Greetings and Welcome Back
Dear SSU Students: It is our pleasure to inform you that we have two major announcements to start off the New Year 2015: 1) Certificate in Marketing and Certificate in Business Administration SSU now offers a one-year Certificate in Marketing and a one-year Certificate in Business Administration. Detail information is included in our latest 2014-2015
Special Thanks to Dr. Lawson for his talk on Business Social Media
We give special thanks to Dr. Gary Lawson for the interesting insightful talk about business social media that he gave at our Newport Beach campus. Our students enjoyed the talk and look forward to having another one in the future. We are also glad that our MBA student Sedat Delareyna was very happy for having
Lunch Talk: Business Social Media
Business Social Media Saturday, November 22, 2014 from 1-2 pm SSU-Newport Beach Campus During the event, there will be the chance to win an SSU sweatshirt! Dr. Gary Lawson will give a talk at the Newport Beach Campus on Saturday, November 22nd from 1-2 pm on the subject: Business Social Media is Changing the Way We Do Business Over
Hiking Trip Invitation
Hiking Trip InvitationSunday – November 23, 2014Our faculty member Dr. Samila Aman is inviting SSU students, staff and faculty to a hiking trip on Sunday, November 23, 2014 at 10:00 am at the Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness Park in San Juan Capistrano, Orange County.The hike will go through some of Orange County’s best wilderness areas. Ronald W. Caspers Wilderness
Dr. Samila Aman’s Hiking Club in Southern California
It is exciting to announce that one of our faculty members has created a social group for the international community and is inviting SSU students, staff, and faculty to join in. This group is created by Dr. Samila Aman for her students and colleagues in the Orange County, LA, and San Diego areas. All skill-levels
Ebola: What you need to know
At a time when Ebola is all over the news and it’s easy for misinformation to get interpreted as truth, make sure you have the clear-cut facts. Here’s what our public health officials are saying about the Ebola virus — get informed, and share this information where everyone can see it.
NEW MBA INSTRUCTOR: DR. RAEF ASSAF
Dr. Raef Assaf has been recently appointed Adjunct Faculty in our Newport Beach campus. Dr. Assaf will begin teaching our MBA capstone course (BU 599) bringing several years of experience in teaching entrepreneurship classes to business students and professionals.
MOODLE UPGRADE TO VERSION 2.6
In September, SSU underwent a yearlong transition to the latest Moodle version, 2.6. With this upgrade, SSU will continue to be at the fore-front in providing quality education.
NEW LIBRARIAN: LINDY GIUSTA
Our Newport Beach campus hired a new librarian this summer: Ms. Lindy Giusta. Ms. Giusta holds a Master’s Degree in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. She will be available for assistance in the Newport Beach campus library during the Fall 2014 quarter on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
NEWPORT BEACH CAMPUS: LUNCH TALK
This summer’s lunch talk titled “Demystifying Stocks and Bonds” was held by Prof. David Rosales. Throughout his career, Prof. Rosales has worked in financial and investment analysis. He recently began his teaching career at SSU focusing on accounting and finance. Currently, he is an Associate with Plethora Businesses dealing with the analysis of mergers and
