Frosh Mentor Training Session

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Frosh Mentor Training Session
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Todays Schedule

• Icebreakers
• SFU Biz 101 Workshop
• Frosh Logistics of all 3 days
• BMP year-long commitment outline
• Break for Lunch
• Professionalism in Involvement
• Social Dynamics and Leadership of a Small Group
• Public Speaking, Confidence, and Effective
  Communication
• Dance Prep Workshop

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Frosh Days

• Day 1 Slice Century House
• Day 2 Touring the World of SFU
• Day 3 The Red Carpet Boat Cruise

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Day 1 Sept 5th

• A Slice of the Business World 300-600 pm
• 300 330 Registration Group introductions
• 330 335 Sahar and Sophia Welcoming
• 3 35 3 50 Speakers - Sam, Bill, Eamon
• 350 4 05 Ice Breakers
• 4 05 4 30 SFU Business Powerpoint 
• 4 30 4 45 Ice breaker
• 4 45 5 30 Pizza Mingling
• 530 550 Draw for remaining prizes and Grand
  prize
• 550 600 Conclusion Frosh Video

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Day 1 Sept 5th

• Century House

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Day 2 Sept 12th

• Touring the World of SFU
• Bring up campus security
• Bring up conduct at campuses/boat cruise

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Day 3 Sept 13th

• The Red Carpet Boat Cruise

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BMP Workshop Agenda

• 1. BMP Mentor Frosh Leader Frosh Mentors
• 2. BMPs goals
• 3. SFU Business knowledge

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Frosh Mentors

• BMP Mentor Frosh Leader Frosh Mentors
• Proteges get closer bond with one dedicated
  individual
• Enriches amount of responsibility,
  accomplishment, and commitment for each Frosh
  Mentor

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BMP Goals

• Goals for Proteges
• Welcome them to SFU Business
• Smooth their transition from high school to
  university life
• Present opportunities for getting involved at SFU
  Business
• Program Goals
• Support other Clubs and Programs
• Attending their events with our first years
• Encouraging proteges to join clubs!

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Dealing with Protégés

• Respect yourself, your protégé and your school.
• Be approachable and open-minded
• You dont have to know EVERYTHING!
• Practice Active Listening
• DO NOT just tell them what to do
• Show them their options and let them choose
• Make time outside BMP events for your protégés

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BMP Event Schedule

• FALL HIGHLIGHTS
• September
• A Slice of the Business World
• Coffee and Tea with BMP
• October
• BMP Bowling / Karaoke Night
• November
• BMP Sports Night
• DETAILS TO FOLLOW FOR SPRING

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BMP Resources

• You can see important updates, RSVP for events,
  and find useful resources
• http//www.sfubiz.ca/bmp/
• Section For Mentors contains some of the
  information weve talked about today

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Follow-up

• FROSH is the initial party bash to SFU Business
• BMP continues throughout the year!
• Any Questions, concerns?
• Hope all of you enjoy this years FROSH/BMP events

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SFU Business Knowledge

• Co-op
• Exchange
• BBA Requirements
• Areas of Concentration
• SFU Business clubs
• Competitions
• Conferences
• Career Management Centre (CMC)

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Co-op

• Why join Co-op?
• learn new skills, enhance your understanding
• gain valuable career-related work experience
• apply your classroom learning to practical
  situations
• gain a better understanding of your course work
• explore your career options and figure out what
  youd like as a career

• build a strong application for graduate studies
• increase your competitiveness in the marketplace
• network with other professionals in your field
• help pay for your education
• work locally, nationally, and internationally

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Exchange

• Requirements
• Minimum 36 credit hours
• GPA of 3.00 or higher
• Declared Major
• A Valid Passport
• Where to apply?
• http//www.sfu.ca/international
• Thats Rosanne Ng (Rosy) ? SFU
  InternationalBusiness

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BBA Requirements

• WQB Requirements
• Writing Requirements
• Breadth Requirements
• Quantitative Requirements

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BBA Requirements

• More Details
• For first half of a student's degree (1-60 credit
  hours) the following requirements would normally
  be completed
• Lower Division requirements
• WQB requirements
• For last half of a student's degree (61-120
  credit hours) the following course requirements
  would normally be completed
• Business Core Courses
• Area(s) of Concentration
• Bus 400 requirements (normally would come from
  an area of concentration)
• Electives
• Any requirements still outstanding from the hours
  1-60

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Areas of Concentration

• Areas of concentration offered at SFU Business
• Accounting (Burnaby)
• Entrepreneurship (Surrey)
• Finance (Burnaby and Surrey)
• Human Resource Management (Burnaby)
• International Business (Burnaby)
• Management Information Systems (Burnaby)
• Management Science (Burnaby)
• Management and Technology (Surrey)
• Marketing (Burnaby and Surrey)

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SFU Business Clubs

• Why get involved?
• There are business clubs for every concentration
• Great way to interact others with similar
  interests
• Become a part of an organizing committee (OC) for
  exciting projects, many with industry experts!
• Real hands-on skills and leadership experience
  organizing an event
• Transfer your knowledge from the classroom
• Have fun!

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SFU Business Clubs

• Clubs
• Accounting Student Association (ASA) Advancing
  Canadian Entrepreneurship (ACE) ?Now SIFE
• AIESEC
• Business Leisure and Health (BLAH)
• Finance Club
• Human Resources Student's Association (HRSA)
• International Business Association (IBA)
• Management Information Systems Association (MISA)
  
• Student Marketing Association (SMA)
• Business Administration Student Society (BASS)
• The Buzz
• Business Administration Merchandise (BAM)
• Business Mentorship Program (BMP)

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Case Competitions

• National/International
• Inter-Collegiate Business Competition -- ICBC
• McGill -- MMICC
• IBC -- Texas
• Royal Roads
• Enterprize
• Excalibur
• JDC West Delegation of 50 students, including
• Academic case teams (concentration-specific, etc)
• Social team
• Sport team
• CaseIT Management Information Systems (MIS)
  international student-organized case competition

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Case Competitions

• Why? Bringing the Classroom to Life
• SFU Business profile as a top business school
  recognized by recent successes
• Past participants say It was one of the most
  memorable experiences at SFU
• Receive in-depth coaching on Business Plans/Case
  Analysis and Presentation Skills
• Gain the confidence and skills to analyze and
  solve business problems and plans under pressure
• Travel within Canada, the USA, or Overseas with
  all expenses covered

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Case Competitions

• Past Conferences Include
• Education Without Borders -- Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Human Resources Management Association (HRMA)
  Conference
• Vision (Marketing) Conference
• UVic Leadership Conference
• Waterloo Accounting Conference
• Life Pilot Professional Development
• CUTC-- Canadian Undergraduate Technology
  Conference
• Converse, Communicate, Collaborate Why attend a
  Conference?
• Converse with fellow business students from
  across Canada
• Develop your communication skills and learn how
  to build relationships with people in your chosen
  industry
• Learn and meet people in one event-packed setting
  

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Case Competitions

• Canadian Undergraduate Technology Conference
  (CUTC)
• Toronto, Ontario

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Case Competitions

• Education Without Borders
• Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Career Management Centre

• Located on the left wing of the Business Lounge,
  the CMC provides the professional resources that
  lead to career success stories.
• SFU Undergraduate Business Job Postings
• Online job board through CareerNetwork with job
  postings for undergraduate
• Full time
• Part time
• Contract
• Permanent
• Internships
• Career Workshops and Recruiting Events
• Career management workshops
• Dining Etiquette
• Dress for Success
• Work Search Strategies
• Company information sessions
• The Business Career Expo (at Canada Place early
  in the spring semester)