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California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly SLO) is located due north of downtown and highway 101. Just look for the concrete "P" stuck on the side of a hill above the campus. This four year college is known for its engineering, agricultural & business schools. Cal Poly's motto is "Learn by doing." This motto is evident on campus as there are over 350 different clubs and many 'hands on' laboratories. 

At the Cal Poly store you can buy Cal Poly ice cream made by the students and also Cal Poly milk. Student led tours of the campus are given M, W, or F at 10AM or 2PM. The tours- question/answers phone number is (805) 756-2792.

In 1996 construction on a performing arts center was completed and concerts and symphonies are regularly held in its main hall. Often celebrities and well known musicians perform here. Every once in a while Wierd Al Yankovich returns to his Alma Mater and performs. Rumor has it he recorded his first hit in one of the bathrooms on campus. The acoustics are tremendous. Tickets can be purchased by calling (805) 756-2787.

In fact over the last 5 years Cal Poly has seen quite a dramatic increase in new buildings on the campus. New engineering labs are springing up on campus - a parking garage was added just a couple of years ago, a "sports complex" was recently finished, and in 2003 a set of very nice new dorms were finished on campus. Construction ended in late 2005 on a series of Engineering labs towards the lower end of campus near Engineering Building 13 and several more Engineering buildings are almost completed - sitting on what was the main library parking lot.

 
Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly San Luis, Cal Poly, Cal Poly State University, Mustangs   The next wave of construction started in 2006. The renovation improvements to the football stadium continues. Huge towers, expanded seating and a memorial to a plane crash carrying Cal Poly football players is now completed. Poly Canyon Village when completed will be Cal Poly's own unique town. It is a series of dorms, other student facilities and two parking garages which are being built at the north entrance to Poly Canyon.
 
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Construction has started on this and will take a few years due to the enormous scale of this project.

The Robert E. Kennedy library was built in 1980, named after a former president of the University, not JFK's brother. This library, the heart of the campus, contains over 620,000 books and 500,000 government documents.

For more information please visit: www.calpoly.edu
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