You probably couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day to spend in the city of San Jose – and that’s just what a few of us SAM members did today to help out our community. The 2nd Annual San Jose State University Day of Service kicked off Friday, April 25th, and SAM was in attendance with several members – Jay Patel, Hiwat Abebe, Dave Cole, Cecilia Melgar, and Anna Mendez.
For this year’s event, we were chosen to help clean up the river area by the Guadalupe Park Riverwalk, stretching all the way from Highway 280 down to HP Pavilion. Sure we got a little dirty, but the results of our efforts were well worth the while – we filled an entire pickup truck bed with trash that we collected down just one small stretch of the river. It’s amazing how much garbage collects that we don’t even notice!
After we finished our clean up efforts, we returned to San Jose State for an afternoon barbeque, as well as some fun and games. Overall, it was a very worthwhile event and we’re proud to represent not only the SAM organization, but also our university and the community we call our home. Make sure to keep an eye out for another event next year!
The Cisco meeting has been moved back a week so that our speaker can make the meeting due to a scheduling conflict that arose this last week. So, instead of April 23rd, Cisco will be speaking at our usual time and place – BBC 003 at 4:30pm on May 7th. Be sure to come by to learn more about what this dynamic Silicon Valley powerhouse has to share, including career opportunities, new business opportunities that they are creating and going after, as well as some of the challenges that face technology-company managers in their day-to-day lives.
First off, we’d like to remind everyone that there are a few great events on the horizon – Cisco will be speaking next Wednesday at 4:30pm in the BBC 003 room. This is a great opportunity to learn more about this excellent organization and what opportunities may be available for management & business students. Also, on Saturday don’t miss the College of Business 7th Street Barbeque at the 7th Street BBQ pits (outside of the Spartan Events Center in the center of campus) at Noon on Saturday, April 19th. Come out and network with professors, other motivated students from the COB, as well as local professionals that are active on SJSU’s business campus.
One of the most profitable, popular, and powerful retailing companies in the world is coming to San Jose State to speak with the Society for the Advancement of Management. Target – you’ve shopped the stores, now find out what it’s like to work for this fantastically innovative organization. Learn about how they’re able to compete against rivals such as Wal Mart and KMart, establish great relationships with customers and employees, and find out more about how you might fit within their company. Resumes will be accepted at the end of the speaking engagement. Target: 4:30pm, Wednesday April 16th, BBC 003
Also – once you’re wrapped with Target, make sure not to miss our Bowling Social! Taking place on campus at the campus bowling alley, the Bowling Social is a joint event with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM – pronounced “Sherm”). Bring your management game and challenge some HR players to a friendly & competitive evening of bowling, laughs, networking, and socializing. Members or prospective members only. No cost to play. Bowling Social: 6:00pm, Wednesday April 16th, Student Union Bowling Alley
Today’s How to Build Wealth Workshop was a great event that gave students the opportunity to stop thinking like workers and start thinking like investors. Carroll Buck provided a great summary of the keys to value and wealth creation, and provided several real-life examples for getting started right out of college.
Another event on the horizon is the 2nd Annual SJSU Day of Service on Friday, April 25th. This is a great opportunity for you to get involved in the community surrounding San Jose State, have some fun, and meet new people! SAM members are encouraged to participate and show your SAM pride! To sign up, visit