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PhD candidate Diana Alessandrini is getting ready for the next step in her academic career. Currently completing her PhD in Economics, she has already accepted a tenure-track position at Auburn University in Alabama where she will continue her research on the effects business cycles have on people’s decisions regarding education and the labour market.

Name: Diana Alessandrini
Hometown: Cesena, Italy
Program: PhD in Economics

For Chelsea Galoni, business is in her blood. Coming from a long line of business owners, it makes sense that she would pursue her commerce degree, but her plans after graduation don’t include following in her family’s footsteps and starting her own business. Instead she’s pursuing her PhD at Northwestern University straight from undergraduate studies.

Name: Chelsea Galoni
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario
Major: Marketing Management
Year: 4th

Growing up, Najma Amin always assumed she would pursue a career in medicine like her parents, but in ninth grade her plans changed when a conversation with her uncle ignited her interest in business. Now in her second year at the University of Guelph, the Management Economics and Finance (MEF) student has already presented at her first conference, and is set on making her education work on an international level.

Have a great business idea but need help getting started? The Co-operators Centre for Business and Social Entrepreneurship (CBaSE) recently launched the Hub Incubator Program, a great resource for budding entrepreneurs to grow their business ideas. In this article from at Guelph, CBaSE Director Melanie Lang and Assistant Manager - and entrepreneur in his own right - Ahren Brunow discuss the Hub and the outstanding opportunities it offers. The program is open to both University of Guelph students and alumni.

Cruises to the Arctic and Antarctic are gaining momentum as more people become interested in learning about the Earth's northern and southern extremes. Brittany Manley, a student in the College of Business and Economics' new MSc Tourism and Hospitality program, is conducting research she hopes will help expedition companies better tailor their cruises to prospective travellers. Read the full at Guelph story.

What influences our decisions to buy or not to buy a certain product? According to Neesha Mathew's master's thesis in marketing and consumer studies, satisfying the consumer's hunger for certain product information is a large part of the puzzle. Her findings were recently covered in this article from at Guelph.

If you’re looking for an example of a U of G student who has taken their educational experience to another level, look no further than Michelle Chan. Since starting our renowned Hospitality and Food Administration (HAFA) program, she has taken on roles in student government in the Hospitality and Tourism Management Student Association (HTMSA), completed a year of co-operative education, participated in CBaSE programs, acted as an Ontario DECA Provincials judge, and studied in France and Austria.

For MCS master's student Warren Pinto, how Canada's provinces and territories choose to market themselves has become an evolving research interest. In this article from at Guelph he discusses his research and experience as a CME graduate student.

For Marketing and Consumer Studies sessional instructor Nicole McCallum, the upcoming Jeux du Commerce Central (JDC Central or JDCC) competition will unite multiple parts of her life as an educator, entrepreneur and prior JDCC competitor. From January 24 to 26, the University of Guelph will welcome top business students from across Central and Atlantic Canada who will compete against each other in academic, debate, sport and social competitions, representing the different segments of university life.

Since starting the BUS 4550 class in CME’s Department of Business (DoB) last January, Studio Art major Lisa Furfaro’s life has mainly involved two things: school and ravioli. By mixing her natural creativity with business knowledge gained in the course, her business, An Italian Love Story, has taken off. Many people in the region are discovering her take on traditional Italian cuisine with a contemporary twist.