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  • Andrew Orth

    Military | BRIDGE – A Life Science Direction for Captain Andrew Orth

    Most U.S. servicemen believe that the military prepares them for the future by emphasizing attention to detail, focusing on having a good plan, and learning how to adapt to situations when the plan doesn’t happen as envisioned. According to Captain Andrew Orth, who serves in...

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    ‘The Marketing Plan’ Starts Fall Semester

    SDSU’s College of Extended Studies will begin fall semester courses in its Professional Certificate in Marketing & Media program by offering “The Marketing Plan” on Thursdays, Sept. 8-29, 6-9 p.m. This course teaches students marketing plan basics, from completing a competitive assessment to creating a...

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    The Tale of Two Taylors | How two local businesses are going lean

    The term “lean” was used in the 80s to describe Toyota’s business manufacturing model – in 30 years, lean has branched out from the Toyota floor to become pervasive in businesses that want to improve quality when decreasing costs – or maximizing customer value while...

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    SDSU Summer Teen CAMPX Ready to Rock

    San Diego-area teenagers are invited to rock their summer at one of San Diego State University’s Summer Teen CAMPX Career Exploration Academies, which are being offered  from June 20-August 12. Each camp session is held Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4 pm at SDSU’s College of Extended Studies/Gateway...

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    Changes and Trends in HR

    Not so long ago, human resource (HR) professionals were viewed as the long-armed police of upper management that pushed around a lot of paper. But the times are a changing. Today’s HR professional must meet the rapidly evolving needs of the organization – and they...

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    It’s a Brand New World

    By Gaëtan Fraikin There is no “I” in branding, but there is a “U” in branding. Hard as it may be to believe, Webster’s actually got this one wrong. Well, not really, but when discussing branding, the statement above is 100% accurate. We say there...

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    Main Campus News

    March Madness Begins. Basketball Fever has hit SDSU’s main campus. The big story of 2011 is that our men’s basketball team is ranked No. 5 in the nation, and since the American Language Institute is attached to SDSU’s main campus, Basketball Fever is being felt...

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  • What Is Needed to Be Effective in Today’s World

    What Is Needed to Be Effective in Today’s World

    If you don’t have highly creative people in positions of real author­ity, you won’t get innovation,” writes Darrell Rigby, Kara Gruver, and James Allen in their Harvard Business Review (HBR) article “Innovation in Turbulent Times.” Their main argument? Creative people “typically imagine a whole picture...

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    Did You Know?

    42% of search users click the top-ranking link 8% click the second-ranking link

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  • Wine in History

    Wine in History

    In 1801, Thomas Jefferson’s annual salary was $25,000. That same year, Jefferson spent $6,500 for provisions and groceries, $2,700 for servants, and $3,000 for wine.

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