Inclusive Excellence at Cal Poly

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo is using the Association of American Colleges & Universities’ “Making Excellence Inclusive” initiative to address the issue of diversity of all types in the Cal Poly and local community. The university has created a council made up of Cal Poly students, faculty and administrators to advise the president on how to promote the goals of Inclusive Excellence, diversity and equity. The university is encouraging all members of the campus and local community to participate in the discussion.

As part of this Diversity Colloquium, Cal Poly will be honoring local 98-year-old resident Joe Schwartz for his lifelong commitment to documenting the virtues of diversity and how people in all walks of life can and should get along with a focus on black/white communities. This honor is being bestowed from the highest level of the university, the President.

Sponsored by

Cal Poly Diversity Coalition

Cal Poly Inclusive Excellence Council

Cal Poly Office of the President

City of San Luis Obispo

Supported by

Academic Departments

Aerospace Engineering

Architecture

Architectural Engineering Department

Art & Design

Biological Sciences

Chemistry and Biochemistry

City and Regional Planning

Civil and Environmental Engineering

Computer Science

Construction Management

English

Ethnic Studies

Graphic Communication

History

Journalism

Kinesiology

Landscape Architecture

Liberal Studies

Materials Engineering Department

Mathematics

Modern Languages and Literatures

Physics

Political Science

Psychology & Child Development

Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Admin.

Social Sciences

Statistics

Colleges and Related
Academic Areas

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

College of Engineering

College of Liberal Arts

College of Science and Mathematics

Kennedy Library

Research and Graduate Programs

Orfalea College of Business

School of Education

Administrative Departments

Academic Affairs

Academic Senate

Administration and Finance

Advancement

Associated Students Incorporated

Athletics

Cal Poly Corporation

Student Affairs

Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Program

5:00 PM – 5:10 PM — Introduction — Co-moderators

Dave Congalton — Local media celebrity radio talk show host, KVEC Radio

Harvey Levenson — Dept. Head, Graphic Communication, Interim Chair, Journalism

Welcome

Rachel Fernflores — Chair, Academic Senate

Kiyana Tabrizi — President, Associated Students Inc.

5:10 PM – 5:30 PM — Keynote Speaker

Paul Gardullo — Curator, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC

5:30 PM – 5:45 PM — Guest Speaker

James A. Miller — Professor of English and American Studies & Director of the Center for the Study of Public History and Culture, The George Washington University, Washington, DC

Dave Congalton

Harvey Levenson

Paul Gardullo

James A. Miller

5:45 PM – 6:05 PM — Honoring Joe Schwartz

Harvey Levenson – Co-moderator

Special Honor Bestowed Upon Joseph Schwartz — 98-year-old local humanist and folk photographer, and author of “Folk Photography — Poems I’ve Never Written”

Slides — Photo Selections From: “Folk Photography — Poems I’ve Never Written”

A few words from Joe Schwartz

Joseph Schwartz

Folk Photography — Poems I’ve Never Written

Two's a Team

6:05 PM – 6:20 PM — Musical and Poetry Reading Interlude

Gloria Velasquez — Internationally known author/poet and Professor of Modern Languages & Literatures, accompanied by Tony Domingues — Senior Assistant Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Financial Aid

6:20 PM – 6:40 PM — Speakers

Betsy Umhofer — District Representative, Office of Congresswoman Lois Capps

Kathleen Enz Finken — Provost, Cal Poly

Gloria Velasquez

Tony Domingues

Lois Capps

Kathleen Enz Finken

6:40 PM – 7:10 PM — Panel Discussion

Dave Congalton – Co-moderator

Cal Poly Diversity Coalition – Roslyn Caldwell and Grace Yeh

The George Washington University – James Miller

Smithsonian Institution – Paul Gardullo

Cal Poly Students – Kiyana Tabrizi and Devon Buddan

Cal Poly Administration – David Conn and Cornel Morton

City of San Luis Obispo – John Ashbaugh

7:10 PM – 7:30 PM — Closing Remarks

Jan Marx — Mayor, San Luis Obispo

Jeffrey Armstrong — President, Cal Poly

Jan Marx

Jeffrey Armstrong

7:30 PM – 8:00 PM — Reception

Cal Poly Performing Arts Center Lobby

Meet the speakers