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Inspiring the Transformative Synergy of Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Fest 2023
Dec 8, 2023
The entrepreneurial spirit continues to thrive at Simon Fraser University, as seen at Opportunity Fest, which brought over 250 community members together on November 23, 2023 at SFU’s Surrey campus. SFU’s largest showcase of student entrepreneurial projects is hosted annually by Beedie School of Business’ Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship. This year it was held in-person for the first time since 2019, filling the SFU-Surrey mezzanine to capacity in celebration of interdisciplinary and intergenerational innovation. […]More...
BBA graduate pursues dream of being commercial airline pilot with Cathay Pacific
Oct 6, 2022
Of the career paths chosen by graduates of SFU’s Beedie School of Business, commercial airline pilot of a Boeing 777 might be one of the rarer ones. Leo Cheung’s first love was always aviation. As a child travelling between Vancouver and Asia during summer holidays, he thought it would be cool to have a job sitting on the flight deck of a massive commercial aircraft. After all, not many individuals can have the bragging rights […]More...
SFU Beedie professor June Francis selected to chair B.C.’s new anti-racism data committee
Oct 3, 2022
June Francis, professor of marketing at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, has been selected to lead B.C.’s new anti-racism data committee, signalling another major stride in her efforts to advocate for anti-racism in British Columbia and make the province a more inclusive place. Out of 160 applicants to join the committee, 11 were selected, with Francis appointed chair of the committee. “We’ve selected 11 members who will help us identify how we can improve government […]More...
SFU Beedie professor June Francis at heart of city’s redevelopment plan for Hogan’s Alley
Sep 21, 2022
A new city project hopes to reclaim some of the hope that was lost when city planning in the early 70s led to the displacement and erasure of Hogan’s Alley, Vancouver’s historic Black neighbourhood. The City of Vancouver has signed a historic agreement with the Hogan’s Alley Society to become home to new apartments and a potential cultural centre. At the heart of this project is June Francis, co-chair of the Hogan’s Alley Society and […]More...
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 […]More...
SFU Beedie professor June Francis speaks to new landmark anti-racism legislation at B.C. Legislature
May 4, 2022
B.C. has introduced new legislation to begin collecting racial data on its population with the goal of dismantling systemic racism and discrimination faced by Indigenous, Black and racialized British Columbians. SFU Beedie professor June Francis spoke to this new landmark legislation on May 2 at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria, B.C. The Anti-Racism Data Act is the first anti-racism data legislation in B.C. and was co-developed with Indigenous and racialized communities to help identify which […]More...
SFU entrepreneurs named Changemakers by The Globe and Mail for innovative startups in tech and sustainability
Feb 25, 2022
Two SFU alumni have been named in The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine‘s 2022 Changemakers, an annual list of emerging leaders transforming business today. Rene Blanco and Sumreen Rattan, entrepreneurs from The Charles Chang Institute for Entrepreneurship, are two of 50 Canada-wide award recipients comprised of entrepreneurs, academics and executives who are striving to find innovative solutions to the world’s most pressing issues. Both Blanco and Rattan developed their startups through SFU’s Coast […]More...
SFU Beedie staff member wins Staff Achievement Award
Mar 19, 2021
Zahraa Hawili has been volunteering in one form or another since she was in Grade 7. What started as an outlet for her as a shy and quiet child at school has grown over the years to become an important part of her life and identity. “Who I am today is probably largely attributed to my volunteering,” she says. “It helped shape who I am.” As she grew older, volunteering and making an impact became […]More...
New global ranking positions SFU high for innovation, entrepreneurial spirit
Jul 8, 2020
A new global ranking that measures “real contributions to society” places Simon Fraser University in the top 35 universities in the world for innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and industrial application. On a global scale, the World’s Universities with Real Impact (WURI) ranks SFU 34th for innovation, 29th for industrial application and seventh for its entrepreneurial spirit. The WURI rankings, developed by the Institute for Policy and Strategy on National Competitiveness (IPSNC), aim to complement other existing […]More...
Message from Dean Ali Dastmalchian, SFU Beedie School of Business
Apr 24, 2020
After the initial period of uncertainty, upheaval and rapid changes forced by the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are now adjusting to the ‘new normal’ in which we find ourselves. In this context, I have been reflecting on how the SFU Beedie community has responded to this unexpected situation and what lessons we can take from this period as we move forward. I have been deeply heartened by the way so many in our […]More...