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Good afternoon, everyone.
By some estimates, our campus hosted more than 60-thousand people during the
Pumpkin Festival, Insect Fair and Matt’s Run. Each of these events offers
healthy, fun and educational activities for the local community.
They’re also wonderful opportunities to raise funds for campus programs and scholarships.
My heartfelt thanks to the hundreds of students, faculty and staff who made the
three events possible!
These events help showcase our university during the open application
period. We’re accepting applications through November
30 for admission in Fall 2014.
In other good news, a group of electrical engineering and computer science students
won big at an elite computer programming competition.
The team received the Best Algorithm Award after building a mobile app in just 24 hours
during the hack-MIT competition. They beat out competitors from 300 teams, including
those from Yale, Stanford, Princeton and UC Berkeley.
Congratulations to students Ethan Chow, Bryan Thornbury, Garrett Porter and
Rafael Rayo!
Teaching credential student Eva Ambriz was recently honored with the CSU
Trustees’ Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Eva overcame incredible odds. She was surrounded by
drug-addicted relatives in her youth. When she was 12, her mother returned to Mexico
without her.
She found a way to not only adapt, but to thrive. She now focuses her energies
on helping others, whether through volunteering at the Pomona Day Labor Center
or through the Prison Education Project.
She is an outstanding student and will soon touch countless lives as an educator. Students
like Eva are what Cal Poly Pomona is all about.
Last Thursday, ASI President Christine Hall and I hosted
Pizza with the Presidents. The event provides a forum where students can ask us about any
topic related to the university. The questions were moderated by ASI Vice President
Joe Shashaty and Poly Post News Editor Meaghan Sands.
If you missed the event, you can still catch the answers by visiting
PolyCentric online news for a summary.
Congratulations to the Cal Poly Pomona cross country teams
on a great performance at the CCAA Championships in Chico this past Saturday.
To learn more about the Broncos’ finish at that postseason event, visit BroncoAthletics.com.
The volleyball team has put together a great month of
wins in October. They’ll host conference rival Cal State Monterey Bay
on Halloween night, beginning at 7 p.m. in Kellogg Gym. On Sunday, at Kellogg Field,
the Bronco soccer programs will honor their 2013 seniors with a special pre-game ceremony.
Senior Day for our sports teams is always a special time to celebrate what the
student-athletes have accomplished academically and athletically.
Our campus is lucky to host some incredible events to stimulate conversation.
The College of Education and Integrative Studies will explore the future of K-12 education
on the afternoon of October 29th. The college’s alumni group is
hosting a dynamic workshop with educational leaders who have implemented
Common Core strategies in their school districts.
This week, you’ll see the Clothesline Project on display.
It is a powerful testimonial from survivors of assault, *** and *** who have created
several hundred T-shirts that will be aired like dirty laundry.
On Wednesday, Grammy-nominated musician and domestic violence survivor Radmilla Cody will
address the campus as this year's Native Scholar Lecturer.
Save your seats now for incredible speakers coming to campus over the next few
weeks.
The founder of Fubu clothing Daymond John will speak on November 6th at 7 p.m. as a
part of the College of Business Administration’s leadership forum.
One of the top engineering leaders in the country, Virginia Grebbien, will be on campus
November 7th from 4 to 6 p.m. for the Engineering Distinguished Lecture Series.
Visit the university master calendar for details about upcoming events.
Thanks for tuning in. Make it a great week, Broncos!