Suzanne Fortier /channels/taxonomy/term/13211/all en Prime Minister Trudeau encourages Desautels finance class to stay positive /channels/channels/news/prime-minister-trudeau-encourages-desautels-finance-class-stay-positive-326749 <p>When Professor of Practice <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/sujata-madan"><strong>Sujata Madan</strong></a> noticed that her finance students seemed overwhelmed in the final weeks of a difficult semester, she recruited help from Prime Minister <strong>Justin Trudeau</strong> and ƻԺ’s Principal <strong>Suzanne Fortier</strong>, among others, to lift their spirits. The students left class with a renewed sense of optimism for a post-pandemic future.</p> Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:42:40 +0000 webfull 165875 at /channels Art Connecting Book Launch /channels/channels/news/art-connecting-book-launch-301809 <div> <bignumber><bnvalue>Art Connecting</bnvalue><bncaption>Workshops with Children of Asylum-Seeking Families</bncaption></bignumber></div> <table class="zero"><tr><td><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/ihdw/files/ihdw/book2.jpg" style="height:175px; width:280px" /></td> <td><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/ihdw/files/ihdw/book1.jpg" style="height:175px; width:280px" /></td> <td><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/ihdw/files/ihdw/maria.jpg" style="height:173px; width:280px" /></td> </tr><tr><td><img src="//www.mcgill.ca/ihdw/files/ihdw/elourdes1.jpg" style="height:187px; width:280px" /></td></tr></table> Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:06:37 +0000 webfull 154561 at /channels “No one ever says you can create your own job”: Catalyzing women’s big ideas /channels/channels/news/no-one-ever-says-you-can-create-your-own-job-catalyzing-womens-big-ideas-295622 <p>Randi Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media recently spoke at Place des Arts in Montreal about empowering fellow women to pursue their entrepreneurial ambitions without qualms, particularly in the tech sector.</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:33:00 +0000 webfull 147567 at /channels Extraordinary $15-million gift will create unique powerhouse initiative to fight infections and immune threats to human health /channels/channels/news/extraordinary-15-million-gift-will-create-unique-powerhouse-initiative-fight-infections-and-immune-286848 <p> Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:49:35 +0000 webfull 137593 at /channels ƻԺ at the World Economic Forum 2018 /channels/channels/news/mcgill-world-economic-forum-2018-284159 <p>ƻԺ is participating in the <strong>World Economic Forum Annual Meeting</strong> in Davos, Switzerland. ƻԺ is, once again, the sole Canadian member of the Global University Leaders Forum.</p> <p>Principal and Vice-Chancellor <strong>Suzanne Fortier </strong>will be joining a prominent public panel that will tackle questions on youth mental health. Furthermore, Desautels MBA students will be competing in a case competition in Davos and will be presenting their findings to high-profile judges.</p> Wed, 24 Jan 2018 21:50:43 +0000 webfull 134419 at /channels Statement on the death of Mr. Jim Flaherty /channels/news/statement-death-mr-jim-flaherty-235223 Thu, 10 Apr 2014 22:58:57 +0000 webfull 102355 at /channels Fortier calls for fostering young entrepreneurs /channels/channels/news/fortier-calls-fostering-young-entrepreneurs-257047 <p>The last Innovation Report of the Conference Board of Canada brought encouraging news for Quebec and Canada. But we can do much better, ƻԺ Principal Suzanne Fortier told the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Wednesday.</p> <p>... Among the recent initiatives at ƻԺ to foster entrepreneurship:</p> Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:19:55 +0000 webfull 114311 at /channels 

Installation of ƻԺ Principal and Vice-Chancellor /channels/news/media-advisory-231331 Thu, 31 Oct 2013 10:59:30 +0000 webfull 99575 at /channels Elizabeth Wirth gives $7.5M to Schulich School of Music /channels/news/elizabeth-wirth-gives-75m-schulich-school-music-249239 Mon, 04 May 2015 15:44:32 +0000 webfull 109868 at /channels Des femmes d'influence : Suzanne Fortier /channels/news/des-femmes-dinfluence%C2%A0-suzanne-fortier-239208 Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:17:59 +0000 webfull 105575 at /channels Couillard Cabinet: /channels/news/couillard-cabinet-235435 Wed, 23 Apr 2014 20:33:56 +0000 webfull 102566 at /channels ƻԺ joins Global University Leaders Forum /channels/news/mcgill-university-joins-global-university-leaders-forum-260727 <p><span>The Principal and Vice-Chancellor of ƻԺ, Prof. Suzanne Fortier, has been invited to join the Global University Leaders Forum (GULF). This forum acts as an intellectual community within the World Economic Forum to advise its leadership on matters relating to higher education and research, and also serves as a resource for the Forum’s members and constituents.</span></p> Wed, 04 May 2016 13:59:42 +0000 webfull 118663 at /channels ƻԺ Principal congratulates mayor-elect of Montreal /channels/news/mcgill-principal-congratulates-mayor-elect-montreal-231419 Mon, 04 Nov 2013 16:02:26 +0000 webfull 99669 at /channels Principal congratulates PM-designate Justin Trudeau /channels/news/principal-congratulates-pm-designate-justin-trudeau-256217 <p><span>Suzanne Fortier, Principal and Vice-Chancellor of ƻԺ, extends her congratulations to Mr. Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada for the results of the 2015 Canadian federal election.</span></p> Tue, 20 Oct 2015 03:12:52 +0000 webfull 113385 at /channels Disclosures: A weekly look at odds and ends from the business world /channels/channels/news/disclosures-weekly-look-odds-and-ends-business-world-239498 <p>The website of the World Retail Congress, which just concluded its annual confab in France, asks “Why Paris in 2014?”</p> <p>Why, indeed, British retail CEO Andy Street might have asked. The chief of department store chain John Lewis made his way to the conference last week to receive the award for Best Omnichannel Retailer (No, we don’t know what that means, either).</p> <p>... <strong>A big voice in philanthropy</strong></p> Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:08:28 +0000 webfull 105854 at /channels