OCOB Ann Rep 07-08 - Orfalea College of Business - Cal Poly San ...

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Contents1Dean’s message2Strategic planning5Faculty news13Faculty reports24Academics42Cover story45Community51Operations56DirectoryMission statementThe Orfalea College of Business challenges highly motivated studentsto become tomorrow’s socially responsible business leaders through a learn-by-doing,technology-oriented education.Our motto: “The brightest minds make the best company.”
DEAN’ S MESSAGEMaking life better through teaching and learningDear Alumni, Parents and Friends,We continue to commit ourselvesto excellence in everything wedo. The support and encouragement Ireceive from each of you as we striveto improve is tremendous – thank you!Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Businessis the school of choice by outstanding students and faculty.Once again this year, I am sharing with you thedetailed goals that we have chosen as priorities for thisyear. We have not changed our focus, which will continueto be the development of people, forming partnerships,and building a community of scholarship and practice.Through these pages, we hope to remind you of allthe ways that we are making life better through teachingand learning. Several of our outstanding faculty haveshared their current thinking about important questionsthat surround their research. We have more student successstories than we could ever include here. Our studentmanagedportfolio project had another successful year ina difficult market, and 11 of 17 finance seniors passedLevel 1 of the Certified Financial Analyst examination ontheir first attempt, defying the national averages.Our students engage productively in communitybasedlearning and service through effective business. Wehave invested in enhancing our offerings in entrepreneurship,and seek university-wide participation by studentsand faculty in every discipline. At the same time, we seekways to involve our business students in the polytechnicdisciplines that are core to the identity of Cal Poly.In response to important questions that challenge usto assure students and employers that our graduates haveachieved our learning goals, wehave focused on outcomes assessmentfor each of our degree programs.I realize that the K-12implementation of learning assessmenthas met with mixed resultsand some dissatisfaction. Wedecided that we can and will do better, and seek to ensurethat every graduate of our programs is an effective communicator,can analyze data when making decisions, andunderstands the global nature of business and how tobuild effective teams to achieve goals. We believe that ourcurricula achieve these goals, but we want to be certain,and we want to improve.For example, we want to enhance leadership developmentin our students. This winter, we will initiate a newLeadership Institute aimed at nominated sophomore studentswho we believe can be coached to become effectiveleaders. We have always been committed to developingleaders through our clubs and organizations; this initiativeis a deliberate strategy for enhancing the results.Please remember that you are always welcome at CalPoly. While we can greet you best when you let us knowthat you are coming to campus, I often meet alumni whohave taken a break while driving the 101 and are just informally“checking in.” This inspired us to install aWebcam on our Orfalea College of Business Web site. Ifyou wonder if the grass is green and the sun is shininghere, just go to www.cob.calpoly.edu and click on theWebcam. We hope it makes you smile when you catch aglimpse of Cal Poly.Sincerely,ORFALEA COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ❚ 1
Page 1: ANNUAL REPORT ❚ ACADEMIC YEAR 200
Page 5 and 6: STRATEGIC PLAN UPDATE 2008Progress
Page 7 and 8: Faculty news
Page 9 and 10: FACULTY NEWSFaculty and scholarship
Page 11 and 12: FACULTY NEWSFaculty and scholarship
Page 13 and 14: FACULTY NEWSNew faculty CONTINUEDYo
Page 15 and 16: Faculty reports
Page 17 and 18: FACULTY REPORTSof losing $100 and a
Page 19 and 20: FACULTY REPORTSCAPM-like model deve
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Page 23 and 24: FACULTY REPORTSExplaining World Tra
Page 25 and 26: FACULTY REPORTSFigure 1: Measuring
Page 27 and 28: ACADEMICSAccounting program welcome
Page 29 and 30: ACADEMICStrip continued to push stu
Page 31 and 32: ACADEMICSChange of direction for th
Page 33 and 34: ACADEMICSBetter job opportunities a
Page 35 and 36: ACADEMICSThe Orfalea College of Bus
Page 37 and 38: ACADEMICSCollege celebrates achieve
Page 39 and 40: ACADEMICSOn Feb. 2, 2008, the 13th
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Page 45 and 46: his/her own decisions, we are encou
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Page 49 and 50: COMMUNITYThe Cal PolyWheelchair Fou
Page 51 and 52: COMMUNITYDean’s Advisory CouncilR
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Operations
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OPERATIONSBeth Brenner joins colleg
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SUPPORT DESERVING BUSINESS STUDENTS
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