Dear Colleagues and Friends:

Welcome to the second edition of the Nazarian College Quarterly. This issue offers a glimpse into how our faculty, students and alumni bring learning to life beyond the classroom.

You’ll read about Launch Angelenos, a new program helping budding entrepreneurs with limited financial resources turn their business ideas into reality. We also create opportunities for students to learn directly from accomplished business leaders—and in this issue, you’ll read about one such opportunity featuring Rotten Tomatoes Co-founder Patrick Lee.

We also celebrate the success of our alumni. At a recent awards ceremony, I was proud to see that 26 of the Top 100 Accountant honorees are Nazarian College graduates—a recognition that not only reflects their hard work but also the strength of our programs and the value of hands-on learning, which is a mainstay of Nazarian College. You’ll also meet alumni who “pay it forward” through our Professor for a Day and see how our faculty continue to share their expertise locally and globally.

Enjoy this issue, and thank you for being part of the Nazarian College community.

The David Nazarian College of Business and Economics further distinguished itself as a regional and national leader in accounting education with 26 alumni named among the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 Top 100 Accountants. Read more…

Hundreds of Nazarian College students received firsthand insight and advice from more than 30 top executives in the Los Angeles area during the college’s annual Professor for a Day program. Read more...

Nazarian College’s Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship is making a tangible impact on the greater Los Angeles region through Launch Angelenos, a three-phase program that helps aspiring entrepreneurs turn their business ideas into reality. Read more…

 

Nazarian College brought a touch of Hollywood to the CSUN campus with a special Stone Soup Social event featuring Rotten Tomatoes Co-founder Patrick Lee. Read more…

Nazarian College celebrated one of its own at CSUN’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards on Oct. 25, honoring Richard Schweitzer for his outstanding professional achievements, service to the community and long-standing commitment to his alma mater. Read more…

Innovation took center stage at the 11th Annual CSUN Fast Pitch New Venture Competition, hosted by the Center for Social and Technology Entrepreneurship. Read more...

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Nazarian College is redefining progress with students, business leaders and educators leading the charge in building a stronger, more inclusive tomorrow. It’s why we’re funding world-class programs and technology that give our students a competitive edge to navigate and shape a changing marketplace as well as improve economic prosperity and societal well-being in Southern California and beyond.