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UNIVERSITY NEWS

Best in the West for 19 Years in a Row

For the 19th straight year, U. S. News and World Report’s 2012 America’s Best Colleges guidebook rated Cal Poly as the best public-master’s university in the West.

More on the U.S. News & World Report top ranking

Students Launch into Week of Welcome

During their first days on campus, new students are welcomed to the Cal Poly

community through two programs – Fall Launch and Week of Welcome (WOW). Both programs provide students with the opportunity to learn more about their fellow classmates, campus and the surrounding community.
Learn about Fall Launch | Read about WOW programs

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ALUMNI TRAVEL & CHAPTER EVENTS

Oct. 8 – 9 – Welcome to the Real World

Join alumni of all ages to welcome young alumni into communities throughout California. Events are hosted by Cal Poly Alumni Association alumni chapters from San Diego to Petaluma. Find WRW events and register to attend

Oct. 15 – Homecoming's Mustang BBQ, CPAA Wine Tasting & Football

Mustang alumni, friends and families are invited to

celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 15 with the CPAA Wine Tasting and all ages Mustang Corral BBQ on the O’Neill Green, followed by Mustang Football in Spano Stadium.

Homecoming Website | Buy BBQ & Wine Tasting Tickets

Visit the Cal Poly Alumni Association Events Calendar for more upcoming events and details on the travel programs.

ALUMNI IN THE NEWS

This month’s Alumni in the News spans the decades, from 2011 Nisei Week Pioneer Kazuo Ikeda (CER, Crop Science two-year tech, 1940), to San Marin High School Principal Adam Littlefield (B.A. and M.A., Industrial Arts, 1984), to California Cloverleaf Farms owner, Meredith Burroughs (B.S. Animal Science, 2003).

Read about these alumni and more in this month's Cal Poly Alumni in the News

CAL POLY MUSTANG ATHLETICS

Homecoming Week Packed with Cal Poly Athetics

Fans of Cal Poly Athletics have plenty to cheer about during the the week of Oct. 11 - 16. The week includes soccer games, volleyball matches, the Cal Poly Cross Country Invite, introduction of the basketball team at Mott Madness, and the Homecoming football game.

Oct. 11 - Men's Soccer vs. CSUN
Oct. 12 - Volleyball vs. UCSB
Oct. 13 - Women's Soccer vs. UCR
Oct. 13 - Volleyball vs. CSUN
Oct. 14 - Men's Soccer vs. UCSB
Oct. 14 - Mott Madness with Cal Poly Basketball
Oct. 15 - Football vs. Southern Utah
Oct. 15 - Cross Country - Cal Poly Invite
Oct. 16 - Women's Soccer vs. UC Davis

Visit Cal Poly Athletics Website | Cal Poly Athletics Ticketing

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STUDENTS TODAY

SOAR Introduces Students to College Transition

More than 3,500 new students and 600 families participated in Cal Poly's Student Orientation Advising and Registration (SOAR) program in August.

Participants were introduced to the university's academic expectations, campus resources and college transition. It is one of three events Orientation Programs offers new students and families to prepare them for college.

Watch a video of highlights from SOAR (produced by the Cal Poly Preant Program)

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

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