March 2016

THE VALLEY BUSINESS JOURNAL
14 www.TheValleyBusinessJournal.com
March 2016
Endless Opportunities
EDUCATION
by
by
Suzanne Lingold,
Steve Fillingim
M.Ed.
As of this article, we are well into our
spring term at California State University
San Marcos at Temecula. We are also
entering our seventh year in Temecula
offering degree completion and professional
certificate programs.
We’ve come a long way since
opening in January 2009. While 54 prospective
nursing students awaited, we
celebrated our grand opening at the Paul
Goldring Garrett Institute for Higher
Learning in downtown Temecula. In September
2010 we relocated to the former
Joan Sparkman Elementary School on
Margarita Road and in September 2014
we opened a second facility in Temecula
in partnership with Mt. San Jacinto
College (MSJC) on the 2nd floor of the
former Temecula City Hall building.
Now, 332 graduates later, we are
contemplating where the next seven years
will take us. We continue to see growth
for CSUSM at Temecula, MSJC and
the entire Southwest Riverside County
region. The population projections in the
area over the next several years are explosive
and we see endless possibilities
and opportunities for both students and
educational institutions.
I recently found myself in conversation
with Brenda Anguiano, one of our
soon-to-be graduates in the Bachelor of
Science in Business Administration program.
Brenda is the owner of Charley’s
Grilled Sub at the Temecula Promenade
mall. Her story made an impression.
A first generation immigrant from
Guatemala, Brenda came to California
several years ago because she realized
she would have opportunities here that
she could never have at home. But, she
could not have imagined in her wildest
dreams that she would soon finish a
Bachelor’s degree, or own and operate
a successful business.
Brenda is the first in her family to
attend and graduate from college. So in
May her family will come to the U.S. to
watch with pride as she takes her place
on stage to receive the Bachelor’s degree
from President Karen Haynes.
Emotions ran high as she shared this
story with me. As a single mom who
lives and works in Temecula, CSUSM
at Temecula gave her the opportunity
to earn a degree while running both a
business and a family. It’s a lesson that
is resonating through the generations of
her family as her own children, nieces
and nephews look on.
An interested and committed CSUSM
professor of Brenda’s has inspired her to
consider applying to a PhD program in
strategic management and to open another
franchise…..endless opportunities
and possibilities continue emerging from
CSUSM at Temecula.
Suzanne Lingold, M.Ed. is the Associate
Dean for Extended Learning at
Cal State San Marcos at Temecula. She
may be reached at (951) 676-9254 or
Temecula@csusm.edu.
connect: Temecula@csusm.edu
Brenda Anguiano is completing her Degree in Business Administration at California
State University San Marcos and has been an entrepreneur since childhood. She
currently owns a local restaurant franchise. The knowledge gained at CSUSM at
Temecula as well as her years’ of experience in management have enabled her to
achieve her business goals. She plans to pursuit a Ph.D. in Strategic Management
and become a University Professor and Business Consultant.