Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Useful Tips for your SFU Beedie MBA Journey
Why did we choose to pursue an MBA degree? This choice was a big life-long decision for each of the students in my cohort. The answers can vary widely, such[…]
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Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
How to be an Interculturally Competent Leader
Living in Vancouver City, one of the most culturally diverse cities globally, is an enriching experience in itself. Our MBA cohort has students from 19 different countries, and it presents[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Student Stories: My Journey as a Mexican International Student in Vancouver, Canada
I arrived in Vancouver at the end of September of 2019, so I was fortunate enough to know a bit of the city for 6 months pre-covid. I was excited[…]
Student Stories: Self-care Tips for a Healthy & Balanced Student Life
Stephen Hawking rightly said, “Work gives you meaning and purpose, and life is empty without it.” However, I’d revise that to say that “Meaningful work gives us direction in life.”[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Student Stories: How to Build Community Online
As cliché as it may sound, these are unprecedented times. But as they say, time and opportunities wait for no one. In the past year, many of us have lived[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Student Stories: Pursuing an MBA from a Non-Traditional Background
I worked at summer camps and in the outdoor education industry for nearly a decade. I started as a camp counsellor and kept working at various camps until my most[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Pop-up Case Competition Challenge: CECU Marketing Strategy
The break between the Spring and Summer terms of our Full-Time MBA program turned out to be more exciting and challenging than we could have imagined. A pop-up case competition,[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
5 Scenic Places to go for Walks in Vancouver
Vancouver is well known for its abundance of beautiful nature. Mountains, sea, fields, lakes… we have it all. Accessible and wonderful as they are, we sometimes just want to take[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
SFU Beedie School of Business’ Net Impact Case Competition & The Importance of Climate Justice
If you have read previous case competition reflections on this blog, you will know that competing is no small task. As a member of the Beedie School of Business’ Net[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Top 5 Ways to Maximize your MBA Experience (Part II)
In part I, we discussed the first two items of my Top-5 List, and I will continue to talk about my experiences related to student clubs, MBA Games, and the[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Leadership Through the Decades: Lessons from CEO Gordon Keep
Carrying forward my experience of interviewing two very different CEOs, for my second blog, I am presenting the excerpts from the interview that I conducted with Gordon Keep – CEO,[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
5 Perks of Pandemic-Induced Online Learning
It’s been over a year now since the onset of the pandemic, the lockdowns, and for many, the abrupt shift into online everything. Platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Five Fun Activities for Mental & Physical Wellness
With COVID-19 cases climbing, the need for social distance is as important as ever. While fitness classes are cancelled and opportunities for in-person human interaction are at an all-time low,[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Resiliency in Leadership: Lessons from CEO Ankit Kush
The MBA program at the SFU Segal Graduate Business School is designed for academic excellence and presents opportunities for students to connect with and seek guidance from eminent business professionals.[…]
Taking on the Virtual 2021 MBA Games
It was without doubt the best moment of my MBA experience so far when Lesley informed me that I had been selected as MBA Games team captain. However, instantaneous jubilation[…]