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Saturday
Jul 04th
The Cal Poly MBA Program & Annual China Study Trip PDF Print E-mail

Chris CarrProfessor Chris Carr, Associate Dean Of Graduate Programs and Faculty Development and Professor of Business Law at Cal Poly's Orfalea College Of Business gives us an overview of their MBA program's annual China study trip.

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About Chris Carr

Professor Carr is the Associate Dean of Graduate Programs and Faculty Development and a Professor of Business Law at the Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business. He directs and oversees the Cal Poly MBA, MS in Industrial Technology, MS in Tax and soon to be launched MS in Economics program.  Over the years he has attended and presented papers at numerous academic conferences.  He has also won several teaching awards and his research focuses on rule of law, legal system comparison, and alternative dispute resolution; international business law; intellectual property; insurance; legal developments that impact marketing; and ethics. 

Prior to entering academia, he practiced law for a number of years, primarily as a business and commercial litigation attorney.  Professor Carr graduated cum laude from the Santa Clara University School of Law and also holds an MA in political science from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with an emphasis in international relations. 

As part of his teaching duties at Cal Poly he also plans, leads and executes an annual three week business study tour to the People’s Republic of China for over 30 Cal Poly MBA students.  As an example, one tour involved nine Chinese cities, 15 visits to multinational, Chinese, Taiwanese, Singaporean, American and French owned firms, a visit to a Chinese port facility, and a number of cultural excursions and experiences.

Areas of Guest Speaking, Executive Education or Consulting:

•    Guest Speaking and Topical Areas – law; ethics; issues in graduate business program education and development; developing faculty and external grant activity; assessment of student and program learning; business school accreditation issues; business study and educational tours abroad. 

•    Executive Education – a variety of issues related to the legal management of businesses, people and business risk.

•    Consulting -- the legal management of businesses, people and business risk; business study and educational tours abroad; the development of graduate business program education; developing faculty and external grant activity; assessment of student and program learning; business school accreditation.

Mailing Address & Contact Information:

Chris Carr
Cal Poly
Orfalea College of Business
San Luis Obispo, California USA 93407
College Web Site:  http://www.cob.calpoly.edu/about/index.html  

 

About Cal Poly and its Environment:


California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) was founded in 1901.  It is a 6,000 acre campus, located in San Luis Obispo, California.   It is a nationally ranked, comprehensive public university that emphasizes a “learn by doing” educational experience for its more than 19,000 students.

For the 14th year in a row, Cal Poly has been rated the best public-master's degree granting university in the Western United States by U.S. News & World Report.  Its facilities -- computer labs, classrooms, library, student union, student lounges, health center, on-campus dining facilities, bookstore, recreation center and exercise fields, sports stadiums, etc. -- are excellent. 

Asian students, both domestic and international, make up a significant portion of the Cal Poly student body.   A number of the students in the business school’s MBA program are also Asian – their country of origin being the United States or Asia.  In recent years we have also had students in the MBA program from Italy, Denmark, Iran, Turkey, Korea, Moldova, Pakistan, Mexico, Russia, Ireland, Spain and Thailand.

The brand value of a Cal Poly degree is high.  Cal Poly is considered a prestigious and difficult school to gain admission into.  A number of students and/or their parents also seek admission to Cal Poly because it is a safe and welcoming environment where students are expected to focus on their studies and are held to high standards.  For example, Cal Poly is located roughly a three hour drive from the major metropolitan areas of Los Angeles and San Francisco.  This means when students wish get away from campus for a few days and experience the things a major metropolitan area can offer, these cities are close enough for them to do so, yet they can then return to Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo and continue to focus on their education. 

Locally, in their spare time, Cal Poly students can also enjoy almost any type of outdoor recreation -- at the beaches, along coastal dunes and ridges, in forests, mountains, and nearby lakes, ranging from mountain biking, hiking, horseback riding, golf, sailing, kayaking, camping, or just relaxing in an unspoiled natural setting.

About San Luis Obispo:


San Luis Obispo, California is a city of approximately 50,000 people, located 230 miles south of San Francisco, 200 miles north of Los Angeles, a mere 10 miles from the beautiful beaches of the Pacific Ocean, and in the middle of the California wine country.

San Luis Obispo also has its own airport with daily flights on a several airlines to and from such cities as Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco. 

San Luis Obispo enjoys an outstanding, moderate year-round climate.  It is a very safe and welcoming community, and has been noted in a number of publications as one of the best places to live in the entire United States.  Our students routinely agree, as after graduation they are constantly trying to find a way to stay in or move back to the area for work and lifestyle.

The city also features a number of outstanding art galleries, restaurants, an internationally acclaimed weekly Farmer’s Market, the annual Mozart Festival, the Cal Poly Performing Arts Center, and an annual International Film Festival.

About the Cal Poly Orfalea College of Business:


On the Cal Poly campus itself, the Orfalea College of Business is one of the more difficult and hence prestigious colleges to gain admission into.  The College is located in a beautiful, modern building that was opened in 1992.  The College is named after Paul Orfalea, the founder of Kinkos Copies (now owned by Federal Express) after he made a major financial gift the College. 

Multi-media capabilities and instructional technologies are integrated into all classrooms.   In addition to having the largest computer laboratory on campus, the building offers wireless internet, small meeting rooms, and student lounges. 

The faculty who teach in the College’s graduate programs hold PhDs from prominent American Universities.  They are caring, encouraging and dedicated scholars, and they hold students to high standards.

In summary, the Orfalea College of Business’ learning facilities, faculty and students are exceptional.


For more information about San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly, the Orfalea College of Business and our accelerated MBA program, see the following web sites:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/cmg/slo07/index.php?startpage=34  (San Luis Obispo and surrounding area)

http://www.sanluisobispocounty.com/listings/index.cfm?action=cover&catID=5  (San Luis Obispo and surrounding area)

http://www.calpoly.edu/   (Cal Poly)

http://www.cob.calpoly.edu/about/index.html  (College)

http://www.cob.calpoly.edu/gradProgram/index.html  (MBA and other College graduate programs)

 

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