Seven Members of Cal Poly’s Class of 2026 Are Ready Day One for Commencement and Beyond

Seven Members of Cal Poly’s Class of 2026 Are Ready Day One for Commencement and Beyond jthomp04 June 1, 2026 Press Release Seven Members of Cal Poly’s Class of 2026 Are Ready Day One for Commencement and Beyond June 1, 2026 Share Contact: Jay Thompson 805-235-0955; jthomp04@calpoly.edu Four men and three women from the university’s six colleges and Cal Poly Maritime Academy represent over 6,000 graduates and master’s students SAN LUIS OBISPO — Commencement is the most exciting weekend of the year for students, families, faculty and administrators, and on its eve Cal Poly highlights a select group who represent some of the best and brightest members of the Class of 2026. The four men and three women each represent one of the university’s six colleges and the Cal Poly Maritime Academy. This year, we spotlight how their education and extracurriculars have prepared them as Ready Day One individuals: confident, mature and eager to take the next step in their lives. Like their classmates, they have faced switchbacks on the mountainous climb to subject proficiency, overcoming personal hurdles and occasional doubts on their journeys to reach this educational summit and life milestone. Some will step into careers, while others bolster their bona fides with additional studies to fulfill career dreams in a wide range of fields: environmental planning and wildfire mitigation, foreign affairs, healthcare, human relations, manufacturing (airliners and seagoing vessels) and public policy leadership. Marc Cabeliza College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences Marc Cabeliza moved to Santa Maria, California, with his family when he was 9. He followed his sister’s lead into public advocacy while in high school and later was named president of the California FFA Association, taking a gap year to crisscross the state for FFA. Although he lived just 30 miles from campus, he decided...