Please note that the new key card access restrictions have been postponed until early next week. Key card programming is available now at Accounts/Administration Room 447 in the Henry Angus Building.
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Happy Halloween
Come by the MBA & ECM Programs Office for some Halloween Treats!
Wishing you all a Safe, Healthy and Happy Halloween
Please note that new key card access restrictions will begin November 1st at 7:00am. Ensure that your card is properly programed in order for you to gain access to the MBA entrance to the corridor. The new hours are as follows:
Door from CA Hall into Graduate Student area:
Monday-Thursday 7:00am-7:00pm: Door will be open access, no key card required.
Monday-Thursday 7:00pm-11:00pm: Door will be key card access only.
Friday 7:00am-5:00pm: Door will be open access, no key card required.
Friday 5:00pm-11:00pm: Door will be key card access only
Saturday-Sunday & Holidays: Key card access required at all times.
The David Lam Corridor entrance will be programmed to key card access only during all days/times.
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Celebrate Learning Week
Date: Saturday, October 29 – Sunday, November 6, 2011
Location: UBC Vancouver
Join us for the 4th Annual Celebrate Learning Week! This is a week-long showcase of teaching and learning opportunities available at UBC Vancouver. We will honour and promote learning and development opportunities through a variety of lectures, displays, information sessions, and more. We encourage students, faculty, staff and the community to come out, share ideas and learn from each other so we can further enhance the educational experience at UBC.
Examples of events that may be of interest:
- Oct. 31 – TLEF Showcase + Reception http://alturl.com/4hniz
- Nov. 1 – Dialogue on the History of Indian Residential Schools in Canada http://alturl.com/itf3y
- Nov. 3 – Key Strengths of Learning Communities : http://alturl.com/9yscx
- Nov. 3 – Dr. David Suzuki, Keynote Speaker at Accelerating Sustainability Conference http://alturl.com/h9awh
- Nov. 5 – TEDx Terry Talks http://alturl.com/zho3u
For more information watch our promotional video produced by the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D893abpKf7w
For more event information visit www.celebratelearning.ubc.ca and follow us on twitter @celebratelearn #CLW2011
FT & PT MBA Students:
Students taking MBA Modules, please be reminded of the deadlines for adding & dropping modules:
Period 6 Full-Time MBA Modules:
- October 31, 2011: Last day to drop modules without a “W” standing through the Student Service Centre.
- November 1-7, 2011: Student Service Centre available for course withdrawals with a “W” standing.
- After November 7, 2011: Dropping of course not available.
Part-Time MBA Modules:
For modules that begin on Friday evenings, students can withdraw with no penalty via the Student Service Centre provided they do so prior to the start of the next class (i.e. after 4 hours of teaching.)
For modules that begin on Saturday or Sunday, students can withdraw with no penalty via the Student Service Centre provided they do so on the same day prior to the start of afternoon class (i.e. after 4 hours of teaching.)
The full policy is available on Vista in the Program Policies folder.
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Scholarship Awards
Students,
4 exciting opportunities for a scholarship award are now open. Awards are available to Canadians. Please see below for more details.
Commonwealth Scholarship Plan – United Kingdom
Two types of doctoral award are offered for applicants in any discipline:
· 12-36 months support toward a full-time doctoral program at an eligible UK university; this is known as a doctoral award.
· 12 months support for research in the UK toward completion of a doctoral program at a Canadian university; this is known as a split-site doctoral award.
Deadline: November 12, 2011
For more information visit: Commonwealth Scholarship Plan – United Kingdom
Foreign Government Awards – Mexico
The Government of Mexico, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, offers awards for study or research at the Master’s, PhD, or Postdoctoral level.
Deadline: November 7, 2011
For more information visit: Foreign Government Awards Program – Mexico
Foreign Government Awards – Switzerland
Awards are available for studies at the Master’s/PhD level or for research at the Post-doctoral level in Switzerland. Priority will be given to PhD and Post-doctoral level applicants.
Deadline: November 12, 2011
For more information, visit: Foreign Government Awards Program – Switzerland
Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program (CCSEP)
Awards are offered to Canadian citizens pursuing studies/research at the Master’s or PhD level in subject areas related to China.
· Awards available are for studies and research, for a combination of studies and language studies or for language studies only.
· Awards are also available to Canadian faculty members pursuing research in subject areas related to China.
Deadline: November 12, 2011
For more information, visit: Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program
Columbia Business School cordially invites all German-speaking graduate students to the German MBA Conference 2011 in New York City from November 18th to 20th.
The German MBA Conference 2011 offers students the rare opportunity to personally interact, and to discuss the conference’s topic “Volatile World” with senior company representatives, including:
- Frank Mattern
Managing Partner
McKinsey & Company Germany
- Dr. Lutz R. Raettig
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt
- Michael Kruklinski
Vice President
Corporate Development & Strategy
Siemens Corporation - Professor Bruce C. N. Greenwald
Director of the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing
Columbia Business School
In addition, students can directly network with many representatives of the competition sponsors McKinsey & Company, Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley, and Allianz to further your recruiting efforts.
Last but not least, the conference will provide ample time for students to grow their personal network: Kick the conference off on Friday night at the cocktail reception, enjoy the gala dinner in Club 21 and New York City nightlife on Saturday, and finish off a great weekend with a Sunday brunch.
You can find the preliminary agenda, speaker bios, sponsor information and the registration form online at www.germanmbaconference.org.
The registration page is now open. The registration fee is $120. Application deadline: Monday, October 31st, 2011.
Your 2011 GMBA conference team
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Happy Diwali
Happy Diwali! To celebrate we have decorated the MBA & ECM Programs Office and have Jalaibi to share with you today. Come and celebrate with us!
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Sauder Bookstore Grand Opening
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Bloomberg Workshop Series
If you’re looking for a job in finance and trading, knowing how to use Bloomberg – a widely used financial database in the industry – will help you differentiate yourself from the rest. Join us for our Bloomberg workshops series and do just that. We are currently offering three workshops: (1) Introduction to Bloomberg, (2) Equity Analysis and, (3) Fixed Income Analysis. Click on this link and fill out the form so that we can set a time and date for a graduate student only session of the workshops. We’ll contact you via email with the date and time of the sessions. Which sessions we hold will be dependent on how much interest we receive, so tell your friends. Click here to see pictures of our first workshop and of the trading lab.
Alex Monegro, Canaccord Learning Commons