Summer 2023 | Issue 20
From the Dean
As I reflect on this past year’s accomplishments, my thoughts keep circling back to the Spring Commencement ceremony.
Cover Story
Three-way Partnership with Cal Poly Students Shows Potential for a More Sustainable Future in Grocery Stores
Cal Poly students Participate in sustainability certification pilot program
Cal Poly Agribusiness Professor Ricky Volpe and the students of the AGB 404 “Food Retail Management” class are partnering with the Ratio Institute and the California Grocers Association Education Foundation to improve local grocery retailers’ margins by implementing simple sustainability practices.
Cal Poly’s Campus Abuzz with Learning
On a cool, Tuesday afternoon in late May, dozens of students wearing white protective suits eagerly huddle around a collection of boxes swarming with bees, as beekeeping instructor Jeremy Rose gets ready to introduce a new queen to the hive.
Cal Poly’s Foaling Enterprise Brings Learn by Doing Full Circle for Students
For fourth-year animal science student Morgan Lunn, nothing has been more rewarding during her time at Cal Poly than seeing the fruits of her involvement in the enterprises at the Oppenheimer Family Equine Center.
Meet Sam Andrews, College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Student, Entrepreneur and New ASI President
Environmental management and protection major Sam Andrews is the newly elected president of Associated Students, Inc. (ASI), Cal Poly’s student-run governmental organization.
Preparing Students to make headlines
Cultivate is the College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences quarterly magazine, sharing student Learn by Doing stories and exploring how our faculty, staff and alumni continue to positively impact the world.