2011 Full-Time MBA Blog

Dear International MBA students,

The editing service is now up and running on Vista!

If you would like your papers, assignments or cases edited during the Core by our experienced editors, please log into Vista and go to the following location:

Home Page › Program Resources › International Student Resources › English Language Support Services

Please note:

• All assignments must be submitted in Word format in the corresponding assignment dropbox (eg. ITM A1 will need to be submitted in the ITM dropbox); editors will use the Word tracking tool to make suggestions for changes, and students can then decide if they will keep the suggested changes or not.

• Please allow at least 24 hours turnaround time for editing. The deadlines for submission of assignments for editing during the Core have been set at 24 hours prior to the assignment due date, and editors will endeavor to return your edited assignment within 24 hours. You will be informed if your assignment is expected to be later than 24 hours, if you submit it right before the due date.

You may also submit your resumes and cover letters for editing at the above location. This service is available right through until the end of your program in December 2012.

You will also have the opportunity to submit post-core assignments for editing, and details regarding this service will be posted as we near the end of the Core.

Please let me know if you have any problems uploading your assignments for editing. Otherwise, we hope this service is helpful for you.

Best regards,

Keira Louis, on behalf of the MBA & ECM Programs Office

Recently, the Office of the Vice-President External, Legal and Community Relations distributed the Community Engagement Discussion Paper to spark discussion about issues of importance for a University Community Engagement Strategy.  We have invited students, staff, faculty and community partners to contribute to this discussion through online and email options. (www.communityengagement.ubc.ca) 

We have also organized a series of Community Conversations to engage students, staff, faculty and partners around specific questions and topics embedded in the Discussion Paper.  Could I ask you to share this message with colleagues, students and partners who might be interested in joining these dialogues? 

The following sessions have been scheduled and are based on the Community Engagement Actions articulated in Place and Promise: 

September 15           What are the unique qualities or issues partnering with private sector partners?

September 20           How should the University define “service” for the purposes of tenure and promotion?

September 22           How can the University facilitate engagement of students and faculty in public policy development?

September 27           How can UBC increase the use of learning, cultural and outdoor venues on UBC’s campuses and sites?

September 29           How do we engage staff in the community engagement priority?

October 4                   What are the unique qualities or issues partnering with non-profit and volunteer organizations? 

All sessions are scheduled at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre in the Lillooet Room from 3:00 – 4:30 pm 

Many thanks in advance.  Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 

Michelle

T. Michelle Aucoin
Managing Director, Community Engagement
University of British Columbia
6253 NW Marine Drive
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 
Telephone 604 822-8548

The Canaccord Learning Commons wants to welcome you to the school! We’re here to help you get the most out of your time at Sauder and we work tirelessly to give you the right tools to make that happen. Many of you have already taken advantage of the great space we offer and we want to bring up a some important usage guidelines to your attention. You should know that:

• You can only book the space for two hours at a time
• Only one booking per day, per student is allowed
• You can book a room up to one week in advance
• Your group can re-book a room if it is available at the end of your booking
• If you are not in the room after 15mins you lose your booking
• We will shorten or cancel your bookings if you do not follow the guidelines and will be at risk of losing your booking privileges

You can find out more information about all the services we provide, including research help, writing tutoring, the Digital Media Lab, as well as all the learning resources we create at our website. You can also follow us on Twitter or Facebook for easy updates on what’s coming up at Sauder and UBC this week.

As of Tuesday, September 6, 2011, the new MBA student lounge will be open and ready for use!

The lounge is located in room HA439 and is accessible by swiping your UBC iclass card. Therefore, if you have not yet activated your UBC iclass card, please make sure you do so at HA451.

Enjoy your new space!

Best regards,

The MBA and ECM Programs Office

We know that the MBA is a demanding program. So, we are here to provide high level, reliable and flexible English language support to complement your coursework and help you, as an international student, prepare for placement interviews and the needs of the workplace. Our experienced editors and tutors can help you improve your oral and written communication skills and are available for everything from editing your assignments, resumes and cover letters, to providing one-on-one English language tutoring to fit the needs (and schedule) of your MBA program. The aim of the program is that you should be self-sufficient by the end of period 3.

We strongly encourage you to request an English Language Tutor to help you during your studies. Most tutoring takes place on campus or at a location that is mutually convenient for you and your tutor. To request a tutoring appointment, please click here and send an e-mail with the following information:

• When you would like to be assigned a tutor, i.e. in the next few days, or in 2 weeks
• What you would like to work on: general oral or written skills, revision of up-coming or past assignments, interview skills, or specific grammatical problems.
• How and when you can be contacted: by phone, email etc.

You will receive a reply that will give you the name of your tutor, and provide contact details. You will arrange a time and place to meet directly with your tutor, not through this email.

In the first week of Core, I will also provide you with information regarding our free editing service which will be accessible through Vista for the duration of the Core as well as Periods 1, 2 and 3 of the Post-Core. So keep an eye out for a post early next week explaining how to submit your papers for editing.

In the meantime, if you have any questions about this service, please feel free to contact me at keira.louis@sauder.ubc.ca.

Best regards,

Keira

The Graduate breakout rooms and the David Lam Library breakout rooms are not the only study spaces available to you. Please see the following location on Vista for additional spaces on campus when these rooms are all booked:

Home Page › Program Resources › Alternate Study Spaces on Campus

Copies of the student rosters have been posted on your Vista site: Sauder Masters Workshops – 2011 Full Time MBA.

They can be found under: Home Page›Program Resources›Rosters

In addition to the breakout rooms in the Robert H. Lee Graduate School and the Canaccord Learning Commons, UBC has a variety of study spaces available to students. I have just posted a list of these spaces on the MBA Office Vista site at the following location:

Home Page › Program Resources › Study space on campus

Hope this helps if our rooms ever get full!