Recent News
COMS Faculty & Student Present at Sport Summit
Mar 14, 2019
Comm Studies faculty members Dr. Megan Lambertz-Berndt and Dr. Lauren Kolodziejski will be presenting an original research paper co-authored with Comms student Tina Reynolds at the 12th Annual International Association for Communication and Sport (IACS) Summit. The Summit takes place at Idaho State University in Boise, Idaho (March 28-31).
Cal Poly's Annual Day of Giving
Mar 7, 2019
March 7th is Cal Poly's Day of Giving: the day when alumni, parents, and friends give back to the Cal Poly campus. Students also show their appreciation for the thousands of generous donors, faculty, and staff who help make Learn by Doing possible.
Health Disparities Seminar Examines Cultural Humility
Mar 5, 2019
Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia presented last week in the 2018-2019 Seminar Series on Health Disparities on the topic of “Cultural Humility: Interrupting Our Scripts of Racial Inequality.”
Mustangs United Club: Love, Empathy, Respect
Mar 1, 2019
A new student club called Mustangs United recently held its first two general meetings during this past week. The goal of this club is for students to normalize the values of love, empathy, and respect across our campus culture.
Comm Studies Career Symposium
Feb 21, 2019
The Cal Poly Communication Studies Club is hosting an annual Career Symposium this week. Organized by Comm Studies student Emily Beth Bernstein, the Symposium provides an opportunity for students to discover ways that they can use their Communication Studies Degree.
Winter Speaker Series on Diversity in Technology
Feb 16, 2019
Color Coded is a club at Cal Poly which seeks to promote the academic and professional success of minorities in technology. This winter, the club is hosting a Speaker Series that is free and open to all.
Tech & Ethics with Microsoft Researcher, Dr. Mary Gray
Feb 8, 2019
Cal Poly is hosting Microsoft Researcher, Dr. Mary L. Gray, for a lecture on “When Social Media Companies, Research Ethics, and Human Rights Collide.” The lecture takes place on February 19, 2019 from 11:10am – 1pm in Bldg 7 (Adv. Tech. Lab).
Study Abroad Opportunities Summer, 2019
Feb 7, 2019
Cal Poly students have the opportunity to study abroad this summer in courses taught by faculty from across the globe. Study abroad locations include Vietnam, Mexico, Spain, and China.
An Evening with Ted Bunch, Renowned Violence Prevention Advocate
Jan 26, 2019
Renowned violence prevention advocate, Ted Bunch, will be speaking at Cal Poly in a keynote address on Tuesday, Jan. 29 from 7‐9 in the PAC (Miossi Hall). Registration is FREE to all staff, faculty, students, and community.
Dr. Conway’s Research Featured in Media Report
Jan 17, 2019
Cal Poly Communication Studies faculty member, Dr. Bethany A. Conway-Silva recently had her research featured in a media report by the Journalist’s Resource, a publication of the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. The article focuses on her 2018 publication in Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly, which examined the 2014 midterm elections.