California's Future

In June, Cal Poly Pomona hosted eight commencement ceremonies, one for each of our colleges and school, celebrating the achievement of more than 3,600 graduates. That’s a lot of handshaking, but it stands as my personal highlight of the year.

Similar events took place throughout the state at the other 22 California State University campuses. All told, around 88,000 students earned their degrees from CSU campuses this spring — every one of them positioned to make a difference. That’s more than every University of California campus and private university in California combined! This is our essential function as the CSU prepares most of the graduates in California’s critical industries, such as engineering, business, agriculture, criminal justice, hospitality/tourism, social work, public administration and education. Read more...

Sincerely,
J. Michael Ortiz
President

President J.Michael Ortiz