Assistant Professor Hyeryung Hwang in the Department of Interdisciplinary General Education has been selected to receive the Victor J. Emmett Memorial Award for her essay analyzing Colombian writer Juan Gabriel Vásquez’s novel “The Sound of Things Falling.” Each year, the Victor J. Emmett…
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When the Cal Poly Pomona faculty learned they would be teaching remotely because of the circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, they immediately began adjusting their approach to the virtual format. “It was ‘How do we bring the hands-on experience into the…
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A team of students and faculty from the Huntley College of Agriculture and the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies was selected as one of the winners in a regional contest in how to make Los Angeles County communities more sustainable.…
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The COVID-19 pandemic put faculty to the test, giving professors and instructors just a few days mid-semester to convert their courses to a remote/virtual instruction format. Virtual instruction will continue in the fall, so this summer, Cal Poly Pomona is…
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From enhancing passion for pursuit of higher degrees to restoring historic national landmarks to studying galaxies far, far away, the 2019-20 Provost’s Award for Excellence winners earned the highest distinction for Cal Poly Pomona faculty members in distinctly different ways.…
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The second round of the Association of Colleges and University Educators (ACUE) program launched in January, with 31 Cal Poly Pomona faculty members from across the university taking part. The ACUE “Course on Effective Teaching Practices” is a two-semester, structured online…
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Sharyn Fisk, an assistant professor of accounting, has been appointed to lead the Internal Revenue Service’s Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). She will take a leave of absence from Cal Poly Pomona and assume her new role early next year.…
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A new initiative has been launched to make Cal Poly Pomona the employer of choice for faculty members and offer them support at every stage of their career. The Lifecycle of the Professoriate aligns with the university’s Strategic Plan, which…
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Biological Sciences Professor Steve Alas has helped thousands of students enter graduate school and launch careers in STEM fields. These Cal Poly Pomona students, many from modest means and the first in their families to attend college, have participated in…
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Michael Woo, the first urban planner, the first Asian American and second-longest-serving dean of the College of Environmental Design, is retiring after 10 years of service. Lauren Bricker, professor of architecture and director of the ENV Archives-Special Collections, begins her…
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