The California Faculty Association (CFA) called for a November strike against the California State University (CSU) system in protest of wage negotiation talks Wednesday at an eSummit online press conference, CFA members will meet at California State Dominguez Hills and East Bay Universities on Nov. 17 to protest the CSU system’s refusal to give salary increases promised in […]
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Cal Poly 'opens the front door' to tech businesses
Cal Poly “opened the doors” to new tech-based businesses in the community yesterday at a ribbon cutting for the new Cal Poly Small Business Development Center for Innovation (SBDC). The SBDC will help local technology-based start-ups grow by offering counseling and advice, according to congresswoman Lois Capps, who was responsible for getting federal funding for […]
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Deborah Read is new VP of university advancement
A yearlong search for a new vice president of university advancement ended with the selection of Deborah Read, current vice president of university of advancement for the University of Dayton in Ohio. Read will take over the vice president of university advancement role, which was filled in the interim by provost Robert Koob after the […]
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Horticulture and crop science department grows into new major
The department of horticulture and crop science introduced a new major this fall — agricultural and environmental plant sciences — to replace three of its previous degrees: fruit science, environmental horticulture science and crop science. The new major is an attempt to draw more students to the horticulture and crop science department by offering them more flexibility because […]
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SLO named bike-friendly community
The League of American Bicyclists awarded San Luis Obispo the Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community status for its efforts to welcome bicycle traffic. San Luis Obispo was one of 190 cities in the country to receive the Bicycle Friendly status out of the nearly 500 that applied, said San Luis Obispo Mayor Jan Marx. The […]
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Cal Poly 'Cool Kids' take first in engineering design competition
A team of Cal Poly engineering students took first place in an international competition with their senior project, a design for a heating, refrigerating and air conditioning system for the Drake Well Museum in Titusville, Pa. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) holds the annual Student Design Competition to challenge […]
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Dean of liberal arts announces retirement
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts Linda Halisky announced she would be retiring at the end of the 2011-2012 academic year.
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Cal Poly ranked "Best in the West"
This year Cal Poly was named one of the “Best in the West” for the nineteenth straight year in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college guidebook. Cal Poly ranked seventh among western schools that offer full undergraduate and master’s-level programs but few doctoral programs, and ranked second in public master’s engineering programs. Cal Poly has consistently ranked […]
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Sharks spotted at local beach
CAL FIRE warns Pismo Beach swimmers and surfers of four shark sightings in five days.
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Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter officially disaffiliated with Cal Poly
The Cal Poly Tau chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon will soon dissolve because of alcohol-related violations, announced Cal Poly officials Tuesday. The chapter gained attention in May as the site of an alleged sexual assault during one of the fraternity’s parties. The alleged assault prompted the university’s investigation of events leading up to the incident, […]
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Mourning the loss of a journalism legacy
Cal Poly, journalism legacy George Ramos leaves inspiring message for students to put forward their best work. “I still have his voice in my head saying, ‘tomorrow’s another day’,” said former student Kristen Marschall.