News and Events at College of Business

SMExcellence team wins VC's Excellence Award for 2009

The SMExcellence team has won Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Team Award for 2009 in the area of University Engagement. The team developed the Small Business Tool Kit for the NSW Department of State and Regional Development, now renamed Industry & Investment.

2009 Dean’s Merit List  is out

The list comprises students recognised for their outstanding academic achievement over the 2008 calendar year of study.These students achieved at least 40 Credit Points, had a grade point average (GPA) of 6.0 or greater, and were in the top 10% of the college cohort.

Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service celebrated

The College of Business held its annual Staff Excellence Awards on  Thursday 6th November 2008. Staff from across the College gathered  together to celebrate excellence in Research, Teaching and  Administration for 2008. Read more

CoB students win AIRC/IRS Intervarsity Mock Arbitration Competition

A UWS team comprising Anam Khan, Tom Koski and Tim McGrath has won the prestigious AIRC/IRS Intervarsity Mock Arbitration Competition. Read more

Project on Visual Optimisation of Patient Flow wins funding

A team of CInIS researchers has won an ARC Linkage grant in the latest round.  The project title is Visual optimisation of patient flow in Hospital Emergency Departments. The team comprises Dr Anneke Fitzgerald, Prof SJ Simoff, Dr Terry Sloan, Dr Prem Samaranayake, Mr M Johnston and Ms A Larkin. Read more.

Jean McCartney’s accounting textbook joint winner of Publishers award

A successful Australian adaptation of the book Accounting: What The Numbers Mean has been awarded the joint winner of The Australian Awards For Excellence In Educational Publishing for 2008. Read more

New Professors Join College Faculty

Executive Dean welcomes Prof. Ratti and Prof. Young to the college. Read more

Justice Kirby appoint UWS law graduate as Associate

For the first time in the history of the UWS School of Law, a High Court judge has appointed a graduate as his associate. Justice Michael Kirby AC has recently appointed Ms Leonie Young as one of his final associates. Read more

Learning and Teaching Forum at Parramatta Campus

On Thursday 24 July 2008, the College of Arts and the College of Business are running a learning and teaching forum, at Parramatta campus from 10:30-15:30. The venue is Parramatta EA 2.14. Read more

First US, and now European Award for Prof. Graeme Newell

After becoming the first non-US academic to receive the American Real Estate Society Distinguished Service Award for 2008, Professor Newell has now received the European Real Estate Society (ERES) achievement award at the society’s conference held at Krakow, Poland. Read more

Prof. Raja Junankar: Economy to Gain Ideas from 2020

Prof. Junankar was a bit sceptical when he got an invitation to join Rudd Government's Australia 2020 Summit. The summit turned out to be a pleasant surprise.Read more

Dr. Steve Keen Questions Giving RBA More Powers

Associate Professor Keen thinks that the move to give the RBA even more independence in the Reserve Bank Amendment (Enhanced Independence) Bill 2008 is unwise. Read more

William Roberts: Going Green Good for This Law Firm

In less than three years of opening business, a law firm run by two former students of the School of Law has received excellent coverage in the national media. Read more

School of Law gets ARC Linkage Grant for 2009-2011

The School of Law has been successful with an ARC Linkage Grant for the project "Developing a responsive regulatory system for Australia's small corporations. Read more

US law expert scrutinises backdating scandal

The College of Business (CoB) held its first public forum on 28 May 2008 featuring a special presentation by Professor Cindy Schipani from the University of Michigan. Read more