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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

Latinx Alumni Share Experiences, Advice During National Hispanic Heritage Month

For National Hispanic Heritage Month, Student Services invited Latinx alumni to share their college experiences and advice for current and future underrepresented students.

Blues Revival: Marketing Alumnus Adam Stowe Brought Stability Back to San Luis Obispo Baseball

Adam Stowe (Marketing, ’97) became general manager of the struggling San Luis Obispo Blues baseball team in 2012. Now profits accompany larger crowds eager to enjoy the familiar sights and sounds of a beloved summer sport.

Addressing Economic Inequality

Carlos Noe Saavedra Took His Economics Degree to London to Explore Cryptocurrency as a More Inclusionary Monetary System

Journey to Cal Poly: An Outstanding Grad Shares Her Leadership Story

Caroline Lidster graduates with magna cum laude honors and nine quarters on the Dean’s List

A Bright Idea: Capstone Class Challenges Students to Create Light Fixture Startups

Students in John Paulick’s Applied Business and Production Management course created decorative light fixture startups, tackling design, prototyping, marketing, and resource management in a 10-week project

Cal Poly Finance Team Advances in Global Competition with Analysis of PayPal Stock Outlook

A detailed analysis of PayPal’s stock outlook helped a team of Cal Poly students surpass hundreds of others recently in the CFA Institute Research Challenge

Start Your Engines: Business Students Help Cal Poly Racing Team Cross the Finish Line Behind the Scenes and Behind the Wheel

The Cal Poly Racing Team is made of students in all majors: finance, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, business administration — even music and physiology

Double Masters Equals Double Opportunities

After earning a masters degree in Quantitative Economics, grad business student Amanda Walker re-enrolled for another degree in the MS Business Analytics program—and is looking ahead to a career in data analytics