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Higher learning offered in Surrey city centre by Beedie School of Business
Sep 6, 2013
The following article was published by BC Business on September 3, 2013. The Surrey campus opens its doors to the city’s first graduate business program. After years of asking for more local business programs, Surrey will see its first MBA program launch in January. The part-time degree was created for SFU’s Surrey campus after years of consulting with local business organizations and businesses themselves, according to Colleen Collins, associate dean of the Segal Graduate School more »More...
Beedie professor Mark Selman honoured by Industry Council for Aboriginal Business
Sep 3, 2013
The following is an excerpt from the full article published in The Globe and Mail on August 30, 2013. A professor at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business has been honoured for his work on indigenous issues. Prof. Mark Selman developed Beedie’s Executive MBA in Indigenous Business and Leadership in consultation with First Nation, Metis and Inuit leaders, with the program`s first class of 25 students scheduled to graduate in spring, 2015. The program, more »More...
Business school scholarships offered to LGBTQ community
Aug 27, 2013
The following is an excerpt from the full article published in The Globe and Mail on August 2, 2013. Building on an established relationship with those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) – and others who are their advocates – HSBC Bank Canada has established new scholarships at four Canadian business schools worth $80,000 and potential employment over the next four years. The announcement comes on the eve of the Vancouver more »More...
EMBA in Aboriginal Business and Leadership boosts First Nations postsecondary enrollment
Aug 26, 2013
The following article was published by The Georgia Straight on August 21, 2013. When Eldon Yellowhorn attended Simon Fraser University in the early 1990s, he was one of two First Nations graduate students, and he says he was among fewer than a dozen indigenous people enrolled at the institution. Now the chair of the department of First Nations studies at SFU, Yellowhorn notes that a lot has changed since then. The university now has more more »More...
Anthony Chan – TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award winner 2013
Aug 23, 2013
Anthony Chan’s long-term affiliation with the Beedie School of Business has given him a unique insight into the needs of the students – one that not only benefits those he teaches, but as the winner of the TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award for 2013, has undoubtedly benefited him too. Chan, a lecturer in Beedie’s Management Information Systems (MIS) area, actually studied for his undergraduate degree at Simon Fraser, where he majored in MIS. After more »More...
Shafik Bhalloo – TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award winner 2013
Aug 20, 2013
Beedie School of Business lecturer Shafik Bhalloo’s engaging teaching style has won him many admirers in the short time he has taught at the Beedie School – so many, in fact, that it has resulted in him winning the 2013 TD Canada Trust Distinguished Teaching Award. Bhalloo joined the Beedie School of Business in 2008 as a sessional lecturer, where he teaches classes in commercial law, employment law, and business ethics. Outside of teaching, Bhalloo more »More...
BBA student Matt Hallat takes shot at Paralympic glory
Aug 16, 2013
The Beedie School of Business has a tremendous number of students and alumni with impressive résumés, but few can rival undergraduate student Matt Hallat’s claim of being an Olympian.More...
MBAs summit West Lion mountain peak for BC youth
Aug 15, 2013
A team of adventure-seeking MBA students from SFU’s Beedie School of Business geared up in July to ascend one of the most iconic mountain peaks in the Vancouver area to raise funds for youth and family nature programs in British Columbia. They are the first MBA group in the province to have led this kind of charity-focused climb. The challenging day hike and scramble took students to the West Lion – a famous peak on more »More...
On the case
Aug 14, 2013
Beedie sets new standards for case competition training – and results. In 2012, the spring semester of undergraduate business case competitions saw Beedie School of Business teams achieve some strong results, including a podium finish for the APEX Business-IT Global Case Challenge team. However, despite some admirable performances, the consensus was that the school’s students were capable of achieving even more. Fast forward one year, and the 2013 spring semester saw Beedie School of Business more »More...
Tread carefully
Aug 13, 2013
Beedie Executive MBA alumnus Jim Hamlin on creating his online hiking community. As any active West Coast resident will testify, the Pacific Northwest region is a veritable treasure chest of exceptional outdoor activities, with breathtaking trails that almost demand exploration. It is a passion for hiking in this beautiful area that spurred Beedie Executive MBA alumnus Jim Hamlin on to create a platform for others with similar interests to connect and engage with like-minded individuals. more »More...