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Undergraduate students put business education into action through SFU bookstore

Nov 3, 2015

An innovative new partnership between SFU’s bookstore and a class of Beedie School of Business undergraduate students could point to a new direction in the future of university bookstores – as a laboratory for putting business education into action.

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Beedie undergraduate parlays student engagement into national television role

Oct 9, 2015

BBA graduate Edwin Hendrawan has a unique claim to fame amongst this year’s crop of SFU graduates: he has been the host of a national television show.

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Beedie imparts case competition success strategy to Surrey high schools

Jun 12, 2015

Undergraduate students at the Beedie School of Business have enjoyed considerable success in case competitions in recent years, with 2015 alone resulting in almost 20 top three finishes at prestigious competitions across the globe so far.

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PwC Canada creates student study space at SFU Beedie

Nov 21, 2014

A $125,000 gift from PwC Canada will create a state-of-the-art study space for students at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business.

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Undergraduate Alumni Impact Award honours engaged alumna

Jul 24, 2014

In 2014, the Beedie School of Business introduced a new award honouring its undergraduate alumni for their excellence in leadership and their contributions to the social, educational, and economic well being of current Beedie students or alumni.

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Customizing a culture of coaching

May 23, 2014

Engaged alumni coaches bring success to Beedie’s JDC West team. 

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SFU student innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration highlighted at Opportunity Fest

Apr 11, 2014

Undergraduate student entrepreneurs from across Simon Fraser University gathered to celebrate innovation at the fourth annual Opportunity Fest, a marketplace-style showcase of student creativity, entrepreneurship and innovation. 

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Beedie Senior Lecturer Anne Macdonald wins SFU Excellence in Teaching Award

Feb 21, 2013

Anne Macdonald, a senior lecturer of accounting at the Beedie School of Business, has been named recipient of Simon Fraser University’s 2012 Excellence in Teaching Award, the highest honour of its kind awarded to faculty at the university. The Excellence in Teaching award is presented annually to three teachers from across the university who possess the ability to stimulate students creatively and critically, are enthusiastic about student learning and innovation in teaching, are able to […]

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Beedie School’s Sam Thiara receives Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

Dec 18, 2012

Sam Thiara, Associate Director of Undergraduate Alumni Engagement at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, has been awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, a special commemorative medal honouring the significant contributions and achievements by Canadians. The award is being given to Thiara in recognition of his outstanding engagement and leadership. Thiara has worked with hundreds of students and alumni since joining SFU’s Beedie School in 2004, and has also volunteered countless hours […]

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TLG: Team Based Learning Session

Oct 5, 2012

The Teaching and Learning Group announces a Team Based Learning session. Date: November 22, 2012 Time: 9:00-11:00am Location: WMX 2230 Team-Based Learning was born in the University of Oklamhoma Business School. The methodolgy focuses on having teams make difficult decisions and then publically report and defend their decisions. The methodology has since spread to other disciplines and gives us very powerful method to bring deep learning to large classroom settings. The method effectively addresses two […]

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