The
      Cadre
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      business
      students
      score
     
     
      major
      national
      victory
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kent
      J.
      Bruyneel
     
     
      EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI’s
      School
      of
      Business,
     
     
      long
      the
      subject
      of
      pride
      in
      this
      com-
     
     
      munity,
      has
      received
      a
      national
      title
     
     
      that
      places
      it
      comfortably
      among
      the
     
     
      best
      undergraduate
      faculties
      in
      the
     
     
      country.
     
     
      Three
      fourth
      year
      students
     
     
      from
      the
      school-Tara
      Burley,
      Shara
     
     
      Clow
      and
      Shanna
      Craswell-
      have
     
     
      won
      the
      University
      Award
      of
      Ex-
     
     
      cellence-
      a
      case
      study
      competition
     
     
      held
      annually
      in
      Montreal.
     
    

    
     
      Each
      of
      the
      competing
      teams
     
     
      was
      given
      acase
      relating
      to
      the
      field
     
     
      of
      human
      resources
      and
      industrial
     
     
      relations.
      The
      competitors
      were
     
     
      asked
      to
      respond
      and
      provide
      rec-
     
     
      ommendations
      within
      an
      hour
      of
     
     
      reading
      the
      situation.
      They
      were
     
     
      required
      to
      submit
      a
      report
      and
      pre-
     
     
      pare
      an
      oral
      presentation
      to
      a
      coun-
     
     
      cil
      of
      jurors
      who
      posed
      ten
      minutes
     
     
      of
      questions.
      The
      cases
      were
     
     
      drawn
      from
      real-life
      Canadian
      cor-
     
     
      porate
      dilemnas.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      time
      restrictions
      made
     
     
      us
      panic
      at
      first,”
      said
      Burley,
      “but
     
     
      we
      got
      over
      that
      and
      settled
      down.”
     
    

    
     
      There
      were
      teams
      from
      17
     
     
      other
      Canadian
      Universities
      at
      the
     
     
      conference-including
      McGill,
     
     
      Carelton
      and
      Bishops.
      The
      event
     
     
      had
      never
      before
      been
      won
      by
      a
     
     
      team
      outside
      of
      the
      province
      of
     
     
      Quebec.
     
    

    
     
      UPEI
      was
      asked
      to
      enter
      a
     
     
      team
      last
      year,
      but,
      according
      to
     
     
      Don
      MacCormac-the
      team’s
      coach
     
     
      and
      an
      assistant
      professor
      at
      UPEI-
     
     
      he
      did
      not
      feel
      ready
      until
      this
      year
     
     
      to
      enter
      the
      event.
      The
      victory
      is
     
     
      made
      even
      more
      remarkable,
     
     
      MacCormac
      explained,
      because
     
     
      most
      of
      the
      competing
      schools
      have
     
     
      actual
      majors
      in
      Human
      Resources.
     
    

    
     
      “They
      have
      seven
      or
      eight
     
     
      courses
      in
      most
      of
      their
      [human
      re-
     
     
      source]
      programs,”
      MacCormac
     
     
      explained,
      “and
      we
      have
      only
      two.”
     
    

    
     
      MacCormac
      was
      not
      overly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rise
      a.
      the
      viciony
      but
     
    
   
   
    
     
      thrilled
      with
      the
      result
      the
      team
     
     
      achieved
      on
      what
      was
      such
      a
      diffi-
     
     
      cult
      task.
     
    

    
     
      Other
      faculty
      members
      were
     
     
      seen
      beaming
      in
      the
      halls
      of
      Kelley
     
     
      building
      at
      the
      victory,
      but
      few
      were
     
     
      terribly
      surprised
      that
      UPEI
      could
     
     
      compete
      on
      a
      national
      level.
     
    

    
     
      “Tt
      is
      not
      surprising,”
      said
      Ac-
     
     
      counting
      professor
      Albert
      Ferris,
      “if
     
     
      you
      look
      at
      how
      well
      our
      students
     
     
      do
      in
      all
      their
      studies.”
     
    

    
     
      Ferris
      went
      on
      to
      explain
      that
     
     
      UPEI
      ranks
      20-25%
      higher
      each
     
     
      year
      on
      pass
      rates
      for
      the
      Uniform
     
     
      Final
      Exam-the
      chartered
      accoun-
     
     
      tancy
      designation
      exam-than
      the
     
     
      national
      average.
     
    

    
     
      Burley,
      and
      MacCormac
      had
     
     
      modest
      hopes
      upon
      entry
      and
     
     
      completion
      of
      the
      competition
      and
     
     
      were
      floored
      to
      hear
      they
      had
      won
     
     
      unanimously.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      judges
      told
      us
      after
      that
     
     
      when
      we
      walked
      out
      of
      the
      room,
     
     
      they
      were
      convinced
      we
      were
      the
     
     
      winners,”
      said
      Burley.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      had
      no
      idea.
      There
      is
     
     
      an
      element
      of
      fake
      confidence
      when
     
     
      you
      are
      standing
      in
      front
      of
      the
      panel
     
     
      pretending
      to
      be
      consultants,”
     
     
      Burley
      said,
      “
      but
      we
      just
      decided
     
     
      to
      be
      as
      confidant
      as
      possible.
      I
     
     
      was
      just
      hoping
      to
      place
      third”
     
    

    
     
      MacCormac
      said
      he
      would
     
     
      have
      been
      elated
      with
      an
      “honor-
     
     
      able
      mention”
      and
      is
      very
      proud
      of
     
     
      the
      students
      who
      competed.
     
    

    
     
      This
      most
      recent
      accomplish-
     
     
      ment
      can
      only
      be
      good
      for
      the
     
     
      School,
      and
      MacCormac
      who
      is
     
     
      also
      the
      Director
      of
      the
      School's
      In-
     
     
      ternship
      programs,
      hopes:
      “this
     
     
      achievement
      will
      be
      a
      strong
      incen-
     
     
      tive
      to
      other
      students
      in
      the
      pro-
     
    

    
     
      The
      help
      of
      the
      local
      business
     
     
      community
      in
      critiquing
      practice
     
     
      cases
      was
      invaluable,
      Burley
      added.
     
     
      The
      School
      of
      Business
      has
      long
     
     
      been
      associated
      heavily
      with
      the
     
     
      Charlottetown
      business
      community,
     
     
      as
      could
      be
      witnessed
      at
      their
      enor-
     
     
      mously
      successful
      Business
      Society
     
    
   
   
    
     
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