JDC West was held from January 18 - 20 at the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia and saw over 600 business school students compete in 10 academic disciplines, a parliamentary debate, an athletic tournament and a social competition.
The School of the Year award is a composite of the performances of each team in the competition.
Edwards School placed in the top three of several categories: finance, not-for-profit, marketing, management information systems, sport and social.
The Edwards School also placed first in the participation section of the competition.
"These are outstanding results and I couldn't be happier," said Edwards School of Business Dean Daphne Taras. "Our JDC West team has done the school proud."
The Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan is a comprehensive business school with over 100 faculty and staff, four degree programs, three certificate programs and five specialized centres across two campuses.
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For more information, contact:
Jan Kalinowski, Development Officer
Edwards School of Business (306) 966-5437
kalinowski@edwards.usask.ca
U of S business school wins School of the Year Award at Western Canada business competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- January 21, 2013 2013-01-07-OTHER U of S business school wins School of the Year Award at national business competition SASKATOON - The Edwards School of Business at the University of Saskatchewan took home the highly-coveted School of the Year trophy from Western Canada's largest business school competition.