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Community Awareness: San Luis Obispo & You

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

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  1. Community Awareness: San Luis Obispo & You By: Christian Martens & Sarah Le Duff

  2. What is San Luis Obispo to You?

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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)

  7. 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!

  8. 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

  9. What do community members think of students? Bright Rowdy Intelligent Studious Fortunate Young Partying Inebriated Pesky Drunk & Disorderly Energetic

  10. What do students think of the community? Wealthy Mysterious Diverse Conservative Friendly Active Outdoorsy Old

  11. 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?

  12. 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!

  13. 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!

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