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.
Featured Projects
Learn about the latest facilities projects in the works for Cal Poly Corporation.
Recent Press
Cal Poly Corporation Marks 10 Years of support for Prado Day Center
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA. – More than 10 years ago, Carly Baker, wife of previous Cal Poly President Warren Baker, started a bi-monthly effort to help feed the homeless by volunteering with the People’s Kitchen at the Prado Day Center. Today, Cal Poly Corporation and...
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Cal Poly finds weekday use for weekend-only cafe: Cooking classes
When looking for a way to get more use out of its Canyon Cafe, open during the weekends only, California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, Calif., tried something new: free cooking classes. The weekday classes, which are capped at 14 participants, have...
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Cal Poly Corporation Marketing and Communications Wins 10 International Awards
Cal Poly Corporation’s Marketing and Communications department recently received several honors for campaigns promoting the excellence and hard work of Campus Dining, corporation and Administration and Finance. The department took home three platinum and three gold...
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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.”