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“I enjoy helping students learn and explore new technology. I genuinely hope that my efforts make the student experience better and technology easy.”
– Derek Tay, Learning coordinator, Blended/Online MBA –
Derek Tay, Derek Tay
Learning coordinator, Blended/Online MBA
Read Derek’s full article here
Republished from CEGE Connection Blog | December 7, 2021
“The Dalhousie MBA FS/L program has been one of the best and most rewarding experiences of my educational journey”.
Judith Chambers, MBA(L), Class of 2022
Judith Chambers, MBA(L), Class of 2022
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Judith Chambers’ MBA journey begin five years ago, and she’s looking forward to graduating in 2022. The intensive sessions and connections made, remain a highlight for the program, and continue to serve as a motivational driver for many participants.
Both MBA students and Alumni alike will agree that the Faculty and Staff of the CEGE program are the best around. Judith highlights a handful of Professors that have left an impression by way of inspiring.
Judith Chambers
In my final few courses of the MBA Leadership program and I could not be prouder of this accomplishment. I started on this journey in the winter of 2016 and expect to graduate in the spring of 2022. When I decided to pursue a Master’s degree, I considered several other Universities, however it was the blended program delivery and the flexibility at Dalhousie that was the deciding factor. A key part of my decision-making process was the work life balance.
From the very first interaction with CEGE’s Sarah Hayes and Michelle Hunter I felt welcome and inspired. The ability to connect with others in the program and make new and lasting friendships was an added benefit. The on-campus intensives were by far my favorite part of the program. It has been these connections that provided ongoing motivation and support to get through some of those more difficult courses.
The Professors in each course were highly interactive and accessible. I was fortunate to take a couple of courses with Professor Jim Barker and Professor Heidi Weigand who challenged me to think outside the box and helped to develop my leadership style and management skills. In my current course Leading in Complexity with Professor Rick Nason and yes, the same Dr. Nason who teaches Corporate Finance, the course has so far been unique, inspiring and fun.
As a lifelong learner the Dalhousie MBA FS/L program has been one of the best and most rewarding experiences of my educational journey. This experience has helped me develop and grow both personally and professionally and I cannot wait to graduate and be part of the amazing alumni at Dalhousie.
Republished from CEGE Connection Blog November 16, 2021
“I made the most of my experience in the program and ended with great friends, a strong professional network, and the confidence to take on more challenges”.
Mary Tsai-Corindia, MBA(L), Class of 2021
Mary Tsai-Corindia, MBA(L), Class of 2021
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Mary Tsai-Cordina is a recent MBA, Leadership Alumna. After the three plus years to complete her degree, Mary now has more time to take on new challenges.
The sentiment often heard from graduates is despite the time commitment to complete the program, the benefits are immeasurable.
Mary shared with CEGE Connection her favourite moments in the program, her thoughts on feedback, and what she gained from the MBA experience.
Mary Tsai-Corindia
The Dalhousie MBA program offers a wide span of topics and faculty with real-world experience. The Blended Online program was appealing to me compared to traditional MBA programs as I was able to move across provinces and continue in the program with minimal impact. I made the most of my experience in the program and ended with great friends, a strong professional network, and the confidence to take on more challenges.
Favourite moments in the MBA:
Sharing thoughts on feedback:
Feedback can always be a motivating factor. One thing I’ve definitely learned throughout this program is that the phrase “if its not broken, don’t fix it” no longer applies. We should always be open to change, which is easier said than done. At minimum, we should be open to suggestions. I also enjoy observing others and try to absorb their best attributes to see how I can apply these findings to my own life, whether personally or professionally.
Another inspiration to learn from is the passion in which the faculty bring to the various topics. Most Professors in this program are very passionate about what they teach. The faculty and staff always made themselves available and provided the help and support I needed throughout the program. The program provided me with the opportunity to expand my knowledge, fine tune my leadership skills and help me become a better global citizen.
Ceremonies for the Faculties of Management, Science, and Graduate Studies took place at the Dalhousie Arts Centre on November 2nd, 2022.
We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the graduate students from the Fall 2022 Convocation in the MBA Financial Services, MBA Leadership, MPA(Management), and Information Management (MIM) programs as they join the Dalhousie/CEGE Alumni community as the class of 2022!
Dal ceremony stage captured (Spring’22 Convocation)
“Setting aside every second Friday and Saturday can be problematic on both the home and work front. Our online/blended programs give students control and flexibility to carve out the time in their schedule where it fits their needs, whether that is on the commute home from work, evenings or weekends. It allows you to go to your child’s big soccer game, or dance recital.”
– Dan Shaw, Senior Instructor; Director of MBA Programs –
Dan Shaw, Senior Instructor; Director of MBA Programs | Rowe School of Business
Read Dan’s full article here
Curtis Towns, MBA(L), Class of 2023
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There’s something so inspiring when students enter in the hall of the Rowe School of Business. Taking in the scene is a reminder of what’s to come. This is no different for Curtis Towns, set to graduate from the MBA, Leadership program in 2023. Having the opportunity to attend an in-person intensive, Curtis shared his thoughts about the CEGE program.
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Curtis Towns
When deciding on a graduate program, I was looking for flexibility. To assist with keeping a healthy balance, I wanted the option to decide my pace and when and where I engaged in learning. But, I did not want to give up the in-person learning experience. Dalhousie’s blended MBA Leadership program offered me both—flexibility and in-person.
We engage in course material online throughout the semester. At the end of each semester, we come together for in-person intensives. We learn from the professor and each other during this rich and engaging experience. Something special happens when people, having explored a topic all semester, gather in the same room to exchange knowledge, experience, and wisdom. I will not complain that my recent intensive brought me to the Rowe School of Business in the beautiful city of Halifax!
Republished from Professor Kent William’s LinkedIn post August 22, 2022:
“…Last spring at the Rowe School of Business we had the the opportunity to partner with the upstart company, HealthCard, where our CEGE MBA students, enrolled in the CRS/Ethics course, took on a real live challenge through a case study coopetition. In this work, the teams considered the social-ecological system conditions of rapidly change world and delivered viable options for HealthCard.
Our live case study collaborations with the MBA students and HealthCard are excellent examples of a ‘deep engagement’ for sustainability-as-flourishing futures that think about real strategies for fairness, prosperity, and sustainability in the organizational-societal space.” Thank you to HealthCard (especially Anthony Saikali, Megan Force, and other members of their team), the CEGE MBA students, Dal faculty and staff for enabling this collaborative learning opportunity to emerge. We had two overall winning strategy teams but we all won in this process!
More than ever business schools need to move away from focusing on our theory-fetish and move towards applied action oriented approaches with students that enable a deep engagement between the university, students, organizations, and community. We face many challenges where there are no readily available solutions and it is the inter-weaving of the diversity of perspectives that can creatively generate novel ideas that can be considered and prototyped to bring positive impacts on society and the planet. A BIG and overdue congratulations to the two winning teams”.
CEGE MBA winning student teams from the Winter’22 CSR/Ethics Course
Team 1 – Ellen Au, Olamipo Bello, Emilia Marceta, Al Mawji
Team 2 – Matthew Carreau, Amy Critch, Onur Pakkanlilar, Corey Venturini
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We would like to take this opportunity to welcome our new and returning students in the MBA Financial Services, MBA Leadership, MPA(Management), and Information Management (MIM) program to the 2022/2023 academic year. We look forward to working with and supporting your academic journey!
Dalhousie University
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All our best for a successful year.
“it’s critical to be able to look at the same scenario from several different angles”.
Jack Skerry, MBA(L), (Class of 2021)
Jack Skerry & family 2021
One thing is certain when pursuing a graduate degree and that is balancing your priorities becomes essential. Family, friends, career and studies all require our attention. CEGE reached out to a recent Dal Alum to hear how he managed it all.
Since graduating in 2021 with a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Leadership degree, Jack Skerry shares his thoughts from the experience and some great learnings from his time in the CEGE MBA program.
Jack Skerry
Now that I’ve had a bit of time to sit back and reflect on what I pulled from my experience with the Dal MBA program, 3 distinct learnings come to mind:
“Be openly curious of those not in your industry when on the discussion boards. Respectfully compare experiential similarities and differences. Cross pollination of ideas is equal to innovation in this grad school program”.
-Patrick Law, MBA(L), Class of 2022-
Patrick Law, MBA(L), Class of 2022
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Having first met Patrick Law in 2018 in Dr. McLarney’s International Business course, there was always something to learn from him. A few months later we represented Dalhousie University at an on-line International Business Strategy Simulation competition against 10 to 11 other universities and business schools to become the 2018 GLO-BUS BSI “Grand Champions”.
Fast forward to 2022 and Patrick’s influence can be seen to those who reach out for GLO-BUS advice or those looking for guidance through the online ‘MBA FSL Community Connection’ site. Patrick recently completed his MBA, Leadership degree with top marks through the CEGE program at Dalhousie University. Patrick speaks with experience and offers great advice for those just starting out or considering this grad school program.
Patrick Law
I enjoyed the CEGE program for my MBA at Dalhousie. Here are some things I am grateful for and would like to pass on to those currently in the program on how I have or seen others get good grades.
⁃ Lean in with your experiences. Don’t be shy in telling your professors of the valid and on topic experiences you have had in business that either ratify or contradict prevailing business teachings.
⁃ Expand your human and business vocabulary through experimentation. There is no better time to try on wildly different philosophies of business than in this community. Humbly displaying this type of courage will be rewarded with up grade skew.
⁃ Be openly curious of those not in your industry when on the discussion boards. Respectfully compare experiential similarities and differences. Cross pollination of ideas is equal to innovation in this grad school program.
⁃ Keep up on as many of the readings as possible. This will give you the breadth of the education being offered. But ignore the breadth of readings when you find a rabbit hole you like. These welcome stops will keep you fresh for the marathon of readings.
⁃ Be willing to abandon grades for the sake of your education. The program is surprisingly resilient to these deviations and your grades may actually improve because of it.
⁃ Comparative economic advantage exists. Allow those who are obviously superior than you to do most of the hard work on group projects. Do all you can of the other stuff to make it an equal trade.
⁃ Intellectual humility causes competitive advantage. Even when it may seem obvious to you that a teacher or student is wrong, dig into what makes them believe they are right. It will protect you from short-term bias errors and allow you to identify competitive advantages in business later.
⁃ Be obsessed with the truth. This is a graduate program not a parrot school. No professor wants to hear the same old. They will routinely tell you so. Listen to them.
⁃ Be ritualistically creative. Read your response to an assignment, on camera, to your four year old like it was Dr. Seuss and submit that. If your response was half decent it will get you the A+.
⁃ Familiarity breeds good grades. Routinely call up you professors during their office hours to discuss the responses you will be giving to assignments prior to submitting your assignments. You will learn, and when they see your assignment, they will be prepared to grade you well.
⁃ Procrustes was wrong. Those who are unwilling to modify their approach to the program will lose motivation. It is up to you to optimize your education.