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December 2008

Karen Dill Bowerman, Dean meets Gov. Schwarzenegger

Dear Colleagues and Friends,
Expanding our College of Business & Public Administration network makes the region stronger. We are pleased to be at the center of that powerful global network of the community, alumni, faculty, and students. We organize events to recognize and enhance leadership, and to offer networking opportunities. We graduate community leaders. Here are ways to remain involved. (1) If you're not already a member of Business Alliance, please consider it because membership will keep you connected to the College. (2) Sign up now to attend the Executive Briefings series that runs from January through March; you'll hear eight thought-provoking early morning lectures on leadership (see story below). Happiest of holidays!   ~Karen Dill Bowerman 

Executive Briefings

Looking for professional development and networking opportunities?
Continental breakfast 7 - 7:30 a.m.
Presentation 7:30 - 9 a.m.
Note:  Briefing by Andy Taylor - light lunch at 12:30, presentation 12:30 - 2 p.m.

3 ways to register:  (1) REGISTER ONLINE HERE
Please download this form to (2) fax and pay by credit card or (3) mail in your order and pay by check.

Congratulations to the 2008 Award Recipients!

Emerging Entrepreneur
Jon Gordon, Clemmy’s Ice Cream, Rancho Mirage

Corporate Entrepreneur
Noel Massie, UPS, Ontario

Family Business Entrepreneur
The Stowe Family, OctoClean, Riverside

General Entrepreneur
Kerrick Bubb, KWB Wealth Managers Group, Redlands

Innovator Entrepreneur
Charles “Mask” Lewis, Jr. , TapouT, Grand Terrace

Social Entrepreneur
 Ed Maloney, Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino

Supporter of Entrepreneurship
Mike Owen, CDC Small Business Finance, Riverside

Technology Entrepreneur
Agenor Mafra-Neto & Annlok Yap, ISCA Technologies, Riverside

Master Entrepreneur
Neale Perkins, Safariland, Ontario

Lifetime Achievement Award
 Malcolm & Joyce Smith, Malcolm Smith Motorsports, Riverside

For the fifth straight year, Cal State San Bernardino received the "Best in the West" designation by the Princeton Review. The magazine's Web site features "2009 Best Colleges: Region by Region." The schools were drawn from the 13 Western States. Princeton Review did not rank among the 120 colleges.

The Princeton Review noted, "Cal State San Bernardino attracts students who are 'very down to earth, pragmatic, and real,' many of which 'have led interesting and challenging lives.' While most hail from Southern California, the similarities end there as the 'population is very mixed in age, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, and religion.' 

But in addition, the education services company featured the College of Business and Public Administration in the just-published 2009 edition of its "Best 296 Business Schools."

"We are pleased to recommend CSUSB to readers of our book and users of our Web site as one of the best institutions they could attend to earn an MBA," said Robert Franek, Princeton Review vice president-publishing, "We select schools for this book based on our high regard for their academic programs and offerings, institutional data we collect from the schools, and the candid opinions of students attending them who rate and report on their campus experiences at the schools."

I look forward to working together with you ... in the future.  As for recruiting your students, there is no need to thank our firm.  To be honest, we should thank you and the program for providing such quality students.  I know first hand that CSUSB provides the curriculum necessary so motivated students can become successful C.P.A.s.  In my opinion, I don't think students realize initially upon graduating how prepared they will be for their careers after completing the BA program at CSUSB.  So, once again, I thank you. 

See you at Meet the Firms,
Charlie Lowenberg
Soren McAdam Christenson LLP
Redlands

What one recruiter wrote when we thanked him for coming to campus

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Alumnus with B.S. in business administration and an emphasis in finance, Don Kent, was unanimously appointed Treasurer-Tax Collector by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors in October 2008.  "With a mercurial economy and Wall Street so volatile, we're fortunate to have someone who already
knows the office and who can keep it running smoothly during this transition,'' said board Chairman Roy Wilson.  The Treasurer-Tax Collector is an elected position, and Kent will hold the office through the end of an unfilled term -- June 2010.  For more than 11 years, Kent has been directly involved in the daily investment operations of the department’s $5 billion Treasurer’s Pooled Investment Fund. The department collects and deposits over $3 billion in property taxes annually.

Under the leadership of Janet Courts who heads our Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program to provide assistance to low income families, CSUSB received a $33,460 grant from the IRS.  The College of Business & Public Administration was one of the few schools to receive funding.

www.cbpa.csusb.edu Thank you Associate Dean Frank Lin for spearheading our new look online.  Check it out!  To be expected...a few links to be repaired, but feedback has it that navigation is what it should be.  Read "10 Things You Can Do To Make a Difference," and please view the video at www.cbpa.csusb.edu/letter_dean.htm.

Another cohort of MBA for Executives graduated this December and were hooded at Commencement Ceremonies on campus.  The cohort has been meeting in downtown San Bernardino, but came to campus for graduation and a reception with faculty and program administrators.  MBA Director Beth Flynn identified "averages" for a class profile:  37 years of age (23 to 53); 42% female; 13.4 years work experience; from non-profit sector 27%; from firms of less than 100 employees 27%; average salary $97,079; partial funding by employer 52%; Federal financial aid through the university 52%; GPA range 3.11 to 3.94; 23% earned Beta Gamma Sigma membership for being in the top 20% of CSUSB MBA students.

The mission of Business Alliance is to develop and facilitate a partnership between the Inland Empire business community and the College of Business and Public Administration. Its purpose is to provide private and public enterprises and entrepreneurs with direct access to the College's vast resources for their growth and development, leading to a more vibrant regional economy.

Coyote Business Alliance Members
Citizens Business Bank
Columbia Steel, Inc.
Enterprise Funding Corporation
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP
Mutual of Omaha Bank
SMG Ontario Convention Center
Soren McAdam, Christenson, LLP
Target
UPS - United Parcel Service

Associate Members
County of San Bernardino
State Board of Equalization
YMCA of the East Valley

Business Alliance Members
Arrowhead Credit Union
Brickley Environmental
Eadie & Payne, LLP
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
George H. Schnarre Inc. Real Estate
Los Angeles Better Business Bureau
Parke-Guptill and Company, LLP
Press Enterprise
San Bernardino Convention and Visitors Bureau
Security Bank of California
Sempra Energy, the Gas Company
Springboard Nonprofit Consumer Credit Management
Stater Bros. Markets
Upside Thinking
Wilkin-Guge Marketing

To join, contact BonnieO'Connor,
the College's Director of
Development.  You're invited to a
reception with the basketball
coach and athletic director before
the Cal Poly Pomona basketball
game.

Communiqué Archives: Aug 2008; Apr 2008; Jan 2008 and previous issues at this site

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