Barry Bell’s harshest critic when he was having a bad game wasn’t Cal Poly Pomona basketball coach Greg Kamansky. It was Makhiya Jones-Robinson, Bell’s 10-year-old sister. She wanted to know why the graduating senior missed so many three-pointers or didn’t…
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Even from a young age, Jessenya Hernandez had a keen sense of justice and fairness. She saw her father work hard to provide for her and her siblings, and even though there were tough times, she knew she was more…
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Steven Spielberg once said, “The delicate balance mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” Graduating senior Tia Breininger was given that opportunity during her time as a Collins College…
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Alyssa Hall came to Cal Poly Pomona determined to be successful. And when she crosses the stage to receive her bachelor’s degree in management and human resources Saturday, June 11, Hall will leave the university a winner in more ways…
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The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree for Cinthya Urrego. She has seen her parents work hard since emigrating from Colombia to give their four children the chance for a better life in the United States. For Urrego, hard…
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More than 6,200 bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree candidates will cross the stage to accept their diplomas at Cal Poly Pomona’s 60th annual commencement ceremonies from Friday to Sunday, June 10 to 12. Each of the eight colleges will hold…
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Shanthi Srinivas, associate vice president for academic planning, policy and faculty affairs, has announced that she will retire on Aug. 2, capping a career at Cal Poly Pomona that has spanned nearly three decades. “Working at Cal Poly Pomona has…
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Ethnomusicology Professor Jessie Vallejo got an inkling during a live teaching demonstration that students wanted to see mariachi music come to Cal Poly Pomona. Although the demonstration, which was part of the interview process for her job, was on Chinese…
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Some of the offices within the Division of Administrative Affairs are being realigned and restructured to improve services and professional opportunities for employees and give greater attention to the prevention of institutional risks. The changes are being implemented after consultation…
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Cal Poly Pomona has selected a new vice president to lead Administrative Affairs, the university division that provides a diverse selection of services including police, facilities maintenance and construction, human resources, student accounting and finance. Danielle Manning, a senior administrator…
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