A Polytechnic Approach? Just like sustainable agriculture fights for polyculture, it could be argued that sustainable education must fight for a poly-disciplinary approach. Fighting the grain silos must start with a fight against the institutional silos that perpetuate the hyper-specialization of industries and segregation of educational disciplines. At Cal Poly, the institution was established under a polytechnic approach. Today, Cal Poly recognizes the potential of offering a comprehensive polytechnic education, one where each student is given a well-balanced education across all fields as well as a top-ranked education in their field of choice. Yet this intention has become lost as budget cuts across the six colleges keep college administations inwardly focused to protect their funding.
Cal Poly programs will be more integrated to connect and interlink our disciplines, faculty, staff and students... - Cal Poly Strategic Plan 2012 http://www.nathanmarciniak.com/gallery/