Brewster: Prep football season is upon us
Conference volleyball coaches rank Cal Poly Pomona fifth this season. This story appeared on San Bernardino Sun on August 21.…
How I Made It From intern to CEO, 30 years later Wendy Rogers reaches the top at Irvine architecture firm
Wendy Rogers (‘88, architecture) is the new chief at LPA, Inc., an Irvine architecture and design firm that builds sustainable corporate, educational and municipal projects. This story appeared on LA Times on August 18.…
Council receives parking update
Cal Poly Pomona professor Richard Wilson discusses different steps the city council in Dana Point can take to improve the city’s parking issues. This story appeared on Dana Point Times on August 18.…
Why are Trader Joe’s parking lots so small?
Richard Willson, professor of urban planning at Cal Poly Pomona, shares why Trader Joe’s markets have small parking lots. Willson says Trader Joe’s is able to be an oasis in food deserts because it can shoehorn a store and parking onto…
Local community things to know and do for the Whittier area for Aug. 17, 2017This
Rio Hondo College is launching an orthopedic technician program and a hospitality management course, by the end of the courses students will be prepared to transfer into hospitality management and related programs at nearby universities, including Cal Poly Pomona, Cal…
New UMC Chancellor Mary Holz-Clause looking to expand community engagement
Mary Holz-Clause, Cal Poly Pomona’s former dean of the Huntley College of Agriculture, now serves as the Chancellor of UMC. This story appeared on Grand Fork Herald on August 16.…
Contra Coffee and Tea to Open Brick-and-Mortar TODAY
Contra Coffee and Tea founders Julie Nguyen (‘13, food science) and Paul Del Mundo (‘14, food science) plan to open their first brick-and-mortar shop in Old Towne Orange. This story appeared on OC Weekly on August 15.…
Interim deans named for TTU’s engineering, nursing schools
Joe Rencis steps down as dean of the TTU’s engineering department to take the position of dean at Cal Poly Pomona campus. This story appeared on Herald Citizen on August 13.…
Community college transfer degrees speed graduation at CSU
Early alumni of California’s community college transfer program show promising results related to the 7-year-old law’s efforts to ease the path to a bachelor’s degree. This story appeared on The Sacramento Bee on August 10.…
Cal Poly reveals design of its 2018 Rose Parade Float
Cal Poly’s newly unveiled 2018 Rose Float design features baby animals flying in airplanes. What’s not to like? This story appeared on San Luis Obispo Tribune on August 10.…