News Archives | Sprott School of Business

March 24, 2020

Dean’s Update: Keeping in Touch

Dear Sprott Colleagues and Students, As we settle into our second week of remote working, learning, teaching and living, we are realizing that this is, as our President says, our... More

March 23, 2020

The Common Approach: Making the world a better place through the power of numbers

You may not meet a more enthusiastic or passionate accountant than Kate Ruff. She is so passionate about accounting that she not only thinks “it’s the coolest invention of humanity”,... More

March 17, 2020

Sprott Student Services Running and Available for Students

The Sprott School of Business is committed to providing uninterrupted services and support to our students. Our helpful student advisors continue to provide academic and career support to Sprott students.... More

March 15, 2020

Dean’s Update to Students – March 15

Dear Students, We realize that COVID-19 is a source of concern among all of our students, and we understand that some of you may feel that it is best to... More

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March 12, 2020

Breaking barriers, building bridges: Sprott School of Business makes strides in internationalization, entrepreneurship and women’s...

Breaking barriers, building bridges: Sprott School of Business makes strides in internationalization, entrepreneurship and women’s empowerment

The Sprott School of Business and the Canada-India Acceleration Program (CIAP) are supporting women entrepreneurs – across both nations – in taking their businesses and initiatives to new heights. Earlier... More

March 10, 2020

Making their mark: Sprott students bring home bronze from NIBS!

From March 1-6, four Sprott School of Business students competed, and finished third, against schools from around the world in the renowned NIBS Worldwide Case Competition. Bachelor of Commerce students... More

March 3, 2020

Top 1%: Sprott graduates make the CFE honour roll

Two Sprott Master of Accounting (MAcc) graduates – Abigail Hoekstra (BCom/17, MAcc/19) and Jiawei Li (MAcc/19) – earned their place on the Common Final Examination’s honour roll, after landing in... More

March 2, 2020

Mimi Lam: An entrepreneur is born

When Mimi Lam, BIB/14, began studying at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business, she had ambitious plans. With a plan to go to law school after completing a general business... More

February 18, 2020

The Warrior-Scholar: Showing that peace and inclusivity is possible with the power of cross-sectoral partnerships

It’s not often that you meet a university faculty member who is a retired airborne, assault-pioneer, infantry officer. In fact, Andrew Webb is a self-described “Warrior Scholar”—but we’ll get to... More

February 3, 2020

Creating unity in ways once unimaginable: Sexual harassment in the workplace

“Incredible feats of bravery and ingenuity have liberated many people around the world, creating unity in ways once unimaginable.” - Author Unknown Even in the 21st century, with all the... More

January 21, 2020

Redefining the modern career

Linda Schweitzer was supposed to be an architect. And, if she wasn’t going to be an architect, she was going to be an engineer, and then maybe a mathematician. But... More

January 16, 2020

New name for Sprott Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work reflects expanded focus

Carleton University’s Centre for Research and Education on Women and Work (CREWW) has broadened its research scope to the inclusion of under-represented populations at work. To reflect this expanded focus,... More