A group of local school districts, community colleges and Cal Poly Pomona are the recipients of a $2.5 million grant to prepare more underrepresented students to complete college degrees and find careers in engineering and computer science. The grant comes…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s artificial intelligence text-messaging robot, Billy Chat, will be part of a study that explores student engagement with chatbots. The Office of Student Success, Equity and Innovation (OSSEI) is partnering on the research project titled Student Engagement with…
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The philanthropic Stupski Foundation has awarded Cal Poly Pomona a grant to support advisor wellness. With the $17,000 grant, the Office of Student Success, Equity & Innovation’s University Advising team will promote wellbeing programming to over 70 staff academic advisors…
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Students, faculty and staff across the Cal Poly Pomona campus will read Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” as part of the annual Common Read program. This community initiative encourages all CPP students, staff, faculty and friends to read and engage…
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Cal Poly Pomona honored the 2021-22 Outstanding Advisors for their unwavering commitment to student success at an annual awards reception on April 26. The awards recognized exceptional faculty and staff advisors, as well as an outstanding advising program. The Outstanding…
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Cecilia Santiago-González, Assistant Vice President – Strategic Initiatives for Student Success, has been named an Outstanding Advising Administrator by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). NACADA’s Excellence in Advising Awards recognize individuals who demonstrate qualities and practices that make significant…
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Jamil Zaki, a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory, will speak about his book “The War for Kindness” on November 16 at 4 p.m. Registration for the Zoom event is free…
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Cal Poly Pomona honored the 2019-20 and 2020-21 Outstanding Advisors for their unwavering commitment to student success at an annual awards reception on April 22. In a first-ever Zoom ceremony, the awards recognized exceptional faculty and staff advisors, as well…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s largest book club has chosen its pick for the 2021-22 academic year: Jamil Zaki’s “The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World.” The Cal Poly Pomona First Year Experience Committee selected the book for the Common…
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In fall 2020, Cal Poly Pomona’s Reading, Advising, and Mentoring Program (RAMP) secured renewed federal funding that will sustain a vital student success program for underrepresented students. The U.S. Department of Education has granted RAMP $2.2 million in funds that…
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