Recent News
Cal Poly June 6 Symphony to Perform Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5; Flutist Suzanne Duffy to be Featured
May 6, 2015
The Cal Poly Symphony will perform its season finale at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 6, in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts Center's Christopher Cohan Center.
Cal Poly Wind Bands to Perform in Concert with Guest Artists June 5
May 6, 2015
Saxophonist Laura Kramer and composer Antonio G. Barata, both Cal Poly music faculty members, will be the guest artists at the Wind Bands Spring Concert at 8 p.m. Friday, June 5, in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts Center’s Christopher Cohan Center.
Cal Poly Student Ensemble to Stage ‘Kinship/Being Frank’ Concert June 2 & 4
May 6, 2015
The Cal Poly Music Department student production ensemble RSVP will stage “RSVP XX: Kinship/Being Frank” at 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, June 2 and 4, in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion.
Cal Poly English Department Names 2015 American Scholar Prize Winner
May 6, 2015
Cal Poly English junior Abigail Johnson was named the 2015 American Scholar Prize winner for a literary essay she wrote. She will receive her award and $500 at the English Department commencement ceremony on Sunday, June 14.
Latin Jazz Trombonist Wayne Wallace to Play with University Jazz Bands at Cal Poly May 30
May 4, 2015
Photo: Dave Belove
Afro-Cuban and Latin music specialist Wayne Wallace will be the guest trombone soloist to perform with Cal Poly’s best student jazz musicians in the Performing Arts Center’s Christopher Cohan Center at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 30.
Cal Poly's ‘Take It SLO’ a Capella Ensemble To Perform Twice May 31
May 4, 2015
Take It SLO, one of Cal Poly’s a cappella ensembles, will present its spring concert at 1 and 7 p.m. Sunday, May 31, in Room 218 of the Davidson Music Center (Building 45) on campus.
Cal Poly History Professor Honored by Historical Society of Southern California
May 4, 2015
Cal Poly History Professor James Tejani was honored by the Historical Society of Southern California for his article “Dredging the Future: The Destruction of Coastal Estuaries and the Creation of Metropolitan Los Angeles, 1858-1913.”
Cal Poly English Department Now Accepting Poetry Contest Submissions
May 4, 2015
Cal Poly's English Department is now accepting submissions for the 2015 Academy of American Poets contest.
SUNY English Professor to Talk on Biopolitics of Immortality May 7 at Cal Poly
May 1, 2015
Tim Dean, English and comparative literature professor at State University of New York, Buffalo, will present “Who Wants to Live Forever? Henrietta Lacks and the Biopolitics of Immortality,” from 2:10 to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 7, in the Science North Building (No. 53), Room 215, at Cal Poly.
Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble to Perform May 23
Apr 28, 2015
The Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble and guest artists will perform a diverse program of music and dance from the Eastern Mediterranean and larger region at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 23, in the Spanos Theatre on campus.