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Urgent Housing Need for Incoming International Students

Extending hospitality is a mark of the gospel at work in our lives. International students are arriving in SLO and are struggling to find places to live. The dorms are full of freshmen, and the rental market is drying up. … Continue reading

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Fall Kick-Off BBQ & Potluck: Sunday Sept 27

Please join us for our Faculty Fall Kick Off BBQ Sunday afternoon 3:30-6pm September 27, 2015.  Our site is once again the beautiful lawn on David and Liesl O’Brien’s property. We’ll provide BBQ and beverages. We hope you’ll bring your favorite side dish … Continue reading

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H.G. Wells: “If there is a God …”

            “If there is no God, nothing matter. If there is a God, nothing else matters.” H.G. Wells   –  

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New York Times article: “A Little Respect for Dr. Foster”

A Little Respect for Dr. Foster New York Times, Sunday March 28, 2015: ONE sign of a landmark shift in public attitudes: A poll last year found that Americans approved more of gays and lesbians (53 percent) than of evangelical … Continue reading

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PBS interview with Chinese economist Zhao Xiao

Jesus in China: PBS interview with Zhao Xiao Zhao Xiao is a prominent Chinese economist who has gained attention for arguing that China’s economy would benefit from the spread of Christianity. He wrote an essay in the Chinese edition of … Continue reading

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New Faculty Interview – Thanks to All Who’ve Participated

Many thanks to all who’ve helped the Faculty Commons New Faculty Interview.  From Political Science to Crop Science, Aerospace Engineering to Finance – over 50 new faculty have participated so far.  We especially appreciate the feedback from those who would describe themselves as atheists … Continue reading

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Aletheia – ἀλήθεια – a Christian Academic Journal at Cal Poly

Aletheia is a Christian academic journal being launched by a group of students at Cal Poly.   Similar journals have been launched on a dozen East Coast universities – Harvard, Yale, Brown, Dartmouth – as well as UC Berkeley and the … Continue reading

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Cal Poly SLO Alpha: Exploring the Meaning of Life

The Alpha course is seven week series, seeking to introduce other to the basics of the Christian faith through a series of talks and discussions. It is described by its organizers as “an opportunity to explore the meaning of life”. It … Continue reading

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Video Link: “Nurturing the Yawp: An Atheist and a Christian discuss Education, Achievement, and the Point of Learning”

Please enjoy this video link from our Feb 12, 2015 Veritas Forum event featuring our guest Dr. Francis Su (Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College) dialoguing with Dr. Ken Brown (Philosophy, Cal Poly) on “Nurturing the Yawp: An Atheist and a Christian discuss Education, Achievement, … Continue reading

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Faculty Response Panel Lunch: Wednesday Feb 18th 12-1pm UU 220

We hope you and your students will join us for a faculty response panel Wednesday February 18th in UU 220 as three professors share their thoughts on last week’s Veritas Forum. It’s our hope that students and faculty, from whatever … Continue reading

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