Author Archives: PolyCentric Editor

PolyCentric is Cal Poly Pomona's communications hub. The online publication features breaking news, announcements, events and more. PolyCentric is also the online face of the Office of Public Affairs, the university's central communications office.

Rehana Parekh, the valedictorian for the College of Letters, Arts and Social Sciences, with her daughter Zainab, who is graduating with her

Sharing a Major Accomplishment

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Rehana Parekh emigrated from Pakistan to the United States at the age of 20, eager to enroll in college. She took courses at Mount San Antonio College, where she quickly distinguished herself as an avid student with a hunger for…

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Frank Garcia

Using His Time and Talents Well

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Frank Garcia, the College of Engineering valedictorian, grew up in Huntington Park with a natural interest in engineering. “I had two brothers who went into engineering (one at Cal Poly Pomona). My dad, an electrician, has a way of being…

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