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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Negotiation Class and the Shark Tank Competition
Whether signing a deal for a new car, reaching an agreement for a business contract, or deciding on a restaurant for dinner with friends, everything revolves around the concept of[…]
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.[…]
Reflections on the First Few Weeks of our SFU MBA
We all had that nervous first week, fighting to prove that we were the superior balloon builders and pole balancers (mom would be so proud); we ran for office, learned[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Reflections for the business community following Stockholm Water Week 2016
Business-as-usual is now no longer possible with the crisis that is faced by our global water resources. I had the privilege of attending Stockholm Water Week 2016 at the end[…]
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[…]
Pick up the pace: How speed reading worked for me
How many words can you read per minute? What about at 10 pm at night when faced with a 20 page case study that is due for the next day?[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The Inaugural BC MBA Games
Connect. Inspire. Impact. That was the theme of this year’s inaugural BC MBA games held in Nanaimo, BC, organized by Omar Karim and Vancouver Island University (VIU). Overall, the weekend[…]
纸上得来终觉浅，绝知此事要躬行
转眼来温哥华已经快一年，MBA 的课业也已接近尾声。这一年里有过想要放弃的冲动，有过欢欣鼓舞的时刻，有过迷茫无措的烦恼，还有一些小小的感悟。于是很高兴有机会写这篇博客。能将这些思考的碎片稍作整理，记录下来与人分享，总是一件开心的事情。
Admissions Tips · Graduate Experience
The Case for Bike Commuting
I have some very important information to share with next year’s MBA cohort: bike commuting is the best way of getting around Vancouver. For those planning on living between 2-10[…]
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[…]
Tips for Managing Multicultural Teams
Diverse teams can be challenging and in today’s multicultural workplaces, managers need to know how to leverage differences to maximize performance outcomes. As MBA candidates at the Beedie School of[…]