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Historic Pine Tree Ranch to Reopen

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The Board of Education has formally accepted your donation valued at $523.04 to the Pomona Unified School District. The donated copy paper will be used by teachers at Kellogg Polytechnic Elementary School.

On behalf of the members of the Board of Education, I would like to express appreciation for your donation; I would also like to add my personal thanks. We are all grateful for your continued support of our schools.

Sincerely,

Richard MartinezSuperintendent of Schools

Note of Gratitude ...

The next board of directors meeting will take place on Thursday, February 18 from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Garden Vista Room at Kellogg West Conference Center & Hotel.

The four Norman J. Priest scholarship winners will be presented their awards at the beginning of the meeting.

Next Board Meeting ...

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Historic Pine Tree Ranch to Reopen

Pine Tree Ranch, a 53-acre citrus and avocado ranch in Ventura Country, was used by College of Agriculture student interns from 1977 until the internship program was discontinued in 2003. The College of Agriculture has recently started a fundraising campaign to restore the ranch and give students the opportunity to work and learn there once again.

In early December, a ribbon-cutting ceremony took place to mark the start of the campaign and featured an initial gift of $100,000 from Santa Paula-Calavo Growers. The California Avocado Commission also agreed to help provide research and internship opportunities.

Pine Tree Ranch was given to Cal Poly Pomona after owner Carlton Wasmansdorff fell ill; he wished to settle his estate and donate the ranch to an educational institution that would continue to operate the orchard for at least 25 years. In November 1976, about a year after Wasmansdorff died, the ranch became the property of the Cal Poly Pomona Foundation.

Once the ranch is renovated, the College of Agriculture plans to resume the internship program, allowing students to live at the ranch and manage the day-to-day operations and crop production. The college also will continue to collaborate with the California Avocado Commission on research projects. Portions of the revenues generated will help fund student agriculture programs on campus.

For the full story of Pine Tree Ranch, visit Poly Centric at:http://polycentric.cpp.edu/2016/01/college-of-agriculture-aims-to-reopen-historic-ranch/#.VpP2X034OUk

Students and faculty work on the Pine Tree Ranch in an undated photo.

Supporters socialize in front of the Pine Tree Ranch’s historic home.

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In mid-January, several members of the Foundation attended the annual Auxiliary Organization Association (AOA) conference held at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento. Every year, directors, managers, and other personnel from California State University (CSU) auxiliary organizations attend this event to listen to keynote speakers, attend general learning sessions, seek professional development, and network. This year’s theme was “Partners in Supporting the Mission of the California State University.”

The opening session featured keynote speakers Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Steve Relyea and Executive Vice Chancellor and General Counsel Framroze Virjee. Both speakers addressed their vision and strategies relative to the role that auxiliaries play in supporting the educational mission of the CSU. They discussed the unique structure under the California State Education Code which allows auxiliaries the opportunities to support campuses by performing tasks more effectively and efficiently. Mr. Relya and Mr. Virjee asked auxiliaries to embrace their uniqueness and boast about the support they provide to students, faculty, and campus operations in supporting the missions of their campuses.

During the four-day conference, several Foundation employees participated and presented in sessions specific to his or her area of expertise. Director of Real Estate Development Sandra Vaughan-Acton presented during a session titled “Real Estate Expertise In-House or Outside Experts: Do You Really Want to Jump into That Water?” This session covered the challenges and concerns auxiliaries face with or without in-house expertise for real estate transactions.

Director of Dining Services Aaron Neilson and Information Systems Analyst Derek Davis partnered to present during a session called “Commercial Shops and Information Technology Partnership: A Case Study for Campus Business POS/PCI Integration.” Aaron and Derek discussed the line level collaboration between commercial operations and point-of-sale technology experts in implementing new retail systems in a campus business environment. Topics included evaluation, execution, maintenance, accounting, and compliance.

Foundation Attends AOA Meeting in Sacramento

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Director of Marketing Edwin Santiago and Marketing Coordinator Darren Isomoto partnered and spoke about the ways that social media and web marketing are used to increase profitability. Darren and Edwin discussed the tactics and campaigns that are used to connect and engage the interest of the campus community.

Foundation members who did not present participated in other valuable ways, including Chief Employment Officer Dennis Miller, who joined a panel discussion about human resources. This panel talked about the general compensation philosophies, practices, and trends. Additionally, Director of Information Technology Randall Townsend partook as a moderator for the session “Information Technology—IT Challenges Networking Session: A Technical Discussion.” This session covered current successes and challenges relating to individual campuses.

The Foundation Board of Directors was also represented at the AOA conference by Student Director Greg Kommel. Mr. Kommel was very active during the conference and attended many sessions.

The Foundation also saw another familiar face; former Cal Poly Pomona president J. Michael Ortiz was a keynote speaker for the AOA Presidential Leadership Series, where he spoke about the power of mentorship. His speech was very well-received.

Former Cal Poly Pomona President J. Michael Ortiz delivers his speech about the power of mentorship.

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The Foundation introduced the Belly Rewards program, a customer loyalty network, to several dining units in fall quarter 2015. Customers simply download the Belly mobile application or use the universal Belly card to earn points and receive rewards when they reach a specified amount of points.

Round Table Pizza, Innovation Brew Works, Taco Bell, The Den, Einstein Bros Bagels, and Jamba Juice are participating in Belly. The program has been very successful so far; nearly 750 customers signed up at Innovation Brew Works in the first three months while Jamba Juice attains an average of 3.32 visits per customer per month.

There are many rewards to be excited about! For instance, 35 points at Einstein Bros Bagels at the CBA will get you a

free sweet treat while 20 points will get you a free small fountain drink at Taco Bell in Campus Center Marketplace. Love Round Table Pizza? Well, if you garner a whopping 200 points there, you win a pizza party!—two large pizzas, breadsticks, and soda!

Customers can sign up for free in store or on their mobile device. Be sure to sign up for Belly and start earning points today!

Earn Rewards for Dining on Campus!

GM sales had a pretty decent 2015 year, and it definitely ended on a positive note! Our Cal Poly Pomona-themed ugly holiday sweaters flew off the shelves, selling out shortly after arrival. We’re guessing those who got one were the hit at the holiday parties!

Also, Star Wars merchandise has been a big seller as well, so much so that new designs will be arriving in time for the next quarter. Here’s to the Broncos representing in style at the premiere of “The Force Awakens.”

Holiday and Star Wars Merchandise Sell Big!

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Carl’s Jr. has added the new mouthwatering Steakhouse Thickburger to their menu! This scrumptious burger features an Angus patty, A1 Thick & Hearty Steak Sauce, blue cheese crumbles, crispy fried onion strings, Swiss cheese, tomato, lettuce, and mayonnaise all served on a fresh-baked bun. Hurry in and try it!

A brand new smoothie has made its way onto the Jamba Juice menu at the BRIC! The chili mango smoothie is for those looking for an extra little kick in their drink. This smoothie is a unique blend of passion-mango juice, chili lime spice, pineapple sherbet, and mangos.

Jamba Juice at the BRIC will also introduce two seasonal smoothies starting Wednesday, January 13—the tropical pitaya smoothie and the berry charger smoothie. The tropical pitaya is a refreshing mixture of pineapple juice, pitaya (dragon

fruit), mangos, pineapples, and a seed blend of flax and chia. The berry charger is a delicious combination of acai juice, soymilk, raspberry sherbet, strawberries, blueberries, and a seed blend of flax and chia. These two smoothies will be available until Thursday, May 3.

A seasonal bowl at Jamba Juice will also be available starting January 13. The island pitaya energy bowl contains pineapple juice, pitaya, pineapple, mangos, bananas, and chia for the base and is topped with granola, banana, strawberries, blueberries, honey, and coconut. Just like the two seasonal smoothies, the island pitaya bowl will be available until Thursday, May 3. Hurry in!

For dining hours, visit www.CPPDining.com

New Year ... New Food!Carl’s Jr. and Jamba Juice at the BRIC introduce new delicious items ...

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In late November, University Student Housing (UHS) hosted Healing Our Communities, an event to help students who have been feeling anxious about world and campus disruptions and give them a secure place to express their feelings. UHS asked the Foundation for assistance.

“We really want to create a safe and comfortable space for our residents so they can process their feelings and emotions regarding recent world events,” stated UHS Residential Advisor Rima Vora in the donation request form. “We think providing them with some comfort food will really help us achieve that goal while also helping us have a more successful event.”

The Foundation provided vegan soup and bread rolls for the event. UHS was very grateful for the donation:

Hello Anne [McLoughlin] & Johnny [Recinos],

I just wanted to thank you both so very much for the donation. I really appreciate all of the effort you both put in to ensure that we received the soup. I know it was all very last minute but I feel that you two went above and beyond to make it happen and for that I am incredibly grateful. Our program was very successful and all of the residents who came out were thankful for the space that we had created and they also raved about the delicious soup. It helped keep us all warm last night! Again, thank you so much and I hope you both have a wonderful holiday season!

Warmly,

Rima VoraCollins College of HospitalityUndergraduate Student, B.S-Hospitality Management University Housing ServicesResidential AdvisorVista de las Montanas

Thank You Note from UHS ...

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Dear Foundation,

Thank you for providing the Reading, Advising, & Mentoring Program (RAMP) students with nutritious snacks during finals week!

RAMP is a federally funded TRIO Student Support Services project that offers a number of services to support its participants who are low-income, first-generation college students and students with disabilities. One of the services offered is what we call Crunch N Munch, which occurs the Monday through Thursday of finals week. RAMP invites students to utilize the program space and computers for preparing for finals. However, due to federal regulations, RAMP cannot purchase food. Foundation made it possible to continue to offer light nutritious snacks to help the participants get through finals week.

Over 80 RAMP participants enjoyed the array of snacks, which included fruits, yogurts, crackers, cookies, Nature Valley bars, and orange juice. You can find a couple of pictures from Crunch N Munch in the photo gallery near the end of our fall newsletter: www.cpp.edu/~ramp/newsletter/index.shtml.

We thank you for your partnership!

Laura E. AyonDirectorReading, Advising, & Mentoring ProgramTRIO Student Support ServicesLearning Resource Center (Library, Rm 2919)Cal Poly Pomona

Note of Gratitude from RAMP ...

Sarayu Ramnath and Anne Isidro enjoy light snacks and refreshments provided by CPP Foundation

during RAMP’s Crunch N Munch.

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Over summer 2015, the concept of a game room was explored and implemented at Innovation Brew Works, complete with board games, a community table to encourage interaction between guests, and a chalk wall used for unique artwork.

“The overall goal [was] to develop a stronger brand identity for [Innovation Brew Works] and to establish a more fun, casual vibe where guests can mingle, enjoy great craft beer, and create lasting memories,” stated Lily Ly, marketing coordinator for the Foundation.

The chalk wall was installed in September 2015 and will feature a new mural created by a Cal Poly Pomona or local artist every quarter.

Marketing Coordinator Darren Isomoto was the first artist to embellish the chalk wall. During fall 2015 quarter, He adorned the wall with images of bottles labeled with some of Innovation Brew Works’ most popular beers.

Cal Poly Pomona student Bianca Ornelas volunteered to redecorate the chalk wall for winter quarter after she saw a post about it on the Innovation Brew Works Instagram page. Bianca created a colorful mural that resembles a postcard.

If you are interested in creating a mural for Innovation Brew Works, please send an e-mail to info@ibrewworks.com. There are no substantial restrictions to what you can create as long as it is original artwork.

Calling All Artists!Local Artists Can Create Their Own Mural at Innovation Brew Works

The fall 2015 mural by Darren Isomoto

Darren created his mural in September 2015.

The winter 2016 mural by Bianca Ornelas

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Estela has been a Kellogg West employee since June 11, 2010. Her primary responsibility is dishwasher attendant. She is supportive of the Kellogg West operation, her attendance has been excellent, and she is consistently professional and friendly. She is self-motivated and has proven to be willing to assist the culinary operation at any given time.

Kellogg West is happy to award the employee of the month to Estela Briseno, a respectful Foundation employee.

Sincerely,Oscar VillanuevaKellogg WestSenior Food and Beverage Manager

stela Briseno

KELLOGG WEST EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH – NOVEMBER 2015

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Estela Briseno and Kellogg West’s Executive Chef Jose Rodriguez

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Campus Center Marketplace was in the holiday spirit on Tuesday, December 8 when Foundation Marketing put together a fun holiday-themed photo booth for the campus community.

To view all the photos from the Campus Center Marketplace holiday photo booth, visit www.Facebook.com/BroncoChannel

Holiday Fun at Campus Center Marketplace

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Unaudited Financial Statement Highlights – Nov. 2015EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThe purpose of this article is to provide information related to the un-audited financial performance of the Foundation for the month of November 2015. The Foundation generated a monthly deficit versus a budgeted surplus mainly due to unrealized gains from endowment and general investments and expenditures in Restricted Programs.

ENTERPRISESSummary – For the month ended, the Enterprise operations generated a surplus less than budgeted mainly due to dining operations underperforming.

Bronco Bookstore – Revenues exceed budget by 20% or $37,539 as textbooks emblematic and hardware all showed nice sales increases. Cost of goods is 68% versus 72%; payroll and expenditures are 80% versus 87% of revenues. We appreciate the university’s support and the president’s request that what you spend on campus stays on campus.

Dining Services – Revenues are 97% or $60,606 short of budget due to board revenues. These revenues consist of 57% from retail and 43% from board operations; cost of goods sold is 33.5% versus 34.6% of budget, salaries and expenditures are 58.9% versus 52.8% budgeted. Retail revenues exceed budget by 0.9% or $10,398; cost of goods is 36.24% versus 36.3% of budget, salaries are 33.1% versus 30.7% of budget and expenditures are 28% versus 23.4% of budget generating a surplus of $29,573 versus $107,564 budgeted. Board operation revenues are 92.2% or $71,005 short of budget; costs of

Monthly Budget

Monthly Actual

Monthly Variance

Y T D Budget

Y T D Actual

Enterprise ActivitiesBookstore (113,325) (109,039) 4,286 (14,589) 89,654 Dining Services 254,311 147,853 (106,458) 199,279 (350,583)Kellogg West Conf. & Hotel 13,731 (7,326) (21,057) 1,135 72,304 University Village Housing 289,384 355,242 65,858 (478,641) (208,765) Subtotal: 444,101 386,730 (57,371) (292,816) (397,390)

General ActivitiesFoundation Administration (77,822) (24,333) 53,489 (405,952) 2,902 Real Estate Development (8,907) (130,826) (121,919) 156,505 201,269 Investments 125,495 (71,453) (196,948) 469,757 (785,216)Building Rental 6,545 1,728 (4,817) 30,875 34,506 Subtotal: 45,311 (224,884) (270,195) 251,185 (546,539)

Designated Funds (102,463) (94,679) 7,784 (493,110) (259,074)

Other ActivitiesResearch Office 3,750 2,096 (1,654) 18,950 30,480 Agriculture 170,127 44,804 (125,323) 187,921 (122,247)Continuing Education 7,435 (49,500) (56,935) 281,570 893,981 Fdtn Programs-Unrestricted 1 (9,312) (9,313) 5 83,700 Subtotal: 181,313 (11,912) (193,225) 488,446 885,914

Net Surplus/(Deficit) Unrestricted:

568,262 55,255 (513,007) (46,295) (317,089)

Fdtn Programs-Restricted 168,632 (557,653) (726,285) 1,237,028 (878,951)Endowment Programs-Restricted

470,570 (391,141) (861,711) 591,794 (5,453,039)

Assets Transferred to University

0 (4,708) (4,708) 0 (92,430)

Net Surplus/(Deficit)Restricted

639,202 (953,502) (1,592,704) 1,828,822 (6,424,420)

Net Surplus/(Deficit) Grand Total:

1,207,464 (898,247) (2,105,711) 1,782,527 (6,741,509)

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goods are 29.9% versus 32.5% of budget, salaries are 22.5% versus 22.2% of budget and expenditures are 34.6% versus 28.9% of budget generating a surplus of $119,154 versus $148,299 budgeted.

Kellogg West Catering/Dining – Revenues exceed budget by 6.6% or $12,218, cost of goods is 25.6% versus 28.3%, salaries are 44.1% versus 43.7% and expenditures are 21.6% versus 23.3% of revenues generating a surplus of $16,960 versus $8,594 budgeted.

Kellogg West Conference Center & Hotel – Revenues are 64% or $54,603 short of budget due to lower conferences, salaries are 48% versus 33% and expenditures are 59% versus 58% of revenues generating a deficit of $7,326 vs $13,731 budgeted surplus.

University Village – Revenues are 98.8% or $11,395 short of budget and occupancy is at 98.5%, salaries and expenditures are 64% versus 71% of budget generating a surplus greater than budgeted. GENERAL ACTIVITIESGeneral Activities reported a deficit versus a budgeted surplus mainly due to Campus South real estate activities and unrealized losses in the General Investment Portfolio.

DESIGNATED EXPENSESDesignated Gifts generated a deficit less than budgeted.

OTHER ACTIVITIES (presented year-to-date actual versus budget)

Sponsored Research has generated a year to date surplus greater than budget due to year to date indirect revenues exceeding budget by 29.29% or $132,598 and direct grant expenditures exceed budget by 23.3% or $1,032,104 generating an effective rate of 10.72% versus the budgeted rate of 11.5%.

Agriculture-Aid-to-Instruction year-to-date revenues are 79% or $362,841 short of budget and exceed prior year revenues by 7% or $88,514, costs of goods are 18.7% versus 15.6% of budget and payroll and expenditures are 93% versus 93% of budget generating a year to date deficit greater than budgeted surplus due to Agronomy Farm, Beef Program, Arabian Horse Center, Farm Store, Ornamental Horticulture and Pumpkin Festival, offset by Pine Tree Ranch.

Continuing Education year-to-date revenues exceed budget by 3% or $80,130; payroll and expenditures are 70% versus 90% of budget mainly due to additional revenues and savings in rent/commissions, services, supplies, travel, salaries and benefits generating a year to date surplus greater than budgeted.

Foundation Programs–Unrestricted includes the activities that are not third party donor imposed stipulations. Year-to-date revenues exceed budget by 16% or $38,703 in spite of prior fiscal year indirect cost recoveries allocation between unrestricted and restricted programs; expenditures (excluding transfers to the university #7344) are 81% or $45,030 short of budget generating a year to date surplus versus a zero budget.

Endowment/Investment - unrealized investment losses are $4.5 million, donations are 48% or $218,748 below budget; expenditures are in line with budget.

Foundation Programs-Restricted - revenues are 75% or $1,095,151 short of budget, expenditures exceed budget by 32% or $1,018,663.

If you have any question or need additional information, please contact David Prenovost at dfprenovost@cpp.edu or call (909) 869-2948.

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Schedule of New Grants

Project Title Awarding Agency New Awards College/Division Project Director

Breeding Lettuce for Increase Water and Nitrogen Use Efficiency

Agricultural Research Initiative

48,365 Agriculture David Still

Maximizing the Production of Tamarixia Radiata

Agricultural Research Initiative

75,000 Agriculture Valerie Mellano

Production of Algae Animal Feed from Dairy Waste Nutrients

Agricultural Research Initiative

61,811 Agriculture Shelton Murinda

Production of Algae Animal Feed from Dairy Waste-CPSLO Subcontract

Agricultural Research Initiative

58,416 Agriculture Shelton Murinda

Studies to increase Field Establishment of and Parasitism by Tamarixia

Agricultural Research Initiative

29,194 Agriculture Valerie Mellano

Tissue-limited Expression of Genetic Modification in Arabidopsis Thaliana

Agricultural Research Initiative

23,883 Agriculture Craig LaMunyon

Uses of So Cal Black Walnut in Landscaping

Agricultural Research Initiative

116,496 Agriculture Erin Questad

Combination Therapy Avian/Mammalian Pulmonary

Agricultural Research Initiative

75,434 Agriculture Jill Adler-Moore

December 31, 2015

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Project Title Awarding Agency New Awards College/Division Project Director

MARINe Long-Term Monitoring of Rocky Shores

UC Santa Cruz 34,841 Science Jayson Smith

CSU LSAMP Senior Alliance--Chancellor's Office Supplement

University Enterprises, Inc. 20,000 Science Steve Alas

CSU LSAMP Senior Alliance University Enterprises, Inc. 30,000 Science Steve Alas

Analyzing Spread of Influence in Social Networks

The Regents of the University of California

65,584 Engineering Lourdes Abellera

Online Community Input Classifications to Advance Transportation Services

The Regents of the University of California

49,399 Engineering Lourdes Abellera

Development of DNA Aptamers Specifically Targeting Shiga Toxin Type 2

Agricultural Research Initiative

36,203 Agriculture Junjun Lin

HPLC and Antioxidant Analysis of Crude Natural Food Colors

Agricultural Research Initiative

26,685 Agriculture Harmit Singh

751,311

Schedule of New Grants continued ...

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