Volume 1, Issue 5 | March 27 - April 8, 2020
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After the 'pause': ENV operations and updates
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To date, no cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) are linked to Cal Poly Pomona. As a precaution, the College of Environmental Design is following university guidance by physical distancing and transitioning to remote instruction and services. The goal: to further lower the risk of spreading of the virus through person-to-person contact.
ENV remains operational, but all services will be delivered in virtual/remote format through May 31.
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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.
- Find emergency housing, meal assistance, resources for parent students, scholarships and more through Bronco Cares Basic Needs.
- Students can borrow university laptops and mobile hotspots for their coursework if they don't have one to use at home. Email studentsuccess@cpp.edu.
- Get real-time updates in your timeline. Follow Cal Poly Pomona on its official social accounts on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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env services + events updates
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What's open? Learn the statuses of ENV services, spaces and college events
here
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- ENV Student Success Center is open for remote/virtual advising (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.). Book appointments with advisors Teresa Castaneda and Elizabeth Guevara-Laxamana via CPP Connect.
- Career advising is available for remote/virtual services (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.). Schedule an appointment with ENV Career Specialist Alie Ivie at via Handshake.
- Buildings 1, 2, 3, 7, 13 and 89 are closed and locked for the rest of the semester starting Friday, March 27.
- Job Search Strategies: How to Navigate Workforce Changes in the Present Economy is the first ENV Student Success workshop fully conducted on Zoom. April 7, 12-1 p.m.,https://cpp.zoom.us/j/340166033.
- MSRS application deadline extension. Prospective regenerative studies graduate students have until April 30 to file their applications.
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hear from an expert
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Dr. Timothy Moody
, lead physician of Cal Poly Pomona's
Student Health & Wellness Services
talks about "hand hygiene" and other preventative measures to stop the spread of germs and other viruses.
The Health Center remains
open on campus
for scheduled appointments (no walk-ins) and other wellness services.
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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 plain entertaining.
Professor
Julianna Delgado
shares an annotated list of movies and feature to check out while staying in. A
self-admitted film junkie, she teaches the
Films and Cities
course in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
"Most films are related to urban living, relevant to the social sciences and design disciplines that I have shown in or assigned for classes," she writes. "Some are ones I watch over and over just because they’re good and I love movies."
#TheArtistsChallenge2020
"I challenge all artists, designers, including architects, landscape architects, graphic and fine, to share their creative work online."
University Galleries Curator
Michele Cairella Fillmore
initiated #theartistschallenge2020 on social media to encourage artists and designers to find creative ways to be seen and to see each other's work.
#ENVRESILIENT
How does your new office space look? Share slices of life, tips and advice over social media on dealing with our new remote work/study/life conditions.
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interdepartmental |
stay in the know
Social distancing doesn’t mean self-isolation. Below are resources for students, faculty and staff to help them navigate the new reality of remote/virtual learning, teaching and service delivery. Missing your classmates and colleagues? Make sure to check out (and contribute to) the ENV virtual community links in the left column to strengthen our connections while we are apart.
- Zoom and Online Learning Resources. Several internet service providers have pledged to offer low-cost or free internet service to students who qualify. CPP students also have free temporary licenses to access Adobe Creative Cloud through May 31.
- Library Resources & Services During COVID-19. The University Library building is closed, but many of its resources and services are available off-campus: article databases, ebooks, online consultations with subject librarians, and even a 24/7 online reference chat service.The 24-hour computer lab remains open to students who need access to computers, Wi-Fi and printers; a valid Bronco ID is required for enter the space. (Heads up: The lab is closed Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 5-9 p.m. for disinfecting procedures.)
- Student Success Central. The Office of Student Success has your back. Find information on advising, tutoring, Disability Resource Center remote services, and textbook support (free e-book access for a limited time) and temporary laptop loans.
- Faculty Center & eLearning. Guidance, resources and tools for teaching continuity when emergencies force face-to-face classes to go online.
- Kanopy is a streaming video service licensed for classroom use. Faculty, students and staff have access to collections of films and documentaries via the University Library’s databases page (http://libguides.library.cpp.edu/az.php?a=k). Bronco credentials are required.
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About Plan B
Richard Willson
, a professor of urban and regional planning, authors the APA blog series
A Guide for Idealists
, which is based on his book "The Guide for the Idealist: How to Launch and Navigate Your Planning Career." He draws on years of experience in the classroom, research and mentoring to provide career development insights. Here's his advice for students facing a job market roiled by the coronavirus pandemic.
Right now, addressing the immediate prevention, health, and economic consequences of COVID-19 is everybody’s first priority. At the same time, ENV faculty and staff are working to keep your academic progress on track. Among so much uncertainty, progressing in your education is an element over which you have some control. I expect that near-term issues are taking most of your attention now, but it sure was good to reassemble via Zoom this week in my classes. If you have room left to consider the longer-term implications of the pandemic for your career,
read on
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stories in pictures
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RHUS OVATA
Second-year landscape architecture student
Kitty Cheung
illustrated the sugar bush (
Rhus ovata
) for lecturer
Michael Todoran
's Plant Ecology and Design II (LA 2451) class.
Todoran originally planned a midterm exhibition of his students' plant illustrations (March 11-13) before the transition to remote instruction. (View Cheung's
illustration in full
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COMEUPPANCE, 2019
Did you miss seeing
St. Broxville - Into the Thicket
in the real? The W. Keith & Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery will virtually display pieces every week this semester.
Pictured: "Comeuppance," 2019. (View artist
Katie Stubblefield
's
artwork in full.)
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THE DIVINE ORACLE
OF MS. PERCEPTION, 2019
Pictured: "The Divine Oracle of Ms. Perception," 2019. A old church lectern, crystal balls and motion-operated lights are some of the pieces in this artwork. (View artist
Gina M
's
installation in full
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opportunities |
your professional development
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CAVIN FAMILY TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP DEADLINE | April 2
Cal Poly Pomona and University of Oregon architecture students graduating in 2020, recent grads and young professionals (age 35 and under) can still apply for the
Cavin Family Traveling Fellowship
. This year's prize is $15,000, up from $10,000 in previous years.
The 2020 competition will proceed, but the in-person presentations and dinner are cancelled, said Assistant Professor
Robert Alexander.
This year's jury is chaired by
Julie Smith-Clementi
, who with
Frank Clementi
('83, architecture) launched in January the new Los Angeles-based practice
Smith-Clementi
.
Both were former partners of Rios Clementi Hale Studios
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LIBRARY RESEARCH AWARDS DEADLINE | April 23
The University Library invites students to submit their projects for the
Library Research Awards
,
a contest celebrating the creative use of its resources, collections and services.
$200 will be awarded each for Best Undergraduate Student Project, Best Graduate Student Project and Best Use of Special Collections. Winners will be announced via a Zoom Award Reception on Thursday, May 7.
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Now what? Work on your personal brand
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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.
Searching for internships and employment opportunities can be challenging, especially under the current circumstances of the pandemic. Most students have concerns that companies are no longer hiring. Therefore, they do not feel the need to apply to various opportunities. However, companies are still hiring. The process may take longer, but be patient. I recommend students to take this time to work on their personal branding.
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alumni |
designing the future
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Marc Fontes
('83, urban and regional planning) is the new executive director of the Economic Development of San Benito County. He was previously at the City of San Ramon in the dual role of economic development director and deputy director of the Redevelopment Agency, playing key roles in projects to attract new retailers, the expansion of a local automobile sales company, and a multi-jurisdictional Tourism Improvement District.
Fontes made headlines in 2004 when, as the manager of business development at the City of Alameda, he and his staff
saved 300 biotech jobs
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Sabrina Swanson-Schneckloth and Jonathan Schneckloth
(both '13, landscape architecture) are the newest residents of Coffey Park, the Santa Rosa neighborhood they helped redesign in the aftermath of the
2017 Tubbs Fire
that razed more than 36,000 acres and killed 22 in Sonoma and Napa counties.
At the time, the couple worked at Firma Design Group, whose employees partnered with neighborhood group Coffey Strong to "reinvent the Entryway." Swanson-Schneckloth had a leading role redesigning the
Coffey Park Entryway
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"Inspired...by its resilience and sense of community, they decided to build their first house in Coffey Park," explained
an article
announcing their move.
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Atineh Movsesian
('19, art history) begins her graduate studies in art history this fall at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences. Her focus will be on Armenian medieval art and architecture history. She will study under
Christina Maranci
, an expert on Armenian and Byzantine art and architecture, and one of the world's foremost
scholar-advocates
of the
Cathedral of Mren
– a seventh-century Armenian basilica in Turkey.
At Cal Poly Pomona, Movsesian spent her junior and senior years as a University Art Galleries and Collections assistant for Galleries Curator
Michele Cairella Fillmore
.
"She's been such a supporter of mine even after graduation," Movsesian said. "I have learned so much – and continue to learn – from her. She was not only my boss, but she was my teacher and advisor and she encourages and cheers me on so much since I met her. I'm just so thankful of everything she's done for me."
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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 events to
env@cpp.edu
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