SDSU Raises $180 Million in Scholarships
Over the last ten years of donor campaigning, San Diego State University has raised $180 million for scholarships, including $86 million for endowed scholarships. These scholarships have been awarded to 18,803 individual students across all departments, degrees and situations on campus. In fact, the scholarships have supported hundreds of different student activities including academic endeavors, research, leadership, entrepreneurship, creative arts, athletics, clubs, study abroad and internships. Continue reading…
SDSU Celebrates Raising $750 Mil. in 2016
2016 was a great year for San Diego State University. Not only did the university reach many remarkable academic achievements, but they also reached their fundraising goal of $750 million for the year. The final push over the top came as a result of Ron and Alexis Fowler’s $25 million gift to SDSU on October 26, 2016. But that was only one of thousands of donors who made the $750 million campaign goal possible. Continue reading…
San Diego Ranks as Top College Destination in U.S.
There’s no doubt that San Diego is a premier vacation destination and a great place to live. The city’s weather is an almost constant, balmy 70 degrees—winter and summer. It’s also beautiful with stunning beaches, amazing wildlife and crystal clear water. However, there is one side of San Diego that isn’t often considered: it’s universities. Continue reading…
SDSU Professor Reveals How CEO’s Get Pay Raises
Have you ever wondered if there were “magic words” that could help get a pay raise? Well, if you’re a CEO who’s dealing with shareholders that might be the case. Taekjim Shin, Management Professor at San Diego State’s Fowler College of Business, discovered that the words “shareholder value” could increase a CEO’s yearly compensation by an average of $116,000.
The Entrepreneurship MBA in San Diego
When you think about the city of San Diego, the first things that probably come to mind are great beaches, beautiful weather and a laid back attitude. And while that’s all true, it’s not all that San Diego is. San Diego might not be Silicon Valley, but that doesn’t mean its startup businesses are any less impressive.
Between 2000 and 2011, over 25,750 patents were awarded to the city, making it one of the most innovative cities in the U.S. And the first nine months of 2016, 60 companies raised more than $811 million in venture capital funding, up from 76 startups and $806 million the year before.
What about for graduate school candidates? Does San Diego offer any effective entrepreneurship MBA programs? There are three that stand out. Continue reading…
San Diego MBA Programs that Waive the GMAT and GRE Requirement
When prospective business school students plot out their path to an MBA, there’s often one obstacle that looms large in the distance, causing stomach knots to fasten and throats to dry: the standardized admissions test.
