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Thinking Outside the Box: Industrial Technology & Packaging Students Create Shelter out of Corrugated Board

This Year's Design Village event focused on creating temporary housing for unhoused people.

Business Student Miles Clarke Works Through the Pain to Help Others Have a Better Quality of Life

The financial management student is the treasurer of the EMPOWER club, which helps people with physical challenges.

Finished with Perfection: Academic Excellence Winner Randy Tran Credits Parents for His Hard Work Ethic

Tran's parents immigrated from Vietnam to the United States so their children could have more opportunities.

An Excellent Teammate: Alexis Wong Has Helped Underrepresented Students Feel Welcome and Succeed in College

After graduation, Wong plans to pursue a graduate degree and a career in management and human resources.

Goal Oriented: How Sports Helped Prepare Former Accounting Club President Spencer Zhang for Career Success

Recently graduated Zhang, who served as president of the Cal Poly Accounting Club, will begin his career at Ernst & Young.

Model Student: Alara Wiefling Discusses How Hobbies and Expressing Herself Feeds Her Business Sense

Entrepreneurship student and professional model competed in the Elevator Pitch contest and interned with Fiat in Istanbul.

Learn by Going: How Cal Poly's First Year GO is Changing the Freshman Experience

The program allows students to study in Spain early on in their college journey, gaining a valuable cultural experience.

Bringing Animal Care to Your Driveway: MBA Alum Helps Lead Mobile Vet Business

As the company launched, the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship provided access to mentorship, funding resources, and a collaborative space

“Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing Truly Changed My Career Direction”

Yoali Romero used her bilingual skills to assist locals in two tax clinics – while leading the accounting club on campus

Tale of the Tape: Cal Poly MBA Startup is Catching on at Div. 1 Schools Nationwide

Students with a branded athletic tape idea received a boost from the Cal Poly Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Blazing a Trail on the Road to 1,000 Points

Marketing student Annika Shah, who led the women's basketball team in scoring, is also a musician and black belt who runs a basketball camp

Several Student-Led Startups Compete for Seed Money in Annual Innovation Quest

The 11 finalists included several business students in an event put on by the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Hands-On, Waste-Off: Business Alumnus Helps Computer Science Capstone Team Tackle Construction Waste with Tech

Jason Wheeler's JackRabbit salvage company was recently involved with a project at the Kennedy Library

Cal Poly Team’s Multi-Use Development Proposal for Downtown Philly Wins Second Place in National Real Estate Contest

The team's presentation included financing models, architectural designs, zoning analysis and more

Cal Poly Team's Multi-Use Development Proposal for Downtown Philly Wins Second Place in National Real Estate Contest

The team's presentation included financing models, architectural designs, zoning analysis and more