Huntley College of Agriculture students will have starring roles when the LA County Fair returns May 5-29. Students will make presentations about the college’s livestock animals in the fair’s Big Red Barn, sharing everything about their characteristics, what they eat, and what Cal Poly Pomona students and faculty do with them. The petting zoo in the Big Red Barn is most popular attraction at the fair, according to surveys, and it will feature about 150 animals, making it one of the...
Allen Christensen, who served as dean of the College of Agriculture from 1980 to 1994 and helped develop the California Agricultural Leadership Program, died Sept. 8. He was 87. Christensen was hired as an assistant professor to teach animal science in the then-School of Agriculture in 1964. He had previously taught at UC Davis, Brigham Young University, and in White Pine County schools in Nevada. At the time, the Pomona campus was still the southern branch of the California...
It’s tradition at commencement to invite guest speakers to inspire the graduating class and celebrate their achievements. This year, Cal Poly Pomona is welcoming several inspiring and successful individuals to speak at the ceremonies from May 20 to 22. “Cal Poly Pomona has incredibly talented alumni and corporate partners that go above and beyond to support and assist our students as they explore career paths and imagine the many ways that they can make a difference in the world,” said...
Hispanic Outlook on Education ranks Cal Poly Pomona No. 1 among polytechnic universities and No. 18 among all U.S. universities for the number of Hispanic students graduating with Bachelor degrees in 2019-20. The university is also No. 2 nationally for degrees awarded to Hispanic students in “architecture and related services” and No. 5 for degrees awarded in engineering and “agricultural/animal/plant/veterinary science and related degrees.” Architecture, located in the College of...
He went from being elbowed aside by his siblings to becoming one of the most recognized animals on the Cal Poly Pomona campus. On March 26, Oreo the Lamb will celebrate his first birthday with a party live streamed from Cal Poly Pomona’s Discovery Farm. The Dorper lamb will receive recorded birthday greeting videos during the event and will enjoy a specially made birthday cake. “Since people can’t come to our petting farm right...
When fall semester kicked off Aug. 22, Cal Poly Pomona welcomed more than 4,000 first-time freshmen. Among those new faces were Kiah Hunter, Jocelin Guevara and Adamaris Rosas, who took some time out during their orientation to share what it means to attend the university and their hopes for the future. Kiah Hunter, a first-generation student studying animal science, comes from Kern Valley High School in Lake Isabella, California. Two high school classes in animal science led her to apply to...
Wayne Bidlack, who served as dean of the College of Agriculture during a period of great change from 1995 to 2007, died Nov. 2. He was 74. When Bidlack arrived at Cal Poly Pomona in 1995 from Iowa State University, the College of Agriculture had completed a strategic plan that called for shifting its focus to more urban agriculture applications. The plan also included eliminating or consolidating majors and adding others. “Wayne was hired to make this all happen, and it was a very difficult...
Fourteen Cal Poly Pomona students attended a three-week study abroad course this summer in Costa Rica to learn about tropical sustainable agriculture. The class was hosted by The Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center, known by its acronym, CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza) in Turrialba, two hours east of Costa Rica’s capital, San José. Students learned about coffee, bananas, coco and other tropical crops. The students also discussed and...
Cal Poly Pomona’s latest Horsehill Vineyards vintage, a 2016 Zinfandel rosé, received gold medal recognition at the 2017 Los Angeles International Wine Competition. The annual event showcases the finest domestic and international vintages and is widely considered one of the most prestigious in the country. This year, 3,002 wines were received from 990 producers in 17 countries, and 661 submissions received gold medals. Horsehill Vineyards is a partnership between Cal Poly Pomona’s Don B....
By Dan Lee Farming flows in Fabiola Perez’s blood. Both of her parents’ families have long worked in agriculture. And as a child growing up in Santa Maria, Calif., Perez helped her father work in the strawberry fields and grow sweet corn. “I love being out in the field,” Perez says. “I know how hard it is to be in the agricultural industry, but I also know how important it is.” On June 9, Perez will graduate from the Huntley College of Agriculture at Cal Poly Pomona with bachelor’s degrees in...