Graduating Student Samvel Yegibaryan Following his Dream

California State University at Northridge (CSUN) has profited graduating student Samvel Yengibaryan for following his dream, regardless of the obstacles:

Samvel Yengibaryan, B.S. in Business Administration, Marketing Concentration 

Samvel Yengibaryan, 21, of Glendale, said he expects that the lessons he’s learned at CSUN will carry him to success the rest of his life.

“I’m part of the Armenian community in Glendale and, to be honest, we’re constantly talking to the same people with the same background,” he said. “But when I came to CSUN, I was on a campus with a lot of people from different places, with different backgrounds. Yet, once I took the step to say ‘hello,’ I realized that they were all easy to talk to. That regardless of where you’re from, regardless of your background, you actually share so much.

“Not only did I learn how to build and sustain a successful business in my classes, I learned how to work and earn the trust of people not only in my classes but by interacting with people from all over the world on campus,” Yengibaryan said. “We may come from different parts of the world and have different perspectives, but we can find common ground. CSUN is just such an amazing place, and I am so glad I came here.”

Yengibaryan has already started on his business journey. He co-founded a notary business while a freshman, interned with an Armenian law firm last summer and devotes his free time to advocating on behalf of America’s Armenian community, even travelling to Washington D.C. to lobby on foreign aid and human rights issues.

He’s currently in the process of applying to law school.

“I want to be a successful businessman,” he said. “But I want to do more than that. I also want to be able to advocate on behalf of my clients and my community. To do that, I want to go to law school. I want to be able to make a positive change in the world.”

Yengibaryan said his dreams wouldn’t be possible if it were not for his time at CSUN.

“I never thought of myself as a leader until I stepped onto the CSUN campus,” he said.

He hopes to return to the campus one day to share his experiences, both in business and as a community advocate, with future students.

“I would love to someday make a gift to the university that would ensure that future students have access to the latest technology — whether it’s AI or something else — and to have resources — supplies and funding — to launch their own business dreams,” he said. “I have law school first, but I’m looking forward to the future.”

Yengibaryan is scheduled to take part in the commencement ceremony for the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics on Saturday, May 16. To see a full-length video of Yengibaryan’s story, click here.