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.
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Recreation Center outdoor spaces open for workouts, indoor spaces set up for a COVID care site
More facilities have opened for student use at the Recreation Center this quarter. However, the Recreation Center continues to be prepared for use as an alternate care site for COVID- 19 patients. When COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders began in the Spring,…
Eleven students test positive for COVID-19
Six students living on-campus and five students living off-campus tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 72 hours, according to the university’s coronavirus dashboard updated Monday afternoon. The students were tested by Campus Health and Wellbeing, which has performed 291…
Instagram account ‘Cal Poly Stories’ exposes sexual violence and discrimination on campus
Trigger warning: Sexual assault The Instagram account Cal Poly Stories has been widely circulated on social media to bring awareness to discrimination and sexual violence faced by minority students on campus. The account is similar to Shades of Cal Poly, as…
Instagram account ‘Shades of Cal Poly’ shares student stories of discrimination on campus
Shades of Cal Poly’s goals are to provide a safe, anonymous space for individuals to share their stories as well as to reveal faculty and staff members who have demonstrated repeated discriminatory behavior, according to the account’s mission statement.
Change the Status Quo conference will feature activist Angela Davis
The Center for Service in Action is bringing Angela Davis to Cal Poly as the keynote speaker for the 18th Annual Change the Status Quo: Social Justice Leadership Conference on Feb. 29. The conference will feature a variety of workshops…
Celebrating Black Love in elegance at the SLO Museum of Art
Black Student Union threw their annual Black Love celebration Feb. 23 at the San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. With three hours of non-stop piano from music sophomore Edmond McGinley and drum riffs from James Balseiro, food catered by Nipomo…
Colleges required to create individual diversity action plans in CPX second phase
All six colleges across campus will be required to create individual diversity and inclusion action plans following the results of the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) survey. Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer Jozi De Leon said…
Cal Poly issues $950,000 toward diversity initiatives
As a result of the CPX Survey, Cal Poly will be providing more than $950,000 toward improving diversity, equity and inclusion on campus through several diversity initiatives, according to a campus-wide email.
The first CPX dialogue outlines three goals to improve campus climate
The Office of University Diversity and Inclusion (OUDI) at Cal Poly hosted the first dialogue about the results of the Cal Poly Experience (CPX) survey Thursday, Nov. 21.
Cross Cultural Centers director is leaving Cal Poly “hopeful” for the future
Hubain will take on a new role as the associate vice president for student development and inclusion at the University of Utah in about six months.