Regina Leader-Post

Enrolling in Hill School and Levene GSB is good business

- JONATHAN HAMELIN

At the Paul J. Hill School of Business and Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business (Levene GSB), the staff members make it their business to enhance the learning experience of all students.

The Hill School is an undergradu­ate school for students interested in obtaining a diploma or Bachelor of Business Administra­tion, while the Levene GSB is a graduate program for students working toward a Master of Business Administra­tion. Recent surveys have shown there is a nearly 100 per cent satisfacti­on rate among students in both schools.

“The students find a sense of belonging and value,” said Dr. Andrew Gaudes, Dean of the Faculty of Business Administra­tion, which includes the two schools. “We create a positive environmen­t for our students and they are guided by a very skilled staff and mentorship group.”

Gaudes noted that an emphasis is placed on experienti­al education experience­s that provide valuable opportunit­ies for students to hone their work skills. These experience­s include work terms and group competitio­ns like JDC West and the Inter-Collegiate Business Competitio­n – competitio­ns at which the schools earned top placements this past year.

The overall educationa­l experience sets up students to be very successful upon graduation. Based on data from the past fall, 95 per cent of students who convocated were able to find jobs.

“Our students find employment in a variety of fields, from accounting to consulting to government to not-for-profits,” Gaudes said. “It speaks to the versatilit­y of a business degree and the satisfacti­on that employees have with our student graduates.”

Students at both schools also learn the value of giving back to the community. Through this year’s 5 Days for the Homeless Campaign run by the Hill Business Students’ Society, $52,075 was raised to support Carmichael Outreach and help provide food, clothing, housing, assistance, addictions counseling and other services for Regina’s homeless community.

 ?? UNIVERSITY OF REGINA PHOTOGRAPH­Y ?? The University of Regina is considered among the 20 “Best Business Universiti­es” according to Maclean’s 2017 ranking of Canadian universiti­es. When surveyed recently, students gave the Paul J. Hill School of Business and the Kenneth Levene Graduate...
UNIVERSITY OF REGINA PHOTOGRAPH­Y The University of Regina is considered among the 20 “Best Business Universiti­es” according to Maclean’s 2017 ranking of Canadian universiti­es. When surveyed recently, students gave the Paul J. Hill School of Business and the Kenneth Levene Graduate...

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