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Cal Poly Team Takes Home Second Place, Rookie of the Year at Marine Energy Collegiate Competition

A Cal Poly team of business and engineering students made its debut at the Department of Energy Marine Energy Collegiate Competition by taking home the titles of Rookie of the Year and second place overall.

Dancing Like Nobody’s Business

The Marriage Between Business and Movement

Four Orfalea Faculty Members Promoted to Professor; Six Awarded Tenure

Dressed for Success

Women in Business President Uplifts Peers While Running Boutique She Co-Founded

I Tried My Luck at Cal Poly’s Annual Egg Drop – and Here’s How it All Went Down

I am no packaging connoisseur. Not well acquainted with the laws of physics, either. So when I was summoned to participate in Cal Poly’s annual egg drop competition and write about the experience, I was as intrigued as I was apprehensive.

Debt Ceiling Crisis, Severe Spending Cuts Could Cause U.S. Economy to Tailspin, Professors Say. Can You Offset the Potential Harm?

As a political showdown over the nation’s debt intensifies in Washington, D.C., a Cal Poly economics professor said even speculation about the United States defaulting on its obligations can negatively impact the economy.

Identical on (Almost) All Accounts: Twins Trisha Daughtrey and Dana Pearson Took Separate Paths – and Both Wound Up at Cal Poly Accounting

Identical twins Trisha Daughtrey and Dana Pearson were uncertain about what they wanted to do for a career – until they each separately took an aptitude test.

How Cal Poly Helped a Power Couple Launch Two Startups That Have Become Giant Success Stories – and Why They’re Paying It Forward

Ian Alexander and his wife, Jessie Becker Alexander, each were involved with separate startups at Cal Poly that eventually became huge success stories

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Worked Over 110 Cases in 2022

Begins Boot Camp for New Student Workers

Accreditation Extended Five Years for the Orfalea College of Business

The Orfalea College of Business had its accreditation by AACSB International (AACSB) extended for another five years.