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- Female students are again admitted to the college. 1956 The home economics program is reintroduced, successfully spinning off programs in dietetics and nutrition, family studies, child development, and textiles research.
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Oct 4, 2024 · 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.
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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.
Transition to higher education. In 1924, Cal Poly came under the control of the California State Board of Education. During the Great Depression, financial constraints led to discussions about converting Cal Poly into a state prison. [18] In 1933, the institution transitioned to a two-year technological and vocational school.
1933. Poly Royal is Established. The first annual Poly Royal, an annual open house event that showcases the campus, is established. 1938. First Large Donation Received. Cal Poly receives its first million-dollar gift from Charles and Jerry Voorhis. 1940-1942. Officially Becomes a University.
Oct 4, 2024 · Since the first 281 acres of ranch lands were purchased in 1902, Cal Poly’s mission and signature learn-by-doing philosophy have shaped the campus and the facilities that support its educational programs. In its over 100-year history, Cal Poly has never been a fixed landscape.
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?
The Return of Women Students. In the late 1920s, citing funding deficiencies, women were no longer being admitted to Cal Poly (it was mandated by state law in 1930). But in 1956, women were again allowed to attend, and the ME program saw its first women students in 1957.