10 Questions…on the Small Business Revolution with Alberto Alvarado
As the local district director of the Small Business Association and a product of East Los Angeles, Alberto Alvarado has seen first-hand how rapidly minority- and women-owned businesses have prospered in L.A. and across the country. Here, he discusses why such a rash of small businesses have sprouted and how that has transformed the way cities look to boost their economic development.  Full story

On Point: Checks and Balances Crossed Out?
When Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor stepped down last month, many discussed how a Bush nomination to the court would change the decisions our nation’s top court makes for the next 20 or so years. Whether it was a conservative or liberal shift, the apparent power of the President to significantly influence the judicial branch raises questions of whether the three branches of government still effectively work to curb each other’s power from spiraling out of control. Here, Professor of Political Science Richard Palmer discusses whether checks and balances are alive and well or outdated and obsolete. Full story

CBAPP and Campus News

Boeing Delivers $6,000 in CBAPP Scholarships
With more than 50 percent of CSUDH’s students reliant on financial aid to make a college degree attainable, The Boeing Company pledged $6,000 in scholarships last month that will help CBAPP students do just that. The pledge will also benefit faculty and staff members in their research efforts. Full story

Alumni Invited to Summer Celebration at Pro Tennis Event
The CSUDH Office of Alumni Relations welcomes all CSU System graduates to come to the First Annual CSU Alumni, Family and Friends Summer Celebration at the JP Morgan Chase 2005 Open on August 13. The top women’s players in the world including Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova will be playing in the tournament. Full story

CBAPP’s Resident Terrorism Expert Speaks on London Bombings
Gus Martin, associate professor and chair of public administration and public policy, was interviewed on July 7 by TODAY-FM in Dublin, Ireland, about the terrorist attacks that morning in London. Full story

Business Program Alumni Updates
What do CSUDH graduates do once they’ve completed their business programs? As this collection of alumni updates suggests, they become entrepreneurs, work for Fortune 500 companies, and embark on a variety of other career paths. Full story

Newsmakers

Mike DiBernardo (B.S. Business Administration, 1982) was recently appointed to Dean Jim Strong’s Business Advisory Board. DiBernardo currently works as the director of planning for the Port of Los Angeles where he prepares and maintains a long-range Port Master Plan to guide the future development of the Port consistent with the provisions of the California Coastal Act.  In addition, his division provides economic studies of proposed operational and facilities development as well as a variety of research projects for the Port.

Mohammad Eyadat, professor of computer information systems, received a letter of recognition for serving as associate editor and track organizer for the International Conference on Information Technology Coding and Computing, held by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in April in Las Vegas. Eyadat was responsible for the “Software Engineering” track of the conference, which recruited the second largest number of papers at the event.

Tracy Jordan (B.S. Public Administration, 2000) recently began pursuing her doctorate in public policy and administration. Jordan currently works as the HIV program coordinator for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in the county jails.