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SFU students design social media plan to help isolated Marpole seniors
Mar 8, 2013
The following article was published by The Vancouver Courier by Stanley Tromp, contributing writer. A group of business students has created a social media plan to reduce the isolation of seniors living alone in Marpole. Last week, the students designed a “web” of coloured yarn in front of Marpole library on Granville Street near 70th Avenue, to symbolize both physical community connections and the Internet’s interconnected web. Passersby wrote their names on papers hung onto more »More...
CKNW CEO Series set to return to Beedie School of Business
Mar 5, 2013
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University and prominent Vancouver radio station CKNW News Talk 980 are teaming up once more this spring to bring leadership and entrepreneurship insights from some of Canada’s foremost business minds to SFU. “The Chief Executives” program will bring a selection of the country’s top executives – ranging from Canadian airline WestJet to fashion giant Aritzia – to SFU’s downtown Vancouver campus in an exclusive series of interviews. more »More...
First Nations Chief Satsan discusses Idle No More at Beedie event
Mar 5, 2013
The Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University and SFU Public Square hosted Satsan (Herb George), hereditary chief of the Frog Clan of the Wet’suwet’en Nation on March 1 at SFU’s downtown Vancouver campus, as he talked about the story behind the Idle No More movement and its relevance to all Canadians today. William Lindsay, director of the SFU Office for Aboriginal Peoples, introduced Satsan, who is also a member of the Advisory Board more »More...
Trio of winners at Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition
Mar 4, 2013
The following press release was published by SFU Public Affairs and Media Relations. The founders of three young startup companies are sharing the spotlight as winners of the second annual SFU Venture Connection Coast Capital Savings Venture Prize competition. The award recognizes excellence in business development among early-stage clients. The three will share prizes totaling $5,000: WittyCookie is an all-inclusive digital agency that specializes in building high-quality websites at affordable monthly rates. Co-founders are Michael Cheng and Elvin more »More...
Making a difference in the classroom: A visual summary
Feb 28, 2013
As part of the annual teaching workshop and luncheon held on November 2, 2012, Jason Toal, Interaction Specialist from the TLC, was asked to create visual summary of the workshop. This visual summary (below) is designed for purposes of perception and to augment our visual understanding. The major topics of discussion from the World Cafe are captured here, and provide a reference for ongoing dialogue about teaching, globalization, experiential learning and technology. To learn more more »More...
Talking about teaching: Brown bag lunch sessions
Feb 28, 2013
Our own Teaching and Learning Group launched Talking about Teaching Brown Bag Lunch Sessions on February 1. The purpose of Talking about Teaching is to create a learning community for our teachers. The initiative brings teachers together, in community, to share things they are doing to engage students, provide opportunities to discuss and model characteristics of quality teaching, to get support with teaching challenges, and to try out new ideas or concepts before introducing them more »More...
Canadian Universities Sweep 10th International CaseIT Competition
Feb 26, 2013
The following article was published by the CIO Association of Canada “The Future of Canadian IT is in Good Hands.” For the first time since its inception in 2004, the International CaseIT competition, hosted annually by MIS (Management Information Students) at Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business, and co-sponsored by the CIO Association of Canada – Vancouver Chapter, three Canadian teams have captured all three podium spots. This year’s sixteen qualifying teams hailed from more »More...
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 more »More...
Beedie social media research scores twice in ScienceDirect’s Top 25 Hottest Articles
Feb 19, 2013
The latest ScienceDirect ranking of business, management and accounting research sees Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business leading the field in social media research. The ranking lists the 25 Hottest Articles in business, management and accounting, and includes two research articles from Beedie School of Business faculty, both of which focus on the topic of social media. Ranked in the top three three in the list is the article, “Social Media? Get Serious! Understanding more »More...
Information-management the key skill for today’s grads
Feb 15, 2013
The following article was published by The Vancouver Sun on February 14, 2013 Modern technology means workers must learn to cope — and thrive — under an an avalanche of data coming from all sides By Vivian Luk, Special to The Sun The working world as we know it is changing fast. And the graduates of today better be prepared for it. Graham Dodd knows that just by watching his children do their homework more »More...