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UFV Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies Office hosted their annual Undergraduate Research Excellence Award night, on May 29th. The School of Business is proud to announce that our students won two of the prestigious awards. Under Associate Professor, David Dobson’s supervision, Keith Greter, Jessa Leroux, Nicholas Point and Whitney Point conducted a study on improving the … Read more
The School of Business is very pleased to announce that this year’s Sustainable Development Essay Competition winner is Sarah Speight for her essay entitled, “Apiculture and Essential Skills Development Program Proposal”. In her paper, Sarah outlines, “a framework for an apiculture and essential skills training program at [the] University of the Fraser Valley to provide … Read more
The UFV School of Business would like to recognize the following students for their hard work and achievements at the UFV Student Research Day 2017. Congratulations to: Bronwen Kenyon, Kyle Sethi, and Ryan Gienger, the 2017 Student Research Day Award Winners, for their research titled “Sex at University”. Keith Greter, Jessa Leroux, Nicholas Point, and Whitley … Read more
The Peter Drucker Challenge is an essay contest for students and young professionals between 18 and 35 years of age is now in its 8th year. The theme for 2017 of Growth and Inclusive Prosperity which seems to touch a nerve across generations. Can digital technology (in particular automation and AI) spawn prosperity as opposed to eliminate jobs? … Read more
Tuesday, April 4, 2017 marked the 5th Annual School of Business Student research day. Six teams of students presented their research to a panel of judges and fielded questions on academic rigor and research design. Top prize was awarded to Chelsey Ens and Jonathan Ens who presented their research on the Effects of Valence Framing on Eco-Friendly Seafood … Read more
The UFV School of Business is proud to have been represented by several groups of accomplished students at UFV’s annual Student Research Day which took place this past Wednesday. The poster presentations were held in the Student Union Building, Great Hall and the event also featured micro lectures in the south atrium. Business students presented research … Read more
Our world is far from perfect, but what can be done change that? Life on land and under the sea is threatened, people die of hunger and curable diseases every day, and somehow in our advanced society gender equality is still an issue. There is an old English proverb that states, “Necessity is the Mother of … Read more
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
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
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