Initial Observations from a New International MBA Student
As a prospective international student, I didn’t have the luxury of first testing out Vancouver or strolling down to 500 Granville street and checking out the campus in person. But[…]
Category: Graduate Experience
10 Tips on How to Save Money While Doing an MBA at the Beedie School of Business
Getting a higher education is an expensive endeavor. Scholarships and financial aid are the obvious ways to save money. But that’s just the beginning! Students waste a lot of money[…]
A day in the life of a SFU Beedie MBA student
6:45am – Wake up for a workout 9:30am to 1:00pm – Class in session 1:00pm – Lunch with classmates and friends at Urban Grill sushi, Taco del Mar or Sciue[…]
What is the best way to land the right job after your MBA?
There are many ways you can get a job. Online postings, networking, recruiting firms, handy connections and luck are common tactics, but the main question really is: how to[…]
Successful MBA Group Project- Marketing and MIS
Our MBA class just completed our Management Information Systems (MIS) and Marketing courses which cumulated with a very successful group project. We were encouraged as part of the project to[…]
Beedie MBA class to lead first charity climb
The following article was published by Climbforchange on June 16, 2013 I love it when people step up to the plate and use their personal passion and skill to help[…]
MBA Students Battle for the Segal Cup
Management, as we are taught repeatedly, is all about making decisions within confined spaces – having limited cash, time, and capabilities. To make things worse, you are never sure whether[…]
MBA Cross Cultural Study Trip to Chile and Argentina
Last month, over half of the SFU MBA and MBA-MOT cohorts embarked on a trip to Santiago, Chile and Buenos Aires, Argentina. The purpose of the trip was to expand[…]
MBA Career Networking Breakfast
On March 25, MBA students and recent alumni from SFU Beedie School of Business and UBC Sauder gathered at the annual breakfast recruiting reception to network with peers and meet with[…]
SFU Beedie’s Mentors In Business Program
The Mentors in Business Program is one of those amazing initiatives that reconfirms why one would enroll in a top MBA program. I was paired with an industry professional that[…]
First Nations Cultural Trip
Although I was aware of the importance of First Nations relations to the success of businesses in British Columbia, prior to this extraordinary trip, I never had the opportunity to[…]
SFU Students design a social media plan in MBA classes to help give back to our community.
Who would’ve thought, attending Marketing and Management Information Systems classes in term 2 of my SFU MBA Program would be so intrinsically rewarding? It was February 2013, and two elite[…]
Beyond The Classroom – MBA Social Life
While we do, inevitably, have a lot of work to do here at Beedie, there is still some time for fun. As VP Social Events, it is important to me[…]
Feedback isn’t for the faint of heart
by Laura Anderson | Read more at MBA Late B(l)oomer So, which do you prefer: giving feedback or receiving it? Actually for most of us, the answer is probably neither. Giving[…]
Green Minds Think Alike – Part Two: Geordan’s Experience
Joanna Kipp and Geordan Hankinson, co-presidents of the Net Impact Segal Chapter for the 2013 school year, recently had the great opportunity to travel to Baltimore to participate in the 2012[…]