San Diego State University College of Business Administration

Infobox University
name = San Diego State University
College of Business Administration


established =
motto =
type = Public
dean = [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/about/Naughton-bio.html Gail K. Naughton, PhD]
city = San Diego
state = California
country = United States
campus = Urban
students = 5,413 undergraduate
postgrad = 325 graduate
doctoral =
staff = 87 full time, 36 part-time
website = [http://www.sdsu.edu/business/ www.sdsu.edu/business]
free_label = AACSB
free = Accredited since 1963

San Diego State University College of Business Administration is recognized as one of the best Business Schools in the United States. SDSU offers a state-of-the-art curriculum, an outstanding faculty, over 130 different courses to choose from, and excellent opportunities to work with the San Diego business community.

In addition to offering a great academic program, San Diego has a dynamic business community. San Diego is a hotbed of entrepreneurship in biotech, telecommunications, software, and several other high growth industries. This gives SDSU students the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they acquire in the classroom to exciting business situations. San Diego was recently picked by "Fortune" magazine as one of the World's Top 50 Cities for International Business.

The mission of SDSU's College of Business Administration is to create a learning environment that fosters excellence in business education through innovative programs, applied learning, research and collaboration with the community.

The Dean of the College is Gail K. Naughton, PhD, a noted biotechechnology entrepreneur and founder, director and formerly President of Advanced Tissue Sciences, Inc. of La Jolla, California. Dean Naughton is the first female biotechechnology entrepreneur to lead a major United States university business school.

In June 2008, SDSU received a $10 million gift to name the university's nationally recognized school of accountancy the Charles W. Lamden School of Accountancy. This gift, among the largest in university history, was made by Gertrude Lamden in honor of her late husband, Dr. Charles Lamden, who was instrumental in launching SDSU's College of Business Administration. [ [http://advancement.sdsu.edu/marcomm/news/releases/spring2008/pr060308.html Press Release, "SDSU Receives $10 Million to Name School of Accountancy," June 3, 2008] ]

History

The San Diego State University (SDSU) College of Business Administration has been accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) since 1963.

Academics

Degrees

* B.S.
* B.A.
* Master of Science in Accountancy (MSA)
** With specializations in taxation, professional, or corporate accounting
* Master of Business Administration (MBA)
** [http://sciencemba.sdsu.edu/default.htm Life Sciences MBA]
** [http://gemba.sdsu.edu Global Entrepreneurship MBA] - Designed to offer an exciting and full cultural and practical experience for people who want to become global leaders in this rapidly changing business environment. Students travel the world from the United States to China, the Middle East and India while taking the intensive twelve month curriculum. Students will learn from professors and study with peers from our partner universities while establishing a new, international network. Key business executives from our corporate partners will share their best practices in running and growing a successful global business. These corporate partners are truly Global Entrepreneurs and the world is their marketplace. Corporate partners include Qualcomm, Invitrogen, Intel, Microsoft, and KPMG.
** Executive MBA
** [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/sports Sports Business Management MBA] {offered in conjunction with the San Diego Padres organization}
* [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/grad/msba.html Master of Science in Business Administration (MSBA)]
** [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/grad/beijing.html Beijing MSBA - International Business]
** [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/grad/taiwan.html Taiwan MSBA]
** [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/grad/singapore.html Singapore MSBA - Entrepeneurship]

"Special Degrees"

* [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~finplan Executive Financial Planner (EFP)]
* [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/%7Eib/exchange-incoming.html SDSU international dual-degree programs] : (Offered in conjunction with the College of Arts & Letters)
* The Master of Engineering degree: (An interdisciplinary program with the College of Business Administration and the College of Engineering)
* MBA and J.D. Joint Degree: (Offered in conjunction with California Western School of Law)
* [http://interwork.sdsu.edu/cbbd/regaffairs/regaffairs.htm Regulatory Affairs]
** Master of Science (M.S.) in Regulatory Affairs (provides a comprehensive background in regulatory science with the additional training and experience required of regulatory affairs professionals to address federal and state regulatory statutes and laws with emphasis on the Food and Drug Administration. The degree is offered through the collaboration of the College of Business Administration and the College of Sciences)
** Certificate in Regulatory Affairs (offered through the collaboration of the College of Sciences and the College of Extended Studies

Departments/Majors

The College of Business Administration includes several academic departments::See [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/about/index.html Department Summary and Index]

"Charles W. Lamden" School of Accountancy

*Accounting
*Taxation
*Auditing

Business and Finance

*Finance
*Financial Services
*Personal Financial Planning
*Real Estate

Information & Decision Systems

*Information Systems
*Operations Management
*Business Statistics
*Business Communication
*Marketing
**Integrated Marketing Communications
**Marketing

chool of Management

*Biomedical Regulatory Affairs Management
*Entrepreneurship
*Health Services Administration
*Human Resource Management
*Management
*International Business
**Project AMIGOS (American Management Initiative for Global Operating Skills)

pecial Programs

The college offers programs for entrepreneurship, hospitality and tourism management, international business, real estate, executive financial planner, sports business management MBA and executive MBA.

"Institutes/Research Centers"

* [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/dept/ciber/index.html Center for International Business Education & Research (CIBER)]
* [http://www.sdsu.edu/emc Entrepreneurial Management Center (EMC)] San Diego State's Entrepreneurial Management Center attracts more than 200 teams from around the world for its Venture Challenge Business Plan Competition, which began in 1989, and was the first inter-scholastic competition. The contest gives students the opportunity to talk with the judges and receive informal feedback and advice on the ideas they present.

The International Business program is the largest of its kind in the U.S. and arguably one of the best. The undergraduate level, requires students to study a second language; to study an area of regional/cultural specialization; to have a business specialization; to complete an internship; to study or complete an internship abroad; and finally, to have a language exit examination in order to graduate

"Community"

* [http://aba.sdsu.edu/index.html Aztec Business Alliance] - Provides student consulting services and interns to local companies and organizations.

Recognition and Distinction

* The College of Business Administration was the first in the nation to offer Financial Services/Financial and Tax Planning programs at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

* With assets of over $95,000, the Aztec Equity Fund is the first student-run equity fund in the U.S. for which capital was raised entirely by the student participants.

* A specialization in Integrated Marketing Communications is the first in the country to be housed in a business school.

* The College of Business Administration is ranked second among public undergraduate business programs in California, according to U.S. News & World Report.

* The International Business program was named the best study abroad program in the country–in any area of study–by the Institute on International Education in New York.

* San Diego State University's undergraduate international business program ranks No. 15 in the nation, according to the new U.S. News and World Report "America's Best-Colleges 2008 Guide."

* SDSU's undergraduate business program also ranked among the nation's best at No. 71, the highest ranking for a business program in the CSU system.

* SDSU's undergraduate entrepreneur program was listed in "Fortune" magazine's top 25 list of "America's Best Colleges for Entrepreneurs" in August 2007.

* The Entrepreneurial Management Center is ranked 27th in the nation by "U.S. News & World Report".

* The Center for International Business Education and Research is one of 31 national resource centers of excellence in international business funded by the U.S. Department of Education.

* The School of Accountancy is the first and one of only five accredited accounting programs in California. Student test scores on the CPA exam consistently rank among the highest in the nation, recently ranking fifth. With over 500 students, the School of Accountancy is the top producer of accountants in San Diego.

* The "Princeton Review" added SDSU to its Best 282 Business Schools: 2007 Edition.

* An SDSU MBA team, Omega Sensors, won first place at University of Texas-Austin's MOOT Corp. International Business Plan Competition, often referred to as the "Super Bowl" of such competitions. The same team also won the Lunar Ventures Competition, a prestigious new business plan competition focusing on emerging technologies that could be used in space exploration applications.

*Dean Gail Naughton was named Woman of the Year in 2006 by "San Diego Magazine" [http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/media/San-Diego-Magazine/July-2007/Women-Who-Move-the-City-2007/index.php?cp=2&si=1#artanc]

Notable alumni

* Norman E. Brinker (Chili's Grill & Bar)
* Thomas E. Darcy (Corporate Executive Vice President & CFO SAIC)
* Norm Fjeldheim, Chief Information Officer, Qualcomm
* Eric Fremont (Verizon Communications, Senior Vice President- Strategy & Planning - Information Technology)
* Jack Goodall (Former President, Jack in the Box)
* Alan Gold (Founder and CEO of BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.)
* Jerry Halamuda (Color Spot Nurseries)
* Ron Kendrick (Union Bank of California)
* Linda A. Lang (Chairman & CEO Jack in the Box)
* Art Nicholas (Nicholas-Applegate)
* Bob Payne (Multi-Ventures, Mission Valley Hilton)
* Ralph Pesqueria (El Indio Restaurants)
* Sol Price, founder of Price Club (later merged with Costco)
* Frank Riolo (CEO Viejas Enterprises)
* Ralph Rubio (founder, Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill (f.k.a. Rubio's Fish Tacos))
* Robert Svet (Chairman & Founder The Eastridge Group of Staffing Companies)
* Jim Sinegal (Costco) Chief Executive Officer, Time Magazine's 2006 list of The 100 most influential people
* Don Ritchey, Jr (Lucky Stores, retired)
* Vince Ferraro (Vice-President of Worldwide Marketing, Hewlett-Packard Company)
*Susan Nowakowski CEO of AMN Healthcare, Inc.

ee also

*San Diego State University
*List of business schools in the United States

Notes

External links

* [http://www.sdsu.edu/business College homepage]
** [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/about/images/Fact_Sheet.pdf College fact sheet]
* [https://datadirect.aacsb.edu/public/profiles/profile.cfm?runReport=1&unitid=54903&userType=All AACSB International profile for SDSU]
* [http://www-rohan.sdsu.edu/~cba/about/Naughton-bio.html Dean Gail K. Naughton, PhD, biography]