About Hill and Levene Schools of Business
We are in Regina, Saskatchewan, one of the nation’s best places to live, in a province experiencing tremendous opportunity. Both our undergraduate and graduate students have the opportunity to take advantage of the co-operative education experience, providing valuable opportunities to hone their work skills. We continue to build relationships in Saskatchewan, in Canada, and around the world. We invite you to become part of our ever-expanding network of excellence.
The Hill and Levene Schools of Business are located on land that is the traditional territory of the Cree, Saulteaux, Nakota, Lakota, and Dakota peoples and is the homeland of the Métis people. This land is part of Treaty 4 territory. We are all treaty people, meaning that we are all part of the relationship agreed to over 150 years ago. It is our collective priority to ensure all learners gain a deeper understanding of our shared histories and contemporary relationships.
Our Story, Our Legacy
In 1965, the School of Administration was developed as part of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Saskatchewan - Regina Campus. In 1968, the School of Administration became known as the Faculty of Administration and was awarded Canada’s first Bachelor of Administration (B. Admin.) degree in 1969.
The Faculty of Administration was a founding faculty when the University of Regina became an independent, degree-granting institution in 1974. We awarded our first Master of Administration degree in 1985. In 2004, the undergraduate degree changed its name to the Bachelor of Business Administration, and in 2005 the faculty changed its name to the Faculty of Business Administration.
In May 2005, the Kenneth Levene Graduate School of Business was founded in recognition of Dr. Kenneth Levene’s gift of $4 million to the graduate program in the Faculty of Business Administration.
In November of 2007, a $10 million gift to the University of Regina from Dr. Paul J. Hill led to the naming of the undergraduate business program as the Paul J. Hill School of Business. As well as establishing scholarships in business ethics, it created a unique relationship with one of Canada's leading business schools, the Richard Ivey School of Business.
In business education and research, we foster meaningful experiential learning and engagement in local, national, and international communities, and demonstrate commitment to inclusivity and social justice.
Vision
Where responsible business comes to life through education and research.
Responsible business contributes to the sustainable development of workplaces, organizations, and communities, responds to the needs of and builds upon the strengths of local communities, takes into account the expectations of diverse stakeholders, and places equity and equality front and centre. Respect for, and stewardship of, the natural environment is part of this.
Values
Student-Centred
We aim to help all students connect with learning opportunities in ways that ensure they develop their independence, agency, knowledge, and skill sets to pursue their life and career goals.
Ethical Conduct and Professional Practice
We are guided by the principles of collegial governance, procedural fairness, inclusivity, and transparency in decision- making. Professional standards and codes for ethical conduct outlined by professional bodies (e.g., CPA, CFA, CPHR) also inform our teaching, research, and everyday conduct.
Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
We respect Indigenous heritages and commit to increasing our knowledge of Indigenous ways of knowing and doing. We aspire to walk together and strengthen our relationships which are based on mutual respect and accountability.
Curiosity
Continuous learning is at the heart of what we do, where faculty, staff, and students engage in critical thinking and the pursuit of new knowledge. We believe that research is critical to the ongoing discovery of new knowledge. This pursuit also means that through research and teaching we challenge current ways of thinking and work to inform responsible practices and systems for all types of organizations.
Inclusivity & Diversity in Thought and Action
We are committed to creating and promoting equitable systems that foster justice, diversity, and inclusion for students, faculty, and staff. Through our adoption of a mainstreaming approach to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), all people - including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, visible minority groups, and members of LGBTQ2S+ communities - are integral members of our community.
Sustainable Practice
We will strive to adopt a triple bottom line approach to sustainability and account for the economic, social, and environmental impacts that our actions have on the world. We are committed to advancing sustainability though our education, research, and practice.
Hill and Levene Schools of Business Strategic Plan 2021-2025 aligns with the University of Regina’s 2020-2025 Strategic Plan, All Our Relations: kahkiyaw kiwâhkômâkaninawak. The five areas of focus in the University’s strategic plan include: Discovery; Truth and Reconciliation; Well-being and Belonging; Environment and Climate Action; and, Impact and Identity.
These areas frame the priorities for the Schools for this strategic plan.
The 2021-2025 Hill | Levene Strategic Plan
The Hill | Levene Review is the Hill and Levene Schools of Business annual publication. The Review highlights the impact our business schools on our community, province and beyond.
View Hill and Levene Schools of Business current and past publications.
Meet Us
Leaders Council
Mission
Leaders Council is a network of business and community leaders who commit to the continued advancement of the Hill and Levene Schools of Business. Specifically, Leaders Council:
- Connects the students and faculty to the business community;
- Connects leaders to one another;
- Supports the sustainability of the business schools; and
- Provides opportunities for individual leaders to find meaning through involvement.
Vision
Vital to Hill and Levene Schools of Business, Leaders Council is a dynamic network of business and community leaders supporting the convergence of theory and practice towards the social and economic advancement of our community.
Membership is recognized as both meaningful and prestigious by Regina’s most successful leaders.
Leaders Council advances a progressive business culture in our community, and advocates for and supports the business schools through guidance and resources.
Executives in Residence
The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) donated $375,000 to the Faculty of Business Administration in 2015 to help establish a new RBC Woman Executive in Residence Program (RBC WER).
The RBC Woman Executive in Residence is a two-year appointment for a woman, or those who identify as women, of influence in our community. The position involves time on campus (determined in discussion with the Dean) and remuneration in the form of a stipend. They will be provided with resources to build a program that creates opportunities and initiatives accessible to students, faculty, and staff within the Hill and Levene Schools of Business, and around the University of Regina campus. Their efforts will be high profile and focus upon the following principles:
- Increasing knowledge about the challenges and barriers women, or those who identify as women, face as they rise through the leadership ranks.
- Increasing understanding of the benefits woman leaders bring to organizations.
- Inspiring women in our business programs to set their sights as future leaders.
- Further strengthening the Hill and Levene Schools of Business by assisting in refining its programs, teaching, as well as experiential opportunities to better position women for leadership roles.
The RBC Woman Executive in Residence will be a woman with the following qualities:
- A professional, with a proven record of increasingly progressive senior leadership.
- Possesses experience, which is both relevant and current in any industry over the past 10-15 years.
- Demonstrated commitment to the development of others and leads by example.
- Is well-networked and has a high profile within the Saskatchewan business community, with the potential to attract women in business from across the province and nationally to share their experience and insight with business students and faculty at the University of Regina.
- Producing white papers on issues surrounding women in leadership roles, potentially with the support of other faculty members.
- Collaborating with the RBC Woman in Leadership Scholar in writing at least one case on woman in leadership each year.
- One-on-one mentoring with the recipients of the RBC scholarships to women in business studies at the undergraduate and at the graduate levels of study.
- Working with RBC and the Hill and Levene Schools of Business in coordinating a “student challenge,” either within the faculty or campus-wide, encouraging students to think creatively about woman in leadership. This may entail a competition in developing a market opportunity, articulating a strategic business plan or analysis of a business case.
- Formulating learning and sharing opportunities that are accessible to all Hill and Levene students
The Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous Entrepreneurship is a two-year appointment for an Indigenous person who is an entrepreneur or has significant experience supporting Indigenous entrepreneurship in our community. The position involves time on campus (determined in discussion with the Dean) and remuneration in the form of a stipend. They will be provided with resources to build a program that creates opportunities and initiatives accessible to students at the Hill and Levene Schools of Business, First Nations University of Canada, and across the University of Regina campus.
The Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous Entrepreneurship should be an Indigenous person (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) with the following qualifications and experiences:
- 7 to 10 years of experience supporting Indigenous entrepreneurship related causes and activities;
- Is well respected in business and Indigenous communities;
- Experience building relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous groups; and
- Is well-networked and high profile within the Regina and / or broader Saskatchewan business community, with the potential to attract Indigenous people in business from across the province and nationally in order to share their experience and insight with business students and faculty at the University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada.
The Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous Entrepreneurship’s efforts will be high profile and focus upon the following objectives:
- To engage and empower Indigenous students of University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada to consider entrepreneurship as a future career path through experiential learning opportunities;
- To equip University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada aspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, and networks to lead successful entrepreneurial ventures;
- To collaborate with faculty, staff, and external partners of the Hill and Levene Schools and First Nations University of Canada to foster and develop a spirit of entrepreneurship among Indigenous students;
- To collaborate with Indigenous communities and contribute to community empowerment; and
- To create awareness of the Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous Entrepreneurship initiative and establish the Hill and Levene Schools as a leader in Indigenous entrepreneurship regionally and nationally.
The Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous Entrepreneurship is expected to produce the following outcomes:
- The development and coordination of an annual program for aspiring Indigenous entrepreneurs who are University of Regina and First Nations University of Canada students;
- The development of a mentor network for Indigenous student entrepreneurs (as part of the annual program);
- The engagement and development of collaborative initiatives with the faculty and staff of Hill and Levene Schools and First Nations University of Canada, and members of the community to support the annual program and other related events (e.g., delivery of content for annual program);
- An increased awareness (regionally and nationally) of the Rawlinson Executive in Residence in Indigenous Entrepreneurship initiative, annual program for Indigenous student entrepreneurs, and the Hill and Levene Schools as a leader in this area as evidenced through press releases, media interviews and coverage, social media presence, etc.
- Working with the Dean, the development of a briefing that summarizes: outcomes, their experience, and suggestions on how to continue moving Hill and Levene towards reconciliation.
The Executive in Residence in Agribusiness program will advance the Schools' work in agribusiness, and bridge industry, government and academic interests in agribusiness across the province.
The program will focus upon the following objectives:
- To establish a bridge between the ag sector and Hill and Levene Schools of Business / University of Regina;
- To provide meaningful knowledge, skills and abilities to those employed by or leading in ag related organizations across the province;
- To engage and empower University of Regina students to consider ag as a future career path through experiential learning opportunities;
- To collaborate with faculty, staff and external partners of the Hill and Levene Schools to foster and develop relationships and new opportunities for partnerships in ag related research and teaching;
- To create awareness of the Executive in Residence in Agribusiness initiative and the Hill and Levene Schools as a leader in Agribusiness regionally and nationally.