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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Students will get to dine for free and ask university leaders questions at the upcoming quarterly Pizza with the Presidents. The hour-long Q&A will be held on Tuesday, May 2 from noon to 1 p.m. in the University Quad. President Soraya M.…
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The committee for the 2017 George P. Hart Award for Outstanding Faculty Leadership is now accepting nominations. The faculty member chosen for the prestigious award will be someone who displays the highest traditions of academic life and Professor Hart’s outstanding…
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A poetry reading, workshops and a scavenger hunt are among the activities planned to celebrate National Library Week. The University Library will kick off the festivities on Monday, April 10, with poetry reading followed by a workshop for managing test…
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Many of them came to Cal Poly Pomona as first-generation college students, not knowing a soul and uncertain about how to navigate the intricacies of a large university. Just two quarters in, Latino and African American first-year male students participating…
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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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