News and Events
The Pacific Venture Capital Conference and Competition (PVCC) competition is targeted towards students who wish to increase their breadth of knowledge towards Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship, with the added bonus of refining hands-on Capital Markets skills on a professional level. PVCC is an international competition and conference designed for two types of student innovators: ones … Read more
This year, accounting students from UFV are eligible to apply for one of three $1,000 scholarships funded equally by FVCPAA and CPAEF. Students are requested to submit their application to their university’s professor for consideration. The university representative for UFV will be Raymond Leung. The objectives of the FVCPAA are to foster: professional relationships amongst … Read more
The application period for Linköping University Summer Academy will soon open – exclusively to all partner universities from 1 February 2017 until 6 March 2017 (midnight CET). Nominated students can apply on their website. The programme will give international students an opportunity to study in Linköping for four weeks, choose from a number of high-quality courses … Read more
Coaching2Go provides students with the opportunity to receive help with their resume and cover letter on a drop in basis at an accessible location outside of the Career Centre. Career Coaches can also advise students on other career related topics such as: interview skills, job search skills and Career Centre services. Please see the details … Read more
The School of Business proudly invites you to attend the next Research Seminar presented by Dave Harder. Dave will be discussing his new book, Mind, Money & Markets on February 3, 2017 from 12:30-2:00 PM in room C 1422. If you are interested in attending this event, please RSVP to bizevents@ufv.ca by Friday, January 23, 2017. Dave Harder is one … Read more
Students from Rick Hansen Secondary school, in Abbotsford BC, have recently won a competition involving using co-ops in schools. The winning students were coached by some of our very talented UFV BBA students, Katherine Levett, Sundeep Johal, Michelle Ndizeye, Nicole Noort, and Caitlin O-Donaghue, who assisted the group of three students win the competition, and … Read more
On June 3rd, several faculty from the School of Business traveled to Edmonton, Alberta, for the annual Administrative Sciences Association of Canada conference. Four faculty member papers were presented, one of which was co-authored by Dr. Kirsten Robertson, HR/Organizational Management instructor for the School of Business. Her submission, titled “Part of the Package’ A Grounded … Read more
On behalf of the Director of the School of Business I would like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to the graduating class of 2016. As Director of the School of Business, I have had the pleasure of seeing, first hand, your growth as individuals, and as intellectuals. I have been witness to some of your … Read more
Congratulations to the Business students who won an award at the 2016 Undergraduate Research Excellence Awards night, hosted by the UFV Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies Office. Under the supervision of Associate Professor David Dobson, Business students Delaney Minor, Manjot Pander, and Seth Stenner (pictured above) conducted a study titled “The Truth Behind RateMyProfessors.com“. This … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Kirsten Robertson for receiving the Best Paper Award from the Management Teaching Review, for her paper, “Jarvis Manufacturing: An experiential exercise for teaching the fundamentals of teamwork.” Read the full article here.