As winter quarter comes to an end, it’s time to start looking for a summer internship and the Career Resource Center and career counselors are just the resources students can look to for help. The career counselors and Careers Resource…
New strategic communications VP brings extensive media background
Cal Poly has named media veteran Chip Visci as its new vice president of strategic communications, ending a several month long search. The new administrative position demands a $120,000 annual salary.
Visci, who has tallied more than 30 years in the journalism industry, retired from the publisher position at The Tribune in October after four years of service to the McClatchy-owned business.
Students For Justice and Peace in the Middle East bring politics to the forefront
Recent events in the Middle East have raised concern for one group on campus, Students For Justice and Peace in the Middle East (SJPME), who are making their cause heard beyond the Cal Poly campus. SJPME focuses on the Middle…
Service programs’ enrollment rises as U.S. hiring rates drop
With hiring at a record low, the odds of finding a steady job straight out of college seem increasingly slim. More and more college students are seeking different ways to pass the time between walking at graduation and finding that…
Poly seismic project holds steady for win
Civil engineering and architectural engineering students recently constructed a scale model of a building and walked away with first place in a national seismic design competition in Salt Lake City, Utah. The competition was hosted through the Earthquake Engineering Research…
Cal Poly enters Top 25
Following its weekend sweep of Sacramento State, Cal Poly moved into the Baseball America Top 25 rankings Monday. The Mustangs (6-1), off to their best start since 2001, squeezed in right at No. 25, as UCLA, Stanford, Missouri and Florida…
Former Mustang Daily columnist brings his brand of humor to the Web
A former Mustang Daily humor columnist is returning to what he does best, exercising his funny bone, but this time for a wider audience. Cal Poly journalism alumnus Mike Heimowitz is bringing back his popular humor column “Mike’s Guide to…
Cal Poly brings student portfolios into the 21st century
A rising trend among universities nationwide is a push for online portfolios, also known as e-folios or e-portfolios – and Cal Poly may begin exploring the concept on a university-wide scale.
Knowledge gives power to Change the Status Quo
Cal Poly students and community members concerned with different societal issues will have the chance to become better informed on their issue of choice and discover how to take action at the 7th Annual Change the Status Quo, “A Student’s…
The New Mentawais: New take on a surfing destination
A surf expedition to the Mentawai Islands would be a dream destination for anyone that loves riding waves. Many months before, there had been whispers by members of the Cal Poly Surf Team about a trip to the islands led…
Mardi Gras: all quiet on the SLO front
Overheard conversations prior to class usually cover a wide variety of subjects, but talk around campus at the beginning of this week is about the Mardi Gras weekend that wasn’t.