LEADING CHANGE PROGRESS REPORT – SUMMER 2018
Growth, Innovation and Impact through
LEADING CHANGE
RECORD-BREAKING YEAR
Leading Change Together
$50 M
Publicly launched in 2016, Leading Change is Schulich’s most comprehensive and ambitious fundraising and alumni engagement campaign. To date, 72% of the overall $50 million fundraising goal has been raised to support growth and innovation through campus expansion, student success, innovative thinking, research & discovery, and alumni engagement.
$40 M
Thanks to the remarkable generosity of alumni and friends, the Leading Change Campaign is progressing with incredible success and momentum. Supporters of Leading Change are engaging with the School as volunteers, philanthropists and leaders, all at record-breaking levels.
RAISED
72%
*
$30 M
$50 M
$20 M
Campaign Goal
$10 M
41 months to go Campaign ends December 2021
*as of Aug. 2018
GIFTS BY SUPPORTERS – INFLUENCING CHANGE
39% 3,414 alumni gifts
first time donors
Donations received from
17 countries
26%
*
next generation donors *averaging 20-45 years old at time of Report
$10 M
2,022
raised within 9 months through the Alumni Challenge
donors and counting
530
donors donated more than $1,000 to the campaign
A new level of energy and pride There is incredible momentum underway within the Schulich community. Leading Change is motivating and inspiring alumni, friends and students to demonstrate their pride and confidence in the School and its future. Every Leading Change donor is a catalyst for innovation and inspiring change.
Thank you for your support.
LESS THAN
100 DAYS
to building opening
$8 M
lead gift received
46
spaces named by alumni & friends
Naming announcement on September 17th, 2017 (Left to right) Kathleen Taylor, CM (MBA/JD ’84, Hon LLD ’14); Judy Schulich; Rob McEwen, CM (MBA ’78, Hon LLD ’05); Cheryl McEwen; Dezsö J. Horváth, PhD, CM, Dean & Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Strategic Management, Schulich School of Business; Rhonda L. Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, York University; and Alexandra Simpson (MBA ‘18), President, Schulich Graduate Business Council.
CAMPUS EXPANSION Designed by the award-winning international architectural firm Baird Sampson Neuert Architects, the 67,000 square-foot Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building will address the need for increased study and social space, modern research facilities, as well as accommodate growth in new academic programs. Schulich’s Research Office and Centres of Excellence will be housed in the new Building. The design and technical features of the Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building are at the forefront of environmental sustainability and social responsibility. Here are some examples of how this new Building is leading the way:
98KWh/m2/a ENERGY USE INTENSITY 71.4% below the Model National Energy Code of Canada.
200+
67.4%
automated computer controlled operable exterior windows across all occupied spaces.
reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions compared to the Model National Energy Code of Canada.
27m
natural ventilation system driven by glass solar chimney.
100%
of the artificial lighting in the Building is low energy LED.
1,700m
Groundbreaking, Sep tember 2016
7,500 m 840m 2
of new landscaped open area, including 3,800 m2 of planted green space.
of planted green roof area.
39 new trees will be planted around the Building.
20km of radiant heating / cooling pipe cast into concrete structure contributing to low energy, ultra-efficient and user comfort-driven space conditioning.
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of exterior glazing on the Building. Triple glazed Low-E energy efficient glazing with bird friendly visual markers, providing natural daylight in all regularly occupied areas.
We are thrilled and so proud to have this opportunity to support the School’s new Graduate Study & Research Building. As long-time members of the Schulich alumni community, we appreciate the transformational developments that have taken place at Schulich and that have helped it earn recognition as one of the world’s leading business schools. (September 2017) Rob McEwen, CM (MBA ’78, Hon LLD ’05) and Cheryl McEwen Naming Benefactors
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INNOVATIVE THINKING Leading Change is ushering in a new period of growth that is delivering new knowledge, shaping the way we think about global business, and inspiring responsible leadership. Through gifts to the Campaign and the creation of prestigious new academic chairs, the School has attracted scholars of the highest calibre to oversee our new Centres of Excellence and bridge the gap between academia and industry. Here are some recent examples of the impact of your support:
RE-IMAGINING CAPITALISM
Matthias Kipping, professo r and the inaugural Richard E. Wau gh Chair in Business History, Schulich School of Business.
CITIES VISITED:
Based on the book Re-Imagining Capitalism, a collaboration LONDON EDMONTON between the Schulich School and VANCOUVER BEIJING McKinsey & Company, Schulich CALGARY MUMBAI TORONTO has been hosting a series of global JAPAN events focused on the challenges HYDERABAD confronting capitalism and gaining BRAZIL insights on what a long-term (November 2018) oriented, responsible model of capitalism should look like and how it can be achieved.
RICK WAUGH, OC (MBA ‘74, HON LLD ’07) AND THE WAUGH FAMILY FOUNDATION contributed $3 million to Leading Change to name the Chair in Business History and support the construction of the new Graduate Study & Research Building.
LEADING CHANGE THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING First of its kind in Canada: January 2018 Master of Marketing degree launched June 2018 Master of Supply Chain Management degree launched
Pictured, from left: Matthias Kipping, Professor and Richard E. Waugh Chair in Business History, Schulich School of Business; Qiao Liu, Dean, Guanghua School of Management, Peking University; Dominic Barton, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company; Dezsö J. Horváth, PhD, CM, Dean & Tanna H. Schulich Chair in Strategic Management, Schulich School of Business, at the Re-Imagining Capitalism event in Beijing.
We at the Brookfield Partners Foundation are excited by this opportunity to develop future industry leaders and advanced expertise in real estate and infrastructure. Frances and I are personally delighted to be able to contribute in a meaningful way to Schulich’s 50-year legacy as a leading global management school, as well as contributing to one of the world’s leading real estate and infrastructure programs.
Professor Jim Clayton is the inaugural appointee of the Timothy R. Price Chair at the e Brookfield Centre in Real Estat ol & Infrastructure, Schulich Scho of Business.
Timothy R. Price (Hon LLD ’09) Founding Member, Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure, Schulich School of Business
STUDENT SUCCESS Diversity and leadership are hallmarks of Schulich’s student body. Since the launch of the Leading Change Campaign, a number of new scholarships, awards, bursaries, prizes and specialized funds have been established by generous donors. Through investments in student scholarships, the Leading Change Campaign supports the School’s core priority that financial need should never be a barrier to education.
INVESTMENTS IN EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION Generous gifts to the Campaign are providing valuable real-life experiential learning opportunities for students through new Student Experience Funds and other specialized programs, such as:
The York University Student Investment Fund The Real Estate & Infrastructure Student Experience Fund Global Mining Management Student Experience Fund Arts, Media & Entertainment Student Experience Fund SCHULICH CELEBRATES WINNING THE 2018 MBA GAMES Alumni giving to the Schulich Annual Fund helped the Schulich MBA Games team capture the Queen’s Cup in a three-day national competition against 600+ graduate students from 17 schools. Schulich’s seventh MBA Games win in 16 years!
I was in tears when I received the KPMG Undergraduate Scholarship. Words can’t describe how grateful I am. This scholarship will help me with my tuition for my Master of Accounting degree. Sharon Heu (BBA ’18) Recipient of the newly established KPMG Undergraduate Scholarship
250+
students gained real-life investment experience through the York University Student Investment Fund.
Team Schulich, January 2018
The impact that the Robert Krembil Scholarship of Merit had on me and my MBA experience at Schulich is immeasurable. It alleviated the financial pressure that I was feeling and allowed me to perform to the best of my abilities, both academically and professionally. It helped me to focus on achieving a strong GPA while participating in numerous activities and leadership roles at Schulich. I will be grateful for the rest of my life. Levin Maaskant (MBA ’18) Recipient of the Robert Krembil Scholarship of Merit
RESEARCH & DISCOVERY Schulich faculty are engaged in a variety of new projects and initiatives that involve cross-disciplinary investigations and industry collaborations. Some exciting recent advancements include:
CREATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF DATA STORYTELLERS Located in the new Rob and Cheryl McEwen Graduate Study & Research Building, the new Deloitte Cognitive Analytics & Visualization Lab will support teaching and research goals, as well as explore advances in:
PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYTICS DESIGN AND VISUALIZATION DATA-BASED STORY-TELLING
G7 Investors and Partners Anno
uncement, June 2018.
LEADING CHANGE IN ACTION Schulich is the first education partner of the G7 Global Development Initiative Through the Brookfield Centre in Real Estate and Infrastructure, Schulich will teach the world’s latest advances in infrastructure financing and development to visiting G7 Fellows from emerging countries.
This initiative will deepen expertise in infrastructure financing and development within emerging and frontier markets, unlock information and experience sharing opportunities, and forge strong relationships among fellows, infrastructure professionals and participating countries. Sherena Hussain (BBA ’08, MBA/JD ’12) Assistant Professor, Brookfield Centre of Real Estate and Infrastructure, Schulich School of Business
Digital rendering of the new Deloitte Cognitive Analytics & Visualization Lab.
Schulich is excited to work with Deloitte’s pioneering data analytics team to prepare future business leaders to visually interpret and communicate insights generated by big data collections. Business analytics and data visualization are a potential game changer for every industry. Murat Kristal Director, Master of Business Analytics, Associate Professor of Operations Management and Information Systems, Schulich School of Business
SCHULICH RESEARCH DAY 2017 2017’s Research Day offered real-world business research on 38 issues ranging from “Angel investors around the world” to “Mining on First Nations Territory.”
ALUMNI ENGAGEMENT Schulich Alumni are sharing their school pride as global ambassadors in over 90 countries. Whether it is through philanthropic contributions or volunteering, Alumni are Leading Change in many special ways.
210
20,000+
alumni events in 9 countries, over the past two years.
Lisa Marie Chen (MBA ’11) and Raj Mehta (IMBA ’95), CONNECT ’18 Conference Co-Chairs, together with Dean Dezsö J. Horváth and CONNECT 2018 keynote speaker Janice Fukakusa (MBA ’79, Hon LLD ’16).
alumni in Schulich Alumni Connect – the exclusive online community. www.schulichalumniconnect.com
169%
117
increase in Alumni mentors, over the past two years.
alumni leading regional and specialized chapters. The 2018 Alumni Recognition Awards recipients.
Leading Change is the next step in our journey, a catalyst for us to have alumni engagement like we have never seen before. As alumni, we have a pivotal role to play in reinforcing Schulich’s success stories.
alumni chapters in
WHAT’S NEXT…
Thank you for your continuous support.
alumni volunteers over the past two years.
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Bill Graham (MBA ’86) President, Schulich Global Alumni Network
We look forward to continuing our journey with you as we enter the next phase of the Leading Change Campaign. Stay tuned for future progress reports and visit www.schulichleadingchange.ca for updates and stories about Leading Change.
1,507
Alumni-Student mentors
hip in action.
countries
The Campaign for the Schulich School of Business
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