JSGS students selected to compete in the 2012 National Policy Case Competition

On Saturday, December 10, 2011, six Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy teams comprised of students from the School’s two campuses competed in a case study competition held in Regina. These teams presented their case analysis to a distinguished panel of judges and three teams were selected to represent the JSGS at the first ever National JSGS Policy Case Competition on January 13, 2012 in Saskatoon. Congratulations to our winning teams:

 

1st place

Carla Hale, MPA Candidate

Oleksandra Kravets, MPA Candidate

Travis Reynolds, MPP Candidate

 

 

  

2nd place

Khrystyna Orobets, MPA Candidate

Rebecca Jules, MPP Candidate

Mohammad Adel Panahi, MPA Candidate

 

 

  

3rd place

Wayne Zhu, MPA Candidate

Obeyaa Ampofo-Addo, MPP Candidate

Jinglan Zhang, MPA Candidate

We would also like to extend our appreciation to our panel of distinguished judges, who took time out of their busy schedules to help make this event a meaningful experience for all who attended:

  

Mr. Dan Perrins, Executive-in-Residence, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School

Mr. Neil Robertson, Q.C., President, IPAC Saskatchewan

Mr. Alan Syhlonyk, Assistant Deputy Minister, Ministry of Social Services

 

JSGS looks forward to welcoming teams from Carleton, Queen’s and Simon Fraser universities to the 2012 JSGS National Case Competition and Keynote Reception featuring Paul Wells, Senior Columnist for Maclean’s magazine.

The Paul Wells Keynote Reception is open to the public. Be sure to purchase your ticket early to secure a seat at what is expected to be a stimulating event! For more information and to register, please visit our website or contact Karen Jaster-Laforge at (306) 585-5869 or js_outreach@uregina.ca.

This event would not be possible without the generous support of our event sponsors, SaskTel and Cameco.