Poly Ink – Welcome to POLY INK, a club founded by students who like to draw

Club 34 (Art & Design)

Art Exhibits- Under our Art Exhibits program we hold exhibitions in the University Art Gallery in Dexter Building as our primary facility. A second satellite facility, the Photo Gallery, is in the alcove at the front circulation desk in Kennedy Library. Our principal exhibition schedule runs in our main gallery, and small exhibits of our photography students’ work run in the satellite gallery. Both of these galleries function as local learning sites where our students are exposed to the display of professional artwork. In these, we plan annual exhibitions representing each of the specific areas and communities of our program—Graphic Design, Photography, Studio/2D, Studio/3D, Faculty, Students, and Graduates. Our students have participated in a wide range of activities from designing exhibition announcements and brochures, to assisting in exhibit designs, to helping pack and unpack artwork at these other sites. Enrollment in the ART 336 Exhibition Design/Museum Studies, while beneficial in providing students with formal theory and practice in the gallery exhibition area of study, is NOT required of all students who participate in or benefit from our Art Exhibits program.

Alpha Psi Omega – APO sponsors student-directed one-act plays, workshops, career days, guest speakers as well as a variety of social, membership-building events.

Smile & Nod – The Theatre Programs enormously popular improv comedy group

Orchesis Dance Company – The Orchesis Dance Company will produce a concert with performances at the Cal Poly Theatre during Winter Quarter. This is their main IRA funded event and the thrust of DANC 345 and DANC 346 activities (although, they also perform locally for community and campus events). The concert will be composed of works created by students enrolled in DANC 345 and 346, the works of professional guest choreographers involved, and the guest works commissioned, and usually includes ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, and ballroom dance. IRA funds also help fund a fall field trip to either Los Angeles or San Francisco where class members take dance classes in an established studio, watch a professional dance concert, and usually participate in an informal concert. These activities are designed to strengthen the technical and artistic base of the company. In the winter, selected students will attend the American College Dance Festival, which is a four day festival, varying in location and season from year to year (next year’s location has not been selected yet). Students will perform one of the dances previously learned in an adjudicated situation, take daily dance classes, and attend workshops, lectures, and nightly concerts. This is an incredible learning opportunity.

Drama
The program objective is to produce three main-stage, faculty directed productions per year in the Cal Poly Theatre. The director and designer of each production are faculty members. Students participate as actors, stage managers, or members of the scenic crew who create the sets, costumes, and props and run the actual production. Students may receive academic credit for any of these activities. Recent productions include Greek and Shakespearean classics, musicals, and world-premiere and Pulitzer Prize-winning plays.

FANS – The Theatre Department's extremely active support group, FANS, is a non-profit organization, established and developed by Cal Poly Theatre Alumni and affiliated with the Cal Poly Alumni Association.

Mat Pica Pi — Mat Pica Pi is the social/service club of the Graphic Communication Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. While the club routinely takes care of department events (WOW Week, Printing Week, Open House, etc.), they also provide club-specific events, such as BBQs, sporting events, movie nights, etc. Overall, Mat Pica Pi tries to increase the camaraderie of the department as well as enhance the "school spirit" a bit in the process.

Technical Association of Graphic Arts

Shakespeare Press Museum
Cal Poly students have the opportunity to enrich their educational experience by managing the operation of a working printing museum. The museum will provide an interdisciplinary experience that incorporates history, graphic communication, art, and theatre, with aspects of mechanics, chemistry, and physics demonstrated in a well-researched historical collection. The collection will incorporate traditional signage and graphics as well as multi-media presentations, all designed and produced by students. Costumed student actors depicting key historical figures such as Benjamin Franklin and Johann Gutenberg will conduct tours and presentations to the public. Students will be integrally involved in all phases of the Shakespeare Press Museum including layout and enhancement of the collection, training of student docents, production of limited edition books, publicity, and financial management of the museum. The museum will provide a valuable experience not only for the students directly participating in the activity, but also for students in a variety of classes including Graphic Communication, Art, History, Theatre, and other majors. It is also anticipated that this IRA will benefit the larger community by offering group tours to elementary schools, groups of senior citizens, and tourists to the Central Coast.

Ensembles – A listing of the Music Department's music groups including links and contacts.

Iota Pi Chapter – A National Honorary Band Fraternity, Kappa Kappa Psi is a co-ed service fraternity whose membership is devoted to serving the college bands and their programs.

Pep Band

University Jazz Club

University Singers Club – Barbershop Quartet - Cal Poly Men's Barbershop Quartet has been selected to represent Cal Poly and compete in the 2002 International Collegiate Barbershop Competition on July 4th in Portland, OR. Only the top 25 out of 500 quartets in the world are invited to compete internationally, and Grand Avenue is among the top 25.

Chamber Orchestra - The chamber orchestra presents a minimum of one concert each quarter. It is also the group out of which various chamber ensembles—strings and wind quintets—are formed throughout the year for recitals, campus events, and community events.

Combined Choirs – The Cal Poly Choirs perform many programs throughout the school year. The literature is selected from a wide range of repertoire including multi-cultural, jazz, and classical. Through their performances, the choir members acquire performance skills that are applicable not only in music but other areas of study as well. As performers in a Cal Poly choir the members serve as an outreach program for the entire university.

Jazz Band – The University Jazz Bands are music department classes taught by Paul Rinzler and William Johnson (MU 170/MU 370 – University Jazz Band and MU 171/MU 371 – Jazz Combo). These classes are performing ensembles open by audition to any Cal Poly student. Class time is spent rehearsing repertoire for public performance and teaching fundamentals of jazz.

Marching Band – Mustang Band membership combines the challenges that college students seek—leadership, creativity, team work, personal growth, and the opportunity to experience the rewards and sense of pride that go along with outstanding achievements. As a performer each member of the band must analyze the marching drill and music to be performed. This analysis and rehearsal will lead to a satisfactory performance based on knowledge and comprehension. Repeated rehearsal and public performance help develop stamina, coordination, teamwork, confidence, and pride. As such, heavy emphasis is placed on regular attendance. Role is taken at each rehearsal using a standardized formula is outlined in the course syllabus. Mustang Band students are members of a close-knit organization who experience a pride that comes from performing in a well-rehearsed field show—something they will remember long after their years at Cal Poly.

Wind Orchestra – The Cal Poly Wind Orchestra program consists of two performing ensembles: Wind Orchestra One consisting of 65 student musicians and Wind Orchestra Two consisting of 50 student musicians. Together these ensembles perform an annual series of concerts in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts Center. These concerts include Bandfest in the fall, The Pops Concert in the winter, and the Open House/Poly Royal Concerts and Spring Concert in the spring. The group performs at the commencement ceremonies at the end of spring quarter. In addition, Wind Orchestra One goes on an annual concert tour. Last year, Wind Orchestra One participated in the International Music Festival in Sydney, Australia (from June 24 to July 1, performing concerts in the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Town Hall. Prior to their arrival in Sydney, the ensemble performed in four of New Zealand’s finest concert halls from June 18 to 23. The Cal Poly Wind Orchestras—ensembles using just the woodwind, brass, and percussion sections of a traditional orchestra—create a symphony of winds whose sound is powerful, bold, and refreshing. It is music for today—music for you. The Cal Poly Wind Orchestras have a full, vibrant sound made up of over 100 young, enthusiastic musicians who can sound like two hundred… or sound as one.

Communication Studies Club

Byzantium: A Literary Annual – Byzantium is an award-winning literary magazine, which publishes fiction and poetry by some of Cal Poly’s finest student writers. The literary annual receives submissions in the form of contest entries judged by English faculty; the winners and honorable mentions in each category are published in the magazine. Typically, over 100 entries are submitted, and the annual publishes roughly ten student creations each year. In addition, two English majors serve as student editors for the project, procuring funding, editing the winning entries, organizing a public reading, and selling the magazine. An Art and Design major serves as art director for the project, choosing paper and ink, formatting the magazine, and overseeing printing. The outcome of this hard work is 400 copies of a 200-page, top-notch literary magazine every year.

Mustang Daily

CPTV – Cal Poly Television produces a weekly newscast, Y? Magazine, which airs on Charter Communications Channel 10 five times a week. It reaches a potential audience of 65,000 people around the county and can also be seen on the web at www.polyvision.calpoly.edu, which receives hundreds of hits a day, both nationally and internationally. Y? Magazine serves as Cal Poly’s source for investigative reporting.

Debate – Student debating has been a part of campus life in San Luis Obispo since the university opened its doors as California Polytechnic School in 1903. In fact, Cal Poly debaters won the school’s very first trophy. This impressive silver loving cup is inscribed with the names of the three students who are recognized as Cal Poly’s first debate team—H. Floyd Tout, George S. Coonradt, and Charles J. Emmert.

KCPR Radio – KCPR's mission is four-fold: 1. Apply Cal Poly's "Learn-By-Doing" philosophy by maintaining a radio station staffed completely by students 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 2. Represent and promote music to broaden musical knowledge beyond the scope presented by commercial, profit-driven radio. 3. Connect students to the local community via public service announcements, KCPR events, and local business sponsorship. 4. Inform the community and students of newsworthy local and worldwide issues and events through daily newscasts and talk radio shows.

Faculty Advisors:
Dr. William Martínez: Phone: (805) 756-2889:
Dr. William Little: Phone: (805) 756-2750:

College of Liberal Arts Ambassadors - The College of Liberal Arts Ambassadors began as Nicole Messier's (graduated Spring 2002) senior project. At the time, CLA was one of the two colleges on campus that did not have an ambassador group. Our program is structured similarly to other ambassador groups on campus, with some important modifications to address the specific needs of the CLA. Our main goals are recruitment, promotion, and celebration of the CLA. We do this by accompanying tours for potential or incoming CLA students, spreading the news about events, as well as publicizing and attending the events. This is not, however, our only task. We also collaborate with the College of Liberal Arts Student Council for events such as Liberal Arts Week, Open House, and career symposiums. We also have internal events such as BBQs, holiday parties, dinners and other events with ambassador groups from all over campus. Our group meets twice a month, and members are asked to make at least a year long commitment.

The CLA Ambassadors Program is always looking for future ambassadors who are enthusiastic and proud of the CLA and Cal Poly. We recruit for new ambassadors in the winter quarter. There is an application process, which includes an interview with the CLAA executive board and their academic advisor. If you are interested in joining the College of Liberal Arts Ambassador Program, (or simply have some questions) please feel free to contact our current President, Alison Reeder at: OceanGrl05@aol.com or the academic advisor, Dr. Doan at adoan@calpoly.edu.

Historical Society

Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society

Political Science Club

Poluhymnia - Philosophy Club

Pre-Law Association

Psi Chi

Psychology and Child Development - The department has a fund with $1500 a year to support student research activities including travel expenses for presenting papers at conferences. We also have a second fund of $1500 to support community service activities. Students may apply for awards between $75 and $350

Sigma Tau Delta

Social Science Club

Teachers Society, Cal Poly (CPTS)

The Center for Practical Politics - The Center for Practical Politics is a non-partisan, tax-exempt, non-profit entity of the Political Science Department at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo. It functions as a vehicle for students and faculty to cooperatively engage in political, governmental, and public policy research.

Liberal Studies Teaching Project – The Liberal Studies program offers fieldtrips to museums and art/science related skills that enhance student courses and curricular emphasis. Sponsors teacher/university student workshops with professional artists and groups placed in area elementary schools and participates in community projects.

Model United Nations – MUN is a student-run organization open to all majors. The purpose of the program is to (a) provide students with an understanding of how a major international organization functions and (b) to prepare for several regional meetings where U.N. sessions are simulated with students from a number of private and public universities from the U.S. and Canada.