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Student of the Month: Jacob Ghena

February 12, 2013 5:18 pmLeave a Comment

Jacob Ghena is a native Southern Oregon resident having lived in the Rogue Valley for more than 30 years. After a successful high school career involving varsity basketball, cross country and Speech & Debate, Jacob graduated from Brighton Academy as Salutatorian in 2000. He immediately went into the work force eventually landing at US Cellular as a Retail Wireless Consultant where he has sold more than 10,000 phones in the last ten years.

Going to college part time, Jacob graduated Summa Cum Laude from Southern Oregon University in 2011 with a degree in Managerial Accounting. He joined Cal Lutheran’s MBA in Financial Planning in 2012 with plans to complete the program this coming July. Married in 2009 to his beautiful wife Leah, they purchased their first home a year later in Medford, Oregon and are excitedly expecting their first born this coming summer. In their free time Jacob and Leah enjoy traveling, watching movies together and eating out.

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Cindy-Cated: Research Resources

January 15, 2013 6:29 pmLeave a Comment

The California Lutheran University (CLU) Library offers many valuable business information resources ranging from books and journals to electronic databases to help you research material for your paper or project. Two of the most utilized business electronic databases are-

 

Business Source Premier (EBSCO) - the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed business publications. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. The database also includes other sources of full text information such as country economic reports from the EIU, Global Insight, ICON Group and CountryWatch and detailed company profiles for the world’s 10,000 largest companies.

 

Morningstar.com Library Edition

Morningstar is a premier investment database providing insight on stocks, mutual funds, variable annuities, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, separate accounts, and 529 college savings plans. The database features the independent opinions of Morningstar analysts on 1,000 stocks and 2,000 funds. Morningstar currently tracks more than 100,000 investment offerings worldwide.

 

CLU’s Information Systems and Services (ISS) Department & CLU Library are committed to helping you with all of your information needs. For assistance, please contact:

 

 

 

Henri Mondschein

Business Librarian

(805) 493-3012

E-mail: mondsche@clunet.edu

 Circulation Desk

(805) 493-3937

E-mail: libcirc@clunet.edu

 
Reference Desk

(805) 493-3255

E-mail: refdesk@clunet.edu

 Interlibrary Loan

(805) 493-3120

E-mail: kathy@clunet.edu

 

 

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Cindy-Cated: CLU Student Identification Cards Available to Online Students

December 12, 2012 11:47 amLeave a Comment

Student ID Cards are available for online Financial Planning Students. With a valid Student ID, students can receive discounts at movie theatres, museums, and other businesses (discounts vary by business). Student ID cards can be obtained from the Welcome Center via email. To request a Student ID you will need to email the following information:

 

  1. Student Name
  2. Digital Head shot (Passport type photo)
  3. CLU Student ID number
  4. Mailing address

 

Please send the above information to Mary Orleans at morleans@callutheran.edu.  If you have any questions, please contact the CLU Welcome Center at (805) 493-3208.

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Two California Institute of Finance Graduates win the 40 Under 40 Award

November 7, 2012 3:18 pmLeave a Comment

A special dinner reception to salute the 40 Under 40 winners for 2012 was held at the Topa Tower Club in Oxnard on October 15, 2012.  40 distinguished professionals were chosen from the Ventura County to receive this title and two of the winners were California Lutheran University students.  We congratulate Sergio Villa and Brendon Cussio, for their achievements.

Sergio Villa was once a little Latino boy standing on the side of the road in Los Angeles, selling oranges and flowers.  Today, he helms a wealth management startup that is already earning the praises of its clients. Villa is also the immediate past president of the Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and has volunteered time teaching financial literacy to school children.

Villa, 33, started his own wealth management firm Alliance Wealth Strategies, in Santa Barbara in 2009.

Brendon Cussio

Brendon Cussio was a private banker at Wells Fargo in 2010 when he was lured by the chief of Solarsilicon Recycling Services to join that firm.  Since January 2011, Cussio has been vice president of finance and marketing for Solarsilicon, a Camarillo-based company that recycles off-spec silicon for the solar industry.  Cussio, 27, is a native of the area and received his bachelor’s degree and his MBA from California Lutheran University before spending six years with Wells Fargo.  Cussio, this past summer, founded the Dolce Foundation, a nonprofit that raises funds to support higher education, sustainability and humanitarianism.

 

 

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Cindy-Cated: Post Your Resume Today!

November 7, 2012 2:52 pmLeave a Comment

CIF Careers is an online financial planning networking community which allows students to explore a wide variety of career opportunities, internships, employers, events and other resources. Students are strongly encouraged to post resumes and cover letters for potential employers to view. Resume posting on the website is an imperative step for students to take in order to gain the most benefit from the website resources.

To post your resume:

  • Select the Resumes & Documents tab at the top of the Careers website
  • Select Students/Alumni
  • Upload your resume!

 

Register at www.Cifjobs.org and join an opportunity-abundant networking community!

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