The first time that President Soraya M. Coley heard the dynamic voice of Sarah De Herrera, she told the singer that she wanted her to perform at the next presidential event. That pledge was kept as De Herrera, who is…
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President Soraya M. Coley and her husband have boldly declared their belief and commitment in Cal Poly Pomona’s mission by establishing the Ron and Soraya Coley Endowment Fund, pledging $100,000 to it. The Coleys have been a part of the…
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Mary Ashley Cherney was more than 2,600 miles away from Cal Poly Pomona, but she was here in spirit at the Investiture of President Soraya M. Coley. Cherney, a political science student with minors in Spanish and multicultural leadership, signed…
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Freeman A. Hrabowski III challenged university President Soraya M. Coley and the campus community to think about three ideals in relation to Cal Poly Pomona’s mission – curiosity, continuous learning and grit. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore…
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The last time Cal Poly Pomona held an Investiture on campus, in 1991, the Internet was something that would scarcely register in the minds of most people. It wasn’t until that year, in fact, that the World Wide Web was…
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University President Soraya M. Coley received valuable messages about hope, pride, and resilience in the face of seemingly unsurmountable obstacles from her parents, family and community growing up. Those early lessons about overcoming adversity gave her the wings to soar…
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Amid a backdrop of colorful regalia and academic tradition, Soraya M. Coley was officially conferred as the sixth president of Cal Poly Pomona at a historic Investiture ceremony on Feb. 5. University leaders, campus representatives and colleagues from academic institutions…
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The Investiture of President Soraya M. Coley on Feb. 5 ushers in her era as the sixth president of Cal Poly Pomona. More than 1,000 people, ranging from the California State University administration to students to alumni, watched history unfold.…
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An educator TIME magazine once named to its “100 Most Influential People in the World” list will help celebrate the installation of Cal Poly Pomona’s sixth president. Freeman A. Hrabowski III, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC),…
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President Soraya M. Coley made history in 2015 when she became Cal Poly Pomona’s sixth president of the university and the first woman and African American to hold the position. A little more than a year after she took the…
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