SUMMER 2014 | Volume 4, ISSUE 3

A simple Challenge for knowledge, p3

New students, p4

become a better communicator and leader, p5

the doctor is in Interview with Dr. Arthur Park in Featured Article, p6

Alumni corner, p8

not your typical cowboy Interview with Prof. Wimberly, p11

in this issue

MEET THE NEW VICE PRESIDENT

DR. ARTHUR PARK

Editor’s CORNER

EDITORIAL STAFF

EDITOR-in-CHIEFAndrew Press

WRITERSAlena Martynenko

Sravanthi BheemcherlaSumukhi Moses

Hema Sree

DESIGNLarry De Jesus

pipeline.A California University of Management

and Sciences quarterly publication. Summer 2014 - Volume 4, Issue 3

elcome to the Summer Quarter of 2014! My name is Andrew Press and I am the new Director of Student Services. Along with this exciting new position,

comes the equally exciting task of editing the newsletter. It has been a lot of hard work, and some great collaboration from our staff, but we have accomplished our goal of producing an exciting new version of “Pipeline”.

Starting this position near the end of the Spring Quarter presented the daunting task of si-multaneously learning about and completing the newsletter. Thankfully, we had a great team in place to walk me through the process. Former editor Janet Laurin has provided immeasurable insight on how to structure and coordinate the issue. Writers and contributors Alena Martynenko, Sumukhi Moses, and Sravanthi Bheemcherla have provided their time and experience in producing the content for our issue. And Larry De Jesus, a newcomer like me, has provided incredible work as our new graphic designer. It is clear to me that the success of this issue of “Pipeline” is due entirely to our hard-working staff, whose time and energy provides the backbone for this en-tire operation.

Looking forward, I’m excited about the possibilities of where our newsletter can go. I believe we are surrounded with experienced staff coupled with great ideas about how our newsletter should look and what should go into it. It is my intention to continue to make “Pipeline” a more collaborative ef-fort between our staff and our student body. On that note, if any students wish to be a part of the process, or have any ideas for articles, please don’t hesitate to find me. I’ll be in my office on the first floor, and I look forward to having the chance to get to know more of our student body.

A Brand New Start

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hat would you feel if you were given a task to build a tower from paper within 20 minutes? Frustrated. That is what I felt, at least initially!

Mrs. Jerene Baglin gave this seemingly impos-sible challenge in our Organizational Behavior class last quarter. At first, I was thinking why should we do this? Is it even possible to create a tower in a short amount of time with four other members in a group? However, after processing those thoughts, I finally realized what we were doing. It came to my realization that the whole point of this challenge was to find out how different people would handle and react to a time-constrained situation. This im-promptu challenge was also meant to ignite one’s

creative mind and combine them with other mem-bers to come up with a final solution.

In the end, this exercise turned out to be more fun and rewarding than I thought. Each team created different towers and shared their experi-ences. All students explained their ideas and the challenges they faced, and how they brilliantly resolved them. The challenge simply provided us practical training and knowledge about important organizational behavior to prepare us in the real world. This knowledge includes time management and delegation of tasks, negotiation and communi-cation as well as diverse workgroup management. I would definitely recommend this experiment and course to all MBA students!

A SIMPLE CHALLENGEFOR KNOWLEDGEby Alena Martynenko

CHINACHEN, YANHUA GREENBERG, YAN ZHANG

EGYPTABOUTALEB, MAHMOUD ABDELMONEM, OMAR

ETHIOPIAZEWDIE, SEWBESEW

GHANASULLEY, SALAMATU

INDIAMUNIPALLY, SRINIVAS PINGALI, VIDYU LATHA JADHAV, ANIKET RAJENDRA BASAVANAKOTE REVANASIDDAPPA, SHOBHA SHESHAM, SRIKAR KHUNGER, AMIT TANIKELLA, SANTOSHI MOHAMMED, ABDULLAH SHAH DESHPANDE, APARNA BALLA, SUKUMAR THUMMALA, SIDDHARTHA REDDY REDDY, AKHILA KRISHNA

JAPANYUKI, NAO SASAGE, MARI

new students

where your new adventure beginsyou are here

elcome to your new home! We are delighted that you chose CALUMS to be part of your journey to achieve

your academic and career goals. This is a community where you will have an opportu-nity to experience diverse culture and excellent education to help shape your future.

JORDANBANIOMAR, ALI GHABOUN, AHMED SHABAN, ZAID WAHDAN, EHAB WAHDAN, EYAD MOUSA, FATIMAH

KUWAITZAHRAN, AHMAD

MALAYSIAKHOR, CHAI HONG

MONGOLIATUMURBAATAR, ARIUNNYAM

NIGERIAADEGBOLA, ADETUTU OYEDELE, OLUWATOSIN AKINSULIRE, AKINWALE OLOKUN, FOLAKEMI AGBAJE, RUKAYAT

SOUTH KOREAKIM, YOUNG MIN NOH, HYUNG RIMKIM, SOO KYUNG PARK, JONG MIN JEON, SONG-YIYOON, EE NAYOO, GINAMCHO, SUNGWOO

SAUDI ARABIAHAMAYDEH, HUSAM

TAIWANYANG, CHI-CHI

THAILANDRATTANAPAN, NATTAPONG

TURKEYDAGDELEN, ISMAIL EMIR, GOKHAN

USAALZGHOUL, RAFAT MOHAMMAD

UZBEKISTANTADJITDINOVA, GULSUM

VIETNAMNGUYEN, KHUONG

California University of Management and Sciences

See you guys around the campus!

Just like any other skill that you might have learned and mastered, public speaking is a learnable skill. The only two fears humans are born with are the fear of loud noises and the fear of falling. Every other fear is learned, including the fear of public speaking. Unfortunately, according to the World Health Organization, an estimated 75% of the world’s population ranks the fear of public speaking higher than the fear of death.

With well over 200,000 members worldwide, Toastmas-ters International is the leading organization dedicated to making a better leader and com-municator out of you. If you already have much experience in public speaking, you can al-ways better your best.

Become a Better Communicator and Leader

ave you ever seen someone speaking in public and you somehow felt a con-nection to his or her mes-

sage?

Check out our website at www.allnationsclub.org or find us on Facebook (Search All Nations Toastmasters Club).

To practice your public speaking skills in a judgment free and supportive environ-ment, overcome your fears, and receive sup-port from a warm community, visit the All Nations Toastmasters Club. The All Nations Toastmasters Club meets every Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Come as a guest and you will have the chance to fulfill various speech and leadership roles with support from experienced mentors. Our meeting venue is 721 North Euclid Street, Anaheim, California, 92801 - Room 304.

If you are in the 75%, there is a solution for you:

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by Shalom Bay, Toastmasters Club

by Sravanthi Bheemcherla

Our college has a lot of international students. What is your advice to help them adjust to the US culture?

Dr. Park – The only way to adjust with the culture in a foreign land is to get away from people coming from your own country and start moving with the local people. Generally people will feel comfortable moving with their own people; try to come out of that comfort zone and don’t be afraid to explore new things. I did the same when I went to Korea for my medical studies. Since I was born in US, I didn’t know much about Korean culture. So, I stopped speaking English. I made lot of Korean friends and tried speaking Korean with them. Eventually in 2 years, I started speaking Korean fluently and learned a lot about Korean culture. So be bold and face the challenge; gradually you will succeed.

What do you think that students should do to develop their personality apart from education?

Dr. Park – Find your strength and develop it. Be con-fident and always have a positive attitude towards anything you do in your life. Even if you are afraid inside, find a way to hide it, so that others will not find out. Especially in US, people see your outside personality rather than trying to find who you are from inside or your real personality. As I said earlier always be bold and explore new things.

Having a father from academic background, what have you learned from him?

Dr. Park – I learned work ethics and dedication to-wards my profession from him. Right from my child-hood I have seen my father (CALUMS President–Dr. David Park) working hard with full dedication and commitment. At this age, still, my father is working very hard for the betterment of this college and I would say he enjoys doing it.

What do you like to do in your leisure time?

Dr. Park – I don’t have much leisure time now a days because I have to work in college here and South Baylo University and also, I have to take care of my medical office. In spite of all these commitments, if I find time, I like to go for some golf.

“Find your strength and

develop it.”

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octor Arthur Park, son of C A L U M S ’ President Dr.

David Park, is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Bakersfield. He received his medical degree from Yonsei University College of Medicine in Korea and has been in practice for 30 years. Along with the man-agement team, he is work-ing on a strategic plan to improve the facilities and educational quality of our university by introducing more advanced courses that will cater to the needs of undergraduate and grad-uate students from various disciplines.

Could you tell us about your future plans for CALUMS?

Dr. Park – We are planning to expand the college by introducing more courses in different fields of stud-ies and also working on improving the infrastruc-tural facilities available in the college. Right now we are focusing on recruiting more efficient people

and faculties to run the college. We have decided to install more computers in the lab and introduce technology related training/certification courses. And also, Dr. Safar is working towards starting an exclusive finance depart-ment by introducing more finance related courses for undergraduate and graduate students.

Where do you want CALUMS to be 5 years from now?

Dr. Park – The college man-agement has decided and is in the process getting a building in LA to start a branch of CALUMS. Initially

we are planning to start it as an add-on campus and gradually improve it by introducing new and bigger programs. The main purpose of this decision is to attract more local students. To achieve this, first we need to improve the quality of service and provide more facilities. Also, we are working towards get-ting government grants, which are not very easy to get. So currently, we are concentrating on improv-ing our quality of service.

THE DOCTOR IS INDR. ARTHUR PARK, WHO ASSUMED THE ROLE OF VICE PRESIDENT OF CALUMS IN SPRING QUARTER 2014, TOOK A FEW MOMENTS TO DISCUSS HIS VISIONS AND EXPERIENCES WITH THE PIPELINE TEAM.

Dr. Park is affiliated with several hospitals including Bakersfield Heart Hospital and Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. He did his internship at University Hospitals MacDonald Women’s Hospital and has also completed certi-fications from American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Diplo-mat American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

by Sumukhi Moses

have been given the opportunity of pursuing my master’s degree in Califor-nia, United States when I came here to study in 2011. CALUMS has proven

to be a great platform for international students offering affordable tuition and costs in a place with very diverse cultures. I studied Master of Business Administra-tion (M.B.A.), worked under a CPT program while at school and continued working for the same company after graduation under the one-year Optional Practical Training (OPT) program. I am lucky enough to have found the right company, and have worked with incredible colleagues and a good mentor. My job has so far exposed me to the manufacturing and entertainment industries in Los Angeles. I am always grateful to CALUMS and this country for the rich experiences and vast opportunities for my career growth.

California is such an exciting place with a great climate of warmer winters and substantially cooler summers. Options for travel and exploration are just limitless both within the state and other 49 states of the country.

I wish everyone a cozy and happy summer!

Quarterly awardsWinter 2014:

Awardees

Academic Dean’s AwardDoloonjin, Batzorig

Project Director’s AwardLangali, EdnaAlqudah, Obeida

Student Services AwardMadain, LaithAristanova, AimgulBheemcherla, SravanthiMohammad ZaheeruddinMartynenko, Alena

Academic Dean’s ListAlzgool, Moaid AliAtay, EfeBatmunkh, JavzmaaBhupathi Raju, Hema SreeBoyd, Christina Chung, DaaeDoloonjin, BatzorigDraganova, TsvetelinaAmores Cortez, MariaIbrahim, AyaIbrahim, MohammadJadalla, KholoodJo, Moon Ki

Kalidindi, SunithaKawar, MajdKhajeijahromi, MostafaKim, Hee JungKim, Jae MinKim, MijinLe, Hai XuanMartynenko, Alena Mollaalioglu, TayyarMoses, SumukhiMudumbi Srinivasan, PrathyushMutiso, MosesNepomuceno, Lucky RosenOh, Beoung NamOh, Je HanOzkaya, SertacPariyachatkul, PenthipPark, HaibongSamphanphorn, SadawutSeok, JinwanSiazon, JanineSon, JinwookTurkina, IrinaUragonda, PavaniVandanapu, PradeepWordofa, TigistYi, Luca

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“I am always grateful to CALUMS and this country for the rich

experiences and vast opportunities for my

career growth.”

ELENITA DALDECalUMS Alumni Batch 2013

campus Nudge 10

arth Day is celebrated every year on April 22, to serve as a wake-up call to protect our environment. This event aims to re-mind us that we only we have one world

to live in and we must act now to save it from global warming.

Earth Day was first observed in the year 1970 and is now celebrated in more than 192 countries around the globe. The Earth Day celebration typically includes activities such as educational lectures given by experts in various environmental fields, garbage and litter pick-up by students along the city roads and highways, and most of all tree planting in parks and nearby communi-ties. Nonetheless, you don’t have to wait for Earth Day to join in. Every small action we take each day such as disposing garbage properly, recycling, and carpooling really goes a long way. So, what are you waiting for? Do your part now!

EARTH DAYby Sumukhi Moses

Not Your Typical Cowboy

ow do you engage students of non-technology majors?

Prof. Wimberly – I tell and show them how technology

affects, shapes, and changes their lives no matter what major they are in. We live in an Information age and they need to understand the basics of the technology world and will need to work with technology personnel. So, they need a common base lan-guage for good and effective communication. I try to relate it to their real everyday lives.

What are some good teaching styles?

Prof. Wimberly – I do listen to my students feedback and make changes, as possible, to my courses each quarter and sometimes even during the quarter. I think all teachers owe their students a fair grade that they have earned. I am considered a hard teacher, but if my students learn and grow then I am OK with that. As far as I know I am the only teacher at CALUMS that has had the Com-mencement Speech based on what a par-ticular student learned in my class and how it shaped and changed her life; that is what we teach for – to help others live a better life.

Could you share some of your work experience in different fields?

Prof. Wimberly – I am most proud of my teaching experience and that is really what I love to do vs. do to live. I have been a de-veloper for different schools as well. I have been an on-the-job Trainer for several com-panies. I am also very lucky to have worked on the Space Shuttle. Maybe the two jobs I loved most was working for AST computers and the US Forest Service – because I had the greatest bosses ever at these two places. And I have been lucky enough to have made a real difference at several companies I have worked for saving them hundreds of thou-sands of dollars or improving their process, etc.

Which places do you like most to go for horse riding?

Prof. Wimberly – My own neighborhood (OPA) is one of the best urban areas in the country. I also love to ride in New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Utah, and want to do a cattle drive in Montana. I like to ride in wide open country.

Professor William Wimberly

by Sravanthi Bheemcherla

ield trips provide valuable practical learning experience to rein-force the theories taught inside the classroom. Concepts alone are sometimes not enough to be successful in any profes-

sion, so we have to experience how they are actually applied. That is why Professor Ramon Baltazar takes his Operations Man-

agement and Control students to a factory field trip every quarter. For the Spring Quarter 2014, Professor Baltazar’s class

went for a trip to Fender Factory located in Corona, California.

Fender is a brand recognized all around the world and is an excellent example of process management. During the trip at the factory, students

were able to witness the different phases of manufacturing guitars. They were escorted by a Fender-fan guide to almost all the production departments

while explaining the nuances for each product. The most surprising part of the excursion was to see how the guitars were dried after they had been painted.

Newly painted guitars are hung up in the ceiling of the factory to save workspace.

Fender’s custom shop is also a must see place for guitar-lovers. The custom shop is full of individualized orders made by highly skilled professional guitar

builders who are all very pleasant to meet. The guitars are artistically crafted to p erfe c- tion, which makes this product so popular among the musicians.

ADD A BIT OF PRACTICE TO YOUR EDUCATIONby Alena Martynenko

It only takes a minuteto save the world.

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SUMMER DATES TO REMEMBER

2014qUARTER

JULY AUGUST

OCTOBERSEPTEMBER

01 Tuesday 03 Thursday 07 Monday

15 Tuesday16 Wednesday18 Friday

21 Monday

English Proficiency Test 1st (10:00 am Room 303)English Proficiency Test 2nd

Summer Quarter StartsESL Class StartsELD Class StartsLast Day to Add & DropNew Student Orientation (4:00 pm Room 301)CPT Guidelines and Requirements Training (5:30 pm Room 308)Meet the President (5:00 pm Library)

04 Monday ~ 09 Saturday

08 Friday15 Friday18 Monday22 Friday29 Friday

Mid Term Exam Period

Final Project Due (MS611)Scholarship Applications Due (Student Services) 1st Comprehensive Exam for Graduates (MS 621)Registration for Fall Quarter Starts2nd Comprehensive Exam for Graduates (MS 621)3rd Comprehensive Exam for Graduates (MS 621)Quarterly Awards Ceremony (5:00 pm Room 301)

01 Monday 02 Tuesday ~ 06 Saturday08 Monday ~ 13 Saturday12 Friday13 Saturday15 Monday17 Wednesday

Labor Day (University Closed)Student Faculty Evaluation Week

Final Exam Period

Registration for Fall Quarter EndsEnd-of-Quarter Student ActivitySummer Quarter Break StartsConstitution Day

06 Monday 13 Monday

Fall Quarter StartsColumbus Day

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