Monthly Archives: October 2013

Breakout Room Usage Policy- Reminder

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***Please note the following policy is in place for use of the Graduate Breakout rooms.***

All students should be aware that there are over 300 students eligible to use the Graduate Breakout Rooms.  The booking policies are in place ensure that all students have equal opportunity to use these rooms.

  1. Graduate Breakout Rooms are for the use of all Sauder Graduate Students: MBA (Full-Time & Part-Time), MM, MMOR, MScB and PhD.
  2. Graduate Breakout Rooms must be booked via the Sauder web site:
    http://booking.sauder.ubc.ca/
  3. Students who fail to arrive for a room booking within 15 minutes of the booked start time will have their booking cancelled and the room will be released for booking by others.
  4. Rooms can only be booked for groups of two (2) or more. These rooms are not intended for individual study, however if a room is free, it may be used for individual study until the group who has booked the room arrives or another group of two (2) or more wishes to book the room.
    *Please see below for individual study space options and alternative group study spaces.
  5. Each booking must not exceed 4 hours.  On the day of their booking, groups wishing to extend the time in their room can do so ½ hour before the end of their initial booking, provided the room has not already been booked by another group.  An additional two (2) hours can be added for a total of 6 hours.
  6. Bookings must be made by a member of the group who intends to use the room. The room will be booked under this student’s own name. Students cannot book rooms for other students.
  7. Upon leaving the room, ensure the whiteboard is wiped clean, the table and chairs are in order, and any garbage is properly disposed of. Most importantly, to prevent unauthorized entry into the Graduate Breakout Rooms, ensure the door to your room is locked as you leave. Please see the MBA & ECM Programs Office Reception if you encounter an issue with the door lock.

Additional Individual and group study space is available to all students for the following:

  •  Canaccord Learning Commons
  • Education Library

The above space can be booked online via: http://booking.sauder.ubc.ca/

  •  Koerner Library
  • Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
  • Woodward Library

The above space can be booked online via: http://www.library.ubc.ca/booking

Schulich Fellowship for Entrepreneurship – Reminder

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This is a reminder that applications for the Schulich Fellowship for Entrepreneurship are due by no later than 8:30 am, Wednesday, October 16th, 2013

A Fellowship of $5,000 has been established by Seymour Schulich for a student entering the full-time MBA program at the Sauder School of Business.

 Eligibility Criteria:

Criteria for the award includes entrepreneurial achievement or potential, and overall previous academic performance. Abilities such as demonstrated leadership, initiative and innovativeness will receive particular consideration.

This award is open to all Graduating Class of 2015 full-time MBA students.

Application Procedure:

 Submit the following:

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

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

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

  • Via e-mail to: askmba@sauder.ubc.ca OR
  • mailed to the address above OR
  • submitted in person to our reception desk at the address above

 

 

MBA Society Elections – Reminder

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Just a reminder that MBA Society Elections will take place this week. Attendance is mandatory and we look forward to your support. Details are as follows:

  1. President & VP Elections
    When: Tuesday, October 1st 12:00-2:00pm (likely over earlier)
    Where: HA098
    Pizza will be served!
  2. Reps & Club President Elections
    When: Thursday, October 3rd 12:30-2:00pm (likely over earlier)
    Where: HA098

Voting will open online following elections and will close at 8:00pm on Sunday October 6th.

See you there!”
Cheers,
Carolyn

Carolyn Beaumont
MBA Candidate 2014 | VP Internal MBA Student Society
Sauder School of Business | Robert H. Lee Graduate School
University of British Columbia