An Innovative Philanthropic Investment

The Singelyn Family Endowment establishes the Singelyn Graduate School of Business, the first named CSU graduate business school in Southern California. Here’s what the $12.5 million gift will support:

Singelyn Family Deanship for the College of Business Administration

The first endowed deanship at Cal Poly Pomona will ensure a continuing commitment to dynamic, visionary, and community-minded leadership and scholarship. The deanship aims to attract a talented individual focused on student success in an inclusive polytechnic university.

Singelyn Family Associate Deanship

The associate dean will lead the development of the graduate school, build a well-regarded national reputation for its programs, work with esteemed faculty and partner with the business community

Graduate Professorships

Endowed Singelyn professorships of up to $15,000 will elevate the university’s ongoing commitment to teaching and research, recognize exceptional faculty with a national reputation and continue to build relationships with external partners.

Faculty and Student Fellowships

Singelyn faculty fellowships will recognize individuals who make positive, long-lasting contributions to graduate programs and their academic discipline. Singelyn student fellowships will be awarded to those engaged in applied research or industry projects.

Graduate Student Scholarships

Scholarships of up to $2,500 will support and encourage undergraduate students to pursue a graduate business degree, as well as attract new students to the Singelyn Graduate School of Business.

Ph.D. Track Scholarships 

To the diversity of business faculty, the endowment will provide scholarships of up to $10,000 to Ph.D. candidates enrolled in doctoral business programs at AACSB-accredited campuses. The scholarship will include the option of mentorship to support their success and persistence.