David Nazarian College of Business and Economics News Archive
Can Gen Z Achieve the American Dream? A CSUN Marketing Professor Weighs In
October 24, 2024
The house, the white picket fence, multiple kids and the garage to hold the two cars. This, as cliche as it may sound, has been the picture-perfect concept of what many consider to be the American Dream. Read article
As Inflation Still Persists, Consumers are Changing Their Behavior, Nazarian College Prof says
October 2, 2024
Eating out less. Pushing off that home purchase. Cancelling the monthly gym membership. Read article
David Nazarian Receives Honorary Doctorate from Alma Mater
June 5, 2024
California State University, Northridge conffered an honorary doctorate on business leader David Nazarian at the university’s commencement ceremonies last month. Read article
LS Trust Marketing Wins Over Judges: Meet the Latest Winner of the Bull Ring Competition
May 17, 2024
LS Trust Marketing aims to become the go-to destination for brands seeking to maximize their online presence and engagement. Read article
Introducing the Bookstein Real Estate Center
May 7, 2024
The David Nazarian College of Business and Economics unveiled a new name for the college’s real estate center on May 6 in honor of Harriet and Harvey Bookstein and their generous support of the college. Read article
Nazarian College Students Take Behind-the-Scenes Tour of SoFi Stadium
May 6, 2024
Business Students embarked on an unforgettable adventure as they stepped into the heart of one of the world's most impressive sports and entertainment venues, SoFi Stadium. Read article
Admitted Matadors Day Spring 2024
May 2, 2024
The David Nazarian College of Business and Economics is thrilled to announce that Admitted Matadors Day was a success! Read article
Nazarian College’s Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Welcomes Top Business Students as New InducteesNazarian College’s Beta Gamma Sigma Chapter Welcomes Top Business Students as New Inductees
February 23, 2024
Nazarian College of Business and Economics recently welcomed 51 students to the college’s Beta Gamma Sigma chapter during a recognition ceremony at Bookstein Hall. Read article
Nazarian College Receives AACSB’s “2024 Innovations that Inspire” Recognition
February 12, 2024
AACSB International—the world’s largest business education alliance—today named David Nazarian College of Business and Economics to an exclusive group: its Innovations That Inspire member spotlight program. Nazarian College is one of only 26 business schools worldwide to receive the recognition in 2024. Read article
Business Law Professor and Her Husband Create Social Justice Scholarship Endowment
October 17, 2022
Business Law Professor, Valerie Flugge Goyer and her husband, Jeff Goyer have created the Jeff and Valerie Goyer Social Justice Scholarship Endowment in the Department of Business Law in the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. Read article
Civic Leader, Community Activist to Receive Honorary Doctorates from CSUN
May 19, 2022
California State University, Northridge will confer honorary doctorates on civic and business leader Paul Jennings and community activist Irene Tovar at the university’s commencement ceremonies next month. Both recipients graduated from CSUN. Read article
CSUN Students to Take On Venture Competition For Prizes Totaling Over $100,000
May 4, 2022
For the first time, students at California State University, Northridge are boldly going where no one has gone before — the CSU Venture Competition, a regional collaboration developed in part by CSUN’s David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. Read article
The Nazarian College Welcomes Timothy Gaspar of Gaspar Insurance Services to Its Advisory Board
April 12, 2022
The Nazarian College is proud to welcome Timothy Gaspar ’06 (Finance) to its Advisory Board. Read article
Marketing Professor Stresses the Power of Social Media Influencers
April 12, 2022
Living in the midst of a digital-age world, scrolling and constant notifications have become the norm for most young adults, leaving them within easy reach of distractions, solicitations and the influence of those who use the internet and social media to influence their followers. Read article
Distinguished Alumni Award to Return with Star Power
April 4, 2022
California State University, Northridge’s Distinguished Alumni Awards will return for the first time in three years in 2022 with a star-studded cast of honorees. Read article
Remembering Younes Nazarian, Philanthropist and Entrepreneur
March 23, 2022
Younes Nazarian, a passionate supporter of education and the arts and a principal supporter of CSUN’s Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts (The Soraya) has died. He was 91 years old. Read Article
Sibling Alumni Create Awards for Accounting and Finance Students in Mother’s Memory
March 11, 2022
David Nazarian College of Business and Economics alumni and siblings Andrea Zoeckler ’83 (Business Administration) and Richard Schweitzer ’87 (Accounting Theory and Practice / Finance), have created the Suzanne Schweitzer Zaret Outstanding Student Awards for the top students in Accounting and Finance in memory of their mother, Suzanne Schweitzer. Read article
Nazarian College Students Win Big at Small Business Institute’s Project of the Year Competition
March 10, 2022
Four Nazarian College undergraduate and graduate Small Business Consulting teams placed within the top three of their respective categories at the Small Business Institute’s Project of the Year competition.The Small Business Institute announced the results of their competition on Saturday, Feb. 26 at the 2022 SBI Conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Read article
The Nazarian College Welcomes Utpal Mangla of IBM as an Advisory Board Member
March 8, 2022
Utpal Mangla is currently a General Manager for Industry EDGE Clouds in IBM and has been recognized as a Global Leader of IBM’s Telecommunications, Media and Entertainment Industry. He previously held the position of Vice President and Senior Partner in IBM. Read article
CSUN’s Nazarian College Part of International Effort to Develop AI to Enhance Cross-Cultural Dialogue
March 7, 2022
Using the wrong word or misinterpreting body language can throw off an international business deal or sabotage efforts to negotiate an agreement between countries.
Hoping to ease tensions and enhance cross-cultural dialogue, the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics at California State University, Northridge is part of a multi-university, interdisciplinary project — funded with $5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency — to develop an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-assisted app to help with real-time interpretations. Read article
CSUN Prof: Airbnb Can Have Positive, Long-Term Impact on Local Economies
January 11, 2022
Edward Kung, an assistant professor of economics at California State University, Northridge, said there is no question that the influx of short-term rentals, like those offered by Airbnb, led to higher rent prices and adversely impacted the housing supply, particularly for long-term renters. He’s done the research to prove it. Read article
Nazarian College Alumnus Publishes Second Novel
January 5, 2022
NazarianCollege alumnus Steve Blinder '80 (Marketing) went from marketing graduate to published author and has just released his second novel, Panga. Read article