2023
September
14,
2023
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09:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Business student Marisa Casarez received $1,000 for winning Cal State San Marcos’ spring 2023 Innovation Hub Quick Pitch competition for her subscription-based business model “Regain the Power Self Defense.”The Quick Pitch contest occurs each semeste...
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August
21,
2023
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08:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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July
27,
2023
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09:27 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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May
18,
2023
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09:14 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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May
11,
2023
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06:45 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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February
07,
2023
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11:10 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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February
01,
2023
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11:10 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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2022
November
08,
2022
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15:19 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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September
01,
2022
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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August
02,
2022
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13:49 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos President Ellen Neufeldt has been named a San Diego CEO of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal. Neufeldt was selected as one of 20 winners of the annual award by the SDBJ out of 118 finalists. She received the award June 3...
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May
09,
2022
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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May
02,
2022
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
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 ...
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March
03,
2022
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12:17 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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 ...
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2021
September
08,
2021
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16:47 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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July
12,
2021
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16:04 PM
America/Los_Angeles
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...
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June
14,
2021
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13:54 PM
America/Los_Angeles
Jim Hamerly thought the first time he retired from Cal State San Marcos would be the last.Hamerly was the director of business community relations, responsible for leading the College of Business Administration’s Senior Experience program, for nearly...
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May
10,
2021
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Cal State San Marcos College of Business Administration has achieved accreditation from a prestigious global organization, joining the top 5% of business schools in the world. CSUSM’s College of Business Administration was accredited last month b...
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April
29,
2021
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08:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Elizabeth Castillo’s battle with COVID-19 began gradually. San Diego County was enduring gusting Santa Ana winds in early December, and Castillo thought she might be having a reaction to weather conditions.A few days later, she knew it wasn’t the wea...
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January
06,
2021
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10:55 AM
America/Los_Angeles
When Carson Luna transferred to Cal State San Marcos in 2017, he knew he wanted a career in sports, but he didn’t know his niche. Just three years later, he is in Los Angeles developing marketing relationships between corporate sponsors and USC athle...
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2020
December
08,
2020
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11:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Quynh Pham had already graduated from Cal State San Marcos by the time the Business Professional Development program became a requirement for business administration students.Though Pham wasn’t able to benefit from the program, she is delighted to be...
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December
04,
2020
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Abigail White was volunteering at Mission Hills High School’s College Expo and Future Fair last year when she realized the positive impact she could have on younger students.White, then a Cal State San Marcos freshman, was surprised by the number of ...
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October
23,
2020
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
On a recent cool, fall Saturday morning with the leaves changing colors on the trees outside of his residence, Cal State San Marcos marketing professor Glen Brodowsky discussed his latest endeavor – a recently completed book he edited with professor ...
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October
15,
2020
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Every year, Cal State San Marcos’ College of Business Administration executes a highly successful program for its students called Business Professional Development.
It’s taught by Executives in Residence, a group of experienced business profession...
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September
04,
2020
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Margie Tumolva was fully invested in her Senior Experience project at Cal State San Marcos last fall. So much so that, as the semester was winding down, she asked professor William Byun a simple question: “What’s next?”
Byun explained that usually...
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July
08,
2020
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13:59 PM
America/Los_Angeles
It seemed like a simple question in the moment. Yet Nathaniel Keifer-Wheals was left stumped by it.
It was 2017, and Keifer-Wheals was driving to the annual Cougar Night at Petco Park. His passenger was Michelle Romans, Cal State San Marcos' dire...
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May
08,
2020
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Nearly 4,700 students are expected to graduate from Cal State San Marcos this academic year, including six standouts from the Class of 2020 who are receiving special recognition for their achievements.Honorees were nominated by faculty or staff and e...
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January
17,
2020
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12:55 PM
America/Los_Angeles
A new study led by Cal State San Marcos marketing professor Glen Brodowsky suggests business students who are more tolerant of cheating in the classroom are more likely to tolerate unethical corporate behavior in the board room.
Because of the imp...
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2019
December
10,
2019
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11:12 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cal State San Marcos' College of Business Administration is now offering its Specialized MBA program in the evenings. Working professionals can finish their MBA on a part-time basis in 24 months, and full-time students can complete their MBA in 12 mo...
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October
18,
2019
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11:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
A pair of former Cal State San Marcos students are leading one of the fastest growing independent real estate brokerages in the country with total sales volume this year projected to surpass $3 billion.
Serial entrepreneurs and former CSUSM studen...
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September
27,
2019
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08:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Maria Valdivia signed up for a drug treatment program with the goal of getting time shaved off her jail sentence. She wasn’t focused on actually kicking her drug habit, at least not at the beginning.
But entering that program became a turning poin...
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