Segal Case Club
Aunque me considero una persona confiada de mis habilidades para presentar y hablar en público en Español, las cosas en Inglés son a otro precio. Un menor dominio y fluidez[…]
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Beedie Student President’s State of the Union
My fellow students, the state of our school is strong! This past year has been full of tremendous growth and impressive accomplishments. Beginning with the building blocks of business, we[…]
Leadership Development in the Part Time MBA
Traditional university learning sometimes faces scrutiny for focusing too much on theory and memorization and not enough on practical skill development and application. The Part-Time MBA Cohort at SFU Surrey[…]
The Professors of Beedie
I could talk about every single professor I’ve had over the past year, as each one has expanded my way of thinking and process of learning in very different ways. But for[…]
The need to balance work, school and life in the Part-time MBA
Busy, busy, busy—well that pretty much sums up the first two semesters of the part time MBA Program. Although it has been a challenge to balance work, school and life,[…]
A Typical Day in the life of an MBA student at Beedie School of Business
Like so many prospective business students, prior to enrolling at Beedie, I was curious to know what a typical day of an MBA student might entail. Sophie Collin’s blog, “A[…]
Something Sustainable
On May 31st 2014, Beedie School of Business held its inaugural case competition – the SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge Case Competition, or in short the SFU Challenge. This[…]
Running in the Rain
Waking up on Saturday morning, the first thought that came to mind was what have I gotten myself into? It was pouring rain and I was expected to show up[…]
Exercise Options for Busy Students
When starting the MBA program I have to admit that exercising was not a top priority. However, as the first few months passed and the rhythm of the program began to set it[…]
La experiencia de un estudiante internacional en SFU
Canadá es un país con las puertas abiertas a todos sus visitantes, y conmigo no ha sido la excepción. Estudiar en Simon Fraser University me ha permitido conocer Vancouver, una[…]
Lunch ‘N’ Learn @ Beedie School of Business
It’s Saturday night after a long week of classes and I decide to fight the rain and head out on the town. That and my girlfriend is hosting a ‘book club’ (wine[…]
MSc Finance students attend the Rise Conference in Dayton Ohio
At first, participating in the Redefining Investment Strategy Education(RISE) competition was just an ordinary competition for us; but after spending three days at the University of Dayton, I can truly[…]
Battle of Finance Minds- SFU Beedie finishes 2nd out of 91 competitors at The 2014 PRMIA Risk Management Case Competition
The 2014 PRMIA Risk Management Case Competition took place over 3 rounds with the international final round in Toronto on February 28th. Competitors were given two real world cases to[…]
The HEC Case Competition Experience – a Sensitivity Analysis
My colleague Shaun McPhee has already spoken about his experience at the HEC Sustainability Challenge in Montreal. This post will provide a quantitative analysis of this experience (prepare for a[…]
Poutine and Presentations
It is 11:58am and I am sitting in the vault trying to determine the best means of conveying my 2014 HEC Sustainability Challenge experience. My exhaustion is still present in[…]