JUNE COMMENCEMENT - SPECIAL

4,000 Grads Join Cal Poly Alumni Family

On Saturday, more than 4,000 graduates joined the Cal Poly family at two Spring commencement ceremonies. About 30,000 family, friends, faculty and staff were on hand for the celebrations, and one graduate, Jessica Freedman, received a special surprise from her family.
See a slideshow of Commencement photos
Read about Freedman’s joyful celebration

Cal Poly's 2011 Great Grads

Among some of the outstanding grads this past weekend were retired grandmother Betty Purify (at right); Victor Escalera, the first in his extended family to graduate from college; Anthony Pannone, formerly with the San Francisco Giants; entreprenuer AJ Forsythe; and Tamara Wells, a member of the conference champion women's basketball team.
Read more about Cal Poly's 2011 Great Grads

ALUMNI TRAVEL & CHAPTER EVENTS

July 15 - San Luis Obispo Alumni Chapter hosts a wine reception at Chamisal Winery. More information.

July 16 - Pre-game tailgate BBQ, fireworks, and Sacramento Rivercats baseball with Sacramento alumni. More information

Sept. 22 - Oct. 3 - Alumni and friends can still join the Fall alumni travel program to Chianti and the Italian Riviera. More about the Cal Poly alumni travel program.

Visit the Cal Poly Alumni Association Events Calendar for more upcoming events.

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

Gregory Chamitoff (B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1984) recently flew on the 25th and final mission for space shuttle Endeavour. Read more about Chamitoff and other alumni in the news.

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CAL POLY MUSTANG ATHLETICS

The 2011 season begins at San Diego State on Saturday, Sept. 3 when the Mustangs look to take down the Aztecs for the third straight time. Watch for details on a pre-game Mustang Tailgate in San Diego.

The first home game for the team will be Saturday, September 17. Order Stampede Club season tickets online or call 805-756-2255.

Visit Cal Poly Athletics for news and Fall game schedules.

STUDENTS TODAY

PolyHousing Collaborative wins the Low Income Housing Challenge with a proposal for Entrada Ranch in San Luis Obispo. Read more.

Robby Neilson, student technician for Cal Poly’s Student Project Lab and Mustang ‘60 machine shop, wins “Best in the West” Student Employee. Read more.

For more news from Cal Poly visit the Cal Poly News website.

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