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Students taking initiative to cross borders for a better world
Oct 14, 2011
As a student initiative to improve cooperation between México, Costa Rica, Panamá, USA, Canada and Puerto Rico, Christina Buiza, third year SFU Communications student will be traveling to Oaxtepec, Mexico to represent AIESEC Simon Fraser University and contribute in sharing her personal knowledge and experiences. The conference, NAFTA Summit 2011, is being organized for the first time by the world’s largest student-run organization, AIESEC, which exists at over 1,800 university campuses in over 108 different countries. The organization aims to promote peace by organizing intercultural exchange.More...
BBA graduate Larisa Topalo takes BC Export Award for International Business Studies
Oct 14, 2011
Larisa Topalo, who recently graduated from the Beedie School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree, has been announced as the 2011 recipient of the prestigious BC Export Award for International Business Studies. Topalo will receive a $3,000 award and trophy at the annual BC Export Awards gala held on October 28, 2011.More...
Heart attack research spawns degree pair for MFRM graduate Sara Moghaddamjoo
Oct 7, 2011
Sara Moghaddamjoo hopes her biomedical engineering master’s degree research at Simon Fraser University will help to better predict heart attacks before they happen. And to ensure the commercial success of a non-invasive wearable device that she has developed she concurrently pursued a master’s degree in financial risk management (MFRM) at SFU’s Beedie School of Business.More...
MetroLyrics, founded by BBA Milun Tesovic and EMBA Alan Juristovski, acquired by CBS Interactive Music
Oct 6, 2011
MetroLyrics.com, the most comprehensive database of music lyrics in the world with longstanding roots at SFU, along with its company assets, have been integrated into CBS Interactive Music Group. The site is the flagship property of MetroLeap Media Inc., a start-up co-founded by SFU Beedie School of Business undergraduate student Milun Tesovic and EMBA graduate Alan Juristovski, both active participants in SFU Venture Connection, which provides support to student entrepreneurs at the university.More...
SIFE Simon Fraser presents the SFU Student Entrepreneur of the Year
Oct 3, 2011
Submitted by Joseph Choi Vancouver, BC – Are you an entrepreneur? Interested in one day starting your own business? Curious about what it takes to start a successful business? Starting this October, the SFU Student Entrepreneur of the Year program will be holding a full season of events designed to inspire young and upcoming entrepreneurs and discover the existing student entrepreneurs. The goal is to provide a stepping stone for success and connect budding entrepreneurs more »More...
Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine profiles Beedie School of Business
Oct 3, 2011
Landmark gift a boon to SFU Beedie School of Business The October issue of Report on Business Magazine, published by the Globe and Mail, features a 2-page feature on several exciting developments at SFU’s Beedie School of Business, including Ryan and Keith Beedie’s $22 million gift to the school, the newly established Americas MBA for Executives in partnership with universities from Brazil, Mexico and the US, as well as a newly-established $5 million investment fund more »More...
CBC’s Dragons’ Den touches down at Beedie School of Business
Oct 1, 2011
SURREY, BC— Jim Treliving and Bruce Croxon, members of the popular business television program Dragons’ Den, visited students from the Beedie School of Business on September 29 as part of a special evening at the SFU Surrey campus devoted to entrepreneurship and innovation. Treliving is chairman/ owner of Boston Pizza International and Croxon, is founder of Lavalife and Vida Spas. Dragons’ Den, which airs on CBC, is Canada’s highest-rated entertainment program. At the sold-out event, more »More...
Natural gas, green energy trends the focus of Encana visit for SFU MBAs
Sep 30, 2011
VANCOUVER— The role that natural gas could play in addressing British Columbia’s economic and sustainability goals was the focal point of a special public event hosted by Simon Fraser University’s Beedie School of Business at its downtown Vancouver Segal Graduate School campus on September 29. Among others, executives from leading Canadian natural gas firm Encana were on hand to engage with students to share their thoughts on BC’s role as a significant natural gas producer more »More...
Scotiabank wins Beedie School of Business diversity award
Sep 28, 2011
Contact: Derek Moscato, 778.782.5038; derek_moscato@sfu.ca Dixon Tam, dixon_tam@sfu.ca Michelle Cobb (Scotiabank) Phone: 778-327-5451 Email: michelle.cobb@scotiabank.com September 28, 2011 Scotiabank was today recognized with Simon Fraser University’s Nancy McKinstry award for leadership in diversity. The SFU Beedie School of Business corporate award, presented during a sold-out breakfast at the university’s Segal Graduate School campus in downtown Vancouver, recognizes an organization that exemplifies the values of diversity in the workplace. The Canadian bank was recognized for its core values, more »More...
Darden School’s Ryan Quinn delivers “Breakfast with a Lift” at SFU
Sep 27, 2011
Ryan Quinn, author of the book Lift: Becoming a Positive Force in Any Situation, spoke to a sold-out audience of management professionals about how anyone, in any situation, and any role, can become a positive force and positively impact those around them. The September 23 event, hosted by the Beedie School of Business’ CMA Centre for Strategic Change, was held in partnership with the Certified Management Accountants, BC Human Resources Management Association, and the CMA Centre for Strategic Change – at the Segal Graduate School campus in downtown Vancouver.More...