Making Connections: Listing of Groups at the CBA

Here is a list of the several student-run groups that meet at the CBA:

AMA American Marketing Association
Meetings on Monday @ 5pm, in CBA 235
Contact: ama_zing49@yahoo.com

BAP Beta Alpha Psi Accounting Society
Meetings on Mondays and Wednesdays @ 12 to 12:25pm and 12:35 to 12:55pm, respectively, in CBA 218
Contact: bap@csulb.edu

BBSA Black Business Students Association
Meetings on Thursday @ 5:30pm, CBA 124

DSP Delta Sigma Pi

FMA Financial Management Association
FMA on MySpace

HSBA Hispanic Students Business Association
HSBA on MySpace
Contact: csulbhsba@yahoo.com

HRMA Human Resource Management Association
Meetings on Wednesday @ 12:30pm to 1:30pm, in USU 205
HRMA on MySpace

ISSA Information Systems Student Association
Meetings on every other Tuesdays @ 5:30pm, in CBA 112

IBA International Business Association

Law Society
Meetings on Wednesday @ 12:30pm to 1:30pm, in USU 306
Law Society on MySpace

PAC RIM Pacific Rim Association

SA-->M Society for Advancement of Management

On Display: A Jaunt to the CBA

The trip to the College of Business Administration from where I consider the heart of the university, from the corridors that surround the University Student Union, or simply the Campus Center, takes just a few minutes. You'd have to go down the escalators and through the balconies that shape the cavity of that jazzy turquoise swimming pool and follow the path out through the mouth of those corridors and you'll know you're in the right place when you see students waiting for their shuttle ride. Brotman Hall's fuzzy, misty fountains and those lush landscapes on the other side mark the middle point of the walk. After that it is an easy, pretty stroll through a long, wide concrete ramp that will eventually lead you past the University Art Museum and straight to the college where it's all about business. It's not too far from the Pyramid in distance or design. This building—the house of accountancy, finance, and many other serious studies—is quite beautiful in its entire dark, blocky, geometrical exterior.

Inside the building I encountered an interesting collection of plaques that adorn the outside walls of classrooms and lecture halls (which I will later on report on regarding their significance), a rainbow of flyers, and hallways where a certain 2005 award is still being celebrated. Here is my collection of images portraying my trip. The very last photos were taken at a meeting with the school's American Marketing Association and their guest speaker, Tom Meyer. (All photos taken by Barbara Navarro on Monday, Oct. 16.)

The Daily 49er Reports on Ethicist Visit

Here are a few notable excerpts from Michael Josephson's presentation at the Distinguished Speaker Series, as the Daily 49er reported in Thursday's paper. Josephson visited Cal State Long Beach on Wednesday afternoon at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. Josephson's talk was called "Ethics in America."

On the "disease of low expectations" of well-known figures:

"Jayson Blair almost single-handedly took down The New York Times."
"Arthur Andersen? There is no Arthur Andersen anymore."

On Martha Stewart from his "Corporate Hall of Shame":

"The first Paris Hilton."

On the younger generations, using information gathered from a survey conducted by Josephson Institute of Ethics called the "2006 Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth":

"I don't think we've raised moral mutants. Instead, we are creating a society where [bad] behavior is tolerated."

On "The Solution" to the moral dilemmas society is facing:

"Son, I'm no worse than anyone else."
"I know, dad. But I thought you were better."

(As the Daily 49er points out, Josephson quoted Arthur Miller's "All My Sons" where the central character explains the unethical things committed in life to his son.)

To read the entire report of his visit, please click on the link below.

Admit it. You want to read it. Ethics matter at CSULB.
10/11, Daily 49er Article

Straight Talk with an Ethicist

One unable to dance blames the unevenness of the floor. —Malay Proverb

Tyco. Enron. Martha Stewart. Marion Jones. The lists of the pathologically corrupt may get out of hand. But, with certain ethicists sprouting amid the industrial and cultural landscape of the US, perhaps things aren’t too bad. Don’t believe me? Believe Michael Josephson, no stranger to the world of ethics.

Wednesday, October 10, Josephson will visit CSULB when he sits down for a conversation with Art Levine, host of the weekly talk show Straight Talk, at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. The theme of the conversation is “Ethics in America.” It will mark the launch of the new Distinguished Speakers Series.

The conversation begins at 2:00 p.m., preceded by live music, refreshments and exhibits. Doors will open at 12:30 p.m., when tickets will be available for purchase ($20 for general admission with advance purchase; $25 at the door, if available).

About the Speaker



Topping Josephson’s long list of endeavors, he established the Joseph and Edna Josephson Institute of Ethics. However, he first established himself as a notable ethics consultant to major business leaders at Johnson & Johnson and Proctor & Gamble, to conducting ethical programs for government and law enforcement, such as the US Army, IRS, and FBI. Josephson has also developed youth programs, Character Counts! and Pursuring Victory with Honor, to expand the understanding and use of ethics in young people’s lives. (Watch the video below and be inspired!) Also, Josephson has also had careers as a law professor and as a publishing entrepreneur.

Admit it. It matters. Ethics in life.
YouTube Video