My First Week in Vancouver
“Vancouver? But that’s halfway across the world from here!” That was one of the remarks that some of my friends and family in Poland would make upon hearing that I[…]
Category: Graduate Experience
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
Net Impact 2017: Path to Purpose
Purpose, meaning, impact—finding holistic fulfillment through your career has become an increasingly popular area of discussion for both corporations and university students. Net Impact’s 2017 conference (NI17) brought together industry[…]
EMBA First Year Reflections
With the first year of my Executive MBA (EMBA) experience now complete, I believe it’s only natural to take stock and reflect upon the lessons learned from the first 12[…]
Alumni Experience · Graduate Experience
SFU Beedie at Whistler Granfondo 2017
We completed our Executive MBA at SFU in June 2017 after almost 2 years of hard work—classes every other weekend, lots of group work, presentations, papers, and travels (for those[…]
Participating in the RADIUS Trampoline Business Model Validation Program
“Make the most of your MBA” was the advice that someone gave me before moving to Vancouver from Lima, Peru, my home country. At the time, I thought that meant[…]
How to Maximize Your Summer in Vancouver
Articles proclaiming the benefits of exercise and the importance of work-life balance are not new. An article published in the Harvard Business Review stated that exercise reduces stress and helps[…]
The Culture at Beedie
“So, why SFU?” Over the course of my MBA experience, I’ve been asked this question quite a lot. Whether at networking events, interviews, or catching up with friends, I’ve grown[…]
Graduate Experience · Student Engagement
The Fellowship of Radical Doers
The Japanese term ikigai frames one’s reason for being as a combination of what one loves to do, what one is good at, what one can be paid for, and[…]
Life at Downtown Vancouver Residency (or Charles Chang Innovation Centre)
Looking for the right place to stay can be challenging, especially for international students. Being new to Vancouver, I was looking for a place closer to school where I could[…]
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[…]
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[…]
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[…]