WELCOMEINCOMINGCLASSOF2015

WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU SURVIVE YOUR FIRST YEAR. AND THAT YOU HAVE FUN!

Dear Students,

Welcome to The Williams School of Business. I would like to take this opportunity to

provide you with advice as to how to maximize your BU and WSB experiences. Academic

performance is highly important and will follow you throughout your .me at BU. But

developing all aspects of your personality is important too. So, take advantage of the

experiences and knowledge your professors are willing to exchange with you, engage with

the community, partake in social and campus ac.vi.es, find your true passions through

co-opera.ve internships, and find what makes you you.

Wishing you a warm welcome to our community,

Dr. Francine Turmel

Dean of The Williams School of Business

AWORDFROMTHEDEAN

• You have read and are aware of all the academic regula.ons listed in the Academic

Calendar (including the WSB sec.on);

• Grades are cumula.ve throughout your .me at Bishop’s;

• Maintenance of Good Standing is 60%; If you are between 50 and 59%:

⇒ A>er your first semester—warning

⇒ A>er 2 semesters—proba.on

⇒ A>er 3 semesters—out of business

• Double failure policy for core business courses and MAT courses (196 and 197 only);

⇒ Double fail = Out of business

• Double failure policy applies also to required concentra.on courses;

⇒ Double fail = Out of concentra.on

• Plagiarism stains your academic transcript for your en.re academic career;

• Submission of work for which credit has already been received is considered

plagiarism;

• AGend class, par.cipate, and submit work on .me;

• 70% cumula.ve average required for co-op, interna.onal business concentra.on,

and exchanges;

• 15 credits (or 5 courses) is a regular course load;

• The ILT100 lab is not considered a course, but it’s just as important. of material learned!

Some of these rules apply to first year students. See the Academic Calendar to stay up to date.

ACADEMICEXPECTATIONS

Tuesday, September 15th

⇒ Last day to add/drop or change sec.ons for all

fall semester and full-

year courses (with

refund)

Wednesday, October 7th

⇒ Orienta.on night for

Business students in the

Gait at 6:00 p.m. (WSB

GPS Night)

Tuesday, October 20th

⇒ Last day to withdraw

with permission for any 3

credit Fall semester

course (without refund)

Sunday, November 29th

⇒ Fall semester

examina.on begins

Saturday, December 12th

⇒ Fall semester

examina.ons end

Do not make any travel

arrangements un-l official

examina-on dates are made

available (≈ beginning of November).

IMPORTANTDATES

AREACOORDINATORS

Speakwithyourareacoordinatorsto(indoutmoreabout

theconcentration,honoursprojects,andeven

extra-curricularactivities.

• Accoun-ng

Professor Nathalie Hivert Office: H215

� nathalie.hivert@ubishops.ca

• Entrepreneurship & Management

Dr. Denise For.er Office: H205A

� denise.for.er@ubishops.ca

• Finance

Professor Sylvie Bequet Office: H211

� sylvie.bequet@ubishops.ca

• Human Resources

Dr. Paul Gallina Office: H208

� paul.gallina@ubishops.ca

• Interna-onal Business

Dr. Cranmer Ru.hinda Office: H219

� cranmer.ru.hinda@ubsihops.ca

• Management Science

Dr. Kyung Young Lee Office: H210

� kyung.lee@ubishops.ca

• Marke-ng

Dr. Yanan Wang Office: H204

� yanan.wang@ubishops.ca

STAFFANDCHAIR

Wewillhelpyou(indtheanswerstoyourquestions.

Dr. Robert Palmer, Departmental Chair Office: Hamilton 214 � 819 822-9600 x2458 � robert.palmer@ubishops.ca

⇒ Special exemp.ons and requests ⇒ Transfer of credits ⇒ Planning for exchanges ⇒ Forms to sign ⇒ Academic Calendar clarifica.on ⇒ General guidance and academic advice

Ms. Lorianne Leblanc, Co-opera-ve Educa-on Coordinator & Academic Advisor Office: Hamilton 210 � 819 822-9600 x2215 � lorianne.leblanc@ubishops.ca

⇒ General guidance and academic advice ⇒ Declaring and changing concentra.ons, minors,

and majors ⇒ Guidance on appeals ⇒ Review gradua.on requirements ⇒ Everything and anything co-op

Ms. Nanci Chagnon, Assistant to the Dean Office: Hamilton 212 � 819 822-9600 x2472 � nanci.chagnon@ubishops.ca

⇒ Exam deferrals or extended absence ⇒ Medical absence ⇒ Schedule mee.ngs with Dean ⇒ LeGers for Interna.onal exchange ⇒ Change of program, WP, WU…

Dr. Francine Turmel, Dean of Business Office: Hamilton 213 � 819 822-9600 x2622 � francine.turmel@ubishops.ca

⇒ Academic appeals ⇒ Funding (special projects) ⇒ *Appointment required

YOURRESOURCESWITHINTHEWSB

OMBUDSOFFICE

The ombudsperson is a useful resource as he can listen to your

problem, provide an opinion about the merits of your case,

provide you with informa.on about university policies,

procedures or regula.ons, and provide advice to help you

solve your problem or organize your appeal.

Dr. Shawn Malley Office: Morris 5

� shawn.malley@ubishops.ca

TUTORING&HELPCENTRES

Professors have office hours during which you can see them to

ask ques.ons. Plan according to their schedules.

Math Help Centre in Johnson 4. It’s free!

Wri.ng Centre in the Library. They host different workshops

and will help you correct your paper before you hand it in. It’s

free too!

Tutoring Program—Senior students will help you in any

Business subject you need. Sign up early in the Marjorie Donald

Building, Office 214—it is first come first serve. This service is

10$/hour.

GETTINGINVOLVEDHERE IS A NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF GROUPS AND CLUBS YOU CAN JOIN

The Dobson-Lagassé

Entrepreneurship Centre

The Dobson-Lagassé Entrepreneurship

Centre promotes and assists in the

teaching of Entrepreneurship to Bis-

hop’s University students through

formal class studies and prac.cal field

work with developing businesses. Its

mission is also to grow entrepre-

neurship in the Eastern Townships

community where the Centre provides

support services for small enterprises,

with the ul.mate goal of improving

the regional economy and the entre-

preneurial skills level.

Find out more: www.dobsonlagasse.ca

Visit the Dobson-Lagassé Centre right

here on campus, located in the

Cormier House.

Bishop’s University Accoun-ng

Society

BUAS' mission is to insure visibility for

the CPA Order within the university

and to establish .es with students by

organizing different ac.vi.es about

the CPA designa.on. The CommiGee's

main goals are to inform students

about the CPA designa.on, to favor a

sense of belonging with the

profession, and to make the Order

aware of students' needs and wants.

Bishop’s University Commerce Society

BUCS is a student-run organiza.on at

the WSB. From organizing social

events, to planning book sales,

organizing workshops, to increasing

the exposure of the WSB, BUCS brings

together over 600 business students

and professors and encourages them

to interact in a seXng outside of the

class.

Bishop’s Investment Club

BIC members meet once a week to

discuss events as they occur in the

world and how they .e into the

markets. Addi.onally, its members

learn prac.cal inves.ng skills and are

given the opportunity to par.cipate in

various compe..ons around the prov-

ince.

ENACTUS

Enactus is an interna.onal non-profit

organiza.on that works with leaders in

business and higher educa.on to

mobilize university students to make a

difference in their communi.es while

developing the skills to become

socially responsible business leaders.

Par.cipa.ng students form teams on

their university campuses and apply

business concepts to develop outreach

projects that improve the quality of

life and standard of living for people in

need.