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 fees have increased from $2,439 to $4,201 since 2012 and have begun to fund core […]
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Cal Poly pausing most hiring, looks to “centralize” administrative functions due to COVID-19
Cal Poly is also pausing most hiring efforts and not filling certain positions, according to Armstrong.
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President Armstrong announces new provost Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore
Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore was named as Cal Poly’s new provost and Executive Vice President, starting August 3, 2020.
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New details: Cal Poly will hold in-person finals, but Spring Break travel discouraged
As other campuses close and move to online classes, Cal Poly is releasing new details about their response to coronavirus.
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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 Enz Finken retired in 2019, and the role is currently held by Mary Pedersen. The […]
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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.
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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 greater student retention, or the likelihood for a student to continue until their third year. […]
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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 that this is evidence of how people are believing in our campuses and in our […]
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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.
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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 be able to proceed promptly,” Call wrote in an email to Mustang News. University administration […]
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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.