Charged with curating opportunities for experiential learning, discovery and innovation, Olukemi “Kemi” Sawyerr has been appointed as Cal Poly Pomona’s Associate Vice President for Academic Innovation. Sawyerr, who joined the university in 2002, has served as the Interim AVP for Academic Innovation since August of 2018,…
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The Student Innovation Idea Labs (SIIL) hosted a series of events in March to celebrate their five years on the Cal Poly Pomona campus. Overall, 274 members of the CPP community participated in workshops and events showcasing the SIIL’s three…
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Some of the most creative spaces on the Cal Poly Pomona campus, the Student Innovation Idea Labs (SIIL), are celebrating five years of existence in 2020, which also marks the tenth year that the adjoining ESTEAM program has provided students…
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The year 2018 proved to be a memorable one for Cal Poly Pomona. From the switch to semesters to the largest incoming and graduating classes in history to the Broncos men’s soccer team capturing its third regional title in four…
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The latest Difference Makers highlights the Student Innovation Idea Lab. Led by Professor Olukemi Sawyerr, the “iLab” fosters student creativity and innovation and serves as a training ground for entrepreneurship.…
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President Soraya M. Coley shares highlights of important campus activities and accomplishments in her mid-fall semester communication to the university community. …
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Innovation Orchard is a new open-space environment for student startup teams to discuss ideas, collaborate, and reach their entrepreneurial goals. Founded by the Cal Poly Pomona iLab and located at Ganesha High School, the space gives students the resources to implement…
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After years of planning and in partnership with a local high school, Cal Poly Pomona’s new lab, designed as an entrepreneurial incubator to turn bright ideas into market-ready realities, is getting down to business. Cal Poly Pomona and Ganesha High…
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When Olukemi Sawyerr was tapped in 2015 to get the iLab up and running, her to-do list included finding a space where students could transform their nascent business and product ideas from paper to prototype. With a lab just big…
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