The University of Northern British Columbia's JDC West participants continues to be a force to be reckoned with.
For those unfamiliar with JDC West, it's the largest student-run business case competition in Western Canada.
A total of 12 post-secondary institutions competed in 13 disciplines which included athletics, debate, social and academic categories which included accounting, entrepreneurship, finance, human resources and marketing at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby from Jan. 11-13.
The UNBC group sent 46 competitors as well as two co-captains.
They finished with three podium finishes including second place in entrepreneurship and second place in marketing.
As for the best finish of the weekend?
The UNBC team placed first for most charity dollars raised. A total of $166,236 was raised by the group for the Spirit of the North Foundation and Camp Goodtimes, which is a new record for a UNBC JDC West team.
"We are incredibly proud of our delegates,” Adam Barlow, UNBC JDC West co-captain, says in a press release. “This has been one of the best teams UNBC has fielded and we couldn't be happier that their hard work was reflected with three podium finishes.”
JDC West Co-Captains, Adam Barlow (left) and Ben Walls. (via UNBC communications)Students that participate have a chance to use their education and skills and apply them in solving real-world business cases.
They are judged by professionals as well as experts in each field of business.
The UNBC team had been preparing since February 2018 which consisted of holding tryouts and choosing their academic team.
A new method was implemented of training and recruiting academic delegates. The team hopes it will lead to success in the future.
“Although we don't have the complete results back, we believe the trial run of the new system was incredibly successful,” co-captain Ben Walls adds in the release.
UNBC is the smallest school to compete at JDC West.
“We have the smallest pool of students to draw from, the least number of applicants. We have around 400 students to choose from and build our teams whereas UBC Sauder has around 4,000," he says. "Based on our business program size alone we shouldn't stand a chance against the other schools. So the very fact that we have consistently managed over the past three years to secure top-three placings is an astonishing feat.”
