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Group photo of summer conference atendees.

Faculty and Staff Summer Conference Explores Future of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Ed

The Office of Academic Innovation hosted its annual Faculty & Saff Summer Conference June 4-5 at the College of Business Administration, bringing together 160 faculty, staff, and administrators from across the CSU system and beyond. Themed “The AI-Driven Future of Higher Education and Work,” the two-day event created a space for collaborative dialogue, hands-on learning, and ...

CPP Partners with Santa Anita Park to Aid Students on Track for Equine Careers

Cal Poly Pomona is partnering with Santa Anita Park for a unique internship program that provides pre-veterinary students with over 60 hours of work experience in the thoroughbred racing industry. Students in the program focus on veterinary practices and racetrack operations from pre-race exams to surgeries, to post-race veterinary procedures. The internships provide students with hands-on ...

20 students represented Mexico in the Model UN competition in NYC.

CPP Model UN Team Wins Highest Award for Third Consecutive Year

For a third consecutive year, Cal Poly Pomona’s Model United Nations team won Outstanding Delegation at the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York City. CPP competed against 147 other university teams from across the globe at the April 6-10 NMUN conference. Team advisor Marc Scarcelli, a CPP political science professor and member of the Board of Directors of the NMUN ...

The Women's Soccer team celebrates winning the CCAA Trophy

Broncos Claim Commissioner's Cup with Top Performing Athletic Programs

Cal Poly Pomona Athletics won the 2024–25 Robert J. Hiegert Commissioner's Cup, a prestigious award is presented annually to the top-performing athletic department in the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) based on cumulative success across all sports in a given academic year. This marks only the second time the Broncos have claimed the award. Their previous win came in ...

Sera Yun, Figen Costa and Gabby Perez in front of the Welcome Center at the SSB

Architecture Students Use Creativity to Breathe New Life Into Welcome Center

Prospective students visiting Cal Poly Pomona’s Welcome Center will soon see a transformed hub with a fresh interior design thanks to the imagination of three architecture students. The project to redesign the Welcome Center, located in the main lobby of the Student Services Building, has been ongoing for several years, but it is reaching the final stage, with an expected fall semester ...

CPGE and Czech delegation group photo with Billy Bronco Cut Out.

CPP's Global Campus Welcomes Czech Higher Education Delegation, Fosters Partnerships

Cal Poly Pomona’s Global Campus welcomed a 13-person delegation from the Czech Republic, led by the Czech National Agency for International Education and Research. The May 22 visit aimed to explore academic partnerships and research collaboration between CPP and Czech universities, emphasizing the importance of internationalization in higher education. Representatives from five top Czech ...

Professor Yao Olive Li Awarded SPICE Grant to Modernize Maker Studio

Yao Olive Li, faculty director of Student Innovation Idea Labs, has been awarded a prestigious SPICE (Special Projects for Improving the Classroom Experience) grant for her proposal, “Modernizing the Maker Studio: Upgrading 3D Printing Station for Enhanced Student Learning and Innovation.” Li was awarded $14,935 for the transformative project, which will involve the modernization ...

CBA Dean Sandeep Krishnamurthy Named to LA500 List of Most Influential Leaders

Sandeep Krishnamurthy, dean of the Singelyn Graduate School of Business and the College of Business Administration, has been named to the Los Angeles Business Journal’s 2025 LA500, which honors the 500 most influential leaders in Greater Los Angeles across business, education, civic leadership and innovation. Krishnamurthy’s selection marks a historic first for the college, ...

Budget Update: Revised State Budget & VSIP Program to Reduce Projected 2025-26 Budget Gap

The California Governor’s revised state budget proposal, released in May, held good news for the CSU. Instead of the 7.95% budget cut to the CSU that Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed in January, he now recommends a 3% cut to the system, which equates to roughly $143.8 million. Cal Poly Pomona’s portion of the cut is roughly $7 million, and the university is now projecting a $7.8 million ...

Undergraduate Research Propels CPP Students into Scientific Careers

At Cal Poly Pomona, undergraduate research is more than a résumé booster. It’s a hands-on, career-shaping experience that helps students turn classroom knowledge into real-world skills and lay a foundation for their future. Students from across different majors, ranging from biology to chemistry to engineering and more, engage in research that strengthens their academic ...

Vy Li and Timothy Li in the Automation Lab.

College Engineering Celebrates Opening of New Vy and Timothy Li Automation Lab

The Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department at Cal Poly Pomona recently celebrated a major milestone with the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Vy and Timothy Li Automation Lab. This state-of-the-art facility was made possible through an $850,000 investment supported by the generous contribution of alumnus Vy Li (’22, master’s in systems engineering) ...

A group of International students pose for a group photo hosted by the International center.

Cal Poly Pomona Honors International Students at Graduation Celebration

Cal Poly Pomona proudly celebrated its graduating international students May 15 in a heartfelt ceremony at the International Center, recognizing the achievements of students from around the globe who have called the university home. With approximately 45 students in attendance, the event was a reflection of the diversity, determination, and academic excellence that international students bring ...

Bronco Team is Finalist in NASA Human Lander Competition

A CPP student team is one of 12 advancing to the final rounds of the NASA Human Lander Challenge (HuLC). The task for university teams was to develop innovative solutions for storing and transferring the super-cold liquid propellants needed for future long-term exploration beyond Earth that could be implemented in 3 to 5 years. Current technology allows cryogenic liquids to be stored for a ...

A diverse group of students celebrate in their seats during the 2025 Commencement ceremonies.

Cal Poly Pomona Recognizes Successes, Triumph Over Struggles of Class of 2025

The Class of 2025 celebrated the milestone that is Commencement with tears, cheers and “mewing,” a viral trend playfully signifying the refusal to answer questions. A few flexed their muscles, strutted the stage like a catwalk or paused to take selfies with the crowd as their backdrop. It was a joyful celebration for more than 6,600 students who received their graduate ...

Iris Levine Named CPP Interim President

California State University Chancellor Mildred García has announced the appointment of Dr. Iris S. Levine as interim president of Cal Poly Pomona, effective July 28, 2025. President Soraya Coley is retiring from Cal Poly Pomona at the end of July after 11 years at the helm. Levine has 32 years of experience on campus as a professor and academic leader. She joined the faculty in 1990 ...

Study abroad students volunteering at a food bank

Panama Study Abroad Trip Offers Students Lessons in Culture, Opportunities to Serve

Every spring break, college students across the country jet off to places foreign and domestic to unwind and soak in a bit of culture. For the Cal Poly Pomona students who traveled to Panama in spring for a study abroad field work trip, their experience provided an opportunity to explore the Central American country and also volunteer at a food bank, participate in a university symposium, ...

Plant Science Graduate Serves as Apiary's Queen Bee for Creativity

Michelle Baggett knows how to get things done. That “can-do” spirit took her from the early days working in retail and later accounting for a footwear company to a 15-year career doing hair in a salon to successfully transitioning into management, working her way up the corporate ladder from a system manager to a district leader for a salon company. So, when she arrived at Cal Poly ...

In Memoriam: Nancy Ware

Nancy Ware, one of the founding faculty of Cal Poly Pomona’s Interdisciplinary General Studies (IGE) program died March 28 of complications from a stroke. She was 82. Ware, who taught at CPP for more than 30 years, helped to create IGE, a program that allows students to study multiple disciplines in seminar-style, active-learning classes, in 1983 and served as its director from 1998 to ...

President Coley walking with a student and an Arabian horse

Arabian Horse Center Honors President Coley with Foal Namesake

Not long after she became Cal Poly Pomona’s president in 2015, Soraya M. Coley participated in the university’s Foal Watch program, even attending the 2 a.m. birth of the foal whose mare she helped care for during pregnancy. Blake’s birth sparked Coley’s personal connection with the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center, a commitment that continued throughout her presidency ...

After a Detour in Life, Chemistry Major Finds the Right Formula for Success

The pathway to success is seldom a straight line. The road can meander because of unexpected circumstances, and it’s possible to get back on course after a respite. Bianca Castillo knows all about dealing with the challenges and responsibilities of life while gaining traction on the road to success. The Fontana native did well in high school and planned to go to college after graduation. ...