One of the highlights of this event is a luncheon held for usually over 100 faculty and alumni at Kellogg West or the Collins Center. Each first time guest lecturer receives a commemorative apple bell. Second time participants receive a Garland Heirloom pen with an apple insignia. At the luncheon, faculty are also recognized and presented with a red apple pen or a leather book mark. The Professor for a Day Program began in the fall of 1997 and has been one of the most popular and well known components of the In-Reach Program.
Alumni are able to add their name to an on-line database.
Before a student can access that database, they are pre-screened by the Cal Poly Pomona Career Center. The alumni serve as resource to students who may have questions regarding a certain field of work or profession. The Job Shadow program gives alumni the opportunity to host students at their work site for a real-world work experience while introducing them to new contacts. The workshop provides students with the opportunity to learn about networking techniques, professional etiquette, and to answer any questions they may have regarding this program. Alumni hosts generally spend half of a day with one or more students.