Emily Velasco sits perched behind a desk cluttered with paper, an oversized mint-green owl coffee mug and jars of peanut butter, honey and hot sauce. She stares at a duo of computer screens, clicking through the Facebook pages she follows.…
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The Rev. Jamie Washington strolled to center stage, turned toward the audience and bellowed a surprise. The attendees at the 25th annual Unity Luncheon may have expected to hear the opening lines of a speech, but what they got was…
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Maya Soetoro-Ng enthralled the crowd with a talk on a topic she knows very well – peace. Soetoro-Ng, director of the University of Hawaii Manoa’s Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace & Conflict resolution and former President Barack Obama’s younger…
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Cal Poly Pomona has added two gender-inclusive restrooms to campus in an effort to provide access to facilities for all students, staff and faculty, including gender non-conforming individuals. The restrooms, located in the Union Plaza (Old Stables), include one single-stall…
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An Ivy League-educated author and activist who didn’t learn to read until age 12 will serve as the speaker for Cal Poly Pomona’s disABILITY Awareness Day. Jonathan Mooney will discuss his experiences and advocacy at noon, Tuesday, Feb. 21, in…
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A longtime Cal Poly Pomona anthropology professor who studies violence among prehistoric people in California has been published in a prestigious journal. Professor Mark Allen’s study, titled “Resource scarcity drives lethal aggression among prehistoric hunter-gathers in central California,” was published…
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The Winter 2017 Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival will include two evening performances and several master classes with top new musical guest artists. Hosted by Cal Poly Pomona music professor and Grammy nominated pianist Nadia Shpachenko, the festival’s concert…
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Maya Soetoro-Ng, director of the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Spark M. Matsunaga Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution and the younger sister of former President Barack Obama, will visit Cal Poly Pomona to discuss her work in the area…
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The college library of the future won’t be known as a repository for books. It won’t leave students to their own devices when they are conducting research or looking for materials. The library of the future will emphasize service. The…
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Mike Manalo-Pedro wears many hats in his role as coordinator of Undocumented Student Services. He is part advisor, part mentor and part confidante for the approximately 600 self-reported AB-540 students at Cal Poly Pomona, many of them undocumented. AB 540…
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