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Spring is in the air, as the Cal Poly Pomona campus comes alive with flowers, the Arabian Horse Center welcomes our first foals of the season, and students look forward to spring break. I am so pleased to be sending you the first CLASS Connections newsletter of the year. Our faculty have been winning awards, our students representing CPP around the world, and our staff have been supporting student success in large ways and small. Please read about what’s happening in our newsletter, share across your network, follow us on social media, attend an event, and let us know about your news and updates.
Camille Johnson, PhD
Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences
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Political Science students attend Iowa Caucus!
Political science students traveled with assistant professor Jared Cuellar to Des Moines for the Iowa caucuses in January. During the trip, the Des Moines Register reported a meet-and-greet- that Brian Lazo Casanave (‘25), Yeltzin Rodriguez (‘24), and their peers attended with Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchnson at Confluence Brewing Co. Their trip was featured in several media outlets including the Claremont Courier, Univision 34, Polycentric, and The San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership.
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Photos courtesy of Des Moines Register |
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Cal Poly Pomona Model United Nations is heading to NYC! |
The award-winning Cal Poly Pomona Model United Nations team is heading to New York for the National Model United Nations Conference next week! The NMUN-NY Conference is the world's largest, oldest, and most prestigious intercollegiate Model UN conference. There CPP students will gather to discuss the most pressing global issues of our time, from climate change to human rights to global security. Join us in celebrating the team as this year marks the 50th anniversary of Model UN at CPP!
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CPP Wind Ensemble selected to perform at
Las Vegas 2024 Division Conference!
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The Cal Poly Pomona Wind Ensemble was selected through juried peer review to perform at the 2024 Western/Northwestern College Band Directors National Association Division Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. Only eight university wind bands were chosen to perform at this prestigious conference. Join us in congratulating CPP Wind Ensemble students!
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Video Journalism students visit ABC 7! |
Video Journalism students within the Communication Department brought CPP's learn by doing philosophy to life at their recent visit to ABC 7's Los Angeles studio! |
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CPP CLASS Student Achievements |
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Congratulations to Communication student, Lindsey Lam, for being selected as a winner in the CPP Common Read Writing Contest and was acknowledged at the CPP Common Read event with author Heather McGhee.
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Dani Savinon, a Geography Major, won the prestigious President’s Paper Award at the Undergraduate level at the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Conference! Her groundbreaking paper, “From Green Lawns to Green Gentrification, A Look at Shifting Landscapes,” offers a fresh perspective on the interplay between plant integration in new developments and green gentrification in Santa Ana, CA. Savinon is advised by Dr. Gabriel Granco in the Department of Geography and Anthropology.
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Sunny Lie selected for Fullbright US Scholar award 2024-2025!
Congratulations Sunny Lie, assistant professor of communication, for being selected for a Fullbright US Scholar award for 2024-2025! She will be teaching intercultural communication at a university in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia.
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Jessie Vallejo recognized on Yamaha's 40 Under 40 Music Educator List!
Ethnomusicology associate professor, Jessie Vallejo, was recognized by her peers on Yamaha’s 4th annual “40 Under 40 Music Educators” list for imagination, innovation and implementing “new or bold” ideas. As well as for her endeavors in growing or improving music education in schools and communities.
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Congratulations to 2024 Jose A. Gomez
CLASS Faculty Excellence Award recipients!
José A. Gómez (’93, Sociology) established a fund to honor faculty who have made significant contributions to student success in the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences. Each of the four recipients of the Jose A. Gómez CLASS Faculty Excellence Award will receive a $1,000 stipend in recognition of their teaching, research, creative endeavors, service, advising, mentoring, and collaboration.
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CLASS Kudos Email List
Want to be in the know of the many accomplishments happening across CLASS? Hit the subscribe button below to join our monthly CLASS Kudos email newsletter!
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Music Department
2024 Spring Concert Season
March 6 - May 10, 2024
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Come enjoy performances from CPP faculty and student ensembles, including jazz, orchestra, piano, brass, acapella, mariachi, musical theatre, and singer-songwriter competitions. There is something from everyone!
Click the button below to view the concert schedule and purchase tickets!
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Theatre and New Dance
2024 Spring Season
March 8 – May 9, 2024
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This spring, Theatre and New Dance are mounting The Wolves and The Last, Best Small Town in addition to a Faculty/Student Dance Concert and a Festival of Student Plays. Each performance highlights the skills and depth of our student talent!
Click the button below to learn more about each performance and to purchase tickets!
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#BRONCOBOUND
Spring Open House
April 13, 2024
Join us at #BroncoBound, a special day for Fall 2024 admitted students to experience Cal Poly Pomona, meet current students, faculty and staff, get all the information you need, and see why it's great to be a Bronco!
Bring friends and family to hear more about your college and major, learn about student life and involvement opportunities, and explore resources that will help you achieve your goals at CPP and beyond.
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Congratulations Sean Yu ('99) |
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Political Science alum ('99), Sean Yu, was honored with a Distinguished Alumni Award presented by the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association to honor outstanding achievement in a profession, service to community, and service to Cal Poly Pomona. Sean Yu manages his own wealth management group in Pasadena and has repeatedly been named a top financial advisor by industry publications.
He says he owes much of his success to Cal Poly Pomona and has plans to commit $1.3 million in charitable contributions, endowments, and student internships and scholarships. Closest to his heart is a fund for students to travel abroad, to learn self-reliance and empathy. His support has earned him a 2023 Distinguished Alumni award and, earlier this year, an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.
Watch the video above to hear Sean's CPP story!
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S. Randal Henry, CPP alumnus ('90, political science), turns 'Unfinished Obelisks' into captivating books that breathe life into South LA's history.
“In LA, I can travel the world without ever leaving home. I can see, do, hear, taste, and experience cultures from around the world and enjoy great weather while doing it.”
Henry was also recently honored as a 2023 Health Equity Leadership Awardee by the California Black Health Network.
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Recent 2023 Theatre grad, Whitney Agustin, was part of the cast of “When You Left Me on That Boulevard" who won the Grand Jury Short Film award in January 2023.
Out of 10,000 short films, Agustin’s film was one out of sixty-four to be chosen as a winner at the annual Sundance Film Festival.
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BRONCO MENTORING NETWORK
The CPP Bronco Mentoring Network, our career-mentoring and advice-sharing network, makes it easy for you to connect with others in the Cal Poly Pomona community!
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Tune into the CCEP Podcast
Established in 2018 at Cal Poly Pomona, the California Center for Ethics and Policy (CCEP) investigates pressing national and global challenges—such as climate policy, healthcare, artificial intelligence, immigration, and racism—through a Californian lens.
The CCEP podcast brings together students, artists, philosophers, social scientists, and advocates to debate, tell stories, and share ideas.
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Conference Season has Arrived
Student Clubs across CLASS are making plans to travel to several conferences this Spring!
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Don't Miss a Beat with The Poly Post! |
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Stay up-to-date on the latest Cal Poly Pomona student news and subscribe to student-run newspaper - The Poly Post!
A staff of student journalists provides news to the campus community online through thepolypost.com, The Poly Post app for iPhone or Android, and through a weekly print edition available across campus every Tuesday.
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Spring into giving and supporting CLASS students by becoming a donor!
Click the button below to select from a variety of CLASS funds you wish to support or contact Marissa Garcia via email, mcgarcia1@cpp.edu or call 909-869-2310!
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Giving Day - April 17-18, 2024
Join fellow Broncos April 17-18, 2024 as we come together to support CPP students on our university's 11th annual Giving Day! For 36 hours, your gift can be maximized through matching opportunities and by unlocking bonus Gifts.
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