After receiving approval from the CSU Chancellor’s Office, Cal Poly announced its plans for Fall quarter on Aug. 12 in a campus-wide email. The university planned to hold about 13 percent of the quarter’s 4,300 sections in-person, and professors have modified their courses to uphold safety guidelines while preserving hands-on learning.
Engineering Department conducts COVID-19 resilience study
How flexible are your instructors? To what extent do concerns about finances impact your ability to work or study remotely? One Cal Poly professor wants to know. In an attempt to gather more information about the challenges of remote learning,…
Auditor: Cal Poly fees should be decided by student votes
The California state auditor thinks Cal Poly students should vote for every mandatory campus fee, that mandatory fees should not pay for faculty or labs and that the state should fund the California State University (CSU) better. Cal Poly’s mandatory…
Professors take new measures to prevent online cheating
Due to the new online class format, some Cal Poly professors suspect an increase in cheating among students in classes. Some professors have opted for preventative browsers, such as the Respondus Lockdown Browser, which prohibits students from accessing other applications…
Cal Poly declines 30% of applicants with a GPA higher than a 4.0
With fewer applications, the university was able to accept three percent more applicants than last year.
Cal Poly professor straps GoPro to head to teach labs online
Cal Poly faculty members have been finding unique ways to teach students online; professors teaching classes with labs have become especially creative. For biological sciences professor Michael Black, he spent his spring break on campus filming labs for the entire…
Registration for fall 2020 classes postponed to mid-June
Class registration for fall quarter has been postponed, according to an email from the Office of the Registrar.
Need help with your taxes? Cal Poly students have you covered
More than 90 business administration students are providing free tax return preparation through Cal Poly’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program. The clinic, which began Feb. 1, is hosted at Cal Poly every Saturday from through March 14, from 10…
New ‘Degree Planner’ and ‘Schedule Builder’ to replace PolyPlanner and PASS
Say goodbye to the frustration of switching between multiple tabs to create your class schedule and degree plans.
ASI resolution moves to support student-parents
Cal Poly policy reads “serious illness of a close relative” is an excusable reason to miss class. Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) voted to ensure that policy will now include sick children.
Where exactly does your money go? Breaking down the ASI and UU fees
Students at Cal Poly pay nearly $10,000 in tuition, but not all of their money goes toward academic and facilities services.