Graduation season is usually a time for seniors and their families to celebrate and participate in long-awaited traditions. However, due to COVID-19, many students are turning to different ways to celebrate their achievements. Every year, seniors take portraits in commencement…
Graduating seniors share their thoughts about a not so typical graduation
For the first time, many graduating college students are not able to traditionally celebrate their years of hard work with a commencement ceremony. Cal Poly students share their thoughts about not being able to walk across a stage to receive…
Cal Poly student designs graduation caps in support of COVID-19 relief funds
Art and design freshman Katie Tam is selling custom graduation caps for high school seniors and donating a portion of the proceeds to a San Francisco social justice movement in support of the COVID-19 emergency response fund.
California shelter-in-place order is affecting student photographers’ businesses
“Coronavirus halted all planning and everyone is still apprehensive, even myself, of scheduling shoots,” Lovelace said.
All spring quarter classes moved online, graduation ceremony postponed
After a third case of coronavirus has been confirmed in the county, all Cal Poly spring quarter classes have been moved online, according to a campus-wide email. In addition, Cal Poly is strongly encouraging all students to plan on attending…
World renowned structural engineer and CEO of Computer and Structures Inc. to speak at Fall Commencement
To commemorate the student’s achievements, founder and CEO of Computer and Structures Inc. (CSI) Ashraf Habibullah will deliver a keynote speech at the three ceremonies.
Cal Poly to host six separate ceremonies for Spring 2020 Commencement
Cal Poly will host six separate graduation ceremonies, one per college, for the Spring 2020 Commencement.
Cal Poly graduates can recycle their gowns after the Spring 2019 Commencement Ceremony, but will they?
Last year, the Commencement Office partnered with Zero Waste and the University Bookstore to pilot a gown recycling program. Gown collection boxes were present at both the Spring 2018 and Fall 2018 commencement ceremonies. More than 5,000 graduates participated in…
How much do Cal Poly and its students spend on graduation?
Cal Poly students, staff, faculty and supporters will gather in less than two weeks to celebrate the 2019 Spring Commencement ceremony. Beyond the commencement ceremony, celebrations include graduation dinners, hotel accommodations and senior photos. The monumental occasion of graduating college…
Additional commencement tickets go for $20 to $50 as students scramble to buy seats from each other
In the seedy underbelly of the “Cal Poly SLO Class of 2019” Facebook group, a rudimentary bartering system has emerged. While it is not for the sale of illegal substances or negotiating with professors for permission numbers — it is…
Students travel to Rwanda, create VR galaxies and more for senior projects
While the senior project is a mandatory capstone of a Cal Poly degree, there is a lot of versatility in what can be considered a senior project. Presentations, research papers and experiments are all fair game, but so are building…