Our Story
Transforming student lives since 1963. Engaging CPP students for more than 6 decades!
Founded in 1963, Associated Students, Incorporated California State Polytechnic University (ASICPP) has been at the forefront of enhancing the college experience at Cal Poly Pomona. Our student-elected Board of Directors serves as both the voice of CPP students and as a non-profit corporation board. ASI is one of almost 100 authorized auxiliaries of the California State University Board of Trustees to ensure mission-fulfillment of the California State University System.
At ASICPP, we’re dedicated to providing opportunities for student engagement, leadership, and a wide range of student life programs and services, including recreation and wellbeing, student union and activities, student government, clubs and organizations, food pantry, and children’s education and care.
We manage an annual operating budget of $18 million, $5 million in annual debt service, maintain approximately $24 million in reserves, and oversee 294,253 square feet of student space, including the student union, recreation center, and pool.
As part of the Cal Poly Pomona Division of Student Affairs with a reporting line to Administrative Affairs, ASICPP serves the entire campus population, including more than 28,000 students.
We’re not just an organization; we’re a dynamic learning institution committed to care, growth, and transformation. Our core values revolve around learning, continuous improvement, and innovation. We’re dedicated to fostering inclusivity, equity, and diversity in everything we do.
Join us on our journey to transform lives and create an unforgettable college experience for every student. Welcome to ASICPP.
How We Do It
Starting in 2020, ASI fully engaged in its own transformation, and continues the work of becoming a “Learning Organization”. The ASI team has been in a process of co-creation and collaboration to re-imagine the guiding ideas of the organization. What we determined is:
Our Vision is to “Engage Every Student”
Our Purpose is to “Transform Lives”
Our Core Values are “Care” and “Growth”
We have identified 5 Key Behaviors for each of our core values, Care and Growth, which demonstrate what it looks like to apply and live out each of the ASI Core Values in our work and interactions.
Care
Growth
Currently, we are actively co-creating our organizational, departmental, area, and unit mission statements in alignment with our vision, purpose, and core values to reflect the best of what we do each day for students and the campus community.
ASI Organization Chart
As a Learning Organization, ASI is continuously adapting its organizational structure to support the current needs of students and the campus community.