10 Questions…on Enterprise Zones for Wade M. Downey
Small business owners have a lot to think about every day of the year. So when it comes to taxes, the easy way out is to slide it across the table to an accountant. But these businesses may unknowingly qualify for an Enterprise Zone tax credit that could be worth thousands and thousands of dollars – even retroactively. Here, Wade M. Downey, a CBAPP Business Advisory Board member, CPA, and partner with Downey, Smith & Frier, a firm specializing in such work, sheds some light on the value of finding out if your small business location and employees could turn tax time into Christmas. Full story

On Point: The Evolution and Vitality of Assistive Technology
Whether it’s ramps for those in wheelchairs or Braille for the seeing impaired, we’ve come a long way in terms of offering accessibility for those with disabilities. But, until recently, access to computers has lagged behind. Here, Mohammed Eyadat, professor of computer information systems, details the growing focus on assistive technology geared toward helping all people share equally in the benefits of the Information Age. Full story

CBAPP and Campus News
Papa Receives One of Eight 2005 Sally Casanova Memorial Awards
The Office of Research and Funded Projects announced the eight faculty members receiving Fall 2005 Sally Casanova Memorial Awards Program (RSCAAP) awards last semester including CBAPP’s Frank Papa, Jr., assistant professor of public administration. Full story

Toro Soccer Star Selected in MLS Draft
It’s a long way from a dirt soccer field in a war-torn west-African nation to the perfect turf of a Major League Soccer stadium in the United States. Geographically, they’re on opposite sides of the world; experientially, they’re separate universes. Recently, sophomore Kei Kamara, kinesiology, bridged that distance, when the Columbus Crew made him the ninth pick overall in the MLS SuperDraft and the first person from the tiny nation of Sierra Leone to reach the top echelon of American soccer. Full story

Home Depot Center Expansion Receives ‘OK’ from CSU Trustees
Two important hurdles were cleared on Feb. 1, when the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees gave final approval to two lingering issues on CSUDH’s campus related to the relationship with the Home Depot Center (HDC), one of which could generate annual revenues of $450,000 for the University. Full story

Newsmakers
Chiou “Bear” Chang, professor of accounting and finance, stepped down from his post as chair of the Accounting and Finance Department after seven-and-a-half years of service. Chang was reappointed biannually, first taking over the role in the summer of 1998. He stepped down recently to return to his full-time faculty responsibilities, and newly appointed chair Mohammed El-Badawi has assumed the post.

Sang Choi, assistant professor of public administration, published the article, “When practice matters more than government plans: A network analysis of local emergency management,” in the January issue of Administration & Society. He also presented a research paper, “Policy typology and local government expenditures,” at the 77^th Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association in Atlanta, Jan. 5-7.

Mohamed El-Badawi, professor of accounting and finance, was appointed chair of the Accounting and Finance Department at the beginning of the Spring 2006 semester. His understanding and work with AACSB accreditation and standards will prove vital to CBAPP as the College focuses on obtaining the accreditation in the near future.

Joseph Zekoski (MBA) was recently named general director of Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company’s Luxembourg Technical Center. Zekoski, 55, most recently served as director of the company’s North American Tire retread business. He joined Goodyear in 1979 as a tire designer, and was director of technology, North American Tire commercial business from 2002 until 2004. Throughout his career he has held numerous technology leadership roles in North American Tire, and was general director of the company’s air spring and molded products business.

If you are interested in becoming active in Friends of the College or would like to receive information on Friends Mixers and other upcoming events, please contact Leslie Patterson, CBAPP director of development, at lpatterson@csudh.edu.

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