Menu
Log in


  • Home
  • Events
  • GBSSA SFU Beedie 2022 Annual Conference


GBSSA 2022 Annual Conference

Thanks for joining us at the annual conference!


Wednesday, November 2 - Friday, November 4, 2022

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Beyond:

Building Belonging


The 2022 GBSSA Conference is hosted by Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business, and is located in the beautiful, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Presentations

Please find presentations from our conference speakers below:

Vancouver 101

This will be your conference guide and help you learn more about Vancouver, our conference theme, conference details, traveling, where to stay, conference schedule, and social activities. Please click here to learn more!

Schedule for Conference

A detailed schedule can be located here.

    • Last updated October 31, 2022.
Day Time Description

Wednesday, November 2

3 - 6 p.m. Hotel Check-In
  2:45 p.m. OPTIONAL: Bus to Stanley Park
  3 - 4:30 p.m.

OPTIONAL: Talaysay Cultural History Tour of Stanley Park

(Advance RSVP required)

  4:30 p.m.
OPTIONAL: Bus back to downtown Vancouver
  6 - 9 p.m.
Casual Welcome Reception & Conference Registration Check-In

Thursday, November 3

8 - 9 a.m. Continental Breakfast


9 - 9:45 a.m. Conference Opening: Traditional Welcome & Dean's Welcome
  9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Opening Session: EDI in University Contexts
  10:45 - 11 a.m. Morning Break
  11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Session Block 1
  Option 1

Supporting International Student Academic Adjustment

Presenter: Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business
  Option 2

Supporting New to the U.S. Graduate Students

Presenter: Cherie Fu, Wake Forest University School of Business
  12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
  1:30 - 3 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 2
  Option 1

Managing Student Expectations: How to Create Work Life Balance

Presenter: Paul Wood, University of Colorado, Leeds School of Business

  Option 2

Developing Strategies to Address Enrollment Inequities for Black and Latinx Students in Specialized Graduate Management Programs

Presenter: Kevin Dietrick, Carnegie Mellon, Tepper School of Business

  3 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Break
  3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 3
  Option 1

Academic Success through Personal Wellness: Schulich Wellness Certificate

Presenter: Luba Pan, York University, Schulich School of Business

  Option 2

Decolonizing Practices in a University Setting: Case Study

Presenter: Alexia McKinnon, Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business

  6 - 9 p.m. Dinner

Friday, November 4

8 - 9:30 a.m. Casual/Continental Breakfast
  9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 4
  Option 1

Advising Business Student Organizations and Creating Inclusive Environments

Presenter: Joey Maman, University of Illinois Chicago, Liautaud Graduate School of Business

  Option 2

Managing Power Dynamics and Expectations as Administrative Employees in Colonial Institutions

Presenter: Katheryn Wells, Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business

  11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Conference Closing: June Francis
  6 p.m. Onwards

OPTIONAL: Friday Night Closing Social

Note: Food and drink will be on your own expense.


Optional Conference Events

The 2022 GBSSA conference includes some optional events at the beginning and end of the official conferences dates to experience Vancouver sights while in town. In order to secure numbers for these optional events, please RSVP here.

Whether these optional events have a separate cost may depend on how many people sign up. The Board is trying our best to be able to offer them at NO COST to conference attendees.

Hotel Information


Delta Hotels Vancouver Downtown Suites

550 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 1L6


The room block is now closed.

If you book a room at the hotel that wasn't part of the room block, please contact GBSSA and provide us with your hotel room information.

We should be able to add you to the room block from there.

REGISTER BELOW

Upcoming events

    • Wednesday, October 25, 2023
    • (CDT)
    • Friday, October 27, 2023
    • (CDT)
    • Student Center East, 3rd Floor - Cardinal Room | 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607
    Register

    GBSSA 2023 Annual Conference


    "Yes and..."

    Innovation and Creative Problem Solving

    in Business Education

    Chicago - Illinois - Swanson's

    Wednesday, October 25 - Friday, October 27, 2023

    The 2023 GBSSA Conference is hosted in partnership with UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School, which is located in the beautiful Chicago, Illinois.

    Schedule

    Day Time Description

    Wednesday, October 25

    3 - 5:45 p.m.

    Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop and GBSSA Conference Check-In

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions from O'hare Airport? Click here.
    • Need directions from Midway Airport? Click here.
      5:45 - 6 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Giordano's West Loop/Greektown 

    Address: 815 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Need directions? Click here.
    • Upon arrival at hotel, check your bag for your 3-day CTA pass.
      6 - 9 p.m.

    Casual Welcome Dinner at Giordano's West Loop/Greektown

    • Make sure to try some of Chicago's world-famous, deep dish pizza!
       9 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.

    Thursday, October 26

    8 - 9 a.m.

    Cardinal Room

    Continental Breakfast

    Address: 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Need directions to Student Center East? Click here.
    • Once inside, follow signage in building to find the Cardinal room.


    9 - 9:30 a.m.

    Cardinal Room

    Conference Opening

    Presenter: Scott Schneider, Assistant Dean at UIC Business Liautaud Graduate School

     

    9:30 - 10:45 a.m.

    Fort Dearborn

    Improv your Communication and Leadership Skills: An Experiential Sampler

    Presenter: Ranjit Souri, Director of Student Professional Development at UIC Business

    Note: We will be using improvisational techniques during this session and will ask conference attendees to participate.

      10:45 - 11 a.m. Morning Break
      11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Concurrent Session Block 1
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    Matriculation: Changing the Yes? To Yes! 

    Presenters: Sarah McBride and Erika Santoyo

    A. Gary Anderson School of Management, UC Riverside 

       

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    How to Exert Influence Without Formal Authority: Turning “No because’ into “Yes and”

    Presenters: Joy Bianchi, Amanda Gill, Jody O'Connor, and Holden Reyes

    Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley

      12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Lunch
      1:30 - 3 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 2
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    Empower & Engage: Building Quality Engagement Through Student Leadership & Events in MBA & Specialized Masters Programs

    Presenters: TJ Coblentz, Erica Day, and Liz Sortais

    W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University

       

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    Managing Expectations: Discretionary Decision Making to Resolve Complex Issues

    Presenter: Nicola Woods, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto

      3 - 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Break
      3:30 - 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 3
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    The Power of Inclusive Leadership

    Presenter: Nicole Kaforski, Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison

       

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    Defining Social Impact through Global & Experiential Learning Courses

    Presenter: Mohammad Khan, Jones Graduate School of Business, Rice University

      5 - 5:30 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.
      5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Break
      6:30 - 7:15 p.m.

    Meet at hotel lobby @ 6:30 p.m. and take CTA Train/Bus @ 6:45 p.m. to Second City

    Address: 230 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60614 

    • Need directions? Click here.
      8 - 10 p.m.

    Dinner & Second City Improv Show - "The Best of Second City: Chicago Style"

    Dinner and ticket provided by GBSSA. Guests are seated at 7:15 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m.

      10 p.m.

    Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.

    Friday, October 27

    8 - 9:30 a.m.

    Cardinal Room

    Continental Breakfast

    Address: 750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Need directions to Student Center East? Click here.
    • Once inside, follow signage in building to find the Cardinal room.
      9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Concurrent Sessions Block 4
     

    Option 1

    Cardinal Room

    Bridges of Collaboration: Uniting Diverse Programs for Student Success

    Presenters: Aimee Hanna and Cody Schara

    Wisconsin School of Business, University of Wisconsin - Madison

     

    Option 2

    White Oak Room

    To Be Determined...
      11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Conference Closing: Membership Survey Outcomes
      12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

    Break - Take CTA Train/Bus to Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    Address: 111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    • Need directions? Click here.
      6 p.m. Onwards

    OPTIONAL: Friday Night Closing Social - Punch Bowl Social 

    Address: 310 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607

    • Join us for food/drink, bowling, arcade, karaoke, or table games.
    • Food and drink will be on your own expense.
    • Need directions? Click here.

    Conference Information

    The Conference will be hosted at the University of Illinois Chicago.


    Student Center East, 3rd Floor - Cardinal Room

    750 S Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60607

    Hotel Information

    Club Quarters Hotel Central Loop

    111 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60603

    To book your room reservations, click here. Please book your room reservations by Friday, October 6.

    If you are having trouble booking your reservation through October 27th, please contact Wilmer Moreno, Manager at Club Quarters, at wmoreno@clubquarters.com or at (312) 601-3504.

    Refund Policy

    Conference attendees may receive a refund for their conference registration, if requested, on or before Monday, October 9, 2023.

To contact us please email: 

GBSSA.Board@gmail.com

Powered by Wild Apricot Membership Software