After dropping three out of their first four games, the Cal Poly football team will look to get back on track with a win against Weber State during the team’s homecoming game tonight. The game will start at 5:35 p.m. inside Alex G. Spanos Stadium. Along with the football game, Cal Poly’s alumni community is […]
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Cutting through the competition: Cal Poly alumnus wins History channel’s “Forged in Fire”
Before Cal Poly alumni Jordan Kepler had even realized it, he became the winner of season 8, episode 10 “Head Hunters Revenge,” of the History channel’s Forged in Fire.
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Emmy award-winning journalists and Cal Poly alumni publish guide to media training
The 1977 and 78 grads have recently published “The Insider’s Guide to Media Training: 99 tips to Survive your Interview in the Digital Age”, a book they wrote with the intention of helping nervous people learn what to expect during an interview with media.
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Cal Poly alumni leads online workout classes to support domestic abuse survivors
Cal Poly alumni Claire Villasenor is channeling her passion for fitness training into making a difference during the COVID-19 outbreak. Called “Core for a Cause,” her classes are done on Zoom, and anyone wanting to participate can message her on Instagram (@claire_villasenor) for the link. “I’m not an essential worker, so I was like, ‘what […]
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Alumna’s convertible heels dubbed the ‘perfect’ holiday gift on Ellen
“So what you want to do is you want to take your heel off, and you have a flat,” Kym Douglas said in the episode. “I just took my heel off. Look, I got flat shoes.”
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He graduated Cal Poly with a marketing degree, but his daughter’s cancer diagnosis changed his path
The trajectory of one Cal Poly business administration alumnus’ life changed when his 12-year-old daughter was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer most commonly found in infants that affects nerve cells outside of the brain.
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Cal Poly alumna’s Shark Tank deal will fund 3D printed toys for children
Some people joke that Jenn Chin’s job is to play with toys all day. In truth, the Cal Poly alumna is the chief product officer and co-founder of Toybox, a company that allows children to 3D print their own toys. With Toybox CEO and co-founder Ben Baltes by her side, Chin struck a $150,000 deal […]
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Cal Poly Career Services opens a new student-to-alumni career networking site
Cal Poly’s career services has teamed up with alumni engagement to create a new online source for students to connect with alumni for mentoring and career advice
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Poly Gives looks to raise $100,000 more than last year in annual campaign
Alumni, parents, faculty, staff and students are encouraged to donate to various campus organizations this week as part of Poly Gives, a week coordinated by Cal Poly Annual Giving. In its third year, Poly Gives aims to raise money that goes directly back to students, supplementing and funding what state funds cannot. This year the […]
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KCPR turns 50 this weekend and you’re invited to celebrate
Here’s everything you need to know about KCPR’s 50th Birthday Party, a weekend-long celebration.
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“Weird Al” Yankovic earns star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
He said in his acceptance speech he was honored to be “immortalized” in the form of a Hollywood Star.
