Monthly Archives: July 2014

Re: Emptying out your MBA lockers

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Dear FT MBA Class of 2015,

July is quickly coming to an end and the Graduate Programs Office is busy preparing for your arrival and for the arrival of the first year MBA students.  Do you remember this time last year before starting the MBA program?  Many of you were planning to move across the country and around the world to a new city and to a new continent.  I believe that this was one of the most exciting and motivating times.

I have heard some concerns from your class members about vacating lockers for Aug 1st.  Ideally it would be best if we can allow for all of our students to have lockers, but unfortunately, we don’t even have enough lockers for everyone in one class.  Because of this situation, it has always been customary for the second year students to yield their lockers to the incoming first years and the first years would go through a lottery to obtain a locker.  It is a kind gesture passed down from previous classes and it definitely helps the first years a lot since they are still getting to know everything around campus and the city.  The same thing will be done come this time next year for the incoming students.

First year students will arrive on Aug 11th, 2014 for their MBA Prep Class and we would ideally like to assign them their lockers at this time.  For this reason I would like to extend the hard deadline for vacating your lockers until Thursday, August 7th.  We would empty your lockers at this time and keep your belongs in storage and prepare for their new users.   All your belonging will be kept at our office.

If you would like us to open the locks instead of cutting them please send your locker number, your name and the code for your locker to (mbaprogramassistant@sauder.ubc.ca) and we will try our best to save the locks.  If your lock requires a key then it will be removed.

We thank you for your understanding and consideration, please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any concerns or questions about this process.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Charles

Hello from the BCC!

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congrats

We are happy to let you know you have officially been deemed 2nd years in COOL. So it’s at this time that we remind you to update your resume and upload your latest version to COOL, making it your default resume.

Rodrigo and Mary are happy to review resumes now during the summer if you want feedback!  We are collecting updated resumes until Friday, August 8th,  as we will have more time to review – we expect the fall to be as busy as ever. For those who submit by this deadline – you have the opportunity to receive “Evisors” credits and access to industry webinars. Please note – on a first come – first serve basis!

We are busy planning programming for your IPD week in October, 13-17th, where we will be having a large networking event with your employers from the summer being invited as well as mentors. We mention this now in case you have an employer who asks about an event at the end of the summer. We have pushed it back this year, with the intention of it being a much larger event!!

If in the next couple of weeks, your summer employer is expressing interest in keeping you on, and you need assistance and or advice about negotiating offers, or you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Mary or Rodrigo!  We are here to help you – feel free to stop by if you are on campus!

Hope to hear you have been enjoying your respective summers, and getting out to events and broadening your network, while you have time and you’re not busy studying.
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Teaching Assistant Required for COMM 388

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COMM 388: Design Strategies for Business Innovation: Studio Practice
Term 1:  Wednesdays,  2:30-5:30pm
Approx. 10 hours a week. 3-4 hours in studio (new Learning Labs) and then marking/preparation.
GTA Rates: $24.99/hour

Moura is looking for a TA for the Wednesday section of the undergraduate d.studio class this Fall. As the business environment becomes more unpredictable, organizations will demand leaders who are capable of making the most of the opportunity. Leadership will increasingly mean being comfortable managing and motivating diverse teams of creative people. Truly innovative, disruptive technologies and processes will be needed to address the world’s problems. The course will challenge teams of students to deliver real-world solutions that create economic, social, and environmental value using strategic design.
The course provides students with a strategic design process and techniques tool-kit. Design tools and processes, used for decades in industry and manufacturing, offer proven, alternative approaches for managing today’s most challenging business problems. Part creative ideation, part critical analysis, and part innovative thinking for new ways of using existing information and systems, design processes and thinking strategies will become an essential tool for doing business better.

Please email Moura with a short resume if you are interested.

E:mail Address: moura.quayle@sauder.ubc.ca

Note that I need you to be available Wednesday 1:30-5:30pm throughout the term.

Upcoming Internship/Project Reminders!

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Hello Class,

We hope you are enjoying your summer! Just a friendly reminder that “Interim Reports” are due Monday, July 28th to your faculty supervisors. Please review the course outline attached below (p.2) in regards to what is expected for your “Interim Report”.

We suggest contacting your faculty supervisor to determine if this format is sufficient as they may suggest an alternative format.

For those of you who have secured your internship within the past 3-4 weeks, please connect with your faculty supervisor to determine an appropriate deadline to submit your report, as it should be submitted at the ½ way mark.

Also, your “Final Reports” are due on Friday, September 12th.  There is reference to a format in the course outline below.  Again, reach out to your faculty supervisor well before this deadline to determine a format that is sufficient for grading purposes.

When you submit your reports to faculty – please include your Career Manager and/or Carly Boettcher, Graduate Careers Assistant on your email communication so we know you have submitted accordingly.  Thanks in advance!

All the best! See you in September!

Experiential Learning Course Outline 2014_v2

Northview Ventures Announces Scholarship Opportunity for Science and Business Students in British Columbia

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The Business of Science award is designed to encourage students to expand their thinking towards the impact of scientific research and potential for commercial application. The goal of this program is to expose students to a life sciences community focused on real-­‐world practicality of research and to encourage them to pursue careers that involve business and healthcare innovation.

Up to two (2) scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded

Students entering year 3 or 4 of an undergraduate program or a graduate program in Sciences or Business in British Columbia are eligible to apply.

The applicant must submit a completed application form including:

  1. Evidence of financial need
  2. Demonstrated interest in life sciences industry from a business perspective
  3. Brief statement of personal achievement

Applications must be submitted to info@northviewventures.ca by August 10, 2014

Recipients will be announced August 30

Application form

ABOUT NORTHVIEW VENTURES

Based in Vancouver, Northview Ventures is a strategic investment and consulting firm focused on life sciences and high tech industries. Our team combines end-­‐user insight with our scientific, commercial and business development expertise to develop and advance growth strategies for our clients.

We provide support in market analytics, business development, licensing and M&A, new product planning, corporate strategy and planning, regulatory and medical affairs, as well as operational support in accounting brand management, and legal.