About the Cal Poly Home Page Photos
Scroll down to find out about the photos used in rotation on the Cal Poly Home Page and links to the colleges, clubs and teams they represent.Antenna Anechoic Chamber - Keeping Your Cell Signal Strong
The College of Engineering Antenna Anechoic Chamber. As use of cell phones, personal data assistants, and wireless internet connections ( WI-FI) expands rapidly, Cal Poly's College of Engineering (www.ceng.calpoly.edu) is educating new electrical engineers to keep the world's networks connecting. "EE" students can experiment and train using the Antenna Anechoic Chamber on campus. The department and the college enjoy strong industry support. Photo by Dennis Steers (Cal Poly alumnus, Journalism, 1978).
Learn more on the Electrical Engineering Web Site
Graphic Communication - The Heidelberg Press
Graphic Communication students in the Heidelberg Press lab. Cal Poly's Graphic Communication Department was founded in 1946 and is one of the largest and best-known programs in the nation. It includes concentrations in printing and imaging management, electronic publishing and imaging, design reproduction technology, graphics for packaging, and individualized study. The program is strongly supported by industry with equipment, supplies and software for the department's more than 33,000 square feet of modern laboratories. The Graphic Communication Institute at Cal Poly (www.grci.calpoly.edu) focuses on services for industry, including research, testing, product evaluations, consulting, seminars, workshops and conferences. The department is part of Cal Poly's College of Liberal Arts. Photo by Graphic Communication Professor Brian Lawler.
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Cal Poly Graduates Do the Math
Mathematics graduates at commencement. The math department is a key part of the College of Science and Mathematics (www.cosam.calpoly.edu). Cal Poly math graduates are accepted into doctoral programs at top-notch research universities, go on to positions in industry or pursue careers in secondary teaching. Students can choose from a wide variety of individual study projects include coding theory, topology, and high school mathematics teaching issues. Photo by Mathematics Professor Jonathan Shapiro.
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Alex G. Spanos Stadium - Home Field of the Mustangs
Alex G. Spanos Stadium is home to Cal Poly Football as well as men’s and women’s soccer. Spanos Stadium (formerly Mustang Stadium) is an ideal setting that provides fans excellent site lines to the on-field action. Named in honor of Cal Poly alumnus, philanthropist and sportsman Alex Spanos, the stadium is experiencing a phased renovation that will eventually expand its capacity to 22,000 seats. The view from the '"visitor" stands extends to Bishop Peak and San Luis Mountain. Fans are regularly treated to raucous games and matches fueled by the “Pride of the Pacific” Mustang Marching Band. Photo courtesy Cal Poly Athletics.
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Associated Students, Inc. Recreation Center
Pictured is the Cal Poly Recreation Center and pool. The Recreation Center is one of four ASI-managed facilities on campus. ASI is the university's student body association. ASI also manages the University Union, Cal Poly Sports Complex and the Orfalea Family and ASI Children's Center. All students have access to ASI-managed facilities and can choose from a variety of recreation activities including fitness classes, aquatics classes and intramural sports. More than 1,000 students participate on more than 100 intramural teams during each of the fall, winter and spring quarters during an academic year. ASI offers SCUBA lessons and certification classes at the Cal Poly Rec Center pool. Inside the Rec Center, the two most popular fitness classes are Spin and Yoga. Photo courtesy ASI.
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Aero Engineering Flight Simulation Lab
A student in the Aerospace Engineering Flight Simulator. First formed as an Aeronautical Engineering Department in 1927, the Aerospace Department has continually been at the forefront of the university's learn-by-doing philosophy. It is part of the university's nationally-recognized College of Engineering (www.ceng.calpoly.edu). Today, the Aerospace Engineering Department prepares students for engineering work dealing with aerodynamics, propulsion, stability and controls, and structures of aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. Photo by Dennis Steers.
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Cal Poly At Sunset
Cal Poly and surrounding peaks at sunset. Cal Poly's 1,321-acre central campus is nestled at the base of the Santa Lucia Mountains, overlooking the historic community of San Luis Obispo and 'The Morros' - a string of peaks stretching to the ocean in nearby Morro Bay. Cal Poly's land holdings total 9,678 acres, making the university the second largest land-holding university in California and one of the largest land-holding universities in the nation. Cal Poly uses all of its land holdings in active support of the education of its students. This photo was taken by Cal Poly Architecture Lecturer Josef Kasperovich, who took a class to the hills above campus for a discussion on creating photos for design presentations.
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The Center for Coastal Marine Sciences - 'Cal Poly Pier'
Students taking samples near the Cal Poly Center for Coastal Marine Sciences -- "The Cal Poly Pier. " Operated by the College of Science and Mathematics since 2001, the pier is located just minutes from campus in Avila Beach. It is the only marine laboratory facility between Santa Barbara and Monterey, and offers access to some of the nation's least impacted coastline and most diverse marine habitats. The facility's prime location has made it a hub of hands-on learning for students and a launching pad for multiple faculty research projects. Photo by Josef Kasperovich.
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Winter on the Central Coast
The Cal Poly campus and San Luis Obispo in winter. Prentice Wongvibulsin (B.S., Computer Science, 2010) took this photo in January, 2010 from the hills above campus. The Central Coast enjoys a Mediterranean climate, with mild rainy winters and warm summers. On average it has 50 days with measurable rain per year - mostly from November through March. In summer, the hills turn from green to gold. The Leaning Pine Arboretum on campus showcases plantings from the world's five Mediterranean climate regions.
Concrete Canoe Champions
Cal Poly's Concrete Canoe team paddling to the national championship -- beating 22 other teams. Cal Poly offers more than 100 academically oriented clubs and teams that help students build skills and resumes for career success. These "instructionally related activities" and their projects complement the university’s hands-on education philosophy and give our students the practical experience they need to get ahead. Cal Poly's 2010 Concrete Canoe Team students put more than 4,600 hours of work into their entry. Half of the points from their win came from their design paper and technical presentation to judges from the American Society of Civil Engineers. Photo by Phil Klein, courtesy of ASCE.
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Dressage Team - Experiencing Cal Poly on Horseback
The Cal Poly Dressage Team. The team competes at equestrian events across the West. Individual team members have competed at state and national dressage events. A club sport with faculty advisors in Cal Poly's Animal Science Department, the Dressage Team accepts beginners as well as competition veterans. The Animal Science Department is part of the Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food, and Environmental Sciences (www.cafes.calpoly.edu). Photo by Chris Leschinsky (Cal Poly Alumnus, Applied Art & Design, 1995).
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