Cal Poly Pomona is ranked No. 2 Best Colleges for Veterans in the West in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 U.S. Best Colleges ranking. The list’s western region covers 15 states, and 115 schools were ranked. This fall,…
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Students familiar with Cal Poly Pomona’s Veterans Resource Center know that it’s more than just a space for military-affiliated students to receive guidance and resources — it’s a lifeline. Staff, faculty, student, and university partners all play an important role,…
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As he was planning his post-college next steps, Minsoo Choi, a mechanical engineering master’s student, knew that securing an internship would be critical to launching his career. However, getting noticed by a potential employer was a different story. Choi had…
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Some of the greatest legacies start on a blank page. The Veteran’s Resource Center at Cal Poly Pomona, now 10 years strong, began as a mere scribble on a piece of paper before it became the primary source of support…
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Sommarani (Mayra) Chan’s focus in nutrition stems from two personal experiences: when she was seven, her mom had a stroke at age 39; when she left the army in 2014, her transition to civilian life was aided by exercising and…
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An annual career event hosted by the Veterans Resource Center helped Jamie Orozco secure a summer internship with Northrop Grumman, but not before he received three rejections. Orozco first met a representative from the aerospace and defense technology at Future…
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On Jan. 30, Sommarani (Mayra) Chan, a master’s student in agriculture, visited Washington, D.C., for the first time. She ended her trip sitting in the gallery of the U.S. Congress listening to President Donald Trump give his first State the…
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Cal Poly Pomona’s highly successful program for converting military training and experience into transferable college credit will be the working model for a $2-million California Award for Innovation in Higher Education Program joint grant initiative. A consortium consisting of Saddleback…
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Student veterans Bret Timmons and Ryan Anderson have transformed a corner of AGRIscapes into a hotbed for plant research. The agriculture students converted two cargo containers into hydroponic pods. The Marine veterans wanted to create a place where students could…
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