Growing entrepreneurship key to success for Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection director
Aug 12, 2021
An innovative and entrepreneurial mindset are central to leadership at SFU, and nowhere is that more exemplified than recent Staff Achievement Award for Innovation winner, Janice OBriain. The Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship’s Director of Programs, OBriain says innovation at SFU has changed phenomenally in her time at the university. While SFU has always been rich in innovative research, when she started with Venture Connection (now Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection) at its launch in 2008 there […]More...
SFU Beedie professor to advise SFU President on anti-racism
Jul 29, 2021
Dr. June Francis, Associate Professor of Marketing in SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has been appointed to serve as the Special Advisor to SFU President Joy Johnson on Anti-Racism. In this newly-created position, Francis will advise Johnson on matters of anti-racism and institutional change with a focus on anti-Black racism as well as equity, diversity and inclusion. “Working toward a more inclusive SFU is one of my priorities as president, and I rely on experts such […]More...
Meet the new dean of SFU Beedie
Jul 27, 2021
Professor Ujwal Kayande has been named as the new dean of Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business. Dr. Kayande is currently an associate dean and professor of marketing at the Melbourne Business School in Australia and will join SFU in mid-January 2022. Dr. Kayande has been teaching marketing strategy and business analytics at the Melbourne Business School since 2013 where he became the founding director of the school’s Centre for Business Analytics. He was […]More...
SFU Beedie professor wins prestigious award
Jul 26, 2021
SFU Beedie professor Rosalie Tung has been awarded the John H. Dunning Academy of International Business (AIB) President’s Award, in recognition of her outstanding service to the AIB and the field of international business. The AIB is the leading professional association of academics in international business around the world, representing the world’s top researchers and universities. Professor Tung was selected in recognition of her distinguished service to the AIB as both President (2015 – 2016) […]More...
Executive MBA student fought back from a near-fatal accident to complete his degree
Jun 14, 2021
Everyone receiving their degree at the June 2021 convocation will have their own stories of challenges overcome, but few can be as dramatic as that of Erik Brinkman, who will collect his Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the Beedie School of Business at the ceremony. In February 2019, halfway through his second semester of the program, Brinkman and his wife travelled to Cancun, Mexico, for their honeymoon. On the first night, a tropical rainstorm […]More...
Letter to the SFU Beedie Community Mourning the Loss of 215 Children
Jun 1, 2021
Dear SFU Beedie friends, students and faculty: Our hearts here at SFU’s Beedie School of Business are very heavy with the news coming out from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc as we mourn the 215 children whose graves were discovered at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We want to honour and support our Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA) students, alumni, faculty and staff who have been impacted by this tragedy. We also want to […]More...
Scientist Innovators Celebrated at Mitacs i2I Skills Training Finale
May 17, 2021
Scientist Innovators with novel clean tech and biomedical processes took home top honours at the 2021 Mitacs Invention to Innovation (i2I) Skills Training Finale. Morgan Lehtinen, Founder and CEO of Micellotech was named the winner and Karolina Valente, CEO, President & Co-Founder of Voxcell the runner up at the Mitacs Invention to Innovation (i2I) Skills Training Final Pitch event, the culmination of a seventh month experience that develops an entrepreneurial mindset and innovation skills in […]More...
Remembering SFU Beedie alumnus and tech pioneer Ken Spencer
May 5, 2021
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Kenneth “Ken” Albert Spencer on April 23, 2021. Ken, a pioneering technology entrepreneur and highly successful businessman, co-founded Creo Products in 1983 and acted as CEO until 1995. He remained active on the board until the company’s acquisition by Kodak for over $1 billion in 2005, and served on the boards of numerous other BC tech companies. He was also a significant supporter and […]More...
SFU Beedie professor honoured by Western Academy of Management
Apr 26, 2021
David Hannah, an Associate Professor of Management and Organization Studies at SFU’s Beedie school of business, has been honoured by the Western Academy of Management (WAM) with the organization’s Joan G. Dahl Award. The award, which was presented at WAM’s 2021 conference, is presented for “extraordinary contributions to the innovation and creativity of WAM, and/or to the professional growth and development of its members.” WAM is a regional affiliate of the National Academy of Management. “WAM […]More...
SFU Beedie students recognized in Surrey Board of Trade Top 25 Under 25
Apr 26, 2021
Seven SFU students and alumni, including three from SFU Beedie, are among this year’s Surrey Board of Trade Top 25 Under 25 winners. They were honoured during the virtual awards ceremony on April 22. The seven SFU winners are from the Beedie School of Business, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Applied Sciences. Their contributions and experiences and diverse and highlight the great work that they do in Surrey. The […]More...