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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Two students in the College of Education and Integrative Studies have been named Presidential Scholars, the highest form of recognition a student can receive at Cal Poly Pomona. Every year, 25 students are selected to receive the scholarship based on…
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Admission deadlines, efforts to bolster the graduation rates and support programs to help students succeed were among the topics discussed when Cal Poly Pomona hosted meetings with area high school and community college leaders. More than 50 administrators attended the…
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Service-learning courses in the music department give Cal Poly Pomona students an opportunity to work with the university’s community partners such as the Pomona Unified School District. The classes also enable the students to extend the learn-by-doing approach beyond the…
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When Olukemi Sawyerr was tapped in 2015 to get the iLab up and running, her to-do list included finding a space where students could transform their nascent business and product ideas from paper to prototype. With a lab just big…
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A partnership that helps underprivileged Latino high school students get accepted into Cal Poly Pomona and other universities has earned a 2017 Promising Practices Award. Pomona TRANSFERmation creates pathways for students in the Pomona Unified School District to attend two-…
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Gregarious, outgoing and possessing an easy laugh, James Bell didn’t have trouble relating to students when he arrived at Cal Poly Pomona in 1968. “He was very kind, very sweet, thoughtful, meticulous in detail, really fair-minded,” recalled daughter Elena Bell…
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A celebration of the life of James Bell, a revered and trailblazing administrator at Cal Poly Pomona, is scheduled Saturday, April 30. The memorial will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at Kellogg West. Registration is not required. In lieu…
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Representatives from Cal Poly Pomona and Pomona Unified School District are being recognized at the White House this week due to a partnership the institutions developed to help underprivileged Hispanic youths get into college. The university has long had agreements…
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Marveling at the blender attached to a modified bicycle, students from Westmont Elementary in Pomona spin the pedals to whip up a fruit smoothie. Across the field, students from the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies lead a demonstration for students…
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