Bringing home the cup!

Mount Allison commerce students Candice de Saldanha, Marco Perico, and Andrew Nicholas have brought home the cup! The three students received first place in the prestigious Queen’s School of Business annual Inter-Collegiate Business Competition (ICBC) the weekend of January 12-14. The competition is the oldest and largest undergraduate case competition in Canada with teams from over 30 national and international universities. The Mount Allison team won in the Business Policy division competing with students from the top universities in the country. Queen's University received second place and Wilfrid Laurier placed third.

Twenty-six teams participated in the initial round and only six of these were selected for the final round. The six finalists were McGill University, Mount Allison University, Queen's University, Simon Fraser University, University of Calgary, and Wilfrid Laurier University.

The students were coached by Commerce professor Dr. Gina Grandy. She said, “The students are a hard working, bright and enthusiastic group of individuals who stood out as stars among their peers at the competition. One of judges commented to us that the students who win in this area of the competition are the most sought after graduates of the top consulting and corporate firms in Canada. In addition, they are seen to be the best business students in the country. I am delighted to be associated with them.”

Marco said, “The pressure slowly built up during the weekend, as we were one of the last divisions to compete. We had time to see the high caliber of the other teams in the divisions before us. The five hours that we spent in the room analyzing the case were extremely stressful, with some high-tension moments. However, I suppose they liked what we did. Most importantly, I don't think any of this would have been possible without the coaching and help of Dr. Grandy, who truly is an outstanding professor. We couldn't have made it without her.”

Mount Allison Commerce students take First and Third Prizes at the ABU International Business Case Competition

Two teams of Mount Allison University commerce students received first and third prizes at the ABU International Business Case Competition on February 17th. The first place prize of $1000 was awarded to three second year students, Travis Gallant, Troy Heibein, and Andrew Hay, and fourth year student Tom Davies. Third year students, Candice de Saldanha, Marco Perico, and Andrew Nicholas, and fifth year student Angus McKinnon received the third place award of $250.

Teams had three hours to read, analyze and prepare recommendations on a case study of a web based technology company. The teams presented their findings to a panel of industry experts serving as the company's board of directors. The students then had to field challenging questions from these experts to defend their proposed recommendations.