Cal Poly’s Women in Business (WIB) club will be hosting its eighth annual ‘Defining her Future’ conference on Friday, March 3. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center, including guest speakers, breakout workshops and panels hosted by women involved in the business industry, according to a schedule […]
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Cal Poly Theatre Department to perform comedy-musical “Company”
The Cal Poly Theatre Department is putting on Tony Award-winning musical “Company” on Cal Poly’s campus at the Spanos Theatre starting Thursday, according to a news release from Cal Poly Now. Showtimes start at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Directed by Karin Hendricks-Bolen, “Company” explores relationships through the perspective […]
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Cal Poly community members encouraged to attend ‘Annual Night Safety Walk’
Cal Poly invites community members to participate in the upcoming Annual Night Safety Walk on Tuesday, to identify poorly lit spaces around Cal Poly’s campus. Students, faculty and staff can meet at Bldg 70, Rm. 110, where they will be given a briefing and grouped into teams each assigned to different areas of campus. The […]
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Cal Poly shares update on Semester Conversion Project
Cal Poly Provost Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore sent an email to the campus community with updated information on the semester conversion project — announcing a partnership with global management firm Sia Partners for the university’s system and business practices. As the last campus in the CSU system still on the quarter system, the Office of the Chancellor […]
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Tickets and dates released for the 81st Annual Poly Royal Rodeo
Tickets are now on sale for Cal Poly’s 81st Annual Poly Royal Rodeo, to be held April 14-15 during Open House weekend at Cal Poly’s Cotton Rosser Rodeo Complex, according to a recent press release. The event will feature various competitions in events such as barrel racing, team roping, breakaway roping, tie down roping, saddle […]
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Cal Poly Military Science Department Head arrested for spying on girls in dressing rooms
A US Army officer who led Cal Poly’s ROTC program has been arrested on suspicion of spying on minors in multiple dressing rooms. Lt. Col. Jacob Sweatland, 39, was arrested by Pismo Beach Police for invasion of privacy and resisting arrest, according to a complaint filed by the San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office on […]
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‘Let’s play Tinder’: Cal Poly freshmen navigate Tinder for the first time
Anthropology and geography freshman Caroline Kelleher became single right before coming to college. Having just turned 18, she decided she wanted to see what Tinder could offer her. “I just thought it’d be kind of fun to try and see what I would encounter on there,” Kelleher said. Tinder gives students the opportunity to meet […]
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All six Cal Poly colleges announce fiscal goals for 2023
On Saturday, the Cal Poly Foundation Board of Directors held their second quarterly meeting this year to discuss development on campus, fiscal year values and progress updates for each college. The Cal Poly Foundation is a philanthropic organization led by alumni and friends to generate private support for the university model. The last fiscal year […]
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Cal Poly Counseling hosts healing space for AAPI community
In light of the recent mass shootings during Lunar New Year festivities in Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, the campus will offer support for the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in San Luis Obispo. Cal Poly Counseling Services will be hosting a Racial Healing space on Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 4 to 5:30 […]
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Black Academic Excellence Center to host on-campus Super Bowl viewing
Students are welcome to watch the 57th Super Bowl Championship on campus at the Black Academic Excellence Center, according to an Instagram post from BAEC. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are competing at this year’s game on Sunday. Drinks, food, board games and a livestream of the game will be provided, according to […]
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‘Shut the Sash’ campaign raises awareness of on campus energy waste
Cal Poly Green Campus created the Shut the Sash campaign, encouraging students who work with fume hoods during chemistry labs to close the sash when not in use. The goal is to effectively slow down the energy consumed in the Baker Science building. A fume hood is a piece of equipment used in chemistry classes […]