California State University Chancellor Timothy White made a surprise visit to Cal Poly today to greet students and meet with campus officials.
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Academic Senate faculty backs quarters over semesters
“We think quarters are fine,” said Steve Rein, Chair of the Academic Senate. “There were no clear benefits of switching to semesters.”
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Semester opposition prepares to protest
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net As Cal Poly’s campus collectively checked its email to learn of the California State University semester conversion, University President Jeffrey Armstrong was ending a media interview with a message to students: “My point to the people who have a disagreement with this is to take a deep breath … If you have […]
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Cal Poly to move to semesters by end of decade
For nearly a year, the Cal Poly community has scrutinized the question of quarters vs. semesters. On Monday, University President Jeffrey Armstrong announced mounting pressure from the California State University forced him to accept semesters will come to Cal Poly by 2020.
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No CSU semester conversion plan
Laura Pezzini lpezzini@mustangdaily.net Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong met with California State University (CSU) Chancellor Timothy White last Wednesday, but no substantial ground was covered on the issue of semester conversion as had previously been expected. “They met last week, and what President Armstrong told his executive staff was that he had a very good […]
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ASI votes on student vote for semesters
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net The Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) Board of Directors decided Wednesday to allow students to vote on quarters and semesters next month, the results of which will ultimately help to inform Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong in his decision on the issue. The board passed the motion 17-7 at its Jan. 16 meeting. […]
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Semester task force opens report writing, postpones until after finals
Mustang Daily Staff Report news@mustangdaily.net The Semester Review Task Force, which was expected to begin drafting a decision today on whether to recommend semesters come to Cal Poly, has postponed its meeting and decided to open it to the public, Cal Poly spokesperson Ellen Cohune said Thursday. University officials said there is no official date […]
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Semester task force insists report writing be private
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net UPDATE, Dec. 6 Cal Poly officials said the Semester Review Task Force’s meeting, which is expected to result in a recommendation to the university president on whether Cal Poly should adopt semesters, will be postponed and open to the public. Task force chair Rachel Fernflores made the decision Tuesday, a university spokesperson […]
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ASI issues semester survey info
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Student opinion when it comes to semesters is still unclear at Cal Poly, according to the results of a new survey published by Associated Students, Inc. (ASI). Leaders of Cal Poly’s official student government said after surveying more than 1,000 students, it was unable to find a consensus about whether students are for […]
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‘Ripples Guy’ making waves in semester debate
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net He was reluctant to do the interview — at first. Motivational speaker Paul Wesselmann, better known to Cal Poly students as “The Ripples Guy,” had already been criticized once for his ideas about quarters and semesters and wanted to take it easy. How would it help to put his arguments in the […]
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Cal Poly semester decision part of bigger picture
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net Many students know by now about the proposal to convert Cal Poly to a semester campus. Professors have made sly references to the switch during classtime, Associated Students, Inc. has surveyed random students on campus and President Jeffrey Armstrong has repeatedly said he believes semesters are the right choice for Cal Poly. […]