Get Involved at Cal Poly - Here's How
Every great university benefits from the involvement of its alumni, parents, students and friends.
Cal Poly greatly values your support, and we hope the following opportunities allow you to identify ways to become engaged that are personally meaningful to you.
Stay Informed
Read Cal Poly Update, the monthly e-newsletter for alumni and friends. Browse the Update Archives anytime. If you don't receive Cal Poly Update monthly in your e-mail basket, the university most likely does not have your e-mail address. Click here to subscribe to Update.
Get RSS: Sign up for daily automatic Cal Poly News feeds. The "RSS" feeds are automatically downloaded to your computer or your e-mail and can be viewed in Internet Explorer, Firefox and other programs. Get the daily Cal Poly News feed (RSS).
Follow Cal Poly on Twitter - Do you Tweet? Follow Cal Poly on Twitter at www.twitter.com/calpoly
Parents: Sign Up for the Cal Poly Parent Program E-Newsletter
Volunteer
Join a Cal Poly group
CENG Connect for engineering alumni
Parent Ambassador Program: Parents helping parents
Become a Cal Poly Advocate. You'll get e-mail information on important legislative issues affecting Cal Poly and/or the CSU, and we'll ask you to let your elected officials know you support Cal Poly.
Participate
Become a Fan of Cal Poly on Facebook - www.facebook.com/calpoly for alumni, and
www.facebook.com/californiapolytechnic for students, parents and friends.
Join PolyLink - The free, private social and career networking Web site exclusively for campus and alumni at http://www.calpolylink.com
Attend alumni events - Network at real-time Cal Poly Alumni Association events and other alumni events on campus and in your area. Check the Alumni Events Calendar anytime for dates, places and times.
Travel to fabulous destinations with other Mustangs through the CPAA Alumni Travel program
Join the Cal Poly Parent Program - see www.parent.calpoly.edu
Take a class - Take advantage of personal and professional development programs offered by Cal Poly Continuing Education
Attend a lecture or performance on campus. Check the Events & Entertainment calendar anytime
Attend athletic events - find out more on the Cal Poly Athletics Web, www.gopoly.com
Mentor
Alumni: Mentor a student or young alumni
Alumni: Sign up for PolyLink (www.calpolylink.com), the online community for campus and alumni. Log in, check the "willing to mentor" box on your PolyLink Personal Info Page, and list your work e-mail.
Then join the PolyLink Mentoring Group - where young alumni and current students in your field can find you for informal online mentoring.
If you're already part of PolyLink, click here to join the PolyLink Mentor Group (login required). If not, click here for your first-time PolyLink ID code.
Hire Mustangs
Post jobs and internships for students and alumni in PolyLink, Mustang Jobs
Cal Poly alumni can post job openings and search for job openings for free in the PolyLink and Mustang Jobs networks. PolyLink is a free, private online community for alumni, faculty, staff and - coming in fall 2009 - current seniors. Mustang Jobs is a private network for current Cal Poly students run by the Cal Poly Career Services Office (alumni have free access to Mustang Jobs too!)
If you're already a member of PolyLink, click here to log in and post job openings or search for jobs on the PolyLink Job Boards (login required).
Visit the Career Services Web at www.careerservices.calpoly.edu to find out about posting job, co-op and internship openings for free on Mustang Jobs.
Donate
Make a Donation on the Cal Poly Giving Web site, and bookmark www.giving.calpoly.edu.
Your support is important, now more than ever.
