Miscellaneous Announcements (Fall, 2018) Wayne Smith, Ph.D. wayne.smith@csun.edu Department of Management

CSUN “MACSUN” Club “MACSUN” (Management Association at CSUN) is a student-run club/organization for those interested in a variety of careers, especially student-professionals with a keep interest in management Been around for while…strong ties and links to the professional community and MACSUN alumni Informal meetings and mixers Technical presentations Leadership opportunities Professional development More info? Facebook (et. al): https://www.facebook.com/macsunmatadors/ First meeting is usually a “meet and greet” (date/time is tbd)

CSUN “Matador HR” Club “Matador HR” is a student-run club/organization for those interested in a career as an HR professional Strong ties and links to PIHRA (the main professional organization) Technical meetings (first Tuesday morning of each month at the Woodland Hills Country Club) Recurring, informal mixers (e.g., Bogie’s in Westlake Village) Special PIHRA “Young Professionals” events Professional development (e.g., prep for the SHRM certification) First meeting: tbd More info? Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pihracsun/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/csunhrclub/ President: Jeanette Dall (primary) (jeanette.dall.674@my.csun.edu) Vice-President: Jaspreet Kaur (jaspreet.kaur.387@my.csun.edu)

CSUN Nazarian “Industry Night” “Industry Night” (like a Career-fair, but better) Tue., Sep. 25th, 2018, 3pm-6pm, USU Northridge Center ACCT/IS students can go too, but they primarily go to “Meet the Firms” https://www.csun.edu/acctis/meetthefirms Thu. Sep 20, 2018, 6pm – 9pm (Odyssey Restaurant) “Women in Business Seminar” Wed., Nov. 7th, 2018, 11am-2pm in USU Grand Salon Panel of women professionals, managers, and executives Men are welcome too! All are ‘Dress to Impress’ event(s) Connect with the Nazarian Career office (Business) or EY Office (Acct./IS) early for workshops, resume book, business cards, internships, etc. Craig Oka (Nazarian Continuing Ed. & Prof. Development Center Director) Office: BB2234, Phone: 818-677-4697, Email: craig.oka@csun.edu https://www.csun.edu/nazariancollegeadvisement/career-education-professional-development

CSUN Nazarian MBA Open House Mon. Sep 10, 2018, 6:00pm, BB3109 Mon. Oct 1, 2018, 6:00pm, BB3109 Mon. Oct 29, 2018, 6:00pm, BB3109 Some munchies Good information (regardless of intent or ultimate destination) MBA, MST, MSRE, MPAcc, DBA Advance registration requested Event info and Registration https://www.csun.edu/busgrad/events/mba-information-session General info http://www.csun.edu/busgrad

CSUN “Fast Pitch/New Venture Competition” “Fast Pitch/New Venture” Competition for budding entrepreneurs $2,000 first prize, $1,000 second, $500 third, $500 (audience choice) Plenty of assistance: workshops, networking, practice, etc. Excellent preparation for Spring’s annual “Bull Ring Competition” Key dates: Kickoff/Info: (tbd) … Final round is on Thu. Nov. 15th, 2018, 3:00pm – 6:00pm, Oviatt Lib. Ferman Presentation Room RSVP/Register (Eventbright) on http://www.csunfastpitch.com/ More info? Ryan Holbrook (Entrepreneurship Program Director) Office: BB3234, Phone: 818-677-4510, Email: ryan.holbrook@csun.edu

CSUN “DataJam” For budding “data scientists” and “business analysts” We give you some data; we “curate” the data a bit for ease of use You (student-led teams) analyze the data in various ways We offer presentations and workshops (R, Python, Tableau, visualization) Key dates: Kickoff/Info: Fri. Sep 21, 2018, 11:30am – 2:30pm, Oviatt Lib. Ferman Presentation Room … Final round is on Fri. Oct. 12th, 2018, (details: tbd) RSVP/Register: https://www.csun.edu/research-graduate-studies/graduate-studies/datajam

CSUN Nazarian “Portfolio Class” Nazarian students manage three investment funds for the University Nazarian students make recommendations on how to invest money The source of the money are the on-campus vending machines, Arbor Grill, etc. ~$3.3MM Blue-chip/conservative (mostly stocks) ~$1.5MM Development/growth (mostly ETF and related vehicles) ~$0.25 MM Social Responsibility/Sustainability/Eco-friendly initiatives Open to Nazarian students from all majors Diversity leads to strength—investments are no different (we want all majors) Need a 3.5 GPA and a passing grade in FIN 303 (aim for an A or B, please) Application Details: FIN 491ABH http://www.csun.edu/finance/honors You can also inquire in the Finance office—JH3125