Undergraduates
Student Organizations
Your education doesn’t only take place in the classroom. Join an SFU Beedie School of Business Sponsored Organization to develop team-building and leadership skills and to grow amongst people who share your passions. SFU Beedie is home to more than 10 student organizations, as well as a number of joint initiatives supported by the Career Management Centre.
Joint Initiatives
Beedie Endowment Asset Management Fund
Beedie Urban Development Program
Management Consulting Career Preparation
Marketing Accelerator Program
Career Launch
SFU Beedie School of Business Sponsored Organizations
AIESEC
Want to experience the world? AIESEC, the world’s largest student-run organization, provides youth with international internship opportunities. It is a platform for young people to work or volunteer abroad, challenge their mindsets, develop their leadership skills, and create a positive social impact on communities.
Website: www.aiesec.ca
Contact: aiesec@sfu.ca
Accounting Student Association (ASA)
The SFU Accounting Student Association (ASA) initiates and maintains fellowship between SFU students who are interested in the field of accounting. We provide opportunities for networking with accounting professionals and for students to gain real insight into the accounting industry through various sponsored events.
Website: www.sfuasa.com
Contact: asa-exec@sfu.ca | Facebook | @SFUASA
Ace SFU
Ace SFU offers case competitions without the need for research or PowerPoint presentations. Ace competitors are trained throughout the Fall term in preparation for the weekend Ace National competition held in Toronto in January.
Offering a variety of different categories of cases for competitors to compete within, Ace SFU is the perfect organization to help enhance your business knowledge, sharpen your analysis skills, and perfect your public speaking.
Our mission is to set our members up for success in real world business scenarios and produce the next generation of business leaders.
Ascend SFU
Looking to grow your professional network? We help students reach their career goals by connecting them with professionals in their business concentration.
Join Ascend SFU to participate in professional networking events and mentorship programs so that you can take the next step towards your career goals.
Website: ascendsfu.com
Contact: ascend@sfu.ca | Social Media Channels
Axis Consulting
Axis Consulting is a student-led pro-bono consultancy that unites emerging student leaders to realize their potential and help our clients elevate their capabilities.
We serve businesses and non-for-profits by researching and delivering operational strategies and work with our clients to tackle their most important challenges and identify their greatest opportunities. We are committed to providing an experiential dimension to your education by bringing diverse perspectives together on real consulting projects, skill-building workshops, and networking opportunities.
Website: sfuaxisconsulting.com
Contact: sfuaxisconsulting@gmail.com | Facebook | @SFUAxisConsulting
Business Administration Student Society (BASS)
The Business Administration Student Society (BASS) is the Faculty Student Union for SFU Beedie School of Business representing the 4,300 undergraduate business students studying at Simon Fraser University. Our mission is to connect, empower, and inspire the next generation of student leaders through quality run events and programs.
Website: www.beediebass.com
Contact: bass-exec@sfu.ca | Facebook | @SFUBASS
CaseIT
CaseIT is the world’s premier international undergraduate Management Information Systems (MIS) case competition hosted in collaboration with the SFU Beedie School of Business in Vancouver, Canada. This year’s iteration commemorates the organization’s 20th anniversary, which has been rebranded as CaseIT20! CaseIT and its local rendition, PIVOT, provides an unparalleled, rigorous, and engaging competition for talented business students, while upholding the ambition, tenacity, and insatiable curiosity of our international competitors. This talented cohort will showcase their analytical skills and technological expertise as they engage in building meaningful global connections.
Website: www.caseit.org
Contact: caseit@sfu.ca | Social Media Channels | @caseitsfu
Enactus SFU
Enactus is a global student-run organization — with over 2,064 chapters and over 40,000 members — that improves local communities through entrepreneurial initiatives. Across the world, students and faculty join with industry professionals and community leaders to create projects that tackle universal issues – such as education and climate change.
At Enactus SFU, we dare to do. We directly address societal challenges by supporting students with the resources and education to create positive impact and become future business leaders. We identify economic, social, and environmental issues, and develop innovative solutions. Each year, we continue to develop and grow our projects in the community.
Website: enactussfu.com
Contact: president@enactussfu.com | LinkedIn | Instagram | @enactussfu
Human Resources Student Association (HRSA)
The Human Resources Student Association (HRSA) aims to bridge the gap between the academic and professional worlds of Human Resource Management. We provide a forum for students interested in HR to meet and interact with their peers and professionals. HRSA provides members with valuable networking opportunities, informative workshops presented by industry professionals, and social events. The organization’s executives are committed to providing a fun and friendly atmosphere while providing as many resources to members as possible.
Website: www.sfuhrsa.com
Contact: internal@sfuhrsa.com | Facebook | @SFU_HRSA
Management Information Systems Association (MISA)
MIS is all about learning to live in two worlds: the world of information technology and the world of business. The most important skills are the ability to effectively communicate and translate business and technical perspectives to people throughout an organization. Our value as MIS trained professionals is derived from our ability to enable business innovation and support organizational change.
Website: sfumisa.com
Contact: misa-exec@sfu.ca | Facebook | @SFU_MISA
SFU JDC West
JDC West brings together 600 students from twelve universities across
Western Canada, for a three-day competition, to compete in the areas of
academics, debate, athletics and social challenges. It gives business
students an opportunity to apply classroom knowledge to real world
business situations while enhancing networking, critical thinking
and leadership skills. After months of preparation, the ultimate goal
is to be named School of the Year.
Each year the SFU Captains select 48 highly spirited individuals with a passion for self-improvement, an interest for expanding their horizons and an aptitude for competition, to represent SFU Beedie School of Business.
Make the leap. Experience JDC West.
Website: sfujdcwest.com
Contact: jdcwest@sfu.ca | Facebook | @SFUJDCWest
SFU Real Estate Club
Homebuying is one of life’s greatest monetary investments; it is imperative that one ensures they are making a sound real estate decision. The core endeavour at the SFU Real Estate Club is to educate today’s students with real estate fundaments to become tomorrow’s informed homebuyers. Whether you’re wanting to learn more about homebuying, renting, real estate investing, or just the industry in general, we invite you to come out to our monthly events. There, you’ll meet industry professionals and other students who likewise are interested in real estate.
Our vision is to become SFU’s leader in providing real estate literacy.
Website: sfurealestate.ca/
Contact: sfure@sfu.ca | Instagram | @sfurealestate
Student Marketing Association (SMA)
The Student Marketing Association (SMA) is SFU’s creative and innovative marketing-based student organization. We aim to foster a dynamic learning environment by hosting a wide variety of events, ranging from speaker series, agency tours, networking events, workshops and charity fundraisers. Our goal is to connect SMA members with the marketing industry and to complement relevant knowledge from the classroom with real-world experiences relating to marketing professions.
Website: www.sfusma.com
Contact: sma-info@sfu.ca | Facebook | @SFUSMA
Young Women in Business (YWiB)
YWiB SFU is a Young Women in Business (YWiB) Network university chapter that brings diverse, passionate SFU leaders together and focuses primarily on mentorship, relationship-building and facilitated growth, YWiB SFU provides relevant and constructive learning tailored to the needs of SFU female leaders. YWiB SFU is created for any female student who is looking to grow and learn. Despite our name Young Women in “Business”, we aim to be inclusive by involving women from various faculties. YWiB understands that all women, regardless of profession or area of study, are in the business of creating their career.
Website: ywib.ca/sfu
Contact: sfu@ywib.ca | Facebook | @YWiBSFU
TEDxSFU
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to ideas worth spreading, which are shared in the form of short, powerful talks by today’s leading thinkers. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience, and that’s where we come in.
TEDxSFU is a platform for community engagers and storytellers from all walks of life to showcase their ideas worth spreading with the SFU community and the Lower Mainland. We’ve built a space dedicated to exploration, discovery, and dialogue to tackle pivotal topics.
Website:tedxsfu.com
Want to get involved with a club or organization, but not sure which one? Meet with a coordinator in the Student Engagement and Development Office to learn about involvement opportunities, or email coordseo@sfu.ca.