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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...
Harlem Globetrotters play and perform to sold-out crowd on campus
On Feb. 23, Cal Poly’s Conference and Events Planning and Cal Poly Athletics hosted the Harlem Globetrotters in the Mott Athletics Center in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,600 community members. Tickets were available to all for purchase for the Globetrotters’...
Cal Poly Partners Launch Event and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony March 4
On March 4, Cal Poly Partners will celebrate the organization’s new name with a campus-wide event that invites everyone to “March Fourth” with Cal Poly Partners. The campus community is invited to 1901 Marketplace from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. to celebrate with the Cal Poly...
Cal Poly Corporation changes name to “Cal Poly Partners”
The Cal Poly Corporation was renamed Cal Poly Partners as of Feb. 9 to follow “its mission to inspire, empower and push boundaries so that students, faculty and staff thrive” according to a university news release. Cal Poly Partners supports more than 300 programs...
Campus Dining looks towards new program to improve waste reduction
Campus Dining has been working to reduce waste with new reusable containers at both the Vista Grande Dining Facility and the new 1901 Marketplace. They are also launching a pilot program with Reuse Pass, a tech-enabled reusable takeout container system designed to...
Cal Poly Corporation Renamed Cal Poly Partners
Cal Poly Corporation, which has proudly served Cal Poly for over 80 years as a mission-driven nonprofit enabling faculty research and supporting a Learn by Doing experience for students, is being renamed Cal Poly Partners. The name change comes after three years of...
How students working at on-campus Starbucks keep up with the hustle and bustle
According to the Director of Coffee Operations at Cal Poly Monique Huitron, the Starbucks at the University Union receives between 600 to 1200 orders a day. With 45 student employees and 3 nonstudents, not including Huitron and Assistant Director of Coffee Operations...
Faculty and Staff Mortgage Assistance Program Now Available
Cal Poly Partners (formerly Cal Poly Corporation) recently launched a mortgage assistance program to help faculty and staff members purchase a home on campus. During the October 26, 2023, Cal Poly Partners Board of Directors approved an agreement with SESLOC that...
Cal Poly Partners Recognized as a Family Friendly Workplace
Cal Poly Partners (formerly Cal Poly Corporation) was recently recognized as SLO Family-Friendly Workplace for implementing strong and inclusive workplace policies. The SLO County Family-Friendly Workplaces Award is a program of the Family-Friendly Workplaces...
Cal Poly’s longest-operating food service facility reopens following $40 million makeover
Cal Poly's longest-operating food service facility officially reopened Tuesday following extensive renovations — to the tune of $40 million. 1901 Marketplace — previously the home of The Ave, 805 Kitchen, and Poly Deli — received the makeover in part to give students...
Cal Poly unveils massive new dining complex. Get a look inside
After three years of construction, Cal Poly is set to open its new dining complex this week, complete with eight restaurants including Chick-Fil-A and Panda Express. Cal Poly closed the old Campus Dining Building at the University Union in spring quarter of 2021 to...
1901 Marketplace to open winter 2024 after three years of construction
After budget issues and construction delays, the new 1901 Marketplace dining complex is scheduled to open this quarter after almost three years after construction began in the spring quarter of 2021, campus dining officials said. According to Cal Poly Corporation...
Taco Bell pop-up officially opens on campus
On Wednesday, Taco Bell opened at Poly Canyon Village on the Cal Poly campus. It is open from 7 – 10 a.m. for breakfast and then reopens from 10:30 a.m. until midnight. Campus Dining’s new addition will be located adjacent to Market Poly Canyon. This location offers...
Taco Bell opens new location at Cal Poly, and you can get free food today
Cal Poly students have a new spot to get their fast-food fix as Taco Bell has opened its first location on campus. The new Taco Bell location in the Poly Canyon Village housing community was set to celebrate its grand opening on Wednesday from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.,...
An inside look into Cal Poly’s ultimate “learn-by-doing” business
It’s late in the afternoon and Zoe Woomer is in the back room of University Graphic Systems (UGS). She’s manually folding a large stack of calendars designed by a local San Luis Obispo artist; the first of 300 to be included in the order, which is expected to go out...
Cal Poly Corporation Wins 12 International MarCom Awards
Cal Poly Corporation’s Marketing and Communications Department recently took home 12 international MarCom awards for programs, campaigns, branding and materials promoting outstanding collaborations and initiatives performed by the Digital Transformation Hub, Kennedy...