#Brock University was recently recognized with the John E. McCutcheon Bowl award

Brock University was recognized with the John. E. McCutcheon Bowl award at the Annual General Meeting of the Royal Lifesaving Society Ontario for the second year in a row 👏

The John E. McCutcheon Bowl is awarded annually to the single-facility affiliate with the largest first aid program in Ontario.

🏢 ESB Economic Forum 2025: New Work: More than Just Home Office and Table Football 🏢

🤔 What is New Work? The five speakers at the ESB Economic Forum 2025 agreed on one thing: there is no single, clear-cut definition. What is certain is that ESB’s students, who organise the public panel discussion every year, will benefit from the new world of work. However, not everyone profits equally from New Work.
💡 A succinct definition was provided right at the start by professor Arjan Kozica, Vice President of Reutlingen University: “New Work stands for a people-centred, fair world of work.” Filip Weidenbach, HR Project Manager for New Work Practices at the software company SAP, added that it is also about purpose, autonomy, flexibility, and security. New Work, he emphasised, is not about an easy ride – quite the opposite: “It is often particularly high-performing employees who are interested in New Work.” And companies benefit from these employees too, through better quality and efficiency.
🎯 Carlos M. Frischmuth warned against hastily replacing established structures with trendy co-working spaces. In his book “New Work Bullshit”, the Managing Director at the personnel service provider Hays takes a critical look at the buzzword: “New Work is a projection screen for expectations that can sometimes lead to disappointment.” Companies should offer credible and sustainable options. These may differ for each employee – from flexible workplaces to rapid career advancement.
📲 Samuel Casha, a student at ESB Business School and founder of the cloud software start-up WRING, has just ended unrestricted remote working for his seven employees:“A Zoom call cannot replace meeting in person.” For him, returning to the office is a return to normality, not a departure from New Work.
💼 David Döbele, business influencer and founder of the career coaching platform Pumpkincareers, does not see 80-hour weeks as incompatible with New Work. Everyone should be able to choose their own degree of New Work. The sense of being overwhelmed, which he also observes, mainly comes from the many options and the constant comparison with others. “The work itself hasn’t actually become harder.”
🏥Dr Josephine Hofmann, Head of the Research Team for Collaboration and Leadership at Fraunhofer IAO, sees the discussion about New Work as being too narrowly focused on mobile working and the abolition of hierarchies. The scientist has carried out several projects, such as on the flexibilisation of shift schedules in care work. New Work, she says, can contribute to productive work that is fulfilling and keeps people healthy.

📣 Exciting news with the launch of our brand new MSc in Business Analytics at Dublin City University Business School!

Designed for the data-driven leaders of tomorrow – in today’s business world, insight is everything. This programme will equip you with the analytical, technical, and strategic skills needed to transform data into actionable intelligence – bridging the gap between business acumen and data science.

What to expect:

✅ Practical, hands-on learning with real-world business applications
✅ Exposure to key tools like Python, R, Power BI & SQL
✅ Focus on data strategy, decision-making, and innovation
✅ Ideal for graduates from business, computing, or STEM backgrounds

📅 Applications are now open for September 2025. Whether you’re a recent graduate or a professional looking to upskill, this could be your next big step.
Find out more here > https://lnkd.in/eYwJ9erE

Love School of Business names two new associate deans

he Martha and Spencer Love School of Business will welcome two new associate deans on June 1, 2025, a leadership expansion designed to match the school’s rising national profile.

While both associate deans will collaborate on the school’s overarching strategy, each will steer a distinct area of impact:

• Associate Professor Margarita Kaprielyan, Ph.D. will oversee responsibilities for advancing faculty and staff mentoring, inclusive pedagogy and student‑success initiatives.
• Professor Mark Kurt will guide curriculum innovation, graduate studies and global academic partnerships.

NC University Poole College Announces 2025 Annual Student Award Winners

Poole College students are exceptional in and out of the classroom, living the college’s values in a number of different ways. With the support of generous donors, we have created several awards to recognize students graduating in May whose outstanding efforts have contributed to the success of Poole College.

“The student awards is a great opportunity for us to highlight the amazing work of our students. From resilience to leadership, our students continue to show the Poole difference,” says Laryssa Banks, assistant director of student affairs and advocacy. “I am excited to get the opportunity to continue this celebration of our graduates.”

The awards are made possible by an endowment established by Poole alumnus Alex Darden (’98, Business Administration) in honor of his father, Jim.

“NC State was a foundational part of my life,” Darden says. “It’s important to try to make sure others have a similar opportunity. I also wanted a way to honor my dad. This seemed like a good opportunity to do that.”

The annual award winners will be celebrated at a May 1 ceremony in the Witherspoon Student Center.

We help. You Gro! ESB Project

🌱”We help. You Grow!“: With this project, ESB Expert Julia Brüggemann and her colleagues Anna Goeddeke, Anna Löwe, Andreas Taschner and Larissa Zierow ensure a smooth start for young students. 🌱

📉 “Academic preparedness has declined,” says Julia Brüggemann, Professor of Risk Management and Corporate Finance at ESB. While other universities mainly focus on improving math and writing skills, the “We help. You grow!” programme takes a different approach. It emphasises skills such as stress management and learning techniques. The programme receives €330,000 for two years from the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre (StIL), a German Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education Teaching.

🤔 Why has academic preparedness declined? The causes are multifactorial: Social media impact concentration, young people’s autonomy has decreased, the higher education entrance qualification has been devalued, and then came the COVID-19 pandemic. When young people arrive at the university, they are often on their own for the first time, perhaps even in a foreign country. With “We help. You grow!”, we aim to address gaps in study readiness.

⚖️ How does ESB’s programme differ from similar offerings at other universities? The key difference is that it is part of the curriculum and therefore mandatory. We have found that some students are unaware of their own skill gaps – optional programmes are often not used by the students who need them the most. Additionally, we approached the topic scientifically. First, we defined what academic preparedness actually means for students in our pilot programme BSc International Management Double Degree.

📏 What are the relevant study skills and how do you measure them? Based on multiple surveys with professors, students and staff as well as a literature review, we identified eight relevant general study skills for this programme: resilience, stress management, concentration, organisation, learning, communication, teamwork, and intercultural management. We assess these at the start of studies using an online test battery based on self-assessment questionnaires, direct measures as well as control variables which have been validated in student settings. Students are assigned to six out of eight available courses over the first year based on their greatest needs. Students are reassessed after semesters 1 and 2 in order to evaluate the progress made.

💪 Are there already indications of success? First interim results show that in particular the stress level among our students has statistically decreased significantly over the first semester. Students who took part in the course on stress management even show a greater decrease in anxiety. Further analysis will be carried out to complement these results with other factors, such as grades.

Dublin City University Business School awarded

DCU Business School is proud to share that their Faculty Administration Team has received a DCU President’s Award for Professional Staff.

This well-deserved recognition highlights their outstanding contribution to the University’s digital transformation and continued efforts to enhance the student experience.