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[…]
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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[…]
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Leeds School of Business Net Impact Case Competition – Whole Health and the Quest for Cultural Change
Last month I had the pleasure of participating in the Leeds School of Business Net Impact Case Competition: Whole Health and the Quest for Cultural Change: Acer Energy. This was[…]
How I became a Social Entrepreneur
After completing the academic portion of an MBA, becoming an entrepreneur might not seem like your most appealing choice. There are so many opportunities available that risking the possibility of[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
ApparelCamp 2016
Let’s be honest; living in Vancouver, most of us can’t really afford to quit our jobs to go back to school. I certainly couldn’t. I wanted to find a way[…]
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing
Last week I had the pleasure to attend the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing held in Houston, TX. This conference is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Case Competitions: Practical Experiences that you Cannot Mimic in a Classroom
Early this year I competed in a sustainability case competition hosted by the SFU Net Impact team. The following video gives some great clips of what a formal competition consists[…]
How to Network Effectively
Business networking is the key component of every business program. The question is how to make it a fun and thrilling experience? Elevator Pitch The most effective tip[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The 2016 “Hult Prize Competition” Experience
After countless ideas, discussions, and hours of work, our team was ready for the big weekend. We finished a marketing class in Vancouver, and then we were off to San[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Importance of Bonding
People come to business schools to improve their careers, not their social life. However, if you really want to live your MBA experience to the fullest, you need to think[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The Success of the Second Annual SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge
On April 18, 2015, the Second Annual SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge was held at the Segal Graduate School in downtown Vancouver. This competition is the only one of[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Student MBAs Host the Second Annual SFU Beedie Net Impact Sustainability Challenge
The SFU Beedie Sustainability Challenge will be held on April 18, 2015 at the SFU Segal building in downtown Vancouver. This case competition presents an opportunity for MBA students from[…]
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[…]
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[…]
The Impact of Getting Involved by Taralyn Day
Part of the value of the MBA program is the opportunity to network and get involved with local organizations. Many of us have found board and committee positions through SFU[…]