Did you know you can get unlimited FREE RIDES on @FoothillTransit buses with CPP Class Pass? 🚌🚏 Multiple Foothill Transit Lines and Silver Streak all serve the Cal Poly Pomona campus, so you can get to class, downtown LA, or anywhere in between for FREE! Register through your MyCPP portal, follow a few easy steps, and you’ll be riding in no time. More info: bit.ly/3iy3tos

Calling all transfer students: Did you know the spring 2027 transfer application to Cal Poly Pomona was extended to November 30? There is still time to apply to CPP and become a Bronco! 💚💛 Learn more: cpp.edu/admissions/transfer

We proudly celebrated the achievements of 10 distinguished alumni, whose accomplishments exemplify the very best of our university community. 62nd CPP Distinguished Alumni Awards Gala provided an opportunity to recognize their inspiring journeys, celebrate their contributions, and honor the positive difference they have made in their professions, communities, and the lives of future generations of CPP students. Read about each alumni, including videos about their impact: lnkd.in/gTeDU93r

Thinking about becoming a Bronco? Join us for Explore CPP on Saturday, October 24 and learn how you can #BecomeByDoing! Choose your experience: 💚Transfer Experience from 10am-1pm 💛Freshman Experience from 12pm-3pm What to Expect: 🐴Academic college showcase where you can learn about majors, programs, and hands-on learning opportunities from current students, faculty, and staff 🐴Tours of on-campus housing, the BRIC (campus gym), games room, art galleries, and more 🐴Resource fair featuring campus services and students clubs 🐴Personalized application guidance, including answers to your questions, help with financial aid, and the opportunity for on-the-spot admissions for eligible students! Ready to apply? Get a head start on your application before it's due November 30: cpp.edu/explorecpp

Calling all transfer students: this week is for YOU! 💛💚 #NationalTransferStudentWeek is here at CPP from Oct. 19-23! Starting today, enjoy events such as scholarship workshops, crafting opportunities, campus resource fairs, free food, and giveaways. 🔹Oct. 19: First-Gen Forward (PolyTransfer/I Am First Luncheon) 🔹Oct. 20: National Transfer Student Week Kickoff 🔹Oct. 21: Maker Studio Visit 🔹Oct. 22: Speed Friending 🔹Oct. 22: PolyTransfer Lounge Open House: Donut Miss This! 🔹Oct. 23: Transfer Night at Pumpkin Fest 🔹And much more! Transfer students, friends, and supporters are welcome to join the celebration. More info: bit.ly/4i0cWo1

As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, CPP is proud to honor the people, cultures, and experiences that make our university stronger. To mark the end of Latinx Heritage Month, hear from a CPP student, professor and staff member about why this celebration matters to them and our campus community.

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Thinking about becoming a Bronco? Join us for Explore CPP on Saturday, October 24 and learn how you can #BecomeByDoing! Choose your experience: 💚Transfer Experience from 10am-1pm 💛Freshman Experience from 12pm-3pm What to Expect: 🐴Academic college showcase where you can learn about majors, programs, and hands-on learning opportunities from current students, faculty, and staff 🐴Tours of on-campus housing, the BRIC (campus gym), games room, art galleries, and more 🐴Resource fair featuring campus services and students clubs 🐴Personalized application guidance, including answers to your questions, help with financial aid, and the opportunity for on-the-spot admissions for eligible students! Ready to apply? Get a head start on your application before it's due November 30: cpp.edu/explorecpp

CPP will participate in the #GreatShakeOut Thursday, Oct. 15, which includes a test of the university’s Safety Alert System and a campuswide evacuation drill. Here’s what you need to know: ⚠️ 10:15am: Campus will participate in the statewide earthquake drill. Drop/Lock, Cover, and Hold on for 60 seconds. ⚠️ 11:45am: CPP’s Safety Alert System will send out mass messaging prompting the start of the drill. Messages will be sent via CPP email, phone, text, and CPP-owned computer screens to all students, faculty, and staff. Evacuation coordinators will assist with evacuating the buildings during the drill. ⚠️ 12pm: A second mass message will be sent out indicating an “all-clear” to conclude the evacuation drill, and normal activities can resume. More info: bit.ly/4dyCB4v

How can you protect your personal information in the age of AI? 🔐 CPP’s Cybersecurity Fair returns for its 22nd year on October 13, bringing together student organizations, industry experts, and interactive demonstrations to explore the latest cybersecurity challenges. Attendees can gain hands-on experience and learn practical ways to protect their data, recognize scams, and navigate technology safely. 💻 Date: Tuesday, Oct. 13 💻 Time: 9am-2pm 💻 Place: Bronco Student Center 💻 Admission is free! Read more: bit.ly/4j9SHVN

President Vanya Quiñones spent her first 100 days on a listening tour, which included over 2,000 conversations with the CPP community and attending 40 events. Yesterday, CPP celebrated her first 100 days with festivities, including: 🎉 Free food, including coffee, conchas, burgers, and popsicles 🎉 Music by the CPP Pep Band and Mariachi Los Broncos 🎉 Lots of conversations, selfies, and fun with the CPP community 🎉 Reflections from the president's first 100 days, including her vision for CPP's next four years Read more, including President Vanya's full speech that outlines her "CPP 2030" vision: bit.ly/47IUCtl

The CPP PumpkinFest is back and the fun starts Saturday! Bring your family weekends from Oct. 10-31 to pick the perfect CPP-grown pumpkin and enjoy: 🌽 🌻 The corn maze, sunflower maze, and hay rides 🐑 🦙 The CPP Petting Farm 🍿🍪 The CPP Farm Stand and marketplace 🎵 🎃 Live music and fun themed activities 🎟️🧍‍♂️Current students can get discounted tickets in person at the CPP Farm Store Full details and tickets: bit.ly/3RFR1p1

Mark your calendars: our Sunday Horse Show is back! Schedule for November 8: 🐴 12:30pm: Come early for music, food, and vendors 🐴 2pm: Sunday Show 🐴 3-4pm: Barn will be open after the show! Bring your friends and family! More info: bit.ly/3TY8Cce

A caretaker for a brother with severe epilepsy and his late grandmother, Johans Acosta learned early in life that he wanted to help people. At CPP, he discovered a way he could help on a broader scale. Today the CPP alum, a Latino, first-generation American with immigrant parents from El Salvador, is helping develop more ethical, human-centered AI at one of the world's largest technology companies. After three years at IBM, Acosta joined Splunk, where his background influences his approach to projects that are developed for humanity, not just business. Read more: bit.ly/4dnz7lh As a Hispanic-Serving Institution, CPP proudly celebrates #LatinxHeritageMonth and the experiences, leadership, and impact of our students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Food science + engineering = innovation at CPP 🥕🫑🥫 Two professors have teamed up on a research project to increase the shelf life of food from mere days to a year without burning any fuels in the process. CPP mechanical engineering professor Reza Lakeh and nutrition and food science professor Belal Hasan will design, build and test a laboratory-scale thermal energy storage system for food processing thanks to a recent grant. Their innovative "thermal battery" is the key to this process. Students will source produce from CPP's on campus farm, get hands-on research experience and even visit food manufacturers to observe dehydration processes. Read more: bit.ly/4jDdJvY

Did you attend our 43rd annual Hot Dog Caper? See you next year, Broncos! 🌭

Hot dogs ✅ Broncos ✅ Fun ✅ Thanks for coming out for one of CPP's greatest traditions, the 43rd annual Hot Dog Caper! Same time next year? 🌭