“Dare to do things differently”: Retiring faculty remember SFU Beedie’s unconventional early beginnings
May 4, 2022
Starting with its early commitment to community engagement and innovation, Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has embraced a radical and unconventional ethos from the beginning. Originally established as the Faculty of Business Administration in 1982, SFU Beedie has, since its inception, celebrated academic freedom and dialogue by bringing in diverse, progressive, interdisciplinary and innovative faculty. “We thought of ourselves as a radical campus at the time,” says Blaize Horner Reich, RBC Professor of […]More...
Navigating sustainability: SFU Beedie professor steers organizations to success in corporate governance
May 3, 2022
Stephanie Bertels, W. J. VanDusen Professor of Sustainability at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, is a regular thought partner for the executive teams and boards of global companies interested in improving their sustainability performance. Through her work with SFU’s Centre for Corporate Governance and Sustainability and the Embedding Project, Bertels’ research examines how companies embed sustainability across their operations and do their part to support communities and the planet. As the director for SFU’s Centre […]More...
CaseIT organizers overcome adversity to host another successful virtual competition in 2022
Apr 25, 2022
This year’s CaseIT competition once again proved a testament to the adaptability and quick thinking of its student organizers. Having to pivot to a virtual conversation just two months before the start of the competition created unique challenges—but the organizers ultimately rose to the occasion and successfully hosted another year of the CaseIT competition at SFU’s Beedie School of Business. Beginning in 2004 as an internal case competition at SFU Beedie, CaseIT has now expanded […]More...
Two SFU Beedie students honoured in Surrey Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25 for 2022
Apr 22, 2022
Two SFU Beedie students have been named among the Surrey Board of Trade’s Top 25 Under 25, out of a total of nine SFU students and alumni. The winners were recognized at an awards ceremony and gala on Wednesday, April 20, co-sponsored by SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The 12th annual Surrey Board of Trade celebrates the incredible initiatives of Surrey’s youth aged 25 years or under. The awards honour business or community-minded people under […]More...
Over 300 celebrate youth innovation and unlock their potential at Opportunity Fest 2022
Apr 20, 2022
Opportunity Fest 2022 (OppFest) is Simon Fraser University’s largest showcase of entrepreneurial projects. Hosted by the Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship at SFU’s Beedie School of Business and made possible by Prospera Credit Union, this year’s hybrid celebration brought together over 300 students, industry professionals, junior innovators, volunteers and spectators. The showcase grew to a national scope, with participants dialling in from Atlantic Canada and guest mentors tuning in from Ontario. OppFest brings together ambitious young leaders from elementary and high school programs PowerPlay and YELL through to […]More...
SFU Beedie alumnus Amanda Chor on a mission to embed sustainability into corporate culture and communities
Apr 19, 2022
When Amanda Chor saw that SFU offers sustainability-focused business courses, she decided to embark on SFU Beedie’s Corporate, Environmental and Social Sustainability (CES) certificate program, anticipating that its courses would be interesting and helpful for learning new perspectives. What she did not expect, however, was for the program to kickstart a passion for sustainability that would bolster her career and give her a personal mission. Now, Chor is the sustainability manager for one of the […]More...
Medical tech startup takes home top SFU entrepreneurship competition award
Apr 13, 2022
ODEN Health Solutions Inc. has been named Top Venture in SFU’s 11th annual Coast Capital Venture Prize competition, taking home a $30K prize package. ODEN is a medical device company committed to providing life-saving assistance for everyone regardless of social or economic situation or geographical location. Its inaugural product in development is a self-contained wearable device that is capable of monitoring vital signs of users, detecting opioid overdoses, and notifying emergency services of the overdose in order […]More...
From L’Oreal to Google: SFU Beedie alumnus Stephanie Wong talks careers and motherhood
Apr 8, 2022
Riding rollercoasters at the Google conference in Disneyland and visiting the L’Oreal Paris skincare labs in New York are only a couple of the many career highlights on which Stephanie Wong can look back fondly over the past ten years. After graduating from SFU Beedie, Wong started out working in brand strategy for L’Oreal’s flagship brand, L’Oreal Paris. Then, as an Account Executive at Google, she led some of Google’s top clients through their digital […]More...
The Ali Dastmalchian Memorial Fund
Apr 8, 2022
SFU’s Beedie School of Business is pleased to announce the Ali Dastmalchian Memorial International Study Abroad Award, in memory of our late dean, Dr. Ali Dastmalchian. Ali was an avid supporter of students’ international experiences and a driving force behind SFU Beedie’s internationalization strategy. To honour his leadership and to continue his vision to strengthen SFU Beedie’s global outlook, friends and colleagues donated generously to establish an endowed award in his name. This new award, […]More...
SFU Beedie Talks with Chancellor Tamara Vrooman
Apr 1, 2022
Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business hosted a special evening of conversation with Tamara Vrooman, CEO and President of the Vancouver Airport Authority (YVR) and SFU Chancellor. Prior to this, she was President & CEO of Vancity, Canada’s largest community credit union with $28 billion in assets, Deputy Minister of Finance for the Province of British Columbia, and Secretary to the Treasury Board and CEO of the Public Sector Employers’ Council. Tamara is joined […]More...