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Student Success Center
The new Student Success Center will be a transformational new facility in the heart of campus.
This new state-of-the-art facility will foster student success with a specific focus on uplifting first-generation students to be highly successful at obtaining degrees and career readiness. This entails bringing specific services and programs together in the core of campus to better connect students to the resources they need to thrive personally and professionally.
Project Goals
- Create a welcoming and inclusive environment that breaks down barriers for students of all cultures and identities to thrive.
- Design space that is flexible and adaptable, serves more than one purpose and prioritizes the needs of the building occupants and their mission.
- Bring together synergistic programs that celebrate the intersectionality between culture, community and the holistic growth of each student as they prepare for their future.
- Construct a building that prioritizes the future health and wellbeing of the campus and the student by exemplifying environmental stewardship and long-term operational resilience.
- Enhance the ecosystem of campus services and student life by connecting to the campus fabric through clear and accessible circulation and usable outdoor program areas.
Expanded Space for Student Success
The three-story, 36,000-square-foot Student Success Center will provide expanded space for Career Services, Wonderful Scholars and numerous other programs.
Student Success Neighborhood
Located at the corner of North Perimeter Road and Village Drive, the project site lies at an important campus node connecting academic and residential neighborhoods. The Student Success Center will anchor a new Student Success Neighborhood with new housing under construction and repurposed Cal Poly Partners building nearby.
Sustainable Design
The Student Success Center project is being designed with integrated sustainability goals, notably the California State University (CSU) Sustainability Policy and Decarbonization Framework, Cal Poly’s Climate Action Plan, and Cal Poly’s High-Performance Building Policy. The project seeks to achieve LEED Gold certification.
Most recently, the CSU board of trustees approved the schematic plans for the project at its July 22 meeting.
To keep up with the progress of the project, visit Facilities Management and Development.
News and Announcements
Cal Poly Announces New Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Success Center
3/1/24
Named after philanthropists and entrepreneurs Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-founders of The Wonderful Company, the center honors their $20 million lead gift supporting the facility and their long-standing commitment for quality education. The transformational new facility will expand the career and personal development opportunities available to students. Read more.
ASI Contributes $9.5 Million to the Lynda and Stewark Resnick Student Success Center
3/11/24
In a demonstration of a deep level of commitment to enhancing the student experience, Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) has contributed $9.5 million to the future Lynda and Stewart Resnick Student Success Center. Read more.
