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Shirdast Parnian in the Aratani Japanese Garden at Cal Poly Pomona

Computer Science Graduate Student Receives Prestigious CSU Trustees’ Award

For Parnian Shirdast, persistence paved the way to acceptance at a top university in her native Iran. That fortitude also allowed her to navigate personal trials to immigrate to the United States. This can-do attitude eventually enabled the computer science graduate student to pursue her passion for artificial intelligence (AI) through research opportunities at Cal Poly ...

4 children run through the pumpkin patch while holding pumpkins

Cal Poly Pomona Pumpkin Festival Opens Oct. 4

The pumpkins are coming! Cal Poly Pomona’s annual Pumpkin Festival, a Pomona Valley tradition, will host fall fun with activities and pumpkins galore on weekends Oct. 4 to Oct. 26. The family-friendly event is marking its 32nd year with 30,000 student-grown pumpkins and a variety of activities. Visitors can celebrate fall in the gigantic pumpkin field, finding the perfect pumpkin and ...

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Center for Community Engagement Awarded Four Student Fellowship Positions

The Center for Community Engagement has been awarded four student fellowships for fall 2025—two Youth Voice, Youth Vote (YVYV) Fellows and two Community Engaged Student Fellows (CESF). These fellowships recognize students who demonstrate a passion for civic responsibility, social change and community partnership, reinforcing Cal Poly Pomona’s mission to provide inclusive, high ...

Francis Kéré Named 2025 Recipient of the Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence

Internationally acclaimed architect Francis Kéré has been named the 2025 recipient of the Richard Neutra Award for Professional Excellence. He will accept the honor and deliver a keynote lecture at Cal Poly Pomona on Monday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. in the University Theater. The event is free and open to the public. Kéré is the 30th recipient of the Neutra Award, presented ...

Portal for ��ɫ�� Applicants Wins 2025 One Team Award

A collaborative effort to re-imagine the applicant and new student experience through a digital-first approach is the winner of ��ɫ��’s 2025 One Team Award. The Bronco Applicant Portal, which launched in fall 2024, provides applicants and admitted students with a personalized and integrated experience for admission, financial aid, orientation and onboarding. The re-imagined portal supports ...

A project CAMINOS student uses a VR headset

Office of Student Success Taps Grant Funds, Partnerships to Enhance Educational Opportunities

Part of the mission of Cal Poly Pomona’s Office of Student Success is to proactively connect students with advising, targeted academic support, and critical resources throughout their educational journey. The team lived up to that in summer 2025, welcoming students from across Southern California to campus through several grant-funded projects – and got ready to support ...

Evren Goknar talks with his students in his Digital Mastering, Editing and Delivery class MU 4280 class on the first day of classes

��ɫ�� Welcome Broncos Back to Campus for New School Year

A constant hum through campus buildings signaled the start of the academic year, as students made their way to their engineering, language, music, communication and business classes. Thousands of Broncos poured on to campus on Aug. 21 for the first day of classes, part of an incoming group that includes 4,058 first-time freshmen and 2,494 new undergraduate transfer ...

students present their research during the Creative Activities and Research Symposium

Celebrating Student Innovation at the 11th Annual CARS Event

The Office of Undergraduate Research hosted its annual Creative Activities and Research Symposium (CARS) on Thursday, Aug. 7 at the Bronco Student Center. Now on its 11th year, the event celebrated more than a decade of student innovation, research and creativity, bringing together students, faculty, staff and community members to recognize the transformative power of undergraduate ...

Aerial view of the Student Services Building and surrounding area.

2040 Master Plan Guides ��ɫ��'s Next Chapter

Cal Poly Pomona has renewed its long-term vision for future physical improvements of the campus through the adoption of the 2040 Campus Master Plan Update. The plan is a roadmap for facilities and infrastructure to support the university’s mission, values, and strategic and academic goals. It focuses on a few key areas: Enrollment increase from 20,000 FTES to 30,000 FTES (Full-Time ...

Interim President Iris Levine speaks at a podium in her video message to campus.

��ɫ�� Kicks Off New Year with Celebration, Collaboration and Connection

In her opening address as Interim President at Cal Poly Pomona, Iris S. Levine shared a video message of celebration, collaboration and purpose to start the 2025-26 academic year. The message kicked off Fall Conference Week, an annual tradition during which faculty and staff connect with colleagues, celebrate achievements and prepare for the year ahead. In the video message, Levine reflected ...

A female Mt. Sac transfer student holds a We Love Transfer Students sign while her parent holds a congrats sign.

��ɫ�� Offering Guaranteed Admission to Spring 2026 Transfer Students

For the first time ever, Cal Poly Pomona is offering on-the-spot, guaranteed transfer admissions to community college students who meet CSU transfer requirements. The deadline to apply for the spring 2026 semester is Aug. 31. Students at any California community college who meet the CSU minimum transfer student requirements by the end of fall 2025 and attend the special admission sessions ...

incoming students walk around campus during the 2025 Orientation.

��ɫ�� Welcomes 7,400 Incoming Students in Summer Orientation

Starting university is a daunting step in many people’s minds, but making new friends, exploring the campus, collecting free swag and building connections with faculty and staff have helped thousands of new students quickly feel at home. Freshmen and transfer orientation started in late June and ended in August. This year, ��ɫ�� will welcome more than 7,400 incoming ...

Female student visits academic planning website

New Academic Planner Launches for Undergraduate Students

Imagine a tool that knows which classes you’ve taken, keeps you organized with future course plans, and helps the university with forecasting course demand. For undergraduate students at Cal Poly Pomona, there’s no need to imagine — it’s now a reality. All undergraduate students now have access to a digital Academic Planner in their BroncoDirect Student Center that ...

Jason Wang holds a copy of the 2025 Common Read Book I Never Thought of It That Way

'I Never Thought of It That Way' Selected for 2025-26 Common Read

Mónica Guzmán’s “I Never Thought of It That Way,” a toolkit and guide for navigating difficult conversations, has been selected for Cal Poly Pomona’s 2025-26 Common Read. The Common Read is a part of the university’s First Year Experience courses. In its 19th year, this community initiative encourages all students, staff, and faculty to ...

Collins College Receives $3M Gift for Planned Shupnick Innovation Center

The planned renovation at The Collins College of Hospitality Management received a big boost recently thanks to a $3 million gift from Larry and Jo Shupnick’s Family Foundation. The couple, longtime supporters of the college, will fund the newly named Shupnick Innovation Center, which will include an interdisciplinary incubation hub, flexible learning and collaboration spaces and a ...

Mechanical engineering majors pour molten aluminum during Manufacturing Processes lab

��ɫ�� Joins METAL to Expand Metallurgical Workforce Training

Cal Poly Pomona and the Metallurgical Engineering Trades Apprenticeship & Learning (METAL) program, led by IACMI – The Composites Institute®, are partnering to establish a West Coast hub for advanced workforce training in metalworking and manufacturing. Funded by the Department of Defense’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment Program, METAL strengthens and diversifies the ...

Trailblazing President Soraya M. Coley Sets Sights on Retirement

Soraya M. Coley began her tenure as Cal Poly Pomona’s president on Jan. 1, 2015 in the grandstands of the Rose Parade in Pasadena. In the decade since, she has presided over a parade of initiatives and accomplishments that have centered on student success. After conferring thousands of degrees, giving hundreds of speeches and interacting with countless students, faculty, staff, alumni ...

Workshops at the Creative Activities and Research Symposium

11th Annual CARS Symposium Offers Opportunity to Celebrate Student Innovation and Creativity

The 11th Annual Creative Activities and Research Symposium (CARS) will bring together student researchers, faculty mentors, and community members to celebrate original research, scholarly work, and creative projects. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research, the Aug. 7 event, which will be held in the Bronco Student Center, is a summer tradition that provides undergraduate students from ...

College of Science graduates smile during the 2025 commencement ceremonies.

Cal Poly Pomona Scores 5-Star Money Magazine's 2025 Best Colleges List

For the second year in a row, Cal Poly Pomona has earned the highest rating — 5 stars — in Money Magazine’s “Best Colleges in America” list, placing it among only 40 institutions nationwide to achieve the publication’s highest honor. The 2025 rankings are based on an evaluation of more than 700 four-year colleges, focusing on educational quality, ...

Pia Gupta Appointed Associate Dean of Undergraduate Student Success for CBA

Following a rigorous national search, Pia Gupta has been appointed as the new associate dean of undergraduate student success for the College of Business Administration at Cal Poly Pomona. In an announcement to the campus, Dean Sandeep Krishnamurthy said, “This marks the beginning of a new chapter for the college — one focused on empowering our students to connect ...