In fall 2020, Cal Poly Pomona’s Reading, Advising, and Mentoring Program (RAMP) secured renewed federal funding that will sustain a vital student success program for underrepresented students. The U.S. Department of Education has granted RAMP $2.2 million in funds that…
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Despite the effects of COVID-19 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, there will be plenty of volunteer opportunities on Jan. 18 thanks to the Cal Poly Pomona Center for Community Engagement and L.A. WORKS, a local non-profit volunteer action…
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At her high school in suburban Boston, Iris Levine’s aptitude tests earmarked her for a career as an accountant. Her mother sounded a different note. “If you want to go to school for accounting, you’ll live at home and go…
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The Tournament of Roses will feature a behind-the-scenes look at the Cal Poly Universities’ Rose Float program during a televised New Year’s Day special. The segment will showcase the year-long process of creating award-winning floats each year, including design, construction…
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From dinosaurs to a giant beer stein, from Pi Day and World Book Day to the Hindu holiday of Holi, creativity exploded during Cal Poly Universities Home-Brew Rose Float Competition. Students from both the Pomona and San Luis Obispo campuses…
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For millions of online players, Minecraft is about collaborating and competing to build fantasy worlds. For first-year Cal Poly Pomona engineering teams who have yet to take an in-person class due to the pandemic, this semester’s MEP Minecraft Challenge took…
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Six horses bred at the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center took first place or other top honors this fall at a national competition. The horses all competed Oct. 23-31 at the U.S. National Arabian Horse Show in Tulsa, Okla., which…
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First-year students took on social issues from gun violence to mental health awareness at the 2nd Annual Learn Through Discovery (LTD) First Year Experience (FYE) Showcase. Over 250 faculty, staff, students, and guests attended the virtual event on Dec. 1.…
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The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $1.1 million grant to the College of Education and Integrative Studies in 2017 to help alleviate the shortage of special education teachers throughout Southern California. Now in its fourth year, the grant has been…
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Alex Armendariz’s mom encouraged him and his siblings to earn university degrees, not solely for the salary potential they could bring, but for the doors that education could open in their lives. One of those doors led Armendariz to connect…
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