On this episode of MNTV, see how Cal Poly students are involved in weighing pumpkins at the Great Giant Pumpkin Competition, hear from the artist behind the new mural on Via Carte, plus see some of the highlights from the Cambria Scarecrow Festival. All that and more on this special edition of MNTV. *This episode […]
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CAFES dean to retire after 25 years of work at Cal Poly
College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Dean Andrew “Andy” Thulin will retire from Cal Poly at the end of the 2023 calendar year, according to a campus-wide email sent Tuesday. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore wrote in the email that, serving as dean for the past 10 years, Thulin […]
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Cal Poly opens new center for wine and viticulture: ‘A head start on a great career’
During fall quarter, students began making Cal Poly wines and research wines entirely from scratch for the first time in the new JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture. The entirely donor-funded facility, which officially opened Winter 2022, is comprised of the 15,600 square-foot Lohr Family Winery and the 12,000 square-foot E. & […]
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15-Minute Update: Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture has first harvest
On this MNTV 15-minute update, Cal Poly Wine and Viticulture has their first harvest of the year plus a Cal Poly head coach makes an unexpected return. *This episode of MNTV originally aired live on October 18, 2022*
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Cal Poly is $250,000 closer to on-campus winery thanks to donation
Cal Poly’s upcoming JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture is $5 million away from its $20 million fundraising goal, thanks to Cooperages 1912 and the Boswell family. Their $250,000 donation was announced in early June 2019. The family-owned company contributed to Cal Poly’s wine education in the past by donating barrels and […]
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From grads to grapes: Cal Poly alumni impact the local wine industry
Cal Poly alumni are slowly populating the wine industry in the San Luis Obispo county.
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California bill could allow underage students to taste wine
The bill, AB-1989, was introduced by Assembly Member Wesley Chesbro, and would allow students enrolled in an accredited winemaking or brewing program to taste, but not drink, alcoholic beverages for class.
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Student dies in Santa Maria car crash
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) said the 24-year-old was driving in Santa Maria sometime Friday night when he crashed his Chevrolet Silverado.
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Mustang News, Oct. 16, 2013: Parents’ Weekend impacts businesses, Wine & Viticulture gets new status
Mustang News anchor Christina Favuzzi covers the biggest news today at Cal Poly.
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Keith Patterson, ‘face of Cal Poly wine and viticulture,’ dies Thursday
Sean McMinn smcminn@mustangdaily.net UPDATE 4:53 p.m. Former Cal Poly wine and viticulture professor Keith Patterson was scheduled to teach two courses during spring quarter, according to wine and viticulture program director Jim Cooper. The search to find professors for those classes officially began Thursday, Cooper said, and he expects the two spots to be filled shortly. […]
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Viticulture donation nothing to wine about
The Paso Garagiste nonprofit organization donated $10,000 to Cal Poly viticulture at a special event Feb. 1, to help the department provide a better education for students The check was issued at Hammersky Vineyards at an event held in honor of the sponsors, volunteers and winemakers who participated in Paso Garagiste’s first annual Paso Garagiste Festival, which took […]