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Celebrating Black Leaders and Trailblazers All Month
The Black Graduate Business Network (BGBN) at the Schulich School of Business recently hosted a series of events to celebrate Black History Month. Through the events, attendees had the opportunity to learn about the significant contributions of Black trailblazers and role models who paved the way for future generations. Alumni, MBA, Masters, and BBA students alike attended.
The first event, “Black Disruptors in Consulting,” took place virtually on February 3rd, hosted by Accenture and featured several guest speakers. The second event, “The Power of Networking – Black Resilience”, was held on February 10th in partnership with Onyx Initiative. The event featured guest speaker Wayne Purboo, founder of Onyx Initiative, and keynote speaker Ifeanyi Emesih, founder of My East Coast Experience Media.
The third event, “Being Your Authentic Self with Pride,” took place in-person on February 16th in partnership with TD Bank. Schulich Dean Detlev Zwick spoke at the event alongside keynote speaker Jean-Jacques Rousseau (MBA ’06) and panelists Kikiloye Oyerinde (MBA ’20) and Faith Biyapo.
“Black History Month provides a time during the year when we recognize and applaud the contributions that Black Canadians have made to our country and to our School,” says Dean Zwick. “It’s also a time when we celebrate Black excellence in all aspects of our society, particularly in the world of business.”
BGBN aims to increase diversity and inclusion within the Schulich community and Canadian corporate pipeline. It seeks to showcase Schulich’s diversity, attract top talents to the School, and make Schulich a leader in issues of diversity and inclusion.
“I encourage everyone to continue to embrace the spirit of Black History Month, learn from and celebrate Black leaders’ achievements and be inspired by their strength and resilience,” said Vivian Amah (MBA Candidate ’23), BGBN Co-President. “Let us honour the legacy of those who have come before us by committing to a brighter future for all.”
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2. Schulich Showcases Business Thought Leadership
In early 2022 Schulich established a new, live speakers’ series called the 
3. Team Schulich Wins National Business School Competitions
Schulich’s case competition teams excelled in 2022. Team Schulich won the national MBA Games for the second year in a row in early 2022. As the previous year’s champion, Schulich hosted the online games, considered the largest MBA competition in Canada. The three-day event featured over 280 students from 16 MBA programs across the country competing in Academic, Athletic and Spirit challenges for the coveted Queen’s Cup. This year’s victory marked the third time in the last five years that Schulich has won the Queen’s Cup. Schulich also won the “School of the Year” title at the 2022 
4. Schulich Launches Weekend and Evening MBA Program Option
Accelerated by the pandemic and the rapidly changing world of work, students are increasingly looking for much greater flexibility in management programs – not only where they study, but also when they study. As one response to this new and growing trend, Schulich launched a new MBA program option – 
5. Schulich’s MBA Program Ranked Among World’s Best
Schulich’s MBA program performed well in a wide range of global rankings published during 2022. Schulich placed 1st in Canada and 40th in the world in The Economist MBA ranking. In addition to finishing 1st among Canadian business schools, Schulich placed 9th in the world among non-US schools in The Economist ranking. The dual degree MBA/JD Program offered by Schulich and Osgoode Hall Law School was named among the 
6. Schulich Partners in Launch of New Tri-Business School Collective
Schulich participated in the launch of a pilot program as part of the Tri-Business School Collective – a partnership between Schulich, the Ivey Business School at Western and Smith School of Business at Queen’s – to address barriers that prevent the representation of Black students in business. The program is aimed at creating new pathways for Black high school students by enhancing their understanding of academic options and opportunities for careers in business following graduation, while supporting them financially to pursue an undergraduate business education.
7. Schulich Enters Into Experiential Education Partnership with CI Financial
Schulich and CI Financial Corp., a leading global wealth and asset management firm, signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding in November to provide experiential learning opportunities and educational industry events to Schulich students. Under the terms of the agreement, CI Financial will offer 10% of its annual internships to Schulich students. In addition, CI Financial will engage students from Schulich’s one-year professional Masters programs in a minimum of four team consulting projects per year. The agreement also includes a provision for CI Financial and Schulich to organize and host two panel discussions under the theme of “Investing in the Future” each year, one during the Fall semester and one during the Winter semester. CI Financial and Schulich hosted their first joint panel discussion, “Leading Change in the Financial Services Industry,” at Schulich in November.
8. Schulich and MaRS Partner on Promoting Climate Innovations
A creative partnership between Schulich and 
9. Schulich Has Record-Breaking Year in Research Grants
During the past year Schulich achieved an unprecedented 100% success rate in obtaining federal research grant income (Tri-Council Funding: SSHRC Insight Grants, NSERC Discovery Grants and CIHR Operating Grants). The School also secured more than $1.25 million in federal research grant income – a record high amount. Some of the School’s faculty members also enjoyed research success. Schulich Professor 
10. Schulich Receives Two Key Global Accreditations
Schulich received re-accreditation from two of the world’s leading accreditation bodies known for their rigorous assessment criteria: AMBA (The Association of MBAs), an international accreditation authority for graduate business education based in London, England; and EQUIS, widely regarded as the premier quality designation for business schools. Both accreditations affirm that Schulich continues to meet the highest standards with regard to learning and employability outcomes, program quality and real-world impact.
