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AUGUST
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this issue of Poly @lumni, our Alumni Spotlight
features accomplished chef and restaurateur Mark
Peel, owner of Campanile restaurant and its sister
business, La Brea Bakery, in Los Angeles. Plus,
an enduring icon for alumni and students alike,
the famed CP sign on the hill will get an extra
P, and you get the chance to share with us your
memories of the sign. Were you among the die-hard
who trudged up the hillside, paint buckets and brushes
in hand, to make your club's mark? Also, with the
July board elections over, we list the 2003-04 roster
for the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association board
of directors. |
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 CSU
Alumni Package for "The Producers"
August
21 –
The footlights of Hollywood theatre beckon. CSU alumni
are invited to a night at the Pantages Theatre in the
historic Broadway Building for an evening performance
of Mel Brook's "The Producers," followed by
a VIP reception. Read
more...
Professor
for a Day
October
29 –The
next Professor
for a Day is scheduled for October 29, 2003. To
participate in this popular alumni event, contact the
Office of Alumni Affairs for details and application
deadline at (909) 869-2963, or e-mail cpalumni@csupomona.edu.
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Mark
Peel, Hotel and Restaurant Management
 "It's
the difference between knowing a song and knowing
how to sing," says chef Mark Peel of the
art of cooking.
For
the past 14 years, Peel, who studied hotel &
restaurant management from 1975-78, has been head
chef and co-owner of the successful Los Angeles
restaurant Campanile and its sister business,
La Brea Bakery, with his wife, Nancy Silverton.
A
native Californian, Peel began his career in restaurants
28 years ago starting with a part-time stint washing
dishes in a small kitchen near his hometown of
Santa Rosa. The restaurant was in Healdsburg,
the heart of the state's wine country. Read
more...
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What
have you been doing lately? Keep us posted by submitting
your class notes, which are also posted online. Take
a moment and let your classmates learn about you by
clicking
here!
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 Residential
Suites Vandalized; $20,000 Reward Offered For
Information Leading to Arrest
The new residential
suites that were nearing completion and set to
open this fall were vandalized in July. Cal Poly
Pomona staff and project contractors are diligently
working to assess and repair the damages, which
are expected to exceed $1 million. Read
more...
 CSU
Board of Trustees Approve Fee Increase
The
California State University Board of Trustees
voted to raise yearly fees by $474 for undergraduate
students and $522 for graduate students on Wednesday,
July 16. The decision, which means a 30 percent
increase, will take effect fall 2003. Read
more...
 University
Signs Relationship With Alumni Association
The Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association and the
university have officially formalized a 31-year
relationship. University President Bob H. Suzuki,
and Jon Lundstrom ‘76, 2002-03 president
of the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association, signed
the Memorandum of Agreement in the presence of
directors of the Alumni Association who crafted
the document. Read
more...
 Major
Renovation, Addition Planned for University Library
In an era of rapid technological and educational
change, it’s essential that a university
library remain on the cutting-edge as a provider
of information and research tools. And, with the
passage of last November’s Proposition 47,
California voters agreed that the future of this
state rests in the quality of its education system.
Read
more...
 CP
on Kellogg Hill Slated to Get Another 'P' for
Pomona
The university’s landmark CP on the hill,
will soon receive an additional letter; another
P. The Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association has
taken on the project of adding the P for Pomona
in honor of retiring President Bob H. Suzuki.
Read
more...
Grant
Partnership With Mt. SAC to Address Information
Security Needs
Mt. San Antonio College and Cal Poly Pomona have
been awarded a three-year $900,000 grant to develop
new courses and degree programs that will train
information security professionals to guard against
computer crime. Read
more...
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 New
Alumni Association Board
Introducing
the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association board of directors
for 2003-2004. Headed by new president Emma Hilario-Ballesteros
'84, MBA, the 20-member-strong team of leaders will
develop plans to increase membership, organize recreational
alumni events and enhance alumni networking opportunities.
Click
here to see 2003-04 Board of Directors roster.
Board
meetings are held the third Thursday of every other
month, beginning in September. Meeting locations vary,
so check the Alumni Affairs web site for details.
All alumni are welcome to attend. To participate in
any association gathering or to submit input to the
board, contact Martha Aguilar in the Office of Alumni
Affairs at (909) 869-2963 or toll free at (866) CPP-ALUM
or e-mail cpalumni@csupomona.edu.
CP
on the Hill - Call for Personal Stories
In
1957, Cal Poly Pomona's freshman class wanted to create
an enduring symbol of school pride, and thus, plans
were made for permanent school letters to be installed
on Kellogg Hill. By the summer of '59, the initials
were complete. Click
here to e-mail us your personal memories of the
CP on the Hill.
Read
more...
Alumni
Merchandise Online
They're
here! Cal Poly Pomona alumni gifts and accessories
are now available for purchase online through the
Bronco Bookstore. This selection of merchandise only
begins with the university logo sweatshirt. Click
here to browse the newest collection of items for
alumni!
 Cal
Poly Rose Float Collection Now Featured on Web
The
Cal Poly Pomona University Library announces a new
Web site featuring the Cal Poly Rose Float Collection
at: http://www.csupomona.edu/~library/LibraryInfo/special/RoseFloat/index.html.
Last year, over 40 boxes of photos, files, and extensive
memorabilia documenting over 50 years of float building
were transferred to the library for permanent preservation
in the University Archives. Read
more...
Bronco
Fitness Center
Express
your fitness self. Alumni are invited to join the
new Bronco Fitness Center for as low as $15 a month*.
Read
more...
College
of Business Administration's Spring/Summer 2003 "Shareholders
Report" Now Available Online
This
issue features a farewell message from Dean Ochoa;
the expansion of the college's Professional MBA program
with two new off-campus sites; a successful Wireless
Technology Symposium hosted recently by the college;
photos from commencement, Professor for a Day and
the Beta Gamma Sigma induction ceremony; other news
and information about the college. Read
more...
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Poly @lumni. For more information or to contact us, call
(866) CPP-ALUM, e-mail cpalumni@csupomona.edu
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