Life in Vancouver: As Told by an SFU Beedie MSc Finance Student
Travelling to Vancouver, might as well be the biggest adventure of my lifetime. Saying goodbye to my family from Mumbai, I travelled to Delhi – Dubai – Barcelona – Mexico[…]
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Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Mentorship for Success: Transform your SFU Beedie Graduate Experience with the Mentors in Business Program
This past winter/spring/summer, I became involved as a mentee in the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University Mentors in Business (MIB) program. Being a mature student, I was[…]
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Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Student Stories: The Transformative Journey of Being an International Student
Students from all walks of life can be observed in Universities globally, a major hub where students commence their undergraduate/graduate studies. International students form an integral part of this bracket.[…]
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[…]
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
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
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
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]