Times Flies
Posted on Monday, February 4th, 2013
Whoever first coined that phrase was certainly correct. It’s amazing that January is now past and students are beginning the 5th week of the winter semester. Some students are focused on the end of term but many more, I think, are looking forward to the winter break which begins in two weeks.
For many students in the School of Business in the fourth semester of their two-year program or the sixth of their 3-year, they are deep into developing capstone projects to complete their studies. One such project is the marketing plan developed for external clients prepared by teams in the Business – Marketing program. If that wasn’t enough for Professor Bill Garbarino to deal with, he’s taking a team to Montreal next weekend to complete in the annual BDC competition at Vanier College. What started as a CEGEP competition with a few invited Ontario colleges (Algonquin being a founding participant) has grown to a true national competition with competing colleges from every region. The applied training provided at colleges lends itself to business case competitions and the participants are outstanding in their analysis and delivery.
With Wiarton Willy prognosticating an early Spring, we can enjoy what’s left for the balance of winter in Ottawa. Winterlude has just begun, the canal is open for skating and the Senators are playing hockey again. For Business students, ten weeks and counting before the end of term but lots to do before summer arrives! The expression ”time flies when you’re having fun” hopefully applies.
Dean Dave Donaldson
Dean, School of Business
Algonquin College