Volume 1, Issue 6 | April 3-9, 2020
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COVID-19 has disrupted life as we know it. As community members, we must first focus on adapting to a new reality by changing how we live and how we do our work. Planners have many roles in supporting public health professionals as they struggle to cope.
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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.
- Take care of yourself. Student Heath and Wellness Services has a COVID-19 resources page to support your physical and mental health.
- 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 if they don't have one to use at home. Email [email protected].
- Full refunds on commencement regalia are available up to the start of the first ceremony (date TBA). It must be unopened, with a Bronco Bookstore receipt of the purchase.
- All Summer 2020 courses will be taught in virtual mode. Registration for in-person classes is suspended, given the uncertainty of future public health mandates. See the Summer website for details.
- Find emergency housing, meal assistance, resources for parent students, scholarships and more through Bronco Cares Basic Needs.
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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. Students are advised against accessing studios/classrooms while the state's stay-home order is in place.
- Recipients of traveling scholarships and fellowships should consult with their department about plans to use their financial awards.
- Hundreds of remote student jobs are on Handshake. These don't require being on campus. Log in and search using keyword "remote."
- ENV student assistants should contact their supervisors. There may be work for you.
- ENV Council is donating care packages and first-aid kits to House of Ruth. Delivery is scheduled for mid-April. Those interested in contributing should email the eboard.
- The ENV Model Shop and Architecture Fabrication Lab are closed, but students can still contact instructional technicians Delmer Guillen and Paul Saskas for questions and consultations.
- ENV Student Success Center offers virtual/remote advising. Book appointments with advisors Teresa Castaneda and Elizabeth Guevara-Laxamana via CPP Connect.
- Career advising is available in virtual/remote format. Schedule an appointment with ENV Career Specialist Alie Ivie via Handshake.
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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 movies and features 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 over social media on dealing with our new remote work/study/life conditions.
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off
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"Spin" the globe
(or type the name of a city)
and tune in to radio stations around the world.
Explore countrysides, city streets and suburban walking trails from all four corners of the Earth. Using geo-tagged images, this web-based game "drops off" players in random locales they must identify.
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"Alone, Facing the COVID Time"
77 Likes, 2 Comments - Ann Phong (@artist.annphong) on Instagram: "My new small work. "Alone, Facing the COVID Time" Acrylic with found objects. #laartist #covıd19..."
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Call for submissions: 2020 ENV Coffee Table Book
15 Likes, 0 Comments - ENV Student Council (@cppenvcouncil) on Instagram: "Students are welcome to submit works in any medium: photography, designs, essays, articles, or projects."
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interdepartmental |
stay in the know
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ARCHITECTURE
Lecturer
Kirill Volchinskiy
('17, architecture) penned "
Sans Serif Chronicles at Cal Poly Pomona
" for Archinect's Collections & Curations blog, detailing second-year student projects from multiple sections of an intermediate digital design class (ARC 2500A) from Fall 2019. The goal was to "engage students in advanced digital processes starting from drawing conventions of complex geometries to three-dimensional physical models, studying the relationship between the drawings and model itself."
Students in Volchinskiy,
Garet Ammerman
,
Sona Gevorkyan
,
Jennifer Meakins
,
Richard Molina
,
Sasha Plotnikova
and
Axel Schmitzberger
's sections were asked to use a nonserif letter "U" to hybridize drawings into three-dimensional models. The course, Volchinskiy wrote, "sought to explore novel spatial configurations, oscillating between perceived notions of volume and graphic flatness. (Pictured: Second-year student
Benjamin Sperry
's drawdel. Materials: polyester resin, acrylic, gypsum cement and acrylic paint.)
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ART
Early in March (before the transition to remote instruction) Professor
Anthony Acock
and visual communication design students in the department's Workshop 4D class toured the Long Beach offices of
interTrend Communications, Inc
.
and
Designory
.
interTrend is the nation's largest minority-owned Asian-focused marketing communications agency. In addition to touring its facilities, the group met its strategy team and CEO
Julia Huang
– credited for leading the
Pow! Wow! International Mural Festival
, an annual gathering of local and international artists that earned the city the
2018 Helen Putnam Award in Excellence
.
Designory is "home to multiple generations of CPP students," Acock said. Junior art director
Jared Boyle
('17, graphic design) brought in junior production artist
Daniel Sandoval
('19, visual communication design), who in turn recruited freelance production artist
Joshua Hammock
('19, visual communication design).
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URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Laura Fujimoto-Hernandez
, the department's longtime administrative coordinator, will be supporting the Dean's Office in her new role as the executive assistant to the dean and associate dean. Before ENV, Fujimoto-Hernandez worked in the College of Science's math and chemistry departments, and in the Office of the Associate Provost during the tenure of
Claudia Pinter-Lucke
.
Graduating seniors
Wendoly Guerrero
and
Kari Kalinich
are the inaugural recipients of the
Harry Anthony Endowed Scholarship
.
Travel, the centerpiece of the scholarship, is on hold pending COVID-19 public health and travel advisories.
Lecturer
Steve Preston
('80, urban and regional planning; '84, master's in urban and regional planning) hosted "Sweet and Sour Social Justice" on March 10 at the Bronco Student Center. His lecture, "Inequality in the Classroom" incorporated an activity to demonstrate how poverty and access to different resources affects student potential. At the conclusion of the session, students were encouraged to brainstorm ways they can work to decrease the effects of poverty on children around the world.
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bookmark |
hear from an expert
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To celebrate World Landscape Architecture Month, the digital edition of
Landscape Architecture Magazine
's April issue is free to all.
Stuck on a project that had to be revised and adapted for remote learning? Students (and faculty) can browse new sources of design inspiration: a profile on our friends at Terremoto, a bevy of concept designs, and feature stories on designing for equity and accessibility in our communities.
Access LAM's April 2020 issue
here
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stories in pictures
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'
WE'RE STILL DESIGNING.'
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A message of solidarity from students, faculty, staff, administrators and alumni. This wasn't the spring semester we had in mind back in January, but we'll persevere
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together.
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opportunities |
your professional development
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COVID-19 CPP INNOVATION WEEKEND (VIA ZOOM) | April 3-5
In the spirit of "learn-by-doing-good," Cal Poly Pomona's Center for Community Engagement is partnering with Student Innovation Idea Labs and the College of Business Administration for a virtual event gathering students, faculty and industry partners to identify the challenges and to advance solutions to address COVID-19.
Register for CPP Innovation Weekend
here
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JOB SEARCH STRATEGIES | April 7
Next week's Student Success Workshop will focus on ways young professionals can strategically navigate an uncertain jobs market.
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ON THE GRID
is produced by the College of Environmental Design (ENV) at Cal Poly Pomona.
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