Articles tagged with 'CoBa' | CSUSM

Bridget Anderson always has bemoaned the fact that she wasn’t able to participate in her Cal State San Marcos commencement.After graduating from the university in December 2013, Anderson was scheduled to walk the following spring, but her husband’s m...

Kenny Tran almost had to pinch himself to remind him that it was real.A few months earlier, Tran had been living at home in Mira Mesa, trying  to find a job after graduating from Cal State San Marcos the previous spring. Now here he was, dressed to t...

Cal State San Marcos is welcoming more than 16,000 students for the start of the fall semester, which begins Monday with the largest first-year class in university history.Fall enrollment is up 3% compared to last year, including a record 2,766 first...

Last spring, 40 Cal State San Marcos business students in Raj Pillai’s leadership in organizations class participated in a Compassionate Leadership Certificate online program to help them develop the necessary skills to become an efficient leader. St...

Cal State San Marcos alumna Rachael Lafenhagen won $10,000 in prize money during the Sunstone CSU Startup Launch Competition.Lafenhagen’s pitch for her startup Craft-Your-Bra earned her second place in the social enterprise track. The prize money wil...

A team of students from Cal State San Marcos recently competed in the fourth Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC), which endorses new marine energy ideas for capturing the power of the ocean.The CSUSM team of Thomas Handzel, Miguel Lopez, Fare...

More than 4,200 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2023 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements.Honorees were nominated by faculty or staff an...

College of Business Administration alumna Cristina Ahmadpour was one of 25 business school graduates honored by AACSB International, the world’s largest business education alliance, as part of the 2023 Class of Influential Leaders.The annual initiati...

Five Cal State San Marcos students have received scholarships from a local women’s organization.At its annual scholarships awards lunch on Jan. 11, North County Women in Networking (NCWIN) gave $3,000 scholarships to five female students: Selena Agui...

On Friday, a new concert venue will open in Del Mar with a performance by reggae star Ziggy Marley, an eight-time Grammy winner.The Sound is a $17 million facility with a footprint of 9,500 square feet and capacity for 1,900 spectators. Open to all a...

As the end of the year approaches, many are already looking ahead to 2023.But before putting the finishing touches on your list of New Year’s resolutions, let’s take a look back at some of the most-talked-about stories of 2022. CSUSM Ranks First in t...

 Cal State San Marcos’ College of Business Administration has dedicated the Markstein Hall 310 classroom as the Ta Thuc Trinh Classroom in honor of the Du family matriarch.President Ellen Neufeldt joined CoBA Dean Ronald Ramirez, accounting professor...

Three Cal State San Marcos marketing professors are the editors behind a new book about culture-based marketing.Glen Brodowsky, professor of marketing; Rebeca Perren, associate professor of marketing; and Camille Schuster, professor emerita of market...

About a decade ago, Steve Wagner helped establish a professional mentor program through the College of Business Administration at Cal State San Marcos. It was the latest of many ties that bind the co-founder of one of the most successful companies in...

As a professor of biological sciences at Cal State San Marcos, Carlos Luna Lopez occasionally is approached by representatives of the scores of biotech companies in the region, seeking his scientific expertise. Last fall, a biotech startup came to hi...

Greg Reese loved the outdoors as a kid growing up in Orange County. It didn’t matter if it was the beach, camping or the river. And when he wasn’t enjoying nature, he was busy playing soccer, including two seasons for Cal State San Marcos after trans...

Cal State San Marcos is welcoming new and returning students to the start of the fall semester, which began Monday with what is expected to be the largest first-time freshman class in university history. For the first time since the pandemic began, t...

Karolina Lindberg never had many complaints about her epilepsy. She was aware that she wouldn’t be able to drive a bus or become a police officer or firefighter because of her diagnosis. But Lindberg didn’t know her epilepsy would stop her from pursu...

More than 4,400 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2022 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements.Honorees were nominated by faculty or staff an...

Senior Experience at Cal State San Marcos has reached a milestone this semester, with 10,000 students having completed the signature program, the College of Business Administration (CoBA) announced.The nearly 30-year-old program was one of the first ...

Cal State San Marcos has announced the appointment of Dr. Ronald Ramirez as the next dean of the College of Business Administration (CoBA). Ramirez will start in his position on July 1. He will take over from Dr. Ben Cherry, who has served as interim...

Jimmy Thai wants to do his part to motivate and help the next generation of leaders make a positive impact on society.Thai, who earned his MBA from Cal State San Marcos in 2000, is doing that in myriad ways. That includes recently establishing the CS...

During her improbable climb from a poor girl growing up in China to a partner at one of the largest accounting firms in America, Annie Norviel can point to many significant milestones along the way. One of the foundational ones from her perspective w...

Sophia Lombardi discovered her love for sewing and entrepreneurship during the pandemic.  Sewing is something Lombardi and her cousin picked up as a hobby when they had extra time on their hands. She had no intention of starting a business. Lombardi ...

Students from Cal State San Marcos will present and pitch their entrepreneurial ideas during the CSUSM Quick Pitch Competition on Wednesday, Dec. 8 from 6-8 p.m. at the newly opened Innovation Hub on campus. This will be the Innovation Hub's first ev...

The fall Student Poster Showcase, which promotes student research and creative activity accomplishments, will be held from noon-1 p.m. on Nov. 9 in Forum Plaza.The event is free and open to the public, but attendees are asked to register in advance.T...

Two Cal State San Marcos professors have teamed up to receive a grant from the National Science Foundation to explore what factors affect the development of entrepreneurs in minority communities.The grant of $215,740 is notable in part because of its...

Like many Americans, Armando Manzo remembers the smallest details of where he was and what he was doing on the morning when terrorists steered two jet planes into the Twin Towers.He was a high school sophomore in Chicago. It was Art 2 class with Miss...

It was in January 2020 that much of the world began to learn about a new disease emanating from China called the novel coronavirus. As an expert in global supply chains, Cal State San Marcos professor Robert Aboolian paid particular attention when ma...

It isn’t the knowledge gleaned from textbooks while attending Cal State San Marcos nearly two decades ago that Tony Pecora carries with him. Rather, it’s the exposure he had to implementing the principles he studied.“Learning how to think for yoursel...