Poly Gives

Where creative students strengthen social equity, further collaboration and pursue opportunities that make a difference. 

As the top-ranked college offering city and regional planning, landscape architecture, architecture, architectural engineering and construction management programs, we help our students Learn by Doing and develop the skills and abilities needed to find creative solutions to real-time problems faced by industry and our global community.  

Our community has worked collaboratively for over 75 years to shape the built environment. Please help support the future of Learn by Doing and the next generation of leaders by giving to the department or program that resonates with you. All gifts make an impact and help us continue fostering our teacher-scholar model, state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, diversity, equity and inclusion and student and faculty support. See your donation in action here! 

Giving Priorities:

• Student-teacher scholars for implementing scholarship and industry-relevant and experiential curriculum. 
• Student and faculty support for research-based teaching and interdisciplinary studio collaboration. 
• Funds for labs, shops and studios for state-of-the-art software, equipment and facilities. 

Dean's Challenge: 

In honor of CAED's 75th anniversary, when the college reaches 75 total donations, Interim Dean Kevin Dong will give an extra $7,500 to the college’s departments—$1,500 per department!

CAED Matching Gifts: 

• Alumnus Scott Gaudineer (Architecture, '79) has agreed to match all gifts to the Interdisciplinary Studios and Labs up to a total of $25,000! Read more about Gaudineer's matching gift at giving.calpoly.edu.
• Alumnus David Gilmore (Architecture ’76) has agreed to challenge the next generation of alumni supporters with a matching gift of $20,000 to support the Architecture Department. Read more about Gilmore's matching gift at giving.calpoly.edu.