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Dedicated in June 1977, the University Union War Memorial Plaza honors Cal Poly alumni who gave their lives in service to our country. 🇺🇸 In observance of Memorial Day, our campus is closed today.

BACK-TO-BACK BIG WEST CHAMPS 🏆🏆 #RideHigh

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Congrats Team! Let’s keep it going…

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼 👊🤷 A Mustang stampede is headed to Fayetteville as Cal Poly earned a program record and a Big West leading 19 entries to the NCAA West Prelims that take place May 27-30 at John McDonnell Field🔥 #RideHigh🐎👟

Breanna Chambers (Art and Design, '21) is a rising star in children's book illustration. 🎨 Read more: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

🌏 Congratulations to the three Cal Poly faculty members awarded the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for the 2026 academic year! These highly competitive awards recognize excellence in teaching, research and a shared commitment to advancing global collaboration. 🔗 Learn more about the full list of awardees at bit.ly/42Iw3KP

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐀𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 🏆🏆 The defending conference tournament champion Mustangs earn a share of the regular season title, the eighth overall title in program history, and will enter the Big West Championship as the second seed! ✌️ #RideHigh

𝗜𝗧’𝗦 𝗔 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗘-𝗣𝗘𝗔𝗧 🏆🏆🏆 Cal Poly runs away with the conference team title by 57.5 points to become the first three-peat Big West champion on the men’s side since CSUF in 2021-23 and just the sixth school in conference history to accomplish the feat! #RideHigh🐎👟

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 😎 That’s THREE consecutive seasons of 30+ overall wins and 20+ conference wins! Dizzy from all these dubs! 😵‍💫 #RideHigh

Join the College of Engineering and the Noyce School of Applied Computing at the annual Engineering Project Expo. This event features more than 200 individual and team projects. 📅 Friday, May 29 🕐 Noon to 3 p.m. 📍 Engineering Plaza, Engineering IV, ATL and Bonderson

Cal Poly students have built the first solid-state laser in the university’s 125-year history 🔬⚡ Over the course of three months, students collaborated with @CalPolyCSM assistant professor Isinsu Toker to construct a titanium-sapphire laser from scratch. 🔗 Learn more about Cal Poly’s newest laser projects 👇 calpoly.edu/news/students-…

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐳𝐮𝐬𝐚 🔥 🆚 Franson Last Chance Day 1 ⏰ 7 PM 📍 Cougar Athletic Stadium 📊 bit.ly/4dckfoF 📺 FloTrack (bit.ly/4ttoQJt) #RideHigh🐎👟

Third-year economics student and Black Student Union board member Adanna Okiwelu leads with purpose on and off campus 💛 Okiwelu co-accepted the MLK Legacy Award at the 10th annual MLK Jr. Legacy event in January. 🔗 Read her Q&A with Cal Poly News to learn more about how she builds meaningful connections 👇 calpoly.edu/news/mlk-award…

Honored to celebrate Cal Poly Maritime Academy’s Class of 2026 this weekend! From the waterfront to service and careers across the maritime industry, these graduates are ready to lead. Congratulations!

𝐀𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 💌 What an unbelievable team we had this year. This group gave us everything they had, and we are already looking forward to writing our next chapter in ‘26-27 💚💛 #RideHigh🐎🎾

More than 150 graduates were celebrated at the Cal Poly Maritime Academy Class of 2026 commencement on May 2. The class included 22 mechanical engineering graduates, joining the next generation of engineers launching their careers with hands-on experience.

Happy Decision Day! 🎉 Congratulations to our future class of 2030 and transfer class of 2028! To everyone joining the Mustang family in the fall — from San Luis Obispo to Solano — we can’t wait to see where this journey takes you. 💛

Happy Birthday, @astrovicglover! 🎈 From Cal Poly to the Navy to the moon — you continue to inspire us all. Here’s to another incredible, history-making year! 🚀 1 📷: Joe Johnston 2 📷: NASA/ David DeHoyos