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	Scott Vernon	Agricultural Education & Communication
Agricultural Media Summit	Scott Vernon	Agricultural Education & Communication
AMP'D Experience	Benjamin Swan	Agricultural Education & Communication
Applied Ecology	Miranda Canestro	Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences
ASABE 1/4 Scale Tractor	Franklin Gaudi	BioResource & Ag Engineering
ASABE Robotics Competition	Bo Liu	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Collegiate Turf Bowl Competition	Chris Wassenberg	Horticulture & Crop Science
Dairy Challenge Consulting Competition	Julie Huzzey	Dairy Science
Dairy Quiz Bowl Team	Leanne Berning	Dairy Science
Dressage Team	Lou Moore-Jacobsen	Animal Science
Equestrian Team	Lou Moore-Jacobsen	Animal Science
Food Distribution Research Challenge Team Competition	Cristina Connolly	Agribusiness
Food Science Scholastic Competition Teams	Amy Lammert	Food, Science and Nutrition
Friends of the Farm	Ashraf Tubeileh	Horticulture & Crop Science
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	Christiane Schroeter	Agribusiness
Judging - Dairy Cattle	Rich Silacci	Dairy Science
Judging - Dairy Products	Nana Farkye	Dairy Science
Judging - Horse	To Be Determined	Animal Science
Judging - Soils	Gordon Rees	Natural Resources Management
Judging - Livestock	Lee Rincker	Animal Science
Logging Team	Sara Bisbing	Natural Resources Management
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources & Related Sciences (MANRRS)	Robert Flores	Agricultural Education & Communication
NACTA Professional Research Conference	Ann De Lay	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Collegiate Agriculture Conference	Sherri Freeman	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Ag Marketing Team (NAMA)	Lindsey Higgins	Agribusiness
National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE)	Cyrus Ramezani	Agricultural Education & Communication
NRPA Academic Quiz Bowl Competition	Brian Greenwood	Recreation, Parks & Tourism
PLANET - Professional Landcare Network	Benjamin K. Hoover	Horticulture & Crop Science
Polo Team	Megan Judge	Agribusiness
Produce Marketing Association's Fresh Summit	Cyrus Ramezani	Agribusiness
SAIFD American Institute of Floral Designers Convention & Design	Melinda Lynch	Horticulture & Crop Science
STRIDE-Service Learning Spring Break (Joint with CSM)	Aydin Nazmi	CAFES
Sustainable Agriculture/Eco-Farm Conference	Hunter Francis	CAFES Center for Sustainability
Tractor Pull Team	Garrett Forbes & Mark Zohns	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Vet Science	Kim Sprayberry	Animal Science

College of Architecture and Environmental Design

CAED IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
ABC National Construction Management Student Competition	Philip Barlow	Construction Management
American Planning Association Conferences	Hemalata Dandekar	City & Regional Planning
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Annual Meetings	Joseph Ragsdale	Landscape Architecture
ARCE/ARCH/CM Annual Field Trip	John Lawson	Architectural Engineering
Architectural Engineering Institute Student Competition	Allen Estes	Architectural Engineering
ASC Region 7 Student Construction Management Competition	Paul Weber	Construction Management
Bank of America Low Income Housing Challenge	Kent Macdonald	Architecture
Chumash Show	Doug Jackson	Architecture
Collaborative Design Studio: ACSA/AISC Steel Competition	Kevin Dong & Tom Fowler	Architectural Engineering
Developing Nations Design Build Consortium	Craig Baltimore	Architectural Engineering
Enhanced K-12 Teacher Training using Building Design and Construction Technology	Pamalee Brady, James Guthrie, & Roberta Herter	Architectural Engineering
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	Clare Olsen	Architecture
International Seismic Design Team	Anahid Behrouzi	Architectural Engineering
LA Design Week	Joseph Ragsdale	Landscape Architecture
NAHB Residential Construction Competition	Scott Kelting	Construction Management
Poly Canyon Days	Kevin Dong	CAED Dean's Office
Structural Engineering Annual Convention	Allen Estes	Architectural Engineering
Structural Engineering Students for Humanity	James Mwangi	Architectural Engineering
Student Participation in American Planning Association Conferences	Hemalata Dandekar	City & Regional Planning
Urban Land Institute/Gerald D. Hines Urban Design Student Competition	Hemalata Deandekar	City & Regional Planning
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 National Conference	Lisa Simon	Marketing
AMA Professional Tours	Lisa Simon	Marketing
APICS Convention	Ahmed Deif	Industrial Technology
Cross Disciplinary California Economy Field Study	Beena Khurana	Orfalea College of Buisiness Dean's Office
Elevator Pitch Competition and National CEO Conference	Jonathan York	Industrial Technology
Federal Reserve Bank Visit	Cyrus Ramezani	Finance
Graduate Student Competition Program (Includes the former: Graduate Student Business Ethics Competition International Collegiate Business Policy Competition Team)	Beena Khurana	Orfalea College of Buisiness Dean's Office
Innovation Sandbox	Jonathan York	Entrepreneurship
ISTA Transpack Forum	Koushik Saha	Industrial Technology
Marketing Career Conference	Lisa Simon	Marketing
Mustang Consulting	Stern Neill & Amy Carter	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office
Pack Expo	Koushik Saha	Industrial Technology
Sales Development Program	Lisa Simon	Marketing
Technology, Management, & Applied Engineering Project	Eric Olsen	Industrial Technology
Undergraduate Cross-Disciplinary Field Study	Stern Neill, & Amy Carter	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office
Undergraduate Student Competition Program (Includes the former: Draper Fisher Jurvetson Venture Challenge Enterprise Creation Competition Human Resources Games Collegiate Competition Marshall International Case Competition)	Stern Neill & Amy Carter	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office
VentureWell (Formerly National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Open)	Jonathan York	Entrepreneurship
Women's Business Leadership Academy	Mary Kelting	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	Aaron Drake	Aerospace Engineering
ASCE Concrete Canoe & Steel Bridge Team	Garrett Hall	Civil & Environmental Engineering
ASME Human Powered Vehicle	Hemanth Porumamilla	Mechanical Engineering
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Section	Tom Mackin	Mechanical Engineering
Baja SAE	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
Biodiesel Project	Tryg Lundquist	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Cal Poly Amusement Park Engineers and Designers	Melinda Keller	Mechanical Engineering
Cal Poly Bicycle Builders	Andrew Kean	Mechanical Engineering
Cal Poly Formula SAE Electric	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
Collaboration for Holistic Indian Rural Upliftment (CHIRU or EWB India)	Jane Lehr	College of Engineering
Community Engineering Projects Team	Gregg Fiegel	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Community Service Operations Research	Tali Freed	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Computer Engineering Society - Autonomous Robot Showcase	Hugh Smith	Computer Engineering Program
CPInterSEP	David Marshall	Aerospace Engineering
Design/Build/Fly	Aaron Drake	Aerospace Engineering
Engineering World Health	Tina Smilkstein	Biomedical Engineering & Electrical Engineering
Engineers Without Borders - Local Projects	Jane Lehr	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Thailand	Jane Lehr	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Nicaragua	Ryan Alaniz	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders FIT-Fourth International Team	Jane Lehr	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders General	Dana Rasch	College of Engineering
ENVE Competitions	Tracy Thatcher	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Fluids Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Projects	Graham Doig	Aerospace Engineering
Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (Formula SAE)	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
Hybrid Vehicle Development Team	Jim Widmann	Mechanical Engineering
ICEX-International Computer Engineering Experience	Zoe Wood	Aerospace Engineering
IEEE Student Branch	Dale Dolan	Electrical Engineering
Innovation Sandbox	Thomas Katona	Biomedical & General Engineering
International Seismic Design Team	Anahid Behrouzi	Architectural Engineering
Medical Design	Ben Hawkins	Biomedical & General Engineering
Motor Car Electric Porsche	John Ridgely	Mechanical Engineering
PolyGAIT RFID Center	Tali Freed	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Programming Team	John Bellardo	Computer Science
Prototype Vehicle Laboratory (PROVE Lab)	Graham Doig	Aerospace Engineering
QL+ Student Association IRA	Lily Laiho	Biomedical & General Engineering
Robotics	John Seng	Mechanical Engineering
Society of Automotive Engineers	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
Space Systems	Amelia Greig	Aerospace Engineering
Student Fabrication Labs	Hugh Smith	Mechanical Engineering
Supermileage Vehicle Team	Joseph Mello & Art MacCarley	Mechanical Engineering
Team Tech	Helene Finger	Women's Engineering Program
Transportation Student Projects	Anurag Pande	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Unmanned Aerial Systems	Rob McDonald	Aerospace Engineering
VentureWell	Thomas Katona	Biomedical & General Engineering
Water, Energy, and Sustainability Training Team (WESTT)	Tryg Lundquist & Shelley Blackwell	Civil & Environmental Engineering

College of Liberal Arts

CLA IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Anthem Poetry Slam (formerly Another Type of Groove)	Jnan Blau	Communication Studies
Byzantium Literary Magazine	Krista Kauffmann	English
Central Coast PRspectives (CCPR)	Dan Eller	Journalism
Debate	Christopher J. Skiles	Communication Studies
The Forum: Journal of History	Lewis Call	History
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	Lorraine Donegan	Graphic Communication
Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl	David Zoller	Philosophy
Latin American Studies Internship Experience	Craig Arceneaux	Political Science
Mock Trial	Justin B. Cooley	Political Science
Model United Nations	Craig Arceneaux	Political Science
Phoenix Challenge	Colleen Twomey	Graphic Communication
Political Science Journal "Paideia"	Anika Leithner	Political Science
RSVP Productions	Antonio Barata	Music
Shakespeare Press Museum	Brian Lawler	Graphic Communication
Sprinkle: An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies	Jane Lehr	Women's & Gender Studies
Student Opera Theater	Jacalyn Kreitzer	Music
Technical Association of the Graphic Arts	Brian Lawler	Graphic Communication
University Graphic Systems (UGS)	Lyndee Sing	Graphic Communication

College of Science and Mathematics

CSM IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Cal Poly Seismic Network	John Jasbinsek	Physics
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	Brian Granger	Physics
Liberal Studies Arts & Teaching Program	Lola Berber-Jimenez	Liberal Studies
Mathematics Competition	Jonathan Shapiro	Mathematics
Healthcare Experience (formerly MEDLIFE)	Meghan Farrier	Biological Sciences
STRIDE-Service Learning Spring Break (joint with CAFES)	Aydin Nazmi & Casey Heaney	STRIDE
Student Research Conference	Elena Keeling	Biological Sciences & Chemistry/Biochemistry
Student Research Program	Emi Youngquist	College of Science and Mathematics Dean's Office
Symposium: Student Journal of Science and Math	Elena Keeling	Biological Sciences
Teaching and Learning with Diverse Populations	Julee Bauer & Briana Ronan	School of Education

University Interest

University Interest IRA Programs

Program (click on name to read description)	IRA Program Coordinators / Contacts	Department
Annual School of Education Film Event	Tanya Flushman	School of Education
Appropriate Technology and People	Pete Schwartz	Physics
Arab Music Ensemble	Kenneth Habib	Music
Cal Poly Food Day Planning Team	Marilyn Tseng & Kari Pilolla	Kinesiology
Cal Poly Project Solar	Art MacCarley	BRAE / EE
Combined Choirs	Thomas Davies	Music
Community Based Learning	Bradley Kyker	Student Life & Leadership
Concert Band Program (Wind Orchestra)	Andrew McMahan	Music
CPTV Cal Poly Television	Richard Gearhart	Journalism
Cross-Cultural Seminars	Josh D'Acquisto	Dean of Students
Drama	Josh Machamer	Theatre and Dance
Fitness Assessment Team	Cory Greever & Julia Jones	Kinesiology
Gift of Mobility	Lynn Metcalf	Marketing
Health Ambassadors	Kris Jankovitz & Julia Jones	Kinesiology
Honors Service Group	Gregg Fiegel	Honors- Academic Programs
KCPR Radio	Keli Moore	Journalism
Multicultural & Ethnic Diversity Program: Polycultural Committee	Jose M P Leon	Dean of Students
Mustang News	Paul Bittick	Journalism
Open House Admitted Students' Preview Day	Nate Alcorn	New Student and Transition Programs
Orchesis Dance Company	Diana Stanton	Theatre and Dance
Poly Canyon Days	Kevin Dong & Mariam Emyan	CAED
Poly Reps	Terrance Harris	Admissions
PolyFit	Cory Greever & Julia Jones	Kinesiology
Project Solar	Gregory Schwartz	BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
PULSE-Peer Health Education	Genie Kim	Campus Health and Wellbeing
Rodeo	Ben Londo	College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Science
Symphony	David Arrivee	Music
University Art Gallery	Garet Zook	Art and Design
University Jazz Band	Paul Rinzler	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
Civic Engagement Programs: Change the Status Quo	Bradley Kyker	Student Life & Leadership
Civic Engagement Programs: Soup & Substance	Samantha Tran	Student Life & Leadership
Gender Equity Programs	Kristen Vinther	Student Life & Leadership
LGBTQIA Programs	Charley Newel	Student Life & Leadership
Multi-Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Programs	Jose M P Leon	Student Life & Leadership
SAFER Crsis Services	Christina Kaviani	Student Life & Leadership
SAFER Education Services	Christina Kaviani	Student Life & Leadership
Wellbeing Ambassador Program	Genie Kim	Campus Health & Wellbeing