Cal Poly is a nationally-ranked university where students #LearnByDoing. Great leaders are made here. @CPPrezArmstrong
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Last day of summer, first day of week five! ☀️
Time is flying, Mustangs! We hope you’re soaking up these final summer moments and settling into the semester.
ALT Students walking at the Solano campus with green trees.
ALT Student on a green lawn on campus throwing a football.
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Who’s ready to soar down Colorado Boulevard? 🪿🌹 Take a look at the design for the Cal Poly Universities’ 78th Rose Parade float, “Soaring as One," and read more about our award-winning student team 👉 calpoly.edu/news/giant-birds…
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📆 Campus is closed today in observance of Labor Day. Classes will resume a normal schedule on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
🔗 See the 2026-27 academic calendar for upcoming academic holidays, deadlines and breaks: registrar.calpoly.edu/academ…
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📣 We are proud to announce that Cal Poly has been ranked No. 10 among public universities and No. 38 overall in the nation in @TIME Magazine’s inaugural America’s Best Colleges 2026-2027 list! 🏆
🔗 Learn more about Cal Poly’s TIME ranking: ucm.calpoly.edu/news/cal-pol…
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Mustang Move-in is officially underway!
New rooms, new roommates, new adventures, and a whole lot to look forward to. 💚
ALT Families help students move boxes, carts and belongings into their new campus residences during Mustang Move-in Week.
ALT Volunteers help students move boxes, carts and belongings into their new campus residences during Mustang Move-in Week.
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📸 To kick off #WorldPhotographyWeek, we’re highlighting some exceptional shots from our award-winning university photographer, Joe Johnston. 🌟
👉 Vote for Joe in this year’s @calstate Photo of the Year competition: calstate.edu/csu-system/news…
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📅 Save these important fall 2026 dates, Mustangs!
🐎 Aug. 18–19: WOW Check-In
📦 Aug. 18–19: New Student Move-In
🏠 Aug. 21–22: Continuing Student Move-In
🎉 Aug. 24: First day of fall classes
👉 Review move-in tips and reminders at bit.ly/MustangMoveIn
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In an essay for Cal Poly Magazine, Chelsea Crabtree (Psychology, ’25) describes her experience navigating Cal Poly as a single parent. 💚
🔗 Read how her daughter — and the Students with Dependents program — inspired her to pursue a graduate degree at magazine.calpoly.edu/spring-…
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🏐 Making Mott Magic 🏐
With a Cinderella run as the only unseeded team in the Sweet 16, @CalPolyVolley had one of the best seasons in university history last year.
🔗 Hear from head coach Caroline Walters as she breaks down the epic postseason run at magazine.calpoly.edu/spring-…
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Happy National Moon Day! 🌑
At our Mustangs to the Moon and Back event, alum @astrovicglover reflected on the awe of seeing the moon silhouetted by the sun.
“There's all this wonder and magic in the universe whether we witness it or not.”
📸 2: @NASA
📹 piped.video/watch?v=89xyyb2U…
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From 1969 to 2000, @calpolycla Professor Emeritus Moon Ja Minn Suhr revolutionized how dance was taught at Cal Poly and served as the founding director of the preeminent Orchesis Dance Company. 🩰
🔗 Read about her journey to Cal Poly at magazine.calpoly.edu/spring-…
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Alumnus and astronaut @AstroVicGlover (Engineering, ’99) returned to campus on June 15 to share stories from the historic @NASAArtemis II mission and his journey from Cal Poly to the far side of the moon. 🚀🌒
🔗 Read about Glover’s return to campus at calpoly.edu/news/astronaut-v…
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Nine graduating Cal Poly art and design students. Nearly 50 original works. One downtown SLO exhibition.
🎨 “This Is Not a Couch” runs from June 12 - 21 at 750 Higuera St. Artwork, prints and artist-made merchandise available for purchase.
🔗 ucm.calpoly.edu/news/cal-pol…
ALT students sitting in the art studio in downtown San Luis Obispo
ALT Art student holding up the flyer outside the art studio in downtown San Luis Obispo
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🎓 We can’t wait to celebrate the Class of 2026! 💚 From graduate and guest information to parking and transportation, make sure you’re ready for this weekend's festivities.
🔗 Find livestream links and everything you need to know at commencement.calpoly.edu/spr…
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⚾ Since his freshman year, @CalPolyCSM student Gabe Riedel has combined his passion for math and baseball to help the @CalPolyBSB team gain a competitive edge.
🔗 Learn how Riedel and the student stats team are helping drive success for the back-to-back Big West Champions at calpoly.edu/news/moneyball-m…
ALT Gabe Riedel, right, consults with a Cal Poly baseball player during practice as teammates stand in the background.
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🌏 Congratulations to the three Cal Poly faculty members awarded the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2026 academic year!
These highly competitive awards recognize excellence in teaching, research and a shared commitment to advancing global collaboration.
🔗 Learn more about the full list of awardees at bit.ly/42Iw3KP
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Happy Birthday, @astrovicglover! 🎈
From Cal Poly to the Navy to the moon — you continue to inspire us all. Here’s to another incredible, history-making year! 🚀
1 📷: Joe Johnston
2 📷: NASA/ David DeHoyos
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🏕 Design Village, one of @calpolycaed's preeminent Learn by Doing competitions, kicks off today! Student teams transform their designs into reality — building and living in them all weekend in Poly Canyon. 🔨
🔗 Learn more about the competition at architecture.calpoly.edu/abo…
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🌍 This Earth Day, we’re grateful for a new perspective of our home, courtesy of @AstroVicGlover and the @NASAArtemis II crew.
Explore new images of our planet and a special moment after the crew’s return to Earth.
📸 Courtesy of @NASA
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🚀 🌊 One week later, and we’re still reliving every moment!
As @AstroVicGlover and the @NASAArtemis II crew returned to Earth last Friday, our community came together to watch and celebrate each moment — from re-entry to splashdown. 🌍
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🚀 Mustangs to the Moon and Back Viewing Party 🌙
Celebrate a historic moment as alum Victor Glover (Engineering ’99) and @NASA's Artemis II crew return to Earth after their ten-day lunar expedition.
🗓️ Friday, April 10
🕟 4:30-5:30 p.m.
📍 UU Lounge (Bldg. 65, Rm. 119)
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Cal Poly’s 33rd Open House kicks off tomorrow! 🏡 💫 From the Downtown SLO Farmers’ Market to Admitted Students’ Discovery Day to Poly Royal celebrations, we’re excited to welcome future Mustangs and their supporters!
🔗 View the featured events schedule: orientation.calpoly.edu/slo-…
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🌗🚀Today, alumnus @AstroVicGlover (General Engineering ’99) and the @NASAArtemis II crew ventured more than 252,000 miles away from Earth — farther than any humans in history!
🔗Read a note from @CPPrezArmstrong on this amazing milestone: bit.ly/48yXCt5
#CalPolyProud
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🚀 T-minus one day until the six-day launch window opens for @NASA’s Artemis II mission. 🚀
@AstroVicGlover (General Engineering ’99) will pilot NASA’s first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years. 🌒 Explore all of Glover’s connections to Cal Poly👉 calpoly.edu/victor-glover
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Welcome back, everyone! ☀️ See what's coming up this quarter, and mark your calendars!
🍅 Tomato Spectacular | Saturday, April 4 | 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Horticulture Unit
💚 Poly Gives | Thursday, April 9 – Saturday, April 11
🏠 Open House | Thursday, April 9 – Saturday, April 11
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Looking for a quiet corner or an outdoor study spot? ☕📖🌿 The @REKLibrary has a space for every study style.
Good luck on finals this week, Mustangs! 💚
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💬 Heard of The HEARD? 💬
The HEARD, a qualitative market research program, is amplifying student voices and turning feedback into action — from launching the Grocery Tripper shuttle to strengthening career services.
🔗 Learn more at calpoly.edu/news/heard-heard…
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🎉 Today, we celebrate 125 years of Learn by Doing! 🎉
For more than a century, our Mustang community has built lifelong connections, driven innovation, and made a lasting impact on their communities and industries. 💚 Go Mustangs!
#CalPolyProud #CalPoly125
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⛵️This weekend, the Cal Poly Sailing Club will join @Cal_Maritime sailors at the 2026 Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup!
The students will compete against eight other schools in a 10-race regatta aboard identical Catalina 37-foot keelboats.
📸 Photos from 2025.
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📆 Mark your calendars — the Cal Poly Mustang Marching Band will perform for the 11th time at the Alaska Airlines Chinese New Year Parade this Saturday, March 7, in San Francisco! 🎺
📺 Watch live on ABC 7 or stream on Hulu! Learn more about the event at music.calpoly.edu/calendar/w…
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🎓 Graduation is right around the corner! 🎓
The Cal Poly Grad Fair kicks off next week! Order your caps, gowns, tassels, alumni gear, and more. 🛍️
📍UU Plaza and 1901 Pavilion
📅 March 10 & 11
🕙 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
🔗 Shop in person or order online commencement.calpoly.edu/spr…
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A research team’s heartfelt historical exhibit tells the story of a Japanese American family who farmed the Central Coast. 🏺🔍
👉 Read more about the student team's journey from excavation to cleaning and cataloguing to exhibit at magazine.calpoly.edu/winter-…
ALT Members of the Yoshida family pose with Cal Poly students and faculty at the grand opening of their historical exhibit in May of 2025.
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💡 The word “polytechnic” means “skilled in many arts”.
Meet Ayden, Victoria, Jacob, and Kiana, four students whose interests, skills, and experiences reflect the polytechnic ideal. 🎻🔧
🔗 Read the story to meet the students shaping their own paths at magazine.calpoly.edu/winter-…
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The Cal Poly Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Institute, in partnership with @TAMU, recently launched a new guidebook to strengthen wildfire mitigation work in urban areas.🌲🔥
🔗 Read how the two-year effort is helping cities reduce wildfire risk at calpoly.edu/news/learning-fl…
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