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Globe and Mail: Bookstore challenge opens new chapter in learning for SFU undergrads

Jan 8, 2016

Hands-on learning is increasingly a staple of business school education, with students expected to apply theory from the classroom to real-world situations.

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Beedie School of Business welcomes new Dean Ali Dastmalchian

Jan 5, 2016

The Beedie School of Business is delighted to welcome its new dean, Professor Ali Dastmalchian. While Monday, January 4 kicks off his first week in a new role, Beedie is most certainly in wise and experienced hands. Professor Dastmalchian served as dean at the Gustavson School of Business, at the University of Victoria, for 10 years.

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Vancouver Sun: A Vancouver café where conversation is part of the meal

Dec 21, 2015

Lupii in Champlain Heights serves up zero-waste vegetarian food, with a side of social inclusion.

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Breaking through the ‘Fourth Wall’

Dec 18, 2015

Symphony musicians, to their audience, would appear to have a simple job: in black and white uniforms, arrive with their instruments, play with passion and perfection, receive applause, then leave for home.

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Breaking through the ‘Fourth Wall’

Dec 18, 2015

Symphony musicians, to their audience, would appear to have a simple job: in black and white uniforms, arrive with their instruments, play with passion and perfection, receive applause, then leave for home.

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SFU Beedie alumni trio appointed parliamentary secretaries

Dec 10, 2015

Three alumni of SFU’s Beedie School of Business have been appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the position of parliamentary secretaries.

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SFU Beedie School of Business students raise $30k for Canadian Cancer Society

Dec 9, 2015

Students at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business this semester leveraged a project management class project to raise funds for cancer – and after narrowly failing to reach their ambitious $30,000 target, dipped into their own pockets to make up the shortfall.

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HQ Vancouver: A Hub for Global Business Services

Nov 30, 2015

Vancouver is currently punching far below its weight in terms of the number of number of globally recognized businesses with head offices in the city. However, rather than viewing this as a negative, this in fact represents a massive opportunity for the city.

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CMA Centre for Innovation: Introverts in the Executive Suite

Nov 27, 2015

One of the hottest topics in research on leadership these days is the revelation that contrary to conventional wisdom, introverts can thrive as leaders of large organizations – and indeed have a multitude of personality traits that can bring success to their role that extroverts cannot offer.

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Blaize Horner Reich receives WXN Top 100 Most Powerful Women Award

Nov 25, 2015

Professor Blaize Horner Reich, Dean of the Beedie School of Business, has been named a Women’s Executive Network (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award winner.

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