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In her signature role as Floria Tosca, the lead character in Puccini's “Tosca,” Music alumna Carol Vaness '74 continues to take the opera world by storm. Read about the soprano's stage successes since her 1984 debut with the Metropolitan Opera in this issue's alumni spotlight. |
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|  ComputerTECH Camp for Teens
August 8-12 – The College of the Extended University and ExtendTech Computer Training are offering a five-day computer day camp for teens. Participants learn about computer assembly, diagnostics and troubleshooting. As an added bonus, they get to keep the computer they build! Classes are open to junior high and high school students. Read more...
 ASI Alumni Chapter Formation Meeting
August 10 – Cal Poly Pomona is seeking Associated Students, Inc. alumni interested in the development and growth of a future ASI Alumni Chapter. Those interested in taking interim, voluntary positions on the chapter board will be required to attend this meeting. Read more...
 Business and Baseball
September 16 – The College of Business Administration Alumni Chapter is sponsoring its second annual “Evening at the Ball Park ” for all alumni at Angel Stadium. RSVP before August 30 and receive a free baseball hat, plus your name will be entered in a drawing to win a free Rawlings Glove (value $110). Read more...
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Carol Vaness '74, Music
 Soprano
Sex, violence, murder, love.
These are just a few reasons professional soprano Carol Vaness thinks opera rocks. Having
sung dozens of roles since her 1984 debut with the Metropolitan Opera, the Upland-based
singer and Cal Poly Pomona alumna is perhaps best known for her signature role as Floria Tosca,
the lead character in Puccini’s opera “Tosca,” which she has performed all over the world. “I’m pretty good at stabbing people,” laughs Vaness, who as the Napoleonic-era Tosca
takes revenge on the opera’s bad guy, Baron Scarpia, and then flings herself to her death from Rome’s Castel St. Angelo. Read more... |
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 Residential Suites Receives Two National Design Awards
Cal Poly Pomona's Residential Suites, the university's newest campus housing facilities that opened in Fall 2003, recently received two national design awards. Read more...
 Commencement Ceremonies Photos and Videos Available Online
Cal Poly Pomona 's 2005 commencement activities included eight different graduation ceremonies that spanned three days. To view still photos and streaming videos capturing the pomp and circumstance from June 10-12, click here.
 President Bush Announces Barbara Burke Among Recipients of Presidential Award of Excellence
President George Bush announced the recipients of the 2004 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM) -- a program supported and administered by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Among the nine distinguished recipients is Cal Poly Pomona's Barbara Burke, a professor of chemistry and director of the Science Educational Enhancement Services (SEES) program. Read more...
 Cal Poly Pomona Among Nation's Top in Awarding Bachelor's Degrees to Hispanics
Cal Poly Pomona ranks among the nation's top colleges and universities for granting degrees to Hispanics, according to the May 2005 edition of The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education . The university placed 22nd in the United States among four-year colleges for awarding bachelor's degrees to Hispanic students, based on 2003-04 information gathered by the National Center for Education Statistics. Read more...
LIBRARY RENOVATION –
A Message From Dean Harold B. Schleifer
 We are very excited about sharing the latest developments about the University Library addition and renovation project. Recently, funds have become available to begin the renovation part of the project, originally planned as a second phase, at the same time that the addition is being built. The project is scheduled to start January 2006; and by spring 2008, students will enjoy an additional 95,000 square feet plus vastly improved areas for study, research, collaboration and access to the latest technology. Read more... |
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State-Approved Notary Training Now Available at Cal Poly Pomona
Individuals interested in becoming a notary can now do so by taking a one-day seminar offered by the College of the Extended University. The state-approved California Notary Training Course will prepare individuals for the California Notary Exam. Whether you are new to the profession or a seasoned notary looking to update your skills, this course is designed to help you succeed.
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First Faculty Fellow in the College of Business Administration
Louis & Company (whose CEO and president is alumnus Tom Mauss '96, MBA) is the proud sponsor of the frst Faculty Fellow in the College of Business Administration . Louis and Company, a leading supply distributor to furniture manufacturing industry, has agreed to sponsor a Professor Henry Co of the Technology and Operations Management department as the Louis and Company Faculty Fellow through June 2006). Read more... |
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