Save Cal Poly Pomona's Pastures and Agricultural Land
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Kristie Conde
11 years ago
The horse center is a big part of CPP history!
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Kristie Conde
11 years ago
The horse center is a big part of CPP history!
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Alison Klassen
11 years ago
We wouldn't have a college without the horse center.
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Alison Klassen
11 years ago
We wouldn't have a college without the horse center.
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Katherine Peachey
11 years ago
Cal Poly Animal Science Alumni, the horse units were a key part in my education, don't take that opportunity away from future students!
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Katherine Peachey
11 years ago
Cal Poly Animal Science Alumni, the horse units were a key part in my education, don't take that opportunity away from future students!
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Flynnie T. Kolb
11 years ago
Alumni from the college of agriculture. Bachelor of science in agricultural business management.
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Eleanor Anderson
11 years ago
The horses and the land is why I picked this AG school!
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Eleanor Anderson
11 years ago
The horses and the land is why I picked this AG school!
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Flynnie T. Kolb
11 years ago
Please don't do this to my beloved alma mater!
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Flynnie T. Kolb
11 years ago
Please don't do this to my beloved alma mater!
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Justine Rose
· petition starter
11 years ago
Student - ME
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Justine Rose
· petition starter
11 years ago
Student - ME
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Justine Rose
11 years ago
student
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Magda Moreno
11 years ago
Alumni, Agronomy (2010). Build up, not out. These pastures were integral to my CPP experience (soil conservation, weeds, irrigation...). To lose them would be a real detrment to the campus and legacy of the University.
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Allyson Liang
11 years ago
Class of 2015 College of Business Administration and President and former Treasurer of the CPP Equestrian Drill Team. I've worked at the Horse Center and have many friends within the College of Agriculture. This school has a strong "Learn by Doing" philosophy and the foundation of this school was the College of Agriculture. The loss of these lands will mean an insurmountable loss for current and future students as they lose their classrooms and labs. CPP has always embraced the "quality not quantity" ideal of education and now, we are losing that trait with the development of our agricultural land. This school has a strong "Learn by Doing" philosophy and the foundation of this school was the College of Agriculture. The loss of these lands will mean an insurmountable loss for current and future students as they lose their classrooms and labs. CPP has always embraced the "quality not quantity" ideal of education and now, we are losing that trait with the development of our agricultural land. Cal Poly Pomona has always had a "Learn by Doing" philosophy and emphasized quality over quantity. But now with the loss of our classrooms in the forms of the pastures and agricultural land, we no longer embody those values. Our horses need the space to grow and roam, and empty pastures does not mean unused land. As anyone who has learned something about agriculture will tell you, we need crop rotations and that's what we've been doing to try and keep our farm sustainable.
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Megan Buckner
11 years ago
Class of 2006 Animal Science and Ag Council President 2004-2006. Please do not let this happen. These pastures are an important part of the Arabian breeding program any Ag major at CPP. Not to mention any other student on campus that has equine interests. These fields are our labs and classrooms. Once this is done the fields can never be used for agricultural purposes again. Our school was founded on these pastures and the Arabian horse breeding program. Cal Poly's motto is "learn by doing". I ask, how can we learn if we have no place to do it? Save our pastures and build elsewhere.
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Elizabeth M Nisotis
11 years ago
i graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1976. My greatest joy was to park by the pastures and watch the animals. Being a suburban kid, those days were some of the first time I ever touched a real cow, or lamb...please don't destroy those opportunities for us underprivileged urban/suburban kids. That was one of the reasons I chose to go to Cal Poly!! SAVE THE PASTURES!!!!
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Valerie Jaques
11 years ago
No amount of pavement and parking can replace the experience students receive through Cal Poly's breeding program. We are loosing open space and pasture land at an alarming rate. Please leave this space for the students and horses.
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Amelia M. Roos
11 years ago
As a CalPoly Pomona alum from the college of agriculture, I will be extremely disappointed to hear that the bit of money I was able to donate to the school was going towards this initiative to downsize agricultural land. The agriculture program assisted me in getting into veterinary school and will continue to do so for countless future generations.
The horse center is a big part of CPP history!
The horse center is a big part of CPP history!
We wouldn't have a college without the horse center.
We wouldn't have a college without the horse center.
Cal Poly Animal Science Alumni, the horse units were a key part in my education, don't take that opportunity away from future students!
Cal Poly Animal Science Alumni, the horse units were a key part in my education, don't take that opportunity away from future students!
Alumni from the college of agriculture. Bachelor of science in agricultural business management.
The horses and the land is why I picked this AG school!
The horses and the land is why I picked this AG school!
Please don't do this to my beloved alma mater!
Please don't do this to my beloved alma mater!
Student - ME
Student - ME
student
Alumni, Agronomy (2010). Build up, not out. These pastures were integral to my CPP experience (soil conservation, weeds, irrigation...). To lose them would be a real detrment to the campus and legacy of the University.
Class of 2015 College of Business Administration and President and former Treasurer of the CPP Equestrian Drill Team. I've worked at the Horse Center and have many friends within the College of Agriculture. This school has a strong "Learn by Doing" philosophy and the foundation of this school was the College of Agriculture. The loss of these lands will mean an insurmountable loss for current and future students as they lose their classrooms and labs. CPP has always embraced the "quality not quantity" ideal of education and now, we are losing that trait with the development of our agricultural land. This school has a strong "Learn by Doing" philosophy and the foundation of this school was the College of Agriculture. The loss of these lands will mean an insurmountable loss for current and future students as they lose their classrooms and labs. CPP has always embraced the "quality not quantity" ideal of education and now, we are losing that trait with the development of our agricultural land. Cal Poly Pomona has always had a "Learn by Doing" philosophy and emphasized quality over quantity. But now with the loss of our classrooms in the forms of the pastures and agricultural land, we no longer embody those values. Our horses need the space to grow and roam, and empty pastures does not mean unused land. As anyone who has learned something about agriculture will tell you, we need crop rotations and that's what we've been doing to try and keep our farm sustainable.
Class of 2006 Animal Science and Ag Council President 2004-2006. Please do not let this happen. These pastures are an important part of the Arabian breeding program any Ag major at CPP. Not to mention any other student on campus that has equine interests. These fields are our labs and classrooms. Once this is done the fields can never be used for agricultural purposes again. Our school was founded on these pastures and the Arabian horse breeding program. Cal Poly's motto is "learn by doing". I ask, how can we learn if we have no place to do it? Save our pastures and build elsewhere.
i graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1976. My greatest joy was to park by the pastures and watch the animals. Being a suburban kid, those days were some of the first time I ever touched a real cow, or lamb...please don't destroy those opportunities for us underprivileged urban/suburban kids. That was one of the reasons I chose to go to Cal Poly!! SAVE THE PASTURES!!!!
No amount of pavement and parking can replace the experience students receive through Cal Poly's breeding program. We are loosing open space and pasture land at an alarming rate. Please leave this space for the students and horses.
As a CalPoly Pomona alum from the college of agriculture, I will be extremely disappointed to hear that the bit of money I was able to donate to the school was going towards this initiative to downsize agricultural land. The agriculture program assisted me in getting into veterinary school and will continue to do so for countless future generations.