The Insiders
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May
17
UBC BoG committee approves transit tunnel for U-Boulevard.
Posted by: Neal Yonson | May 17, 2007 | 1 Comment
If you’re a new reader and would like some background, refer to a few earlier posts: The AMS and U-boulevard and What’s UBC Properties Trust? (clickies) Yesterday, the Board of Governors’ Property and Planning committee carried a motion to approve the construction of the tunnel that is to lead to the underground bus loop – […]
May
16
AMS Academic Quality committee update and beer with BoG rep Darren Peets
Posted by: Neal Yonson | May 16, 2007 | 8 Comments
Since these two events happened in the same day, and they’re not too lengthy, posts have been consolidated. The newest AMS committee, struck at the April 4th meeting had its first meeting yesterday. It has fairly broad aims: basically to prepare a framework for future AMS policy on matters of academic quality. That means setting […]
Apr
14
Governance Part II: UBC Properties Trust
Posted by: Neal Yonson | April 14, 2007 | 4 Comments
Once again, this is inspired by Tristan Markle’s excellent letter to the Ubyssey. He identifies UBC Properties Trust as a key driving force in the U.Blvd decision. He’s quite right. But the UBCPT question is one that’s far more broad than UBlvd; in fact, I’d argue it’s a fundamental threat to the University’s governance. So, […]
Apr
11
Corporate Governance I: BoG
Posted by: Neal Yonson | April 11, 2007 | 1 Comment
Since my time on the Board, I’ve taken an interest in governance best practices. And if not that, at least been more keenly aware of the relationships that build at Board levels, how the selection of a key few political appointees can really make a difference. To that end I was particularly intrigued by the […]
