Volume 1, Issue 8 | April 17-23, 2020
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ENV prepares for CPP Giving Day 2020
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CPP Giving Day
, the university's largest online fundraising campaign, will proceed as planned – and with a deeper sense of purpose as the impact of COVID-19 reverberates through the Bronco community. The two-day event runs April 22-23.
This year, the College of Environmental Design will use the campaign's public platform to bring visibility to the
ENV Emergency Assistance Program
, and the URP 50th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship. Both have received early boosts in the form of matching gifts: $2,000 from urban and regional planning faculty
Richard Willson
and
Steve Preston
for the emergency assistance program; and $1,500 from
Manuel Mu
ñ
oz
('09, urban and regional planning) for the endowed scholarship.
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cal poly pomona covid-19 updates
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All classes, exams and most services are remote/virtual for the remainder of the semester. 2020 Commencement ceremonies are postponed.
- Update your contact information on BroncoDirect to receive important campus updates.
- CPP's second confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported on April 17.
- GRE and GMAT requirements for graduate programs are temporarily waived for Fall 2020 admissions.
- Credit/No Credit grading options for Spring 2020. Students have three grading options for their final grades.
- All Summer 2020 courses will be taught in virtual mode. See the Summer website for details.
- Student Health Services remains open. Learn about in-person and virtual services here. (Note: Walk-in appointments are not accepted.)
- The University Library building and 24-hour computer lab are closed until further notice. Students can borrow university laptops (and mobile hotspots) for their coursework. Email studentsuccess@cpp.edu.
- Get information on refunds (University Housing, parking and other student fees) is in this section of the CPP Health Alert site.
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Visit the College of Environmental Design's
landing page
for announcements and the statuses of services, spaces and events.
- Buildings 1, 2, 3, 7, 13, 89 and 209 are closed and locked for the rest of the term. Studios and classrooms should not be accessed while the state's stay-at-home order is in place.
- ENV Emergency Assistance Program provides a one-time $500 stipend to students shouldering unforeseen hardships due to COVID-19. Apply here.
- Are you facing a crisis? Do you know someone who doesn’t have a permanent home, have a medical emergency, or is a victim of a crime or accident? Broncos Care Basic Needs Emergency Grant Program gives up to $500 to help cover pressing costs.
- ENV students can get free design software like Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, ArcMap GIS and Chem Office. (See the full list of software available for download.)
- Hundreds of remote student jobs are on Handshake. These don't require being on campus. Log in and search using keyword "remote."
- The ENV Model Shop and Architecture Fabrication Lab are closed, but instructional technicians Delmer Guillen and Paul Saskas are available for consultations.
- ENV Student Success Center offers virtual/remote advising. Book appointments with advisors Teresa Castaneda and Elizabeth Guevara-Laxamana via CPP Connect.
- Get career advising. Schedule an appointment with ENV Career Specialist Alie Ivie via Handshake.
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env
virtual
Open source, student-initiated and developed. Faculty participation appreciated.
Open source list connecting individuals who
need
help with individuals who
can
help.
Films, documentaries, activities and apps that are useful, educational or just entertaining.
URP professor
Julianna Delgado
's annotated list of flicks to check out while staying in.
#TheArtistsChallenge2020
A social media campaign to encourage artists and designers to find creative ways to be seen and to see each other's work.
Share slices of life, tips and advice on dealing with our new remote work/study/life conditions.
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interdepartmental |
stay in the know
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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Tune in this weekend for a free virtual event (April 17-19): an online film screening of
Natura Urbana: The Brachen of Berlin
and a pre-recorded discussion panel on urban ecology featuring lecturer
Kat Superfisky,
an urban ecologist for the City of Los Angeles and founder of
Grown in LA
.
Note: Viewers must
RSVP
for
links to the content.
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REGENERATIVE STUDIES
Lecturer
Cybele Lyle
is one of the subjects of a new
video series
by the Orange County Museum of Art that looks at the ways artists stay creative while under quarantine. (Her segment was listed in Thursday's
Los Angeles Times
virtual culture roundup
.)
In her Instagram video, Lyle reflected: "Using [a video of the moon shifting in and out of focus] felt full of new meaning about time different, being indoors and the fact that everything is constantly shifting."
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Rewilding through our backyards
Lana Romel Jeries
is a second-year MLA student whose work focuses on designing healthy, well-connected walkable cities to move towards a future of resiliency. She is also a contributor to
Green City Blog
.
Where have the humans gone? Most people are locked away to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, and the animals, well, they have been reveling in their newfound ability to move around freely and safely in our absence
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Videos of animals
reclaiming our cities have been flooding social media. Back in February when I had originally written this article, I was advocating for more space for wildlife in urban settings. Little did I know that in the coming months, nature would no longer be asking for permission.
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earth day 2020
🌎 🌍 🌏
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This year's theme is
climate action
. Celebrate and fight for the planet in this time of being apart: find a digital Earth Day event
near you
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Jacob Osborne portrait for Professor @_young_suave_...
42 Likes, 0 Comments - Cal Poly Pomona Art Department (@artdepartment13) on Instagram: "Jacob Osborne portrait for Professor @_young_suave_ photography class. #cpp #calpolypomona #cppenv..."
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I want to hold you closer than the roots hold the earth. ...
90 Likes, 3 Comments - Juliana Rico (@_young_suave_) on Instagram: "I want to hold you closer than the roots hold the earth. - Papa. Basu"
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stories in pictures
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AFTER THE RAINS |
A heron surveys the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies.
Malik Rivers
('20, master's in regenerative studies) captured this shot
–
and many others
–
on Tuesday as he and site technician
Jillian Gomez
('10, master's in regenerative studies; '07, agronomy) made their weekly visit to care for the 16-acre site.
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opportunities |
your professional development
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Alisande "Alie" Ivie
is the college's first ENV Career Specialist. Below, she shares advice on what students can still do to make themselves job- and career-ready in the current economic climate.
Be your own brand. Be uniquely you.
During this time, the job market has become increasingly competitive. As a job seeker, I encourage you to look for ways to stand out from the competition. One of the recommended ways to stand out is to create a personal brand, centered around being uniquely you.
Think of it as having a product that you are selling and that product is you, your skills, and what service you can provide the company. It is important to take ownership of yourself.
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PERSONAL BRANDING |
April 21
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ON THE GRID
is produced by the College of Environmental Design (ENV) at Cal Poly Pomona.
Send your news, announcements and upcoming (virtual) events to
env@cpp.edu
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