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Erica A Stewart writes on a whiteboard during a class.
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Lessons from the Mayor: Erica A. Stewart Shares Her Leadership Experience as an Orfalea College Business Lecturer

As mayor of San Luis Obispo, Stewart leads the city council, which approves policies, contracts, programs and the city budget.
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Robbie Martin, with the Detroit Lions
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The Big Score: Robbie Martin's Competitive Nature Helped Him Succeed Both in the NFL and Commercial Real Estate

The Cal Poly Athletics Hall of Famer and business alumnus was recognized on Orfalea College of Business Day during the Nov. 1 Mustangs game.
Kim Westermann stands on a chair in class to give her "skydiving" scenario
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Diving Into Her Work: Distinguished Teacher Kim Westermann

After working with "Big Four" accounting firms, the Cal Poly alumnus briefly became a bartender, which set her on a journey to become an award-winning educator and researcher.
A professor listens to a student during a SURP Symposium
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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
Joseph Kuehn poses for a portrait on the Mustangs basketball court
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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?
A Poly Pack member shows the crowd an intact egg
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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
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If You Build It

A new education initiative at Cal Poly will prepare students for real estate careers by infusing programs in finance, planning, architecture and real estate development
Benjamin Roe discusses his team's analysis with alumni and Finance chair Cyrus Ramezani.
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Going Global

Cal Poly Team Competes in Global Finals of International CFA Investment Research Challenge
Students pushing cards full of belongings returning to campus after summer break
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Welcome Back!

The 2023-24 school year has begun -- check out a photo gallery of Week One!
Amish Jain is both a business student and dancer
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Dancing Like Nobody’s Business

The marriage between business and movement
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Four Orfalea Faculty Members Promoted to Professor; Six Awarded Tenure

Four Orfalea Faculty Members Promoted to Professor; Six Awarded Tenure
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Debt Ceiling Crisis, Severe Spending Cuts Could Cause U.S. Economy to Tailspin, Professors Say. Can You Offset the Potential Harm?

A Cal Poly economics professor warns that even talk of a U.S. default amid the D.C. debt standoff can harm the economy
Aerial view of the Orfalea College of Business
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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
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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