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SFU Beedie alumnus empowers high-school students through educational non-profit

Jul 13, 2022

Growing up, Claire Connop recognized that society places a taboo on many topics around female physical and mental health. We typically don’t talk openly about these topics and our school systems tend to provide little education for girls and young women going through pivotal life changes. She decided to do something about it. Together with co-founders she met in her BUS 477 course at SFU Beedie, Connop co-founded the Glow Within Foundation, a Vancouver-based non-profit […]

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Beedie undergraduate parlays student engagement into national television role

Oct 9, 2015

BBA graduate Edwin Hendrawan has a unique claim to fame amongst this year’s crop of SFU graduates: he has been the host of a national television show.

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BEAM students parlay portfolio success into prestigious summer internships

Sep 17, 2015

Participating in the Beedie Endowment Asset Management fund (BEAM) is paying dividends for the students’ careers.

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SFU Co-op secures international roles for BBA duo

Jun 9, 2015

Bachelor of business administration graduates Luming Zhao and Xiwen Zheng have more reason to sing the praises of SFU Co-operative Education than most students.

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Dean’s Student Service Award honours BBA Jessica Gutierrez

Mar 20, 2015

Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Jessica Gutierrez has been honoured with the 2014 Dean’s Student Service Award for her exceptional contribution to the Beedie community through extra-curricular participation in student initiatives.

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Lauren Watkins parlays Beedie experience into Next 36 stint

Mar 2, 2015

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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Beedie undergraduates victorious at local KPMG Ace the Case competition

Feb 26, 2015

Two undergraduate students from the Beedie School of Business will compete for the chance to represent Canada after emerging victorious at the KPMG Vancouver Ace the Case Competition.

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BusOne program earns SFU Healthy Campus Community award

Dec 13, 2013

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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BBA student and entrepreneur Chantelle Buffie chosen for The Next 36

Dec 5, 2013

A Simon Fraser University Beedie School of Business student who has received national recognition for her leadership and entrepreneurship joins the 2014 class of The Next 36. Chantelle Buffie is one of 40 successful candidates gleaned from a field of about 1,000 applicants nationally for a spot in the prestigious program, aimed at stimulating new ideas among brilliant young minds. She is the third SFU student to secure a place in the competitive program. The […]

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BBA graduate Stephanie Wong: SFU ‘enriching experience’ for leadership award winner

Oct 11, 2012

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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