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[…]
Alumni Experience · Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Career Journey Series: Life Lessons from Gurwinder Singh, SFU Beedie’s Director, Graduate Career Management Centre
The Career Journey Series is aimed at learning more about the career experience of leaders at our school. We hope to present their leadership lessons, principles and values. This would[…]
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.[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Top 5 Ways to Maximize your MBA Experience (Part I)
I used to work as a busy auditor. Taking about two years off to sit in a classroom might seem unreal as compared to my previous deadline-driven life. It seems[…]
Alumni Experience · Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Event Recap: Mentorship During a Pandemic Panel Discussion hosted by the SFU Beedie’s Graduate Women’s Council
The Beedie School of Business’ Graduate Women’s Council event in celebration of International Women’s Day, titled ‘Mentorship During a Pandemic’, commenced on the 16th of March 2021 and saw a[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
SFU Beedie’s case competition team demonstrates strength in diversity
One of the highlights of the MBA experience is the opportunity to participate in a case competition. It may be hard to imagine how, on top of balancing a full-time[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Racing to Strike Gold at the Daniels College of Business (University of Denver) Race and Case Competition
The two weeks during which our team participated in the Daniels College of Business (University of Denver) Race and Case competition was a hectic one indeed. Between hefty course loads,[…]