Earl Gales Jr., a founding member of the Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation Board and an alumnus whose senior thesis helped establish the LA Metro system, died Nov. 20. He was 73. Gales’ (’72, urban and regional planning) thesis became…
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A $400,000 gift from a Southern California couple committed to architecture education rewards the efforts of Cal Poly Pomona students designing real-world projects in a comprehensive housing design studio. The gift, which provides 10 $5,000 merit awards to architecture students,…
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Hispanic Outlook on Education ranks Cal Poly Pomona No. 1 among polytechnic universities and No. 18 among all U.S. universities for the number of Hispanic students graduating with Bachelor degrees in 2019-20. The university is also No. 2 nationally for…
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For Corey Norman, the journey from the mean streets of the west side of Tampa, Fla., to the five-year architecture program at Cal Poly Pomona took many years and many detours. But now that he is set to walk across…
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Bob Weis arrived at Cal Poly Pomona as a freshman pursuing a theater degree. A professor’s praise of his design skills inspired Weis to shift his focus and pursue a degree in architecture. Forty-one years later, it’s safe to say…
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Cal Poly Pomona architecture student Christopher Ornelas will receive a 2020 CSU Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement, the CSU’s highest recognition of student success. One student from each of the 23 CSU campuses receives this distinction each year. Ornelas will…
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Henry Woo’s exemplary work designing and building public education facilities in the San Gabriel Valley merited distinction from a congressman. Woo (’77, architecture; 85, master’s in architecture) was recently honored by U.S. Representative Gilbert Cisneros (CA-39) with the 2020 Asian…
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It took eight years and a decisive switch of majors for Lenore Roberts (’20, architecture) to get to this point: graduation. Three years into the art program at Cal State Fullerton, Roberts pivoted to architecture at Cal Poly Pomona, a five-year commitment…
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Professor Lauren Weiss Bricker has been appointed interim dean of the College of Environmental Design following the retirement of Michael Woo. Her one-year appointment begins Aug. 19. Bricker, a professor of architecture for 20 years, is the current director of…
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The team of Paraday Sarun, Mariana Uy and Matthew Rivera, all architecture students from the class of 2019, won the Los Angeles Business Council’s 2019 Julius Shulman Emerging Talent Award, following their presentation to industry leaders. Each year the Los…
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