Cal Poly has a near-even gender split, but individual colleges have stark gendered divides, with women making up the majority of two-thirds of College of Liberal Arts and men accounting for nearly two-thirds of enrollees in the College of Engineering.
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Quickie Delivery bids farewell to Cal Poly
When Will Tregenza was a sophomore at Cal Poly studying business administration, he felt something in the air in San Luis Obispo: opportunity. In 2021 with the help of his co-founder Matthew Menno, Quickie Delivery was created.
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Cal Poly Housing discontinues business residential community due to disruptive behavior
University Housing informed incoming freshmen in a July 1 email that the Orfalea College of Business Residential Learning Community (RLC) will not be offered for the 2024-2025 academic year. Freshmen students will still have a chance to be placed in their second choice RLC if spots are available, otherwise they will be placed in a […]
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Student run tax clinic generates $347,000 in tax refunds
Accounting students sign up for VITA as a part of their senior project, and focus on assisting taxpayers who make less than $67,000 a year.
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Cal Poly ofrecerá servicios gratuitos para la declaración de impuestos a personas de bajos ingresos
El artículo fue originalmente escrito en Inglés. La traducción en Español fue hecha por José González. Más de 50 estudiantes de contabilidad de Cal Poly van a ofrecer servicios gratuitos de preparación de impuestos por medio del programa Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, o VITA, los próximos sábados desde el 29 de enero hasta el […]
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Cal Poly to provide free tax preparation for people with low incomes
Siga aquí para leer este artículo en Español. More than 50 Cal Poly accounting students will be providing free tax return preparation assistance through the Volunteer Income TAX Assistance program, or VITA, on Saturdays from Jan. 29 to March 12. According to a Cal Poly press release, the clinic is reopening to those in the […]
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Cal Poly professors discover political polarization affects how people shop
Research co-led by two Cal Poly marketing professors finds that political polarization in the U.S. has a substantial and often negative impact on individuals’ everyday lives as consumers, causing them to make purchasing decisions that align with their political affiliations.
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VITA Tax Program canceled due to COVID-19
The Orfalea College of Business (OCOB) cancelled the Volunteer Income Tax Program (VITA) this year due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19. VITA was a free program where Cal Poly students helped low-income taxpayers file their taxes. VITA would host gatherings several times throughout tax season to offer their services to community members. Finance […]
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Business students win first place in national real estate challenge via Zoom
A team of Cal Poly business students won first place in the 2020 Mulroy Real Estate Challenge on April 3, among 26 other teams from top universities.
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What is fintech? New club helps prepare students for digitizing business workforce
As companies look to hire more technology students instead of traditional accounting students, fintech club members said students need to be prepared for the changing field.
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Alumna’s convertible heels dubbed the ‘perfect’ holiday gift on Ellen
“So what you want to do is you want to take your heel off, and you have a flat,” Kym Douglas said in the episode. “I just took my heel off. Look, I got flat shoes.”