UNIVE~SITY COLLEGE OF THE FRASER VALLEY'S STUDENT NEWSPAPER
ASCA VoL.8
No.
7
MONDAY, NOVEMBER
27, 2000
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Page 6. ULTIMATE QUESTIONS ANSWERED AT UCFV By Beth Kelleher Cascade Writer
L-R: Back: JIii Harrison; Student Events, Gurpreet Mahu; SUS VP external, Norah Andrews; VP financial Admin, Robin Litzenberger; SUS President. L-R: Front: Stephanie Martin; Student Events, Bev Loewen; FSA President, Sarah conner; _Cascad Editor and Chief. Urging others to donate to the food bank.
FRESHIDEASFLOW FROMUCFV
·Guest Speaker, Michael Horner, attracts inquiring minds to a controversial lecture on the divinity of Jesus Christ. Similar to ·other campuses, posters adverthat. this Christian speaker and tising phil-osopher ·has, "answers to ultimate questions" piqued the curiosity of UCFV students _who attended this November 23 seminar, entitled "Who did Jesus think he was anyway?" Horner professe_d that "the maj.ori;ty '.!'>I those who reject Chr.istianit,y,. do _so with.opt·. looking at the facts." ·He argued lhatth(pe:-·' son of Jesus Christ mus.t eithe.r. be a-·~'li.ar; lunatic, legend, or the genuine Son ~f. '.Ghrd,-based on the veracity of his. own· cl~irris. ,as reported.in the Bible." . . Consequently, by process. of elimination; Horner discredited the first three poss'ibilities concluding with the assertion that Jesus • Christ is God incarnate. Students responded with mixed reactions to this controversial claim, and as the session opened to general comment, spectators voiced See Answers
By Anne Russell UCFVCommunity Relations
A new UCFV initiative. that matches busines_ses and organizations looking for fresh and cteati ve ideas and expertise with UCFV business students looking for consulting experience is starting to pay off for both groups. UCFV students Andrew Koppejan and Juanita Selvadurai recently launched the UCFV Business Consulting Group. Their goal is to make it a fully self-financing consulting unit. The functioning, group charges a relatively low hourly consultant's rate to cover the wages and expenses incurred. Now one of their early clients is singing their praises. David Pelletier of SW5 Consultants International Ltd hired ttie student consulting group to assess various components of launching a new cleaning product related to the water cooler industry. The students assessed distribution options for a North American launch of the product, completed a cost-analysis of the product, and
identified break-even thresh-holds. "We were able to help our client identify the volume levels and price points necessary to be profitable," comments Koppejan. "We quickly provided the strategic information they needed to further develop their marketing plan." Pelletier was pleased with the service he received. "What the students told -me backed up what I thought might be needed to do to launch this product, and it also showed me where-I need to do additional research to make sure we have a clear picture of what the market wants. It was a very good experience." Pelletier recommends the UCFV student Business Consulting Group to other companies requiring market research. "My first meeting with Andrew, the studaent who I worked with, was very positive and he seemed to be very bright. Also, I believe that being fresh out of class he's up to date on what's happening in market research," says Pelletier. "I'd recommend
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them to others, especially companies with no experience in the research and costing areas. By working with the UCFV students they can find out what really needs to be done to bring a company or product to launch without paying the huge costs associated with a major downtown consulting group." The UCFV Business Consulting Group offers services such as marketing research, small business planning, and feasibility studies. It operates year-round, and hires upper-level business studen.ts to work on various stage·s of projects. UCFV professors act as mentors to the group and also provide a measure of quality control. The students are actively seeking clients and inviting interested parties to contact them. After making initial contact, they'll set up a meeting, review the issues, and write a proposal outlining the ·methodology of the project. Students currently involved in the group are Andrew Koppejan and Juanita Selvadurai. To contact the UCFV Business Consulting Group, call 864-4691, or e-mail bcg@ucfv.bc.ca.