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SFU Beedie professor wins prestigious award
Jul 26, 2021
SFU Beedie professor Rosalie Tung has been awarded the John H. Dunning Academy of International Business (AIB) President’s Award, in recognition of her outstanding service to the AIB and the field of international business. The AIB is the leading professional association of academics in international business around the world, representing the world’s top researchers and universities. Professor Tung was selected in recognition of her distinguished service to the AIB as both President (2015 – 2016) more »More...
Executive MBA student fought back from a near-fatal accident to complete his degree
Jun 14, 2021
Everyone receiving their degree at the June 2021 convocation will have their own stories of challenges overcome, but few can be as dramatic as that of Erik Brinkman, who will collect his Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degree from the Beedie School of Business at the ceremony. In February 2019, halfway through his second semester of the program, Brinkman and his wife travelled to Cancun, Mexico, for their honeymoon. On the first night, a tropical rainstorm more »More...
Letter to the SFU Beedie Community Mourning the Loss of 215 Children
Jun 1, 2021
Dear SFU Beedie friends, students and faculty: Our hearts here at SFU’s Beedie School of Business are very heavy with the news coming out from Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc as we mourn the 215 children whose graves were discovered at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School. We want to honour and support our Indigenous Business Leadership Executive MBA (IBL EMBA) students, alumni, faculty and staff who have been impacted by this tragedy. We also want to more »More...
Scientist Innovators Celebrated at Mitacs i2I Skills Training Finale
May 17, 2021
Scientist Innovators with novel clean tech and biomedical processes took home top honours at the 2021 Mitacs Invention to Innovation (i2I) Skills Training Finale. Morgan Lehtinen, Founder and CEO of Micellotech was named the winner and Karolina Valente, CEO, President & Co-Founder of Voxcell the runner up at the Mitacs Invention to Innovation (i2I) Skills Training Final Pitch event, the culmination of a seventh month experience that develops an entrepreneurial mindset and innovation skills in more »More...
Remembering SFU Beedie alumnus and tech pioneer Ken Spencer
May 5, 2021
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Kenneth “Ken” Albert Spencer on April 23, 2021. Ken, a pioneering technology entrepreneur and highly successful businessman, co-founded Creo Products in 1983 and acted as CEO until 1995. He remained active on the board until the company’s acquisition by Kodak for over $1 billion in 2005, and served on the boards of numerous other BC tech companies. He was also a significant supporter and more »More...
SFU Beedie students recognized in Surrey Board of Trade Top 25 Under 25
Apr 26, 2021
Seven SFU students and alumni, including three from SFU Beedie, are among this year’s Surrey Board of Trade Top 25 Under 25 winners. They were honoured during the virtual awards ceremony on April 22. The seven SFU winners are from the Beedie School of Business, the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Faculty of Applied Sciences. Their contributions and experiences and diverse and highlight the great work that they do in Surrey. The more »More...
SFU Beedie professor honoured by Western Academy of Management
Apr 26, 2021
David Hannah, an Associate Professor of Management and Organization Studies at SFU’s Beedie school of business, has been honoured by the Western Academy of Management (WAM) with the organization’s Joan G. Dahl Award. The award, which was presented at WAM’s 2021 conference, is presented for “extraordinary contributions to the innovation and creativity of WAM, and/or to the professional growth and development of its members.” WAM is a regional affiliate of the National Academy of Management. “WAM more »More...
SFU Beedie Executive MBA alumni win SFU’s largest entrepreneurship competition
Apr 22, 2021
Labora Consulting Services Corp. has won the top prize in SFU’s 10th annual Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition, taking home a $35,000-prize package. Labora’s AgTech platform provides a simple and secure digital payroll service to farmers enabling their seasonal agricultural workers to transfer remittances back home. The founders, Rene Blanco, Jaspal Brar and Ryan Klatt developed the idea for Labora while completing the Executive MBA program at SFU Beedie. In 2019, Labora won the Top Idea more »More...
SFU Beedie appoints Alexia McKinnon to lead Indigenous business programs
Apr 19, 2021
Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has appointed Alexia McKinnon as its new Director, Indigenous Business Programs. An alumnus of SFU Beedie’s Executive MBA in Indigenous Business Leadership (EMBA IBL) program, and a citizen of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nation, McKinnon has a wealth of experience of Indigenous education and governance. McKinnon joins the school from the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, where she was Associate Director, Indigenous Leadership and Management, and more »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 »More...