UBC Sauder School of Business

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The Spitz Fellows Program: Making the improbable possible

A generous gift from the family of Warren and Maureen Spitz gave Bachelor of Commerce student, Thao Atkinson an opportunity she never thought she’d have. Thao Atkinson used to think attending university was an unattainable dream. “I didn’t have much growing up,” she says. “I had a difficult childhood and went through foster care. I […] more

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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 annual scholarship. more

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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’ 1949) has offered time, money and expertise to a diverse set of organizations, including the UBC Sauder School of Business. His contributions to the school have directly benefited hundreds of students through award funding. Cliff has also focused his efforts on community improvement by providing more

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A Forward-Thinking Approach to Career Support

The careers of the future will require more relationship-building and entrepreneurial thinking than ever. Thanks to a generous $250,000 gift, which was matched by UBC Sauder School of Business for a total of $500,000, the Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre has virtually reinvented itself to better prepare students for the future of business. more

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A donor inspired by Indigenous entrepreneurship

When Gordon Keep attended the 25th anniversary of the UBC MBA Class of ’83, he — along with his former classmates — was determined to give back to the UBC Sauder School of Business. more

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Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics: Where Excellence Meets Ethics

Peter Dhillon’s generous support and vision for responsible leadership laid the groundwork for UBC Sauder’s Peter P. Dhillon Centre for Business Ethics. Now, the Centre is making a sizable impact throughout UBC Sauder and beyond. more