Recent News
Cal Poly Percussion Ensemble to Perform
May 5, 2014
The Cal Poly Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in the Performing Arts Center Pavilion.
Cal Poly Arab Music Ensemble to Perform
May 5, 2014
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 24, in the Spanos Theatre on campus.
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.”
Cal Poly PRSSA to Host First Annual Career Fair
Apr 29, 2014
Cal Poly’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) will hold the club’s first annual career fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, May 9, in the Performing Arts Center Lobby.
Cal Poly Brass Groups to Perform May 20
Apr 23, 2014
The Cal Poly Brass Ensembles, featuring many of the university's top brass players, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church.
Anthropologist to Discuss Native American Southwest Ruins on May 13 at Cal Poly
Apr 23, 2014
Stephen H. Lekson, curator of anthropology at the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, will talk on “Chaco: Capital of the Ancient Southwest” at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 13, in the Spanos Theatre on campus.
Cal Poly to Present An Evening of Woodwind and String Chamber Music May 16
Apr 23, 2014
The Cal Poly Music Department will present an evening of woodwind and string chamber music at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church.
ACE Overcomers Director to Speak on Childhood Trauma April 30 at Cal Poly
Apr 23, 2014
David Lockridge, ACE (Adverse Childhood Experience) Overcomers founder and executive director, will present “Surviving a Traumatic Childhood” from 4:10 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, in Room E27 in the Science Building (No. 52) at Cal Poly.