Orfalea College of Business First-Gen Faculty, Staff, and Administrators
First Generation Faculty
Dr. Eric Olsen
Professor, Industrial Technology and Packaging
eolsen@calpoly.edu
Degree(s) Earned
Ph.D. Operation Management, with specialty in process improvement
What advice would you share with a first-generation college student at Cal Poly?
Lead with kindness, curiosity, courage, and humor.
Jose Huitron
Lecturer, Entrepreneurship
johuitro@calpoly.edu
Degree(s) Earned
MS - Integrated Marketing Communication
What advice would you share with a first-generation college student at Cal Poly?
Embrace the urgency of now and make action your domain. Climb the ladder of success but don't forget to pull those behind you up the ladder. Stay humble and hungry.
Hong Hoang, Ed.D
Lecturer, Management, HR, and information systems
hhoang05@calpoly.edu
Degree(s) Earned
Ed.D Organizational Leadership
First Generation Staff and Administrators
Mallory Stoffel
Coordinator, career readiness center
mlstoffe@calpoly.edu
Degree(s) Earned
M.A. Education, Counseling in Higher Education
What advice would you share with a first-generation college student at Cal Poly?
There's more to college than just attending classes and receiving a diploma. What I never knew was that making the most of your college degree meant saying yes to experiences outside of the classroom. Get involved, become a leader, meet lots of people different than you, do things that you don't feel quite ready or qualified to do.
