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![Group of DeGroote students and RBC reps at case competition](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/11/IMG_3003-1200x900.jpg)
Spotlight on the RBC/DeGroote Business Case Challenge
Offering hands-on learning through the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) / DeGroote Business Case Challenge.
![DeGroote students networking at event with food, ping pong, and cozy atmosphere](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/11/041-the-walrus-2019.jpg)
DeGroote students make important connections at fall networking events
Deepening relationships and finding opportunities to network with DeGroote alumni
![Ted Rogers Competition](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/11/Ted-thumb.jpg)
DeGroote students win first place
DSB undergraduate students take home 1st place and $4,000 at the 4th annual Ted Rogers Ethical Leadership Case Competition
![Walter Schroeder, MBA '69](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/11/Walter-Schroeder-long-shot-980x586.jpg)
Mac grad chosen for International Horatio Alger Award
Walter Schroeder, MBA ’69, is following in the footsteps of Wayne Gretzky — not on the ice, but as a champion of higher education.
![Len Waverman and Michael Lee-Chin share a laugh during the No Grit, No Pearl discussion](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/10/MLC-Fireside-Chat-1350x900.jpg)
Michael Lee-Chin: No Grit, No Pearl
What drives Michael Lee-Chin professionally and personally? Purpose, passion, and a strategic framework.
![Manaf Zargoush laughing and talking to two professionals on a couch](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/10/Manaf-Zargoush1-1024x606.jpg)
‘Are you sure you don’t have a background in medicine?’
Manaf Zargoush's research is all about answering one of humanity's oldest questions: What does my future hold?
![Adam Felesky Scholarship](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/10/Felesky-thumb.jpg)
Felesky Advice: Diversify your experiences and work on your weaknesses
Adam Felesky and MBA alumna and inaugural winner, Jessica Marangos, have a candid interview about business and education.
![WestJet Team](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/10/WestJet_team_thumbnail.jpg)
Improving the flight connection experience for business travellers
WestJet and EMBA students collaborated during the latest capstone project.
![Washington, DC](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/09/Washington-thumb.jpg)
I look at companies differently now: Julia Zakoor, Killam Scholarship Winner
"When an organization claims to have high standards, I question it now. Before ... I would just take these points as fact."
![Pietra and Ana](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/09/PietraandAna-thumbnail-1.jpg)
Driven by teamwork, collaboration and determination: Meet two of our BCom students
An athlete from British Columbia. A first generation student from Hamilton. Two undergraduate students discuss their early BCom experience
![Maria and Walter Schroeder](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/09/Maria-and-Walter-Schroeder-thumb.jpg)
Changing the weather: Mac grad backs a new musical about Newfoundland
Walter Schroeder, MBA ’69, wants to share the best of Newfoundland music — and maybe rewrite some history — with “No Change in the Weather,”
![Michael Lee Chin](https://www.degroote.mcmaster.ca/files/2019/09/Michael-Lee-Chin-thumb.jpg)
Business leader and grad Michael Lee-Chin shares wisdom, insights at Mac Bermuda event
The chairman of Portland Holdings Limited spoke to an audience of alumni, friends and prospective students at an event in Hamilton, Bermuda