Thousands of student volunteers have shown their pride over seven decades by creating an annual Cal Poly Universities Rose Parade float. But only Bob Pettis can say he rode atop one for five hours overnight in freezing temperatures while clinging to…
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Laura P. Diaz, a junior studying sociology, will be Cal Poly Pomona’s recipient of a California State University 2019 Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement. She will receive the award during the CSU Board of Trustees meeting on Sept. 24. The…
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The highly anticipated building expansion for The Collins College of Hospitality Management will begin construction this summer. The 12,100 square-foot building is expected to be completed by late 2015 and provide essential space for classrooms, group study rooms, a student…
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The Collins College of Hospitality Management has come a long way since 1973, when it began as a program in the College of Business Administration. Its growth has been fueled in large part by the generosity of donors. When the…
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The pennies sliding around in the car console, the forgotten dollar bill between the couch cushions, or the jar of change in your dresser might not look like a lot of money, but it has the power to change a…
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Some graduates give back by writing a check. Some graduates give back by volunteering their time. Mary Jane Ashley gave back by donating a goat. Ashley, a recent teacher credential program graduate, sold her goat at the Southern California Fair…
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President Ortiz talks in this week’s video update about the response to his retirement announcement, the faculty/staff campaign and the Rose Float design contest. Ortiz thanked those who have sent him and his wife kind notes and messages since his…
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Jennifer Ramirez was on the verge of dropping out. It was the middle of midterms, and the pressure in her family life was making her doubt her future at Cal Poly Pomona. That’s when Reggie Keys and Sam Berry arrived.…
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The CSU Board of Trustees this week adopted a new policy that caps compensation for newly-hired presidents to no more than 10 percent above the outgoing president¿s base pay.
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Robert Lawrence Balzer, the nation¿s preeminent wine journalist who in 2008 donated his writings, photos and many wine artifacts to the university¿s Special Collections Library, died Dec. 1. He was 99. Balzer was a prolific author and popular educator, writing…
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