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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.

Packaging Student Honored During Visit to Capitol During Annual Cal Poly Showcase

Maya Lojo, president of the Cal Poly Packaging club, traveled to Sacramento with President Armstrong and 25 other students, representing all six colleges.

How to Get on Track for Career Success

Ronda Beaman took her Leadership and Career Success class to the Aero Hangar to illustrate how the formula for success is about the sum of its parts.

Quick Pitch: Students Offer Their Startup Ideas During Annual Competition

The Elevator Pitch, put on by the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, features students from across campus "selling" their business ideas.

Lessons From the Dojo: How Martial Arts Helped Khushi Sharma Become a Leader

Once a shy child, the information systems student took on public roles a college ambassador, with Women in Business and her business fraternity

Dressed for Success

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

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

Catalyst for Creativity

Cal Poly Entrepreneurs Club Promotes Startups with Space, Resources and Community

Reaching for the Stars: How a Business Student Became a NASA Engineer

When asked what it is about space that he finds so intriguing, Jordan Ticktin’s face twists into an expression of genuine bewilderment.

Creative Sustainability

Cal Poly Team Gets Global Recognition for Innovative Packaging Design