About one hundred people — men, women, faculty and students (both college and high school) — attended Thursday’s Preparing for the Workforce workshop.
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Elevator pitch competition motivates students
The event, You+Media=The Future, allowed students to pitch ideas to a panel of judges in the hopes that their idea would not only win them a $1,000 cash prize, but the opportunity to fly to Chicago for a national elevator pitch competition.
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Networking the heart: students, dating and technology
Alexandria Scott alexandriascott.md@gmail.com It all started with a Cal Poly hashtag. A few months ago, anthropology and geography senior Paige Hernandez uploaded a picture of the beach to Instagram with “#calpoly” in the description. Among the likes and comments from local friends, a Cal Poly alumnus living abroad had commented on her photo and said he was […]
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School of Education stays offline
Cal Poly’s School of Education is not jumping on the online education bandwagon any time soon. Instead, the school is teaching students to teach in a traditional classroom setting with face to face methods, rather than face to screen instruction. And while online provides benefits for teaching, it doesn’t apply to the school’s goal of […]
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Lecturer on ethics of Facebook
The Technology, Policy and Ethics lecture series at Cal Poly continued on as Anthony Beavers, a professor of philosophy at the University of Evansville, took the floor for the second time at Cal Poly to discuss the ethics of Facebook last week.
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“Robots and Sex” lecture to discuss technology and ethics
John Sullins, ethics professor at Sonoma State University, will deliver a lecture called, “Robots & Sex: Should We Build a Love Machine?” on March 4.
Posted inOpinion
People spend too much time talking through technology
Sure, technology is great, but what happens when we lose ourselves in the techy fun?
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Cal Poly Tech Park aims for partnership between industry and students
The Cal Poly Tech Park opened Wednesday, Oct. 27 to enable students to get work experience and collaboration opportunities with faculty members, other students and local businesses.
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Your data stored in the clouds
Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to log onto a computer you have never used before, but have all your applications, data and settings from your home computer?
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‘Super’ WiFi and Cell Service over airwaves
Ever been stuck in a classroom with no cell service? How about trying to find wifi on a road trip or hotel? There is a light at the end of the tunnel; a really bright light.
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BLOG: Happy 20th Photoshop!
Adobe’s popular program is celebrating its twentieth anniversary.