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The following are recent news stories about GGU alumni, faculty, staff and students.

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April 2008

Houston Chronicle Consults Kit Yarrow on Rice Shortage Crisis
Dean Terry Connelly Explains Evolution of Home Price Fluctuations
Dean Mary Canning Offers Tax Tips and Profiles Last Minute Filers
GGU Alum Bernard Tyson Helps Vallejo Community "Thrive"
GGU President Dan Angel Shares "Blue Waters" Strategy
Professor Strahilevitz Discusses How Far Consumers Will Go to "Go Green"
Dean Terry Connelly Comments on Fed's Latest Actions

March 2008

Kit Yarrow Connects Gas Prices With Consumer Confidence
NexCen Appoints GGU Alum to Chief Financial Officer
Kit Yarrow Tells Us Why Emotions Rule the Wallet
Computerworld Consults GGU CIO Anthony Hill
Dean Connelly Comments on Fed's Response to Credit Crunch
Mary Canning Gives Tax Tips
GGU MBA Alum Continues to Excel
Kit Yarrow Gets Us "Recession Ready"
Will Recession and Budget Cuts Increase College Attendance?

02/15/07- Golden Gate University Chief Technology Officer Anthony Hill Authors CIO Best Practices

"If you are a CIO, or intend to become a CIO, or simply want to understand the strategic importance of IT for your entire enterprise, CIO Best Practices provides you with the best practice guidance on the key responsibilities of the CIO and its important role in modern organizations. This is the most definitive and important work you will find on achieving and exercising strategic IT leadership." CIO Best Practices will be used in a course for the new MSIT degree at GGU, which launches for Fall 2007.

05/20/06 - Associate Director of Alumni Services Lenore Junker Published in Currents

Lenore McDonald Junker, associate director of alumni services, wrote the cover story for the May/June 2006 issue of Currents, the national monthly periodical published by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

05/14/06 - Professor Kit Yarrow Explains Mother's Day Retail Trends on KGO 810AM

Ageno School of Business Professor Kit Yarrow was interviewed on KGO-810AM's Michael Finney Show regarding Mother's Day retail trends.

05/13/06 - PricewaterhouseCoopers Identifies GGU as a "Key School" for Recruitment

In recognition of the quality of the Masters of Taxation program, PricewaterhouseCoopers has included Golden Gate University in its national list of 'Key Schools' for entry level recruitment purposes.

05/11/06 - Dean Terry Connelly featured in San Francisco Examiner

Terry Connelly, Ageno School of Business dean, was featured in a special column describing how regular interest rate hikes have kept the US economy healthy.

05/05/06 - CFO Jeff Bialik Quoted in San Francisco Business Times

Jeff Bialik, CFO and vice president of operations and enrollment services, was quoted in a May 5 San Francisco Business Times article about GGU's 40 Jessie Street building project.

GGU Environmental Law Program Again Makes US News and World Reports Top 20 List

GGU's environmental law program ranked one of the top 20 such programs in the 2007 edition of US News and World Report's "America's Best Graduate Schools." This program has made the list for the past five years and was also ranked third among environmental law programs in California.

04/07/06 - Dean Mary Canning Quoted in San Jose Mercury News

Mary Canning, School of Tax dean, was quoted in an April 7 San Jose Mercury News article regarding job openings in the IRS' auditing area.

04/04/06 - Dean Terry Connelly quoted in BusinessWeek

Terry Connelly, Ageno School of Business dean, was quoted in an April 4 BusinessWeek article about the economic impact of illegal workers in the US.

03-30-06 - Dean Mary Canning featured in San Francisco Examiner

Mary Canning, School of Tax dean, was featured in a special column in the March 30 San Francisco Examiner with her last-minute tax tips.

03/14/06 - Professor Bernie Segal Interviewed on CNN Larry King Live

Bernie Segal, School of Law professor, was interviewed on CNN Larry King Live on March 14 about new DNA test results in the notorious Jeffrey MacDonald murder case.

03/06/06 - Dean Terry Connelly Interviewed on ABC 7 News

Terry Connelly, Ageno School of Business dean, was interviewed on KGO ABC Channel 7 evening news on March 6. Connelly discussed the possible AT&T and BellSouth merger.

03/06/06 - Dean Frederic White Interviewed on KTVU TV News

Frederic White, School of Law dean, was interviewed on KTVU TV evening news on March 6. White discussed the Supreme Court ruling regarding on-campus military recruiting.

02/03/06 - Anthony Hill Comments on Potential E-mail Worm Damage

Chief Technology Officer Anthony Hill was interviewed by ABC 7 News on Feb 3 regarding potential damage caused by the latest e-mail worm.

01/19/06 - Dean Terry Connelly Published in New Accountant

New Accountant magazine published an article by Terry Connelly, Ageno School of Business dean, about the survey of Sarbanes-Oxley. In the article, Connelly discusses the GGU Ageno School of Business survey of CEOs and CFOs on the subject.

01/05/06 - Ageno School of Business Dean Terry Connelly Quoted on CBS 5

Terry Connelly, Ageno School of Business Dean, was quoted on CBS 5 responding to Gov. Schwarzenegger's State of the State address, specifically commenting on how California can benefit from China's growth.

01/04/06 - School of Law Professor Clifford Rechtschaffen Published in San Francisco Chronicle

In the article, "Will the Environmentalists Find Their Voice?", Professor Rechtschaffen reveals how the European Union has replaced the United States as the global environmental leader.

01/03/06 - Ageno School of Business Professor Kit Yarrow Quoted in USA Today

Kit Yarrow, Professor of Business Psychology, was quoted in USA Today explaining how consumers connect holiday gift-giving to worthy causes.