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Community Awareness: San Luis Obispo & You. By: Christian Martens & Sarah Le Duff. What is San Luis Obispo to You?. Our Purpose . To acknowledge that we are not just part of the Cal Poly campus but also the San Luis Obispo community.
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Community Awareness: San Luis Obispo & You By: Christian Martens & Sarah Le Duff
Our Purpose • To acknowledge that we are not just part of the Cal Poly campus but also the San Luis Obispo community. • 72% of the students polled said they did not feel knowledgeable about San Luis Obispo.
Accolades • Called “Happiest City in America” by National Geographic • “The Happiest Places in the World” Delta Sky Magazine • “Top 10 Best Places to Live” US News • “The Final 12: Favorite Vacation Spots in the West” LA Times
Our Location • SLO is located 200 miles north of Los Angeles and 220 miles south of San Francisco. • City is only 10 sq. miles • County is 3,300 sq. miles • “Mediterranean marine climate” • 70 degree average temperature • 315 sunny days per year on average
Our Demographics • Population: 45,000 in the city, over 270,000 in the county • 40% of the city’s population made of Cal Poly students • Median resident age: 26.5 years old (as compared to 45.6 years median age in California)
Our Demographics • 5 public elementary schools, Laguna Middle School, SLO High School, and Cuesta in the immediate city • 8 of the top 25 employers in the county are educational institutions (Cal Poly, Cuesta, various school districts, etc.) • Over 7,000 jobs!
Town & Gown Issues • “Town”= the non-academic population • “Gown”= the university population • Town & Gown often suggests friction and unpleasant interaction between the university and the non-student community
What do community members think of students? Bright Rowdy Intelligent Studious Fortunate Young Partying Inebriated Pesky Drunk & Disorderly Energetic
What do students think of the community? Wealthy Mysterious Diverse Conservative Friendly Active Outdoorsy Old
The Reality • What negative interactions occur between students and community members? • What positive interactions occur between students and community members? • How do you view the relationship between Cal Poly students and the community?
How can we break the stigma? • Efforts of Our Program: • Service Days • Explore SLO • Inviting Community Members to Campus • Open House • Awareness Gallery • Intentional Programming • Efforts of Individuals: • Meet your neighbors. • Strike up a conversation in the grocery store line. • Pick up a piece of trash downtown. • Be aware and respectful. • SMILE!
The place we call SLOme • We are lucky to live here! • As student leaders, we have a profound ability to set the tone and to make a difference!