When Carolan McLarney, a professor in the Rowe School of Business, saw an article about a Nova Scotian Â鶹Éç alum Kevin Walsh (DDS'90) climbing Mount Everest in the middle of the pandemic, she just knew he'd have important lessons to share with her MBA students.

Edging his way to retirement after a distinguished career, lawyer Doug Ruck (BA ’72, LLB ’77) has taken on the job of chairing a task force into systemic anti-Black racism within the College of Physicians and Surgeons and leading an external investigation into systemic discrimination at the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.

Dr. Trevor Jain (MD ’99), a 34-year veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces and a married father of two, came up with an idea early in the pandemic to recognize the contributions of essential workers to battling COVID-19: the COVID Warrior challenge coin, which is inspired by Dr. Jain’s own highly decorated military career.

Â鶹Éç has formed a partnership with 10 other Atlantic Canadian universities and Atlantic Business Magazine with a goal of making the region’s business schools and business community more inclusive.

What does the future of health-care design look like? Panelists will explore this question and more next week.