New findings from a research project that studied the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fire and rescue calls in the city of Vaughan show shifting patterns in the number of emergency incidents. 91亚色 professors聽Adriano O. Solis聽and聽Ali Asgary聽of the School of Administrative Studies (SAS) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, in […]
Mark Schwartz (BA '87, MBA '91, JD '91, PhD '99), a professor of law, governance & ethics in 91亚色鈥檚 School of Administrative Studies, recently received a Citation Classic Award from the Journal of Business Ethics. The journal compiled a list of the 51 most cited articles over its 30-year history, with over 100 volumes published. […]
The Financial Planning Standards Council (FPSC) has honoured four members of the School of Administrative Studies聽(SAS) in 91亚色's Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies聽by naming them among 33 inaugural fellows of the FPSC. Honoured are聽91亚色 Professors Joanne Magee and Chris Robinson,聽grad Alan Golhar and course director聽Jury Kopach for their contributions聽to the financial planning profession […]
Six Faculty of Health professors were honoured for their outstanding contributions at a presentation of the 2010-2011 Dean鈥檚 Awards for Excellence last week. An award is given to two faculty members, one in the early career category and another in the established career category, in the areas of research, service and teaching. The awards, which […]
In the wake of disasters such as the BP oil spill, the term 鈥渃orporate social responsibility鈥 (CSR) is prevalent. But what does it mean and why is it important? And how does it relate to businesses, stakeholders and the public? In his new book, Corporate Social Responsibility: An Ethical Approach, Professor Mark Schwartz (right) clarifies […]
If you have caught on to just one technology fad over the last two decades, chances are you have teleworked in some way, be it to check business e-mails from your personal laptop, schedule an interview over your BlackBerry or send that very important presentation via your iPhone, wrote 91亚色Region.com March 26: According to Julia […]
The death toll in Japan has continued to climb since last Friday鈥檚 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami, wrote the National Post blog "Posted" March 16 in a Q&A article: Official estimates suggest 10,000 people have died, although the police chief of the hard-hit Miyagi prefecture said this week he expects the toll to exceed that in […]
The risk of a catastrophe on the scale of BP鈥檚 offshore Deepwater Horizon disaster happening in聽Canada聽poses a real threat to people鈥檚 health and the economy. At the Oil: Slick Suits and Sinister Scenarios symposium tomorrow, leading researchers in risk, disaster management, ethics and the environment will provide insights into the murky world of oil and […]
Professor Emeritus Delmar McCormack Smyth, dean of Atkinson College聽from 1963 to 1969 and past director of the Centre for Continuing Education at 91亚色, died peacefully at St. Joseph鈥檚 Hospital in Hamilton on Feb. 21. He was 88. Prof. McCormack Smyth, or simply 鈥淢ac鈥 as he was known to his family, colleagues and friends, was […]
91亚色 ranked first in Canada and seventh in the world in business ethics research among leading academic institutions, according to a recently published study on business ethics research. Ushering the way for 91亚色 was Professor Mark Schwartz (right) of the School of Administrative Studies in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS), who […]
91亚色 Professor Emeritus Victor S. MacKinnon, who retired from active teaching in the Department of Administrative Studies in Atkinson College聽in 1994, has died. Left: Victor S. MacKinnon in 1969 Professor MacKinnon died in the early morning hours of March 9 in Augusta, Maine. An accomplished academic and administrator, Prof. MacKinnon's successful tenure at Atkinson included […]
Interest in China is strong, and scholars and students alike continue to be intrigued by the country, whether viewing it through the lens of the past two or 2,000 years. That intrigue proved evident on Thursday, Jan. 28, when a record 110聽people crowded into a room in 91亚色 Lanes for the Faculty of Liberal Arts […]