UPEI does it again—Case competition team wins first place

For the second consecutive year, UPEI School of Business undergraduate students placed first in the Ethics in Action Case Competition hosted by Dalhousie University, November 14-15, 2014.

Founded in 2003, the Dalhousie Business Ethics Case Competition (DBECC) has evolved into the Ethics in Action Case Competition with a goal to equip tomorrow's business leaders with the tools necessary to make strategic business decisions, while adhering to ethical principles. Student teams are challenged with complex and realistic ethical dilemmas where they work together to analyze and then present their proposed solutions to a panel of industry experts.

UPEI's winning team consisted of fourth-year business students Trevor White, Malary Schurman, and Cait Wright, and third-year business student Erin Devine. White, Wright, and Devine are all specializing in accounting, while Schurman is specializing in entrepreneurship.

Teams from Dalhousie, Acadia, Saint Mary's, Concordia, Queen's, Elon, Guelph, and the University of Alberta all competed in the national case competition.

'Not only was it cool to compete against some of the best business schools in North America, but it was neat to see how everyone approached the exact same case,' said White. 'I couldn't be more proud of my teammates and my coach for what we accomplished this past weekend.'

UPEI's Dean of the School of Business Juergen Krause echoed his pride in the team. 'Being able to attend a high profile case competition is a privilege in itself, to win it is a great honour, but to win it in consecutive years against very strong competition is spectacular,' said Krause. 'This is a testimony of the capability of our students and the quality of our faculty and coaches.'

Mary Whitrow, UPEI's Case Competition Coach agreed with Krause. 'This competition is a prime example of the many opportunities that the case class offers,' she said. 'The team put in a tremendous amount of work, competed against some of the best schools, and came out on top. I am very proud of their accomplishment and look forward to seeing UPEI compete again in the New Year.'

UPEI congratulates the case competition team and the School of Business on another great case competition result!