For over a decade Chase the Mustang has been Cal Poly’s living mascot, inspiring students and fans alike with his untamed mustang spirit. Reporter Parker Cinque learns about his retirement and the plans for the future.
Tag: retirement
Former Cal State Chancellor Castro retires from Cal Poly after one year
After 13 months teaching at OCOB, former Cal State Chancellor Joseph Castro announced his retirement due to serious health concerns.
MN Now: Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019
Mustang News reporter Brady Caskey brings you this week’s top stories: Council passes last-minute protections by renters after evictions surge in SLO Police arrest prowler allegedly targeting women getting ready for bed Football head coach Tim Walsh announces retirement after losing third season in a row
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.”
UPD retires good boy with honorable discharge, party and presents
University Police Department’s K-9 Xello as retired after seven years on the force. Now, K-9 Zues will take his place.
CLA Dean Doug Epperson to retire
Dean Doug Epperson will retire as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the end of the 2017-2018 year.
30-Minute Update: Four injured in Isla Vista shooting, controversy over Cal Poly’s Master Plan
Mustang News anchors Ben King and Sam Doty update you on Mustang News’ biggest stories this week.
‘Digital Guru’ retires from GrC department
After 27 years of service, graphic communication professor Mike Blum has retired from teaching. Blum, known as the “Digital Guru,” helped to create partnerships with the Cal Poly Graphic Communication Department and Apple, Adobe and Macromedia as well as other software companies. He also “developed and coordinated the graphic communication concentrations in computers and printing […]
It’s time to choose how you want to retire
As you get ready to leave Cal Poly, join the working world and do whatever it is you learned by doing, probably the last thing on your mind is getting old and wrinkly, retiring and dying.

