Top 5 reasons to do your BComm at Haskayne

Haskayne graduates find jobs fast and earn nearly $48,000 a year to start.  Many Haskayne BComm grads have gone on to great things, such as:

• Gary Kovacs, CEO of Mozilla Corporation
• Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of the City of Calgary
• Russ Girling, President and CEO, TransCanada Corporation
• George Gosbee, President and CEO, AltaCorp Capital Inc
• Michael Tims, Chairman, Peters & Co. Limited
• Peter Wong, General Manager of HSBC Group
• Ezra Levant, author of Ethical Oil
• Brian Bass, CEO and director of junior oil and gas companies
• Jeremy Gutsche,  innovation expert, author of Exploiting Chaos, host of Trend Hunter TV, and the founder of TrendHunter.com, the world's largest, most popular collection of cutting edge trends.
• William Tilleman, Judge, Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta

For the 32nd year, Haskayne students finished in the top two overall in the regular season of the Inter-Collegiate Business Competitions (ICBC), tying for most qualifiers with UBC and Wilfred Laurier. Facing heavy competition from 30 universities, six Haskayne teams finished among the top six and qualified for finals. Haskayne has won 73 national ICBC championships, more than twice as many as any other university. 

The Haskayne undergraduate program ranked third among 47 Canadian programs at integrating social and environmental impact management into its curricula, said Knight Schools 2010, released by Corporate Knights magazine. While the average score for all schools was 43.34 per cent, Haskayne received a whopping 73.4 per cent.

As a Haskayne student, you will have access to a network of top business professionals. Our professors work with industry professionals to combine theory with real-world experiences. You will also have many opportunities to get involved with other students, faculty members and the business community outside of the classroom — there are opportunities to gain invaluable contacts and build your network of business contacts. Members of the local, national and international business community will play an important role in your Haskayne experience, contributing as mentors, advisors, guest speakers and financial supporters.

As a Haskayne student, you'll have access to more than a dozen student clubs, a state-of-the-art business library, and an invaluable co-op program, mentorship program, and a dedicated Career Centre that will be available exclusively for you as a Haskayne student and will provide you with personalized one-on-one help from dedicated career consultants.  Additionally, the Haskayne Career Centre has an online listing of job postings that is exclusively available to Haskayne students.