Support the Journalism Department

The Journalism Department at Cal Poly is one of California’s most ambitious undergraduate journalism programs, maximizing the university’s longstanding advantage of Learn by Doing.

Journalism Endowment — GIVE NOW ONLINE

Your contribution to the Journalism Endowment now goes even further, thanks to a $10,000 matching gift from seven journalism alumni. Any pledge or donation during the remainder of 2023 will double its value, up to the $10,000 match.  

This fund was designed by members of the Journalism Advisory Board to meet the needs of students and faculty in the decades ahead. The fund holds its principal and pays out a small portion annually to support enrichment activities in the department. It provides a reliable source of funding that ignites a spark inside and outside the classroom, allowing hundreds of students to participate in conferences, network at career fairs and access the latest technology for their hands-on classes. 

The endowment also helps fund The Jim Hayes Symposium, a program to advance integrity in journalism and communication. 

Contributions to the endowment can be made all at once or divided into recurring payments deducted automatically from a credit card or bank account.

In addition to our Journalism Endowment, here are a number of funds in the department that provide important opportunities for our students and faculty. We also ask you to consider supporting:

To support each of the funds below, please write the name of the fund in the field provided.

• Support Mustang Media Group — GIVE NOW ONLINE

  Your gift to Mustang Media Group helps support Cal Poly's student-run newspaper, in print and digital formats. 

• Support KCPR — GIVE NOW ONLINE

  Your gift to KCPR helps support Cal Poly's student-run radio station and its students. 

• Jim Hayes Scholarship Endowment — GIVE NOW ONLINE

  The Jim Hayes Journalism Scholarship Endowment was created to pay tribute to Jim Hayes, a longtime journalism professor at Cal Poly. The scholarship supports upper division or graduate students majoring in journalism with preference to students concentrating in news editorial or agricultural journalism.

• George Ramos Scholarship for Journalism Excellence — GIVE NOW ONLINE

  The George Ramos Scholarship for Journalism Excellence was created to honor the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and longtime Cal Poly professor. The scholarship supports junior and senior students majoring in Journalism with a print specialization who are also interested in urban affairs reporting.

• Support the Journalism Department — GIVE NOW ONLINE

  Your gift to the Journalism Department goes directly to support current needs of students and faculty. 

Give Now

You can give online to our general fund or specify one of the priorities above by entering it in the fund name field.

To learn more about department needs and how you can help, please contact the CLA Advancement Office at (805) 756-6246.