Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business was ranked No. 64 on the Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s ranking of the nation’s top undergraduate business colleges, making 2013 the fifth consecutive year the college made the list. The Orfalea College…
Free campus tax clinic hosts congresswoman
Congresswoman Lois Capps paid a visit to campus Thursday to help a program which offers free tax help to low-income community members and groups at risk of becoming wrapped up in tax controversies. A press conference was held to broadcast…
International business concentration future in question
Despite student and professor protests, the international business concentration might be discontinued after current seniors and juniors graduate. Although these students and faculty feel international business is thriving, Orfaela College of Business dean Dave Christy said the concentration is not…
Chase bank opens new branch in UU
Chase opened a new branch of its bank on Cal Poly’s campus Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony on the first floor of the University Union (UU). The ceremony featured Chase executives, Cal Poly administrators and Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)…
Turkeys take up residence in education building
Cal Poly has two new residents in the form of a mother turkey and her baby, who have made the Cotchett Education Building their new home. The turkeys, who were first spotted Monday morning, have been rotating their way through…
Accounting students offer free help during taxing time
Students in the Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business will provide free tax help for low-income individuals every Saturday from Jan. 29 through March 12 with the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, a program supported by the Internal Revenue…
Orfalea College of Business moves up in the ranks
The Orfalea College of Business at Cal Poly has moved up on Business Week’s chart of top undergraduate business colleges in the country. From no. 70 in 2009, Orfalea is within the top percentile at no. 64 this year.
Central Coast Business Symposium to feature Stanford professor and Cal Poly moderator
The Central Coast Business Symposium is set for tonight at the Clark Center in Arroyo Grande. It will feature a variety of different speakers.
Former ambassador addresses students regarding economy
Former United States ambassador to Australia Bill Lane talked to a group of Cal Poly students Tuesday regarding concerns of finding jobs after college.
Orfalea College of Business looks to bolster reputation
The Orfalea College of Business is looking to hire the public relations firm Dan Klores Communications (DKC) to help build its reputation. The business school will join a client list that includes Ashlee Simpson, Microsoft and J. Crew.
A lack of concentration
Four of the 155 students graduating from the Orfalea College of Business will do so with a double concentration this fall. But starting winter quarter, Orfalea will only note one concentration on a student’s transcript.