For 18 years, Cal Poly Pomona has partnered with predominantly African American faith-based organizations in the local community as part of the California State University (CSU) Super Sunday initiative to share the power of a college education. This year, President…
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Cal Poly Pomona recently hosted 37 participants from across the nation at the 19th Annual Leadership and Mentoring Institute (LMI) — a weeklong forum designed to develop and advance African American higher education leaders into senior-level positions. The in-depth program…
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A pilot study to help close the equity gap and improve the graduation rates of underrepresented minority students in the apparel merchandising and management (AMM) program will receive a $48,000 grant from the CSU. The project, titled “Developing Culturally Relevant…
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Cal Poly Pomona will use funding from a new $5 million U.S. Department of Education grant to increase student research opportunities, establish transfer pathways with partnering community colleges and create an advisory board of industry leaders in the science and…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s graduation rates rose across all categories for students starting as freshmen and as transfer students. The result was more than 7,400 students earning their degrees as members of the Class of 2021, the largest graduating class in…
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Drew Godoy-Sauceda came to his advisor with a spreadsheet filled with mounting expenses and growing concerns that he wouldn’t be able to pay for tuition and fees. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the senior mechanical engineering student’s paid internship hours…
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Students with disabilities will continue to receive individualized support through academic advising, peer mentorship and tutoring, workshops and networking, thanks to a five-year, $2 million federal grant to Cal Poly Pomona. The Achievement, Retention, and Commitment to Higher Education Success…
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Cal Poly Pomona highlighted the university’s efforts to bolster student success and support those struggling with food insecurity, mental health and housing instability at a California Senate hearing. The special hearing of the Senate Select Committee on Student Success, which…
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Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis sampled fresh orange and red watermelon from the Farm Store, dropped by the Veterans Resource Center and toured the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies during a visit to Cal Poly Pomona. Kounalakis is no stranger to…
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University President Soraya M. Coley revved up the Fall Conference crowd with a kickoff video that showcased both the campus and her need for speed. The video shown at the Aug. 19 Convocation, an event that ushers in the start…
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