Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong presented his vision of Cal Poly in 2022 in a keynote speech at the Performing Arts Center this past Friday.
Administration
Cal Poly revising alcohol policy
An ad-hoc committee made up of campus administrators, staff, police and student representatives is currently revising Cal Poly’s alcohol policy.
Mustang News, May 1, 2014: Graduation bar crawl potentially in jeopardy, upcoming presidential address
Mustang News anchor Jenna Brown covers today’s top stories at Cal Poly.
Karen Webb moving up as new interim VP of admin and finance
Karen Webb will become Cal Poly’s interim vice president for Administration and Finance on July 1.
New College of Business dean looks outward
Dawson’s outward focus — his ability to build relationships with businesses and industries outside the university — was an attribute the college of business wanted to take advantage of.
College of Business selects new dean
Scott Dawson, the current head of Portland State University’s business school, will be the next dean of Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business, according to an email from Provost Kathleen Enz Finken.
Cal Poly prepares for Common Core
The current implementation of the Common Core standards in California is changing the way K-12 education will be conducted. Cal Poly is preparing its future educators to teach these new standards, but is not trying to directly influence K-12 curriculum.
Opposition to new housing project continues
Of the attendees at a recent meeting, 40 protested the project and only one supported it.
Why a letter of recommendation won't help you get into Cal Poly
According to Cal Poly admissions officers, getting into Cal Poly is up to the cold logic of a computer.
When parties get risky, dean of students steps in
Mustang News beer columnist Nick Larson was having a routine Friday morning. It was getting close to 11 a.m. when he noticed someone was at his front door. He opened it and found two Cal Poly university police officers.
Fight over engineering unit counts continues at Cal Poly
Though Cal Poly’s academic senate intended to vote on an engineering unit cap resolution Tuesday evening, the vote was postponed to Spring Quarter due to time restraints.