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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.

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

Resilience Amid Challenge

The last year led many people across the world to search for new sources of strength. Here, students and faculty reflect on where they found resilience and insight during challenging times.

Business Athletes

Keep an eye on these three Cal Poly business student athletes excelling within their sports

Core Philosophies

Internships, immersive projects, and getting the most from my Cal Poly education, inside and outside the classroom

I Tried My Luck at Cal Poly’s Annual Egg Drop – and Here’s How it All Went Down 

I'm no expert in packaging or physics, so when asked to compete in Cal Poly’s annual egg drop and write about it, I was as intrigued as I was apprehensive.