Impact stories

In part three of this multi-part series, we introduce four individuals who have signalled their intent to give back to the university one day when the...

A venture capitalist making her mark on Silicon Valley, a globetrotter ridding the world of single-use plastics, a healthy snack enthusiast who makes ...

A wellness advocate who launched a plant-based pharmacy, an app creator reinventing the job search process, a pioneer of innovative footwear, and a se...

Don Nilson (BCom ‘76 MSc ‘85) is ensuring the impact of the CUS Teaching Excellence Award is both immediate and long lasting.

Don Nilson (BCom ‘76 MSc ‘85) is ensuring the impact of the CUS Teaching Excellence Award is both immediate and long lasting.  

Tommi Redl, a 4th year student at UBC Sauder is the first recipient of BentallGreenOak’s new Award in Real Estate. He has set his sights on a career w...

Leaving an estate gift to UBC, or specifically to the UBC Sauder School of Business can be a powerful opportunity to support students along with advan...

Throughout decades of volunteering and philanthropy, Vancouver business leader Ronald L. Cliff (BCom '49) has offered time, money and expertise to a d...

Chris Scarlatti knows the value of hard work. A resident of Courtenay, B.C., Scarlatti worked minimum wage jobs for more than two decades, picking up ...

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.

Thanks to a generous gift from a visionary couple, the UBC Sauder Hari B. Varshney Business Career Centre is now more focused than ever before on pers...

New award for BCom students is all about breaking down barriers and opening more doors for students to succeed. Read more about the couple who envisio...

The alumni base in Hong Kong has so much reach. Basically, for any sort of business, we can find someone who is either in it or has been in it. It’s a...

Lauren didn’t leave living until later— she didn’t want to be defined by her illness. Having hope, staying positive, and even doing some independent t...

Donors are not just creating programs, awards and new research opportunities. Their input actually helps to shape the culture at the school

Scholarship brings BCom student closer to pursuing a career in Business Technology Management

“The more knowledge you have, the more opportunities you have to help your community."  - Karen Dunstan

"The generosity of UBC Sauder donors allows us to pursue what we’re passionate about without having anything hold us back" – Maia Brundage

“The Spitz Fellows Program isn’t just supporting me, it underscores the fact that it’s important Aboriginal women are represented in business.” – Tha...

Financial gifts, such as the one provided by Goldcorp, help create a more level playing field

“The BMO Aboriginal Business Teaching Fund gives opportunities to students who wouldn’t have a chance otherwise to go to university”  – Bianca Caroli...

Kenneth McArthur (B.Com. 1961), along with his wife Sheila have made a gift totaling $1 million to UBC, split evenly between UBC Sauder and the UBC Sc...

“The hope is that students come out of their business programs as better people, better citizens and that UBC Sauder over time becomes the world leade...

Jennifer Forbes was a Senior Justice Advisor at a not-for-profit organization that provides traditional, indigenous and alternative approaches to just...

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...

Thanks to the Leith Wheeler scholarship, the power of education is something I will share with my community. The experience I had in the Ch’nook Abori...