We have invited an advisor from I-House to present to your class on post graduate work permits with a Q&A session afterwards. If you are considering applying for the PGWP, this will be a very useful session to attend.
When/Where: Friday, September 26th from 12:00-1:00pm in DL 125.
Please sign up here by Sept. 16th.
See you there!
Welcome back everyone! Hope you are all settling in after a great summer of learning, networking and fun.
Just a friendly reminder…….if you are not able to make it to a class, please extend the courtesy to communicate with your instructor in advance and determine the effects of missing a session.
The GPO has been hearing from many instructors about significant absences last week. In many cases, these absences were without notice. Unexpected absences can disrupt planned class activities, and often require the instructor to bring students up to speed after the fact.
Remember, instructors are part of your professional network – they are frequently involved in referrals and direct matches. Professional courtesy will serve you well!
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.
Additional Individual and group study space is available to all students for the following:
The above space can be booked online via: http://booking.sauder.ubc.ca/
The above space can be booked online via: http://www.library.ubc.ca/booking
*Going forward the BCC will not be responsible for the download and distribution of academic transcripts…..*
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Even your transcript makes a first impression, so make it a good one! Transcripts that are incomplete or just screenshots frustrate recruiters. Make sure you order an official transcript from the UBC SSC. You only need to order your official transcript once for $10.00+tax, and then you can reuse that transcript for different applications.
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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?
Inbound Exchange Students
If you missed today’s Orientation see attached file with the presentations. Make sure you pick up your welcome bag when you arrive at the MBA Office.
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
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.