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Sauder School of Business:
The Sauder School of Business at the University of
British Columbia is Canada's leading academic business school, maintaining an
international reputation for excellence in research and learning, and unmatched
global partnerships. The faculty has more than 2,700 students in Bachelors,
Masters and PhD programs, and boasts over 30,000 alumni in 70
countries.
Located in Vancouver, rated by the Economist Intelligence Unit
as the world's top city in its 2009 global liveability rankings, the school
draws from the internationalism of the city and its Pacific Rim setting to
provide an unrivalled global business perspective.
The school is situated
in the heart of the spectacular UBC campus, home to forest, ocean and mountain
vistas. A second campus, UBC Robson Square, is located in the heart of
Vancouver's bustling downtown peninsula.
The business school was renamed
the Sauder School of Business in 2003 in recognition of the support and
generosity of the late William Sauder, BCom 1948, Chancellor Emeritus of UBC and
former Chairman of Interfor.
In 2009, a significant new alliance was
formed between the Sauder School and the Faculty of Management at UBC Okanagan
in Kelowna, British Columbia. The new alliance provides increased opportunities
for research, knowledge and resources sharing, career services, and student
mobility.
History of the Sauder School of Business
The Sauder
School of Business at the University of British Columbia has a rich and
colourful history. 2006 marked the 50th Anniversary of the creation of a
distinct business school at UBC.
1929 In response to lobbying by the
business community, represented by members of the Vancouver Board of Trade, the
university offers its first Bachelor of Commerce degree, through the Faculty of
Arts and Science. A Department of Commerce (1939) and a School of Commerce
(1950) are formed later.
1950 Community outreach and executive
education partnerships are forged with the establishment of the Sales and
Marketing Executive Program. Soon thereafter, partnerships were established with
C.G.S, C.A., C.M.A, Banff School of Management, Real Estate Institute and the
Real Estate Council of British Columbia.
1952 Graduate business
education begins at UBC, with the introduction of the Master of Commerce, later
replaced by the MBA (1955).
1956 The university establishes a Faculty
of Commerce and Business Administration, with E.D. McPhee as the first Dean.
While maintaining its official name for ceremonial purposes, the Faculty later
re-brands itself as UBC Commerce.
1958 The Faculty of Commerce and
Business Administration reaches out internationally by helping to establish two
key overseas business schools in Malaysia (1961), and Singapore (1962). This set
the stage for a leadership role in business education in both China and Hong
Kong.
1965 The Henry Angus Building, home of the Faculty of Commerce
and Business Administration, officially opens in September.
1969 The
Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration receives approval to launch a
new PhD, accepting doctoral students for study in advanced business
administration.
1992 The David Lam Management Research Centre opens.
Building construction was made possible through a gift from David See-Chai Lam,
former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, and his wife Dorothy. The
building is home to the David Lam Management Research Library.
2001
UBC celebrates the opening of its new downtown teaching facilities at UBC Robson
Square, and new home of the business school s Executive Education
office.
June 5, 2003 UBC is the recipient of the largest single
private donation ever made in support of a Canadian business school with a gift
from William Sauder, BCom 1948, Chancellor Emeritus of UBC and Chairman of
Interfor and his family. In recognition of their support, the business school is
renamed the Sauder School of Business.
November 2, 2006 UBC announce
the naming of the Robert H. Lee Graduate School at the Sauder School of
Business. The announcement is made in recognition of Robert H. Lee s generous
gift in support of graduate education at the Sauder School of Business and his
long-term dedication to UBC.
February 15, 2007 B.C. business leader
and longstanding UBC supporter Hari B. Varshney makes a $1 million gift to
Sauder to establish the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre at the Sauder
School of Business.
March 15, 2007 Canaccord Capital makes a $1.5
million gift to establish a new learning commons at the Sauder School of
Business David Lam Management Research Library. The gift honours Canaccord
chairman and founder Peter Brown. The new facility is to be named The Canaccord
Learning Commons.
May 27, 2009 A significant new alliance is formed
between the Faculty of Management at UBC Okanagan and the Sauder School of
Business. The new alliance will provide increased opportunities for research,
knowledge and resources sharing, career services, and student mobility while
capitalizing on each faculty s unique strengths.
September 2, 2009
MBA House, the UBC residence devoted to graduate business students and the first
of its kind in Canada, is opened at Sauder's Robert H. Lee Graduate School. |
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