Supporting UCSD's EPSE & LAMP Programs
On Sunday, March 13, a distinguished alumni group from EPSE and LAMP gathered for a gala affair at the Bernardo Winery in Rancho Bernardo. It is the oldest surviving winery in San Diego County and it provided a perfect setting for this group to renew acquaintances and enjoy each other’s company. The 25 minute tour included a guide through the winemaking process, some wine tasting knowledge, a family history of the owners, and a nice Italian …
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Module at High Ropes
The EPSE Module 3 teambuilding exercises were held on a frigid day in March at Camp Stevens in Julian. The high rope courses included the infamous “Depends pole” which overlooked the 256 acres of beautiful mountain wilderness of the camp. The temperature was 42 degrees (brrr!) which required that everyone wear gloves and hats, a definite disadvantage on the ropes and pole.
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by Jim Snell and Susie BaranowskiOn March 7th, the EPSE class of 2011 conducted a day of training using the high rope elements at Camp Stevens in Julian. The three learning objectives for the day were:
a sense of group identity
rapid and effective decision making
fear management.
The day was divided into three challenge areas. The first challenge area consisted of the 60 foot “Jacob’s Ladder”, 4x4 boards separated and …
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Author Ron Ploof will be discussing asset-based marketing and PR approaches for executives considering the corporate uses of new media technologies such as blogs, podcasts, online video, Facebook, Twitter, and location-based platforms such as FourSquare. He’ll be presenting:
1. the forces driving corporate communications change,
2. the new channel choices available to corporations,
3. how to build teams around these new channels
4. how to …
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Since 2002, San Diego-based ID Analytics has been serving large organizations with consumer risk assessment services that establish: are you who you say you are; and should we do business with you? The company assesses both the fraud and credit risk of consumers for companies looking to extend credit, including credit card issuers, wireless providers, and auto and mortgage lenders.
As part of the well-established analytics business cluster …
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“Exploring Contemporary Management Challenges” addressed the subject of retaining and engaging key talent. The assignment was to gather information from interviews, surveys and literature and to look for common themes in the collected data. The 29 researchers conducted 54 interviews from 13 science and technology companies, collected surveys from 477 respondents, and included 107 citations in their reports.
Some of the common themes and …
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This year’s EPSE class started their activities on September 14th at the Rosa Sattoria Avocado Ranch in Rainbow. The facilitator was Jim Snell who led them through the cable wire walk, the giant square, commitment bridge, and the wall. In addition to the team building exercises, the class underwent health screening to establish a starting baseline.
EPSE Class breakdown
The 2010-2011 EPSE class consists of 31 participants representing 14 …
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Jonathan Cromwell - Sr. HW EngineerSan Diego may be home to a number of telecomm giants, but an emerging leader among them is TrellisWare Technologies, Inc., a small, privately-held company that’s doing big things. With a collection of highly advanced signal processing, coding and situational awareness technologies, TrellisWare’s cutting-edge solutions enable wireless communication in even the harshest environments.
To the consumer, …
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Graduation 2010 was held at the Hyatt Regency La Jolla at Aventine on May 26th. Richard Gary represented the EPSE students as class speaker; and David Chiu was the LAMP class speaker. The keynote speaker was Stanley Hopper, Chief Engineer at BAE Systems, and EPSE graduate of 2000. A total of 28 EPSE students received their diplomas while 35 LAMP students celebrated their completion.
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Heat hit the Camp
The LAMP Module 2 teambuilding exercise was held on March 16 at the UCSD Challenge Course. In contrast to the EPSE teambuilding exercises, the temperature was a balmy 80 degrees. The exercises consisted of the low rope elements (some blindfolded) and the imposing (and steep) tower.
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