Carolyn Forrester, a longtime instructional support technician in the chemistry department, died Oct. 29 from complications related to cystic fibrosis. Forrester worked at Cal Poly Pomona from 1985 to 2013. In 2010, she was awarded the Governor’s Employee Safety Award…
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Nicole L. Butts has been appointed the presidential associate for diversity, inclusion and campus climate and will serve in the interim position while a formal search is conducted. University President Soraya M. Coley shared the update an email to the…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s global presence was exemplified by the Sino-U.S. University Presidents’ Forum it hosted on Oct. 30 attended by 21 university vice presidents, deans and departmental directors representing 11 Chinese universities. The forum put on by CPP’s Global Education…
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Bryant Fairley has joined the Office of Academic Innovation as the lead coordinator for the Center for Community Engagement (CCE). In his role, Fairley will collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators to advance the mission of the CCE “to ensure…
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Bass trombonist Kevin Truong and pianist Jeffrey Sweede will share the top prize after they tied for first place in the music department’s 2019 Concerto Competition. Both winners will perform as featured soloists in a concert with the CPP Philharmonic…
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The search process for the next California State University (CSU) chancellor begins in November with a series of open forums, hosted by the Board of Trustees Special Committee to Consider the Selection of the Chancellor. Cal Poly Pomona will host…
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Cal Poly Pomona Music Professor Arthur Winer’s song “The Minor Key” won a Silver Medal in the 2019 Global Music Awards, an international songwriting competition. The song was released on Oct. 15 through Canaveral Skies Music and Winer’s band MacArthur.…
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The organization Excelencia in Education has chosen Cal-Bridge as its 2019 Example of Excelencia in the graduate category. Cal-Bridge is increasing the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing Ph.D.s in physics and astronomy by 50 percent nationally. Cal Poly Pomona, where…
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The College of the Extended University’s (CEU) Global Education Institute recently hosted a visiting delegation from a university in Nigeria. Professor Ademola Tayo, president of Babcock University led the delegation during the Oct. 10 visit. Established in 1959, Babcock University…
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Cal Poly Pomona has received about $8 million in federal funding to support the university’s mission of cultivating success, diversity and an inclusive polytechnic education. The new funding will have an extensive impact on the campus community — from early…
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