Proud to play a vital role in campus life
Doing Business with the Corporation
From dining services for the entire campus to grant administration for university research, Cal Poly Corporation supports the campus community with a number of essential services.
Working at the Corporation
Nearly 3,000 corporation employees come to work every day to serve the educational mission of Cal Poly and create a world-class university environment for more than 20,000 students.
Recent Press
Campus Dining Wins Two National Awards
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – The National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS) recently announced Cal Poly as one of the grand prize recipients for the NACUFS 2018 Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards. University Catering received this honor for...
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Corporation Donates $5 Million to New Science and Agriculture Complex
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – The Cal Poly Corporation Board of Directors approved the largest single contribution in its history with a $5 million contribution to construction of the new Science and Agriculture Teaching and Research Complex. The move took place during...
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Campus Dining Burger Again in the Running for James Beard Award
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – For the second time this academic year Campus Dining has a burger in the James Beard Foundation’s Blended Burger Project. The Bishop Mountain Burger, the brainchild of Executive Chef Ken Kline, is built on a foundation of 100 percent...
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“The Cal Poly Corporation is one of the unsung heroes of campus — it touches the lives of students in myriad ways, from the coffee they get at Campus Market, to the textbook they buy at the University Store, to the position as research assistant that the Corporation fills through a professor’s external grant. The Corporation is central to the Cal Poly experience, seamlessly integrating with the rest of the university to make Learn by Doing a reality.”