En coulisse UNIVERSITY GLOBETROTTERJacqueline is preparing for a new journey: retirement. “I want...
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28 29 HEC MONTRÉAL MAG SPRING 2016 HEC MONTRÉAL MAG SPRING 2016 http://mag.hec.ca En coulisse GLOBETROTTER UNIVERSITY Photos : Maude Chauvin (portrait); AHEC – Fonds des Services de production graphique et d’impression, A071/X99,0007 (photo 1), AHEC – Fonds du Service de l’audiovisuel, A054/X99,0008 (photo 2) et AHEC – Fonds du Service de l’audiovisuel, A054/X99,0010 (photo 3). A s head of the international exchange program for 18 years now, Jacqueline Lemay has travelled the world and given thousands of students an opportunity to experience life abroad. But now she’s about to embark on another adventure: retirement. Back in 1998, when other Quebec universities were first introducing student exchanges, HEC Montréal had already forged bonds with some sixty European institutions. This head start, gained thanks to the expertise of Jean-Denis Duquette, the School’s former Secretary General, convinced Jacqueline Lemay to take on the administration of the international exchange program. It is a challenge that she has been meeting with great success for the past 18 years. As a result, the School now has the largest exchange program of all management faculties in Canada. Every year, over 500 undergraduate students head off to study at one of the 127 partner universities in 40 different countries, and those schools send similar numbers to HEC Montréal. HUMANS FIRST! Jacqueline focuses on the human aspect in everything she does. “Our partnerships are much more than simple agreements on paper,” she says. “They are ‘living things,’ for they involve university administrators as much as students.” For two years, she chaired the HEC Montréal employees’ social committee, where she organized a huge rummage sale to raise proceeds for the CHU Sainte-Justine hospital. The energetic 61-year old is a real diplomat, displaying perseverance and tact to win the trust of her partner universities. Her greatest achievement? Signing an agreement with the University of Melbourne, the result of a decade of painstaking efforts. “I was so proud!”, she exclaims. “It’s one of Australia’s leading universities.” It should be pointed out that Oceania is not only the hardest market to penetrate, but also the one most popular with HEC Montréal students. “They all want to go there. They dream of the surfing and the beaches,” observes Jacqueline with a knowing smile. She has always made it a point of honour to meet with all the students eligible for the program. “That way I make sure I’m sending the right student to the right place,” she says. At one time, this kind of exchange was a value-added element on a student’s résumé; today it has become an essential. “For many young people, an exchange is a rite of passage; they take off in search of themselves,” she emphasizes. After travelling the world in search of new partnerships, Jacqueline is preparing for a new journey: retirement. “I want to take care of myself and the people dear to me. So I’ll be starting my own inner voyage this fall.”∙ (1) Jacqueline Lemay with three members of her team to greet B.B.A. international students in August 2006. Two of them have been working with her for 18 years: Karine Deshayes (far left)and Geneviève Benoît (on her right) (2) A loyal employee, Jacqueline Lemay also served as manager, loan and storage, at the Patrick-Allen library for 14 years (1990). (3) In 1994, for the Centraide campaign, the HEC Montréal sale of home-made cakes. 1 2 3 AS HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR 18 YEARS NOW, JACQUELINE LEMAY HAS TRAVELLED THE WORLD AND GIVEN THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE LIFE ABROAD. BUT NOW SHE’S ABOUT TO EMBARK ON ANOTHER ADVENTURE: RETIREMENT. By MARIE LAMBERT-CHAN
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As head of the international exchange program for 18 years now, Jacqueline Lemay has travelled the world and given thousands of students an opportunity to experience life abroad. But now she’s about to embark on another adventure: retirement. Back in 1998, when other Quebec
universities were first introducing student exchanges, HEC Montréal had already forged bonds with some sixty European institutions. This head start, gained thanks to the expertise of Jean-Denis Duquette, the School’s former Secretary General, convinced Jacqueline Lemay to take on the administration of the international exchange program. It is a challenge that she has been meeting with great success for the past 18 years. As a result, the School now has the largest exchange program of all management faculties in Canada. Every year, over 500 undergraduate students head off to study at one of the 127 partner universities in 40 different countries, and those schools send similar numbers to HEC Montréal.
HUMANS FIRST!Jacqueline focuses on the human aspect in everything she does. “Our partnerships are much more than simple agreements on paper,” she says. “They are ‘living things,’ for they involve university administrators as much as students.” For two years, she chaired the HEC Montréal employees’ social committee, where she organized a huge rummage sale to raise proceeds for the CHU Sainte-Justine hospital.The energetic 61-year old is a real diplomat, displaying perseverance and tact to win the trust of her partner universities. Her greatest achievement? Signing an agreement with the University of Melbourne, the result of a decade of painstaking efforts. “I was so proud!”, she exclaims. “It’s one of Australia’s leading universities.” It should be pointed out that Oceania is not only the hardest market to penetrate, but also the one most popular with HEC Montréal students. “They all want to go there. They dream of the surfing and the beaches,” observes Jacqueline with a knowing smile.She has always made it a point of honour to meet with all the students eligible for the program. “That way I make sure I’m sending the right student to the right place,” she says. At one time, this kind of exchange was a value-added element on a student’s résumé; today it has become an essential. “For many young people, an exchange is a rite of passage; they take off in search of themselves,” she emphasizes. After travelling the world in search of new partnerships, Jacqueline is preparing for a new journey: retirement. “I want to take care of myself and the people dear to me. So I’ll be starting my own inner voyage this fall.”∙
(1) Jacqueline Lemay with three members of her team to greet B.B.A. international students in August 2006. Two of them have been working with her for 18 years: Karine Deshayes (far left)and Geneviève Benoît (on her right)
(2) A loyal employee, Jacqueline Lemay also served as manager, loan and storage, at the Patrick-Allen library for 14 years (1990).
(3) In 1994, for the Centraide campaign, the HEC Montréal sale of home-made cakes.
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AS HEAD OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM FOR 18 yEARS NOw, JACqUELINE LEMAy HAS TRAvELLED THE wORLD AND GIvEN THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS
AN OPPORTUNITy TO EXPERIENCE LIFE ABROAD. BUT NOw SHE’S ABOUT TO EMBARk ON ANOTHER ADvENTURE: RETIREMENT. By MARIE LAMbERT-CHAN
