Thursday, Dec. 8 / 1 to 2 p.m. PT / Zoom All campus members are invited to be part of CPP’s Black Thriving Initiative Launch Symposium. The program will include inspirational speakers about racial healing and justice, truth telling, cultural humility and how each of us can act as allies and advocates. In-person registration is full, but you can attend the first hour of the program, which will be livestreamed via Zoom. Register online by Thursday, Dec. 1. Learn more on the Black Thriving Initiative website.…

Wednesday, Dec. 14 & Thursday, Dec. 15 / Time TBD / Centerpointe Dining Commons Another year has come and gone, but not without its changes, challenges and growth. President Coley would like to celebrate your commitment and dedication with a complimentary holiday meal at Centerpointe Dining Commons. More details to be announced soon.…

The campus USPS collection box has been moved from the first-floor stairwell in building 98C (CLA Classrooms) to the C-lot-facing door of the SSB building. Distribution Services made this change to allow work to be done on building 98 and offer easy access to the campus USPS collection box. For more information about on-campus mailing, visit the Distribution Services website.…

he CPP volleyball team saw its incredible season end the weekend before Thanksgiving with a 3-0 loss to Chaminade in the semifinal round of the 2022 NCAA Division II West Regional Tournament. The No. 4 seed Broncos, who captured their first CCAA Tournament title in program history, finished with a 24-6 overall record. Cal Poly Pomona reached the regional semifinal for just the third time in program history in the NCAA’s current playoff format, which was instituted in 1998. Congratulations to our Broncos Volleyball team for a historic season.…

On the pathways leading to May’s Commencement ceremonies at The Quad, the groves of sycamore trees that give the campus its distinct ambience also have the potential to put the safety of thousands of celebrants out on a limb. Spotting such hazards lurking in trees is part of the job of gardener Jose Mireles, who is a certified arborist and has the knowledge to detect overextended branches, dense canopies, and decayed or dead limbs. He walked and inspected those pathways weeks before Commencement. Mireles was able to receive his arborist certification because of professional development opportunities that are promoted and offered in Facilities Planning & Management (FP&M). Mireles is one …

Facilities Planning & Management has issued results of the tap water monitoring program, which was conducted on Oct. 18, 2022. Water samples are in compliance with the 90th percentile value for the campus water system that meets or exceeds the standards set by the federal government. View or download the tap water monitoring results. For questions or concerns, please contact Joseph Phillipy, chief operator of the Water Treatment Plant, at (909) 869-5189 or email wateroperations@cpp.edu.…

Sharon Roth, a former longtime administrative support coordinator in the dean’s office, died Nov. 12. She was 73. Roth joined the College of Agriculture in 2000. During her tenure, she was responsible for planning the college’s 70th anniversary celebration; was the college’s disaster preparedness coordinator and commencement coordinator; served on college safety and web committees. She also served on the university’s strategic planning committee and the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation board of directors as president of the Staff Council. For her service, Roth was selected for the university’s Outstanding Staff Award in 2003 and the college’s 2010-11 Staff of the Year Award. She retired from Cal Poly Pomona in December …

Aishwary Kumar, the director of the Ahimsa Center and a history professor, has been named the new Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair in Ahimsa Studies in the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS). Ahimsa is the Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist doctrine of refraining from harming any living being. Since 2003, the Ahimsa Center has been dedicated to interdisciplinary teaching and learning about nonviolence and its practical applications at various levels: personal, interpersonal, societal, national and international.The Ahimsa Center’s new Shri Shantinath Endowed Chair, Aishwary Kumar (left) next to the inaugural chair and center founder, Tara Sethia. “I am deeply honored with what has been handed over to me …

Education, died Oct. 17. He was 85. Born in the Philippines on Dec. 15, 1936, Professor Cabacungan earned his bachelor’s degree from Central Luzon State University in the Philippines and his master’s degree and doctorate from Virginia Tech. Professor Cabacungan came to Cal Poly Pomona in 1973 to teach courses in agricultural business management. In 1990, he became chair of the then-Department of Food Marketing and Agribusiness Management/Agricultural Education, a post he served in through 2000. He entered the Faculty Early Retirement Program in December 2001. Professor Jon Phillips, the current chair of the retitled Department of Agribusiness and Food Industry Management/Agricultural Science, recalled meeting Cabacungan when Phillips came to …