Leader Profile: Evan Thor
What motivated you to get involved on campus? As long as I can remember, I’ve not been the type of person to do what I’m told. In elementary and high school, I found activities outside the classroom far more interesting, challenging and valuable to my learning and development than the core curriculum that I was told I should be focusing on. It was one thing to learn theory that someone thinks you should know and practice a bunch of canned problems. It was another thing entirely to take something very real, make a complete mess of it to learn how it works, and maybe, just maybe, be able to make it better. Getting involved at university was a natural progression of this attitude, but with a much wider range of opportunities and benefits than I had ever considered. What was your favorite part about being involved beyond the classroom at…
CABS Roundtable 2015 to take place in Prince George, BC
CABS ROUNDTABLE 2015 BUSINESS STUDENT CONFERENCE COMES TO NORTHERN BC Over 230 undergraduate business student leaders come together in an annual conference highlighting leadership, team building, and best practices to ensure the success of each school’s individual business associations. PRINCE GEORGE (March 10, 2015) – The top business student leaders from 26 universities across the country gathered to share experiences and gain the tools they need to take their individual student associations to the next level. The eighth annual Canadian Association of Business Students (CABS) Roundtable conference, hosted by The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Prince George, took place from Wednesday, March 4 to Sunday, March 8. “Roundtable’s purpose is not only to develop the business leaders of tomorrow,” expressed John-Michael Minon, President & CEO of CABS. “This conference is for these students to develop their network and establish a relationship with like-minded people across Canada. It is…