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	Erin Gorter	Agricultural Education & Communication
Applied Ecology	Nicholas Babin	Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences
ASABE 1/4 Scale Tractor	Mohammad Sadek	BioResource & Ag Engineering
ASABE Robotics Competition	Bo Liu	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Cal Poly Eventing Team	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	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	Luis Castro	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	Vincent Yeung	Dairy Science
Judging - Horse	Jaymie Noland	Animal Science
Judging - Soils	Gordon Rees	Natural Resources Management
Judging - Livestock	Jaymie Noland	Animal Science
Logging Team	Samantha Gill	Natural Resources Management
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources & Related Sciences (MANRRS)	Ann De Lay	Agricultural Education & Communication
NACTA Professional Research Conference	Ann De Lay	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Collegiate Agriculture Conference	Haley Marconett	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Ag Marketing Team (NAMA)	Marianne McGarry Wolf	Agribusiness
National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE)	Cyrus Ramezani	Agricultural Education & Communication
National Grocers Association Student Case Study Competition	Richard Volpe	Agribusiness
PLANET - Professional Landcare Network	Benjamin K. Hoover	Horticulture & Crop Science
Polo Team	Megan Judge	Agribusiness
Poly Range & Wildlands	Marc Horney	Animal Science
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	Claire Balint	CAFES Center for Sustainability
Tractor Pull Team	Garrett Forbes	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Vet Science	Jennifer Staniec	Animal Science
Young Farmer and Rancher Collegiate Discussion Meet	Scott Vernon	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	Michael Boswell	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	Al Hauck	Construction Management
Bank of America Low Income Housing Challenge	TBD	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	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 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 National Conference	Greg Steinberger	Marketing
AMA Professional Tours	Greg Steinberger	Marketing
APICS Convention	Ahmed Deif	Industrial Technology
Cross Disciplinary California Economy Field Study	Bruce Greenbaum	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)	Bruce Greenbaum	Orfalea College of Buisiness Dean's Office
Innovation Sandbox	Thomas Katona	Entrepreneurship
ISTA Transpack Forum	Koushik Saha	Industrial Technology
Marketing Career Conference	Greg Steinberger	Marketing
Mulroy Real Estate Challenge	Pratish Patel	Finance
Mustang Consulting	Stern Neill	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office
Pack Expo	Koushik Saha	Industrial Technology
Prototype Vehicles Laboratory (PROVE Lab) Value Chain Team	Ahmed Dief & Paulo Iscold	Industrial Technology
Sales Development Program	Danielle Epstein	Marketing
Undergraduate Cross-Disciplinary Field Study	Stern Neill	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	Orfalea College of Business Dean's Office
VentureWell (Formerly National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Open)	Thomas Katona	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	Paulo Iscold	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
Associated Schools of Construction	Hani Alzraiee	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Baja SAE	John Fabijanic	Mechanical 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
Cal Poly Hyperloop	Xi Wu	Materials Engineering
Community Service Operations Research	Tali Freed	Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
Computer Engineering Society - Autonomous Robot Showcase	Lynne Slivovsky	Computer Engineering Program
CPInterSEP	Dan Wait	Aerospace Engineering
Design/Build/Fly	Arnold Deffo	Aerospace Engineering
Engineering World Health	Tina Smilkstein	Biomedical Engineering & Electrical Engineering
Engineers Without Borders - Local Projects	Lizabeth Thompson	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Thailand	Jane Lehr	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Nicaragua	Lizabeth Thompson	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Kenya	Jane Lehr	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders, Fiji	Lizabeth Thompson	College of Engineering
Engineers Without Borders General	Lizabeth Thompson	College of Engineering
ENVE Competitions	Tracy Thatcher	Civil & Environmental Engineering
EPA Campus Challenge Design Team Competition	Rebekah Oulton	Civil & Environmental Engineering
Fluids Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Projects	Graham Doig	Aerospace Engineering
Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (Formula SAE)	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
GeoWall Competition	Nephi Derbidge	Civil & Environmental 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
Prototype Vehicle Laboratory (PROVE Lab)	Paulo Iscold	Aerospace Engineering
QL+ Student Association IRA	Lily Laiho	Biomedical & General Engineering
Robotics	John Seng	Computer Science and Software Engineering
Society of Automotive Engineers	John Fabijanic	Mechanical Engineering
Solar Regatta	Peter Schuster	Mechanical Engineering
Cal Poly Space Systems	William Cole Saucier	Aerospace Engineering
Student Fabrication Labs	James Widmann	Mechanical Engineering
Supermileage Vehicle Team	Joseph Mello	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 & Sara Leader	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
Anthem Poetry Slam (formerly Another Type of Groove)	Jnan Blau	Communication Studies
Byzantium Literary Magazine	Mira Rosenthal	English
Central Coast PRspectives (CCPR)	Yan Shan & Cassandra Sherburne	Journalism
Debate	Christopher Skiles & John Patrick	Communication Studies
The Forum: Journal of History	Lewis Call	History
Innovation Sandbox (joint with all colleges)	Lorraine Donegan	Graphic Communication
Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl	Zachary Rentz	Philosophy
Latin American Studies Internship Experience	Craig Arceneaux	Political Science
Media and Communication Research Initiative	Hocheol Yang & Aubrie Adams	Graphic Communication & Communication Studies
Mock Trial	Todd Porter	Political Science
Model United Nations	Craig Arceneaux	Political Science
Phoenix Challenge	Colleen Twomey	Graphic Communication
Political Science Journal "Paideia"	Anika Leithner	Political Science
RAW (Journal showcasing the work of Art and Design students)	Lana Z Caplan	Art and Design
RSVP Productions	Laura M. Kramer	Music
Shakespeare Press Museum	Ken Macro	Graphic Communication
Sprinkle: An Undergraduate Journal of Feminist and Queer Studies	Jane Lehr	Women's & Gender Studies
Student Opera Theater	Amy Goymerac	Music
Teach English in Mexico	Tanya Chroman & Nancy Rucci	World Languages and Cultures
Technical Association of the Graphic Arts	Ruoxi Ma	Graphic Communication
University Graphic Systems (UGS)	Dina Vees	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
ASA DataFest	Hunter Glanz	Statistics
Bach Week	David Arrivee / Scott Glysson	Music
Cal Poly Food Day Planning Team	Marilyn Tseng	Kinesiology
Cal Poly Project Solar	Gregory Schwartz	BioResource & Ag Engineering
Campus Community Garden	Gregg Fiegel	University Honors Program
Combined Choirs	Scott Glysson	Music
Community Based Learning	Bradley Kyker	Student Life & Leadership
Concert Band Program (Wind Orchestra)	Christopher Woodruff	Music
CPTV Cal Poly Television	Richard Gearhart & Cassandra Sherburne	Journalism
Cross-Cultural Seminars	Erika Landa Sarmiento	Dean of Students
Drama	Christy Chand	Theatre and Dance
Fitness Assessment Team	Christine Hackman & Julia Jones	Kinesiology
Green Initiative Fund	Tom Disanto	Architecture
Health Ambassadors	Suzanne Phelan & Susan Staub	Kinesiology
Honors Service Group	Gregg Fiegel	Honors- Academic Programs
KCPR Radio	Patti Piburn & Cassandra Sherburne	Journalism
The Masculinity Collaborative	Nick Bilich	Psychology & Child Development
Multicultural & Ethnic Diversity Program: Polycultural Committee	Lilianne Tang	Dean of Students
Mustang News	Jon Schlitt	Journalism
Open House Admitted Students' Preview Day	Nate Alcorn	New Student and Transition Programs
Orchesis Dance Company	Diana Stanton	Theatre and Dance
Pilipino Cultural Night	Grace Yeh	Ethnic Studies
Poly Canyon Days	Kevin Dong & Mariam Emyan	CAED
PolyFit	Cory Greever & Julia Jones	Kinesiology
PULSE-Peer Health Education	Kimme Huntington	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	Arthur White	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
Cal Poly Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)	Alex Kohler & Mark Haley	Campus Health & Wellbeing
Civic Engagement Programs: Change the Status Quo	Bradley Kyker	Student Life & Leadership
Civic Engagement Programs: Diversity Education	Erika Landa Sarmiento	Student Life & Leadership
Gender Equity Programs	Olivia Tran	Student Life & Leadership
LGBTQIA Programs	Samuel Neil Byrd	Student Life & Leadership
The Masculinity Collaborative	Nick Bilich	Men & Masculinity
Multi-Cultural and Ethnic Diversity Programs	Lilianne Tang	Student Life & Leadership
SAFER Crisis Services	Kara Samaniego	Campus Health & Wellbeing
SAFER Education Services	Kara Samaniego	Campus Health & Wellbeing
Wellbeing Ambassador Program	James Ramirez	Campus Health & Wellbeing