Get to know the Faculty of Management

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Get to know the Faculty of Management

Pop-up lecture

Know Your Dal Pop-up Lecture: Big Data is a Problem, Not a Solution

We're used to the "trendy" topics in technology being solutions; solutions that create their own problems, perhaps, but at least solutions! This talk will provide a quick overview of Big Data, and how and why we have Big Data. By the end, you'll agree it's a problem, you'll know what the real solutions are, and you'll see how we use those solutions in our research.

Mike Smit is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Management who studies the intersection of people, information, and technology.

Date: Tuesday, October 20

Time: 1 p.m.

Location: Cox Building, Room 164

Storify

Catch a glimpse of why the faculty has been recognized for their innovative, values-based approach to management education and research鈥攁nd the difference they are making in the local and global community.

Dean's video

Faculty of Management Dean Peggy Cunningham answers our questions in this video interview.

Feature story

Five things you didn't know about the Faculty of Management

The Faculty of Management is composed of four schools: the Rowe School of Business, the School of Information Management, the School of Public Administration and the School for Resource and Environmental Studies. Experiential learning is at the heart of all of our programs: we offer students internships, co-ops, corporate residencies, practicums and opportunities for new venture creation to give students real-world experience.

Here are some things you might not know about the Faculty of Management:

We're more than business
Our students are community-oriented
We're big on big data
We're decorated with the Order of Canada
We have research on every continent

Read the full story on Dal News

Photo gallery

Get to know some of the faces at the Faculty of Management.

"My best days are those when the students receive their Entrepreneurial Skills Program certificates. This year we have over 28 students completing the program. Students have to start a business, go to conferences, workshops, take university courses, network, get some mentorship and do some community work. I love seeing them finish the program and receiving the certificate at the end."

Akram Al-Otumi (Norman Newman Centre for Entrepreneurship)

"In family business, the students get to think about who they are, who their families are. I tried something in class today where I was very open. I gave the students pictures of me as a five-year-old, and told them about my professional life. Then I split them into groups and had them tell the class why they were going to have the best mark of all the groups. For the rest of the class I had people speaking who I never thought would speak. It was fun."

Albert James (family business professor, Rowe School of Business)

"I remember my first interview at Dal. My friend said that I should apply, so I left the car running and went in to drop off my r茅sum茅 and they ended up interviewing me on the spot and I came back an hour later. My girlfriend at the time turned the car off after a while and got worried about where I was. I hadn't expected to have an interview that day."

Derek Tay (Centre for Advanced Management Education)

"As someone with an undergrad in science and a master's in peace and conflict studies, I realized early on that when it comes to understanding and influencing complex problems there were鈥� important connections to be made across disciplines. In Management Without Borders, our graduate students are a great example of the tremendous opportunities that emerge by crossing boundaries. My research is the extreme version of that: how military, diplomatic and humanitarian actors collaborate in international peacebuilding efforts."

Jenny Baechler, Lecturer (Rowe School of Business, Management Without Borders Course Coordinator)

"Related to the whole idea of cultivating a global mindset here, the major thing that I鈥檝e accomplished, for sure, was bringing the Israel Exchange Program to the Rowe School. A really good day for me was when I was wrapping up the first edition of the Exchange Program in Tel Aviv. When I saw the students cry and express how much the program had impacted their lives, that brought meaning to what I was doing. That was the best reward."

Sergio Carvalho (Centre for International Trade and Transportation)

"I remember my first lecture was in the Henry Hicks building. It was a first-year class and I had probably practiced it 30 times. I did a lot of rehearsing. And I was very nervous. I have no idea how it went."

Joan Davison Conrod (accounting professor, Rowe School of Business)

"I'm interested in the ways we see landscapes and accept certain uses of them, and what barriers exist to other uses. We don't think we can handle change, but we can. We love lighthouses. We scream if anyone wants to take them away. We have to realize that the landscape we have now is no more right than the one we might have. So we can have things like biodiversity on farms, or aesthetic pleasure from turbines."

Kate Sherren (professor, School for Resource and Environmental Studies)

"My very first job at Dal was my first co-op placement. I had been volunteering with the undergraduate office, which was just called the BComm office then. I got interviewed by Gus Gassmann and Amita MacInnis and it was incredibly awkward because Gus was my stats prof. And the last thing I remember saying in the interview was 'I'll see you in stats in 10 minutes.'"

Katie Haigh (Undergraduate Advising Office)

"One of my students secured a full-time job with an Atlantic-based organization when he graduated, and he sent me a beautiful email thanking me for my help throughout his time at AV俱乐部. A few days later I received an email from his parents saying, 'We just want to thank you for all you've done for our son.' Receiving this allowed me to truly understand the impact of what we do here at Management Career Services not only with our students but their families and our employer partners."

Lori Bauld (Management Career Services)

"I came to Dal thinking that it would only be me doing the learning, but in fact, everyone I鈥檝e met seems eager to learn from my practical experience in the public service. I'm way more relaxed now because I love what I do and feel my contribution is appreciated. I don't think I could be much more outgoing than I already am, but I seem to be smiling and laughing a lot more!"

Lori Harrop (Federal Public Servant in Residence, School of Public Administration)

"One particular time I was proud to work at Dal was during Hurricane Juan: the evacuation at Fenwick, which was a residence at the time, and working side-by-side with students and the university president. Because of my medical training I was able to help. After the evacuation they put everyone up at a hotel, and I was going down and doing some triage."

Marianne Hagen (Alumni Engagement Officer)

"It's a challenge to get people to believe that they can maintain their East Coast lifestyle and yet still compete with the world. The more I travel, the more I work with students from other schools, the more I realize the quality of the students that we have. I came from New Brunswick and I went and played in New York and Chicago. Why can't they? Most of our students have way more talent than I did."

Rick Nason (finance professor, Rowe School of Business)

"I would tell a new staff member to follow their passion, and to really look for the opportunities across our four schools. I have found so many unbelievable opportunities in our building. I've done research and published with both Information Management and Resource and Environmental faculty, and my next focus will be on Public Administration because our interests in health care align."

Scott Comber (professor, Executive Education and Rowe School of Business)

"My daughter is here and doing a minor in Management, doing some of the courses that I'm responsible for, so I have a mole that I can talk to. But it's exciting seeing her go through it and hearing about the program from her perspective. And honestly, I wouldn't have encouraged her to do it if I didn't believe it was a really great option for her."

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