April 2008
Calendar
April 11 - Ray Scherr Business Plan Competition, Alumni House, 8:30am, for more information contact Chris McCann
April 12 - Wheelchair Chapter Benefit Gala, Embassy Suites, 6-9:30pm. Contact Josh for more information
April 17 - 19 - Cal Poly's Open House, "Destination: Cal Poly," more information
April 24 - Dean's Advisory Council dinner, Buona Tavola Restaurant, 6:00pm
April 25 - Dean's Advisory Council meeting, 8:00am, Alumni house
April 26 - Delta Sigma Pi's 5th Annual SLO Charity Golf Tournament, Monarch Dunes Golf Resort. For more information or to register for the tournament, click here
April 29 -Orange County alumni reunion hosted by Mike Applegate (Accounting '80), location TBD, 5:30-7:30pm, contact Leslie McKinley for more information
May 1-2 - Industrial Technology Fair, Dexter Lawn, 10-3 Thursday, 10-2 Friday, for more information, contact Lou Tornatzky
May 1 - Packaging Advisory Board meeting, 8:30-11:00am, UU216, contact Sandy Edar for more information
May 1 - Industrial Technology and Packaging Banquet, 6:00pm, The Cliffs Resort, Shell Beach, contact Sandy Edar for more information
May 2 - Industrial Technology Advisory Board meeting, time and location TBD, contact Sandy Edar for more information
May 3 - Business Student Council's Professional Development Workshop with Tim O'Brien, 900am -2:00pm, 03/114, Contact Leslie McKinley for more Information
May 16 - Orfalea College of Business Annual Awards Banquet, Chumash Auditorium, 6:00 - 9:00pm. Contact Leslie for more information
May 26 - Campus Holiday
May 30 - Accounting Area Advisory Board Meeting, time and location TBD, for more information contact Norinne Morris
May 31 - Accounting Spring Banquet, time and location TBD, for more information contact Norinne Morris
June 4 - Los Gatos alumni reunion hosted by Walter Duflock (Accounting '89), La Rinconada Country Club, Los Gatos, 5:30-7:30pm, contact Leslie McKinley for more information
June 6 - Community Advisory Council, 12-2pm, Dean's Conference Room
June 15 - Commencement
Oct 16 - Orfalea College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series presents Dr. Gary McGraw Chief Technology Officer, Cigital, Inc. time and location TBD, contact Leslie McKinley for more information
Nov 6 - Dean's Advisory Council dinner time and location TBD, contact Leslie McKinley for more information
Nov 7 - Dean's Advisory Council meeting, time and location TBD, contact Leslie McKinley for more information
Nov 7 - Honored Alumnus Banquet, Chumash Auditorium, 5:30pm
Nov 8 - Homecoming! Cal Poly Mustangs vs North Carolina Central University Eagles, 4:00pm, Spanos Stadium
The Orfalea College of Business Student Ambassadors visited Apple Computer in March. Pictured with the Ambassadors are (far left) Kelly Neary (Managing People & Technology ’07), a former ambassador who is now an Apple employee, and (far right) Dave Garth -President/CEO of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce who accompanied the group.
Industrial Technology Professor Eric Olsen challenged his IT403, Quality Systems Management, students to try making a ‘great cup of coffee.’ Students Andrew Mora, Tom Sullivan, Kevin Sullivan and Dustin Oswald were one of the highly-competitive teams vying for top honors. Students were learning the Toyota production system and lean thinking by applying what they have learned to an everyday process.
Heather Raymond, sophomore Business Administration student, and Sarah Riviere, senior Marketing student, participated in the National Collegiate Sales Competition in Kansas last month. Courtney Sherman (not pictured), Marketing senior, also participated at the event. The students were accompanied by faculty advisor Lisa Simon.
Spring quarter is underway and will culminate with commencement on Sunday, June 15th. If you are graduating or planning to attend graduation this year, click here for more information.
Please Note – our commencement will be on Sunday, June 15, 2008:
The following schedule has been approved by the University for June 2008 commencement:
Saturday, June 14 - 10 a.m.
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
College of Education
College of Liberal Arts
College of Science and Mathematics
Sunday, June 15 - 10 a.m.
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Orfalea College of Business
College of Engineering
Continuing Education
