50 Years 50 Stories

About the Stories

Learn about exceptional individuals, historic milestones, memorable events and impactful programs that supported CBE's upward mobility and the world around us. These are stories that have shaped who we are today and compel us to continue going further. 

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Dr. Stephen Bok, BA Psychology ‘07, MBA and MSW ‘13 Returns to Cal State East Bay

Dr. Stephen Bok, BA Psychology ‘07, MBA and MSW ‘13 Returns to Cal State East Bay

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Dreaming up a solution to food truck + hunger problem

Dreaming up a solution to food truck + hunger problems

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Jay Tontz

A Legacy of Innovation

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CBE International Program

A look back at CBE's International Program in Moscow

Doing Business with Russia
Daniel Alvarado

Cal State East Bay graduate pushed himself toward success in and out of classroom

The Result of Resiliency
An Insight into Athletics

An Inside Look at What it Looks Like to be a Student and an Athlete

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CSUEB College of Business and Economics celebrates 50th anniversary

CSUEB College of Business and Economics celebrates 50th anniversary

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Alumni Mike and Arlene Abary Create Marketing Department's First Endowed Scholarship

Alumni Mike and Arlene Abary Create Marketing Department's First Endowed Scholarship

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Sandy Love

Hayward Romance in the 1960s Leads to a New Student Scholarship

Love Prevails
Smith Center

The Smith Center for Private Enterprise Studies Hosts Pitch Day

Smith Center
women in leadership

Empowering a New Generation of Female Leaders

Women in Leadership
Jagdish Agrawal and TEMBA Program

Jagdish Agrawal, former Dean of the College of Business and Economics on the Innovative Transnational Executive MBA Program (TEMBA)

Learning Outside the Box
Mike Coke

Alumni Mike and Shirley Coke Donate $100,000 of Stock to Launch Student Investment Fund

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VCIC

MBA students compete in semi-finals for the Venture Capital Investment Competition

David vs Goliath
Gangaram Singh Named Dean of the College of Business and Economics

Gangaram Singh Named Dean of the College of Business and Economics

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In September 1999, Cal State Hayward began its Executive MBA in Beijing.

In September 1999, Cal State Hayward began its Executive MBA in Beijing.

Cal State Hayward In Beijing
Richard A. Juarez (B.S.‘88 Business Administration) Establishes the Richard A. Juarez Excellence in Finance Scholarship

Richard A. Juarez (B.S.‘88 Business Administration) Establishes the Richard A. Juarez Excellence in Finance Scholarship

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Cal State East Bay Named Lead Agency for Small Business Development in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

Cal State East Bay Named Lead Agency for Small Business Development in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties

Press release
Cal State East Bay91Â鶹ÌìÃÀapp College of Business & Economics hosts the Marketing Connect Speaker Series

Cal State East Bay91Â鶹ÌìÃÀapp College of Business & Economics hosts the Marketing Connect Speaker Series

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Doris Duncan, PhD, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

Doris Duncan, PhD, Presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Duncan's accomplishments
Cal State East Bay's Student Investment Fund Launched Spring 2022

Cal State East Bay's Student Investment Fund Launched Spring 2022

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Cal State East Bay91Â鶹ÌìÃÀapp College of Business and Economics earns prestigious accreditation

Cal State East Bay91Â鶹ÌìÃÀapp College of Business and Economics earns prestigious accreditation

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Cal State East Bay's Financial Literacy Center's Commitment to the Community

Cal State East Bay's Financial Literacy Center's Commitment to the Community

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Cal State East Bay Honors Amy Schioldager As One Of Its 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient.

Cal State East Bay Honors Amy Schioldager As One Of Its 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients

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Good Books, Travel Tips And Other Tidbits, Culled from the College of Business & Economics Archives

Good Books, Travel Tips And Other Tidbits, Culled from the College of Business & Economics Archives

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CSUEB UNDERGRADUATE FINANCE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE CME GROUP UNIVERSITY TRADING CHALLENGE

CSUEB Undergraduate Finance Students Participated in the CME Group University Trading Challenge

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Two CSUEB Alumni Take On One Of The Most Beautiful Golf Courses In California

Two CSUEB Alumni Take On One Of The Most Beautiful Golf Courses In California

A story by J.R. Havlan
A Winning Pitch To Help Our Homeless Get Shelter And A Path To Self-sufficiency

A Winning Pitch To Help Our Homeless Get Shelter And A Path To Self-sufficiency

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14 VITA Sessions, 260 Volunteer Hours and 43 Tax Returns Filed

14 VITA Sessions, 260 Volunteer Hours and 43 Tax Returns Filed

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2021 CBE Staff and Faculty Award Recipient

The College of Business and Economics Congratulates Our 2021 Staff and Faculty Award Recipients

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Accounting Alumni Celebration

Celebrating the First Accounting Alumni Achievement Award, 5 Years of the MSA Program and 40 Years of Beta Alpha Psi

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Scott Fung gets Cal State East Bay Outstanding Professor of the Year

Professor Scott Fung receives University91Â鶹ÌìÃÀapp Phillips Outstanding Professor Award

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Named Professorship

The Impact of Endowed Professorships in the College of Business and Economics

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Tom Bagwell Named Outstanding Lecturer of the Year

Cal State East Bay names Tom Bagwell 2021 Outstanding Lecturer of the Year.

Meet Tom
A story on a recent CBE grad Marci Bertuzzi

Veteran, business owner, single mom, survivor Marci Bertuzzi, eyes penning parenting book post graduation

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Meet the Firms

Networking Through the Pandemic

Meet the Firms
activism through art

Student Lauren Daniels shares how her work speaks to justice and equity.

Q and A
VCIC 2021

High Value to MBA Students Through Venture Capital Investment Competition

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Opening a Pathway to Policy

Alumna Deborah Evans shares how her leadership experience at Cal State Hayward paved the way to pursue several graduate degrees and public service.

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making amends

Cal State East Bay student graduates six years free from addiction, years of challenges

Making Amends
agent of change

A call for alumni to get involved.

See Jordan's Story
Joel Keynor

Cal State East Bay alumnus launches Tresle, an online platform for businesses and the people looking to buy them

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Dolma

Cal State East Bay alumna, granddaughter of Tibetan refugees, secures job at ‘Big 4’ accounting firm

See Tsephel's Story
Delta Electronics CEO

MBA students visit Taipei, meet CSUEB alumnus, Delta Electronics CEO

How to Build a Legacy
Delta Sigma Pi

Delta Sigma Pi Zeta Tau Wins the 2020 Outstanding Service Award and the Outstanding Professional Activities Award

Outstanding Service Awards
Pathwater

Cal State East Bay alumnus Amer Orabi turns desire to reduce plastic waste into thriving business

Drink This Not That
ignite the hustle

Cal State East Bay graduate shares the story of the birth of his daughter and his career.

Ignite the Hustle
Jumpstart Weekend

Skills in Listening, Communicating, and Connecting with Others are Developed through Jumpstart Weekend

Jumpstart Weekend
TEMBA

TEMBA Alumni Get Involved

Paying it Forward
Alumnus Nigel Winsor challenges Delta Sigma Pi fraternity brothers to create new endowed scholarship

Alumnus Nigel Winsor challenges Delta Sigma Pi fraternity brothers to create new endowed scholarship

See Nigel's Challenge

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