Students can expect changes to Campus Dining to begin the 2018-2019 academic year, including new on-campus locations, an increase in dietary options, compostable straws, and an increase in meal swipe options. “Each year Campus Dining performs a survey that is open to the entire campus,” Cal Poly Corporation Communications Specialist Aaron Lambert said. “That feedback […]
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Eat, drink, and view local art downtown at Art After Dark
More than 25 downtown businesses open their doors from 6-9 p.m. for Art After Dark, a night celebrating local art.
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Student-built CubeSat DAVE successfully launches aboard Delta II
PolySat builds and integrates CubeSat DAVE, launches along with NASA’s satellite ICESat-2
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Fires, power outages and protests kick off WOW 2018
Week of Welcome 2018 kicked off with an exciting move-in weekend filled with protests, fires and a power outage.
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Behind the Scenes of WOW
For a year, Cal Poly has been preparing Week of Welcome (WOW) 2018. The nationally-acclaimed orientation program for incoming freshmen and transfer students takes a team of more than 1,000 students to facilitate — many of whom are volunteers. “Studies show students who participate in orientation are more likely to stay [at the university],” Andrene […]
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Men’s Soccer head coach Steve Sampson on broadcasting for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Cal Poly Men’s Soccer head coach Steve Sampson brought his expert analysis as a Spanish-language broadcaster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. This is not Sampson’s first time covering the world’s largest sporting event, let alone partaking in one. Sampson was the head coach for the United States at the 1998 World Cup […]
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New student living community is move-in ready
The final touches are being added to Cal Poly’s newest addition, the yakʔitʸutʸu living community, which is set to be ready for students to move in by Sept. 14. Cal Poly worked with the Northern Chumash to create the yakʔitʸutʸu community, which includes seven residence halls ranging from three to five stories, all named after […]
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Armstrong announces Opportunity Fee to assist low-income California students
President Armstrong announced a new fee for newly enrolled out-of-state undergraduate students starting in fall 2019.
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Judge overrules expulsion of Cal Poly student found guilty of 2016 Title IX charges
A Los Angeles Superior Court Judge ordered Cal Poly to overturn the March 2016 expulsion involving a student accused of sexual assault July 12. He will be allowed to readmit to the university and finish his remaining two credits required for graduation. The alleged assault The accused assailant, who is referred to under the alias […]
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First Women in Science Fair amplifies the work of Cal Poly’s women in STEM
Aims to inspire underclassman women in STEM who may be trying to find their place in their own majors.