Monthly Archives: August 2014

TO DO’s – Internships/Projects

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We look forward to seeing most of you back on campus next week, and wish those who are participating in Exchange the best of luck over the next few months!

We hope you had a great summer with your internships or projects and look forward to catching up over the next few weeks! With that in mind, please make note that your Final Report due to your faculty supervisor and Internship/Project Summary is due by 11:59 PM PST on Friday, September 12.

Attached is our Summer Experiential Course Outline (see below) in regards to “Final Report” expectations.  If you have not touched base with your faculty supervisor, please do so within the next week to find out their expectations from you in regards to your final report.

You can upload your overall summary of your summer experience via Connect.  Please visit myMBA Career  -> Summer Experience tab to find our Internship Historical Database.

Experiential Learning Course Outline 2014_v2

Questions?

Contact: Carly Boettcher, Graduate Careers Assistant

Deans Fund Application Update

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Hello Everyone,

We hope you are keeping well and enjoying the last little bit of summer.

The decisions for the Deans Fund applications submitted during the summer from June 2014 onwards have been made by your student representatives and the GPO. These decisions will be sent individually to applicants and successful applicants will be advised of the next process for submitting their Experience Reports and collecting funds.

Please note that due to many September activities, all applications collected today onwards will be reviewed at the end of September. Applications may still be submitted during this time.

We thank you for your applications and thank you for your patience.

Sincerely,

Deans Fund Committee

Second Annual Blueprint 2020 National Student Paper Competition

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Are you interested in researching ideas about the future of the Federal Public Service and how to make it and Canada better? If so, then here is your chance to make a difference and get your ideas heard at universities across Canada and by leaders at the most senior levels of the public service. To participate in the 2014-2015 Blueprint 2020 Student Paper Competition, speak to your professor and write a paper during the fall term.

Last year, the competition focused on ideas and research related to the Blueprint 2020 vision that was launched on June 7, 2013, by Wayne Wouters, the Clerk of the Privy Council and Head of the Public Service. At that time, the Clerk invited federal public servants and Canadians to contribute their ideas on how to make the Blueprint 2020 vision a reality.

This year we are asking master’s students, in any and all fields, for help on the implementation of the Destination 2020 report, which includes the initiatives to be undertaken across the Public Service to fulfill the Blueprint 2020 vision. We are looking for thoughtful research in your field of study that would help the public service refine or realize the initiatives outlined in Destination 2020 report. Individual or group submissions from any discipline are welcome.

The further you advance in the competition, the more interesting and fun it gets, and the more widely your ideas are heard. In the beginning, you will submit a research paper, and if you are successful at higher levels, you may be asked to make a short video pitch and perhaps present and discuss your paper via a web-conference with a National Panel of judges. The winner of the National Competition will be invited to Ottawa to present their paper in person at a seminar held by the Canada School of Public Service.

Did we mention the online voting? A select number of papers and videos will be posted on the IPAC website and open for public voting in March, 2015. The paper with the overall highest number of votes will receive the “Public Choice Award”.

For more information please see the guidelines.

Student Led Toronto Trek Trip

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The MBA Society is organizing a networking trip to Toronto during job search week in October. The purpose of the trip is to give students an opportunity to explore employment/career opportunities in the economic capital of Canada. Networking events will be organized with Sauder alumni, but Students will be responsible for booking their own exploratory interviews.

Here are the details:

When: Tuesday, October 21 to Friday, October 24
Approximate cost: $900-$1000 (flights on these dates are currently $675 round trip inclusive of tax)
Ideal group size: 12-15

If you’re interested please fill out the form below by FRIDAY AUGUST 15th, 2014. If we have more people interested than we have spots we will set-up a committee to vet the applications.

https://docs.google.com/forms