Cal Poly will host a virtual spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 12, according to an email from the Commencement Office. The commencement event will feature six different virtual ceremonies to honor students within each academic college. Each ceremony will feature testimonials from campus leaders and alumni, as well as a reading of each graduate’s […]
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University provides peer support for students in isolation
In the midst of the country’s largest surge in COVID-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic, some Cal Poly students have found themselves on the front lines of the university’s pandemic response. At the beginning of winter quarter, Cal Poly created the position of Isolation Assistant (IA) to better address the growing number of […]
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Vice President of Research Economic Development and Graduate Education to leave Cal Poly in April
Cal Poly’s Research and Economic Development Vice President Renee Reijo Pera will step down from her role in April, according to a campus-wide email.
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Cal Poly says layoffs are a “last resort”
In a Jan. 26 Board of Trustees meeting, California State University (CSU) Chancellor Joseph Castro announced he will not support a proposed system wide furlough program for university employees in 2021. This diversion from previous tactics to cut spending comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 3% increase in base funding for CSU schools. The increase […]
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Cal Poly tuition will not increase next year, but remains most expensive CSU
On Jan. 27, the California State University Chancellor announced that there will not be an increase in tuition cost for the next academic year. According to the CSU website, this means that Cal Poly’s yearly tuition will remain the same as the systemwide in-state, undergraduate tuition at $5,742 for students enrolled in six or more […]
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41 students receive false positive COVID-19 result due to technician error
A technician error at Avellino Labs led to a false positive COVID-19 result for 41 students, according to a campus-wide email sent Wednesday evening by Cal Poly’s Office of the President.
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Cal Poly tests wastewater for COVID-19
Cal Poly will implement a new wastewater testing system by mid-January to test for COVID-19 in on-campus housing. University President Jeffrey Armstrong outlined the wastewater testing system in a campus-wide email on Sept. 24, 2020. Armstrong explained that the COVID-19 fragments in fecal matter can be detected earlier than in normal testing. Video by Matthew […]
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SLO community wants students to get COVID-19 tests on-campus
This story was updated Jan. 11 at 6:45 p.m. with additional information from Cal Poly’s Director of Media Relations Matt Lazier San Luis Obispo residents are raising concerns of a COVID-19 testing backlog in the community as students move back to Cal Poly for Winter Quarter — this time with more frequent testing requirements to […]
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Second COVID-19 testing location opened in Poly Canyon Village
Cal Poly added a new COVID-19 testing location at Poly Canyon Village, which opened to students on Thursday, Jan. 7 and will open to employees in the near future, according to Cal Poly spokesperson Matt Lazier. Testing is available in the Aliso Conference Room (171A) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. — the same hours […]
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Some students are now exempt from bi-weekly COVID-19 testing
Students can qualify to be exempt from COVID-19 testing requirements for Winter and Spring quarters, according to a Presidential Order amendment made by President Jeffrey Armstrong on Dec. 31. Beginning on Jan. 4, students accessing campus services in any way, such as housing, in-person classes or work — and anyone living with a student who […]
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COVID-19 policies increase for winter quarter
The university will enforce stricter COVID-19 restrictions, which includes increased testing of students, according to a campus-wide email sent by President Jeffrey Armstrong on Thursday.