Seven teams in the Gerald Schwartz School of Business put their skills to the test on Friday November 8th as students in Dr. Mark Fuller's BSAD 451: Cases in International Business course hosted the third annual Schwartz International Business Case Competition.
Teams were challenged to analyze and present a business case while also collecting non-perishable food items for Kevin’s Corner Food Resource Centre, the StFX food bank.
“Teams were assessed based on their content, presentation skills, and slide decks in addition to the number of food items and the weight of food items raised. Over 613 food items weighing some 304 kg (670 pounds) were raised from this one event,” Dr. Fuller says.
Taking first place in the competition was the team of Isaac Hierlihy, Paul Eades, and Jona White. The winning team was mentored by Luke White and Carling Kuhlberg.
Logan Hodgins, Ben Kruchten, and Myah Jackson teamed together to finish in second place. They were mentored by Kate Parker and Karah MacIsaac.
The third place team consisted of Nick Delorey, Kaitlyn Penney, and Lorynn Crawford. The team was mentored by Chris Suriwka and Brian Heward.
Additionally, the team of Nick Delorey, Kaitlyn Penney, and Lorynn Crawford raised the highest number of food items. The team of Charles Kaufield, Ian Clancey, and William Ellis raised the most food by weight.
Judges for the event included Dr. Neil Maltby, Prof. Rhonda McIver, and Prof. KC Rogers. Dr. Fuller says special thanks go to Schwartz School Dean of Business Dr. Tim Hynes who provided financial support for the event.
