SAS students, student groups and alumni recently received the following awards from the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies: Alamgir Khandwala was a recipient of the 2016-17 Outstanding Student Leadership Award. The Outstanding Student Leadership Award honours student leaders in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies for exceptional contributions to […]
The School of Administrative Studies has much to be proud of – including its many talented students and graduates. Among our outstanding graduates of 2017 is Alamgir (Alam) Khandwala a graduate in the Accounting stream who was the recent recipient of no less than 5 York University-based awards. The nature of these awards, as described […]
Have you ever faced an ethical dilemma while at work? What would you do if your manager took credit for your work? If you discover you made a minor mistake in a report you already sent to the client, would you disclose you made the mistake? Would you hire the child of an important client, […]
A team of students from York University’s School of Administrative Studies (SAS) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies brought home a third-place win from the 8th annual Fast Pace to the Case (FPC) Competition. The team of fourth-year bachelor of commerce students – Shahir Kazemi, Alamgir Khandwala, Shivansh Jani and Yuqing (Doris) Zhao – competed against […]
The Youth Economic Opportunities in Disaster Risk Reduction & Climate Adaptation event, organized by York University’s Disaster & Emergency Management programs and CLARION and sponsored by RSA Canada, is a side event to the Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas, being held in Montreal this week by the United Nations Office for […]
A federal investigation is being launched into business practices of the big five Canadian banks. York University's Richard LeBlanc explains Air Date: March 17, 2017 Watch video
Anish Kamboj, a fourth year SAS student, recently participated in the 2017 Osgoode Cup, the largest Mooting Competition in Canada. This competition has been held annually since 2005 and takes place at Osgoode Hall Law School and is run jointly by the Osgoode Debate Society and the Osgoode Mooting Society. The aim is to […]
It's been a week since the Osgoode Cup, the largest Mooting Competition in Canada. A week since my team defied the odds and placed in the Top 8 of 116 teams. A team which was formed only a week prior, after much struggle and uncertainty. However, as has been the theme throughout the entire year, […]
Guest speaker from Save the Children Canada Cash Transfer Programming – Growing Global Aid Priority Mr. Alejandro Terrones Humanitarian Adviser of Save the Children Canada Presentation Schedule Date: March 14 (Tuesday) Time: 4:00pm-6:30pm Place: HNE 037 Contact information: Prof. Fuminori Toyasaki (toyasaki@yorku.ca) Contents 1. What is Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) 2. CTP as a Growing […]
Balancing Numbers and Kindness: Alumnus Provides Experiential Learning for York's Accounting Students There was a time when Bartosz Amerski (BAS ‘06) thought that university was not for him. As a Polish immigrant who came to Canada in 1990 at 12 years old, he believed that his rudimentary English-language skills and lack of funds would preclude […]