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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.

Rose Float Design Chair Saira Mapes

How Rose Float Design Chair Saira Mapes Took Chances and Became a Leader

Making the Cut

Business student Nate Mirizzi competes with the Cal Poly Loggers, a co-ed team showcasing traditional forestry skills like axe chopping, tree climbing, and sawing.

The Search for Surf -- and Camaraderie

A business administration major with a finance concentration, Jackson Prudhon said he was able to create the Mustang Surf Club thanks to the William L. Chillingworth Scholarship he received.

Business Students Explore Entrepreneurships for Former Prisoners, Spotify Algorithms, Leveraged Buyouts and More During Second SURP

Michelle Jenkins thinks the subjects of her summer research project deserve a second chance – despite being convicted felons.

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