Cal Poly Pomona’s polytechnic ethos runs deep. It’s been part of the curriculum from its inception, giving students what they need to thrive and adapt in a changing world of work. Voorhis Chapel and Students. 1930s Cal Poly opens on…
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The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education has named Cal Poly Pomona to its “Top 100 Colleges and Universities for Hispanics: 2017” list. The university was ranked #22 for the most bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students in 2015 and #56…
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Fourteen Cal Poly Pomona students attended a three-week study abroad course this summer in Costa Rica to learn about tropical sustainable agriculture. The class was hosted by The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, known by its acronym, CATIE (Centro…
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By Dan Lee Farming flows in Fabiola Perez’s blood. Both of her parents’ families have long worked in agriculture. And as a child growing up in Santa Maria, Calif., Perez helped her father work in the strawberry fields and grow…
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A former state agriculture secretary and a prominent attorney are the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture’s honorees for this year’s Jim Hicks Agricultural Achievement Award. Former California Food & Agriculture Secretary A.G. Kawamura and attorney George H. Soares are…
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Los Olivos has partnered with the Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture to serve produce that is grown on campus. “Using fruits and vegetables grown at Cal Poly Pomona is extremely important,” says Arnold Zavalza, executive chef at Los Olivos.…
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Former College of Ag student Kim Rhode is bringing home her sixth Olympic medal in skeet shooting after participating in the 2016 summer games in Rio de Janeiro. She earned a bronze. Rhode, a onetime food marketing and agribusiness management…
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A new program has formed to encourage more college students to pursue careers in agriculture and place them in industry jobs after graduation. The Western Growers Ag Association has partnered with Cal Poly Pomona and UC Davis to launch the…
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Nine Cal Poly Pomona students got a glimpse of agriculture’s high-tech future during a three-day trip through Northern California and the Salinas Valley in mid-June. The students were part of a cohort in a collaborative project known as the Careers…
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