Students from all around the world are competing in the 10th edition of the largest MBA business case competition, organized annually by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Business School.

In 2013, Cerebration attracted 656 registered teams, with more than 1700 MBA candidates from 117 schools and 23 countries – of which 28 schools are from Top 50 MBA programs globally.

This November, 8 teams will be flown to Singapore to demonstrate their skills in front of a grand jury made up of industry and academic experts.

This is a great opportunity for your students to test themselves against global MBAs, expand their international network and build your school’s reputation.

Begin your school’s Cerebration journey by forwarding this invite to your student body and registering their teams at http://bschool.nus.edu/cerebration/2014/register.html

Registrations close on 19 September 2014.

Visit the website. Check out the cases. Mark your calendar for 11 & 12 November 2014

 Just a reminder to everyone that Add/Drop deadlines are approaching for Period 6.

Students may withdraw from modules in the FT MBA Program in which they are registered at any time during the first week with no penalty on the SSC. After Friday, students who withdraw from a course will receive a ‘W’ standing on their transcript.

Please refresh yourself on the ADD/DROP guidelines here:

Withdrawal (Add-Drop) from Modules

***Please note the following policy is in place for use of the Graduate Breakout rooms.  This and other policies can also be found on your Connect site under the “Academic Policies” tab.***

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

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

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

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

Dear FT MBA Class of 2015, we need you to clear out your locker by August 1st. Please ensure all of the contents and the lock have been removed.

If you have further questions or concerns about your locker, please contact mbaprogramassistant@sauder.ubc.ca .

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.