fine Arts, Music, or Nursing.
[edit] GPA
GPA Scale used by the Red River College and other Manitoban Colleges and Universities including the University of Manitoba.
| Grade Letter | Point Description | %Scale | Grade Value |
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| A+ | 4.5 | 90-100 | Outstanding |
| A | 4.0 | 80-89 | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.5 | 75-79 | Very Good |
| B | 3.0 | 70-74 | Good |
| C+ | 2.5 | 65-69 | Above Average |
| C | 2.0 | 60-64 | Average |
| D | 1.0 | 50-59 | Marginal |
| F | 0 | 0-49 | Failure |
