This article explains that Sony and Amazon Kindle e books are expecting big things in the college market. Believe me, the textbook companies want this to eliminate the book re sellers. After the book is sold the first time, the companies get nothing, the e book puts them back in charge. 

Lilly Tomlin created Ernestine the unscrupulous telephone operator. Here is a link to her first introduction of the character on Laugh In in the 1965. Please appreciate that in 1965 ATT had a virtual monopoly on phone serice in the US, their attitude is the subject of this parody. As she says TPC The Phone Company…

I just got an e mail on this, I was unaware of it or of course I would have put it on the blog here. At any rate, the link is here, I urge accounting students to apply Here is a great example of the importance of an elevator pitch for yourself! For Immediate Release…

The Third Annual Department of Business Speaker Series was held Wed Nov 18 at the Centro Med Center-Encino Ballroom. Dr. Kathleen Voges (far right)  served as moderator for  From left, Tom Lozzi and Ralph Lampman from the Verano Land Group, James Pyle with NetDataPad.com and Jane Thomas with Apple Specialist Advertising.  The Speakers shared their…

3rd Annual College of Business Speaker Series  is scheduled for this Wednesday, November 18th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. There will be a panel presentation and reception. The event will also be a recognition of our first MBA graduating class.   The event is at the Encino Ballroom at Centro Med which is on Commercial…

Malcolm Knowles is acknowledged as the father of adult education. Pedagogy is the science of how we teach, andragogy is the experience of how adults learn.  Knowles' theory can be stated with six assumptions related to motivation of adult learning:[1][2] Adults need to know the reason for learning something (Need to Know) Experience (including error) provides the basis for…

Say cheese as everyone on hand poses for our official photographer Brandon.  A & M San Antonio officially opened its library this past Wednesday.  The Texas A&M University-San Antonio Library, located in Room 102 of the Administration Building, is currently open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Additional hours will be added in the…

Bentley is a 70 pound Catahoula Spotted Leopard Hound. The breed is in the hound family and yes they are bred as hunting dogs. His specialty as you can see is hunting a soccer ball or a warm place on his costco  bed or if possible a couch.  We are in a much smaller home…

I spent an hour by phone yesterday with a typepad graphic designer. I hope to improve the blog with a better look and learn more about how to manage the various displays.  I have reduced the number of categories to a more manage able list. Socionomics will now handle all the social commentary, such as…