Rainforest Alliance Certifies Cal Poly’s Student-Run Printing, Publishing Company

UGS produces Cal Poly’s student newspaper, the Mustang Daily—the only university daily newspaper that is fully produced by students on campus and in full-color.

UGS has a general manager and 13 managers overseeing prepress, press, post press, “lean” manufacturing and sustainability. Some 50 to 70 students work in marketing, selling and production. Students make all the decisions regarding marketing, sales, management and production, budgeting and financial. They are also expected to make a profit.