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

 

 

 

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/