Commerce tops Canadian business schools

Apr 30, 1998

The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration has shown once
again that it is Canada’s top business school for research. The
faculty received 15 grants totalling $698,700 this year from the
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)
— more than twice as much as any other business school in the country.
The grants will finance research on a wide range of topics, including
consumer behavior, government privatization, renewable resources,
corporate decision-making, stock market trading, product design,
labor-management relations, information technology and the effects
of deregulation on the Canadian airline industry.

  • Contact: Assoc. Dean Izak Benbasat, Faculty Development
    and Professional Programs, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration,
    604.822.1890

Emergency planner helps UBC brace for crises

When the “Big One” hits Vancouver, Jody Sydor wants to be sure
the UBC community knows how to respond. But Sydor, UBC’s new emergency
planning co-ordinator in the Dept. of Health, Safety and Environment,
says it’s important that UBC staff, faculty and students know how
to react in emergencies of any scale, from hazardous materials incidents
to fires or major storms. The training of faculty, staff and students
for roles on response teams, in rapid building damage assessment,
personal preparedness and fire planning is an important component
of Sydor’s job. Sydor, a certified firefighter and high school teacher,
has an extensive background in emergency planning, response and
training.

  • Contact: Jody Sydor, emergency planning co-ordinator,
    604.822.1237

New group to bring students, alumni together

A new campus group, UBC Future Alumni, has been formed to bring
students and alumni closer together. The new student group will
join Alumni Association members in events and activities such as
mentoring programs, murder mystery nights and student send-offs.
This August, student send-off socials will be held in Hong Kong,
Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, Prince George and Kelowna. Current students
will join alumni in seeing that new students feel more welcome as
they prepare to come to UBC. There are no fees to join the Future
Alumni and every current UBC student is eligible.

  • Contact: Kristin Smith, UBC Alumni Association program
    co-ordinator, 604.822.8643

-30-