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Cal Poly’s dining scene from behind the counter
The scent of freshly cooked food wafts as one walks through 1901 Marketplace. Tables line the wall, students are seen studying or hanging out with friends. They enjoy meals they bought from the different dining options available at this particular venue. A similar...
C.A.R.E I.S. November Recognitions Are In
Cal Poly Partners staff were asked to recognize Collaborative colleagues in November to kick off the C.A.R.E I.S. campaign, and they came through. Staff members from across the organization from Payroll to Marine Science, Human Resources to the Strawberry Center and...
Cal Poly Partners Wins 11 MarCom Awards
Cal Poly Partner’s Marketing and Communications Department recently took home 11 international MarCom awards for programs, campaigns, branding and materials promoting outstanding collaborations and initiatives performed by the Cal Poly International Center, Kennedy...
1901 Kitchen offers new buffet-style dining at Cal Poly
A buffet-style restaurant opened in 1901 Marketplace on Wednesday. With a rotating menu for lunch and dinner, the 1901 kitchen changes its menu weekly. The venue is open Monday through Thursday, with lunch served from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 p.m. to 9...
Cal Poly acquires new San Luis Obispo neighborhood housing for staff
More housing is now available for staff and faculty of Cal Poly. 120 new housing units are available for faculty and staff at newly constructed Harvest Lofts. Cal Poly Partners say housing in San Luis Obispo is very challenging to secure. The school says they need up...
Cal Poly Partners Plaza has grand opening at Alex G. Spanos Stadium
Cal Poly Partners opened its brand new Plaza located behind the north endzone at Alex G. Spanos Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 11. The 14,000-square-foot area can be used to host concerts and other live events when Cal Poly athletics are away from home. “We have the VIP...
Cal Poly Partners Plaza Celebrated it’s Grand Opening Last Saturday
Cal Poly debuts newest addition to Alex G. Spanos Stadium
A new addition to the Alex G. Spanos Stadium at Cal Poly had its grand opening on Saturday. The Cal Poly Partners Plaza is a new, 14,000-square-foot hospitality area behind the north endzone. Officials say the multi-purpose venue can host concerts, live events, campus...
Food-delivery robots set to distribute food deliveries to Cal Poly community
Food delivery robots will soon deliver food to faculty, staff and students to Cal Poly buildings from various dining venues. Campus Dining is partnering with Grubhub and Starship Technologies to introduce delivery robots at Cal Poly, joining over 50 college campuses...
Ready to tailgate? Central Coast sports stadium adds more than 14,000 square foot hospitality area
A Central Coast sports stadium’s nearly $5 million addition will make its debut this weekend. What’s called the Cal Poly Partners Plaza has been added to the university’s Alex Spanos Stadium. The stadium is home to Cal Poly’s football and soccer teams. The 14,000...
Following your roots, faith and a special diet in college
Growing up as a Jain, I never ate these root vegetables or had second thoughts about my faith and this practice. At home, my mom prepared authentic Jain Gujarati meals with rotli (flatbread), daal (lentil soup), bhaat (rice) and shaak (vegetable curry). We found...
Starship robots deliver food to Cal Poly students, staff
Cal Poly is reintroducing on-campus food delivery with nearly 40 wheeled robots designed to deliver food, drinks, and snacks to students, faculty, and staff. The delivery service is launching this academic year, courtesy of a partnership between Cal Poly Campus...
Robots invading Central Coast university! But, their peaceful mission is to feed the campus
Warning! Robots are coming to a Central Coast university campus, but they are on a mission of peace. Cal Poly Campus Dining has teamed up with Grubhub and Starship Technologies to deploy a small army of 40 robots to deliver food, drinks and snacks to the campus...
Robots can now deliver food to Cal Poly students and staff. Here is how it works
Cal Poly students and staff will have a new food deliver option on campus this year - robots. The university dining department will deploy around 40 food delivery bots this year, as part of a partnership with Grubhub and Starship Technologies, according to a Cal Poly...
Cal Poly opens new sports plaza for Fall athletics
A new 14,200-square-foot plaza in the north end zone of Alex G. Spanos Stadium at Cal Poly is on schedule to open for fall sports. The first home football game for Cal Poly is this weekend. "The plaza has three separate and distinct terraces and has an amazing field...
Cal Poly Partners Plaza to open for football season, featuring enhanced fan experience, new dining areas and VIP terrace
The Cal Poly Partners Plaza, a 14,200-square-foot addition north of Spanos Stadium, will open for Cal Poly’s first home football game of the season against the Western Oregon Wolves on Sept. 14, Aaron Lambert, Communications Specialist for Cal Poly Partners, said. ...
Let’s party! Central Coast stadium adds plaza giving fans a tailgate experience while watching games
A Central Coast sports stadium is getting a new, nearly five million dollar addition which combines the experience of a tailgate party with actually being able to watch a game. The Cal Poly Partner Plaza has been added to the university’s Alex Spanos Stadium. The...
Cal Poly opens Partners Plaza for fall sports
Cal Poly is opening its new plaza for its athletics teams for the fall semester. Cal Poly Partners Plaza, the new 14,200-square-foot tiered hospitality area in the north end zone of Alex G. Spanos Stadium, is on schedule to open for the fall soccer and football...
NOAA is opening a new office at Cal Poly
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is coming to San Luis Obispo. The agency will be opening up an office on the Cal Poly campus. At Port San Luis, Kaila Fritch, a second-year master's student at Cal Poly is working on her four-year research...
Cal Poly’s Comerford Pavillion nears completion
The Cal Poly athletic facilities are getting new upgrades with one renovation and another larger project that is near completion. The Cal Poly women's soccer team unveiled their newly renovated 250-thousand dollar locker room Monday. The renovated locker room had not...
Meet the winners of this year’s NACUFS collegiate dining, nutrition and sustainability awards
The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) recently unveiled the gold, silver and bronze winners of its 2024 Loyal E. Horton Dining, Nutrition and Sustainability Awards. This year, the awards included expanded categories as well as an...
Cal Poly Invests in New Downtown Location to Boost Regional Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development
Cal Poly has announced plans to revitalize 1144 Chorro St. in downtown San Luis Obispo, enhancing the campus community, expanding the University’s role in developing innovators and entrepreneurs, and furthering regional economic development. The redeveloped space will...
Cal Poly Taking Over the Massive Spot in Downtown SLO. Here’s What Will Go In
That massive vacant space on a busy corner of downtown San Luis Obispo — which has been home to numerous ill-fated and unsuccessful development plans in the past decade — finally has a tenant. Cal Poly said the purpose of the move was “enhancing the campus community,...
SLO city council approve application to shrink city limits for university housing
The San Luis Obispo City Council unanimously approved an application to shrink the city’s size by 25 feet. It's to make room for more housing at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Vista Meadows is a 33-unit development designed for faculty and staff with the...
Eight Vista Grande restaurants achieve Certified Green Restaurant status
All eight of Vista Grande’s second-floor restaurants earned Certified Green Restaurants status from the Green Restaurant Association (GRA) last month, according to Campus Dining. The restaurants received recognition for meeting stringent environmental standards...
1901 Marketplace becomes a popular study space and dining complex; adjusts to new restaurant additions
After its initial opening in winter quarter, Cal Poly’s new dining complex, 1901 Marketplace, has provided students with additional areas to eat and study. According to Director of Campus Dining Jess Dozier, 1901 Marketplace instantly became the third preferred space...
Cal Poly to move 300 employees to new Mustang Business Park near SLO Airport
In an effort to create more academic space for a mandated higher enrollment, Cal Poly Partners purchased the Mustang Business Park off Broad Street. Certain employees who don't need to interact with students will be moved into the space, clearing up more room for...
New dining plan gives faculty and staff a way to engage with Campus Dining
Cal Poly Campus Dining announced a new dining plan for faculty and staff that can be purchased for $350 through their Cal Poly Portal. With the faculty and staff dining membership, members will get $400 in dining dollars that can be used through GrubHub or PolyCard at...
Panda Express to soft launch in 1901 Marketplace
Panda Express is opening on Monday in 1901 Marketplace, with a soft launch for students beginning Wednesday through Friday from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m, according to the Director of Campus Dining Jess Dozier. Campus Dining officials expect up to 1,300 to 1,500 orders...
How Cal Poly’s new eatery is creating connection on campus
In 2021, the Chartwells Higher Education dining team at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), in San Luis Obispo, Calif., broke ground on renovating Building 19 which housed two former concepts on campus —The Avenue and 805 Kitchen. The then...