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Poly @lumni E-Newsletter |
MARCH
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spring around the corner, this issue’s Alumni
Spotlight features ornamental horticulture alumnus
John Greenlee ’87, an expert on native plants
whose nursery has the largest selection of native
grasses on the West Coast. As you might imagine,
the university is bursting with activity this season.
Upcoming events include the endeared fund-raiser
that’s now in its 32nd year: the Annual Green
& Gold Scholarship Dinner. Also find out who
will be recognized as this year’s Distinguished
Alumni, to be honored at a special reception and
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32nd
Annual Green & Gold Scholarship Dinner
April
3 –
Intercollegiate Athletics warmly invites alumni to attend
the 32nd Annual Green & Gold Dinner on Saturday,
April 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the Sheraton Suites Fairplex.
The special gala, which features a drawing for $5,000
and a silent and live auction, raises funds for much-needed
student-athlete scholarships. Read
more...
 On-Campus
Career Fair
April
15 –
Connect with more than 100 companies at the university's
Career Day job fair 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the University
Quad. Explore careers and speak with employers from
a wide variety of industries. Also bring plenty of resumes.
Contact Karen Capestro, (909) 869-2341 or klcapestro@csupomona.edu
for more information.
Lambda
Alumni Chapter Celebrates Pride and Excellence
April
21 –
The Lambda Alumni chapter is hosting its annual scholarship
dinner, honoring the achievements and courage of lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, and ally students. Read
more...
University
and Alumni Association to Honor Seven Distinguished
Alumni
April
30 –
Alumni are cordially invited to join the university
and the Cal Poly Pomona Alumni Association at the annual
Distinguished Alumni awards dinner honoring seven alumni
who have achieved significant levels of success in their
professions. Click
here for more details.
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 John
Greenlee '87,
Ornamental Horticulture
Garden Consultant & Meadow
Specialist
John
Greenlee's business card lists him as a "garden
consultant"
and "meadow specialist," and while those
titles describe his trade talents, this ornamental
grass expert has global aspirations.
"I
am such a proponent of partnering with the planet
instead of just decorating it," says Greenlee,
owner of Greenlee Nursery in Pomona and a 1987
Cal Poly Pomona ornamental horticulture alumnus.
"My quest is to have Americans trade in their
standard lawns for native, low-maintenance specimens."
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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 President
Ortiz Announces Budget Planning Vision
University President Michael Ortiz
shared his vision of the future of the university
and provided the most current budget information
during a University Budget Summit on Feb. 24.
More than 200 faculty, staff and students gathered
for the event in the Bronco Student Center. Read
more...
K-12 Students Match Wits in Daylong Regional Science
Olympiad
Close to 1,300 elementary, middle and
high school students will converge at Cal Poly
Pomona on Saturday, March 6, after months of study
to compete in the 18th annual Los Angeles County
Science Olympiad. Read
more...
 Renaissance
Scholars Advisory Board Installed, Scholarships
Awarded to Emancipated Foster Youth
Seven
members dedicated to supporting Cal Poly Pomona’s
emancipated foster youth in obtaining a university
degree were the first group inducted into the
Renaissance Scholars Advisory Board at an installation
and scholarship awards dinner on Feb. 25 at Kellogg
House Pomona. Read
more .
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 Faculty
and Staff Members Receive Special "Pay
Day"
In a show of appreciation, Cal Poly
Pomona's Student Alumni Association (SAA) distributed
more than 150 Pay Day candy bars to faculty
and staff during the week of Feb. 9. "We
really wanted to show our gratitude to our outstanding
faculty and staff members who support student
leaders," said Megan Joyce '05, president
of SAA (pictured with Laura Johnson in the university
events office.)
Biology
Alumni Chapter Forming
Attention biology alumni: An alumni
chapter for Cal Poly Pomona graduates majoring
in biology is currently being developed. If
you are interested in becoming a charter member
of this organization, please e-mail cpalumni@csupomona.edu
by March 15. A tentative event is being planned
for May.
Dinner
With 12 Strangers
Patterned after similar and successful
programs at other universities, Dinner With
12 Strangers brings together students and alumni
in an informal setting to foster mentoring and
friendship. The Office of Alumni Affairs is
seeking alumni who are willing to host or co-host
a dinner in their home or at a local restaurant.
Students
are matched with alumni based on logistics,
academic majors and outside interests. If you
are interested in participating in this program,
please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs
at (909) 869-2963 or e-mail cpalumni@csupomona.edu.
Alumni
Association Board of Directors Seeks Seasoned
Leaders
The Alumni Association Board of Directors
seeks alumni with excellent leadership qualities
to consider three-year terms of service to the
association beginning July 1, 2004. Board members
serve Cal Poly Pomona's 85,000 alumni by developing
creative opportunities to keep them engaged
with the university. All applications are due
Friday, March 19, 2004. Click
here for application.
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