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Cal Poly’s Annual Bach Week Jan. 21-25 Will Showcase the Masterpiece Mass in B Minor
Dec 16, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The Cal Poly Music Department will present Bach Week from Tuesday through Saturday, Jan. 21-25, with presentations and performances on campus and at the First Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo.
Students in Cal Poly College Prep Programs Advance to Higher Education at Rates Higher Than National Average
Dec 16, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Local high school students who participated in Cal Poly TRIO pre-college preparation programs advanced to institutions of higher learning at higher rates than those at TRIO programs nationally.
Cal Poly Contributes to Study on Ways to Increase Sea Otter Population
Dec 16, 2019
California could triple the southern sea otter population by recolonizing San Francisco Bay
SAN LUIS OBISPO —Sea otters frolicking offshore amid kelp beds and rocky shoals has become an iconic image of the California coastline. But researchers say it may draw away attention from the value of other habitat — estuaries — that could truly help the endangered species in its recovery.
Cal Poly Float Entry Gets an Early Slot in the 2020 Rose Parade
Dec 13, 2019
‘Aquatic Aspirations’ will be the second float and fourth overall participant in the 131st annual parade, which begins at 8 a.m. Jan. 1
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly universities’ “Aquatic Aspirations” will be the second float to roll down Colorado Boulevard on Jan. 1 at the 2020 Rose Parade.
Pianist W. Terrence Spiller to Perform Recital Jan. 10 at Cal Poly
Dec 12, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Pianist and Cal Poly Music Professor W. Terrence Spiller will give a recital at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, in the Spanos Theatre on campus.
Spiller will perform works from the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Cal Poly Architectural Engineering Students Win National Timber Strong Competition
Dec 12, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO – Six Cal Poly architectural engineering (ARCE) and construction management students won the inaugural iteration of the national Timber Strong Competition. It was held in Anaheim on November 12 as part of the National Council of Structural Engineers Association (NCSEA) annual conference.
Cal Poly Fall 2019 Commencement Set for Dec. 14
Dec 12, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Nearly 1,000 students are eligible to graduate in three ceremonies at Cal Poly’s 36th annual fall commencement Saturday, Dec. 14.
Ceremonies are set for 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. in the Cal Poly ASI Recreation Center Main Gym.
Cal Poly Architecture and Landscape Architecture Programs Earn High Rankings in 2019-20 DesignIntelligence National Survey
Dec 11, 2019
Three Cal Poly Faculty Members from Both Programs Named Most Admired Educators
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly’s landscape architecture and architecture programs have been ranked No. 1 in a national survey of the country’s top-ranked architecture and design schools.
The university’s landscape architecture program is the No. 1 most hired-from program among all accredited undergraduate and graduate schools with more than 35 graduates, according to the 2019-20 DesignIntelligence rankings. Cal Poly’s undergraduate architecture program continues to be ranked the No. 1 most hired-from school among public universities in the U.S. that average more than 100 architecture graduates each year.
Startup Companies Complete Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator Program
Dec 10, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Nine startup companies with more than three dozen employees raised over $4.1 million in capital and successfully completed the Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Incubator program. Seven of the companies plan to continue to grow their ventures in San Luis Obispo County.
Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing Adds Gender-Affirming Care
Dec 9, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly Campus Health and Wellbeing has added gender-affirming care to its slate of available health services to students, providing an on-campus option for transgender and gender-diverse students who seek to align their physical body with their gender identity.
Gender-affirming care is a basic medical service covered by student health fees with no additional co-pays or referrals required. As is the case with other campus health services, any associated prescription costs for gender-affirming care will range between $8 and $30 monthly.
“Being an inclusive campus means that we need to take steps in our provision of health care to meet our students where they are,” said Keith Humphrey, vice president for student affairs. “Adding gender-affirming care is one step in assuring all of our students feel welcomed and valued when they seek that basic human right of health care.”