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New student awards created with $500,000 gift from Beedie family
Nov 24, 2016
By Ian Bryce A $500,000 gift from Simon Fraser University alumnus Ryan Beedie will support 25 new undergraduate awards for students in SFU’s Beedie School of Business. The generous gift marks five years since he and his family bestowed $22 million—the largest gift in SFU’s history—to establish the Beedie School of Business. “This wonderful gift will strengthen SFU’s commitment to engage the world,” says SFU President Andrew Petter. “These awards benefit the innovators and entrepreneurs of tomorrow and […]More...
Beedie students earn podium place at Eller ethics case competition
Oct 26, 2016
A team of Beedie School of Business undergraduate students took home the silver at the 14th annual Eller Collegiate Ethics Case Competition, held at the University of Arizona from October 20-22.More...
Business and design combination yields Facebook job for BBA Taylor Ward
Oct 6, 2016
Taylor Ward’s student experience has been tailor-made for success.More...
Sarah Lubik Q&A: Why entrepreneurship skills can be relied upon
Oct 5, 2016
In the second part of a two-part interview, SFU Director of Entrepreneurship Sarah Lubik talks about the path her new role has led her on, why entrepreneurship skills are so important today, and why SFU’s approach to teaching entrepreneurship is both empowering and unique.More...
Sarah Lubik Q&A: Why entrepreneurship skills can be relied upon
Oct 5, 2016
In the second part of a two-part interview, SFU Director of Entrepreneurship Sarah Lubik talks about the path her new role has led her on, why entrepreneurship skills are so important today, and why SFU’s approach to teaching entrepreneurship is both empowering and unique.More...
SFU launches new downtown graduate residences and innovation centre
Sep 27, 2016
#video-wrap { float: right; margin: 0 0 0 20px; } Simon Fraser University has opened the Charles Chang Innovation Centre, a new graduate student residence and innovation facility in downtown Vancouver.More...
Bocconi Campus Abroad program builds cross-cultural connections
Aug 2, 2016
The Beedie School of Business continues to build strong ties in international business education through the Bocconi Campus Abroad program. For three weeks in July a cohort of 29 students from the Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan traveled to Vancouver to take a condensed course in marketing with a select number of Beedie students. The Bocconi Campus Abroad program has been active for nine years, with a different topic being co-taught by two Bocconi […]More...
Commitment to community earns Kamal Masri Surrey Leader award
Jul 7, 2016
A dedication to community engagement and a passion for experiential learning have earned Beedie School of Business lecturer Kamal Masri a Surrey Leader Community Leaders Award.More...
First year Beedie “twins” find success on national stage
Jun 9, 2016
First year Beedie School of Business undergraduate students Stefanie Huffman and Kimberley Venn could pass for twin sisters. The pair not only share an uncanny resemblance, but also an inherent ability to think alike and work together – one that made them a force to be reckoned with at this year’s Enactus National Exposition.More...
First year Beedie “twins” find success on national stage
Jun 9, 2016
First year Beedie School of Business undergraduate students Stefanie Huffman and Kimberley Venn could pass for twin sisters. The pair not only share an uncanny resemblance, but also an inherent ability to think alike and work together – one that made them a force to be reckoned with at this year’s Enactus National Exposition.More...