Intersections Magazine
FALL 2025 ISSUE
Camille O’Bryant’s legacy of passion and resilience. The immersive experiences of marine chemistry undergrads in French Polynesia. The transformation of underrepresented students taking their first bold leap into research. These are some of the meaningful stories of learning and growth in the Bailey College featured in this issue.
FALL 2024 ISSUE
We focus on “Place and Purpose” with profiles on students, faculty and alumni who overcame challenges — each now thriving with purpose and inspiring others. A strong sense of place also emerges in articles about researchers studying a local and once nearly extinct species, and statistics students analyze data for a local nonprofit to help feed people experiencing homelessness.
FALL 2023 ISSUE
Women in STEM and at Cal Poly is the theme throughout this issue, starting with the life and legacy of Tina Bailey — a determined trailblazer, dedicated educator and namesake of our college. Other stories highlight what bioacoustics data reveals about whale activity, what college life during wartime is like for Ukrainian students and much more.
FALL 2022 ISSUE
Undergraduate research and innovation take center stage in this issue, from the opening of the transformative William and Linda Frost Center for Research and Innovation to students tackling carbon capture and developing biodegradable adhesives. Other stories explore race and education, groundbreaking astronomy research and alumni and faculty making an impact in their fields and communities.