Innovation Incubator
PolyX Showcase 2023
Thursday November 16, 2023
The 6th Annual PolyX Showcase, hosted by Innovation Incubator, is scheduled to be held on November 16, 2023, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Ursa Major located at the Bronco Student Center. During this event, students enrolled in PolyX courses will showcase their Signature Polytechnic Experience (PolyX) projects.
The showcase will feature an in-person poster session where students will present their projects. This format allows for interactive Q&A sessions with the students, providing an opportunity to delve deeper into each presentation. We hope that you can join us in supporting the hard work and dedication of our CPP students throughout this semester!
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Micro-Internship Drop-In Hours
Fall 2023
Get insights, advice, and discover how to seamlessly integrate micro-internships into your courses to boost students' professional journeys!
Digital Badging Drop-In Hours
Fall 2023
Join us at the Fall Digital Badging Drop-In Hours, brought to you by Innovation Incubator. Faculty and staff are invited to explore the world of digital badging—a graphical showcase of skills and knowledge acquired through courses and activities. Discover how you can integrate these digital badges into your curriculum to empower students in shaping their professional profiles, paving the way for accelerated future careers. Sign up below to get started!
PolyX Writing Workshop
Virtual
Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Working on a Signature Polytechnic Experience (PolyX) application for Fall 2023? Join the PolyX team virtually to work on your PolyX application before the upcoming October 31st deadline.
Fall 2023 PolyX Application
Applications Now Open!
Interested in featuring your PolyX? This is your chance! Faculty and staff the PolyX application for Fall 2023 are now opened! Deadline to submit your PolyX is on Tuesday October 31st, 2023. Visit the PolyX website to find out how to add your Signature Polytechnic Experience to the PolyXHub.
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II Newsletter
Issue #7
In the seventh issue of the Innovation Incubator newsletter, we bid farewll to Innovation Incubator Director, Bryant Fairley. Exciting news: Cal Poly Pomona's Office of Academic Innovation secures $1.7 million grant for the Community Partnership for Student Success project, focusing on micro-internships to drive educational advancement. Back by demand, we're thrilled to reintroduce the pop-up course "Lies, Damned Lies, and Politics: Confronting Threats of Misinformation, Conspiracy, and Polarization" (CPU 1540). Explore media bias, psychology of misinformation, and technologies dividing us. Register now for the 9/11 Bronco Stampede of Service event on September 11, 2023. Engage with Fall 2023 Career Fairs, a platform connecting you with diverse employers and institutions. Mark your calendar for the PolyX Showcase on November 16, 2023, where students present research projects and highlight their Polytechnic experiences. Don't forget to subscribe to get the latest issues in your inbox!
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Innovation Incubator Announces New Pop-Up Course on Misinformation in the Media
Back by popular demand, Innovation Incubator is excited to announce its fall 2023 pop-up course called “Lies, Damned Lies, and Politics: Confronting the Threats of Misinformation, Conspiracy, and Polarization” (CPU 1540). This course will tackle how to navigate media bias, the psychology of why people believe in misinformation and conspiracy, and the technologies and politics driving us apart. Interested in learning more about the current pop-up course or teaching a future course? Visit the Innovation Incubator website or email innovationinc@cpp.edu.
Cal Poly Pomona’s Office of Academic Innovation Receives Funding to Demonstrate ‘Micro-Internship’ Concept
Cal Poly Pomona’s Office of Academic Innovation has been awarded $1.7 million in grant funding for its Community Partnership for Student Success project focused on micro-internships to create innovative learning practices and drive educational advancement for Cal Poly Pomona students over the next 3 years. Micro-internships offer shorter, more accessible alternatives to traditional 10-week summer internships.