UFV School of Business Alumni on CPA CFE Honour Roll!

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The UFV School of Business is proud to share that two of our alumni, Warren Rossing and Caleb Steegstra, made it on the May 2022 CPA CFE national honour roll! As a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) candidate, students must complete multiple individual examinations and team-based assessments that test their level of proficiency in the technical … Read more

Orange Shirt Day – National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

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September 30, 2021 marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process. The creation of this federal statutory … Read more

CPSA Accredits University of the Fraser Valley’s Profession Sales Minor!

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The CPSA is excited to announce a partnership with the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV). This partnership recognizes that the sales knowledge and skills delivered by the UFV’s School of Business’s brand new Professional Sales minor curriculum is aligned with the CPSA’s Sales Professional Competency Framework. UFV is the first and only university in Canada … Read more

School of Business Welcomed to CFA University Affiliation Program!

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The University of the Fraser Valley School of Business has been welcomed into CFA Institute University Affiliation Program! Students of the Bachelor of Business Administration – Finance Major program are taking steps toward career success through preparation for the CFA Program. Our BBA – Finance has been acknowledged as incorporating at least 70 percent of … Read more

Congratulations! Business 405 Students!

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Congratulations to Lorne Mackenzie’s students for their achievements related to Business 405 (Business Management Simulation). Tushar Malhotra, Aryan Gulsia, Gaurja Kaytal and Ankit Nirankari achieved the Global Top 100 ranking tied for the 43rd best Overall simulation (to date) score performance out of 3585 teams from 189 colleges/universities (undergraduate and masters) participating in the simulation … Read more

Go Enactus UFV team!

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Our Enactus UFV team, under the mentorship of Dr. Saeed Rahman, has achieved remarkable success in this year’s Enactus Regionals Competition. The team was the Winner of the CWB Financial Literacy pitch competition (became first out of 37 applications) and was the 2nd runner up for all three challenges: CWB Financial Education Challenge, Scotiabank Climate … Read more

RBC Event!

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On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, we welcomed Jim Allworth, one of RBC’s most respected and experienced investment strategists, to speak about topics like The path to economic recovery after the global pandemic, Impacts of the current supply chain disruption, Outlook and consequences of rising inflation, Expectations for, and the potential impact of, interest rate increases, and much more. We understand business owners’ worries and concerns about a potential shift in the world’s economic state. As the cost of doing business continues to rise, and supply continues to lag, Jim explored a number of pressing topics.

With close to 100 people in attendance, we want to thank all attendees who made this event a great success! Thank you to RBC and all of the volunteers for making this event possible.

Congratulations! Dr. Jelena Brcic on your recent publications!

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Congratulations! Dr. Jelena Brcic on your recent publications! Jelena Brcic’s has had two papers accepted at the 73rd International Astronautical Congress in Paris, France in Sept 2022.   They are titled “Personal Values Before and After Long-Duration Spaceflight” and ““Astronauts at Home on the International Space Station.”   The data used is from our ISS … Read more

Congratulations! Dr. Chris Schinckus on your recent publications!

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Congratulations to Dr. Chris Schinckus on your recent publications! Chris Schinckus was interviewed about Econophysics for the MarketWatch radio program: https://www.marketwatch.com/podcasts/best-new-ideas-in-money/can-an-ice-storm-predict-the-next-meme-stocks/2192068c-2265-48ed-a111-61330830f2fb   The Special Issue entitled “Three Risky Decades: A Time for Econophysics?”, co-edited by Chris Schinckus in the Entropy journal is now published: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy/special_issues/entropy_econophysics   Schinckus C., Ali M., Akther M. and Pahlevansharif S. … Read more