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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 […]

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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 […]

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4th Annual CIOCAN Leadership Development Program commences in September

Aug 10, 2012

“The quality of the instruction was first class, and the overall cohesiveness of the program was impressive.  The amount of prep and assignment work struck the right balance – not so onerous that you were dreading the next class.  I have come away with many new insights and will definitely recommend the program to colleagues…in fact, I already have!” Director, Business Solutions, Information Services (previous program participant) This popular program, offered in partnership with the CIO […]

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Globe and Mail: Beedie to offer an Indigenous Executive MBA

Oct 31, 2011

by Jennifer Lewington, Globe and Mail In a 40-year history of executive MBA education at Simon Fraser University, only 10 indigenous students came to the program. The abysmal record is typical of the under-representation of First Nations, Metis and Inuit students in higher education in Canada.

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