Full-time undergraduate students can apply for the College Corps Fellowship to earn $10,000, according to a Cal Poly Initiative for Climate Leadership and Resilience (ICLR) Instagram post. To apply, students must have experience working on climate change, food security or K-12 education. This program is open for the 2023 to 2024 school year and students […]
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Cal Poly’s CTLT begins winter quarter Book Circle
The Cal Poly Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT) kicked off winter quarter Book Circle on Jan. 25 with a discussion on Claude Steele’s “Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do.” The CTLT’s quarterly Book Circles are opportunities for Cal Poly educators to learn about and discuss themes such as […]
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Former Cal Poly professor’s research finds downsides to semester system
In October 2021, Cal Poly SLO officially announced it would change to the semester system, set to begin Fall 2026. The conversion has since been met with mixed reactions from the campus community. In June 2019, research was published by three individuals, including former Cal Poly economics professor Stefanie Fischer. In this research, the team […]
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Quarterly scholarship offers a grant to students in recovery
Mustangs for Recovery, a collegiate substance abuse recovery community started by a Cal Poly student to benefit Cal Poly students, offers a grant of $2500 each quarter to a student in recovery. The Davis Henegar Memorial Grant will be awarded this spring. The deadline to apply is Sunday, Nov. 20. The grant is named in […]
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Biden Administration’s debt forgiveness program paused due to lawsuit
Student loans have put business senior Michail Majstrov in a precarious place financially. He estimates he will have $120,000 in student loan debt by the time he graduates, which will radically alter his life’s trajectory. “I wish that I could move out of my parents’ home, afford a place to rent and travel while I […]
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Cal Poly freshmen blocked into asynchronous courses for fall quarter
As communication studies freshman Keira Brown discussed her class schedule with peers during Week of Welcome (WOW), she discovered that the classes on her schedule that said TBA meant something different than “To Be Announced.” “I was waiting to figure out where my classes were or if they were going to be virtual,” Brown said. […]
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Applications for California Youth Empowerment Commission to close after Friday
The California Governor’s Office is searching for people ages 14 to 25 to join the California Youth Empowerment Commission this fall. According to a news release published on Cal Poly Now, the commission meets at least once a month to examine and discuss policies and fiscal issues that affect the interests of underprivileged youth. They […]
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Final open forum for Cal Poly dean position to be held this week
The open forums for the fourth finalist for the dean of Extended, Professional and Continuing Education (EPaCE) position will be held Friday, Oct. 21. The dean of EPaCE is responsible for fostering relationships with faculty for curricular development, collaborating with partners to develop programs and providing oversight of academic programs in cooperation with Academic Affairs, […]
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Cal Poly students, faculty share importance of assistive technology: ‘Challenges should be voluntary.’
Communication studies senior M.W. Kaplan leaned against the wall as they sat on their bed for a study session, laptop perched on their lap. A robotic feminine voice emanated from their computer to read aloud an assigned reading. The screen was dimmed and each word was highlighted as it was read. In another tab they […]
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Cal Poly is hosting summer workshops on achieving student research. A recent CSU competition exemplified those achievements
Biomedical engineering grad Tanvi Gehani was a first-place winner at the annual CSU Research Competition during spring quarter, where only 10 Cal Poly students qualified to attend. Gehani was rewarded in the Health, Nutrition and Clinical Sciences category for her presentation and research on the “Effect of Coconut Oil Intake in a Pig Model of […]
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Internationally recognized disability activist Judy Heumann speaks at Cal Poly
Judy Heumann, world-renowned disability activist, was seated in the foyer of the apartment she shares with her husband when she spoke to Cal Poly students via Zoom webinar on May 10. She wore a purple t-shirt, red glasses and made sure to point out that she’d applied lipstick for the occasion as she gave a […]