Network with Business Alumni Chapter
By Jerry Dunaway,
Alumni Chapter Vice President of Marketing and Communications
San Diego State has and continues to produce the largest educated
workforce of all the schools in the area. Half of the graduates
leaving SDSU remain in the region, and SDSU alumni occupy half of
the major professional labor sectors in the county, such as accounting,
engineering and nursing. SDSU has kept a pulse on the changing educational
needs of the regional labor markets, and it recognizes and adjusts
to these changes very well. Whether it is programs in biotechnology,
international business, or sports management, if you haven’t
noticed, State is climbing the charts every year in providing some
of the best graduates in the country to work in these fields.
As SDSU continues to develop and improve its high-quality
programs, alumni will continue to dominate in all areas of San Diego’s
educated workforce. Among this workforce, SDSU provides a common
link between individuals to foster opportunities for personal and
professional business development by allowing alumni to be able
to more easily reach out and meet others in the region. We at the
Business Alumni Chapter of the SDSU Alumni Association envision
a world-class regional network matched by no other that harnesses
our alumni’s unique strength in the workforce. With the abundance
of SDSU alumni here in San Diego, this network will be a powerful
resource to facilitate better connections between local businessmen
and women.
For just an additional $5 above the Alumni Association
membership, the Business Alumni Chapter membership can connect you
to local professionals by providing members a mutual yet confidential
means to contact each other. In addition, the Chapter hosts networking
opportunities through events in the area, and we think these events
are also just a fun excuse to get fellow Aztecs together talking
about old times and new experiences. We also provide training workshops
focused at improving your skills to develop and maintain connectivity
in and around your personal and professional life. Our next event
is The Art of Networking on April 26th, 6:00 PM at the Aztec Athletic
Center, and there you will learn basic skills to make the best of
each of your business contacts. The event will feature panel discussions
with experts in the field of networking and practical application
sessions to employ what you will learn. Please see the website below
for further information on this informative event and how to make
reservations.
There are literally tens of thousands of alumni running
the industries in the area, yet there is not an existing venue to
link them after they leave the campus. Although they fill a solid
majority of the positions out there, you may not know they are alumni
unless you see a diploma on the wall. The Business Alumni Chapter
is working to change this and create that opportunity to connect
alumni with each of us in the area by reconnecting them to SDSU
and the Alumni Association. This will take time to create, and there
are many of you out there we need to reach out to and present this
opportunity. But we believe it is an opportunity that will enhance
productivity regionally and business output externally. You worked
hard to call San Diego State your Alma matter, and this is an opportunity
to continue to benefit from that hard work. Be a part of this opportunity!
The Business Alumni Chapter is your connection to
San Diego businesses!
Reconnecting SDSU alumni, the College of Business,
and the communityJoin Today! www.sdsualumni.org
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