For many students, just getting through college under the best of circumstances can prove challenging. It’s an even bigger feat for foster youth often grappling with separation, loss and trauma. This year, 10 graduates of the university’s Renaissance Scholars program,…
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Many people watching a terrible television show might think they could do a better job acting. Some might have the audacity say it, and others – like graduating theatre student Mary Hill – will have the guts to prove it.…
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Two top Disney executives, Chipotle’s chief of HR and the president of Harvey Mudd College are the featured guest speakers at Cal Poly Pomona’s 62nd Commencement ceremonies, from June 8 to 10. About 6,600 students are graduating with bachelor’s, master’s…
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It’s where the pomp and circumstance of tradition gives way to the jubilation of a cultural heritage celebration. For decades, Cal Poly Pomona graduates have participated in cultural graduation ceremonies, donning specialized sashes, leis and tassels. Dance troupes and drummers…
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Get ready to turn your tassels and leave Cal Poly Pomona with a sense of accomplishment and pride. Here’s what you need to know about the 62nd annual commencement ceremonies. Commencement happens over the course of three days: Friday June…
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About 5,000 students participated in the 61st annual commencement ceremonies this past weekend. “It is no small thing to earn a college degree. It takes perseverance and a sense of purpose,” President Soraya M. Coley told the graduates. “My hope…
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Free parking in lots throughout campus for graduates, their families and friends will help usher in Commencement 2017 ceremonies from Friday, June 9, through Sunday, June 11. A shuttle service to the Commencement site from Lot M will be offered…
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Before the first graduate at Commencement sets foot on the University Quad stage, crews from the Department of Facilities Management will have performed their magic to make the venue a showcase. Workers from custodial, landscape, and building and mechanical services…
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Rehana Parekh emigrated from Pakistan to the United States at the age of 20, eager to enroll in college. She took courses at Mount San Antonio College, where she quickly distinguished herself as an avid student with a hunger for…
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Frank Garcia, the College of Engineering valedictorian, grew up in Huntington Park with a natural interest in engineering. “I had two brothers who went into engineering (one at Cal Poly Pomona). My dad, an electrician, has a way of being…
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