Written By
Gabby Ferreira | Photos by Joe Johnston, Dylan Head and Aidan Dillon
Share
It’s been one heck of a year at Cal Poly — and through it all, our students, faculty and staff have worked hard to learn, experience, research and have fun. The Cal Poly News staff went through our photo archives to choose the photos we felt best represented 2024. See them all below.
January
Students in professor Marni Goldenberg’s RPTA 275 - Facilitation and Teambuilding class run through the Leader’s Reaction Course at Camp San Luis Obispo with direction from members of the Cal Poly Army ROTC.
February
Visiting high school students take part in various Learn by Doing activities put on by the Bailey College of Science and Mathematics during United By Excellence.
March
Students and their clients paddle kayaks in Morro Bay with the Adapted Paddling Program, part of professor Jafra D. Thomas’ KINE 307 - Adapted Physical Activity course.
April
Students, staff and faculty gather outside of the Warren J. Baker Center for Science and Mathematics for a partial eclipse viewing.
May
CubeSat team members Benjamin Kurtz and Gretta Thompson in the thermal vacuum chamber room with a CubeSat.
June
Two happy College of Engineering grads hold hands and smile at Spring Commencement.
July
Biological sciences master’s student Kyle Nessen takes a drone equipped with LIDAR, hyperspectral and multispectral imagery capture on a test flight.
August
Santa Lucia Crew 7, a Type II U.S. Forest Service handcrew based in the Los Padres National Forest, works on the Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County. The crew includes many Cal Poly students.
September
A volunteer holds a sign reminding drivers to honk if they love Cal Poly during Mustang Move-In.
October
Students, staff and outside helpers plant strawberries in an on-campus field in connection with the Strawberry Center.
November
Members of the Cal Poly Symphony rehearse in the Performing Arts Center.
December
Liberal studies major Ava Gresham, left, helps one of her young students cut out a paper snowflake at the Orfalea Family and ASI Children's Center.
Want more Learn by Doing stories in your life? Sign up for our monthly newsletter, the Cal Poly News Recap!
