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The Guelph Mercury highlights CME alumnus, Gavin Armstrong, and his role as lead organizer of the recent world hunger event hosted at the University of Guelph. 

As university frosh week traditions go, the University of Guelph appears to have developed something of an international marvel.

For two years running, the school has staged an event to confront a world hunger emergency. It has hosted an effort by university and community stakeholders to try to set a world record in preparing the most emergency relief meal kits in one hour.

In his previous life as a restaurateur, University of Guelph professor Bruce McAdams realized he didn’t know much about wine.

“I was buying wine and making a wine list as a manager of a restaurant and I didn’t know what the heck I was doing. I didn’t know anything about wine,” McAdams said.

He certainly could have benefitted from the two separate wine appreciation and knowledge courses he has helped bring to the U of G campus starting later this month.

According to rankings released by RePEc (Research Papers in Economics) in August 2012, the Department of Economics and Finance is among the top five percent of economic institutions worldwide. This ranking is based on 5858 institutions with 33,138 registered authors. View a list of economic institutions ranked in the top ten percent worldwide. 

Dr. Brent McKenzie of the Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies was recently the featured lecturer on the ship Black Watch on a Baltic Cities cruise.  Brent, who is an expert on the Baltic Sea region, conducted public presentations on the people and food culture of the Baltic sea region; Soviet Dark tourism; and the history of Tallinna Kaubamaja, a leading Estonian department store.  

Wine, says hospitality and tourism management professor Bruce McAdams, is incredibly complex. “There are so many types and styles. It can be very confusing.” But there is a method to sort out the madness of wine, and it will soon be available at U of G.

To university students, a restaurant’s musical taste is important as its décor, says a University of Guelph researcher.

Kevin Chang, a master’s student and researcher in U of G’s Department of Marketing and Consumer Studies, says music can subconsciously affect diners’ experiences, in addition to food and service quality.

In his research, he found the music must not only be good – however diners define it – but it must be appropriate for the establishment.

The Toronto Star highlights the benefits of University degrees when pursuing a career as a chef. The article mentions Daniel Janetos, chef de cuisine at Farmhouse Tavern, and a CME graduate with a B.Comm. in Hotel and Food Administration.

View the full Toronto Star article

CBC News interviewed Reid Coolsaet, Olympic marathoner and CME Alumnus, about his return from the Olympics and his plans for the future.

The next milestone in Olympic marathoner Reid Coolsaet's life doesn't involve running.

“I'm looking to buy a house over there,” he said, pointing to a row of backyards that lines Westdale's Churchill Park.

The 33-year-old Hamiltonian returned home last week from the Olympics after a little bit of traveling.

Petra Kassün-Mutch left the glamorous world of publishing to start a successful cheese making company. Now she’s helping U of G students become their own “big cheese” as the new entrepreneur-in-residence at the College of Management and Economics.

“You can harness the power of business to do good,” says Kassün-Mutch, adding that she will not only advise students on how to start their own business, but how to build enterprises that help address social and environmental problems.

Attn: Guelph students

Guelph's delegation to the Harvard Model United Nations Conference is currently seeking delegates for the upcoming year. This program allows for delegations coming from 65+ countries from all over the world to attend a Mock United Nations conference, representing committees including UNICEF, WHO, WTO etc.  

The conference this year will be held in Melbourne, Australia on March 18-22, 2013.   

For more information, please visit the Harvard World Model United Nations website.