Shaping the Future of California and Beyond
Stories in this issue include adventures in blockchain, the BUS 458 project that turned into a 120-person event to promote body positivity, a marketing discussion that covers “incidental similarity” and information silos, fast-pivot PPE manufacturing, and more from another busy and productive year with Orfalea’s business students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Read on below.
Features
Synthesis Algorithms
Blockchain, machine learning, Python—how the Cal Poly Fintech Club is blurring the lines between finance and computer science.
The LITC’s Outsized Impact
In court and into the tax code with the students, lawyers and instructors of the Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic.
#NOFILTER
The BUS 458 project that turned into a 120-person event to promote body positivity and the students who made it happen.
Launch Plan
The Orfalea College of Business has the highest graduation rate is in in the CSU system. Here’s why.
Interview: Professor T.J. Weber
Discussing “incidental similarity,” information silos, and how comments on social media can drown out empirical evidence.
Outside the Box
The Orfalea College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts continue to construct a flexible and peerlessly-creative packaging curriculum.
Coursework
Lecturer Solina Lindahl works with student Gabi Morgan at the non-profit Growing Grounds Farm Wholesale Nursery in San Luis Obispo as part of service learning for Business 303: Economics of Poverty, Discrimination, and Immigration.
In Brief
Real Estate Gold
A team of Cal Poly students edged out 28 other reputable universities in a national real estate challenge.
Course Description
The student-run VITA program continues to embody the core tenets of a Cal Poly education.
Virtual Realities
Shifting an immersive business curriculum to an online environment and other adaptations on the fly.
The 2020 Spotlight Awards
Celebrating the achievements of outstanding Orfalea College of Business alumni.
Stats and Data
Cal Poly is Best in the West for the 27th year in a row, plus other awards and accolades from 2020.
Global Business Leaders
An initiative to graduate culturally attuned leaders prepared to chart the future of international business.
Launch Pad
After a decade, the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship is going stronger than ever.
Operation Shields Up
When the pandemic hit, OCOB alumnus Alan Puccinelli launched a nonprofit PPE operation.
Empowering Career-Ready Leaders Through Learn by Doing
Learn more about the Orfalea College of Business and how you can help support its mission.