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1. guides.lib.calpoly.edu › CPHistory › timelineTimeline of Cal Poly's History - Cal Poly Timeline and ...

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   Oct 4, 2024 · The aviation pioneer, who graduated from Cal Poly in 1965, was awarded the Presidential Citizen’s Medal from Ronald Reagan for Voyager in 1986 and received Cal Poly’s first Honorary Doctor of Science degree in 1987.

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   See a Timeline of Cal Poly History. Image: Students on campus, 1956. The founding of California Polytechnic State University, with its “learn-by-doing” philosophy, began when local journalist Myron Angel gathered a group of citizens in 1894 to lobby for a state school in San Luis Obispo.

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   University Archives holds the historic records of the student radio station KCPR 91.3. Learn more about the collections and history of KCPR. Yearbooks. The Polytechnic Journal, Cal Poly’s first student publication, made its debut in 1906 as a monthly news and literary publication.

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   Jun 10, 2022 · Though Cal Poly was founded in 1901, the first graduation ceremony was held June 15, 1906, just three years after classes started at the polytechnic vocational school — not a college or university then. Just eight students — an even match of girls and boys — made up the Class of 1906.

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5. archives.calstate.edu › concern › archivesCal Poly commencement, 1955 | Digital Archives

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   Apr 29, 2024 · [00:00:01] The Speaker open the Commencement with a prayer [00:00:28] Another Speaker begins a speech for the Class of 1955 [00:01:48] He pinpoints the importance of education and their future role...

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   After a nearly 30-year absence from California Polytechnic State University, female students were readmitted to campus in the fall of 1956. Why did President McPhee only start to show interest in coeducation during the mid-1950s? Also, what was the process like to readmit women onto campus, both financially and logistically?

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   What did Cal Poly do in 1956?

   • Cal Poly begins participation in the International Cooperation Administration (ICA), a federal program which brought “numerous foreign students” from Asia, South America, the Caribbean, and Africa to receive teacher education in agriculture, communications, architecture and engineering. 1956 Female students are again admitted to the college. 1956

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   When was Cal Poly founded?

   • Cal Poly began on October 1, 1903, after President Theodore Roosevelt praised the citizens for their support of the state school during a visit to San Luis Obispo on May 9, 1903. Cal Poly started as a co-educational vocational school during the Progressive Era and has since become the country’s leading undergraduate university in the West.

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   What was Cal Poly known for?

   • The school serves as state headquarters for the Food Production War Training Program, providing instruction to 120,000 California farmers. 1943-44 A U.S. Naval Flight Preparatory School on the Cal Poly campus trains over 3,600 cadets; civilian enrollment falls to 80 students. 1945

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   When did Cal Poly change its name to California Polytechnic State University?

   • Cal Poly’s official name is changed to California Polytechnic State University by the state legislature. 1977 The new Architecture Building opens for classes on January 13. Enrollment reaches 15,502 students (5,952 women and 9,550 men).

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   When did Cal Poly close?

   • By 1924, a printshop had been established on campus and the school publications, including The Polygram were printed by a student organization known as “The Galley Slaves.” In 1932-33, a drastic reorganization of the Cal Poly School closed the high school, the junior college and related programs.

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   Why did Cal Poly eliminate early decision admissions?

   • Cal Poly eliminates the Early Decision admissions option after discovering the process disadvantaged low-income students because they would not know the full extent of their financial aid prior to making a commitment. That decision resulted in the most diverse incoming class in the university’s history.

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8. magazine.calpoly.edu › winter-2017 › campus-move-calA Campus on the Move: Cal Poly in the 1960s and 1970s

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   During those two decades, Cal Poly experienced an unprecedented rate of change, growing from 6,000 students in 1960 to 16,000 by 1980. After having been excluded since 1930, women were allowed to return as students in 1957.