Miscellaneous Announcements (Spring, 2019) 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) Wed., Feb. 6th, 2019, 3pm-6pm (tentative), USU Northridge Center ACCT/IS students can go too, but they primarily go to “Meet the Firms” https://www.csun.edu/acctis/meetthefirms Tue., Feb. 19th, 2019 (tentative), 6pm – 9pm (Odyssey Restaurant) 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 Sat. Mar. 9th, 2018, 6:00pm, 9:45am – 1:30pm, location (tbd) 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

Nazarian College Case Competition “Case Competition” is open to all Nazarian students Student-teams self-selected (min. of 2, max of 4) $4,000 first prize, $2,500 second, $1,500 third Faculty are mentors All final round judges are local business executives Key dates: “Intent to Complete” form: (tbd) Pick up forms at (tbd) … Final Round Competition: (tbd) More info? https://www.csun.edu/nazariancollegeadvisement/business-honors-program

CSUN “Bullring” “Bullring” Competition for budding entrepreneurs/new ventures $20,000 first prize, $10,000 second, $5,000 third Top team gets in-kind legal startup support All 20 finalist teams each receive a cash award ($250) Key dates: Kickoff/Info: (tbd) … Final round is on Tue. Apr. 23rd, 2019, USU Grand Salon RSVP/Register (Eventbright) on www.csunbullring.com More info? Ryan Holbrook (Entrepreneurship Program Director) Office: BB3234, Phone: 818-677-4510, Email: ryan.holbrook@csun.edu

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