IN THIS EDITION
COVER STORY
CROSSING THE DIVIDE
Cal Poly students help disabled people find a new kind of freedom through kayaking.
FEATURES
EDITORS NOTE
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. GLIDDEN
Meet Cal Poly’s new interim president.
EXPERT AID IN THE REAL WORLD
Cal Poly professors lend their knowledge to earthquake recovery efforts in Haiti and Chile.
MAKING AN IMPACT
Mustangs nose tackle James Chen is studying to be a neurosurgeon.
A SWEET CAREER ALREADY UNDERWAY
Some Cal Poly students launch their own businesses while they’re still earning their degrees. Business sophomore Leah Post started when she was still in high school. The company she co-founded, Brandini Toffee, is going strong and recently notched an appearance on The Food Network’s “Chef vs. City” show.
WELCOME, CLASS OF '14
New freshmen and transfer students get to know Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo in this year’s Week of Welcome.
A GATHERING OF GENERATIONS
More than 100 descendants of past Cal Poly President Julian A. McPhee gathered on campus for a reunion over the summer.
UNIVERSITY NEWS
Cal Poly honors displaced Japanese-American students from WWII; the Technology Park is set to open; the Concrete Canoe team takes a national championship in its own back yard; and more.
ALUMNI
PUTTING THE WHOLE (TECH) WORLD IN YOUR HANDS
Ain McKendrick, a 1994 computer science grad, helped develop the PalmPilot before he even graduated. Now, he’s bringing Netflix movies and TV shows right to your fingertips.
ALUMNI IN THE NEWS
From CNN International to MTV to American Idol to the Los Angeles Times and the Sacramento Bee, plenty of Cal Poly alumni made headlines this summer.
GIVING
DOUBLE YOUR MONEY
Employer matching gifts give more power to donors’ dollars.
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