A project designed to prevent water used in sinks, showers and washing machines from going to waste has earned Cal Poly Pomona engineering students a second-place prize at the Metropolitan Water District’s 10th annual Spring Green Expo. Bowen Du, Crystal…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s mission to be the first university to send a rocket into space recently got a huge boost, thanks to a $1.67 million gift from the National College Resources Foundation (NCRF). A portion of the funding will support…
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For Stuart Nealy, Cal Poly Pomona’s Reading, Advising, & Mentoring Program provided him with much more than assistance with test preparation and study habits. RAMP, as the program is known, provided Nealy, who will graduate in June with a degree…
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From hybrid courses to online modules that students can access to help them succeed in their classes, professors who incorporate technology as a valuable learning tool were applauded at the annual PolyTeach conference. The 2017 recipients of the Wall of…
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Jeff Passe, a longtime educator and scholar with a passion for forging university-community partnerships, will serve as the new dean for the College of Education & Integrative Studies, effective July 17. Passe, a professor and dean of The College of…
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Pat Lopez, a former equipment technician for the athletics and kinesiology and health promotion departments who worked with legendary coaches John Scolinos, Darlene May and Roman Gabriel, has died. He was 82. Lopez, a Korean War veteran, worked at Cal…
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Michael Oppenheim spent so much time in the University Library as a Cal Poly Pomona student, he thought of it as a second home. Although the son of librarians had the equivalent of a small reference library while growing up…
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More than 2,000 students visited booths that lined University Quad, many of them dressed in business suits and clutching resumes on crisp, eggshell-white paper. Recruiters from a wide range of companies, including Xerox, Ready Pac Foods and Converse, greeted eager…
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Angela Shih, chair of the mechanical engineering department, has seen the plight unfold in her classes: Financially strapped students unable or unwilling to pay $250 for a textbook who end up limping through their courses, often failing them. “A lot…
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Gloria Concha, a longtime staff member dedicated to students and service at Cal Poly Pomona, died April 26. She was 68. Concha (’85, liberal studies), a financial aid counselor, began working at the university in 1985. The La Puente resident…
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