After more than 20 years with the same General Education (GE) curriculum sheet, a new template will go into effect Fall 2020. “It attempts to balance student choice of GE courses with the effort to promote breadth in the courses…
45 percent of incoming students are minorities, making this the most diverse class to date
A total of 16,910 undergraduate students (freshmen and new transfers) were accepted to Cal Poly for Fall 2019 and a preliminary number of 5,769 — 908 transfers and 4,861 first-time freshmen — committed to enroll. According to University Spokesperson Matt…
Say goodbye to PolyLearn: Cal Poly to start using Canvas learning management system
Cal Poly is adopting a new learning management system (LMS) that will leave PolyLearn behind by Fall 2020. According to the Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology’s (CTLT) website, the university will adopt Canvas and get rid of Moodle, the…
What will the new SAT “adversity score” mean for Cal Poly students?
The College Board is implementing a change to their SAT test in the midst of a national debate over the fairness of college admissions. For the first time, the SAT will assess students on their cultural, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds…
New civil engineering-construction management minor to begin fall 2019
Cal Poly announced the new heavy civil construction minor, courtesy of a $5 million donation from the Granite, Caterpillar and Beaver Charitable Trust.
The professor next door: For the first time at Cal Poly, three faculty members live in campus housing
Public health freshman Taylor Eng had her door halfway open when a knock and a stranger introduced himself as Nishanta “Nishi” Rajakaruna. He is not only a resident in yakʔitʸutʸu living community, but an associate professor in the Biological Sciences…
Class performs in-flight tests on student built plane in AERO 409
Cal Poly is home to the only known program in the country where students perform flight tests in an experimental airplane, built entirely by faculty and students. Composed of 24 students and held only once a year, students in Flight…
Cal Poly looks to win third-straight national title in concrete canoe competition
Cal Poly civil engineers are hoping to win their third-straight national title in concrete canoe building on their home turf. The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Pacific Southwest Conference (AISC), held from April 4 through 6, is expected to attract…
Kennedy Library will stay open, renovations delayed due to funding
Robert E. Kennedy Library will not be closed or renovated next year due to a lack of funding after it was previously projected to close as early as the 2019-20 school year. A $441,229 concept plan is now completed for…
New Wine and Viticulture Center will break ground soon, open in 2020
Designs for the new JUSTIN and J. Lohr Center for Wine and Viticulture are complete and construction is expected to begin within the next two months. “It’s going to be the best thing that Cal Poly can do for this…
New sales minor now accepting applications
Orfalea College of Business (OCOB) is accepting applications now for their new sales minor, set to debut Fall 2019. Administration, faculty and staff collaborated to form the minor after students expressed a need for more sales-related curriculum, according to marketing…