Between classes, work, clubs and weekend beach trips, it can be difficult for Cal Poly students to pay attention to what’s going on around campus.
Tag: Robert Koob
Posted inNews
History repeats itself as fee proposal comes to students
Less than three years after voting to increase College Based Fees, Cal Poly students will once again be asked to advise the university president on a school-wide tuition increase come Wednesday. The Student Success Fee brings up uncanny similarities to a proposed fee increase in 2009 that was approved by student voters but shot down […]
Posted inNews
Proposed tuition increase receives sharp criticism at forum
As part of the lead up to a student advisory vote next month, Cal Poly administrators hosted the first of nine forums to educate students about a proposed fee Tuesday. The proposed Student Success Fee, which interim vice president for student affairs Preston Allen introduced to students in an email last week, is a proposed […]
Posted inNews
Provost denies privatization
Questions arose about Cal Poly’s future as a public university after a talk given by Cal Poly Provost Robert Koob last Wednesday at a retired faculty and staff luncheon. Koob discussed increasing cuts to funding and tuition hikes as signs that change is necessary in order for Cal Poly to continue offering students an education […]
Posted inNews
Dean’s complaints incite lawsuit
According to an e-mail sent in Oct. 2007, former dean of Cal Poly’s College of Engineering Mohammad Noori “sold (his) soul to the devil Saudi Arabia” — at least this was written in the mass message sent to all faculty and staff by Noori’s alleged hacked account.
Posted inNews
Search for new Cal Poly president ends with Armstrong
Jeffrey Armstrong will commence his position as Cal Poly’s new president Feb. 1 after officially being chosen on Dec. 15.
Posted inNews
A midterm discussion with Interim President Glidden
Interim President Robert Glidden has been at Cal Poly since Aug. 1, enabling him to understand the school more thoroughly and understand some of the issues it faces in its journey to find a new president and keep its reputation as a high quality university.
Posted inNews
Budget cuts cause enrollment cuts
Cal Poly, along with the rest of the colleges in the California State University system, was told by the chancellor’s office to cut student numbers this year in order to save money. The decision put Cal Poly on track to meet the required enrollment target set by the chancellor’s office of 15,702 full time equivalent students.
Posted inNews
Engineering dean dismissed
Dean of the College of Engineering Mohammad Noori was dismissed after allegations of misappropriated funds and a lack of leadership.
Posted inNews
Student fees increase
Another increase in student fees means already struggling campuses in CSU system may face even more hardship.