Monthly Archives: October 2013

Harry Rosen Presents, In Association with Samsung Canada: How’d You Get In?

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Titans of industry share their stories of success at this fall mixer. Please join us for an evening of social networking with fellow alumni and young professionals and hear first-hand how our panel of distinguished industry leaders got their foot in the door.

Our esteemed panel will speak about their own path to success, sharing key pieces of advice they learned along the way.

In partnership with alumni UBC, Sauder School of Business and Faculty of Applied Science.

Tuesday, November 12, 2013
7:00 – 9:00 pm

Location

Harry Rosen
700 West Georgia Street, Pacific Centre,
Vancouver, BC V7Y 1E8

Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshments will be served.

Tickets

$15 in advance, with proceeds to support UBC’s United Way of Lower Mainland Campaign.

Please RSVP online by Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Questions? Please contact Nicola Schuck at nicola.schuck@ubc.ca or 1-604-822-9519.

Opening Remarks

Larry Rosen – COO and President, Harry Rosen

Moderator

Fred Lee, BA’88 – Associate Director, alumni UBC; CBC host and The Province and Vancouver Courier columnist

Speakers

Victor de Bonis, BCom’89 – COO, Vancouver Canucks
Doug Hinton, BASc’77 – Executive Vice President, Hatch Mott MacDonald
Ryann Carruthers – President, Samsung Electronics Canada
Ryan Laurin – President, Braun/Allison

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Canadian Youth Business Foundation: Nov 5

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Do you have a million business ideas a week? Do you love the idea of being your own boss? Do you dream of opening your own store or launching your app?

We want to support you! We are the Canadian Youth Business Foundation – a national non-profit that supports young entrepreneurs through funding & mentorship. At our session, we will talk about what it takes to get your business going, how to access resources (including money!) that are available to you in BC, and we will showcase some of our awesome entrepreneurs. We will also teach you a little bit about credit scores- they may sound boring, but they may just be the thing that will hold you back from raising the capital you need to launch your dream.

Learn about our program and how we have supported over 8,500 young entrepreneurs across Canada, and how we want to support YOU!

Casual dress is fine for this session.  Please sign up on COOL!

Celebrate Diwali with Us!

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Come celebrate Diwali with the Graduate Programs office on Monday, November 4th from 12:00 – 2:00 pm in the Robert H Lee Graduate Wing.

Celebrated across the world, Diwali is the biggest, brightest and most popular event in the Indian calendar. The word diwali means “row of lighted lamps”, with light symbolizing the triumph of good over evil, prosperity over poverty and knowledge over ignorance.

Come enjoy some appetizers with us and share the celebrations!

CLC: Great book for MBA students

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There are lots of great books about marketing yourself in the Lam Library/Canaccord Learning Commons (CLC).

Our newest career management book is called “Forget a mentor; Find a sponsor”, published by Harvard Business Review Press.

The book is so new that it isn’t even out on the shelf yet. Ask Jan, if you would like to borrow our copy.

This book is really useful for MBA’s looking to make themselves attractive to potential employers.

Among the pieces of good advice are:

  • How to find and convert someone to be your sponsor
  • How to get the word out about your successes
  • How to create a personal appearance that fits in with your desired marketplace
  • How to dream your own vision for success

The book is written in plain English and is easy to skim. It is recommend it to anyone wanting to succeed in the workplace.

Ethics in Action – Oct 31, 2013

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Registration for this week’s Ethics in Action event (Oct 30th, 12-2pm, 9th floor) is open and filling up fast. So register soon before they’re all gone!

We have an awesome panel, including Order of Canada recipient Courtney Pratt (former CEO of Toronto Hydro, Stelco, and more), UBC MBA alumnus Marie-Helene Pelletier (C-level executive with PhD and a board member of the Canadian Psychological Association), and our favourite OB prof Sally Maitlis.

If you have any questions about the event, ask Chris De Eyre, Mostafa Oman , or Thomas Quinlan.

Lunch will be served.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12zYPZw7GTAW2bBv-R13oZMG3sgSltbB0wd9d0gvoRgg/viewform

Ethics in Action

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Coordinated by your peers, Ethics in Action brings in speakers to discuss how ethics is applied in their field.

The next session will focus on managing people; a strong panel has been built to lead the discussion and take you through the different scenarios you may face as managers.

Event Details:
Date: Wednesday, October 30th
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Conference Room on the 9th Floor at Henry Angus Tower.
RSVP: Space is limited so be sure to sign up using the Google Form

Panel Members:

  • Mr. Courtney Pratt – Chairman of Knightsbridge Human Capital Solutions and a director of Moosehead Breweries, and order of Canada
  • Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier – Executive Counsellor and Consultant; Board Member of Canadian Psychological Association
  • Professor Sally Maitlis – Professor of Organization Behaviour at the Sauder School of Business

Registration is open and filling up fast. So register soon before they’re all gone!

If you have any questions about the event, ask Chris De Eyre, Mostafa Oman , or Thomas Quinlan.

Lunch will be served.

Post Graduation Work Permit Information on Connect

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The Post Graduation Work Permit presentation conducted by Michelle Suderman from International House on September 24th has been uploaded into Connect. For your reference, the information lives at the following location:

myMBAprogram>International Students>Post Graduation Work Permit Presentation – updated October 23rd

Questions? Email mbaexchange@sauder.ubc.ca

Key MBA Program Dates from now until December

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Here is a summary of the key remaining dates in your program for your reference.

  • P7 runs Oct 21 – Nov 30th, with exam week from Nov 25th – 30th
  • Friday Oct 25th – BCC Negotiation Mania event
  • Remembrance Day Holiday – Monday Nov 11th – no classes this day (check for make-up classes on the schedule)
  • Integrated Capstone – Monday Dec 2nd – Wednesday Dec 4th (5:30pm)
  • MBA Society Gala – Saturday Dec 7th
  • Graduation – May 21-23rd & May 26-28th 2014 – actual date/time for your ceremony will be finalized in January. The online graduation application will open sometime in December, and we will notify you when this is available, along with information about what you need to do.

If you haven’t already, now is a good time to double check that you are meeting all the credit requirements for both your degree as well as your track. Further information as per this blog post.

All the academic components of your program will be finished as of 5:30pm on Wednesday Dec 4th (note the change from 10pm that night). We do recommend that you attend the MBA Society Gala on Saturday Dec 7th as well as it is generally a fantastic evening and a really nice way to wrap up your program.

Please direct any questions about the above to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca