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Digging into the Research: Summer Undergraduate Research Program Pairs 37 Students with 20 Faculty Members

Business students are using AI and other tools to conduct research with faculty mentors over the summer
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Economics Professor Who Researched How to Build Winning Teams Discusses This Year's NBA Finals

Joseph Kuehn concluded that teams with players that complement each other fare best. Do this year's finals support that?
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Protect the Egg: Students Demonstrate Packaging Challenges in Annual Contest

Poly Pack club presents Egg Drop to excited crowd at San Luis Obispo Farmer's Market
Lisa Sperow speaks to students in a classroom
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Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Director Lisa Sperow Selected to Lead Law School

Last year, the LITC recorded its highest volume of client work
Student poses with Mexican flag around shoulders
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The "Cool Tio:" LatinX Cultural Association's DEI Chair Wants to Help Others While Honoring His Background

“Mexico holds a very special place in my heart."
The owners of Clearview window washing pose for a portrait
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Window of Opportunity: Finance Alumnus Returns to Alma Mater for High-Profile Job

Peter Van Gundy passed on a financial planning career to run a window washing business he founded
Speaker on a stage addressing the audience at the Defining Her Future conference
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This Year's Defining Her Future Features Women Passionate About Their Work

The annual event, put on by the Cal Poly Women in Business, will raise money for LA fire victims
A student creates a package for an egg, using toothpicks
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First Person: Eggcepting the Challenge at the Annual Poly Pack Egg Drop Event

Orfalea photographer Jahan Ramezani tries his hand at the popular SLO Farmer's Market contest. But can he engineer better than a 6-year-old?
A professor demonstrates software in front of a class
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Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business Announces Partnership with Alteryx

The company's in-kind software gift simplifies accounting tasks and provides students with tools they'll use in the workforce
A student in the Poly Pack club prepares to drop an egg package from 30 feet
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An “Eggcellent” Night: Annual Egg Drop Contest Cracks Up Farmer’s Market Crowd

Poly Pack Club Event Demonstrates Packaging Principles
A golfer makes a short chip shot
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The Inaugural Orfalea Open: Golfers Tee Up to Support Dean's Fund for Excellence

The Orfalea Open golf event launched in Nipomo
A student at the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinic helps a client
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Client Load for Student Tax Clinic Increases Significantly, Tax Refunds Top $350,000

For their senior project, accounting students hold Volunteer Income Tax Assistance clinic on campus every year
Kris Snodgrass, vice president at Norwest Venture Partners, at a podium talks to a crowd
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“Being a Woman is Awesome:” Women in Business Keynote Speaker Talks About Overcoming Challenges and Gaining Respect for Women – Including Herself

Kris Snodgrass offered insight during annual Defining Her Future conference
Professor speaking with student at career fair
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Summer Undergraduate Research Program Provides Opportunities for Students to Have an Impact While Working Closely with Faculty Mentors

Last summer, 23 business students participated in the program, which represents Cal Poly's Learn by Doing approach
Two students lead a horse apiece at a horse ranch
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Quiet Confidence and Genuine Connections: What Horses Can Teach Us About Leadership and Trust

Sara Jo Daubert takes students on a unique retreat in Paso Robles
SiSi Pouraghabagher teaches an accounting class on campus
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“Do the Right Thing:” Honored Alumnus SiSi Pouraghabagher’s C-Level Advice to Students

SiSi Pouraghabagher returned to Cal Poly to teach after a succesful accounting career
A professor speaks to students in his class
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Scoring Promotional Deals: Marketing Class Acts as a Full-Service Creative Agency for College Athletes

Students in project marketing class are gaining agency experience under new NCAA NIL rules