Volume 1, Issue 10 | May 1-7, 2020
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CARES Act emergency grants for CPP students
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Cal Poly Pomona will receive
$30.9 million
under the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, signed into law on March 27. A section of the federal economic relief plan
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the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (
HEERF
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provides money to schools to use for emergency aid grants to students.
At least $15.5 million of the university's allocation will go towards student emergency grants. Learn about the eligibility requirements for undergraduate, graduate and teaching credential students at
https://www.cpp.edu/safety/csu-cares
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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.
- The suspension on international and non-essential domestic travel has been extended to July 31.
- #CPPTogether now has an official page featuring a "Thank You" wall.
- Credit/No Credit grading for Spring 2020. Students have three options for their final course grades
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- Beware of COVID-19 scams that phish for your personal information, spread misinformation, and/or sell fraudulent products. Learn how to defend yourself with these IT tips.
- Learn about commencement regalia purchase/refund options and Spring 2020 textbook returns in Bronco Bookstore's new FAQs.
- 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.
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Visit the College of Environmental Design's
news section
for announcements.
- 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 during the state's stay-at-home order.
- Did you miss the ENV Credit/No Credit forum? View recordings of the April 27 (graduate) April 30 (undergraduate) sessions.
- ENV Student Success Center wants your feedback. Take the student services survey here.
- ENV Emergency Assistance Program provides a one-time $500 stipend to students facing hardships due to COVID-19.
- ENV students can get free design software like Adobe Creative Cloud, AutoCAD, ArcMap GIS and Chem Office. (See the full list)
- 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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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.
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interdepartmental |
stay in the know
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ARCHITECTURE
Professor
Sarah Lorenzen
is one of three faculty honorees of the 2019-20 Provost's Awards for Excellence. She was recognized with the Excellence in Service Award for her tenure as director of the Neutra VDL Research Studio and Residences.
"Under her supervision, VDL went from being a house in disrepair to becoming a prominent cultural space in Los Angeles," according to yesterday's official announcement.
Lorenzen was resident director from 2007-2020. She stepped down in March, and was succeeded by lecturer and alumnus ('14)
Noam Saragosti
. (More details in the next issue of OTG.
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Each year architecture students and faculty from the state's top architecture programs to compete in a scholarship event and the chance to design the 2x8 exhibit. This year's win brings welcome attention to Ammerman's young practice,
THR.D studio, Inc.
The 2x8 exhibition opening is tentatively scheduled in October. Read an excerpt of the "Over/Under" project description
here
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REGENERATIVE STUDIES
The lockdown hasn't deterred the creative flow of students in lecturer
Cybele Lyle
's placemaking class (RS 4990 - Placemaking and Discovery at the Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies).
The purpose of the class was to make art at/from the Lyle Center. After the transition to remote instruction, students built a website to share their visual work. View their progress, finals projects uploads, and blog at
https://lylecenterplace2020.com
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perspectives |
report from paris
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Landscape architecture professor
Rennie Tang
was on sabbatical in France when President Emmanuel Macron announced nationwide confinement measures on
March 17
. Residents are allowed to leave their homes only for food and essential tasks, while police and military conduct patrols to enforce the order.
Tang returns to teach at Cal Poly Pomona this fall. Here she shares her observations from Paris.
The scene along the Seine River on the late afternoon of March 13th felt typically Parisian. Marked by a notably youthful presence this leisurely public promenade was clearly the place to be for soaking up the spring sunshine. This was also the day that all schools in France shut their doors. Two days later amidst an emerging anxiety around social distancing the ambiance on that Sunday afternoon was oddly festive. A flood of people lined the banks of the Seine just hanging out, picnicking and strolling as Parisians do. The next day all parks locked their gates. At 12 noon on Tuesday March 17th the confinement
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as the lockdown is called
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began following a stern message from the president the evening before. All shops, restaurants, bars and cafes were ordered to close.
Read more
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hear from an expert
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Professor
Rennie Tang
's article "Shared Surface as Prompts for Intergenerational Play" (
Page 18
) ran in the April issue of
Landscape Architect Magazine
. In it, she observed play spaces in Denmark and France as examples of "positive shifts" in the relationship between landscape and play.
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stories in pictures
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opportunities |
your professional development
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The City of Los Angeles launched
LAJobsPortal.org
as part of its economic response to COVID-19. Those looking for work will find job postings by employers with staffing needs.
Tip: Students and young professionals can find leads here on virtual freelancing work.
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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. Check out her
April 23 interview
with Archinect, in which she talks about ENV and career advising during the pandemic.
Navigate your network.
When looking for employment opportunities, most job seekers apply online, which is the most commonly used job searching strategy. However, I also encourage job seekers to use their network to find employment opportunities as well.
Recent studies have shown that 80% of jobs are found through networking.
Read more
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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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