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English Department Announces 2014 Academy of American Poets Contest
Apr 22, 2014
It’s April — a month when sun, baseball and daylight saving time release the lyric spirit. That’s why April is National Poetry Month. And in its honor, the 2014 Academy of American Poets contest for the Cal Poly campus will begin accepting submissions on Tuesday, April 22.
UC Irvine Psychologist, Educator to Discuss Topics of Diversity May 15 at Cal Poly
Apr 21, 2014
Thomas A. Parham, psychologist and vice chancellor of student affairs at UC Irvine will present “From Vision to Voice: The Passionate Discourse of Social Outrage Among all Diverse People” from 11:10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 15, in Chumash Auditorium at Cal Poly.
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.
Two Award-Winning Writers of American West to Read at Cal Poly April 24
Apr 14, 2014
Award-winning writers Pam Houston and Greg Glazner will give a reading at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 24, in Room 123 in the Agricultural Engineering Building (No. 8) on the Cal Poly campus.
Author to Discuss ‘The Real American War in Vietnam’ April 22 at Cal Poly
Apr 10, 2014
Award-winning journalist, historian and author Nick Turse will present “The Real American War in Vietnam” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 22, in Room 123 in the Bioresource & Agriculture Engineering Building (No. 8) at Cal Poly.
Cal Poly to Present Preview of ‘Voices of the Pearl’ on April 24
Apr 10, 2014
The Cal Poly Music Department will present a preview performance of “Voices of the Pearl” at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 24, in the Davidson Music Center (Building 45), Room 218, on campus.
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.
Annual Juried Student Exhibition Opens at Cal Poly University Art Gallery April 10
Apr 9, 2014
Cal Poly’s University Art Gallery will kick off an exhibit of work by students in the Art & Design Department with a reception at 5 p.m. Thursday, April 10. The exhibit will run through May 15.
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.
Cal Poly Announces 2014 Landwehr Creative Writing Contest Winners
Apr 9, 2014
Cal Poly English majors Erica London and MacKenzie Soldan have won the university’s 2014 Al Landwehr Creative Writing Contest.