A Year of Innovation and Adaptation
Stories of resilience, imagination, and social engagement in an unprecedented time. Other features in this issue of Cal Poly Business Magazine include projects geared toward a greener economy, how data analytics students are helping cure world hunger, Learn by Doing lessons from collaborative teams, and conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion. More below.
Creative Problem Solving, Ingenuity, and Productivity in Quarantine
Being apart didn’t mean being unproductive. Here’re three examples of how Orfalea College of Business students and faculty continued to thrive and found a path toward the future.
Course Change
When the world changed in March of 2020, instructors, leaders and Orfalea College of Business students needed to adapt with it. Here’s how they learned to succeed in an online learning environment.
Resilience Amid Challenge
The last year led many people across the world to search for new sources of strength. Students and faculty from the Orfalea College of Business reflect on where they found resilience and insight during challenging times.
Economy x Ecology
Through research on wind power, microplastics and food waste, professors and students within the Orfalea College of Business are working toward a greener economy — and a better and more productive world.
More Features
The Solutions Generator
Using big data, student-built tools and cloud computing to tackle issues like global poverty, satellite security and human trafficking.
How We Learn By Doing
Insights on deadlines, brutally honest feedback and teamwork from an award-winning group of business and architecture students.
Interview: Colleen Mitchell
Discussing diversity with the OCOB alumna and Head of DEI at Amazon Global Customer Fulfillment.
Place of Opportunity
Four Cal Poly grads explain why San Luis Obispo is a hub for startups.
Timeline
In 1921, business classes were first introduced at Cal Poly. Looking back at a century of learning and innovation.
Big Picture Philanthropy
David Aaker literally wrote the book on modern marketing. Now his attention is on supporting Cal Poly scholars.
In Brief
Dean’s Intro
An introduction from OCOB’s new dean, Dr. Damon Fleming, and some thoughts on the stories in this issue.
Tech Assistance
It was another productive year for the Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, thanks to some creative problem solving.
Passion Projects
Ten students who turned quarantine into an opportunity for reflection, creativity and invention.
Honored Alumni
Tech CFO Mark Vranesh announced as the Orfalea College of Business Honored Alumni.
Stats & Data
Cal Poly named Best in the West — plus more accolades for OCOB among business schools.
Business Athletes
Keep an eye on these three Cal Poly business student athletes excelling within their sports.
Virtual Connections
Notable OCOB events from the past year, all organized by students (with some help from Zoom).
Packaging Champions
Cal Poly teams victorious again at AmeriStar Package Award Competition.
Empowering Career-Ready Leaders Through Learn by Doing
Learn more about the Orfalea College of Business and how you can help support its mission.