Cal Poly launched a $3 million AI Factory featuring four NVIDIA supercomputers to provide students and faculty with advanced computing resources for artificial intelligence research.
Tag: Jeffrey Armstrong
West Campus discussion continues, Armstrong to no longer build on lemon groves
Armstrong announced during the session that officials no longer plan to develop on the 15-acre lemon grove, an area that was previously set to be built on. However, no further decisions regarding the development will be made until November. On Friday, Oct. 16, a student listening session was held with Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong […]
A day in the life of Jeffrey Armstrong: Halloween edition
Jeff woke up with a headache. Things weren’t going well. The students and staff hadn’t loved the lemon grove idea like he thought they would. He didn’t understand — his plan involved everything students could possibly want. The super mall was even going to have Hooters and In-N-Out.
He got out of bed, disgruntled, and tried to put these distressing thoughts aside. He had bigger things to contemplate.
Halloween was coming up, and he still hadn’t picked a costume.
Faculty and staff to soon move in to new 34-home housing community, Vista Meadows
Cal Poly celebrated the dedication of Vista Meadows, a new 34-home faculty and staff housing project designed to provide more attainable living options near campus.
Cal Poly named Best in the West for fourth year in a row
Cal Poly was ranked as the best overall public and private master’s-level university in the West by U.S. News and World Report for the fourth consecutive year.
Dear Malia Monday
In a satire column titled The Manure, Malia Mundy provides humorous and absurd advice to various Cal Poly students regarding relationships, academics and campus dining.
West Campus development decision postponed by Cal Poly President Armstrong
Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong announced he will postpone a decision regarding the proposed West Campus development plan, which includes a hotel and housing, until November 2026.
A day in the life of Jeffrey Armstrong
It was Monday, and the sun was shining. Jeff woke up smiling, like he always does. He turned over to the other side of the bed to see Musty the Mustang. The mascot’s glass eyes stared back with the warmth of a lover.
Cal Poly hires Artemis II pilot Victor Glover for full time administrative leadership role
Victor Glover, the astronaut who piloted NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon, is returning to Cal Poly in a full-time leadership role, decades after graduating from the university. Cal Poly announced the hire Wednesday morning in an email and press release and said his position took effect Sept. 1. Glover will work with President […]
Cal Poly plans campus memorial honoring Kristin Smart
Cal Poly and the Smart family are creating Kristin’s Grove, a memorial on campus near Dexter Lawn, to honor the memory of Kristin Smart who disappeared in 1996.
Cal Poly proposes hotel, senior living on campus lemon grove
Cal Poly administration proposed a new hotel conference center and housing project on nearly 40 acres of agricultural land, sparking significant backlash from students who argue the development compromises the university’s educational mission.

