![Diana Almendarez Colgrove ’10, MBA ’12](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/banner_img_5027%20copy.jpg?h=570648ba&itok=XbwkenCk)
Business Education + Internship = Successful Career Launch
In 2012, the labor market was grim, says Diana Almendarez Colgrove ’10, MBA ’12. Toward the end of her last year of graduate school, she attended a campus career fair and stopped by the Esri technology company’s booth and asked the recruiters to share her résumé with their marketing department, even though she knew they...
By Laurie McLaughlin |
![Craig Blunden](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/1170x450_Donor%20Craig%20Blunden%2006%20%281%29.jpg?h=7b682042&itok=JLvB5ija)
A Family Tradition, A Community Connection
Craig Blunden grew up in a family that believed in community involvement.
By Darin Estep |
![Jamie Fang](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Jaime%20Fang_article.jpg?h=623e3898&itok=wjyo-l7s)
Leader In Orchid Business Helps Students Bloom
Jamie Fang ’90 was still paying for her own business administration education when she started her first endowed fund for School of Business graduate students.
By Darin Estep |
![Anthony Griffin '02, '06](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Griffin-Portrait.jpg?h=6ad9fab9&itok=908l2ANC)
‘If You Have an Idea, Just Try It’
When Anthony Griffin decided to make the move to Japan, he took a few things along with him: a lifelong fascination with the country, one year of studying the language, and the textbook from his business communications course at UC Riverside, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 2002 and an MBA...
By Darin Estep |
![Don H. Tran '01](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Don_Tran_2021.jpg?h=5c5b807a&itok=8DOuGysJ)
‘A Revolving Cycle of Giving Back’
Analyzing technology and life science companies while gaining an understanding of the technology ecosystem are responsibilities that Don H. Tran ’01 greatly enjoys, and it is part of his job as senior credit review lead at Silicon Valley Bank.
By Laurie McLaughlin |
![Major Maurice Kenner](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Maurice_kenner_slider.jpg?h=e8841108&itok=4Aj2TLsj)
MBA Grad Applies Business Acumen in Brand-New Field for U.S. Army
When the U.S. Army launched a career field in enterprise marketing and behavioral economics, it was designed to attract top-performing officers. Competition was high: Almost 500 applied for the first cohort, which had only 30 openings.
By Darin Estep |
![Alumnus Benjamin Gonzalez, military](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Benjamin_Gonzalez_slider.jpg?h=f4dace93&itok=knF76g1c)
Knowledge is Empowerment
Among the life lessons Benjamin Gonzalez says he’s learned is, “Personal and professional growth begin by not knowing something.”
By Laurie McLaughlin |
![James Merino, MBA](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Alumni_Profile-James_Merino_banner.jpg?h=490c40ac&itok=N04IAD4q)
The Problem Solver
Education and opportunity go hand in hand for James Merino, MBA ’98, a data engineer who has worked at some of the biggest firms in Silicon Valley.
By Imran Ghori |
![Think global, act local](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Global-Local2.png?h=e2adbe85&itok=YugVuoIg)
Building an International Marketing Career
Will Chu ’98 shares his journey in international marketing at Nike, Gap Inc., and Lucasfilm, highlighting cultural adaptation and core values for success.
![Susan Atherton](/sites/default/files/styles/article_listing_s/public/Susan_Atherton_news_article_0.jpg?h=35d27844&itok=EuATveFx)
UCR Opened Doors for Her, and Philanthropist is Proud that Work Continues
If Susan Atherton thinks about it, her connection with UC Riverside has really come full circle in the time since she enrolled as a 17-year-old, first-generation college student.
By Darin Estep |