CUS VISION 2018-19
CO N TENT S OVERVIEW of the CUS
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What is the CUS?
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Involvement
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Mission + Values
STRATEGY for the 2018/19 year
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President’s Message
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Focus A || our community
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Focus B || transparency & accountability
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Focus C || involvement opportunities
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Focus D || our services, clubs, & operations
OVE RVI E W OF T H E C U S
WHAT IS THE CUS? The CUS is the student society for the 3800 undergraduate students at the UBC Sauder School of Business. Through our 1.2 million dollar annual operating budget and the dedication of over 300 student leaders, we operate a wide range of services, host over 250 events annually and provide opportunities that aim at enhancing the UBC Sauder student experience.
We offer 23 services • • • • • • • • • • •
Awards Night and Recognition Business Week Campus Ambassador Program Bizzbuzz Class Liason Commerce Community Program Commerce Mentorship Program Elections Committee Executive Mentorship Program External Conferences First Year Committee
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Grad Night Health and Wellness Imprint JDC West Me Inc. NSCC P.O.I.T.S. Sauder Sports Student International Student Association Sustainability Visual Media Yearbook and Prospectus
We support 13 clubs « Accounting Club « BizChina « BizTech « Enactus « EProjects « Finance Association « Human Resources Management Club « Marketing Association « Real Estate Club « Social Enterprise Club « Supply Chain Management Club « UBC Trading Group « Young Women in Business
OVE RVI E W OF T H E C U S
We work with UBC Sauder to enhance various student programs and resources •
UBC Sauder Spark
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Business Career Centre
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UBC Brand Management Mentorship Program
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UBC Sauder International Case Competitions
...and many more initiatives.
OVE RVI E W OF T H E C U S
MISSION Our mission is 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.
PRESIDENT’S
VALUES As part of our mission to better serve our student body, we have decided to establish three CUS Values. Those values will play a critical role in guiding our decision-making, the direction of our organization and in all of our operations. • Accountability • Community • Empowerment
EVAN Z
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S MESSAGE
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ent of the graduate Society
S T R AT E GY
Dear members of our community,
I’m very honoured to present to you our vision and major goals for the 2018-19 year. The CUS holds a lot of
responsibility as the student society for the 3800 undergraduate students at the UBC Sauder School of Business. Our services and initiatives plays a large role in shaping the university experience for our students, and the community here at UBC Sauder.
Recognizing this, we continuously strive to enhance the value that we provide to our students. Our hope is
that our plans for the 2018-19 year will allow us to better serve your needs and propel the CUS into a new era. Our plans focus around 4 main areas: • Our Community: To foster a welcoming, inclusive and supportive community at UBC Sauder • Transparency and Accountability • Involvement Opportunities • Our Services, Clubs and Operations We welcome and encourage your feedback and input into our plans.
Sincerely, Evan Zhou President of the UBC Commerce Undergraduate Society
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focus a.
We strive to foster a community at the UBC Sauder
OUR COMMUNITY
School of Business that is welcoming, inclusive and supportive to all of our students. We want to create an environment and provide opportunities that allows our students to meet new people, find their sense of belonging and feel safe within our community.
G OALS • Creating a safe and inclusive community through the expansion of support resources and community-building initiatives. • Strengthening our relationship with the wider UBC Community
S T R AT E GY
GOAL # 1
Creating a safe and inclusive community through the expansion of support resources and community-building initiatives.
AC TIONS
Creation of a LGBTQ+ Representative Position* to help promote relevant events and create a welcoming and inclusive environment Creation of a Sexual Violence Prevention Representative Position* to advocate for sexual assault and harassment prevention and connect students with relevant resources
*working position titles
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GOA L # 2
Strengthening our relationship with the wider UBC Community
AC TIONS
Co-hosting inter-faculty events to provide our students with more opportunities to meet people from other facilities Increasing dialogue and collaboration with other undergraduate societies
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GOAL # 3
Supporting the health and wellbeing of our students
AC TIONS
Hosting a Health and Wellness Convention Creating positive conversations around health and wellbeing Fostering a culture that recognizes the importance of health and wellbeing
*working position titles
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GOA L # 4
Enhancing student spaces
AC TIONS
Re-designing the Undergraduate Student Lounge to become an more welcoming environment Advocating and working with UBC Sauder to improve study spaces for students
S T R AT E GY
focus b.
We recognize the importance of having an open di-
T R A N S PA R E N C Y A N D ACCO U N TA B I L I T Y
alogue with our student body. Through being transparent with our students and holding ourselves accountable for our operations and decision-making, we hope to be able to work with our students to continuously enhance the value that we provide to our community.
G OALS • Presenting our students with our plans and goals for the year, and establishing accountability measures for those goals • Providing our students with detailed information regarding our financial situation • Enhancing transparency, accuracy, and accountability with our financial processes
S T R AT E GY
GOAL # 1
Presenting our students with our plans and goals for the year, and establishing accountability measures for those goals
AC TIONS
Concrete and considered written Formulation of our goals for the year through a strategic planning process framework Publication of this CUS Vision 2018-19 document that outlines our plans for the year Mid-point Review in December and End of year review of our goals at the Annual General Meeting
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GOAL # 2
Providing our students with detailed information regarding our financial situation
AC TIONS
Implementation of an improved expense and revenue tracking system Publication of this Q1 Report Publication of a Q2, Q3 and Annual Report
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GOAL # 3
Enhancing transparency, accuracy and accountability with our financial processes
AC TIONS
Conduct financial audits in a timely and efficient manner every quarter Collate findings into a report that will be reviewed by the Board of Directors
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focus c.
Involvement opportunities allow our students to
INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
develop their skills, explore their interests and get a sense of belonging. Our student volunteers play a large role in shaping the community at the UBC Sauder School of Business, and the student experience for their fellow peers.
G OALS • Enhancing the involvement experience • Improving our communication of involvement opportunities to the student body
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GOAL # 1
AC TIONS
Enhancing the involvement experience
Better preparing students for their positions by establishing a common standard of quality for transitioning and onboarding processes Re-evaluating positions to improve the role responsibilities and learning outcomes Providing additional targeted opportunities for training and skill development
S T R AT E GY
GOAL # 2
Improving our communication of involvement opportunities to the student body
AC TIONS
Hosting of a First Year Involvement Info Session Creation of a centralized involvement portal for all CUS involvement opportunities
S T R AT E GY
focus d.
The 23 CUS Services and the 13 CUS Affiliated
SERVICES, CLUBS A N D O P E R AT I O N S
Clubs collectively host over 250 events annually. Our Services and Clubs helps cultivate the personal, professional and academic success of our students.
G OALS • Realign our offerings and operations to better serve our student body • Providing greater support in buiding case analysis skills for beginners
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GOAL # 1
Realign our offerings and operations to better serve our student body
AC TIONS
Conducting surveys and interviews to gain insights on the wants and needs of our student body Analysing data results Creating a set of recommendations to enhance our offerings and operations
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GOAL # 2
Providing greater support in building case analysis skills for beginners
AC TIONS
Consulting with relevant stakeholders to build a grassroots training program for first and second years to learn case analysis skills Pilot the program for Term 2 of the 2018 Winter Session