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Help Me Ronda: Ronda Beaman Helps Other Achieve Dreams Through Leadership Class and Work with Terminally Ill Adults

At the College of Business, Ronda Beaman’s leadership class is a student favorite, offering career readiness preparation and mentoring.

Katya Vasilaky’s Ukrainian Roots Have Influenced Her Careers as a Dancer and Economist

Both of Katya Vasilaky’s careers, first as a dancer with the San Francisco Ballet and then as an assistant professor of economics, were strongly influenced by her Ukrainian roots.

State Law Mandating Plastic Packaging Be Recyclable Could Promote Positive Sustainable Innovation, Cal Poly Professors Say, But Plastic Isn’t Always Bad – Or the Most Damaging

Students in Cal Poly’s Industrial Technology and Packaging program, which is the only one of its kind in a U.S. business school, are encouraged to explore sustainable packaging.

Start Your Engines: Business Students Help Cal Poly Racing Team Cross the Finish Line Behind the Scenes and Behind the Wheel

The Cal Poly Racing Team is made of students in all majors: finance, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, business administration — even music and physiology.

Finance Chair: Interest Rate Raised to Combat Inflation Could Eventually Lower Housing Prices

While increased interest rates have placed home ownership even further out of reach for many Americans, those steadily rising costs might eventually help would-be buyers, said the chair of Cal Poly’s Finance Department.

2022 Commencement Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery of the 2022 Commencement

Journey to Cal Poly: An Outstanding Grad Shares Her Leadership Story

Caroline Lidster graduates with magna cum laude honors and nine quarters on the Dean’s List.

Large Crowd Embraces the Return of Poly Pack’s Egg Drop Competition

The Cal Poly egg drop competition returned to the downtown San Luis Obispo Farmer’s Market.

Giving Back: De Werd Faculty Fellowship Benefits Students by Inspiring Educators to Be Impactful

The De Werd Faculty Fellowship encourages faculty to have a strong impact on students.

A Bright Idea: Capstone Class Challenges Students to Create Light Fixture Startups

Students in John Paulick’s course, Applied Business and Production Management, had to create a startup involving decorative light fixtures. The 10-week project incorporated design, prototyping, processing, quality control, resource management, cost control, marketing and more.