University Honors Program at Cal Poly

Teaching Interdisciplinary Collaboration Lunch and Workshop
This micro-workshop will help educators define interdisciplinary collaboration, create and manage interdisciplinary student design teams, and teach students transferable skills that will help them succeed in interdisciplinary environments. We will examine the challenges to interdisciplinary collaboration for teachers and students, and discuss specific assignments and strategies to promote learning and team performance. For more details, please click here.

Provost's Seminar Series
Cal Poly will host a lecture by Dr. Ravi Datta, Director of the Fuel Cell Center and Chemical Engineering Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute as part of the Provost’s Seminar Series on Civic Engagement. The event is scheduled for Monday, April 23rd, from 1:10pm to 2:00pm McPhee University Union room 220. The series has been a great success, come see what all the buzz is about! For more details, please click here.

Provost's Seminar Series
Cal Poly will host a lecture by Dr. Bernard Amadei, Co-Founder of Engineers without Borders and Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Colorado, Boulder as part of the Provost’s Seminar Series on Civic Engagement. The event is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Business Rotunda (Building 3, Room 213). Come help us kickoff this exciting seminar series! For more details, please click here.

Ambassador of Zambia visits the Honors Commons!
Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, Ambassador of the Republic of Zambia, took some time on Tuesday, November 14th, to chat with Honors Students. Topics ranged from the current state of affairs in Zambia to a brief history of her education, travels, and experiences. Dr. Mbikusita-Lewanika, a Cal Poly alumna, has visited. the Honors Program for the past four years to help promote a sense of global awareness in Cal Poly's Honors Students. The Honors Program is considering coordinating a summer program in Zambia where Honors Students will have the unique opportunity to teach the subject of their choice to local school children. If you have any interest in participating in such a program, email us for details.

Dr. Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika (5th from right) with Honors Students and Faculty