Cal Poly Math Academy in the News
Amélie Schinck-Mikel, a first-generation college graduate, said she remembers the first time she stepped onto a college campus.
“It was just awe-inspiring,” she said.
Elsa Medina, also a first-generation college graduate, added “scary” and overwhelming, too.
“In my family, there was no one who would guide me in the process, and (college application is) a very extensive process,” she said.
The two women, now Cal Poly math professors, direct a one-week summer Math Academy, which began Monday and ends Friday. The academy, founded in 2012, encompassed three college visits into math-focused programming. But grant restrictions have since rendered previously available funding for the college travel obsolete.
