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Wosk Centre For Dialogue
Tackling global sustainability
Nov 26, 2012
The Responsible Minerals Sector Initiative fosters dialogue for the mineral sector worldwide. In April 2012, participants from around the world congregated in Vancouver to talk about the future of the mineral sector. The gathering was not a typical conference or seminar, but rather the beginning of a continuing conversation to tackle the toughest questions that must be addressed if the mineral sector is to demonstrate sustainability and responsibility over the coming decade. The event, GEMM […]More...
Undergrads take CaseIT challenge to the world
Nov 14, 2012
In 2004, two Beedie School of Business undergrads founded the SFU-hosted CaseIT, an internal undergraduate case competition focused on management information systems (MIS). In the years since, the competition has grown to become the largest MIS case competition in North America, with teams participating from all over the world journeying to Vancouver and the Simon Fraser University campus to compete. Yet, rather than being surprised by the success of the competition, founders Paul Cyr and […]More...
Joe Segal: Risk and Reward
Sep 24, 2012
Namesake and builder of SFU’s Segal Graduate School of Business on leadership, entrepreneurship and taking life chances. Joe Segal has never been one to mince his words – whether the topic is start-ups, philanthropy or the meaning of life. That’s a reflection of his gritty and inspired personal and business story. But it’s also an outcome of the values the namesake of SFU’s home for graduate business programs is so well known for: honesty, generosity, […]More...