Cal Poly Rose Float is a joint effort between Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo universities to enter a student-built float in the annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association’s Rose Parade. Both Cal Poly Pomona and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are the two designated Polytechnic universities within the 23-campus California State University System (the largest four-year public university system in the U.S.).
Since 1949, Cal Poly Rose Float has continuously designed, built, financed, and decorated the float-entry in the annual Parade. Over the last 72 years, Cal Poly Rose Float has been awarded a total of 60 awards/trophies (about 83% of all participating years).
More importantly, Cal Poly Rose Float has been a tremendous leader in the introduction of new technology to the Parade. This includes the first use of: hydraulics for animation in 1968, computer-controlled animation in 1978, fiber optics in 1982, animated decorations in 2014, and color-changing floral effect in 2017.
This program is one of the longest consecutive running self-built entries in the parade, as well as the only "student self-built" float designed and constructed entirely by students year-round on two campuses. They compete against professional float builders who manufacture entries for sponsors, many of them with development budgets approaching $1 million. This tradition continues today and marks the partnership between the two campuses.
Company Details
- Employees
- 63
- Founded
- -
- Address
- 3801 W Temple Ave,
- Industry
- Design
- Website
- rosefloat.org
- Keywords
- Design, Construction, Decorations, Materials Testing, Leadership, Marketing, Engineering, Welding, Shaping, Coding, Conflict Management, Training, Project Management, Hydraulics, Animations, Plant Science, Agriculture, Floats.
- HQ
- Pomona, California
- Competitors
- Nueva Rama Wellness, Delego, A division of Global Payments, Bronco Space, Cal Poly Pomona Rocket Powered Lander Project, Forensics And Security Technology - Cal Poly FAST, Central Pennsylvania Food Bank, ROSIN GROUP, Cal Poly Pomona Liquid Rocket Lab, Pantech Wireless, Inc., Design Village.
Cal Poly Rose Float Questions
Cal Poly Rose Float's website is rosefloat.org
Cal Poly Rose Float's LinkedIn profile is https://www.linkedin.com/company/cal-poly-rose-float
Cal Poly Rose Float has
63 employees.
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employees at Cal Poly Rose Float.
Cal Poly Rose Float's industry is
Design
Cal Poly Rose Float's top competitors are
Nueva Rama Wellness,
Delego, A Division Of Global Payments,
Bronco Space,
Cal Poly Pomona Rocket Powered Lander Project,
Forensics And Security Technology - Cal Poly Fast,
Central Pennsylvania Food Bank,
Rosin Group,
Cal Poly Pomona Liquid Rocket Lab,
Pantech Wireless, Inc.,
Design Village.
Cal Poly Rose Float's categories are Design
Cal Poly Rose Float's founding year is 1949
