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Early Intervention Strategy provides extra support during remote instruction
By Amanda Coscarelli, Feb. 23, 2021 The Office of Student Success is working to improve the Early Intervention Strategy that aims to provide students with extra assistance they may need during online learning. The Early Intervention Strategy, with the help of Cal Poly Pomona faculty, connects students with resources that can provide academic, mental health and career related support.
Womxn of Color Panel sparks empowerment and community belonging
By Samantha Lopez, Feb. 23, 2021 Cal Poly Pomona’s Womxn’s Resource Center hosted its free event, Womxn of Color Panel, on Feb. 15, featuring five panelists women of color panelists discussing their journey to acceptance and belonging in their campus positions at CPP. Womxn’s Resource Center’s Coordinator Maria Cerce said the event highlighted role models from various walks of life.
ASI Board of Directors approves price increase for Campus Recreation personal training
By David Herbold, Feb. 23, 2021 The ASI Board of Directors approved changes to structure and a price increase for virtual coaching and personal training during its meeting on Feb. 18. Iván Serrano, Campus Recreation fitness coordinator, presented the new structure in preparation for a return to campus. Serrano’s presentation detailed what Campus Recreation is introducing as a new form of virtual one-on-one exercise interaction.
CPP students and faculty continue research amid pandemic
By Allen Valdez and Jonathon Frias, Feb. 23, 2021 With the pandemic spurring new methods of research, faculty and students at Cal Poly Pomona are starting to explore broader topics related to COVID-19. The effects are apparent at CPP, where research studies have been altered and additionally, others have been given the opportunity to do some research on their own.
Faculty union continues fight for COVID-19 relief | The Poly Post
By Alexander Osornio, Feb. 23, 2021 The California Faculty Association demanded the California State University system adopt the CFA proposal for a COVID-19 relief plan in a virtual town hall hosted on Feb. 18. The CFA proposal includes paid administrative leave and workload reduction for CSU faculty and staff.
CPP RAMP program RAMPs up funding to students in need
By Diana Vasquez, Feb. 16, 2021 With a $2.2 million increase in funding, Cal Poly Pomona’s Reading, Advising, and Mentoring Program plans to offer a grant of $650 to a minimum of 20 RAMP students while continuing to provide panels for financial skills, career advising and remaining a community to low-income, first-generation and students with disabilities.
Office of Undergraduate Research to host first-ever virtual student research conference
By Elizabeth Casillas, Feb. 16, 2021 Cal Poly Pomona’s Office of Undergraduate Research is preparing to host the first-ever virtual Student Research, Scholarship & Creative Activities Conference on March 6 to showcase student research and academic activities. The Student RSCA Conference is held every year, and undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to share their work and research. All majors are welcome, and students can present on topics outside their major as well.
Humboldt State undergoes self-study to be designated third CSU polytechnic
By Jackson Pham, Feb. 16, 2021 Last November, Humboldt State began its self-study to determine if it qualifies to become the third polytechnic university in the California State University system, hoping to join the ranks of Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. However, with only a handful of polytechnic universities in the United States, its inclusion as a polytechnic institute raises questions as to the impact it may have on CPP and the CSU system as a whole.
Chancellor Joseph Castro discussed budget, Graduation Initiative 2025 and pandemic safety
By Jizelle Saucedo, Feb. 16, 2021 In a Feb. 11 zoom press conference, California State University Chancellor Joseph Castro aimed the conversation toward the health and safety of students, faculty and staff during the pandemic, as well as the university system’s potential 2021-2022 budget and expectations for the CSU Graduation Initiative 2025. Castro discussed the CSU 2021-2022 budget and intentions for restoring the $299 million funds cut from last year’s budget.
CPP sees record number of fall applicants
By Joshua Hernandez, Feb. 16, 2021 Cal Poly Pomona set a campus record for applications received for the fall 2021 semester. According to an email sent from the Office of the President last week, Cal Poly Pomona received 57,764 undergraduate applications for the upcoming semester; this marks a 4.5% increase in applications than the previous year. Conversely, U.S. college enrollment dropped 2.5% from the previous year, and California alone dropped 6%.
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CPP students learn to navigate virtual job hunts By Jonathan Frias, Feb. 9, 2021 For recent graduates and current students finding their future jobs or internships during a pandemic, one adjustment to the job search has been mastering the art of the virtual interview. Cal Poly Pomona’s Career Center has moved their services online and added specialized workshops that center around acing virtual interviews and finding jobs during a pandemic.
New COVID-19 relief funds, same pandemic
By Isabella Cano, Feb. 9, 2021 Almost 10 months after the disbursal of the first Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a second emergency grant of approximately $48.6 billion has been issued to Cal Poly Pomona under the newly passed Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act. Despite the $17.7 million increase in funds compared to those provided by the original CARES Act, this second relief fund, passed on Dec.
ASI Board of Directors discusses new Inclusive Campus Survey, upcoming ASI elections
By Grace Johnson, Feb. 9, 2021 A new confidential Inclusive Campus Survey is expected to be distributed via email to the Cal Poly Pomona community in hopes of increasing inclusivity on campus. The ASI Board of Directors discussed the survey during its Feb. 4 meeting, stressing it as necessary to understand the steps the board will take to unite the campus community.
CPP AGRIscapes Farm Box is bringing the farm to the community
By Jasmine Smith, Feb. 9, 2021 This semester, Discovery Farm at Cal Poly Pomona AGRIscapes launched the Farm Box — a convenient way for the community to pick up fresh campus produce without the fear of contracting or spreading coronavirus. Farm Box is as simple as it sounds, a box filled with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables that are campus grown. The seasonal produce inside varies from week to week, and customers can customize their orders to what best suits their preferences online.
CPP health leaders promote national All of Us Research Program
By Mark Lizano, Feb. 9, 2021 Cal Poly Pomona was selected as one of five campuses to launch the All of Us Research Program at the collegiate level. The All of Us program, which is in its second semester at CPP, is an effort by the National Institutes of Health to provide precision medicine. It caters health care based on that patients’ individual needs through extensive research.
CPP mourns loss of retired professor and photo illustrator Wayne Rowe
By Samantha Lopez, Feb. 9, 2021 Last month, Cal Poly Pomona’s Wayne Rowe, a retired professor in communication, passed away suddenly. Rowe’s 27 years in teaching and serving as a mentor to his students paved the way for many to follow their dreams. One of his former students, Art Suwansang, kept in close contact with him after leaving CPP to pursue his dreams in photography.
CPP launches LA County’s newest mass COVID-19 vaccination site
By Lauren Muttram, Feb. 6, 2021 Thousands of Los Angeles County residents received a shot at hope as Cal Poly Pomona opened one of the county’s largest COVID-19 vaccination distribution sites on Feb. 5. Parking Structure 2 has been transformed into a 145,000 square-foot site with 16 check-in stations, four pods and a combined total of 48 vaccination stations. The CPP vaccination site will be open to the public seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., depending on state vaccine availability.
CPP student conducts undergraduate research on immigration detention centers
By Diana Vasquez, Feb. 2, 2021 Daniela Navarro, a fourth-year psychology student, along with other undergraduate students from around the country, will present their research findings on the inhumane sanitary conditions during COVID-19 of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Detention Centers on Feb. 11 through a Zoom webinar.
CPP seniors reminisce about in-person campus life
By Grace Johnson, Feb. 2, 2021 Cal Poly Pomona seniors have faced the challenge of finishing their college careers virtually. Although it has been a difficult and sometimes lonely time for many, students enjoy reminiscing about campus life and sharing things they wish they would have utilized more before the COVID-19 pandemic robbed them of an in-person experience.
CPP climbs the charts, receiving high rankings in 2020
By Rachel Ly, Feb. 2, 2021 Cal Poly Pomona is climbing charts as one of the best universities to attend for engineering, hospitality and overall social mobility in 2020, according to third-party rankings. According to Educational Reform Now’s Social Mobility Elevators report, CPP takes the cake as one of the best schools for boosting students’ social mobility out of 1,900 four-year institutions in the United States.
CPP further delays in-person lectures, restricts campus access
By Samantha Lopez, Feb. 2, 2021 Cal Poly Pomona announced last week that the start of in-person instruction would be further delayed until March 1, pushing back on the previously targeted start date of Feb. 8 due to surging COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County. This delay affects the few courses previously approved by the university to have limited in-person instruction.
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