Race & Ethnicity
Gender & Sexuality
Programs & Events
Fun Facts About Staff & Spaces
100

The number of physical locations for race and ethnicity at Cal Poly


What is 4



100

These centers are both located on the second floor of the UU that support gender and sexuality

What are the Pride Center and Men and Masculinities Center (M&M)?

100

This BAEC initiative highlights academic success and celebrates graduating seniors within the Black student community.

What is Black Commencement or Black Grad Celebration?

100

Día de los Muertos is a cultural tradition celebrated primarily by which center

What is La Casa?

200

The full name for the center is better known as La CASA 

What is the Latinx/e Center for Academic Success and Achievement

200

This center empowers students of all genders through education, advocacy, and programs like Body Positive Week and Womxn’s Herstory Month.


What is the Gender Equity Center (GEC)?



200

The Black Academic Excellence Center (BAEC) hosts the annual _______ event to celebrate the start of the year and build community among Black students.

What is Welcome Black to BAEC

200

The BAEC often collaborates with this student organization to host events centered on Black identity and empowerment.

What is the Black Student Union (BSU)?

300

The acronym BAEC stands for

What is Black Academic Excellence Center

300

This center provides a home for LGBTQ+ students and allies.

What is the Pride Center?

300

During Latinx Heritage Month, the CLCC partners with student organizations to host cultural events under this unifying theme.

What is Raíces (Roots) Month or Latinx Heritage Month Programming?

300

Both the BAEC and CLCC operate under this larger division within Cal Poly dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and student success.

What is Student Diversity and Belonging (SDAB)?

400

This center serves as an inclusive hub for all students, fostering cross-cultural understanding, collaboration, and community through events like CultureFest and educational dialogues.


What is the MultiCultural Center (MCC)?


400

The Pride Center and GEC collaborate to advance education on this topic.

What is gender and sexuality inclusion?

400

This annual event, hosted by the Black Academic Excellence Center, honors a visionary leader who championed equality, justice, and peace through a campus march and commemorative dinner at the PAC Pavilion.



What is the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Celebration?


400

The BAEC name highlights this core value, representing excellence not only in academics but also in cultural pride and community leadership.

What is Excellence?

500

What is the NAICC

Native American and Indigenous Cultural Center

500

Hosted by the Pride Center, this annual inclusive event welcomes all students—regardless of gender, sexuality, or background—to enjoy dancing, music, and community in a celebration of authenticity and belonging.

What is Pride Prom?

500

Both the Black Academic Excellence Center and La Casa host annual dialogue-based events—such as State of Blackness—that highlight the unique experiences, challenges, and achievements of their respective communities, fostering empathy, awareness, and connection across campus.

What are community-centered discussions hosted by the BAEC and La Casa (CLCC) to uplift and amplify the voices of their respective student communities?

500

BAEC & La Casa claims to create a campus environment that is ______-centered and equity-minded.

What is student-centered?