Southern California’s dry heat was a familiar warmth to Aneika Solomon Garcia. The weather reminded her of her grandparents’ land, a two-acre parcel about the size of two soccer fields, in Trinidad and Tobago where she grew up. They grew…
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Drew Godoy-Sauceda came to his advisor with a spreadsheet filled with mounting expenses and growing concerns that he wouldn’t be able to pay for tuition and fees. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the senior mechanical engineering student’s paid internship hours…
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The Education Specialist Credential Program has been awarded an additional $20,000 grant from the California State University system to train new special education teachers through its teacher-residency program offered in partnership with Upland Unified School District (UUSD). The grant program is part of…
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Cal Poly Pomona is No. 15 nationally and the top California State University in Money Magazine’s list of the “Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value 2020.” The annual listing, which was published today, is based on multiple measures of…
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When PolyCentric first checked in with Lauren Ruiz, an incoming Cal Poly Pomona freshman and self-avowed cowgirl, she was gearing up for a long, fun summer of horseback riding in New Mexico. That was in May, and she was excited…
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The Department of Education recently wrapped up its new Summer Start program offering teacher education courses remotely. The Summer Start program allows students to save time and money by earning their teaching credential in one year, which normally takes between…
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University President Soraya M. Coley welcomed the campus community to the 2020-21 academic school year with a virtual celebration. The annual Convocation, held Monday, Aug. 17, included a Native American blessing of the land, a nod to new faculty and…
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When the Cal Poly Pomona faculty learned they would be teaching remotely because of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, they immediately began adjusting their approach to the virtual format. “It was ‘How do we bring the hands-on experience into the…
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Cal Poly Pomona is canceling the annual Pumpkin Festival scheduled for this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, and will instead sell pumpkins to be made available in alternative ways. Festival organizers are growing the pumpkins at Cal Poly Pomona’s…
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The Cal Poly Pomona outreach program Introduce a Girl to Engineering received a 2020 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. The annual awards recognize people and programs that make a significant difference in encouraging and inspiring…
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