CAFES Connections Fall Career Fair

More than 200 students attended the second-annual college-wide fall career fair, CAFES Connections, on November 16. Eighteen employers from industries spanning the college’s disciplines – from Nutrien, The Wine Group and Sierra Pacific Industries to USDA, Ocean Mist and Granite Construction – recruited students for a variety of internship and job opportunities. 

Cal Poly Holiday Cheese Boxes Feature Student-Made Products

The Cal Poly Holiday Cheese Boxes are here! The Cal Poly Creamery has award-winning cheeses and traditional favorites, available in a variety of gift box arrangements. The sale runs through mid-December, with shipping available throughout the U.S. and select dates available for pick-up at the Cal Poly Creamery. Gift boxes from the creamery are a great way to share Mustang Pride this holiday season while supporting student success. Please click here to order your cheese selections in time for holiday delivery. Thank you for supporting our students and Cal Poly’s Learn by Doing tradition!

Cal Poly’s Latinx/e Center for Academic Success and Achievement…

Cal Poly’s Latinx/e Center for Academic Success and Achievement, known as La CASA, officially opened its doors to the campus community. This center was designed to help students succeed in every way while at Cal Poly. Be sure to stop by and check it out, the center is located in Building 52 Room E-22. You can learn more about the center by reading the story on the Cal Poly news site.

Save the Date: Bill Hendricks Retirement Celebration

Associate Dean Bill Hendricks is retiring after 28 years at Cal Poly. A celebration will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 1 at the JUSTIN and J. LOHR Center for Wine and Viticulture.

Hendricks joined the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences as an associate dean in August 2020 after serving as a professor and head of the Experience Industry Management Department. While in the dean’s office he oversaw college infrastructure and enrollment management. In 2016, he oversaw the transition of the Experience Industry Management Department from the Recreation, Parks and Tourism Administration — making it the first of its kind in California. He also played a key role in connecting industry executives with the university’s program – giving students first-hand industry experience. Hendricks earned a doctorate in philosophy, recreation, and leisure from the University of Utah, with research interests focused on visitor experiences, recreation resource management, and destination stewardship. For more than two decades, Hendricks worked cooperatively with the U.S. Forest Service and California State Parks on a variety of outdoor recreation research projects. He has also conducted research for Visit California and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute. In retirement, he plans to hike often.

Please submit a video to be included in a video montage that will be presented to him after the celebration by clicking here.