Recent News
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.”
Cal Poly Orchesis Dance Company to Present ‘50’ Jan. 17-18 and 23-25
Dec 3, 2019
Performance to Feature Company founder Moon Ja Minn Suhr
SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly Theatre and Dance Department will present the Orchesis Dance Company’s 50th annual concert, “50,” on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17-18, and Thursday through Saturday, Jan. 23-25, in the Spanos Theatre on campus. Performances will begin at 8 p.m. on all days, with a matinee scheduled at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18.
Cal Poly Students Take Top Spots in Statewide Floral Competition
Dec 2, 2019
Cal Poly’s Floral Design Team took home several top honors at the California State Floral Association’s 14th annual student competition, held Nov. 3 at the Original Los Angeles Flower Market.
Cal Poly Annual Poinsettia Sale to Start Dec. 6
Dec 2, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly’s annual poinsettia sale, with 4,191 plants and dozens of varieties and colors, will kick off this Friday, Dec. 6, at the Poly Plant Shop and will run through mid-December.
The flowering holiday plants are grown by students in the university’s Poinsettia Agriculture Enterprise Project, which begins every spring.
Cal Poly’s Mustang Media Group Wins 33 National Awards
Nov 25, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Mustang Media Group, the Cal Poly Journalism Department’s student-run media organization, won 33 national awards at a recent conference in Washington, D.C.
The awards were presented at the joint convention of the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) and College Media Association (CMA) between Oct. 31 and Nov. 2. Cal Poly’s integrated college media organization took home four first-place awards, 10 second-place, four third-place, and one fifth- place, plus 12 honorable mentions in journalism, broadcasting and advertising for student work published or broadcast during the 2018-19 school year.
Cal Poly Students Place First in Screenwriting and Promotional Video at the CSU Media Arts Festival
Nov 21, 2019
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Three Cal Poly students placed at the 29th annual CSU Media Arts Festival in Los Angeles on Wednesday, Nov. 13, sweeping the top three spots in Screenwriting and first in Promotional Video.