Beta Gamma Sigma - Ryerson University Chapter

07/16/2017

We are working on more events for this upcoming term. If you missed our last event this is what you missed!

04/07/2017

The key is to embrace disruption and change early. Don't react to it decades later. You can't fight innovation.

http://www.businessinsider.com/death-of-the-smartphone-and-what-comes-after-2017-3

Sorry, Google and Apple: The smartphone, one day, will die. Here's what comes after.

04/05/2017

Is it worthwhile for the Canadian government to support Bombardier? Opinions?

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/unions-call-bombardier-executive-pay-162022021.html

Bombardier's top executives will not get their full 2016 compensation for at least three years. Late Sunday night, Alain Bellemare, Bombardier's chief executive officer, announced in a news release that he had asked the company's board of directors to have 50 per cent of the total planned

04/03/2017

Interesting study on the effectiveness of colour influencing workplace productivity.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/scientists-developed-these-colors-for-offices-to-make-employees-more-productive-2017-03-31

Employees may have an answer to that 3 o’clock energy dip.

03/31/2017

The implications of the Keystone XL Pipeline in Canada.

http://business.financialpost.com/news/energy/what-the-building-of-keystone-xl-pipeline-will-mean-for-canada-and-the-canadian-energy-industry

Jobs, billions in wages, better oil prices and cheaper transport are some of the benefits that make this pipeline still relevant to Canada after eight long years

03/30/2017

With Brexit officially triggered, how will the world economy be impacted? Will this pose challenges or opportunities for new grads?

03/29/2017

As baby boomers continue to age and millennials open up the majority of bank accounts, major banks are making a sharp turn towards automated financial services. Will this trend continue to grow? Or is the face-to-face interaction between bank employee and customer still important?

http://www.businessinsider.com/banks-bet-on-investment-tech-2017-2

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03/28/2017

Caffeine may be a useful tool for students, but like all things, enjoy it in moderation.

03/27/2017

Are we due for a correction?

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/photos/1-million-home-looks-canada-slideshow-wp-204635073/

As winter starts to give way to spring in many parts of the country, Canadians are also getting ready to go house hunting. If they’ve got $1 million to spend, they could potentially call one of these houses in Canmore, Alta., Richmond Hill, Ont. or Surrey, B.C., home.

03/25/2017

Interesting illustration of student loans in America. Will Canadian students ever face the same challenges that students in the US are currently facing?

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/how-we-got-to-1-trillion-in-debt-an-illustrated-history-of-student-loans-in-america-2017-03-21

For the vast majority of the history of higher education, credit, particularly from the government, wasn’t available specifically for students to pay for college.

03/24/2017

Are you a BGS member and want to make the difference at TRSM?

Apply to be part of the BGS executive team by filling out the BGS Exec Team Application 2017-2018: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZOS2giMN6tGzNOYKnEHb1uphAy9vsguHg5FoIzVUA1nc9nQ/viewform

- Eligibility for the President position: you will be eligible as long as you are studying at Ryerson during the 2017-2018 school year. You can be a 4th or 5th year undergraduate, Master's, MBA or PhD student.

- For the VP positions: you don’t need to be a current student.

- If you are not able to make it to the annual meeting on the 30th, but would like to run for elections, please send us a brief video (2-5 min) of your speech. We will play it during the elections as part of your candidacy.

For those who haven't had the chance to fill out the BGS Survey 2017-2018 Event Planning, please give us your feedback! There are only 5 MC questions to answer: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfoTDMYWZ6qNNCGL_hMQCzGimyr9nD2J1bQ7NdVnmbOVQcE1A/viewform

We look forward to seeing you all at the annual general meeting on March 30th at 5:30pm.

Position Descriptions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/17X9Z2B82etq6GncOlcaeotNsKZi_2sPKvfD9QvhN4qk/edit #