Life in Vancouver Through Joey’s Eyes
Hi there! My name is Joey, and I moved to Vancouver from Japan in September 2017 for the snow. I know it might sound weird as it only snows in[…]
Category: Graduate Experience
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
National Investment Banking Competition
NIBC is one of the largest investment banking competitions for students to get a glimpse into the industry. It provides students from all over the world the opportunity to solve an[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
MBA Games: When I say Simon, you say Fraser!
When I say Simon, you say Fraser!!! The chants of the SFU Beedie team boomed throughout the competition venues, letting everyone know that we were here to win. What competitions,[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
CSR Case Competition at HEC Montreal
Don’t just learn, experience. Don’t just read, absorb. Don’t just change, transform. Don’t just relate, advocate. It started with bonjour and ended with à bientôt at the ‘The City of Saints’.[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
A Study in Leadership: East Meets West MBA Case Competition
A unique case competition with a trick up its sleeve Unlike traditional case competitions, where each university is represented by a team of students and compete against other schools, this[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
All Aboard the Mentor-SHIP
My top 5 pieces of advice for cruising through Beedie’s Mentors in Business program 1. Chart your course Planning, having a vision, goal setting & coming prepared Mentor: Tap into your[…]
Finding Your Purpose
It was a sunny afternoon when I attended a workshop hosted by SFU Net Impact, featuring Dr. Andrew J. Hoffman—a leader in using organizational, network and strategic analyses to assess[…]
PRMIA Journey in New York
The PRMIA Risk Management Challenge (PRMC) is organized by the renowned Professional Risk Managers’ International Association each year. It provides students from different parts of the world the opportunity to[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Beyond Bitcoin: Blockchain and the Future of Work – A Panel Discussion
Early in the fall of 2017, Associate Dean Andrew Gemino came to our very first Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) meeting to pass along some ideas for the year. One[…]
The Graduate Women’s Council and Making the Most of Your MBA Experience
A few months before my MBA journey at SFU began, I heard about the Graduate Women’s Council (GWC) and felt a jolt of energy course through me as I read[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
From Networking to Relationships: Graduate Women’s Council Run the World Series
“Networking, again” – ever catch yourself thinking this? The first few networking events were exciting, eye-opening and humbling. But as you attend more events, networking increasingly feels like a routine[…]
National Investment Banking Competition (NIBC): A Few Things We learned from NIBC
The National investment Banking Competition & Conference is the largest event for students who are looking for jobs in investment banking. It not only gives students an opportunity to practice[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The East Meets West Leadership Case Competition 2018: Making Connections & Learning to Collaborate
For those of you who have visited Calgary during the winter, you’ll know that it’s no easy task. But despite the winter storm warnings and freezing temperatures, our SFU Beedie[…]
The McGill International Portfolio Challenge
Upon the submission of the case online, SFU’s Vinayak (Vinny) Gunda, Rongjin (Veronica) Zhang, Earendil Guitierrez & Vivien Yang were invited to compete at the final round of McGill International[…]
What does Simon say?! S F U!
What does Simon say?! S F U! Shouted our team before taking the stage for our Team Dance at the 2018 MBA Games Opening Ceremony. Following our incredibly energetic performance[…]