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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 »More...
SFU Beedie team finishes strong in top Western Canada case competition
Feb 10, 2022
A team of undergraduates at SFU’s Beedie School of Business delivered a strong performance this year at the Jeux du Commerce (JDC) West case competition in January, the most prestigious event of its kind in Western Canada. The SFU Beedie team took home second place in two major categories, Academic School of the Year and School of the Year, as well as podium finishes in nine out of the 13 competition categories. Since 2006, JDC more »More...
Beedie School of Business welcomes Dean Ujwal Kayande
Jan 17, 2022
The Beedie School of Business is delighted to welcome our new dean, Dr. Ujwal Kayande. January 17th marks the beginning of his first week in his new role. Dr. Kayande was previously an associate dean and professor of marketing at the Melbourne Business School in Australia, where he taught marketing strategy, business analytics and was the founding director of the school’s Centre for Business Analytics. Dr. Kayande was also co-director of the Delivering Value Through more »More...
Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson named SFU’s first Vice-President, People, Equity and Inclusion
Jan 5, 2022
Following extensive community consultation, an international search, and approval of the SFU Board of Governors, Dr. Yabome Gilpin-Jackson will be SFU’s first Vice-President, People, Equity and Inclusion (VPPEI). She will begin April 15, 2022. Yabome has deep connections to the SFU community. She is both an alumnus and a current adjunct faculty member of the Beedie School of Business, and will become an associate faculty member as of her start date. She is well known to more »More...
Temporary shift to remote learning January 10 – 24, 2022
Dec 24, 2021
SFU will begin the spring term with a temporary, two-week shift to remote learning and teaching for lectures and seminars. These temporary measures will be in effect January 10 – 24. All experiential classes, including studio courses, and labs will continue in person with safety guidelines. SFU has had a very safe and successful return to campus. Safety remains our top priority, and includes the mental health and wellness of our students, faculty and staff. more »More...
A road map for flourishing: reflections on SFU signing the Scarborough Charter
Dec 15, 2021
By June N. P. Francis On November 18, 2021, SFU was one of more than 40 universities and colleges across Canada that signed the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education, vowing to redress anti-Black racism and foster Black inclusion in higher education. For me, and for many of the SFU students, faculty, staff and alumni that I worked with to provide feedback on the charter, this represents an enormous more »More...
SFU Beedie’s student-managed funds to drop fossil fuel investments
Dec 8, 2021
SFU Beedie’s two student-managed investment funds are set to become fossil-fuel-free, in line with the university’s commitment to full divestment from fossil fuels announced on November 2, 2021. The $22.4 million Student Investment Advisory Service (SIAS) fund, run by students in SFU Beedie’s MSc in Finance program, and the $8.02 million Beedie Endowment Asset Management (BEAM) fund, run by undergraduate students, have both made the commitment to divest by the end of 2022. Both BEAM more »More...
Beedie Talks with Lance Uggla
Dec 1, 2021
Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business hosted a special evening of conversation with SFU alumnus Lance Uggla, BBA ’85, on October 27th for the latest installment of Beedie Talks – an exclusive speaker series showcasing the excellence found within your SFU Beedie community. In a Fireside Chat, discover how Lance went from SFU grad to the Chairman and CEO of a $44 billion global financial data enterprise and the important lessons he learned more »More...
From “energizing” to “yikes!”: Faculty members talk about their return to in-person teaching
Nov 30, 2021
We recently asked five faculty members to describe their return to in-person teaching in one word. Kathleen Burke, a university lecturer in the Beedie School of Business, said the experience was “energizing.” Taco Niet, an assistant professor in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering, chose “surreal.” Leanne Johnson, a lecturer in the Master of Publishing Program, gave us “yikes!” Ash Parameswaran, a professor in the School of Engineering Science, said it “felt really good” (we more »More...
Changing the Face of Sustainable Energy: Alumni Startup Moment Energy Closes $3.5 Million Seed Round
Nov 19, 2021
Moment Energy, a sustainable startup transforming second-life electric vehicle batteries and a client of SFU’s Coast Capital Savings Venture Connection incubator program, recently closed a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Version One Ventures. Co-founded by four graduates from SFU’s Mechatronic Systems Engineering Program, Moment Energy creates sustainable energy storage systems by repurposing retired electric vehicle batteries. The startup’s solution has been installed in off-grid areas to reduce diesel consumption and enables a transition to renewable energy. To date more »More...