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MOT MBAs’ pennies project profits Science World
Mar 15, 2013
The following story was published on SFU News on September 27, 2012. A Spring Break exhibit for Science World, a fundraiser for a local food bank and a new Toastmaster’s branch for SFU are three of the projects that students in the Management of Technology MBA program are managing this semester. They’re completing a project-management course that connects them to real-world projects on campus and in the community. Patrick Altejos, Scott Brundrett, James Cameron and more »More...
Beedie mentor Poh Tan excels in stem cell research
Mar 15, 2013
The following article was published by Burnaby now on March 15, 2013. BY JENNIFER MOREAU, BURNABY NOW The drive to succeed. City woman’s childhood leads her to excel in the expanding field of stem cell research. Living at home wasn’t easy for Burnaby resident Poh Tan, but one thing she knew for certain – she would never be like her parents. Tan came from a broken home, with her mother and father constantly fighting and more »More...
Global Relay’s Warren Roy launches 2013 CKNW CEO Series
Mar 15, 2013
Warren Roy, founder and CEO of Vancouver tech firm Global Relay, started off the 2013 series of CKNW 980’s “The Chief Executives”, answering radio host Bill Good’s questions in front of a live audience at the Segal Graduate School. The event was the result of an ongoing partnership between the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University and prominent Vancouver radio station CKNW News Talk 980 to bring leadership and business insights from some more »More...
Globe and Mail: Can creativity be taught? B-schools join the debate
Mar 14, 2013
The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on March 13. Not every student who shows up for an undergraduate business degree or an MBA wants to be the next Mark Zuckerberg. But a whole lot of them do. That’s why business schools are increasingly offering courses and programs that teach innovation – both in an entrepreneurial context and as an approach to business in general. They do so in the face of more »More...
Social Entrepreneurship SFU to host annual Social Innovation Case Competition
Mar 13, 2013
Social Entrepreneurship SFU (SE-SFU), a student-run club at Simon Fraser University for entrepreneurs passionate about making a difference to society’s problems, will host its annual Social Innovation Case Competition at SFU’s Surrey campus on March 23 from 12.15 to 4.30pm. This year’s competition is busier than ever, with five extra teams added to the competition to cope with demand from 75 entrants. In teams of three, students will use their academic knowledge and entrepreneurial skills more »More...
Enactus SFU initiative moves on to national contest
Mar 13, 2013
The following press release was published by SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations. A team of entrepreneurial Simon Fraser University students competing at this weekend’s Enactus Canada western regional exposition will advance to the nationals, while another SFU teammate has been recognized with a top leadership award. The student-team from Enactus SFU secured a win in the Capital One Financial Education Challenge, one of three topic challenges at the exposition held in Calgary, involving more more »More...
Globe and Mail: Bio + Nano = a whole new sector
Mar 13, 2013
The following article was published by the Globe and Mail on March 12. Nanotechnology (the manipulation of matter on a molecular or smaller scale) and biotechnology (the manipulation of living matter) are both hot fields of innovation. Combine the two, and you have a whole new business sector, according to a new study led by a Simon Fraser University researcher. From stem cell medicine to biological computers, this combination is a rich breeding ground for more »More...
Beedie student Tamara Hombrebueno to judge TalentEgg Awards
Mar 12, 2013
Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Tamara Hombrebueno has been selected as one of 200 top students from across Canada to judge the 2013 TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards. The TalentEgg National Campus Recruitment Excellence Awards are presented to the employers who best illustrate how to achieve outstanding results in campus recruitment. The awards provide employers who hire Canadian students or recent graduates with student perspective on campus recruitment. Each year TalentEgg selects top more »More...
Beedie MBAs reach finals of Whitman Case Competition
Mar 12, 2013
A team of Beedie School of Business MBA students will travel to Syracuse University, New York, on March 22 to compete in the finals of the prestigious Whitman Case Competition. The team earned their spot after their preliminary executive summary placed them in the top six from almost 30 teams. The annual competition, run by the Whitman School of Management, draws teams from invited schools across North America. Competing teams have only a short time more »More...
Beedie Professor Dianne Cyr nets prestigious Most Cited Paper Award
Mar 11, 2013
Dianne Cyr, a professor of management information systems at the Beedie School of Business has received an award for most cited paper from the International Journal of Human-Computer Studies. The prestigious award is given to the paper with the highest number of citations (excluding self-citations) between 2010 and 2012, and is a strong measure of the paper’s reach within the academic community and beyond. The winning paper, ‘‘Colour appeal in website design within and across more »More...