The university is taking a look at how they can make the general education program more diverse, and they want student input.
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Cal Poly will continue to pay for club speaker security; Academic Senate voices concerns
Cal Poly’s speaker security spending policy remains unchanged after the university spent $140,000 over the past two years on security for controversial speaker Milo Yiannopoulos’ two visits. The resolution was discussed in the final meeting of the year until the senate ran out of time June 5. Administration will continue to revise the security spending […]
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Proposed Academic Senate resolution caps club speaker security costs at $5,000
The resolution may change before it is voted on and will only be advisory to campus administration.
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Why credit/no credit classes might require a C, not C-
According to the Registrar’s Office, only 13 students have received a C- in a credit/no credit class since 2011.
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President’s Office’s report shows more employees, more savings
The university added 21 new administrators, but saved a net total of $71,000 through budget restructuring.
Posted inNews, Student Life
Queer studies under development
The College of Liberal Arts is in the process of creating and proposing a new Queer Studies minor.
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Professor speaks out in opposition to new registration policies
Harvey Greenwald, mathematics professor, will bring his concerns pertaining to the new registration policy before the Academic Senate this Tuesday.
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Cal Poly unit caps still uncertain, no response from Chancellor’s Office
Cal Poly has requested their engineering and science-based programs be exempt from the 180 unit cap.
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Psych study analyzes what students actually do in class
When psychology professor Gary Laver looks out at General Psychology (PSY 202), he can only see backs of laptops. He has no idea what students are actually doing.
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Semester survey sent to Cal Poly students
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly took the latest step to deciding on the possibility of semester conversion this past week by launching a survey to gauge the campus’ attitude about semesters and quarters. The Semester Review Task Force has discussed the survey, which includes nine questions, since its inception in early October. A committee within the task […]
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Professing their love: Faculty share love stories
They’re the closest thing to celebrity couples Cal Poly has: married professors. Most Cal Poly students have probably had a class with one or two at some point in their college career. They’re in the middle of a lecture, expounding on the values of Kant’s categorical imperative, when they casually mention, “In fact, my spouse […]
