Dean's Message to Students
David Nazarian Receives Honorary Doctorate
Free Business Consulting Services
Nazarian College Receives AACSB Recognition
COMPETITIONS
- Synergy Active Aero, led by students Jeffrey Astorga and George Aquino, won the grand prize at the CSUN Jeff Marine Bull Ring Competition.
- --Bume, led by Leonel Hernandez, Marylin Castellon, Carlo Lupercio, Gyoung Hwa and Vidas Sileikis, took second place.
- -- NAPKN, led by Aaron Black and Santiago Martin, was awarded third prize in the competition.
- Corgi Butt, led by Caroline Hartley and Christopher Meredith, took first place at the CSUN Fast Pitch New Venture Competition. Corgi Butt is a tabletop strategy game.
- -- PowerHealth, led by Vanessa Sanchez and Erika Giroux, took second place. PowerHealth is a bilingual nutrition app.
- -- Inclusive Beauty, led by Rutha Shah, Nicole Galdamez, Lily Tatevosian and Kristina Serrano, took third place. Inclusive Beauty uses an intake quiz and algorithm to provide a clean and allergen-free custom cosmetic foundation.
SCHOLARSHIPS
- Nearly $300,000 in scholarships awarded to more than 200 Nazarian business students.
- Daniel Bustos was named a Wolfson Scholar. Bustos completed his bachelor’s degrees in accounting, finance and business honors.
CO-CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES
- Distinguished Speaker Series: The Business of Entertainment Webinar, moderated by Nazarian College alumnus Bruce Gersh (Accounting ’91), Strategic Advisor and former President of PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly and PEOPLE en Espanol and Four M Studios at Meredith Corporation. Panelists were:
- -- Louis Santor (Accounting ’89), COO of Village Roadshow Entertainment, which has produced over 85 films since its establishment in 1986 including Joker, The Matrix series, the Sherlock Holmes series, the Ocean’s series, and The Lego Movie.
- -- David Knoller (Theater ’86), producer, director and writer of television shows, including Carnivale, Power, and Big Love, Freaks and Geeks and Lovecraft Country on HBO.
- -- Wendy Knoller (Radio/TV Production ’87), who created a highly successful career in post-production, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, and Friends.