Graduation is full of mixed emotions. You’re excited for a new start, you’re relieved to have finished the turbulent four years that it took for you to get here, but you’re also sad to be leaving your friends, professors and youth behind. No matter how you feel about graduating, the commencement ceremony is something to […]
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A year and a half later, 2020 graduates finally have the opportunity to walk
As spring 2020 graduate Perry Nalle watched a movie with her parents, a college graduation scene began to play, and Nalle thought to herself, ‘Wow, I really missed out on that.” “I was really kind of having a pity party for myself and was bummed I didn’t get graduation,” Nalle said. “I was much more […]
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Cal Poly to host virtual commencement ceremony for spring 2021 graduates
Cal Poly will host a virtual spring commencement ceremony on Saturday, June 12, according to an email from the Commencement Office. The commencement event will feature six different virtual ceremonies to honor students within each academic college. Each ceremony will feature testimonials from campus leaders and alumni, as well as a reading of each graduate’s […]
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Cal Poly changes options to fulfill Graduation Writing Requirement
Cal Poly’s Office of Writing and Learning Initiatives recently changed the options available for students to fulfill the Graduation Writing Requirement (GWR) — a CSU-mandated writing program that students must complete in order to graduate.
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Seniors look for alternative ways to celebrate graduation traditions
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 caps and gowns to show off their accomplishments. However, with no commencement and delayed cap […]
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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 their diploma.
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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.
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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.
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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 spring quarter virtually from their permanent home residences. Students living on-campus who do not intend […]
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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.
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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.
