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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, May 27th, 2011 / Top Stories / Comments Off on DeVry arrives in Oxnard with MBA offerings
A new player has entered the crowded field of schools offering MBAs in the Tri-Counties — and this one is hoping to make a buck at it. DeVry University, the school whose publicly traded Illinois parent firm made $280 million in net income during fiscal 2010, has opened an Oxnard location at 300 E. Esplanade Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Wednesday, May 11th, 2011 / Columns, Technology / Comments Off on A $14.5M bet on computing supremacy
Last week, I spoke with Fareed Zakaria, an author and editor-at-large for Time magazine as well as a CNN host. He’s put a lot of thought into the “rise of the rest” — that is, what the post-American world is going to look like.
You can trot out the statistics of your choice to show how America is fast losing its technological edge. We lag other countries in math and science scores. But Zakaria pointed out a number to me that’s much more foreboding — citations in peer-reviewed research.
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, January 21st, 2011 / Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Bringing light to the world
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Top Stories / Comments Off on Cal Poly’s new boss thinks big
Incoming Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Jeffrey Armstrong wants to turn the university into a catalyst for corporate social responsibility.
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By Staff Report / Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 / Latest news / Comments Off on Cal Poly hires new president
The CSU board of trustees appointed Jeffrey Armstrong as Cal Poly SLO’s new president on Dec. 15, ending a year-long search process
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 6th, 2010 / Features, Green Coast / Comments Off on When vision isn’t enough: Former Patagonia CEO leads MBA program
Former Patagonia CEO Michael Crooke is overseeing a new certificate at Pepperdine University’s MBA program in Malibu focusing on socially responsible business practices
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By Henry Dubroff / Monday, November 22nd, 2010 / Columns, Opinion / Comments Off on Lacayo Center gives Edison a look at the future
When Southern California Edison President John Fielder addressed a few hundred Ventura County business leaders on Nov. 15, he was quick to point out why his company was investing $300,000 in a new program at CSU Channel Islands. The Henry L. “Hank” Lacayo Center for Workplace & Community Studies will foster entrepreneurship to drive future Read More →
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