Monthly Archives: October 2013

BAFI 509 content offered as Directed Study for P7

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If any students are still interested in taking the BAFI 509 Debt, Financial Distress and Strategic Reorganizations content in P7, Ron Giammarino has agreed to teach it as a Directed Studies course: BAFI 590, 1.5 credits. Please contact Ron directly to let him know you are interested and to enquire about the class format and meeting times: ron.giammarino@sauder.ubc.ca.

If you decide to go ahead with taking this Directed Study please fill out the attached Directed Study paperwork with Ron and return to Cherry at the office so that she can register you.

Please note that while Directed Studies cannot usually be counted towards your Track Elective credits, in this case we will make an exception to the policy since the content will be so similar – so FIN Track students can count this as a Track Elective towards their FIN Track Requirements.

Please direct any administrative questions regarding this to askmba@sauder.ubc.ca

Negotiation Mania: Oct 25

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Hi Class,

Negotiation Mania is coming up soon (Friday, Oct. 25) and based on previous cohorts’ feedback – this is one of the marquee workshops of the year. Despite being a required activity – we need you to RSVP on COOL (RSVP closes Sunday) so your negotiation time-slots and scenarios for the afternoon can be prepared and communicated in advance.

A couple of reminders about Negotiation Mania next week:

·         Morning (9-12:00)

o   MBA Stats, Class 2013

o   Salary Negotiation Workshop, delivered by Barry Howard

·         Lunch (12:30 – 1:30)

o   Some of our Negotiation Mania volunteers will be joining us for lunch

·         Afternoon – Salary Negotiation Practice (1:45 – 5:00pm)

o   15-20 Volunteers (HR Managers, Recruiters) – so you get a chance to practice your salary negotiations skills. Each student will get several chances of practicing his/her salary negotiation skills in a speed dating format. You will receive the mock scenarios and your time-slot Tuesday afternoon.

Cheers,

The BCC Team

Girls Raising Vancouver: Presentation & Panel Oct 29

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Girls Raising Presentations are a unique series of events geared towards helping women founded startups get publicity, network with like-minded entrepreneurs, and meet influential women and men that can move their businesses forward. 

The inaugural Vancouver event will be held on October 29th at 6:30 to 9:00 pm at the new Facebook offices in downtown Vancouver (1555 West Pender St). This comes hot off the heels of their first two New York City events of the same nature, where Girls Raising partnered with some of NYC’s most well-known women founders and investors. This event will be an opportunity for founders, entrepreneurs, investors, and anyone interested in startups to share, network and learn from the successes and some mistakes of those rallying behind entrepreneurial women and their endeavours. 

At the event five women founders will present their companies to a panel of successful founders and investors for a round of actionable feedback and advice. This month’s panel includes. This month’s panel includes:

 UBC Students: A special offer for the first 10 students to redeem with code “UBC” for a reduced $15 ticket.

 Tickets are now on sale at: http://girlsraisingvan.splashthat.com

 Follow Girls Raising on Twitter @GirlsRaising and #girlsraising

 

AWF Fireside Chat Series – Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer of First West Credit Union

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Launi Skinner

CEO of First West Credit Union

 Sponsored by McMillan LLP

The Association of Women in Finance is delighted to announce that Launi Skinner, Chief Executive Officer of First West Credit Union, will be speaking at our 2013 inaugural Fireside Chat.   As a three-time recipient of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women from the Women’s Executive Network, Launi is the former COO of 1-800-GOTJUNK? and former President of Starbucks US.

Previously available only to AWF members, Fireside Chats are now open to the entire community. The Fireside Chat speaker series provides attendees an opportunity to interact with top professionals in the financial industry in an intimate setting.  Events are well-attended by financial professionals including executives, bankers, lawyers, accountants and entrepreneurs.    

Date:   Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Time:  4:30pm – 7:00pm

            4:30pm – Registration                

            5:00 – 7:00pm – Discussion and networking 

Venue:  The Vancouver Club

UBC/SFU Room
915 West Hastings Street

Parking:  Westpark Parking Services Inc., 601-510 West Hastings Street


Cost:      $45.00 General Admission

            Drinks and snacks will be served

 

**Click here to register for this event!**
 

Questions for Launi Skinner:  Send in advance by email to admin@womeninfinance.ca

About Launi Skinner:

At First West, Launi leads visioning and strategic direction for the organization. A leader known for inspiring change and achieving results, Launi is regarded as a champion for credit union renewal and innovation.

Raised in Summerland, BC, Launi brings more than 20 years of business-building experience in both the US and Canada as a result of her time at Starbucks US and 1-800-GOT-JUNK?.  As president of Starbucks US, Launi oversaw 7,000 company-owned stores and 3,400 licensed stores, and managed an extensive management team with operational responsibility for 130,000 employees.

Launi has been repeatedly recognized for her outstanding leadership and business acumen.  She has been named one of “Four Women to Watch” in Fortune Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful Women feature.  Since joining First West, Launi has been named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network for the past three years and has also received the 2011 Stevie Award for Best Canadian Executive. Launi was also named one of Business in Vancouver’s Most Influential Women in Business for 2012.

Launi has a rich history of community involvement, including her service as a community leader for the Minerva Foundation, a committee member of Science World’s Champions Circle as well as past event chair for the Vancouver YWCA Women of Distinction Awards. Launi is a member of the Board of Governors of Kwantlen Polytechnic University and a member of the board of directors of Qtrade Financial Group.

*New* Deadline (Oct 14): Best Buy Canada Ltd.

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Hello Class,

For those of you who have applied for the Project Specialist-Service Solutions role with Best Buy Canada Ltd., your applications have been sent.  Best Buy has requested we extend the posting until Monday, October 14 at 11:59 PM PST.  At that time we will collect any “new” student applications and forward them to Best Buy.

If you are interested in applying, please log into COOL!

Happy Thanksgiving!

BCC Team

INVITATION TO ATTEND THE PLAY DISSOLVE

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A Message from Dean Robert Helsley – INVITATION TO ATTEND THE PLAY DISSOLVE

Dear Members of the Sauder Community,

I know that all of you, like me, have been thinking about how we can build and maintain a conversation throughout the school about the importance of a culture of respect and responsibility.  Along these lines, we will be offering a series of events, incorporating speakers and performing arts presentations, that help us learn about and think about such a culture (and its alternatives). Our initial offering in this series will be a locally developed, nationally touring one-woman play about sexual assault. In the play Dissolve, UBC alumna Meghan Gardiner uses emotion and humour to explore this important and difficult topic. I would encourage you to see this inspirational and entertaining piece of theatre that has made an impact on campuses and community theatres across North America.

The play is approximately 45 minutes, followed by a Q&A period with Meghan.

RSVP on Eventbrite to one of three free performances:

You can learn more about Meghan and her play in a recent feature in the Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/campus-chanters-drink-spikers-keep-dissolve-relevant/article14323035/

Sauder MBA Mingle: Oct 16

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Sauder MBA Wine & Cheese Event

Come and expand your Sauder MBA network by mingling with the members of the newest FT MBA group and two Part Time MBA Cohorts at Earls Restaurant in Yaletown.

Make new Sauder connections and industry contacts with PT MBA 2014 and 2015 graduating classes. This event is exclusively open for Sauder MBA’s.

Register early via COOL as tickets are limited!

Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Time: 6:30-8:00 pm

Earl’s Yaletown (2nd Floor)  

1095 Mainland Street    

                                                                                                        

Attire: Business Casual

*Please remember to bring your Sauder name tag to this event*

Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Scholarship – Reminder

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This is a reminder that the deadline for application for the Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility Scholarship is no later than 8:30 am, Wednesday, October 16th 2013

A scholarship of $10,000 has been established for a 2nd year student in the full-time MBA Graduating Class of 2014 at the Sauder School of Business.

 Eligibility Criteria:

  • Demonstrated interest and leadership in corporate social responsibility, business ethics and/or sustainability.
  • Good academic standing.

Application Procedure:

Submit the following two items:

  1. Cover letter (length 1 to 2 pages maximum) providing information on your leadership roles in corporate social responsibility, business ethics and/or sustainability (describing the initiative and innovation you demonstrated in this area) along with relevant community and/or extracurricular activities.
  2. Current resume or curriculum vitae

Applications may be submitted by one of the following three methods:

OR

  • mailed to the following address:
    Attn: Margot Fraser, Programs Assistant
    MBA & MM Programs Office
    The University of British Columbia
    Sauder School of Business
    Robert H. Lee Graduate School
    Room 137 – 2053 Main Mall
    Vancouver, BC   V6T 1Z2   Canada

OR

  • submitted in person to our reception desk at the address above

 Award committees are usually comprised of Sauder Faculty member(s) as well as representatives from the MBA & MM Programs Office and Business Career Centre.