Recent News
Cal Poly Wind Bands Concert to Feature Percussionist John Astaire June 6
May 9, 2014
Percussionist John Astaire will be the guest solo artist at Cal Poly’s Wind Bands Spring Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, June 6, in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts Center’s Christopher Cohan Center.
Cal Poly Student Ensemble to Stage ‘Vox Balaena’ Concert June 3, 5
May 9, 2014
The Cal Poly Music Department student production ensemble RSVP will stage “RSVP XIX: Vox Balaena” at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, June 3 and 5, in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion.
Cal Poly Institute and SLO County History Center Partner in Publishing Initiative
May 9, 2014
Cal Poly’s Graphic Communication Institute (GrCI) has partnered with the History Center of San Luis Obispo County to re-establish the center’s publications program.
Cal Poly Graphic Communication Students Win First in Packaging Challenge
May 8, 2014
Cal Poly graphic communication students won first place at the Phoenix Challenge Flexo Packaging Competition on April 26.
Cal Poly Ethnic Studies Professor Awarded Fulbright Scholar Grant
May 5, 2014
Cal Poly ethnic studies Professor Victor Valle has been selected to receive a 2014-15 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Grant.
The Fulbright Scholar Program gives faculty and professionals the opportunity to lecture, teach and conduct research in a foreign country, with the aim of building relationships across continents.
Cal Poly Learn by Doing on Display at Second Annual SLO Mini Maker in Mission Plaza
May 5, 2014
Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing approach to education will be highlighted in the second annual SLO Mini Maker Faire from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 10, in Mission Plaza in downtown San Luis Obispo.
Cal Poly Student Public Relations Society Takes Second in National Challenge
Apr 30, 2014
Cal Poly’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) chapter placed second in the national #BetsyDay Challenge on April 2.
Hosted by The Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations at the University of Alabama, the #BetsyDay challenge gathered PRSSA chapters from campuses across the nation for a large-scale campaign to build awareness of Betsy Plank, who was known as the “first lady of public relations.”
Plank was the first woman to head a division of Illinois Bell and was the first female president of the Publicity Club of Chicago and Public Relations Society of America. She was a consistent advocate for advancing public relations education and the industry’s students. Plank died in May 2010.
“Betsy Plank is such an inspiration for our chapter,” said Audrey Willis, Cal Poly’s PRSSA president. “We’re thrilled that our campaign earned second place.”
In an effort to continue honoring Plank’s life, the #BetsyDay challenge focused on the theme of women in public relations. PRSSA members from across the nation took photographs while holding signs with empowering facts about women alongside Plank’s best-known quotes. Pictures appeared on the chapter’s Twitter page organized by the hashtags #BetsyDay, #PRoudWomen, and #PRgirls.
“The campaign was a great hands-on and eye-opening experience for me,” said Divya Thirunagari, Cal Poly PRSSA member. “It made me realize how many powerful women there are in public relations, including Betsy Plank.”
Journalism Student Winner of Generation Next Competition
Apr 16, 2014
Cal Poly journalism student Kyle McCarty was named one of three winners of the Entertainment Industry Council’s (EIC) Generation Next competition.
N.Y. Fashion Institute of Technology Professor to Talk April 15 at Cal Poly
Apr 9, 2014
Michelle Handelman, a 2011 Guggenheim fellow and associate professor of film and media at the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, will speak at 6:10 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in Room 114 in the Baker Center (Building 180) at Cal Poly.
Mustang News Brings Home Top Honors from College Newspaper Business and Advertising Convention
Apr 9, 2014
Mustang News, Cal Poly’s student-run integrated newsroom, won numerous top honors at the College Newspaper Business and Advertising Managers (CNBAM) convention in Austin, Texas.