Winter 2013 Newsletter Extended: Representing Poly
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RPTA STUDENTS "REPPING" POLY WITH LOVE!
By Laurel Thomson (RPTA '15), Staff Writer
Throughout the year, Cal Poly receives numerous prospective students who come to visit and hope to find the school of their dreams. Cal Poly's campus on its own can be a deciding factor for some prospective students. However, thanks to the voices of Poly Reps, Cal Poly doesn't have to speak for itself. Poly Reps is a voluntary public relations organization with 33 student members who promote Cal Poly to not only prospective students, but to alumni, parents, and potential donors as well.
Poly Reps is co-sponsored by the Admissions Office and by the Alumni Relations office to help speak for Cal Poly and identify the many benefits of attending. There are three students who work on the executive board of Poly Reps, and they just so happen to be RPTA students! Kalli Sandberg, the special events chair, 
Kelly Rowse, the secretary, communications, and publicity chair, and Nick Taylor, the president of Poly Reps, are all graduating RPTA seniors who dedicate their time and hard work to make Poly Reps as effective as possible at promoting Cal Poly. Sandberg and Rowse joined the Poly Reps team their sophomore year in 2011, and Taylor, who was the only freshman to get a spot, joined his freshman year in 2010.
It's not just coincidence that three RPTA students happen to be on the executive board. RPTA students are natural leaders. They are confident, and have no problem speaking in front of crowds. Due to their studies, they're also very familiar with customer service. This combination of leadership, confidence, and supreme knowledge of customer service allow RPTA students to fulfill the requirements of a Poly Rep to a tee; they can easily guide tours (while walking backwards!), talk to parents and prospective students, and even talk to alumni. With such a stellar program like Poly Reps to promote Cal Poly, it's only fitting that stellar students run the program...like RPTA students Sandberg, Rowse, and Taylor!
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