News Archives | Sprott School of Business

December 17, 2018

Ottawa high school students compete in Sprott Secondary School Business Challenge

On November 29, over 160 students from 14 Ottawa-area high schools gathered at Carleton University for the 2nd annual Sprott Secondary School Business Challenge (SSSBC). This was a day packed... More

December 11, 2018

Sprott MAcc grads earn a place on the CPA National Honour Roll

Three Sprott Master of Accounting (MAcc) graduates have landed a spot on the Chartered Professional Accountants (CPA) National Honour Roll, placing them in the top one per cent of over... More

November 30, 2018

Celebrating Good Business: Sprott announces first alumni award recipients

Carleton University business graduates are achieving professional success and making a real difference in their communities. On November 26, the Sprott School of Business honoured three alumni as the inaugural... More

November 30, 2018

2018 Early Achievement Award – Benjamin Ryan

Ben Ryan (BCom/12) had a unique passion outside of university, for he spent his summers during university working as a commercial pilot, flying in the Yukon, NWT, Alaska, and Haida... More

November 30, 2018

2018 Good Business Award – Jane Porter

As Jane Porter (BIB/07) recently went through her old boxes of photos, schoolwork and keepsakes, it became clear that the environment, sustainability and doing good in the world have always... More

November 30, 2018

2018 Professional Excellence Award – Steven Murphy

In March, three-time Sprott graduate, Steven Murphy (BCom/93, MMS/95, PhD/00) was installed as the president and vice chancellor of the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. “It’s a very exciting... More

November 7, 2018

He Shoots, He Scores a Degree

Even as he travelled the world as a professional hockey player for 13 years, François-Pierre Guénette planned for what would come next. “I’m pretty happy with what I did to... More

November 1, 2018

Sprott hosts an important discussion on the diversity of careers in finance

Five successful women in finance shared career insights and advice at a special event entitled Women: Paving Their Way in Finance on Oct. 2. Christine Girvan, head of Canadian distribution... More

October 15, 2018

Business excellence with a side of social responsibility

Originally published in The Globe and Mail Heruka Kumararatne has a job he loves, and he says his time at Carleton University’s Sprott School of Business gave him the confidence... More

October 15, 2018

Where the paths of commercial interest and positive social impact meet

Originally published in the Ottawa Citizen Equipped with a finance degree, Alexis Ashworth entered the corporate world convinced she wanted to follow in her father’s footsteps by working in the... More

October 10, 2018

An education beyond borders

Originally published in The Globe and Mail Liza Al Jarrah wanted to explore the world, and Jane Porter hoped to change it. Both graduates of Carleton University’s Sprott School of... More

October 3, 2018

Alterna establishes two scholarships at Carleton University to support socially-minded business students

Two new scholarships will soon be available to undergraduate students in Carleton’s Sprott School of Business thanks to the generosity of the Alterna Financial Group. Alterna’s gift of $50,000, matched... More