Recognized IRA Programs

College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences

CAFES IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
agBot Challenge Team	Bo Liu	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Ag Communications Boot Camp	Moses Mike	Agricultural Education & Communication
Agricultural Media Summit	Moses Mike	Agricultural Education & Communication
Animal Science Academic Quadrathalon	Zach McFarlane	Animal Science
Applied Ecology	Nicholas Babin	Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences
ASABE 1/4 Scale Tractor	Mohammad Sadek	BioResource & Ag Engineering
ASABE Research Presentation	Bo Liu	BioResource & Ag Engineering
ASABE Robotics Competition	Bo Liu	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Cal Poly Eventing Team	Lou Moore-Jacobsen	Animal Science
Cal Poly Mule Packing	Lou Moore-Jacobsen	Animal Science
Cal Poly Reined Cow Horse Team	Lou Moore-Jacobsen	Animal Science
Cal Poly Vines to Wines	Shohreh Niku	Wine and Viticulture
Dairy Challenge Consulting Competition	Julie Huzzey	Dairy Science
Dairy Quiz Bowl Team	David Vagnoni	Dairy Science
Dressage Team	Lou Moore-Jacobsen	Animal Science
Equestrian Team	Lou Moore-Jacobsen	Animal Science
FFA State Conference LiveStream Production	Moses Mike	Agricultural Education & Communication
Food Science Scholastic Competition Teams	Luis Castro	Food, Science and Nutrition
Friends of the Farm	Ashraf Tubeileh	Horticulture & Crop Science
Future Fuels	Sara Kuwahara	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	Eric Pulse
Judging - Dairy Cattle	Katie Swanson	Dairy Science
Judging - Dairy Products	Vincent Yeung	Dairy Science
Judging - Soils	Gordon Rees	Natural Resources Management
Judging - Livestock	Morgan Wonderly	Animal Science
Logging Team	Samantha Gill	Natural Resources Management
Marine Mammal Rehabilitation	Heather Harris	Animal Science
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources & Related Sciences (MANRRS)	Ann De Lay	Agricultural Education & Communication
Mustang Zymurgists	Luis Castro	Food, Science and Nutrition
NACTA Professional Research Conference	Erin Gorter	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Ag Marketing Team (NAMA)	Tina Kotsakou	Agribusiness
National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE)	Nicole Ray	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Collegiate Agriculture Conference	Haley Marconett	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Collegiate Landscape Competition	Benjamin K. Hoover	Horticulture & Crop Science
National Grocers Association Student Case Study Competition	Richard Volpe	Agribusiness
Nutrition Aces Program	Kari Pilolla & Anna Cahn	Food, Science and Nutrition
Polo Team	Megan Judge	Agribusiness
Poly Range & Wildlands	Marc Horney	Animal Science
SAIFD American Institute of Floral Designers Convention & Design	Melinda Lynch	Horticulture & Crop Science
Sustainable Agriculture/Eco-Farm Conference	Claire Balint	CAFES Center for Sustainability
Tractor Pull Team	Gregory Schwartz	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Vet Science	Laura Backus	Animal Science
Young Farmer and Rancher Collegiate Discussion Meet	James Bingaman	Agricultural Education & Communication

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

CAED IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
American Planning Association Conferences	Amir Hajrasouliha	City & Regional Planning
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Annual Meetings	Beverly Bass	Landscape Architecture
ARCE/ARCH/CM Annual Field Trip	Cole McDaniel	Architectural Engineering
Architectural Engineering Institute Student Competition	Allen Estes	Architectural Engineering
Chumash Show	Doug Jackson	Architecture
Collaborative Design Studio: ACSA/AISC Steel Competition	Kevin Dong & Tom Fowler	Architectural Engineering
Design Village	Dale Clifford	CAED Dean's Office
Developing Nations Design Build Consortium	Kevin Dong & Tom Fowler	Architectural Engineering
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)
International Seismic Design Team	Anahid Behrouzi	Architectural Engineering
LA Design Week	Joseph Ragsdale	Landscape Architecture
Landscape Architecture Senior Showcase	Beverly Bass	Landscape Architecture
NAHB Residential Construction Competition	Stacy Kolegraff	Construction Management
Structural Engineering Annual Convention	Allen Estes	Architectural Engineering
Structural Engineering Students for Humanity	James Mwangi	Architectural Engineering
Student Construction Management Competition	Paul Weber	Construction Management
Student Leadership in Green Infrastructure	Ellen Burke	Landscape Architecture
Workshop for Student Leaders	Allen Estes	Architectural Engineering

Orfalea College of Business

OCOB IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
American Marketing Association (AMA) Competition	John Marinovich	Marketing
Cal Poly Real Estate Competition	Hamed Ghoddusi	Finance
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Challenges	Thomas Katona	Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Field Studies	Bruce Greenbaum	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office
Industrial Technology Professional Conference	Rafael Guerra Silva	Industrial Technology
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all collages)
MBA Field Studies	Benjamin Alexander	Orfalea College of Buisiness Dean's Office
Mulroy Real Estate Challenge	Pratish Patel	Finance
Pack Expo	Koushik Saha	Industrial Technology
Sales Development Program	Danielle Epstein	Marketing
Student Competitions	Bruce Greenbaum	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office
Transpack Forum	Koushik Saha	Industrial Technology
VentureWell (Formerly National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Open)	Thomas Katona	Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Women's Business Leadership Academy	Amy Carter	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office

College of Engineering

CENG IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Aircraft Construction Activity	Paulo Iscold	Aerospace Engineering
ASCE Concrete Canoe	Garrett Hall	Civil & Environmental Engineering
ASCE Steel Bridge	Garrett Hall	Civil & Environmental Engineering
ASME Human Powered Vehicle	Ramanan Sritharan	Mechanical Engineering
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Section	Hans Mayer	Mechanical Engineering
Analogue Design Lab	Hyeonik Song	Mechanical Engineering
Baja SAE	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
Cal Poly Aircooled	Jeff Zimmerman & Jack Maughan	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Cal Poly Amusement Park Engineers and Designers	Melinda Keller	Mechanical Engineering
Cal Poly Bicycle Builders	Andrew Kean	Mechanical Engineering
Cal Poly Electromotion	Trian Georgeou	Aerospace Engineering
Cal Poly Hyperspeed	Xi Wu	Mechanical Engineering
Crafting Textile Games	April Grow	Computer Science and Software Engineering
Computer Engineering Society - Autonomous Robot Showcase	Lynne Slivovsky	Computer Engineering Program
Design/Build/Fly	Paulo Iscold	Aerospace Engineering
EMPOWER	Shreeshan Jena	Biomedical & General Engineering
Engineers Without Borders - Local Projects	John Oliver	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Latin America	John Oliver	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Africa	John Oliver	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders General	John Oliver	College of Engineering
ENVE Competitions	Derek C. Manheim	Civil & Environmental Engineering
EPA Campus Challenge	Misgana Muleta	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (Formula SAE)	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
GeoWall Competition	Nephi Derbidge	Civil & Environmental Engineering
HSTAR-Human Space Technology & Research		Mechanical Engineering
IEEE Student Branch	Dale Dolan	Electrical Engineering
IME Research Presentation Experience	Mohamed Awwad	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Innovation Sandbox	Eric Pulse	Mechanical Engineering
LLEAP	Eric Espinoza-Wade	Mechanical Engineering
Medical Design	Ben Hawkins	Biomedical & General Engineering
Metal 3D Printing Research	Xuan Wang	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Micro Systems Technology	Hans Mayer	Mechanical Engineering
Motor Car Electric Porsche	John Ridgely	Mechanical Engineering
oSTEM Hackathon Competition	Nicole Johnson-Glauch	General Engineering
PACED Performance Automotive Communication Engineering and Design	Kevin Williams	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
PolyGAIT RFID Center	Tali Freed	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Polymer Composite 3D Printing Research	Joel Galos	Materials Engineering
Prototype Vehicle Laboratory (PROVE Lab)	Siavash Farzan	Mechanical Engineering
Robotics	John Seng	Computer Science and Software Engineering
Seperatrix	Eric Mehiel	Aerospace Engineering
SLO Propulsion Technologies	Patrick Lemieux	Aerospace Engineering
Society of Automotive Engineers	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
Space Systems	Dianne DeTurris	Aerospace Engineering
Student Fabrication Labs	Eric Pulse	Mechanical Engineering
Supermileage Vehicle Team	Alan Zhang	Mechanical Engineering
Team Tech	Helene Finger	Women's Engineering Program
Tikkun Olam Makers	Michael D. Whitt	Biomedical Engineering
Transportation Student Projects	Anurag Pande	Civil & Environmental Engineering
User-Centered Design, Research, and Development	Jenny Wang	Computer Science and Software Engineering
VentureWell	Thomas Katona	Biomedical & General Engineering
Waterpower		Mechanical Engineering
Water, Energy, and Sustainability Training Team (WESTT)	Tryg Lundquist & Lucy Houghton	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Wind Power Design	Andrew Kean	Mechanical Engineering

College of Liberal Arts

CLA IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Book Arts Lab	Shanae Martinez	English
Central Coast PRspectives (CCPR)	Yan Shan	Journalism
Debate	Christopher Skiles & John Patrick	Communication Studies
Film Festivals and Entertainment Expositions	Emily Ryalls	Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts
The Forum: Journal of History	Lewis Call	History
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	David Askay	Graphic Communication
Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl	Jacob Sparks	Philosophy
Media and Communication Research Initiative	Hocheol Yang & Aubrie Adams	Graphic Communication & Communication Studies
Mock Trial	Craig Asberry	Political Science
Model United Nations	Craig Arceneaux	Political Science
Phoenix Challenge	Dina Vees	Graphic Communication
Political Science Journal "Paideia"	Anika Leithner	Political Science
PSY & CD MS Clinic Student Coords	Aaron Estrada	Psychology & Child Development
RAW (Journal showcasing the work of Art and Design students)	Lana Caplan	Art and Design
RISOstudio and Zine Library	Travis Neel	Art and Design
Soundings (formerly RSVP Productions)	Julie Herndon	Music
Shakespeare Press Museum	Ken Macro	Graphic Communication
Sprinkle: An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies	Elizabeth Adan	Women's & Gender Studies
Student Opera Theater	Scott Glysson	Music
Teach English in Mexico	Tanya Chroman	World Languages and Cultures
Technical Association of the Graphic Arts	Rachel Ma	Graphic Communication
University Graphic Systems (UGS)	Xiaoying Rong	Graphic Communication
Xplor Communication Design Competition	Dina Vees	Graphic Communication

Bailey College of Science and Mathematics

BCSM IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Annual Central Coast Social Justice Education Conference	Briana Ronan	School of Education
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	Erik Sapper	Physics
Liberal Studies Arts & Teaching Program	Bronwyn Ciccone	Liberal Studies
Mathematics Competition	Jonathan Shapiro	Mathematics
Student Research Program	Emi Youngquist	College of Science and Mathematics Dean's Office

University Interest

University Interest IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Appropriate Technology and People	Pete Schwartz	Physics
Arab Music Ensemble	Kenneth Habib	Music
ASA DataFest	Emily Robinson	Statistics
Bach Week	David Arrivee & Scott Glysson	Music
Cal Poly Andaaz	Sandra Sarrouf	Theatre and Dance
Cal Poly Food Day Planning Team	Anna Cahn & Kari Pilolla	Food Science and Nutrition
Cal Poly Lion Dance Team	Grace Yeh	Ethnic Studies
Cal Poly Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)	Mark Haley	Campus Health & Wellbeing
Cal Poly Plant Conservatory	Matt Ritter	Biological Sciences
Campus Community Garden	Jasna Jovanovic	University Honors Program
Chamber Music Ensembles	Alicia Doyle	Music
Combined Choirs	Scott Glysson	Music
Community Based Learning	Bradley Kyker	Center for Service in Action
CPTV Cal Poly Television	Richard Gearhart	Journalism
Student Diversity & Belonging	Tanaisha Coleman	Dean of Students
Drama	Brian Healy	Theatre and Dance
Green Initiative Fund	Claire Bailint	Architecture
Health Ambassadors	Suzanne Phelan	Kinesiology
Honors Service Group	Jasna Jovanovic	Honors- Academic Programs
Hui Haumana	Ryan Buyco	Ethnic Studies
KCPR Radio	Patti Piburn	Journalism
Manzanar Pilgrimage	Grace Yeh	Ethnic Studies
The Masculinity Collaborative (Joint with Stdt Affairs)		Student Diversity & Belonging
Mustang News	Jon Schlitt	Journalism
Orchesis Dance Company	Leann Alduedena	Theatre and Dance
Pilipino Cultural Night	Ryan Buyco	Ethnic Studies
Public Health Week	Julia Alber & Christine Nelson	Kinesiology
PULSE-Peer Health Education	Kimme Schiltgen	Campus Health and Wellbeing
Rodeo	Ben Londo	College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Science
Rose Float	Josh D'acquisto	ASI
Symphony	David Arrivee	Music
University Art Gallery	Garet Zook	Art and Design
University Jazz Band	Jamaal Baptiste	Music
Wind Orchestra	Christopher Woodruff	Music

University Interest Student Affairs

Dean of Students

University Interest Student Affairs IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Alternative Breaks	Bradley Kyker	Student Life & Leadership
Change the Status Quo	Bradley Kyker	Student Life & Leadership
Civic Engagement Programs: Diversity Education	Tanaisha Coleman	Student Diversity & Belonging
Gender Equity Initiatives		Student Life & Leadership
Healthcare Track Clinical Internship	Sondra Williams	Campus Health & Wellbeing
LGBTQIA Programs	Angel Atzi Garcia Guzman	Student Diversity & Belonging
The Masculinity Collaborative (Joint with University Interest)		Men & Masculinity
Multi-Cultural Center Programs	Tanaisha Coleman	Student Life & Leadership
SAFER Education Services	Kirsten Vinther-Fanucchi	Campus Health & Wellbeing
Wellbeing Ambassador Program	Jen Hawkinger	Campus Health & Wellbeing

Updated: 9/2/2025