THE COLLEGE COMMUNIQUÉ - Dean's update to the community
College of
Business and Public Administration
California State University, San Bernardino
March 2006
Winter Quarter is always charged with
the activity of career searches! The reality of "life after graduation" begins to hit
about a fourth of our student population. Sixty-two percent
of our graduates from the College of Business and Public Administration
will remain in the Inland Empire. However, we know that almost
half
of IE residents who currently commute for their jobs would be willing to
take a cut in pay in order to avoid commutes to Orange, San Diego, and
LA counties. Because some of those individuals are our
graduates, it goes without saying that we are dedicated to maintaining
and increasing job growth in this two county area. Let me
know how we can help; sometimes employment growth is a matter of our communicating the availability of qualified
workforce.
George H. Schnarre, our 2006 Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer,
is being honored at the annual luncheon on Tuesday, March 7. As Mr. Schnarre says, "Make George Hurt!" He will match every dollar above your
ticket price for the scholarship fund. Net
proceeds from the 2006 Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer
Luncheon will benefit the George H. Schnarre Endowed Scholarship
for deserving students in the College of Business and Public
Administration.
Call (909) 537-5770 for tickets. Special thanks
are extended to sponsors of this year's event: Platinum
- Hub Construction Specialties, Inc., St. Bernardine Medical Center and Foundation, Chicago
Title Company, and the Racoosina Family; Gold
- Gresham Savage Nolan & Tilden; Bronze - Arrowhead
Credit Union, Brickley Environmental, Citizens Business Bank, Matich
Corporation, and CBPA's Otto Chang.
FREE TAX HELP for an estimated 2000+ low income
IE taxpayers:
Through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), our accounting students are again providing free income tax
preparation, both on campus and in the community. By the end of
February, students had already processed 730
returns! Students are trained to prepare basic Federal and
California
resident tax return for low income and elderly taxpayers. Assistance is also available for those who are
eligible for
earned income credit, education credits, dependent
care credit, and
child tax credit. VITA volunteers are NOT able to prepare tax returns for nonresidents,
small business owners, or owners of rental properties or those filing
married separately. For further information, contact the faculty
advisor Janet Courts,
(909) 537-3992 or vita@csusb.edu. WHEN:
Last Tuesday the College of Business and Public
Administration hosted another "first" --
an Open House for current students.
Students
were invited to explore the dean's office, meeting informally with the Department Chairs, Faculty,
officers of student organizations, and the Deans. Information was
provided on our MBA and
MPA
programs, as well as internship opportunities.
Business Alliance
Coyote-level
member organizations are invited
free of charge to
send a representative to the Arrowhead Distinguished Executive Officer
luncheon on March 7.
Advance registration by March 3 is required.
RSVP for
further details.
All
member organizations are invited
free of charge to
attend the Sarbanes-Oxley workshop on April 25.
Advance
registration is required. Come, or send a client!
"Hoops
n' Hobnobbing"
before the Coyotes vs.
Broncos basketball game was cosponsored by Business Alliance and the
Alumni Association to say "thank you" for members' continued support.
Coach Jeff Oliver gave a run-down on the game that would be a Coyote
win. Shown here is President Dave Dutchen (Enterprise Rent-A-Car)
presenting
Barbara Bowlby (Robert Half International) with a coyote door prize.
If you are not already a member of
Business Alliance
FOUNDING
COYOTE-LEVEL
BUSINESS ALLIANCE MEMBERS
Best
wishes,
Karen Dill Bowerman,
Dean
Gerald Fawcett is serving as the College's
second Executive-in-Residence. Mr. Fawcett is a graduate of
our business program, past president of Kaiser Ventures LLC, and
currently vice-chairman of the Board. Executives serving "in
residence" carry out a variety of activities with the college and its
students. Mr. Fawcett is now holding a Discussion Series he calls
"Experience Meets Tomorrow's Executives." The
series involves meeting small groups of
students over lunch to talk about careers. One student commented,
"Never before have I had the opportunity to talk with someone so
successful about issues like ethics and my own career. What's
more--he and I have the same educational background!" Students may also
register now for a lecture on
Wednesday, April 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. where they will hear his
inspirational personal story, and insights on business success. He
has also agreed to serve on the Dean's Executive Advisory Board to help
provide strategic direction to the college.
Kerry
Neal will join the College of Business and Public Administration on
March 13 as our new Director of Development. Kerry is familiar
with the CSU, having earned his Bachelors from Cal State Fullerton.
His early career in development included experience with the City of
Hope and the Art Center College of Design, and since 2001 he has been at
the University of California at Riverside in development.
WHERE: 4th floor, Jack Brown Hall, CSUSB campus
WHEN: Fridays (2/3 through 4/14), 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
WHERE: 1.) Arrowhead Credit Union, Victorville Branch
WHEN: Saturdays (2/4 through 4/15), 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
WHERE: 1.) Feldheym Library
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Save the date for 5th Annual Accounting
(and now Finance!) Alumni Reception: Wednesday, May 31
from 6 to 9 p.m. at the San Bernardino Hilton.
This year's
reception and networking event will be held at the San
Bernardino Hilton Hotel. Registration information will
be available at the
Department Office (909) 537-5704. Pictured is Interim Chair Dr. Michael
Clarke.
The Department of Public Administration is completing a
state-of-the-art online Master of
Public Administration (MPA)
program. In addition to the current web instructional
methodology such as electronic files, links, and discussion
boards, the program is replete with streaming video of the
instructor in every module, video-taped guest speakers,
interactive exercises, extensive audio and electronic lectures
supplemented with flash video. The ability to put together this exceptionally
user-friendly and interactive program was supported by a $3.2M
contract in conjunction with the Defense Acquisition University. On February 7th CSUSB President Karnig
(right) and the Department Chair Monty VanWart (3rd from left)
traveled to Washington to update Congressman Jerry Lewis
(center) and DAU officials
on the program's progress of a pilot this spring and the schedule to “go public” with the first cohort in fall
2006.
SOX
Executive Briefing: You are invited to attend
"Sarbanes-Oxley: Private Business WILL Be Affected -- the
Why, the What, and the How." This is the first
of a new series of Executive Briefings that is sponsored by
Business Alliance for the community.
Make reservations by April 18 for a free parking permit
(909 537-5771). The event will be held Tuesday, April
25 at CSUSB Student Union with 7:30 a.m. executive
continental breakfast, and 7:45 - 9:30 a.m. workshop.
The presenter, Dr. Dick Savich, is Associate Professor of
Accounting and an expert on Sarbanes-Oxley. $25 per
individual.
The
Latino Business Student Association invites area
organizations to participate in a Corporate Mixer to be held
at our new Santos Manuel Student Union on May
10 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.
Contact the president Freddie Martinez for information
on the corporate entry fee that buys space in the brochure
and a copy of a resume binder.
Shown here are (l to r) Carolina Lopez, Freddie Martinez,
Oksana Harris
CITIZENS BUSINESS BANK - Ontario
ROBERT HALF INTERNATIONAL - Ontario
SOREN McADAM CHRISTENSON, LLP - Redlands
SPRINGBOARD - Riverside
STATER BROS. MARKETS - Colton
TARGET - Fontana
VAVRINEK,
TRINE, DAY & CO. - Rancho Cucamonga
FOUNDING MEMBERS OF
BUSINESS ALLIANCE
ARROWHEAD
CREDIT UNION - San Bernardino
BANK OF
AMERICA -
Riverside
CITY NATIONAL
BANK -
Ontario
COLUMBIA STEEL -
Rialto
EADIE &
PAYNE, LLP -
Redlands
ENTERPRISE FUNDING CORPORATION -
Redlands
ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR -
Montclair
GEORGE H. SCHNARRE REAL ESTATE
- San Bernardino
J. L. HARE & ASSOCIATES -
Corona
INLAND EMPIRE NATIONAL BANK -
Riverside
McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP
- Riverside
SAN MANUEL BAND OF MISSION INDIANS -
Highland
Prior Communiqué Archives: Jan 2006; Nov 2005; Sept 2005; July 2005; April 2005; Feb 2005; Dec 2004