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Next week is spring break at USD, and students are not the only ones leaving campus. The Ahlers Center for International Business is sponsoring the Faculty Development India Program. Twenty faculty members from the School of Business will travel to Delhi, India to visit two business schools and about a dozen companies.

They have a full itinerary, with sessions at the University of Delhi and the Institute for Management Technology, Ghaziabad; they also have meetings and tours at companies such as …Read Full Article

Irwin Jacobs, Malin Burnham and Ernest Rady speak at 17th Annual Real Estate Conference

On Friday, I attended the 17th Annual Real Estate Conference hosted by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate here at the USD School of Business. There were about 700 people in attendance, so the energy in the room was high.  The first keynote was an inspiring panel discussion by Malin Burnham, Irwin Jacobs, and Ernest Rady.

These three superb businessmen and philanthropists have been deeply involved in …Read Full Article

We know how talented our alumni are, and we always appreciate it when others recognize it too. We had not one, not two, but three alums honored in the 40 Under 40 Awards 2012 in SD Metro magazine.

Congratulations to Scott Carr (BBA ’94), president and CEO of Javelin Web and Media; Trevor Gates (BBA ’01, MBA ’08), a founder and CFO of Integrity First Financial Group; and Lindsey Smith (BAC ’03), founder of San Diego Office Properties, a division of …Read Full Article

Lydia Jacobs-Horton (left) and Leanne Lachman (center) respond to questions from Gail Goldberg.

The 2nd annual USD Women in Real Estate Conference started with global demographics and ended with golf. The conference, sponsored by the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, provided insights for both the future of real estate and the futures of real estate professionals.

Keynote speaker, Leanne Lachman, has a PhD in English Literature, and she has had an accomplished professional career in real estate. She is currently president …Read Full Article

Dean Dave Pyke with Emalyn Leppard, the USD alum connection for Service Day at Montgomery Middle School

One of the hallmarks of the USD School of Business is an attitude of serving our community.  Our faculty, staff and students are engaged with their local communities in innumerable ways, serving on nonprofit boards, in churches, homeless shelters and schools, to name a few.  Last year, we formed a committee that, among other things, looks into opportunities for our faculty and staff …Read Full Article