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Revision as of 21:03, 9 December 2015

This article is about the university located in San Luis Obispo, California. For Cal Poly Pomona in Pomona, California, see California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
California Polytechnic State University
Seal of California Polytechnic State University
MottoDiscere Faciendo (Latin)
Motto in English
To Learn by Doing
TypePublic
Space grant
EstablishedMarch 8, 1901
Endowment$207.8 million (2014)[1]
PresidentJeffrey Armstrong
ProvostKathleen Enz Finken
Academic staff
1,303 (Fall 2014)[2]
Students20,944 (Fall 2015)[3]
Undergraduates20,049 (Fall 2015)[3]
Postgraduates895 (Fall 2015)[3]
Location
San Luis Obispo
,
California
,
U.S.
CampusSuburban, 9,678 acres (3,917 ha) Total; 1,321 acres (535 ha) for the Main Campus[4]
ColorsGreen and Gold[5]
   
NicknameMustangs
AffiliationsCalifornia State University
AASCU
APLU
MascotMusty the Mustang
Websitewww.calpoly.edu

California Polytechnic State University or California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo,[6] also known as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo[6] or Cal Poly,[7] is a public university located in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Founded in 1901 as a vocational high school, it is currently one of only two polytechnic universities in the 23-member California State University system.[8] Comprising six distinct colleges, the university offers 64 bachelor's degrees, 32 master's degrees, and 7 teaching credentials.[9][10] The university does not confer doctoral degrees.

Cal Poly is a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. Cal Poly is known for its "learn by doing" educational philosophy that encourages students to solve real-world problems by combining classroom theory with experiential laboratory exercise. The most popular major at Cal Poly is Business Administration. Cal Poly's next most popular majors are Biological Sciences and Mechanical Engineering.[11] Cal Poly is one of four California State Universities that participate in the Big West Conference in athletics.

History

Overview

The California Polytechnic School

Cal Poly was established in 1901 when Governor Henry T. Gage signed the California Polytechnic School Bill. The university started out as the California Polytechnic School founded by Myron Angel. The polytechnic school held its first classes on October 1, 1903, offering secondary level courses of study, which took three years to complete. The first incoming class was 20 students.[12] The school continued to grow steadily, except during a period from the mid 1910s to the early 1920s when World War I led to drops in enrollment and drastic budget cuts forced fewer class offerings.

In 1924, Cal Poly was placed under the control of the California State Board of Education. In 1933, the Board of Education changed Cal Poly into a two-year technical and vocational school. The institution began to offer Bachelor of Arts degrees in 1940, with the first baccalaureate exercises held in 1942. The school was renamed the California State Polytechnic College in 1947 to better reflect its higher education offerings, and in 1949, a Master of Arts degree in education was added. In 1960, control of Cal Poly and all other state colleges was transferred from the State Board of Education to an independent Board of Trustees, which later became the California State University system.[13]

The college was authorized to offer Master of Science degrees in 1967. From 1967 to 1970, the school’s curriculum was reorganized into different units (such as the School of Science and Math, the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the School of Architecture, which was created in 1968). Cal Poly's FM radio station, KCPR, also began as a senior project in 1968. The state legislature changed the school’s official name again in 1971 to California Polytechnic State University. Since the 1970s, the university has seen steady enrollment growth and the construction of many significant buildings on campus. Cal Poly celebrated its centennial in 2001, and kicked off a $225 million fundraising campaign, the largest fund raising effort ever undertaken in CSU history. The Centennial Campaign raised over $264 million from over 81,000 donors, more than tripling the university’s endowment from $43 million to over $140 million. Cal Poly's $207.8 million endowment in 2014 was ranked 296th out of 851 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.[1]

Relationship with Cal Poly Pomona

The Dexter Lawn – Cal Poly's unofficial social center and meeting place.[14]

Cal Poly Pomona began as a satellite campus of Cal Poly in 1938 when a completely equipped school and farm were donated by Charles Voorhis and his son Jerry Voorhis of Pasadena, California, and was initially called the Voorhis Unit. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation then donated an 812-acre (329 ha) horse ranch in Pomona, California to Cal Poly in 1949. Located about one mile (1.6 km) from the Voorhis campus, the two became known as Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis. Cal Poly Kellogg-Voorhis broke off from Cal Poly in 1966, becoming the fully independent university, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). Since 1949, the two campuses have cooperated on creating a float for the Rose Parade. Today, the long-running float program still boasts floats designed and constructed entirely by students year-round on both campuses.

1960 football team plane crash

Main article: Cal Poly football team plane crash

On October 29, 1960, a chartered plane carrying the Cal Poly football team, hours after a loss to Bowling Green State University, crashed on takeoff at the Toledo Express Airport in Toledo, Ohio. Twenty-two of the 48 people on board were killed, including 16 players.

Female admissions

Jespersen Hall

In 1904, Cal Poly opened as a coeducational school with 40 new male students and 12 new female students. In 1930, Cal Poly banned females from the entire school until 1956 when Cal Poly once again began admitting female students. The university remains coeducational today, with females constituting 46.7% of the Fall 2015 total student population.[15]

Name

The university's style guide indicates its official names are "California Polytechnic State University" and "Cal Poly."[16] When necessary to distinguish between Cal Poly and its former satellite campus, Cal Poly Pomona, the lengthier "Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo" is occasionally used. The California State University system's style guide identifies the university as "California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo."[17]

Directors and Presidents

[18]

Chase Hall
Cal Poly's Performing Arts Center
  • Leroy Anderson, 1902–1907
  • Leroy Burns Smith, 1908–1914
  • Robert Weir Ryder, 1914–1921
  • Nicholas Ricciardi, 1921–1924
  • Margaret Chase (Acting), 1924
  • Benjamin Ray Crandall, 1924–1933
  • Julian A. McPhee, 1933–1966
  • Dale W. Andrews (acting), 1966–1967
  • Robert E. Kennedy, 1967–1979
  • Warren J. Baker, 1979–2010
  • Jeffrey D. Armstrong, 2011–present

Campus

Poly Canyon Village student housing, new in 2009

Cal Poly has one of the largest college campuses in the United States.[11] It owns 9,678 acres and is the second largest land-holding university in California.[19] The lands are used for student education and include the main campus, two nearby agricultural lands, and two properties in Santa Cruz County. Part of the Cal Poly property is the Swanton Pacific Ranch, a 3,200-acre (1,300 ha) ranch located in Santa Cruz County, California, outside the town of Davenport. The ranch provides educational and research opportunities, encompasses rangeland, livestock, and forestry operations for the College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental sciences, and fosters Cal Poly’s teaching philosophy of “Learn by Doing” with emphasis on sustainable management of agricultural practices.

Expansion

The Cal Poly Master Plan calls to increase student population from approximately 17,000 students to 20,900 students by the year 2020–2021.[20] To maintain the university's "Learn by Doing" philosophy and low class sizes, the master plan calls for an increase in classrooms, laboratories, and professors.

Recent construction

The Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics was dedicated November 1, 2013.[21] It replaced the aging "spider" Science Building 52, built in the 1950s, with a new 189,000-square-foot (17,600 m2) structure. The $119 million, six-story building was made possible by voter-approved state education bonds and $18 million in private donations.[22] The Center adds new laboratories, classrooms, and offices for the physics, chemistry and soil science programs, as well as an open area and terraces for student study and meeting places. The top floor of the Center houses labs and offices for the school's Western Coatings Technologies Center and the Environmental Biotechnology Institute. It is the second largest and most technologically advanced structure on campus. In the space between the remaining wings of the old "Spider Building" and the new Center is Centennial Park, a landscaped central green.

A new 1,475-bed freshman dormitory complex on the southern end of campus began construction in September 2015, and is expected to conclude by Fall 2018.[23]

Planned construction

The Academic Center and Library Building Project: A program planning for an expanded Library and Academic Center began in 2007. Current plans call for a design phase to begin in 2013, with a two-year construction phase projected to begin in 2015 or earlier. The new Academic Center will be a LEED-certified building of nearly 113,000 gsf, connected with the original Kennedy Library by a broad, above ground concourse. Formal and informal meeting spaces, including ample collaborative spaces, will encourage interactions among students, faculty, and staff from across the entire campus and community.[24]

The J.G. Boswell Agricultural Research Center: The Agricultural Research Center was announced in May 2014 with a $8 million gift from the James G. Boswell Foundation. The research center will include laboratories to support sensory, food safety, plant pathology, enology and genomics. The Boswell Center will be built on the current site of the remaining portion of the "spider" science building.[25]

Commuting

Campus parking is limited. In its most recent survey of available parking spaces on campus, the Cal Poly University Police reported 2,892 general purpose parking spaces, 3,492 dorm resident spaces, and 8,648 total spaces.[26] In its facilities Master Plan, the university admits that while more parking spots will be added, the actual ratio of parking to students will decrease since enrollment is expected to increase sharply.[27] To resolve the disparity, the Master Plan calls on the university to reduce the demand for individual vehicle parking. As part of that plan, the university has constructed additional dorms and has tried to make campus life more desirable. In addition, Cal Poly Commuter and Access Services has successfully promoted alternatives to commuting in single occupancy vehicles: in the past 10 years, bus use has more than doubled and the use of bicycles has close to quadrupled.[28]

Currently, there are over 6,500 bike rack spaces and 224 secure bike lockers available on campus; 57% of students and 33% of faculty/staff live within 5 miles of the Cal Poly campus, an easy bike commute.[29] The city's SLO Transit bus system provides service to and from campus. Cal Poly financially supports SLO Transit with funding from parking citation revenue (not from state general funds nor from student tuition), so faculty, staff, and students ride for free.[29] Bus service throughout the county is provided by SLO Regional Transit Authority. Discounted passes are available to the Cal Poly community.

360° panorama from the top of Poly Canyon; the main Cal Poly campus and agricultural area can be seen below.

Academics

Colleges

The Agricultural Sciences Building
The Orfalea College of Business

The university currently offers bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in six colleges:

Bachelor's Projects

All undergraduate students at Cal Poly are required to complete a senior project. The senior project is intended to be a capstone experience for students receiving a baccalaureate degree by integrating theory and application from across a student's undergraduate educational experiences.[30] The senior project consists of one or more of the following: a design or construction experience, an experiment, a self-guided study or research project, a presentation, a report based on internship, co-op, or service learning experience, and/or a public portfolio display or performance.[31] Senior projects have often led to students obtaining jobs or recognition for their work. In July 2011, a company created from a Senior Project, Punchd, was acquired by Google.[32] Jamba Juice, originally founded as "Juice Club", was inspired by the Senior Project idea, but was founded after the founders had graduated.[33]

Admissions

Fall Freshman Statistics[9][34][35]

2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Applicants 46,820 43,812 40,402 36,941 33,001
Admits 14,651 13,533 13,953 11,545 12,341
% Admitted 31.3 30.9 34.5 31.3 37.4
Enrolled 4,943 4,662 4,871 3,701 4,316
GPA 3.92 3.88 3.87 3.87 3.84
ACT Average 28.0 27.5 27.3 27.1 27.0
SAT Composite* 1239 1234 1232 1231 1226
* SAT out of 1600

Cal Poly's admissions process is "more selective" according to U.S. News & World Report.[36] The Fall 2015 admitted freshman class had an average GPA of 3.98, average SAT score of 1321, and average ACT score of 27.5. Admitted Fall 2015 transfer students had an average college GPA of 3.41.[19]

For students entering Fall 2014, 13,533 freshmen were accepted out of 43,812 applicants, a 30.9% acceptance rate. The middle 50% range of SAT scores for the enrolled freshmen was 550-640 for critical reading and 580-680 for math, while the ACT Composite range was 25–30.[37] The average high school GPA was 3.88. Men constituted 51.0% of the incoming class of 2018, women 49.0%.[37] For Fall 2014 transfer students, Cal Poly accepted 1,403 of 7,884 applicants,[38] a 17.8% acceptance rate.

Cal Poly requires students to declare a major when applying for admission, and the university then admits the most competitive applicants within each major based on GPA and SAT or ACT scores. Resultantly, changing majors at the university is difficult. Each major has adopted a specific change of major plan which includes required classes to be taken while maintaining a certain GPA (usually between 2.5–2.75) in order to be considered as a transfer candidate. In some cases, students wishing to change majors completely transfer to other universities.

Rankings

Academic rankings
Master's
Washington Monthly[39]57
Regional
U.S. News & World Report[40]10
National
Forbes[41]164

Money Magazine ranked Cal Poly 171st in the country out of over 700 schools it evaluated for its 2015 Best Colleges ranking.[42]

Cal Poly ranked 29th in the nation on PayScale 's 2015 "College ROI Report," which ranked 1,223 colleges and universities. According to PayScale's projections, Cal Poly has a 20-year net return on investment of $669,800. This ROI is the highest in the California State University system and is higher than all of the University of California schools except UC Berkeley.[43]

Cal Poly is ranked 83rd in the nation in The Daily Beast's 2014 "Guide to the Best Colleges", which evaluated nearly 2,000 colleges and universities.[44]

In 2015, Forbes magazine rated Cal Poly No. 164 out of the 650 best private and public colleges and universities in America.[45] In 2008, the first year of the list, Cal Poly was ranked No. 369 out of 569.[46]

In 2014, Kiplinger ranked Cal Poly 43rd out of the top 100 best-value public colleges and universities in the nation, and 7th in California.[47]

The Wall Street Journal's rankings by major placed Cal Poly 18th for engineering majors and 22nd for business or economics majors in 2010.[48]

In the 2014 edition of "America's Best Architecture & Design Schools" published by the leading architecture and design journal DesignIntelligence, Cal Poly was ranked the No. 1 undergraduate architecture program in the nation. The landscape architecture program was ranked 4th in the country and 1st in the Western region.[49]

Cal Poly’s Orfalea College of Business was named to BusinessWeek magazine’s list of the nation’s top undergraduate business colleges, ranked No. 70 on the 2014 list.[50]

Cal Poly’s graduate program in City and Regional Planning ranked No. 1 in the Planetizen 2011 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs in the U.S. for programs whose highest degree is a Master's.[51]

In 2009, the magazine Diverse Issues in Higher Education placed Cal Poly among the top 10 of its “Top 100 Degree Producers 2009” ranking. This places the university in the top 10 schools in the nation in granting degrees to Hispanic, Asian and other minority students in agriculture, architecture and engineering.[52]

Cal Poly was ranked the 37th top college in the United States by the Social Mobility Index college rankings.[53]

According to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 "America's Best Colleges" report, Cal Poly is ranked 1st in the Western United States for regional public schools whose highest degree is a Master's for the 22nd straight year [54] and 10th overall (including private schools).[55] The same report ranked the College of Engineering 7th for undergraduate engineering schools in the U.S. whose highest degree is a Master's,[55] with program rankings of:[55]

Financial

Tuition

Due to continued reductions in state funding, Fall 2011 fees for the average student reached approximately $2,600 per quarter.[56] For comparison, the Spring 2002 fees for the average student were $760 per quarter. While total yearly fees for an in-state student were just $2,976 in 2002, students entering in Fall 2011 faced an annual fee of over $7,900.[57]

Of the students enrolled in fall 2013, 56.4% of undergraduates and 62.6% of first-time freshmen received some form of financial aid in 2013-14.[9] The amount of financial aid awarded in 2013-14 totaled $143.4 million, of which 65.4% came from federal funds, 10.3% came from state funds and 17.4% came from institutional funds.[9] Loans comprised 56.6% of the financial aid, 32.1% came in the form of grants, and 8.3% in scholarships.[9]

Endowment

Cal Poly’s endowment more than tripled during its Centennial Campaign from $43.1 million to $140.1 million. Growth is attributed to gifts and prudent stewardship. However, since 2007, the university's endowment has fluctuated dramatically, going from $181.7 million in 2007[58] to $130.9 million in 2009,[59] before rebounding to $207.8 million in 2014.[1]

Student life

Demographics of student body (Fall 2015)[15]
All Students
African American 0.8%
Asian American 12.1%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1%
Hispanic American (of any race) 15.6%
Multi-Racial 6.9%
Native American 0.2%
Non-resident/Alien 2.3%
White American 57.2%
Ethnicity unknown/other 4.9%
Male 53.3%
Female 46.7%

Residence halls

File:Cal Poly SLO housing.png
Residential halls

Cal Poly's on-campus student housing of 6,239 spaces[60] is the largest student housing program in the California State University system.[61] Cal Poly housed 36.7% of fall 2014 undergraduates in 28 dorms on campus, and 98.3% of first-time freshmen lived on campus, even though Cal Poly does not require them to do so.[9] In addition, 31.8% of Cal Poly sophomores lived on campus in fall 2014.[9]

There are five distinct groups of residence halls on the Cal Poly campus. The five North Mountain halls, constructed in the 1950s, are the oldest on campus still used for residential purposes. The six "red-brick" halls were completed shortly afterward in 1959.[62] The Sierra Madre and Yosemite halls were finished by 1968, and the Cerro Vista Apartments were completed in 2003. The Poly Canyon Village housing complex, with a similar style as the Cerro Vista apartments, was completed in 2009 at a cost of $300 million, making it the California State University system's largest construction project to date.[63]

Each of the residence halls represent a different living community on campus. The six red-brick halls are the Living-Learning Program halls for the different colleges of Cal Poly. The five North Mountain halls are organizationally a part of the engineering Living-Learning Program. The Sierra Madre and Yosemite halls are the First-Year Connection Program halls and focus on freshman-oriented transition programs. All buildings house students of all majors. The Cerro Vista Apartments is the Transitions community for first-year and second-year students. Poly Canyon Village is the Sophomore Success Program community, which is open to primarily to sophomores, but also juniors and seniors, and helps students transition into independent living.

Greek life

Since 1949, Greek organizations have been present at Cal Poly. The Greek community consists of three governing councils at Cal Poly: United Sorority and Fraternity Council (USFC), Interfraternity Council (IFC), and Panhellenic Association (PHA).[64]

There are currently:
9 USFC Fraternities/Sororities: Alpha Kappa Delta Phi, Chi Delta Theta, Gamma Zeta Alpha, Lambda Phi Epsilon, Lambda Sigma Gamma, Lambda Theta Alpha, Lambda Theta Phi, Omega Xi Delta, Sigma Omega Nu

17 IFC Fraternities: Alpha Epsilon Pi, Alpha Gamma Rho, Beta Theta Pi, Delta Chi, Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Upsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha, Nu Alpha Kappa, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, Sigma Pi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Chi, Zeta Beta Tau, Kappa Sigma

9 Panhellenic Sororities: Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi, Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Sigma Kappa

12 Professional Fraternities: Alpha Chi Sigma (Chemistry), Alpha Pi Mu (Industrial Engineering), Alpha Rho Chi (Architecture), Alpha Tau Alpha (Agriculture), Chi Epsilon (Civil and Environmental Engineering), Delta Sigma Pi (Business), Eta Kappa Nu (Computer and Electrical Engineering), Rho Lambda (Community Service), Rho Phi Lambda (Recreation, Parks, and Leisure), Sigma Alpha (Agriculture), Sigma Gamma Tau (Engineering), Tau Beta Pi (Engineering)

Week of Welcome orientation program

Also known as WOW, the Week of Welcome program serves as a volunteer-based orientation program for new students during the week prior to the beginning of the school year in September. Its purpose is to introduce students to the campus and the community and prepare them for a successful college career. New students are placed in a group of about 10–20 other new students led by two current Cal Poly student Orientation Leaders. The WOW groups participate in an array of orientation events in addition to activities both on- and off-campus. In 2010, the awareness section of the program won the 2010 National Orientation Directors Association (NODAC) Media & Publications Showcase Award in the Emerging Technologies. The awareness section was entirely developed by student volunteers. The program started in 1956 and is now the largest volunteer orientation program in the nation.[65]

Clubs

Cal Poly has many clubs with which students can get involved including, among many others, the Chinese Cultural Club, Math Club, Chinese Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Alliance of Happy Atheists, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Alpha Phi Omega, Epic, White Hat, WISH, SWE, and CPARC.

Athletics

Main article: Cal Poly Mustangs
See also: Mustang Band, Cal Poly Mustangs baseball, Cal Poly Mustangs men's basketball, Cal Poly Mustangs football, and Cal Poly Mustangs men's soccer
The new side of the Alex G. Spanos Stadium

Cal Poly fields 20 varsity sports (10 each for men and women)[66] and participates in the NCAA's Division I.

Cal Poly competes in the Big West Conference, except for football and wrestling (neither of which are sponsored by the Big West). Cal Poly's football team competes in the Big Sky Conference; the wrestling team is a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Prior to joining Division I in 1994, the school won 35 NCAA Division II national team championships[67] and competed in the NCAA Division II California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA). Cal Poly's mascot is Musty the Mustang, and the spirit group is the Mustang Maniacs.

Cal Poly also offers various non varsity sports. The Mustangs play college rugby in the California conference of Division 1-A. The Mustangs are often ranked in the Top 25 nationwide,[68] and their rugby sevens team has been ranked as high as 7th.[69] The Mustangs finished 8th in the nation at the 2011 USA Rugby Sevens Collegiate National Championships, and 12th at the 2012 competition.[70]

Administrative organization

Four administrative divisions

The university is organized administratively into four divisions: Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Administration and Finance, and University Advancement. The academic division is organized into six colleges, each with its own dean. Academic Affairs also includes the Library, Research and Graduate Programs, and Information Technology Services.

Cal Poly Corporation

The Cal Poly Corporation is a public-benefit, nonprofit corporation and university auxiliary. It provides commercial services, fiscal services, and key support services to assist and promote the educational mission of Cal Poly and the California State University System (CSU).[71] The Corporation engages only in those activities ancillary to state operation that are requested by Cal Poly’s President and approved by the CSU. The corporation was founded in 1940 and was known as the Cal Poly Foundation until February 1, 2006.

Cal Poly Foundation

The Cal Poly Foundation is an auxiliary organization and IRC 501(c)(3) public charity that accepts and administers tax deductible gifts to the university. The Cal Poly Foundation leads campus philanthropic activity by supporting fundraising activities and investing and managing the campus endowments.[72]

Cal Poly Continuing Education

The Cal Poly Continuing Education provides access to degree, certificate, and professional development programs and services of the university to the citizens of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Monterey Counties and through distance learning technologies to students across the country.[73]

Associated Students Inc.

The Associated Students Inc. (ASI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation owned and operated by Cal Poly student leaders. ASI has an annual operating budget in excess of $12 million. ASI provides co-curricular experiences for students, faculty, and staff, including events, speakers, concerts, intramural sports, fitness programs, aquatics, outdoor adventure trips, craft center enrichment courses, and child development.[74] ASI manages the University Union, Recreation Center, Sports Complex, and Children’s Center, totaling more than 450,000 square feet (42,000 m2) of campus facilities.

Alumni Association

The Cal Poly Alumni Association seeks to engage and serve alumni; to foster a lifelong connection between the University and its alumni; and to foster goodwill and support for the University. The association includes 15 regional and special interest chapters.[75]

Notable alumni

Main article: List of Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo alumni

Cal Poly has more than 170,000 alumni living and working everywhere from New York to Washington D.C. to Wisconsin to Idaho to Hawaii.[66] Some notable alumni include Peter Oppenheimer, former Chief Financial Officer of Apple Inc.; singer Weird Al Yankovic; and Pro Football Hall of Fame coach John Madden.

See also

Notes

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