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California Polytechnic State University
Who We Are

Facilitating Student Academic Success

The mission of the Academic Programs Office, led by the Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Undergraduate Education, is to support the development, delivery, and continuous improvement of academic programs that help our students to achieve University and program learning objectives.

The office provides leadership in academic planning and the development of policies affecting curricula; facilitates the implementation of these policies; works with faculty in the development of their curricula (both undergraduate and graduate); and coordinates the University’s regional accreditation as well as the accreditation (where applicable) and review of all academic programs.

Academic Programs has oversight responsibility for meeting the California State University’s accountability requirements, for production of the Cal Poly Catalog (both on-line and print versions), and for preparation of the Academic Calendar.

The office coordinates Community Based Learning and Preface, Cal Poly’s shared reading program, and administers the University’s Instructionally Related Activities program. In addition, the Vice Provost resolves academic appeals (other than grades) and oversees Cal Poly’s General Education program, the U.S. Cultural Pluralism course requirement, International Education and Programs, the Writing Skills program, and the University Honors program.

Please view the Academic Programs organizational chart and the personnel listing below for contact information.

Academic Programs Office

W. David Conn, Vice Provost for Academic Programs & Undergraduate Education
805-756-2246 | Fax 805-756-2367
dconn@calpoly.edu

Cheryl Ney, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Programs
805-756-5059 | Fax 805-756-2367
cney@calpoly.edu

Jessica Carson, Administrative Analyst, Assistant to Dr. Conn
805-756-2326 | Fax 805-756-2367
carson@calpoly.edu

Delores Lencioni , Administrative Support Coordinator, Assistant to Dr. Ney
805-756-7299 | Fax 805-756-2367
dlencion@calpoly.edu

Rachel Henry, Administrative Support Coordinator, Webmaster
805-756-7280 | Fax 805-756-2367
rrhenry@calpoly.edu

Kimberly Wilson, Administrative Assistant
805-756-2246 | Fax 805-756-2367
kwilso15@calpoly.edu

Catalog and Curriculum Development

Mary Whiteford, Academic Programs Analyst
805-756-5475 | Fax 805-756-2367
mwhitefo@calpoly.edu

Kay Jensen, Catalog Editor
805-756-2227 | Fax 805-756-2367
kjensen@calpoly.edu

General Education

Doug Keesey, Director
805-756-2228 | Fax 805-756-7142
dkeesey@calpoly.edu

Katie Tool, Administrative Support Coordinator
805-756-2228 | Fax 805-756-7142
mtool@calpoly.edu

International Education and Programs

John Battenburg, Director
805-756-5969 | Fax 805-756-5484
jbattenb@calpoly.edu

Miriam Rabban, Administrative Support Coordinator
805-756-6161 | Fax 805-756-5484
marabban@calpoly.edu

Preface Reading Program and Summer Academic Programs

Patricia Ponce, Program Coordinator
Academic Programs Annex
805-756-1380
pponce@calpoly.edu

PREFACE: preface@calpoly.edu
Summer Quarter:summer@calpoly.edu

University Honors Program

Sema Alptekin, Director
805-756-7029 | Fax 805-756-7325
salpteki@calpoly.edu

Cheri Baumgarten, Administrative Support Coordinator
805-756-7029 | Fax 805-756-7325
cbaumgar@calpoly.edu

Writing Skills Program

Mary Kay Harrington, Director
805-756-2067 | Fax 805-756-7497
mharring@calpoly.edu

Marikay Pannone, Administrative Support Coordinator
805-756-2067 | Fax 805-756-7497
mpannone@calpoly.edu