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Cal Poly Pomona

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Established in 1938, Cal Poly Pomona encompasses the former ranch of cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg — 1,400 acres of rolling hills located 35 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. The university's more than 19,800 students benefit from Cal Poly Pomona's practical "learning by doing" educational philosophy, many nationally recognized programs and the faculty's commitment to academic excellence. Ranked as one of the top five regional universities in the West by US News & World Report, Cal Poly Pomona offers over 60 undergraduate programs, 20 graduate programs and 13 teaching credentials/certificates in eight colleges and schools. The university's recent partnership with the American Red Cross will bring the nation's largest blood processing center to the campus, providing educational and research opportunities for students and faculty. www.csupomona.edu

 
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Featured Faculty Donald Straney photoDonald O. Straney
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Dean of science and professor of biology


Donald Straney is a member of the board of directors of the Desert Studies Center and the Ocean Studies Institute of the CSU system. He also is on the steering committee of the Knight Collaborative, a national consortium of colleges and universities that provides executive education programs, best practice consultation and information sharing for college and university leaders. Straney also serves on CORE 21, a business development organization in Southern California.

Straney was a 1994-1995 ACE Fellow. An evolutionary biologist, Straney has studied patterns of change in a variety of organisms, most recently focusing on ants. He previously was a professor of zoology and assistant to the provost for faculty development at Michigan State University. Straney received his B.S. and M.S. from Michigan State University and a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of California, Berkeley.

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