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The Beedie School of Business continues to build strong ties in international business education through the Bocconi Campus Abroad program. For three weeks in July a cohort of 29 students from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan traveled to Vancouver to take a condensed course in marketing with a select number of Beedie students. The Bocconi Campus Abroad program has been active for nine years, with a different topic being co-taught by two Bocconi […]

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  First year Beedie School of Business undergraduate students Stefanie Huffman and Kimberley Venn could pass for twin sisters. The pair not only share an uncanny resemblance, but also an inherent ability to think alike and work together – one that made them a force to be reckoned with at this year’s Enactus National Exposition.

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When Naqib Azad graduates from the BBA program at SFU’s Beedie School of Business today, he leaves behind a legacy in empowering students to benefit society through social entrepreneurship.

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Beedie School of Business undergraduate students Alvin Li, Steven Li, and Alexander Golikov fought off strong competition from a field consisting largely of Masters- and PhD-level students to net first place at the prestigious PRMIA Risk Management Challenge.

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A team of Beedie School of Business students saw off stiff competition from top business schools from across the globe to take home the gold medal in the Venture Capital Competition at the seventh annual Pacific Venture Capital Conference and Competition.

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Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Lauren Watkins’ student experience has taken her to many exciting places – including internships at home with the Vancouver Canucks and further afield in China – and she now intends to leverage her latest achievement to solve a pressing social issue.

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The following article was published by BC Business on February 24, 2015.

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A trio of Beedie School of Business alumni and students were honoured for their achievements in business at the 14th annual BASS Banquet.

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Simon Fraser University undergraduate student Ryan Smith will spend Thursday, February 19 walking in a CEO’s shoes. He surpassed competitors from five local universities to secure a spot at the helm of Goldcorp alongside CEO and President Chuck Jeannes in B.C.’s inaugural CEO for a Day competition.

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A $125,000 gift from PwC Canada will create a state-of-the-art study space for students at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business.

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The Beedie School of Business BusOne program has been announced as winner of the SFU 2013 Champions for a Healthy Campus Community award. The award comes as recognition of the BusOne program’s commitment to enhancing student wellbeing. The SFU Champions for a Healthy Campus Community award is awarded annually to initiatives that make a substantial contribution to providing a healthy and supportive environment on SFU’s three campuses. The award was presented to Jaclyn De Jong, […]

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Anthony Chan’s long-term affiliation with the Beedie School of Business has given him a unique insight into the needs of the students – one that not only benefits those he teaches, but as the winner of the TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award for 2013, has undoubtedly benefited him too. Chan, a lecturer in Beedie’s Management Information Systems (MIS) area, actually studied for his undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser, where he majored in MIS. After […]

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Beedie School of Business lecturer Shafik Bhalloo’s engaging teaching style has won him many admirers in the short time he has taught at the Beedie School – so many, in fact, that it has resulted in him winning the 2013 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. Bhalloo joined the Beedie School of Business in 2008 as a sessional lecturer, where he teaches classes in commercial law, employment law, and business ethics. Outside of teaching, Bhalloo […]

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The following article was published by the CIO Association of Canada “The Future of Canadian IT is in Good Hands.” For the first time since its inception in 2004, the International CaseIT competition, hosted annually by MIS (Management Information Students) at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, and co-sponsored by the CIO Association of Canada – Vancouver Chapter,  three Canadian teams have captured all three podium spots. This year’s sixteen qualifying teams hailed from […]

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Anne Macdonald, a senior lecturer of accounting at the Beedie School of Business, has been named recipient of Simon Fraser University’s 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award, the highest honour of its kind awarded to faculty at the university. The Excellence in Teaching award is presented annually to three teachers from across the university who possess the ability to stimulate students creatively and critically, are enthusiastic about student learning and innovation in teaching, are able to […]

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The latest issue of Ideas@Beedie, the new digital magazine from the Beedie School of Business, is now available online, showcasing the school’s academic research, industry impact and engagement with the community. The new edition of Ideas@Beedie focuses on the subject of international business and highlights the breadth and depth of research carried out by the Beedie School of Business faculty on the topic. The research explored in the new issue includes the role of government […]

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A team of Beedie School of Business students today captured silver in one of Asia’s most rigorous case competitions, the International Institute for Business Development (IIBD) Case Competition. The team, consisting of BBA students Iris Luong, Renee Chau, and Stefanie Klein, along with MBA student Rob Graham, was one of six teams selected to compete in the final from an initial field of 28 entrants from 12 different countries worldwide. The team was awarded a […]

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A group of undergraduate students at the Beedie School of Business have been immersed in the finance world recently, starting with a trip to Toronto to view the city’s finance sector first-hand, and ending with their third quarter presentation as managers of the Beedie Endowment Asset Management fund. The Beedie Endowment Asset Management (BEAM) fund was established in 2011 and is the largest undergraduate-run investment fund in Canada, with $5 million invested in Canadian equities, […]

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The following story was published on SFU News on September 27, 2012.  By Ross MacDonald-Allan When Stephanie Wong collects her degree in business administration this month, no one will be able to accuse her of not making the most of her SFU experience. Passionate about diversity and equality, Wong’s list of achievements is long and distinguished. Among them is the SFU chapter of Young Women in Business she founded in 2009. “When I first arrived […]

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A new campaign launches today at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business aimed at encouraging students to make the most of their student life. The campaign challenges students to get more from the opportunities available to them both inside and outside the classroom – to be engaging, to be exceptional, and ultimately, to “Be More”. The Be More campaign aims to encourage students to seek out opportunities throughout their undergraduate degree to strengthen their […]

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A historic and record-setting $22 million gift from alumnus Ryan Beedie and his father Keith underscores Ryan’s longstanding relationship with Simon Fraser University and the Beedie School of Business. — On February 11, 2011, when Ryan Beedie and his father Keith made a record $22 million gift to Simon Fraser University’s business school, a bold statement was made not only about the future of the newly-named Beedie School of Business, but also about the school’s […]

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Professor Sudheer Gupta and recent PhD recipient Todd Green have been announced as the winners of this year’s TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. The prestigious award is the highest teaching honour of its kind in SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Since 1990, Beedie School of Business students, faculty and alumni have nominated teachers from both undergraduate and postgraduate programs for the award. The nominations are then scrutinized by the Teaching Effectiveness Committee, who select […]

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A new initiative at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business will give its CGA co-op students the chance to participate in a co-op work term on the sunny island of Barbados. The Beedie School of Business & CGA Co-op Global Careers Program is part of a new partnership between the Beedie School of Business, CGA-BC and CGA Caribbean. It will allow for one SFU CGA co-op student to be placed in a work term […]

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The Teaching and Learning Group’s Interactive Polling Session took place on May 24 at 2:30pm. Andrew Gemino opened the presentation with questions about engagement and how students learn at our university. The 16 attendees were split into smaller groups to discuss more deeply the questions about how our students learn and the types of skills our School should develop. It’s clear from their discussion, that our teachers feel there is no singular technique to use […]

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