Are you a UBC or SFU student changemaker eager to create a social venture and secure seed funding for your initiative? This is your opportunity to learn how to launch, lead, and implement your venture in the community!
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Datastream Sessions
The David Lam Library is hosting two Datastream training sessions on Thursday September 22nd in room DL 125:
10:00a.m.-11:00 a.m. (Beginners)
2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. (Advanced)
Datastream is an international and interdisciplinary database of business and economic time series, used by academics and journalists to find current and historical data in the areas of business, economics, finance, engineering, manufacturing, and land and food systems.
If you are interested, please email christina.sylka@ubc.ca to confirm your attendance.
Both sessions will be taught by Annie Xu, Senior Investment Management Specialist from Thomson Reuters and graduate of Sauder’s BCOMM program. Annie has provided training and instruction to various universities and organizations, including University of Toronto, University of California LA, Ryerson University, Coastal Carolina University, Laurier University, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, TD, Royal Bank, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Templeton Franklin and various asset management firms.
Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to attend either or both sessions.
If you have areas in which you are specifically interested or any Datastream related questions you would like to have addressed during the sessions, please contact Annie.Xu@thomsonreuters.com, so she can customize her sessions further.
Datastream is currently available on standalone machines in CLC 222 (the PC Lab in the David Lam Library), the Humanities and Social Sciences Division of Koerner Library, and the PhD lab.
Phelps Centre for the Study of Government and Business Invite you to the public lecture, “Can Green Power Save Us from Climate Change?”
Presented by Professor M. Scott Taylor, Canada Research Chair in International, Energy and Environmental Economics, University of Calgary, Alberta
October 7, 2011 (Friday)
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Public Lecture
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Reception
See your Vista site: Sauder Masters Workshops – 2010 Part-Time MBA under: Home Page›Non-Academic Announcements›Social & Extracurricular Announcements for additional information and registration instructions.
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Global Marketing Competition 2012
Global Marketing Competition 2012 is an international competition organised by Esic Business & Marketing School. For further details, please go to the following folder on Vista:
Home Page › Non-Academic Announcements › Case Competitions & Awards
This message is being posted on behalf of the Canaccord Learning Commons:
Welcome to the start of the year Sauder! To kick off the year we’d like to invite you to join us as Linda Stewart, former Vancouver Police Department constable and experienced negotiator, shares her experiences dealing with crisis and conflict in the streets of Vancouver.
You’ll hear how this legendary and compassionate cop successfully managed dozens of situations, as well as get a sneak peek at scenes from the upcoming documentary based on her career, Riding with Madonna.
Join us September 28th from 5:30pm – 7:00pm in Room 182 (Victoria Learning Theatre) at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
To attend you must RSVP here.
Questions or comments? Email Alex Monegro at alex.monegro@sauder.ubc.ca or Jan Wallace at jan.wallace@ubc.ca
The Period 5 exam schedules for the Full-Time MBA modules has been posted on your Vista site: Sauder Masters Workshops – 2010 Part-Time MBA under: Home Page> Post-Core Academic Information> Post-Core Modules
Please note, as per the Examination Policy, all exams, must be sat at the time stated in the exam schedule. Exams may not be re-arranged to accommodate students’ travel plans, irrespective of the reason for travelling. Extensions may only be granted by the MBA & ECM Programs Office for medical reasons. Students must notify the MBA & ECM Programs Office (askmba@sauder.ubc.ca) prior to the start of the exam if they are too ill to write. A doctor’s note must be provided prior to the scheduling of a new exam date.
Any student with Examination Hardship defined as THREE or more exams within a 24-hour period should report this to the MBA & ECM Programs Office Programs Office (askmba@sauder.ubc.ca) by no later than Monday, September 26, 2011. Failure to notify the MBA & ECM Programs Office of 3 exams within 24 hours by the deadline given may result in students not being able to have an alternate exam sitting.
To view the full Examination Policy, visit Vista: Sauder Masters Workshops – 2010 Part-Time MBA under: Home Page> Program Policies.
To RSVP for the Terry Matthews speaker event, please note that the correct email address is:
Regards,
MBA & ECM Programs Office
Just a reminder that for FT modules today is the last day to drop modules for Period 5 without getting a W on your transcript. You will find the full withdrawal policy on your Vista site in the Program Policies folder.
Come see Sir Terry Matthews speak about his career as an entrepreneur and discuss future opportunities to participate in the entrepreneurship@Alacrity program.
- Date: Friday September 16th from 1 – 2 pm
- Venue: Room 228 McLeod Building (2356 Main Mall)
Space will be limited, so please RSVP to golriz@alactrityfoundation.com
The UPass Waiver form is now available on Vista: Home Page›Non-Academic Information›Parking & Trasportation
Please fill it out and return it via email directly to the Trek office: trans.plan@ubc.ca. The passes will be mailed to you at the end of September, after the tuition payment deadline and add/drop deadline for the program has passed.