This article was written by Isabel Brady (ECON, ’20), Student Assistant in Special Collections and Archives. Learn more about the history of on campus housing here. As a new class of freshman move into the dorms this week, we thought…
Written by Laura Sorvetti a few weeks ago
Need a little dorm room inspo? Check the University Archives!
Written by Courtney Thompson a few weeks ago
Week of Welcome: A look back at a Cal Poly tradition
Class of 2023, welcome to the 62nd annual Week of Welcome! In Special Collections and Archives, located in Kennedy Library, there are many items documenting WOWs of the past. Maybe one day you will also be recorded in the archives?!…
Written by Laura Sorvetti four months ago
A Look Back at Commencement: Fascinating Facts from the University Archives
It is the end of Spring Quarter which means that it is time to celebrate our graduates at Commencement! The Special Collections students assistants team has helped us gather a variety of interesting commencement facts and stories they discovered in…
Written by Hailey Koetz five months ago
The Power of No Limits
What’s on display on the second floor of the library this Spring? Come to Kennedy Library and check out Limitless: The Process of Innovation, a display showcasing Cal Poly’s own PROVE Lab. PROVE Lab, as the name suggests, is a…
Written by Courtney Thompson eight months ago
Dexter: Cal Poly’s First Library
In anticipation of Kennedy Library’s renovation, let’s take a walk down memory lane and reminisce about Cal Poly’s first library building, the Walter F. Dexter Memorial Library. Cal Poly had a library space since the campus opened in 1903. The…
