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As of the afternoon of May 8, Canvas is officially back up and running for Cal Poly Pomona after experiencing a global outage. 

According to an email sent from University News around 2 p.m. announcing the platform was back online and that the CSU is currently in the process of reintegrating campus systems and data connections. 

Today marks 30 days since Iris Levine stepped back onto Cal Poly Pomona’s campus to begin her role as interim President. Levine officially started as interim president July 27, according to an email sent out campuswide. Since taking that first step on her first day, Levine shared that those steps around campus are one of her favorite parts of the job.

 Cal Poly Pomona will spend $4.1 million in philanthropic funding for a rebranding initiative including a new logo, motto and website design, according to a CPP Philanthropic Foundation board meeting held Wednesday. The investment is funded by novelist and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s $40 million gift to CPP in 2021, according to Amon Rappaport, CPP’s senior associate vice president for communications and chief strategic communications officer. 

Ysabel Trinidad, the vice president of the Division of Administration Finance and Strategic Development and chief financial officer, submitted her intent to resign from her position at the end of 2024, according to University President Soraya M. Coley in a public Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation board meeting  Sept. 9.

Coley sent out a campus-wide email shortly after making the announcement during the meeting, where she detailed Trinidad’s impact on the campus and expressed gratitude for her work.

Motor vehicles thefts at Cal Poly Pomona in 2023 increased by over 120% compared to 2022, according to the 2024 Clery report on campus safety.

This crime accounts for over a quarter of all crimes on campus, according to the same report. The steep increase is registered after CPP started counting e-scooters and other motorized devices, such as bikes and skateboards, under the motor vehicle category for motor vehicle thefts for the first time in 2023.

Jane R. Ballinger was a professor emeritus within the College of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences within the communication department at Cal Poly Pomona, but some knew her better as a mentor, adviser and even “Aunty Jane.”  Ballinger’s presence on campus was often described as tough but kind, with a side of dry, sarcastic humor that took some time to adjust to, according to Sunny Lie Owens, associate professor in the communication department, something the department will remember years after her death. 

A set of four decommissioned rail cars derailed Wednesday around 3:45 p.m.  blocking the intersection of Valley Boulevard and West Temple Avenue for more than seven hours and causing deep gashes to the asphalt. There were no injuries, but according to a statement from Union Pacific, the preliminary investigation shows suspected vandalism caused the derailment. 

The Pomona Police Department, Union Pacific and Hulcher Professional Services arrived on the scene to remove the rail cars off the street.

The Cal Poly Pomona campus community expects the new president to increase transparency, stand up for students’ interests and advocate for proper and fair financial allocation. The open forum, organized  Thursday, Sept. 25 in-person and livestreamed for those who were unable to attend in person, allowed one minute of speaking time for all campus community members to voice their expectations for the future president as the search begins after President Soraya Coley retired in July after 11 years in the leadership position.   

Cal Poly Pomona’s rebranding campaign that includes a new logo, motto, website and other promotional materials has received mixed reactions from the campus community.  

After The Poly Post covered the initial reveal of some visual components released in a CPP Philanthropic Foundation board meeting, students expressed concerns via social media, while faculty and staff showed their frustrations during a rally held by the California Faculty Association Oct. 24. 

Cal Poly Pomona sent out a university-wide email announcing U.S. Customs and Border Patrol will be on campus at the career fair Sept. 18. 

According to the email sent Friday, Aug. 22, the CPP Career Center would be hosting a handful of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies, including but not limited to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Inglewood Police Department and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. 

The Academic Senate revisited the topic of general education requirement shifts during its first meeting of the semester Feb. 5, voting against the president’s response to the proposed GE update that was presented by faculty during the last Academic Senate meeting. University President Soraya M. Coley’s response consisted of multiple modifications to the GE curriculum outside of what the Academic Senate’s original proposal entailed, according to the memorandum sent by Coley to the Academic Senate Chair, Rita Kumar Jan. 17. The modifications included keeping AI History as an option for the GE Area 4A.

Former Provost Jennifer Brown is suing members of Cal Poly Pomona’s administration, including former President Soraya Coley, for wrongful termination, alleging age and race discrimination and a denial of due process, according to the Daily Bulletin. The lawsuit filed by Brown’s legal counsel, labor and employment law attorney David Wolf, with the Pomona Superior Court Jan. 2 cites fraud in contract, race and age discrimination, whistleblower retaliation and defamation.

Scientist, hidden nerd, sticker guru, mom and university president of Cal State Monterey Bay are all titles Vanya Quiñones has proudly carried, but now she is adding  President Select of Cal Poly Pomona to her list. 

Quiñones’ term begins July 1 following a year-long search the began in fall 2025 after the retirement of former President Soraya Coley in February 2025 and the installment of Interim President Iris Levine for the 2025-2026 academic year.

The Division of Administrative Affairs revealed Cal Poly Pomona’s projection for an anticipated $24.6 million budget gap in the two-part budget town hall series Nov. 5 and Nov. 7. This is an 117% increase from the projected gap of $11.3 million presented to the Academic Senate Sept. 4. It is also a 485% increase in comparison to the projected gap of $4.2 million on the CPP financial transparency website.

The California State University system enacted a revised Time, Place and Manner policy this semester, stating what can and cannot be done regarding demonstrations of freedom of expression.Enacted Aug.  21, the policy addresses guidelines — both new and existing — for students looking to publicly demonstrate their beliefs on CSU campuses. Some newer inclusions prohibit demonstrators from creating encampments to stay overnight or using face coverings during the demonstrations.

Residents of Los Angeles County remain on high alert as today marks the second week of both the Palisades and Eaton fires.

Both fires started Jan. 7. The Eaton Fire in North Los Angeles covering 14,021 acres around Altadena Drive and Midwick Drive between Altadena and Pasadena, according to Cal Fire’s official website. The Eaton Fire is currently 87% contained.

The Palisades Fire currently stands at 23,713 acres southeast of Palisades Drive in the Pacific Palisades, according to Cal Fire, and is 61% contained.