As other campuses close and move to online classes, Cal Poly is releasing new details about their response to coronavirus.
Administration
Four provost finalists to visit Cal Poly this week and the next
Four provost candidates will visit campus Monday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Advance Technology Lab for the next two weeks. The provost is the second-highest administrator on campus, and oversees faculty and course curriculum. Provost Kathleen…
Number of applicants decline for second straight year at Cal Poly
For the 2020-2021 academic year, 52,411 first-time freshmen and 10,758 transfer students applied, according to University Spokesperson Matt Lazier.
Inconclusive data led to the sophomore housing requirement
President Jeffrey Armstrong and top administrators have argued for years that living on campus improves student’s retention rates. However, University Housing Director Jo Campbell said data she presented at an Academic Senate meeting Feb. 11 did not prove second-year housing causes…
Cal Poly fundraised $39 million in 2019, moving toward their $700 million goal
Cal Poly received $39 million in gifts last year through 14,000 individual donors. The majority of the donations came from foundations and corporations, which each gave approximately $11 million, while alumni donated $6.5 million. “I’m so overwhelmingly of the belief…
A bill proposing $2 billion be allocated to the CSU will be on the March ballot
In order to pass, the proposal requires a majority vote on the March ballot.
Faculty member interviewed by investigators in University Police racial profiling case
The faculty member who raised racial profiling allegations against University Police completed an intake interview with Cal Poly’s Office of Equal Opportunity, according to California Faculty Association (CFA) President Lewis Call. “We are hopeful that the university’s investigation will now…
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.
Cal Poly professors can choose between PolyLearn and Canvas starting Winter 2020
The cloud-based system Canvas is set to fully replace Moodle — the system that powers PolyLearn — by Fall 2020.
Administration and faculty union spar over UPD racial profiling accusations
An allegation of racial profiling by University Police on Thursday has sparked an investigation and spurred a series of hostile emails between President Armstrong and Cal Poly’s faculty union. An email to all members of the California Faculty Association (CFA)…
Union suspects racial profiling after email alleges UPD handcuffed faculty member of color
The California Faculty Association (CFA) suspects University Police racially profiled a faculty member of color during a traffic stop, according to an email obtained by Mustang News sent to all union members Thursday, Nov. 14. But after an initial search,…