CUS Service Highlights · CUS Service Highlights: Business Week 05 Case Competition Club 05 Cavalier 06 ... drew 60 students to attend two workshops— one led by Bryce Zurowski (Partner

Overview 03 CUS Service Highlights:Business Week 05Case Competition Club 05Cavalier 06Commerce Community Program 06Commerce Mentorship Program 07Enterprize 07Elections 08Executive Mentorship Program 08Global Connect Program 09Ignite! 09International Business Conference 10International Student Association of Sauder 10JDC West 11Me Inc. 12POITS 12Prospectus 13Sauder Sports 13Social Committee 14Style and the City 14Sustainability 15

CUS Financial Statements:Financial Statements 17

CUS Directory 19

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COMMERCE UNDERGRADUATE SOCIETY | MID-YEAR REPORT 03

Each year, the Commerce Undergraduate Society strives to provide Sauder undergraduate students with both social and professional growth opportunities through more than 30 Service Council programs. Each program is entirely student-run, and has a unique method of reaching out to students, including but not limited to hosting conferences, workshops, competitions, or social events. These programs cannot be possible without the hard work and dedication of the CUS Service Council, Executives, and the Board of Directors. We would like to thank them for their valuable contributions. The mid-year report reflects on the CUS programs’ most recent endeavours, and aims to set a course for success for the rest of the year. In this report, you will find a description of the achievements and challenges for each Service Council program in Term One of the 2011-2012 year, as well as their visions for the future. Furthermore, the financial information presented in this report will allow us to investigate areas of potential improvement and allocate our society’s capital in an effective manner to further enhance the undergraduate experience at Sauder. If you are a Sauder student, we urge you to take advantage of the opportunities provided to you by the CUS, in order to explore your potential and grow your career. If you are interested in being involved, we encourage you to bring your ideas and enthusiasm forward, and help us build a supportive community together.

“To enhance the value of the UBC Sauder School of Business’ Bachelor of Commerce degree while cultivating the personal, professional and academic success of students.” - Commerce Undergraduate Society Mission Statement

CUS Service Highlights:


Business Week Business Week had over 600 participants and 6 sponsors this year, including the CUS. While the DJs created the perfect environment for mingling, attendees were provided with free giveaways, and delicious food. In Term 1, Business Week also hosted the first ever Meet the Prof Night, during which students got an opportunity to meet their professors outside of the formal classroom environment. In addition, Business Week collaborated with POITS for a beer garden event. Business Week continues to engage students while staying within the budget.

Case Competition Club Case Competition Club (CCC) is dedicated to developing students into successful case-solvers. This year was another success for CCC with an increase in membership compared to last year. This term, the devoted team hosted four workshops, allowing participants to sharpen their case analysis and presentation skills before the start of the competitions. During Term 1, CCC held two case competitions: Case SuperSkills through collaboration with the Accounting Club, and the KPMG Crack the Case. Crack the Case was a great learning experience for the 28 competitors, who got an opportunity to obtain feedback from industry professionals. CCC has planned three more case competitions for Sauderites to further develop their case-solving skills: EY Sustainability Case Competition, Premiere 32, and West Coast Case Competition. Be on the lookout for Premiere 32, CCC’s new initiative, which will feature four different cases, each with different sponsors and prizes!


Cavalier With topics ranging from career building to discussions with our CUS leaders, the Cavalier keeps us informed about the community we live in. This year, the team boasts a readership of over 300 students. Although the enthusiastic and lively writing style of the Cavalier team is an important reason for its success, the team has also promoted other features, such as Kiki’s Cooking Corner, The Conscientious Cavalier, State of the Economy, Sauderite of the Month, State of the Union, and News Briefs. In the words of Chris Macdonald (CUS VP Marketing), “I’ve seen great growth in the Cavalier this past semester, and it has really come alive with great journalistic pieces and has created a lot of buzz in the Sauder community recently with some edgy and creative, and often critical, articles.” Moving on to the second half of the term, we can expect to see the Cavalier continuing to carry out its vision of bringing the Sauder community together.

Commerce Community Program The Commerce Community Program (CCP) is the community involvement branch of the CUS, and is committed to providing fun and meaningful initiatives for Sauder students to exercise responsible citizenship. This year, CCP has prepared six major initiatives with three primary objectives: highlight social issues, promote volunteerism, and fundraise for worthy causes.

Supported by over 42 executive members and several hundred student participants, as well as having received in-kind donations from Grouse Mountain and Canuck Place Children Hospice, CCP has planned the following events for this year: Battery Drive, We Day, Cookies with Dean Dan, Halloween for Hunger, Operation Christmas Child, 5 Days, Urban Dash and Murder Mystery. Overall, this term has been a success. This term, CCP has encouraged Sauder students to reach out to the community and contribute their energy.


Commerce Mentorship Program Ever since its inception, the Commerce Mentorship Program has been helping students succeed academically and socially. With over 600 students attending weekly accounting and economics tutorials, CMP has done extremely well in helping students improve on their academics. Last year, the Commerce Mentorship Program successfully launched its first-ever online video tutorial initiative, helping students with COMM 294. Furthermore, a tutor registry was created, which allowed enthusiastic students to easily access tutors with a passion for teaching.

Enterprize Canada It’s been an exciting eight months for Enterprize. The conference has had the privilege of holding five exciting events to engage students around the topic of entrepreneurship. Enterprize brought together 230 students to hear Panda Games and Enterprize founder Michael Lee speak about risk-taking in innovation; drew 60 students to attend two workshops— one led by Bryce Zurowski (Partner and COO of Dossier Creative) on how to brand your startup, and the other led by Todd Farrell (former VP Investment at Growthworks) discussing the steps to getting your events funded. MiniEnterprize, the high school group also introduced Sauder to over 220 delegates from 23 high schools.

The business plan competition kicked off successfully, featuring 26 top caliber teams from across Canada competing for a $9,000 prize pool. Financially, costs have been cut over 60% compared to 2009. Keynote speakers this year include Lane Merrified, Executive Vice President of Disney’s Internet Group, as well as Matt Corrin, founder of Freshii, Andrea Scott, founder of Skoah, and Sean O’Reily, founder of Arcana Comics. Lastly, it has been a privilege for the conference to become an even larger part of the entrepreneurship community, as Enterprize hosts the Co-founder and Executive Director of The Next 36, Claudia Hepburn, this year.


Elections The CUS Elections have hosted the First Year Representative and the Ombudsperson elections thus far. This year, 238 students voted in the First Year Representative election while 460 voted in the Ombudsperson election. These numbers were achieved through the use of creative and witty advertising campaigns. For the benefit of the voter, CUS Elections also published all candidate campaigns and biographies on the Elections website. In the future, the team plans on improving communication, internally and externally, so that all candidates and voters understand the importance of elections in our undergraduate society.

Executive Mentorship Program The Executive Mentorship Program is a mentorship program that provides senior-level students a chance to meet and learn from experienced mentors from the industry. Assisted by an Advisory Board of six professionals, EMP has successfully found mentors to support our program. This year, EMP paired up 77 participants with volunteer mentors from different industries.

EMP has organized the following events throughout the year to bring together mentors and mentees: Mentee Orientation, Kick-off Breakfast, and Sharing Circle. All the events facilitate meaningful conversation, and have added value to every mentorship pair. In March, EMP will be hosting a Year-end Reception at a downtown hotel to wrap up the mentorship program, and allow the pairs to reflect on what they have learned. EMP’s ultimate goal is to allow mentees to learn about the fields they are interested in and what life is like after graduation. All students are encouraged to participate in the Executive Mentorship Program, as the mentors bring a lot of experience and helpful advice for students!


Global Connect Program Previously known as the Buddy and Exchange program, Global Connect continues to help exchange students adjust more easily to their new environment at UBC. With a total of 250 student participants across both terms, Global Connect has provided value-added initiatives to its members, including social events at the Vancouver Aquarium, massive orientations, a Skating Night, and also a business workshop that trained students in resume and cover letter writing and interview tips. Global Connect has no sponsors, but due to the teamwork of diligent execs, the team was able to raise higher revenues in comparison to last year due to the success of its social events. Next year, Global Connect hopes to get the rest of the Sauder community more involved with Global Connect events, and hopes to improve the preparation of the orientation planning process.

Ignite! In Term 1, the dedicated Ignite! team successfully hosted its annual conference on September 23rd despite various challenges. Unlike the previous years, the conference was held at the end of the CA recruit, which consequently made it more difficult to attract accounting students and some business delegates. However, the team made a good use of their networking budget and succeeded in finding speakers, business delegates, and new sponsors. Joining the continuing sponsors (i.e. KPMG, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, SunLife Financial, and CGA) are Suncor Energy Inc., Pepsi Co., CMA, G&F Financial Group, and Scotiabank, who aided in attracting a total of 160 students. In addition to the conference, the Ignite! team undertook organizing 2 new workshops, which hopes to help Sauder students in finding their dream career. Sponsored by KPMG, Workshop 1 was a success with 50 attendees; through stories from Sauder alumni, students learned about how to tap into the hidden job market. Currently, the Ignite! team is in the process of organizing Workshop 2, which will feature the CEO of Westjet.


International Business Conference This year, the International Business Conference was hosted on November 18th, 2011 at Pan Pacific Hotel Vancouver. The conference brought together 100 students and 80 business delegates to learn and discover the importance of emerging economies. Highlights of the day included the sold-out Top 40 Under 40 breakfast, where students were paired up with award winning CEO’s in a 2:1 ratio to discuss business ideas and create personal connections, as well as an inspirational opening speech given by Stockwell Day to start the conference.

International Student Association of Sauder ISAS actively caters to over 150 international Sauder students through various activities as well as newsletters that give great advice to international students. To date, ISAS has implemented 3 new initiatives; they partnered with the International Students Association, connected with other international student groups within UBC, and worked closely with JumpStart to attract international students from the get-go. With another term ahead, the ISAS team plans to improve its marketing and exposure within Sauder and UBC.


JDC West (Sauder Team) JDC West was a great success this year. Not only did the team finish second overall, but they won the Top Academic School of the year award. This is a major milestone for the team and Sauder as a whole, as this year’s delegation was comprised of the youngest students to date. It goes to show that with enough practice and dedication, an elite team can be built from novices. The Sauder team placed highly in numerous categories:

• 1st place in IB• 1st place in MIS• 1st place in Tax• 2nd place in Accounting• 2nd place in Entrepreneurship• 2nd place in Debate

Despite having a small executive team this year, JDC West persevered through stress and created a motivating climate within the group. This has inspired current team members to volunteer next year as either a competitor or a coach. The next JDC West will be held at Sauder, so we are in an amazing shape to keep the trophy at home in 2013!


Me Inc. It has been another great term for Me Inc., inspiring students with wonderful student delegates and speakers. In Term 1, Me Inc. hosted two workshops: Navigate and Amplify. For Navigate on October 14th, Me Inc. invited three founders of Blo Blow Dry Bar, who presented a stimulating workshop on “Passion Conspiracy” to students. In addition, Me Inc. hosted the annual Amplify workshop on November 23rd. This workshop provided Sauderites with information about the Go Global exchange program and the Co-op program—ways our students can enhance their overall university experience. Amplify was a definite success, with an oversold number of tickets! Leading up to its annual Me Inc. conference, the team also held the Option Open House on January 26th, educating first and second year students about various BCom specializations. With a tight-knit, strong, dedicated team on deck, Me Inc. Conference is projected to have approximately 250 students, 135 business delegates, over 16 workshop speakers and 2 keynote speakers. As the team obtained new sponsorship from Niiche Media, Popchips, Fuze, Purdy’s Chocolate, Red Bull, TD Bank, and Regency Auto, the conference will be better than ever. In fact, the conference was sold out on the first day of ticket sales. Me Inc. Conference will be held on March 16, 2012-- Be prepared to get inspired!

POITS POITS has seen a fun and interactive year so far. The team has held 5 events since last term and is planning to host 4 more, averaging at about 100 participants per event. POITS events fall into two categories based on location: CA Hall events and events held at Abdul Ladha. An average CA Hall event has 75 to 100 attendees and is a more laid back event with students congregating and socializing in CA Hall and the Sauder Cafe. Abdul Ladha events are more involved with DJ’s, equipment and space rental, and ticket sales. Most recently, Oktoberfest was held at Abdul Ladha during the Halloween weekend, for which 200 students attended. This event was put on in conjunction with the SUS social committee, as has been the tradition. Besides the POITS events, POITS also provided alcohol services to two other commerce events in Term 1: the second year committee’s STEAM event in September and the JDC West team’s event in November. POITS hopes to improve next year by retaining their brand integrity, improving marketing efforts, increasing accountability, and encouraging attendance at POITS events by the CUS execs and service


Prospectus We all receive the same beautiful agenda at the beginning of the year – the Sauder prospectus. Every year, almost 2,000 copies are handed out to students for planning their everyday activities as well as finding out more about the CUS. This year was no exception, as a total of 2600 copies were handed out to Sauder students. What might fascinate some of you is that the Prospectus team is really what some would call a ‘one-man team’. The head of Prospectus performed all the administrative tasks involved with Prospectus, but also ensured that the Association of CA, CGA, CMA, Ernst & Young, and KPMG sponsored it. This was no easy task, and required significant organizational skills. This year, an improvement made to Prospectus was achieved by adding a plastic folder at the back of the page for storing bits of papers, calendars, and business cards.

Sauder Sports Sauder Sports had an excellent year once again so far, already having exceeded the number of events and student engagements in half the time and with less funding in comparison to the previous year. With $650 sponsored by CGA, Sauder Sports attracted 560 students in total from their events. New events this year include: Sauder Yoga, Retro Basketball Tournament, Right to Play Fundraiser, REC Wrap-Up (semi-annual event for REC teams to celebrate their accomplishments), Campus Capture the Flag, Guys Night Out – Girls Ride Free (weekly Mount Seymour event to raise money for the BC Cancer Foundation), and the Canucks Game Night. Old initiatives that have been continued this year include the Sauder Soccer Shoutout as well as the Faculty Cup. Sauder Sports was able to stay within the budget despite their numerous initiatives. Moreover, Sauder Sports engaged in processing REC team reimbursements, for which they facilitated the reimbursement process for 50% of student fees of a faculty team participating in a UBC REC League. The exec team of Sauder Sports excels in their flat team structure with roles that change from event to event. Through leading Sauder Sports, the team members have improved their time management skills by dealing with responsibilities on a weekly and a monthly basis.


Social Committee The Social Committee has enjoyed a busy year thus far! Under the sponsorship of Redbull, Sauder students had the opportunity to engage in many exciting events, with 60 to 90 participants per event. The Big White ski trip attracted 90 attendees, and encompassed two nights of accommodation, a two-day lift pass up the mountain, as well as a night event. Smashball, a kickball tournament, was hosted at UBC, and had a turnout of approximately 60 attendees. During the Christmas season, SOCO also organized a Christmas party, which featured food, drinks, as well as a fun session of gingerbread house making. Next came the popular Mr. Sauder initiative, which attracted 90 participants, with all proceeds going to the BC’s Children Hospital. SOCO was able to stay within budget; although their events were heavily funded and they were unable to breakeven, the team believed they utilized their budget as efficiently as possible.

Style and the City Style and the City is Sauder’s premier branding conference and fashion show. This year, Style and the City’s theme is entrepreneurial branding, which will focus on how young professionals create a name for themselves in the business community. The organizing team also hosted the Campus Catwalk, Social Media Branding Panel, and A Taste of Style. In Term 1, the models for the upcoming fashion show were recruited from Campus Catwalk. Style and the City illustrates the multidimensional value of branding, and it is recommended that all students attend the conference to witness the power of branding in person!


Sustainability This year was a definite success for CUS Sustainability. With 73 student delegates and 16 business delegates, the team successfully hosted the Chasing Sustainability Conference, leaving participants inspired to pursue the sustainability concentration at Sauder. In addition, each participant received a free mug for a more “green” usage of the newly installed coffee machines, as well as a Green Guide (which can be seen here: http://cussustainability.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Green-Guide.pdf). Furthermore, CUS Sustainability hosted the Clean Bin Project Screening, motivating students to further reduce waste in our landfills. Despite the recent eventful term, CUS Sustainability has more in store for all of the Sauderites. CUS Sustainability will be hosting the HRMC Business and Sustainability Management (networking event with sustainability specialists) on February 3, 2012, and holding a weeklong event “Chew On This” that focuses on food security and sustainability in February, 2012. Lastly, be on the lookout for CUS Sustainability’s exciting collaboration with POITS!

CUS Financial Statements:



CUS Directory:

CUS Board of Directors Johannes Rebane, President Jacky Leung, Senator Tim Tong, AMS Representative Emmet Lee, First Year Representative Armin Rezaiean-Asel, First Year Representative Enzo Woo, Second Year Representative David Huynh, Second Year Representative Mandy Cheung, Third Year Representative Lilian Hsieh, Third Year Representative Klazina van den Berg, Fourth Year Representative Anna Kouzovleva, Fourth Year Representative Graham Russell, Speaker

CUS Executive Council Andrea Yeung, VP External Sara Hladun, VP Engagement Dylan Callow, VP Academic Julie Li, VP Internal Chris MacDonald, VP Marketing David Lam, VP Finance Aldora Chong, Ombudsperson

CUS Service Council Natalie Zhang, Business Week Christopher Woo, Case Competition Club Riley Chow, Cavalier Kyna Ng, Cavalier Joey Chou, Commerce Community Program Chrissy Chen, Commerce Mentorship Program Maria Sun, Elections Jesse Xin, Enterprize Canada Monica Wong, Executive Mentorship Program Elisha Allen, Frosh Lauren Bruce, Frosh Stacey Lee, Global Connect Program Rachel Lou, Ignite! Irina Shestak, International Business Conference Alexander Aleksandrov, International Business Conference Jenny Chan, International Student Association of Sauder Sophie Manfredi, JDC West (Sauder) Jess Tang, Me Inc. Sean Fleming, POITS Tony Lam, Prospectus Sean Wheeler, Sauder Sports Aarun Kumar, Social Committee Farah Khan, Style and the City Allison Cheng, Sustainability Ivy Wan, Sustainability

Finance Commission David Lam, VP Finance Cindy Lynn, Financial Services Director Financial Reporting: Ally Chang, Senior Financial Reporting Officer Alan Lio, Senior Financial Reporting Officer Nick Liu, Financial Reporting Officer Clementina Tai, Financial Reporting Officer Michael Tsui, Financial Reporting Officer Cindy Wang, Financial Reporting Officer Financial Analysis: Wenting Wu, Senior Financial Analyst Song Gao, Financial Analyst Cindy Wang, Financial Analyst Charles Wong, Financial Analyst

Understanding the past,

redefining future, together.

UBC COMMERCE UNDERGRADUATE SOCIETY

From left to right: Charles Wong, Michael Tsui, Wenting Wu, Nick Liu, Cindy Lynn, David Lam, Ally Chang, Cindy Wang

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