2011 Part-Time MBA Blog

On August 10th join us to hear from 3 CMA members and find out about their experience with the Accelerated Program, National Entrance Exam, and the Strategic Leadership Program. Our CMA speaker panel will also talk about how the CMA designation helped them get ahead in their careers. Following the panel, stay for great networking and appetizers, with the opportunity to meet further CMA members.  Event flyer and RSVP details can be found on Vista in the General Announcements folder.

Please see link for further details:

http://www.upass.ubc.ca/5-big-changes-to-u-pass/

This summer, Sauder Executive Education will be hosting a group of Executive MBA students from Vienna University.  These executives come from a range of European countries and work in a wide variety of organizations.  On behalf of the Program and the Sauder School of Business, we would like to cordially invite you to a networking reception (food and the first drink is on us!) with the group.

Date:  Tuesday, August 9^th, 2011

Time:  5pm

Location: Kingston Taphouse and Grille, 755 Richards Street Vancouver BC (West Georgia &Robson St)

RSVP: suzanne.nhan@sauder.ubc.ca

Please see Vista for further details:

Home Page › General Announcements

The PT Cohort 9 – year 1, PT Cohort 8 – year 2 and FT MBA P1-3(draft) schedules have been posted on Vista in the Post-Core Modules folder.

Search, New Dean, Sauder School of Business Consultation and Reception – Monday, June 6, 2011. Students are invited to give input on the search for our faculty’s new Dean.  See the Home Page › General Announcements section of Vista for additional information on the process and how to register.

The Institute for European Studies (IES) is excited to present you the international conference

 ‘Climate Policies, International Regimes & Global Trade: A Transatlantic Perspective’

Friday, 10 June, 2011 (6pm)
Saturday, 11 June, 2011 (8.30am – 6pm)
Room 120, CK Choi Building, UBC

The conference will begin Friday 10 June with a keynote by Matthew Hoffmann of the University of Toronto followed by a roundtable discussion with speakers from politics and academia. Saturday will be filled with three sessions and eleven presentations by high-profile experts. For details about the sessions and speakers, please see the attached conference program and check out our website at http://www.ies.ubc.ca/climate-policies-international-regimes-global-trade-conference

If you would like to attend, please RSVP by mail to europe@exchange.ubc.ca as space is limited. Also please indicate whether you plan on attending the entire conference or only Friday or Saturday.

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Summer hours starting May 11: Wednesdays, 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Room: CLC315 (in the David Lam Library – Canaccord Learning Commons, UBC Point Grey Campus)
Reservations: sign up at room CLC315
Questions: e-mail Barb Duzy (barb.duzy@sauder.ubc.ca)

Check out what is happening at Sauder!!  The latest edition of the Sauder 360 newsletter can be found on-line:
http://newsletters.sauder.ubc.ca/news/View.aspx?id=277335&q=311904421&qz=aac0cc

Back issues are also available:
http://www.sauder.ubc.ca/News/Sauder_360

The UBC EMBA Program in Health Care is leading a 1-week Health Care Study Tour in partnership with Copenhagen Business School. Full-time and Part-time MBA students with previous professional experience in the Health Care industry are invited to participate. This program is worth 1.5 credits and will be assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. This program will count as credit for the IB Sub-specialization. Program fees are the responsibility of participating students.

See the “Home Page › General Announcements” section of Vista for additional information.

Reminder: Your 2011 Summer session tuition installment is due by no later than Wednesday, May 11, 2011.