Recording artist and Cal Poly Pomona Music Professor Nadia Shpachenko is on the Grammy Award ballot. The pianist shared news on social media that her album “Woman at the New Piano” made the ballot for the 58th annual awards. The…
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Renowned artist and music department Professor Nadia Shpachenko welcomes a variety of guest artists and composers to present master classes and concert performances as part of the Fall 2015 Shpachenko & Friends Chamber Music Festival. In addition to performances and classes by…
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For music Professor Nadia Shpachenko, one of the most enjoyable aspects of playing piano is performing fresh and innovative pieces written by contemporary composers. “I love playing new music and premiering pieces,” she says. “It’s important to be passionate about…
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Jack Fong, an associate professor of sociology at Cal Poly Pomona, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of living in a diverse city. This article ran on wallethub.com on Oct. 17, 2015.…
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A vocal scholarship fundraiser, a composition workshop, and performances by faculty and students are among the highlights of the music department’s fall series of events. The series kicks off Wednesday, Oct. 21 with faculty chamber music played by Professor Peter…
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Clinical ethicist at Pomona Valley Hospital and Cal Poly Pomona professor of philosophy David Adams says the newly passed assisted-suicide law is a “gamechanger” because California is the largest state to pass it, which in terms of raw numbers will…
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Fall Conference kicks off Monday, Sept. 21, with convocation, a State of the University address from President Soraya M. Coley, and an inaugural blessing from a tribal elder. Kim Marcus (Serrano & Cahuilla), culture director and head counselor at Noli…
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Double, double, toil and trouble is coming to campus—but with some new twists. The Southern California Shakespeare Festival, also known as SCSF, has been a fixture on the campus for 10 years. For their eleventh season, they are performing “Macbeth.”…
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When John Pohlmann began his career as a history professor more than a half century ago, the world was a starkly different place. President John Kennedy had been assassinated, the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 had passed, and students…
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Staff Council honored this year’s Outstanding Staff at the Staff Appreciation Week morning reception on June 15. The recipients were recognized for their job performance, relationship with campus community, university-wide involvement and years of service. The Outstanding Staff for 2015…
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