CPConnect
CPConnect-sponsored project "Team Joseph" at the annual Engineering Project Expo event.
PROJECT PROPOSALS (2019-2020)
PROPOSAL DEADLINES
- Fall Quarter: Nov 1, 2019
- Winter Quarter: Feb 7, 2020
- Spring Quarter: May 1, 2020
DOCUMENTS
- Project Proposal Information (PDF)
- Proposal Template (PDF)
HOW TO APPLY
Click on the "APPLY NOW" link below, and select the "CPConnect Fall 2019" option on the project table.
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Our Mission
The mission of CPConnect is to create opportunities for donors, faculty and students to collaborate on interdisciplinary educational projects by facilitating access to: potential projects, resources, relevant information, connections with corporate partners, and the interdisciplinary community of Cal Poly. Our commitment to innovative learn by doing methodologies serves as a foundation for launching industry sponsored projects. These projects provide a relevant contextual environment for putting into practice the fundamentals of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Steering Committee
COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR THE 2019-2020 ACADEMIC YEAR
- Kira Jorgensen Abercromby
- Andrew Robert Danowitz
- Christian Eckhardt
- Ben Hawkins
- Daniel C. Jansen
- Mohsen Beyramali Kivy
- Bing Qu
- John R. Ridgely
- Tina Smilkstein
- Xuan Wang
The CPConnect Steering Committee is composed of members from each of the departments from the College of Engineering. The Steering Committee facilitates the following activities:
- Facilitate communication between donors, faculty members, and students
- Provide guidelines for donors and faculty to develop project statements
- Help identify faculty and students interested in working on proposed projects
- Solicit proposals from faculty and students for funded project opportunities
- Review project proposals and provide recommendations to the Dean to award funding
- Maintain oversight of distribution of donations
- Maintain a database of current, ongoing and proposed projects
- Maintain a database of project final reports
Become a Partner
Understanding your interest in project-based learning is the first and most important part of establishing a relationship. We welcome your inquiries and look forward to discussing how your ideas and requirements can be integrated into our innovative learn by doing approach.
If you are interested in forming a partnership with Cal Poly please contact the Assistant Dean of Advancement & External Relations, Amy Spikes, at spikes@calpoly.edu, or call 805-756-2163.