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Thank you to UBC Sauder volunteers and donors

Your support introduces students to the values and mindset of the responsible business community, a network that they will one day join. Your generosity enables a rich set of experiences for UBC Sauder students inside and outside the classroom. It enables impactful research and makes experiential learning opportunities more accessible.
Elevating the student experience
Your contributions give students the opportunity to make a positive impact in the early and formative years of their business careers. See how UBC Sauder volunteers and donors are inspiring and enabling the leaders of tomorrow.
Student success
UBC Sauder students absorb lessons they’ve learned and then expertly apply their skills in the real world. Read on below to discover how students are making their mark.

My unforgettable semester abroad in Madrid | By UBC MBA student Luiza Vargas
My unforgettable semester abroad in Madrid | By UBC MBA student Luiza Vargas

Business is baked into rising star Lauren Tjoe | A conversation with The Great Canadian Baking Show’s new champion
Fourth-year UBC Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) student Lauren Tjoe was recently crowned the season 6 winner of hit CBC tele...

Five years and counting: UBC Sauder’s streak of success in the CFA Institute Research Challenge
Sally Jiao and her teammates figured out a magic formula that propelled them all the way to the global finals of the CFA...

Spitz family extends their support of Fellows Program with additional $500,000
Several years after the Spitz Fellows Program first began offering support to Indigenous women pursuing a Bachelor of Co...

Inside my whirlwind trip to the Global Business Forum | By UBC MBA student Matt Allemang
UBC Master of Business Administration (MBA) student Matthew Allemang was invited to represent the UBC Sauder School of B...

Parallels in parenthood: this UBC MBA student says leading a family translates into leading in business
UBC Master of Business Administration (UBC MBA) student Dipti Muley has two sons, aged nine and 15. She says her decade ...

Student entrepreneur sets out to expand peer support on campus – and around the world
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, university students were faced with a unique set of challenges. Not only were the...

Graduating BCom student Vivian Mak answers 7 questions as she prepares for next chapter
Many members of the UBC Sauder community will don caps and gowns and walk across the stage this month. UBC Bachelor of C...

Inside UBC Sauder Gives Back: A week spent in service of others
From October 3 to 8, 2022, students, faculty, staff and alumni came together for UBC Sauder Gives Back, a week dedicated...

The art of the upcycle: a social venture that brings new life to old glass bottles
As the climate crisis and environmental challenges intensify across the world, there's a pressing need for local solutio...

From UBC Sauder to Yale: Dual degree student Andy Ran shares snapshots from a new semester
Andy Ran recently completed the International Master of Business Administration (IMBA) program at the UBC Sauder School ...

From UBC Sauder to Yale: Dual degree student Nicole Cheng shares snapshots from a new semester
Nicole Cheng recently completed the Bachelor + Master of Management (B+MM) program at the UBC Sauder School of Business....

UBC Bachelor of Commerce student’s research experiment wins a trip to space
UBC Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) student Alex Balbino is part of a team whose science experiment involving the impact of ...

Iervinny Tanto | A day in the life of a UBC Sauder Co-op student
Third-year UBC Bachelor of Commerce student Iervinny Tanto offers a look inside her day as a Co-op student for Teck Reso...

What motivates UBC Sauder’s leading graduate researchers? A shared desire for societal impact
The Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics supports innovative, early-stage graduate research through its annual ‘R...

Classmates turned co-founders reflect on impact of UGO Student Experience Grant
From now until October 2, 2022, UBC Bachelor of Commerce students can apply for an Undergraduate Office (UGO) Student Ex...

Skilled negotiator and policy pro Sameer Esmail made his mark at the Y20 this summer
As Sameer Esmail entered the plenary session of the 2022 Y20 Summit in Bandung, Indonesia, he felt honoured to be repres...

Commerce students explore Indigenous partnerships
Students at UBC Sauder School of Business are learning about Canada’s Indigenous communities in an innovative way: by im...

Harnessing data to mentor and empower entrepreneurs
UBCSauder fall graduate Cheryl Cui uses the ‘language of data’ to help entrepreneurs realize their dreams of running an ...

MBA students elevate the voices of women in business
To celebrate Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, MBA students Stephanie Wong and Angela Bouzanis are offering a look inside UB...

UBC Sauder and One Girl Can announce partnership to empower young women entrepreneurs in Kenya
The Social Entrepreneurship Program (SSE-Kenya) at UBC Sauder is partnering with One Girl Can to offer entrepreneurship ...

Supporting IBPOC students to achieve their aspirations
A professional recruiter who wants to see greater diversity in the talent pipeline is partnering with UBC Sauder to supp...

Dining out and scaling up: The story of DYNE
UBC Sauder Bachelor of Commerce student Arnav Mishra has not let the pandemic slow down his entrepreneurial dreams. He’s...
Thanks to the investment and involvement of members of our community like you, UBC Sauder delivers learning experiences that invigorate, generates ideas that enlighten, and builds partnerships that inspire. Explore some of the examples of what we are achieving together.

Mentoring entrepreneurs in Ghana: How one UBC MBA student sparked the expansion of UBC Sauder LIFT
When they first met in November 2021, UBC Master of Business Administration (MBA) student Abigail Okyere and UBC Sauder ...

Building gender parity in the real estate industry
Commercial Real Estate Women’s Vancouver chapter (CREW), together with local developer, Conwest, is working towards gend...

UBC student Real Estate Club gains support from newly created Industry Board of Advisors
The UBC Real Estate Club (UBCREC) offers educational events and networking opportunities to connect students to Vancouve...

Paying it forward
Since graduating from the UBC Sauder School of Business more than 25 years ago, Ali Pejman, FCA, has remained a tireless...

Don Nilson continues to honour faculty members with a gift for extraordinary teaching
Don Nilson (BCom ‘76 MSc ‘85) is ensuring the impact of the CUS Teaching Excellence Award is both immediate and long las...

Advancing the right to an education for all
Harry Bajwa wants people to know that entrepreneurs are not just interested in business; many are also involved in human...

Supporting world-class career services for UBC IMBA students in Shanghai
A donation from a member of the UBC Sauder community will ensure MBA students in Shanghai receive world-class career ser...

First recipient of BentallGreenOak award in Real Estate looks forward to building a meaningful career
Tommi Redl, a 4th year student at UBC Sauder is the first recipient of BentallGreenOak’s new Award in Real Estate. He ha...

Learning to lead responsibly
Shweta Desai was first drawn to the UBC Sauder School of Business because of the ethics and sustainability course offere...

Rewriting the “I know a guy” phraseology
In late 2018, Dahl-Sam and fellow UBC students June Geyer and Lilla Bond founded the student-led I Know a Girl organizat...

The power and potential of planned giving: The story behind the Harold Davenport Bursary
Leaving an estate gift to UBC, or specifically to the UBC Sauder School of Business can be a powerful opportunity to sup...

A lifetime of service: UBC Sauder alumnus Ron Cliff’s 60 years of philanthropy and community impact
Throughout decades of volunteering and philanthropy, Vancouver business leader Ronald L. Cliff (BCom '49) has offered ti...
Ch'nook Scholars Program fuels Indigenous student’s dream of becoming a Chartered Professional Accountant
Chris Scarlatti knows the value of hard work. A resident of Courtenay, B.C., Scarlatti worked minimum wage jobs for more...

UBC Sauder Gives Back: Volunteer students on the frontiers of social change
From weeding invasive shrubs at Pacific Spirit Park, to volunteering at BC Children's Hospital, the UBC Sauder Gives Bac...

UBC Sauder and RBC’s Group Risk Management team create new finance scholarship for women
UBC Sauder School of Business and RBC have teamed up to help recruit more women to study finance with a new $25,000 annu...

The Dottori-Attanasio Centennial Scholars Award in Commerce: celebrating diversity, breaking down barriers
New award for BCom students is all about breaking down barriers and opening more doors for students to succeed. Read mor...

UBC BCom alum's gift to provide greater opportunities to UBC Sauder students
Kenneth McArthur (B.Com. 1961), along with his wife Sheila have made a gift totaling $1 million to UBC, split evenly bet...

UBC Sauder student gives back by sponsoring refugee children’s education
Rhoda Philip, a fourth year student at UBC Sauder School of Business is going the extra mile to help South Sudanese chil...

How UBC Sauder alumni are helping shape the future of responsible leadership
UBC Sauder alumni, like Dr. Robert H. Lee of The Prospero Group and Heather Shemilt of Goldman Sachs, are helping shape ...

UBC Sauder student who raised $1 million dollars for BC Children's Hospital recognized with philanthropy award
Arthur Chan, a Bachelor of Commerce student at UBC Sauder, is being recognized, along with his charity D2D Destiny Found...

Art of Giving: UBC Sauder launches new course on Philanthropy
As philanthropy becomes a prominent aspect of the mainstream and becomes more sophisticated in response to the changing ...

Summit Leaders From Mentees to Mentors
When she started UBC Sauder’s Part-time MBA program in 2017, Maggie Quirk not only wanted to learn about business strate...

Dean Helsley supports the Annual Giving Program in a unique way
As evening falls on UBC campus and students and staff start heading home, a small army of workers – cleaners, security g...