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Summer greetings CBA Family,
To say the 2018-2019 academic year was remarkable would be an understatement. With the excitement surrounding the CBA's 50th anniversary, anticipation and transition to semesters and continued innovation across the CBA family, 2019 is shaping up to be one of the most notable yet.
On March 23, more than 300 guests gathered in the Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel to celebrate the CBA's golden anniversary. Words can't express our gratitude for the alumni, faculty, staff and students raising $515,000 to benefit student scholarships and college initiatives during the night.
The 50th Gala marks two CBA firsts: The first honorary doctorate and the first dual Distinguished Alumni recipients. An Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters was conferred to Diane G. Miller (Information Systems, '84) while David and Ruth Singelyn (Accounting/Information Systems, '84 and Information Systems, '84) were recognized as 2019 CBA Distinguished Alumni.
Be sure to watch how contributions from Miller and the Singelyns are changing lives. As always, thank you to our continued supporters - know your help contributed to the great stories below.
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Commencement 2019 - What's likely the first CBA Commencement ever to require umbrellas couldn't deter 9,000 friends and family from cheering on the Class of 2019. In total, 1009 degrees were conferred by President Coley during the ceremony.
NASA CPP Business Startup The partnership where students commercialize technology used by NASA continues to draw attention. This time, it was a full feature in CPP Magazine.
Marketing Professor Lydia Chen Shah is a valuable resource for CBA students and colleagues alike. She most recently was a panelist at the largest digital marketing conference of its kind.
MHR Chair Carlos Gonzalez and Professor Chantal van Esch assembled the winning proposal for the 2021 MOBTS Conference (Formerly OBTC). CPP will be the first West Coast venue for the top conference.
Professor Emeritus Dan Manson and student Jordan Jacobson traveled to the Bay Area where they were invited as panelists at the RSA Conference, an event drawing more than 50,000 cybersecurity professionals.
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Sure, festivities for CBA's 50th Anniversary peaked at the Disneyland hotel with fanfare like a limited-edition CBA beer specifically for the Gala crafted by the geniuses at Innovation Brew Works and a special 50th Anniversary Edition of Ovation. The celebration actually began at CBARN 2018 when Dean Rolland buried the quarter system before announcing the year's events.
Before completely closing the book on the 50th, we'd like to take another opportunity to congratulate the alumni honored during the evening. Honorary Doctorate recipient Miller is the Director of Global Cyber Education and Workforce Initiates at Northrop Grumman and a strong proponent for diversity in STEM disciplines, cyber-security, and collegiate partnerships.
The 2019 CBA Distinguished Alumni Awards were presented to David and Ruth Singelyn. The Singelyns are tireless champions of the CBA, providing philanthropic gifts and David serving on the Dean’s Advisory Council. |
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| Receiving the Corporate Partnership Award was Avanade. Since 2015 Avanade, through its first CEO’s Mitchell C. Hill (’81 Economics) Memorial Endowment, has provided scholarships, mentorship and support to women in STEM studies. At the Gala, Avanade generously renewed its STEM scholarship to 2023, providing a total of $1.5 million in grants. |
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| The 50-year gap between CBA students was bridged during a 50th Anniversary kickoff barbecue at the beginning of the school year. Four members of the CBA's first graduating classes ('68 and '69) were welcomed back to campus to be honored and judge a competition featuring '60s-influenced shirts made by student organizations. Provost Alva and Billy Bronco also joined the celebration. |
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| JAGDISH N. SHETH AWARD FOR SCHOLARLY EXCELLENCE |
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| Dr. Ed He, chair and professor TOM department received the inaugural Jagdish N. Sheth Award for Scholarly Excellence presented by President Coley and Dean Rolland. The award was endowed by Nirmal Sethia (Professor Emeritus MHR) and Tara Sethia (Professor of History and Founder-Director of the Ahimsa Center in CLASS) and is named after Dr. Jagdish N. Sheth, the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Business in the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. |
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All of the taste without the ill effects convinced judges an alcohol-free craft beer line deserved to win Cal Poly Pomona’s annual business competition.
Members of AZUZA Beverage, a cross-discipline project involving students from the College of Science, Huntley College of Agriculture and the College of Business Administration, offered judges samples of its guilt-free brew on the [continue]
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Momentum continued to build for the annual San Gabriel Valley Economic Forecast Summit. Held on CPP soil for the first time, business leaders and key decision-makers gathered at the Bronco Student Center where top economists delivered their outlook on multiple levels.
Missed it? Read about the event, view the full report or take a look at our Facebook album. Keep an eye out for information as the CBA and San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership team up for a fourth year in 2020. |
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A family of Broncos is honoring its matriarch by awarding a scholarship to CBA students that embody her core passions: Love of education, training and mentoring.
Amelia Clark-Rivera began her decorated 36-year career in the supermarket industry culminating in a position as training manager for the midwest division of Food 4 Less, where she left a lasting impact on the organization.
Clark-Rivera is survived by her husband Michael, a CPP alumnus, and two sons - Daniel, a current CIS student, and Michael, Jr. The Riveras established the Amelia Clark-Rivera Memorial Scholarship as a tribute to the prominent role training and development played in her personal life and professional progression.
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Whether it was professional or emotional, Management and Human Resources Professor Emeritus Dr. Perry G. (Jerry) Rogers touched many lives while at the CBA and will be missed.
Rogers passed away on March 30, 2019, surrounded by his family in a Seattle hospital. He spent 27 years (5 in the Faculty Early Retirement Program) with the MHR department where the Air Force veteran always tried to reach out to students following a similar path. Full Story
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Fourteen CBA students with the CBA London Internship Program spent seven weeks of spring semester in London. Students rotated through multiple companies in a variety of industries. Dean Rolland and organizer Professor Jeanne Almaraz hosted a reception for interns from both semesters.
James Narvaez, MHR senior, interned at the executive recruiting firm Hydrogen Group and summarized his London internship, “Over the seven weeks of the internship "I grew as student, worker, and person," MHR senior James Narvaez who interned with Hydrogen Group said. "Without their faith in me, I would have never been able to reach the levels that I managed to get to in only seven weeks.”
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Dean Rolland, along with co-directors of CBA Global Leadership Initiative Majed Muhtaseb and Business Process Analyst, Asbjorn Egir visited UC Merced for the National Park Leadership Executive Leadership Seminar.
Rolland presented “The Value Proposition Model; Seeking Stakeholder Alignment; Reducing Conflict and Securing Sustainable Decisions" and Muhtaseb described the event as a, "Rare opportunity to learn from professionals who not only care about but also make our environment better."
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| NURTURING FUTURE FEMALE TECHNOLOGY LEADERS |
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The first group of Avanade Women in Information Technology scholarship recipients have all graduated and began careers where they will championship female executives and diversity in an industry where women represent only 20 percent of the professional workforce. Now, a new generation of women are benefiting from Avanade's support.
Scholarship recipients receive $15,000 to use toward education costs and equally as helpful, mentorship from established female professionals along with special access to internships. The latest issue of CPP magazine features the lasting impact it has made on lives. |
