Announcement

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.

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.

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.

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

For Southern States University Students, Faculty, and Graduates! WHEN: Wednesday, July 30th TIME: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm LOCATION: San Diego State University, Love Library, Room 261 Please come and join your fellow classmates, graduates, and instructors from SSU in this very special visit specifically organized for the SSU community. A finance professor from SDSU

Marie Betts-Johnson, Founder and Director of the International Protocol Institute of California® (based in San Diego), is a well-known expert in the International Protocol and Business Etiquette industry.   Originally from Tipperary, Ireland, Marie is based in San Diego, California and established The International Protocol Institute of California® in 1989.  She is an internationally recognized consultant, speaker

NEWPORT STUDENTS: LUNCH TALK (Saturday, June 14th 1-2 pm)   Southern States University Newport Beach Students, Dr. Chris Najera will be giving a talk at the Newport Beach Campus on Saturday, June 14th from 1-2 pm on the subject: Business Research in the Workplace. Topics will cover examples of applying business research skills in the workplace.

Dr. Lauren Talia, SSU Instructor, gave a presentation in May of this year in North Carolina for the 2014 National Leadership Training Program of the Federal Asian Pacific American Council. During her presentation, she covered styles of communication.

Congratulations to SSU’s instructor John Scholte who will be receiving an Excellence in Teaching Award from Grossmont College at the Fifteenth Annual Grossmont College Awards Ceremony in May.

We are pleased to announce that SSU’s instructor Chris Najera has completed his doctorate program at Pepperdine University. He has earned an Ed.D in Organizational Leadership. Congratulations, Doctor Najera!