Laurier renames business school Lazaridis School of Business & Economics
Posted Sep 8, 2015 10:49:52 AM.
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Wilifrid Laurier University’s business school will now be known as the Lazaridis School of Business & Economics.
It was named after Research In Motion (now BlackBerry) co-founder Mike Lazaridis at a ceremony on Tuesday morning
The school is getting set to open a new $103-million state-of-the-art facility next year.
That building will be renamed Lazaridis Hall in honour of the entrepreneur’s generous contributions to Laurier.
“Mike Lazaridis is a true visionary who understands the transformative power of technology and of philanthropy,” said Max Blouw, president and vice-chancellor of Wilfrid Laurier University. “His entrepreneurial spirit and passionate commitment to improve the competitiveness of Canada’s technology industry epitomizes the Laurier ethos of inspiring lives of leadership and purpose. We are grateful for his support and for the opportunity to partner with him to enhance management education in this country.”
