With a 2025 theme of Fuel the Future, more than 300 college, high school and middle school students from across Southern California participated in the annual Titan Fast Pitch competition on Nov. 1, presented by the Conrey Center for Entrepreneurship and held at Cal State Fullerton. Titans Julie Yun and Dhara Panchal took second place in the college […]
The Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics is expanding its professional network, gaining from the expertise of business leaders across multiple industries, with two new additions to its Dean’s Advisory Board. Tim Olaerts ’02 (B.A. business administration-accounting) is returning to his alma mater to provide insights in light of his role as corporate controller at Irvine-based […]
Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics alum Victor Macias ’09 (B.A. business administration-entrepreneurship) launched a new snack food startup, Santana Snacks, which is inspired by the spicy fruit cups, street corn and “dorilocos” that were omnipresent in Macias’ upbringing in the Chicano-focused neighborhoods of Santa Ana. The concept came to fruition thanks to the […]
More than 1,820 students attended the annual iDay insurance education and career fair event on Oct. 22, presented by the School of Risk Management and Insurance at Cal State Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics. The annual event brings together students, alumni, faculty and industry professionals for a day of professional engagement. This year’s event featured 31 companies […]
Nearing the conclusion of another year of change amid a decade of unprecedented shifts, Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics economists Anil Puri and Mira Farka provided an in-depth outlook for the global, U.S., California and Orange County economies at the 31st Annual Economic Forecast Conference on Oct. 30 in partnership with Orange County […]
Among the world-class professors teaching in Cal State Fullerton’s Online B.A. in Business Administration degree-completion program is a management researcher who has extensively studied best practices for online education. For decades, making learning more effective has been a research focus for Professor of Management Gerard Beenen, and teaching the Organizational Behavior course in the fully online […]
Two-time Cal State Fullerton College of Business and Economics alum Thomas Clark recently joined Sixth Street, a global investment firm based in San Francisco, as a vice president in the company’s control room. Clark credits his CSUF economics education for preparing him to succeed in such high-level roles. “Throughout my career, I have leveraged my […]
After earning his master’s degree in economics at Cal State Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics in 2017, Harrison Shieh went on to earn his doctorate in economics from UC Santa Cruz. Now, the proud business Titan is an assistant professor of economics at Vassar College, a private liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York. As an […]
In a testament to the power, vitality and impact of accounting education at Cal State Fullerton’s College of Business and Economics, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy reported that CSUF ranked third in the nation among universities with the most candidates sitting for first-time core sections of the Uniform CPA Examination in 2024. The […]
When Cal State Fullerton finance student Amandi Alles graduates in spring 2026, she will bring with her extensive applied experience and personal and professional growth through the student-managed investment portfolio program Titan Capital Management and the Women’s Leadership Program. The international student from Sri Lanka has also experienced the broadened horizons of exploring the interconnected world on […]