Net Impact: It Is Our Time to Make History
The 2016 Net Impact Conference was presented with the theme of Making History. Each session was crafted to encompass this spirit, and to positively shape the creation of ideas. In[…]
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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
A Journey Through the First Nations of British Columbia
As part of SFU’s cross-cultural study team touring the regions of British Columbia, I had a unique opportunity of meeting some remarkable individuals from the First Nations, listening to stories[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
My Experience: The Mentors in Business Program
People generally join MBA programs to gain management skills to excel in their career. For me, I want to continue working in Human Resources and was looking to interact with[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
MSc Finance Students Win 2nd Place at the International PRMIA Risk Management Challenge
On Friday, March 11, four students from the Master of Science in Finance program earned second place in Professional Risk Managers’ International Association (PRMIA) Risk Management Challenge in Chicago, Illinois.[…]
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
East Meets West: Collaboration & Connections from Coast to Coast
So you may be wondering, what do MBA students do with their free time on weekends? In between studying for our classes, we can be found participating in many case[…]
Extract More Value From Your MBA: Learning to Listen
I could see how a student might approach an MBA as a purely academic exercise and how this could result in missing valuable chances for personal growth that are not[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
‘Get Warm’ Outreach Day
The Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) is a student led organization that connects all graduate business students at the Beedie School of Business. The executive team, which consists of: the[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The MBA Games: A Bucket List Experience
I totally get it, as an MBA student you’re busy. You’re tackling classes, readings, projects, work, family, kids, pets, hobbies and pretty much everything else in between. It’s not easy[…]
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。