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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
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
Once again the Research, Engagement, and Graduate Studies office hosted the Faculty Micro-Lecture event. This is a chance for the UFV community to expand their academic pool of knowledge and sample new subject areas with an interdisciplinary afternoon showcasing faculty research from across the institution. Faculty presenters each take the stage for a maximum of … Read more
Friday, March 10, 2017, 12:30–2 pm, ABC 1427 The School of Business is pleased to host the second 2017 Research Seminar presented by Dr. Ken R. Blawatt, UFV School of Business. Economics is now under some pressure to improve, if not change its premise. In the last few decades noteworthy economists, leading academics and business leaders worldwide, have expressed serious … 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
Krystine McInnes, CEO of Athena Organic Farms will explain how her multi-sited food hub operation uses a sustainable business model that combines small lot regional food production and high tech precision agriculture systems. Come listen to her speak on Tuesday, January 24th at 6:10pm in Abbotsford A305. Everyone is welcome! For more information contact Garry … 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
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
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