Cal Poly College of Engineering

Each week, the College of Engineering recognizes an outstanding member of its community in our spotlight campaign. This week, we are featuring Cal Poly Maritime Academy mechanical engineering professor Mike Holden. Read more: ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

More than 40 engineering faculty came together for the National Effective Teaching Institute (NETI) training, a dynamic professional development experience. The program focused on designing impactful semester courses and advancing student success.

Have you heard? The College of Engineering has a podcast! The Dean Digs Deeper podcast explores everything happening across the college, from student activities and clubs to honors and awards. Listen here: media.rss.com/dean-digs-deep…

A Cal Poly senior project is now an AngelCon finalist. Everest Medical is moving its childbirth device beyond the classroom. Read how founders Jenna Eissmann and Madeleine Mumford are building the company and testing the device. ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

This week, we’re highlighting civil engineering student and Cal Poly Steel Bridge project manager McKinley Weatherford as part of the College of Engineering spotlight campaign. Read more: ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

Today we recognize Employee Appreciation Day and the people who keep the College of Engineering running strong. To our faculty, staff and student assistants, thank you for the dedication and care you bring to your work. You support our students and strengthen our college.

Cal Poly engineers are making moves! Five students were recognized with the Outstanding Women in Engineering Award. Learn more: ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

Cal Poly students ran STELLA through its longest thermal vacuum cycle yet, rotating through overnight shifts as the test pushed past midnight. Next up is customer testing and electric propulsion work. Read: ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

Cal Poly's Design, Build, Fly is headed back to SAE Aero Design West in Fort Worth this April after last season ended seconds after takeoff. This year: reliability, training and iteration — with new members in the work early. Read more: ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

✈️ Cal Poly aerospace alum Ivan Cheng (’16) now serves as a flight test engineer at Edwards AFB, ensuring jets are mission-ready. His career was jumpstarted with hands-on design projects and Learn by Doing principles at Cal Poly. 🔗 magazine.calpoly.edu/winter-2026/ge…

Read about how alum Jim Raney found a new way of thinking about design through a surfboard shaping class at the ASI Craft Center. His experience sparked a lifelong appreciation for craftsmanship, process and hands-on making. 🔗 magazine.calpoly.edu/winter-2026/cr…

One student in the right seat of an RV-7. Classmates upstairs monitoring live data. In AERO 409, students rotate through every role in the flight test process. Hear more from students in the class on the latest Dean Digs Deeper podcast episode. 🎙️ ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

Founded by Cal Poly engineering alumni, Innovation Quest (iQ) has empowered student innovators for two decades, awarding more than $400K and launching startups across biotech, sustainability and software. In 2025, alumni returned as judges and mentors. 🔗 magazine.calpoly.edu/winter-2026/wh…

At Cal Poly, students put polytechnic into practice. Victoria Dai is an example of this, combining engineering, art, and sustainable agriculture. 🔗 magazine.calpoly.edu/winter-2026/i-…

From classroom to the stratosphere! 🚀 Cal Poly engineering students designed and built a payload that flew aboard Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora spaceplane, applying classroom concepts to real aerospace systems, testing and flight operations. 🔗 magazine.calpoly.edu/winter-2026/po…

Data science can help uncover hidden histories. Support this Cal Poly crowdfunding project that reveals California’s African legacy and advances student research. Donate ⬇️ crowdfund.calpoly.edu/project/49096

Have a project your club wants to fund? Apply for this year’s Poly Gives Crowdfund Cohort. 🗓 April 9 – May 9 📝 Apply by Feb. 28 🔗 crowdfund.calpoly.edu/submit-applica… Selected groups attend a March 5 prep webinar. Funds may take 4–6 weeks to deposit. Questions? crowdfund at calpoly dot edu

We’re highlighting Allie Walter, executive assistant to the dean, and the outstanding work she does for the College of Engineering. Read more.👇 ceng.calpoly.edu/connection/202…

Congratulations to CENG alum Maximiliano Cortes, winner of the iPad raffle for completing the ABET Alumni Survey. Alumni feedback helps strengthen accreditation and improve programs for future engineers at Cal Poly.

BEACoN-supported research spotlight. 🔍 Sydney Lunasin and Vinithra Seshan analyzed what drives success for women- and minority-owned businesses. Read more at the link below: ow.ly/qNAy50Y6A8u