Leslie Rivers, a professor emerita from the theatre department, recently won a National Indies Excellence Award for her novel “Fiery Star: The Journals of Emma Rose Lightfoot.” Rivers won the top prize in the regional fiction west category. She also…
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California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis shared her personal story and congratulated the Class of 2019 at Cal Poly Pomona’s College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences. Kounalakis, a member of the CSU Board of Trustees, is the daughter of a…
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Hope and the doggedness of the human race underscore the menagerie of trial and tribulation that plague the Antrobus Family in Thornton Wilder’s comedy-drama, “The Skin of Our Teeth.” The Department of Theatre and New Dance’s production opened March 15…
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The Cal Poly Pomona Department of Theatre and New Dance will tackle complex topics such as race, immigration and relationships in its productions for the 2017-18 season. The department will bring seven productions to the stage – three in the…
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The Department of Theatre and New Dance is introducing a modern take on the Shakespeare classic, “The Taming of the Shrew.” Directed by C. Julian White, an associate professor in the theatre department, the play tells the story of a…
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Sabrina Lemmon can shift easily from working with a socket wrench at Temple City Powersports to taking lecture notes for her classes at Cal Poly Pomona. Making those kinds of abrupt adjustments have been part of Lemmon’s detour-filled path to…
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Human connection, technology and relationships are taking the spotlight in the Department of Theatre and New Dance’s next production – “Dead Man’s Cell Phone.” The play opens with a woman answering the cell phone of a stranger next to her,…
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More than 5,400 students participated in the 59th annual commencement ceremonies this past weekend, earning bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. Videos of the individual commencement ceremonies are posted online. University photographer Tom Zasadzinski posted photo galleries from each ceremony on…
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Within the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences, there are many internship opportunities, but one stands out among the rest: The Panetta Institute Congressional Internship in Washington, D.C. These interns serve as part of the general staff in a…
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Editor’s Note: The scheduled performer for the May 21 master class and evening performance has changed. This post has been updated to reflect the change. From a Chilean “princess of rock” to a Grammy Award-nominated classical guitarist to events featuring…
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