California State Polytechnic University

to many aggies, in my first college year, I had a hard time adapting to the university life because of the quarter system. To succeed in university, every UC student must spend a lot of time adapting this depressive and painful system. However, after acclimating this schedule, students still need to bear massive stress and many inconveniences that are brought by quarter system and may influence their moods and health states. UC students have many exams in a ten-week quarter so they are really…

a problem with this because not all students are architects or designers, so they can’t actually build anything per se, but they can express their suggestions to the designers and make them know what is really needed, as Kevin Lynch and Gary Hack state in their essay, design is not restricted to genius (Lynch, Hack, 1984). I am not an expert in the field of environmental design or any type of design for that matter, but I am a student and a part of the UC Davis community, therefore I feel that…

This map will address the following problems, who is ASUCD?, where are they located?, and how can I get involved?. The map is of the UC Davis campus, distinguishing ASUCD properties and resources. ASUCD stands for the “Associated Students, University of California Davis.” This map is for all residents of Davis who wish to collaborate with ASUCD or use ASUCD resources. This is a map that will provide detail information about ASUCD Senate, offices, units, commissions, committees and outreach…

Trevor Lynskey is a very joyful and easy-going dance teacher at Lincoln HIgh School. He is an alumnus of the University of Santa Barbara, majoring in dance. Mr. Lynskey is a quite cheerful and relaxed person. He was quite enthusiastic while talking about his time in college. He is the type of person who likes to focus on the good times even when a situation is looking like it’s going down. He is very encouraging to his students and loves to help them better themselves. Growing up isn’t exactly…

kidnapper” (Shiva). Although majority of Universities around America have their own definition for “Plagiarism”. In spite of this, the will be focusing on three different colleges consisting of UC Irvine, UC Berkeley, and Cal State University, Los Angeles defining their definition of “Plagiarism” and analyze the effects of doing it. To be able to understand, we will begin reviewing UC Berkeley’s definition of “Plagiarism” as UC Berkeley’s Academic Integrity Policy states “Plagiarism is the…

The purpose of this paper is to examine distance learning in higher education, using Bolman and Deal’s symbolic and human resources frames. Bolman and Deal’s four major frames are symbolic, human resources, structural, and political, which together are a powerful tool for gaining clarity, reframing, looking through multiple lenses, regaining balance, generating new options, and finding strategies. The human resource frame centers on the relationship between people and organizations, the fit…

surrounding and how systematic forces such as the media has played such a significant role on how underprivileged people of color view the world. This class made me more analytical and critical about certain things. It has definitely made me view the United States in a whole new perspective. I truly felt that this has made me grow as an individual because it solved most of the missing puzzles that did not made sense while growing…

The value of a college education has always generally been high in the United States of America. Most Americans believe that if you work hard and get a college education you are destined to succeed, but what happens when you cannot afford to go to college? Public universities were once easily accessible and affordable, but with rising housing costs and tuitions only those with the most money can afford to get a higher education. Most people assume this is due to inflation, but there is actually…

The community college system in the state of California has a unique governing structure that practice shared governance (California Community College, 2016). There are17 board members that are appointed by the state’s governor. The board of governor has the legislative authority to establish and implement policies for the institution. Members of the Board of Governors are required to meets 11 times per year. The Board of Governors appoints the Chancellor of the Community College. On May 16,…

Puvungna On September 19, 2015 I joined the class on the trip to Puvungna, which is also known as the “Gathering Place” for Native Americans. I have known that Puvungna was located on campus but I have never gone to look around. The site is located right along Earl Warren Drive on campus and behind the Japanese Garden which was populated by the Tongva tribe. In 1974 Puvungna was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. This museum is very different to a museum that we all know of.…