Provost Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore transitions toward Cal Maritime leadership, with Lynnette Zelezny and Al Liddicoat stepping in as provost.
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Four provost finalists to visit Cal Poly this week and the next
Four provost candidates will visit campus Monday and Thursday 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Advance Technology Lab for the next two weeks. The provost is the second-highest administrator on campus, and oversees faculty and course curriculum. Provost Kathleen Enz Finken retired in 2019, and the role is currently held by Mary Pedersen. The […]
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Cal Poly is selecting a Vice President of Research from 3 finalists
Three candidates for the Vice President for Research position will attend an open forum on campus.
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Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Kathleen Enz Finken announces retirement
“I’ve come to understand over the years that there is never a ‘perfect’ time to step aside from a position such as this,” Provost Kathleen Enz Finken wrote her retirement announcement. “There is never a time when everything is done, the work is completed, and one can move on knowing ‘it’s all set.’ If that time ever came, it would mark the end of progress, growth, and change for the betterment of the institution, our students, and society.”
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Students protest to keep Cal Poly honors program
It was standing room only at Tuesday’s Academic Senate meeting, as dozens of students attended to protest Cal Poly’s examination of ending the academic honors program.
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Administrators to consider semesters
Cal Poly administrators are examining the possibility of moving the university toward a semester-based calendar in response to statewide pressure to standardize the California State University (CSU) system. A CSU task force co-chaired by Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, among other presidents of universities still using the quarter system, aims to determine the logistics of […]
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Final provost candidate makes Cal Poly debut
The Cal Poly Consultative Search Committee wrapped up its provost candidate forum Friday morning when it introduced its fourth and final candidate for the position: Kathleen Finken, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs. Finken spoke to an audience made up of approximately 50 students, faculty, administrators and others from 9:15 […]
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Provost candidate fields forum questions
The Cal Poly Consultative Search Committee held the second provost candidate forum Friday morning. There, Andrew Grosovsky, University of Massachusetts Dean of Science and Mathematics, addressed the issue of diversity on campus, as well as the lesser-known topic of “male student success.” “I’ve already had a rich opportunity to meet Cal Poly students, staff and […]
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First provost candidate comes to Cal Poly
The Cal Poly Consultative Search Committee kicked off its provost candidate forum Tuesday morning by introducing the first of four finalists for the position: Cheryl Schrader, the associate vice president of research at Boise State University. Schrader spoke about herself and fielded questions from a group of mostly faculty and staff in the Advanced Technology […]
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BLOG: CSU decisions more complicated than they appear
Daily reporter discovers that CSU and administrative decisions are more intricate than at first glance.
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Q&A with provost Koob
Provost Koob answers questions about everything including the deficit, furloughs, faculty cuts, class cuts, graduation and summer school.