Valerie Rose Pidcock UBC BCom 2nd year student
Specialization Marketing and Political Science
Favourite UBC location The library in the Music building. I have a background in classical piano and studying there allows me to relax and get in touch with my musical side.
Plans To work for a few years before pursuing graduate studies. My dream job is to work for a consultancy that advises businesses on sustainability. Although it’s early to tell what area my graduate studies will be in, my purpose in learning will be to help solve global challenges such as climate change.
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“There is an overwhelming sense of opportunity that permeates the way Sauder students work, play, create and interact. Having always felt strongly about the need to effect positive change on society, I got involved with the Commerce Community Program at Sauder. This has piqued my interest in sustainability and how businesses can make a positive impact. As Sustainability Director on the Student Council of the Commerce Undergraduate Society, I’m in charge of educating my peers on the sustainability movement and how it affects them as future business graduates. At Sauder, I feel empowered with the tools and knowledge to accomplish what I didn’t think was possible for someone my age. This is a true testament to a quality that is unique to the UBC BCom program — its capacity to grow students into proactive, involved individuals.”
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Push your limits A UBC BCom adds up to more than just the sum of commerce courses you complete. Employers value business graduates with a mix of interests because flexibility + creativity = the ability to tackle any career challenge. That’s why we offer BCom students many opportunities to widen their scope.
Compete in the National Intercollegiate Business Competition or other national competitions where UBC has come out with top honours for over 10 years.
Lead There are countless opportunities
of courses in any one of UBC’s 12 faculties and 11 schools. Drama, astronomy, Japanese – explore whatever appeals to you.
both within the Sauder School of Business and the university to develop your leadership skills. Run for student government. Manage a team to organize a conference. Take advantage of UBC’s Leadership and Development training program. These are just a few examples of what is available.
Invent something new. Take our New
Research and sharpen your critical
Venture Design course and team up with engineering students to create consumer products with business plans that have impact.
thinking skills in the Commerce Scholars Program. Conduct original research under the mentorship of a distinguished Sauder faculty member and get a paid research stipend and the opportunity to present research at a Scholars conference.
Choose your electives from a range
Manage a $3 million endowment fund guided by UBC Portfolio Management Foundation (PMF) mentors. Qualified finance students aiming for a career in capital markets can try their hand at managing the PMF endowment fund, investing in money markets, fixed income investments of Canadian and foreign issuers, and equity investments.