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Japan Relief Fundraiser: Pacific Rim disaster hits close to home for SFU students and alumni
Mar 21, 2011
SOURCE: Japan Relief Fundraiser – http://lumioso.com/japanfundraiser March 21, 2011 (Vancouver, BC) – The earthquake and tsunami that recently wreaked havoc on Japan has stolen the lives and wellbeing from countless individuals. This disaster has touched the lives of many of the students and alumni of SFU. To this end, a group of them have united to organize the Japan Relief Fundraiser on April 2, 2011. The event is a chance for SFU students and alumni, more »More...
Banner win for SIFE students in Calgary
Mar 15, 2011
Contact: Kyle Krystalowich, 604.961.6740; president@sifesimonfraser.com Marianne Meadahl, PAMR, 778.782.3210;marianne_meadahl@sfu.ca March 15, 2011 A Simon Fraser University student team has clinched top honors in a regional competition with their presentation of a project that finds new life for old banners. The team, from SFU’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) group, was selected winner of the Scotiabank & SIFE Go Green Challenge at the Advancing Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) competition in Calgary March 14. The win entitles the students to participate in more »More...
Local businesses encouraged to bring international student interns on board
Mar 15, 2011
VANCOUVER – Businesses both small and large across Metro Vancouver can benefit from hiring international student interns for seasonal staffing needs, according to the local SFU chapter of AIESEC, the world’s largest student organization. These exchange students from across the globe bring university-level skill sets, strong work ethics, and diverse backgrounds with them. They also represent a low-risk, fiscally prudent human resources investment for virtually any organization. Best yet – it’s a simple, low-maintenance process more »More...
Opportunity Fest highlights Beedie School undergrad student ventures
Mar 14, 2011
An upcoming event at Simon Fraser University Surrey and hosted by the Beedie School of Business will give students the opportunity to showcase their in-class developed entrepreneurial ventures to the wider business community. “Opportunity Fest” will be held on April 7 from 7 to 9 pm in the Mezzanine of SFU’s Surrey Campus. Students will be tasked to develop trade-show exhibits that include product prototypes, videos, graphical display boards and more. Judges from industry, academia more »More...
MBA students set sights on clean drinking water for Sierra Leone
Mar 14, 2011
A team of business students from Simon Fraser University are using their growing expertise in management and social media to address one of the most pressing issues facing Africa today: access to clean drinking water. The MBA students from Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business — Angie Rai, Karen Robson, Tina Sun and Pankaj Saini — are raising money to build a clean water well in a Sierra Leone village via the not-for-profit Free more »More...
NHL late-round picks do better than you’d think, says new SFU Beedie study from Peter Tingling and Michael Brydon
Mar 14, 2011
Longshots and Luck By Ken Warren, The Ottawa Citizen We’ve all seen those teenage prospects forced to sweat through round after round of the National Hockey League entry draft before they hear their names called. Well, maybe there’s no reason to feel sorry for them. A comprehensive study of the history of NHL draft selections, compiled by researchers at Simon Fraser University, shows that lateround picks have almost the same chance of a career in more »More...
Warren Buffett up next for SFU students after victory at BC investment showdown
Mar 7, 2011
VANCOUVER– A team of undergraduate and graduate students from Simon Fraser University took top honours this past weekend at the BC Investment Research Challenge regional competition. The finance showdown, sponsored by CFA Vancouver and held at the Four Seasons in downtown Vancouver, included the top business schools and universities from across British Columbia. The SFU team was represented by Beedie School of Business students Jin Yan, Chris Tse, Lauren Looi and Alex Conconi; and SFU more »More...
Young Women in Business have much to celebrate at International Women’s Day mini-conference
Mar 7, 2011
Influential business leaders come together to reflect on the accomplishments of women Vancouver, B.C. (March 2, 2011)- You needn’t look much further than the emerging female leaders of the Young Women in Business (YWiB) organization to find proof that women have become key players in the professional world. To celebrate the successes of women past and present, the YWiB Simon Fraser University (YWiB SFU) team, one of YWiB’s three university chapters, has been working hard more »More...
“It Depends”: Rethinking Industry Dynamics: What’s your Velocity Regime?
Mar 4, 2011
The following is an excerpt from Ian McCarthy’s blog entitled It Depends: Competitive advantages are temporary, especially in fast changing industries. A cover of Business Week magazine asks “Is Your Company Fast Enough?”, and there are scores of popular business books and magazines with titles such as “Fast Company”, “Business @ the Speed of Thought”, and “The Age of Speed”. Such publications suggest that in fast moving industry environments, speed, and in particular being fast, more »More...
The BIG Book Drive aims to collect 6,500 books in Burnaby for low-income families on March 19-20
Mar 2, 2011
Local SFU Business students collecting books to help increase literacy skills in BC Burnaby, BC – Three Simon Fraser University students – Joseph Choi, Alex Venetis and Steffi Chua – have organized a book drive named “The BIG Book Drive” to collect books for the Salvation Army. Started by SFU Beedie School of Business project management students, this book drive will take place on March 19-20th at Salvation Army’s Divisional Headquarters in Burnaby, BC. All more »More...