/innovation/taxonomy/term/456/all en /innovation/channels/news/making-most-meetings-isnt-exact-science-357714 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Desautels Dean <a href="/desautels/yolande-e-chan"><strong>Yolande Chan</strong></a> is an engineer by training, but when it comes to running meetings, she sees herself more like an orchestra conductor, listening carefully to ensure harmony and hopefully rise to a crescendo, writes columnist <strong>Harvey Schachter</strong> in The Globe and Mail. Meetings need agendas and objectives, but too much rigidity can be counterproductive. Participants need to carefully consider the circumstances before coming to decisions.</p> Thu, 13 Jun 2024 18:22:13 +0000 admin 74272 at /innovation /innovation/channels/news/mcgills-black-grad-gala-celebrates-class-2024-357244 <p>On May 1, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº's 6th annual Black Grad Gala, hosted by the Black Students’ Network, honoured the Class of 2024's Black graduates. Approximately 50 graduates from various faculties were celebrated on stage, each receiving Kente stoles in recognition of their achievements. Notable speakers included <a href="/expmed/dr-momar-ndao"><strong>Associate Professor Momar Ndao </strong></a>and Black Grad Valedictorian <strong>Yasmine Elmi,</strong> a McCall MacBain Scholar in the Faculty of Science and incoming Æ»¹ûÒùÔº medical student.</p> Mon, 06 May 2024 16:36:39 +0000 admin 74164 at /innovation /innovation/channels/news/mcgill-desautels-faculty-members-and-researchers-celebrated-bravo-gala-356258 <p> </p> <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº hosted its annual Bravo Gala on Thursday, March 21, which honours its faculty members and researchers who have won special awards, memberships and prizes over the past year. Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Desautels is proud to announce 14 of its faculty amongst the distinguished honourees this year. Congratulations to our deserving laureates! Full list below.<br /> #Bravo2024</p> <p>· <a href="/desautels/genevieve-bassellier"><strong>Geneviève Bassellier</strong></a>, Best AMCIS Emergent Research Forum Paper, Americas Conference on Information Systems</p> Thu, 21 Mar 2024 17:55:10 +0000 admin 74050 at /innovation /innovation/channels/news/dean-yolande-chan-leads-global-higher-ed-transformation-2024-efmd-conference-amsterdam-355727 <p><a href="/desautels/yolande-e-chan"><strong>Dean Yolande Chan</strong></a> chaired the 2024 EFMD Conference for Deans and Directors General, that brought together nearly 500 leaders in higher education from across the globe to Amsterdam, Netherlands from February 6-7, 2024.</p> Tue, 27 Feb 2024 16:07:42 +0000 admin 74008 at /innovation