CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 26, 2000

Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously unad­
vertised employment openings at the uni­
versity. You may access full information
about these and other previously adver­
tised positions at www.afd.cal poly.edu/
h ree!cobcob. categories.lttm.

STATE (Adm. 110, ext. 6-2236 or job line at
ext. 6-1533). Official application forms
must be received by 4 p.m. on the closing
date or be postmarked by the closing date.
(No faxed/e-mailed applications or re­
sumes accepted.) For positions marked
with an asterisk, qualified on-campus
applicants currently in Bargaining Units 2,
5, 7 and 9 will be given first consideration.
#07109: Administrative Support Assis­
tant II* College of Liberal Arts - Women 's
Studies Program. Closing: Feb . 9. Salary :
$968.40-$ 121 0.05/mo . .45 time base, 18
hours/week - variable, temporary through
June 30, 2000; hourly intermittent Jul y­
August 2000; with likely renewal 9/ 1/2000.
#09111: Grants Analyst (Administrative
Analyst/Specialist - Non-Exempt)* College
of Agriculture, Dean 's Office. Closing: Feb. 23.
Salary: $2 ,788-$3 ,792/mo.

FOUNDATION (Foundation Adm. Building,
job line at ext. 6-71 07). All Foundation
applications must be received (not just
postmarked) by 5 p.m. of the closing
date. (No faxes.)
Assistant Director of Advancement:
College of Agriculture, $35,532-$42,720/
year. Assist the director of advancement in
implementing strategies and tactics to attain
advancement goals set forth by the dean of
agriculture. Requirements : Bachelor's de­
gree, preferably in agriculture, and five years
of professional work experience in public
relations, fund-raising or related field. Expe­
rience to include demonstrated participation
(preferably in a leadership role) in either
comprehensive, university-related, fund­
raising campaigns or constituent relations/
faculty relations. Must be an excellent and
knowledgeable representative of agriculture,
the College of Agriculture and the university
and possess good written and oral communi­
cation skills. Must have working knowledge
of word processing, spreadsheets and data­
base programs (Word, Excel and Access
preferred) and fund -raising principles and
practices. Must be ab le to work varied hours
to attend advancement functions , including
evenings and weekends and trave l as re­
quired. Position is open until filled ; review
of applications begins Feb. II. D

ort

••• DATELIIIE
Continued from page 1

Sunday, January JO
Baseball: Cal Poly/J. Carroll Classic with
UCSB, Utah, Centenary. SLO Stadium,
II a.m.
Wrestling: Arizona State, Mott Gym,
3 p.m.($)

Wednesday, February Z
Wrestling: UC Davis, Matt Gym,
7 p.m.($)

Thursday, February]
Physics Colloquium: Jim Mueller
(Mathematics), "Atmospheric Optics:
Halos, Arcs and Streaks of Light in the
Sky," Science E-45 , II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Carl Lutrin
(Political Science), "Paradise Lost" by
Peter Schrag, Veranda Cafe, noon.
Men's Basketball: UCSB , Matt Gym ,
7 p.m. ($)
Music: Dakota Moon, Chumash
Auditorium, 7:30p.m. ($)

Friday, February 4
Women's Basketball: CSU Fullerton,
Mott Gym, 7 p.m. ($)

Saturday, February 5
Softball: Santa Clara U., Mustang Field
(2 games), noon, 2 p.m.
Men's Basketball: Boise State, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)

Sunday, February &
Softball: St. Mary's, Mustang Field (2
games), noon, 2 p.m.
Women's Basketball: UC Irvine, Mott
Gym, 2 p.m. ($)

Ballet: "Romeo and Juliet," Bordeaux
Opera Ballet company, Harman Hall ,
3 p.m. ($) Pre-program lecture, Moon Ja
Minn Suhr (Theatre and Dance), Philips
Hall, 7 p.m.

ltonday, February 7
Hearst Lecture: Toni Robin, "Engineer­
ing a New Architecture," Business
Rotunda (213), 3 p.m.

Tuesday, February 8
Learn-at-Lunch: Scott A. Dubrul,
"Enhance the Expression of Your Life
and Health," Verande Cafe, noon.

Thursday, February 10
Physics Colloquium: Dan Hirsch
(Committee to Bridge the Gap),
"Health Effects of Low-Dose Radia­
tion," Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Steven Marx
(English), "The Environmental
Imagination" by Laurence Buell,
Veranda Cafe, noon.
Men's Basketball: UC Irvine, Matt
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)

Friday, February 11
FIDO Brown-Bag Lunch: Distin­
guished Teachers Panel with Colette
Frayne (Global Strategy and Law), Carol
MacCurdy (English), and Leonard
Myers (Computer Science), Veranda
Cafe, noon.
Wrestling: San Francisco State, Matt
Gym, 6 p.m. ; Stanford, 7:30p.m. ($). D

DATELIIIE
($) - Admission charged

Exhibits
ASI Fine Arts Club 221 (UU):
"Defau lt Settings," an invitational
student show. Through March I 0.
Exhibit: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m-9 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): William Morris Glass Art
Exhibit. Through Feb. 6. Exhibit:
II a.m.-4 p.m. daily; Wednesda y,
7-9 p.m. Feb. 4: Glass-blowing
demonstration, I 0 a.m. , Dexter Glass
Studio (Room 127). Feb. 4: Arti st's
talk: 7 p.m., Business Rotunda (Room
213); reception follows in University
Art Gallery.

Wednesday, January Z&
Music: Opie Dudes, BackStage
Pizza, noon.

Thursday, January Z7
Physics Colloquium: John Marlier
(Chemistry), "Using Table Isotopes to
Study Bio-organic Reaction Mecha­
nisms," Science E-45, II a.m.
Music: Cadillac Angels, BackStage
Pizza, noon .
Comedy: Danny Hoch, Cal Poly
Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)

Friday, January ZB

••• 'Night at the flission'
Continued ji-om page 3
uses the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and
French horn, will perform Rudolf Jettel's
Bliiserquintett No. 3, under the direction
of music Professor Clifton Swanson.
The Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra will
feature students Jessica Getman on oboe
and Mi-Young Lew on the violin in Bach's
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor.
Main, who also recently joined the
Music Department faculty, teaches
trombone . He has performed with the
Los Angeles Philharmonic and is a former
member of the Inglewood Symphony and
Brentwood Symphony.
Stewart is a member of the San Fran­
cisco Saxophone Quartet and has per­
formed with the Detroit Symphony and
the New American Chamber orchestras.
Swanson, head of the Music Department,
conducts the Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra

California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 18 • January 26, 2000
Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm

and several other chamber ensembles.
The concert is being held to raise money
to send the Wind Orchestra in June to Aus­
tralia to the International Music Festival
and to New Zealand -for a concert tour.
The cost per student, including airfare,
is approximately $2,600, or a total of
$156,000 for all 60 students. Almost half
the money has been raised.
The orchestra is in need of public and
private support to make the trip possible,
and donors are being sought to consider
sponsoring or partially sponsoring one or
more members of the orchestra.
For information on becoming a spon­
sor, call Johnson at ext. 6-2556.
Concert tickets cost $7 to $12.
The concert is sponsored by the College
of Liberal Arts, Music Department and
ASI. For more information, call the Music
Department at ext. 6-2607 . 0

PAGE 4

Baseball: Cal Poly/J. Carroll Classic
with UCSB, Utah, Centenary. Also
Saturday-Sunday (Jan. 29-30). SLO
Stadium, 3:30p.m.
WriterSpeak: Tobias Wolff,
Theatre, 7 p.m .
Dance: Orchesis dance concert.
Also Saturday (Jan. 29) , Harman
Hall , 8 p.m.($)

Saturday, January Z9
Softball: CSU Bakersfield (scrim­
mage), noon.
Baseball: Cal Poly/J. Carroll Classic
with UCSB, Utah, Centenary. Al so
Sunday (Jan. 30). SLO Stadium,
1:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Oregon State, Matt
Gym , 7 p.m. ($)
Dance: Orchesis dance concert,
Harman Hall , 8 p.m. ($)
Continued on page 4

Urban America in the 20th century
Mid-centwy urban scenes like this one are at the heart ofa book ofJoe Sch wartz
photographs that Cal Poly has helped produce. (See story on page 3.)

Health care offered for domestic partners
The CSU Board of Trustees approved
health care coverage for domestic partners
of CSU employees and annuitants be­
ginning Jan. 1, as allowed under recent
state legislation.
Dental and vision insurance coverage
for domestic partners also was approved
for management personnel plan and confi­
dential emp loyees.
At their January meeting, the trustees
will vote on whether to extend dental and
vision benefits to domestic partners of all
represented employees.
Eligible employees may participate in
the F lexCash Plan if they obtain non-CSU
medical or dental coverage through a do­
mestic partner.
To enroll a domestic partner, the em­
ployee first must register the domestic part­
nership with the Secretary of State andre­
ceive a Declaration of Domestic Partnership.
The employee must then submit a copy
of the declaration and complete and submit
other documents and insurance enrollment

forms to Human Resources and Employ­
ment Equity within 60 days after registering.
Coverage for health insurance will be
effective on the first day of the month
following the month in which enrollment
forms are completed. Dental and vision
coverage will be effective one month
later. If forms are completed after the 60
days following domestic partner registra­
tion, coverage will be delayed by 90 days.
Same-sex partnerships between persons
who are both at least 18 years of age and
opposite-sex domestic partnerships between
persons who are both over 62 are eligible
to register with the Secretary of State.
Children of domestic partners who
meet eligibility requirements established
under CalPERS regulations regarding
economically dependent children may
also be enrolled .
The law does not establi sh continued
benefit rights (survivor entitlement) for
the domestic partner in the event of the
employee 's death . 0

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CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 26, 2000

Learn to locate
funding sources on line
The Grants Development office has
scheduled a Feb. 2 hands-on training ses­
sion for faculty and administrative staff
members to Jearn how to locate funding
sources electronically through SPIN (the
Sponsored Programs Inforn1ation Net­
work), a Web-based database service.
SPIN and its e-mail notification ser­
vice, SMARTS, are available free to fac­
ulty and staff members at http ://
www.infoed.org (select Access lnfOffice).
The class will be from 3:30 to 4:30p.m
in the Air Conditioning Building,
Room 105 -D .
The session will be limited to 10
people. To reserve space, caii Grants
Development at ext. 6-2982 or e-mail

jostrye@calpoly.edu. D

Retirement Reception
for Ramos and Rodriguez
The campus community is invited
to a retirement reception in honor of
Academic Records staff members
Judy Ramos and Sandy Rodriguez from
2 to 4 p.m. Monday (Jan. 3 I) in the
Veranda Cafe. D

Applicants sought
for 'forgivable' loans
The 2000-2001 Forgivable Loan­
Doctorallncentive Program is seek­
ing applicants .
The program is designed to increase
the diversity within the pool of candi­
dates to fill teaching positions at the 23
CSU campuses.
Special consideration will be given to
candidates whose proposed area of study
is consistent with the CSU 's objectives in
anticipating the most-difficult-to-fill
instructional faculty positions.
The program , which provides a stipend
of$ I 0,000 a year, is open to new and
continuing full-time students enrolled in
doctoral programs at accredited universi­
ties during the academic year.
Applications are due March I. For an
application and more information , call
Human Resources and Employment Eq­
uity at ext. 6-2237. D

Dollar limit raised for
tax-deferred programs
Starting with the 2000 tax year,
the annual dollar limit bas been
raised from $10,000 to $10,500 for
the 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity
program and the 401 (k) Thrift Plan .
The 457 Deferred Compensation
program maximum remains un­
changed at $8,000. The 403(b),
40 I (k) and 457 programs enable
employees to accumulate tax­
deferred savings for retirement.
The maximum amount an employee
may contribute is determined by
different formulas, and at least
three different formulas exist for
the 403(b) program.
For more information about
403(b) naximums or to change a
403(b) payroll contribution, contact
Human Resources and Employment
Equity at ext. 6-2237 for the appro­
priate form.
To make changes to existing
40 I (k) and 457 accounts, employees
must either use the Savings Plus
Program voice response system at
(800) 827-5000 or the Internet at

www.drs.dreyfits.com.
The Savings Plus Program cus­
tomer service telephone number is
(800) 700-8466, and the e-mail address
is savelplus@dpa.ca.gov. D

Photo I.D. program
moves to Light House
The Cal Poly l.D. card office bas
moved to the Customer Service area in the
Light House atrium and now provides a
"one-stop shop" where employees and
students can pay for and have their picture
taken for their l.D. cards.
The office can also accept the $5
replacement fee for lost cards, payments
for students' meal plans, and deposits
for students' and employees' Campus
Express accounts.
Anyone who finds an I. D. card is asked
to please turn it in at the new location
J.D . card production runs 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
The Cal Poly l.D. card program is now
part of Information Technology Services
rather than Student Affairs.
For more infonnation, call ext. 6-2614. D

Retirement reception set
for Walter Rice

Student nominations due
The Student Emp loyment office re­
minds campus departments that the dead­
line to nominate a student for the
Outstanding Student Employee of the
Year award is Tuesday (Feb. 1).
For details, p lease see the article
in the Nov. 24 Cal Poly Report, or
caii Luann McDonald, Financial Aid,
ext. 6-5885, for information and a nomi­
nation form. D

A retirement reception for Walter Rice
of the Col lege of Business is planned
from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday (Jan. 28) in
Room 455 (the Dean 's Conference Room)
in the Business Building.
Rice came to Cal Poly in I 965 and has
held a variety of positions in the College
of Business, including professor, depart­
ment head , associate dean and interim
dean. He bas also served on numerous
campuswide committees. D

ASI Rec Sports has
personal trainers for hire

ltath Counts contest
to be held Feb. 5
Middle sc hool math students from
three counties will compete in the
an nual Math Counts Competition at
1 p.m. Feb. 5 in Room E-52 in the Sci­
ence Building .
Students from Kern, Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo counties will
compete as four-member teams and as
individuals in a series of rigorous math
tests prepared by the National Society
of Professional Engineers, California
Society of Professional Engineers, and
National Mathematics Association.
Cal Poly faculty members Robert
Adamson, Jim LoCascio and Leonard
Wail are coordinating the event and are
looking for donations of money and
merchandise from local merchants and
community members.
Suggestions and comments about the
event are also welcome. For more infor­
mation or to make a donation , please caii
Wall at ext. 6-2095 or e-mail LoCascio at

jlocasci@calpoly.edu. D

Schwartz s photos show multi-racial city life in the middle decades of 20th-cenlwy America.

Offices aid in production of book of urban photos
The Graphic Communication
Department and other Cal Poly offices
have aided in the production of a new
240-page book of images chronicling
life in America's multi-racial cities in
the middle years of the 20th century.
In "Fo lk Photography: Poems I
Have Never Written," 335 photographs
by Brooklyn-born Joe Schwartz illus­
trate the contributions, hopes and po­
tentia l of working-class Americans
from the I 930s through the '80s. Now
living in Atascadero, the 86-year-old
photographer has spent a lifetime
documenting the successes and frus­
trations of urban Americans, espe­
ciaiiy working people of different
races and the nation 's have-nots.
"What makes (Schwartz's) images so
compeiiing is his clear-eyed and clear­
headed insistence upon the inherent

dignity of human beings in spite of
their dire economic conditions," said
James A. Miller, director of the
Africana Studies Program at The
George Washington University in
Washington, D.C.
The press run began Jan . 17 to coin­
cide with the observance of Martin
Luther King Jr. 's birthday. The timing
was designed to reinforce the book's
message of history and hope, said
Graphic Communication Department
Head Harvey Levenson. The depart­
ment provided technical guidance in
producing the book, which is being
printed by Blake Printery of San Luis
Obispo. Other offices at the university
aided in editing.
Information about obtaining a copy
of the book will be published in a fu­
ture Cal Poly Report article. D

The Rec Center now bas a roster of
certified personal trainers for hire on an
hourly basis to help members achieve
their personal fitness goals.
The trainers, experienced in the field
of kinesiology and exercise science, can
create and organize fitness program s
tailored to meet members' health and
fitness needs.
Personal trainers can monitor training
and teach individuals new exercises, help
tone their bodies, lose weight and build
muscle . They can also offer advice on
nutrition, goal setting, proper lifting
techniques, proper use of the center's
machines , and sport-specific exercises
for athletes.
Rates for the faculty, staff and alumni
are: 5 sessions for $I 00; I 0 sessions,
$190; 15 sessions, $270; 20 session s,
$340; and 25 sessions, $400.
Personal trainers are also available in
the Exercise Room for a free half-hour
drop-in session to answer some basic fit­
ness questions.
For more information stop by the
Recreation Center Front Desk or cal I
ext. 6- I 366. D

CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published
every Wednesday during the academ­
ic year.
Articles are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's edition.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail (add .ca/poly.edu if needed),
faxed to 6-6533, or mailed to Public
Affairs, Heron Hall.
For more information call ext. 6-151 I. D

PAGE 2

Student musicians to play 'Night at the ltission'
A select group of Cal Poly student
musicians will perform a benefit chamber
music concert at 8 p.m. Feb. I 9 in San
Lui s Obispo's Old Mission Church.
"A Night at the Mi ssion" will showcase
the talents of the Cal Poly Brass Choir,
Saxophone Quartet, Wind Quintet and mem­
bers of the Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra.
The 25-member Cal Poly Brass Choir,
under the direction of Roy Main , will
perform traditional and contemporary

works for large brass ensembles, includ­
ing Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov 's " Proces­
sion of the Nobles," Josef Biebl 's "Ave
Maria," and Richard Wagner's "Prize
Song" and "F inale."
The Cal Poly Saxophone Quartet will
play a variety of works. Kevin Stewart,
a recent addition to the music faculty,
directs the Saxophone Quartet.
The Cal Poly Wind Quintet, which

Ticket information
Tickets to the performances listed in
today's Cal Poly Report are on sale at
the Performing Arts Ticket Office 10 a.m.6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays. Call ext. 6-2787, or fax your
order to ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts events,
including a udio and video samples of
artists' work, can be found on the Web at

www.calpolyarts.org. D

Cont inued on page 4

PAGE 3

CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 26, 2000

CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 26, 2000

Learn to locate
funding sources on line
The Grants Development office has
scheduled a Feb. 2 hands-on training ses­
sion for faculty and administrative staff
members to Jearn how to locate funding
sources electronically through SPIN (the
Sponsored Programs Inforn1ation Net­
work), a Web-based database service.
SPIN and its e-mail notification ser­
vice, SMARTS, are available free to fac­
ulty and staff members at http ://
www.infoed.org (select Access lnfOffice).
The class will be from 3:30 to 4:30p.m
in the Air Conditioning Building,
Room 105 -D .
The session will be limited to 10
people. To reserve space, caii Grants
Development at ext. 6-2982 or e-mail

jostrye@calpoly.edu. D

Retirement Reception
for Ramos and Rodriguez
The campus community is invited
to a retirement reception in honor of
Academic Records staff members
Judy Ramos and Sandy Rodriguez from
2 to 4 p.m. Monday (Jan. 3 I) in the
Veranda Cafe. D

Applicants sought
for 'forgivable' loans
The 2000-2001 Forgivable Loan­
Doctorallncentive Program is seek­
ing applicants .
The program is designed to increase
the diversity within the pool of candi­
dates to fill teaching positions at the 23
CSU campuses.
Special consideration will be given to
candidates whose proposed area of study
is consistent with the CSU 's objectives in
anticipating the most-difficult-to-fill
instructional faculty positions.
The program , which provides a stipend
of$ I 0,000 a year, is open to new and
continuing full-time students enrolled in
doctoral programs at accredited universi­
ties during the academic year.
Applications are due March I. For an
application and more information , call
Human Resources and Employment Eq­
uity at ext. 6-2237. D

Dollar limit raised for
tax-deferred programs
Starting with the 2000 tax year,
the annual dollar limit bas been
raised from $10,000 to $10,500 for
the 403(b) Tax-Sheltered Annuity
program and the 401 (k) Thrift Plan .
The 457 Deferred Compensation
program maximum remains un­
changed at $8,000. The 403(b),
40 I (k) and 457 programs enable
employees to accumulate tax­
deferred savings for retirement.
The maximum amount an employee
may contribute is determined by
different formulas, and at least
three different formulas exist for
the 403(b) program.
For more information about
403(b) naximums or to change a
403(b) payroll contribution, contact
Human Resources and Employment
Equity at ext. 6-2237 for the appro­
priate form.
To make changes to existing
40 I (k) and 457 accounts, employees
must either use the Savings Plus
Program voice response system at
(800) 827-5000 or the Internet at

www.drs.dreyfits.com.
The Savings Plus Program cus­
tomer service telephone number is
(800) 700-8466, and the e-mail address
is savelplus@dpa.ca.gov. D

Photo I.D. program
moves to Light House
The Cal Poly l.D. card office bas
moved to the Customer Service area in the
Light House atrium and now provides a
"one-stop shop" where employees and
students can pay for and have their picture
taken for their l.D. cards.
The office can also accept the $5
replacement fee for lost cards, payments
for students' meal plans, and deposits
for students' and employees' Campus
Express accounts.
Anyone who finds an I. D. card is asked
to please turn it in at the new location
J.D . card production runs 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
The Cal Poly l.D. card program is now
part of Information Technology Services
rather than Student Affairs.
For more infonnation, call ext. 6-2614. D

Retirement reception set
for Walter Rice

Student nominations due
The Student Emp loyment office re­
minds campus departments that the dead­
line to nominate a student for the
Outstanding Student Employee of the
Year award is Tuesday (Feb. 1).
For details, p lease see the article
in the Nov. 24 Cal Poly Report, or
caii Luann McDonald, Financial Aid,
ext. 6-5885, for information and a nomi­
nation form. D

A retirement reception for Walter Rice
of the Col lege of Business is planned
from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Friday (Jan. 28) in
Room 455 (the Dean 's Conference Room)
in the Business Building.
Rice came to Cal Poly in I 965 and has
held a variety of positions in the College
of Business, including professor, depart­
ment head , associate dean and interim
dean. He bas also served on numerous
campuswide committees. D

ASI Rec Sports has
personal trainers for hire

ltath Counts contest
to be held Feb. 5
Middle sc hool math students from
three counties will compete in the
an nual Math Counts Competition at
1 p.m. Feb. 5 in Room E-52 in the Sci­
ence Building .
Students from Kern, Santa Barbara
and San Luis Obispo counties will
compete as four-member teams and as
individuals in a series of rigorous math
tests prepared by the National Society
of Professional Engineers, California
Society of Professional Engineers, and
National Mathematics Association.
Cal Poly faculty members Robert
Adamson, Jim LoCascio and Leonard
Wail are coordinating the event and are
looking for donations of money and
merchandise from local merchants and
community members.
Suggestions and comments about the
event are also welcome. For more infor­
mation or to make a donation , please caii
Wall at ext. 6-2095 or e-mail LoCascio at

jlocasci@calpoly.edu. D

Schwartz s photos show multi-racial city life in the middle decades of20th-cenlwy America.

Offices aid in production of book of urban photos
The Graphic Communication
Department and other Cal Poly offices
have aided in the production of a new
240-page book of images chronicling
life in America's multi-racial cities in
the middle years of the 20th century.
In "Fo lk Photography: Poems I
Have Never Written," 335 photographs
by Brooklyn-born Joe Schwartz illus­
trate the contributions, hopes and po­
tentia l of working-class Americans
from the I 930s through the '80s. Now
living in Atascadero, the 86-year-old
photographer has spent a lifetime
documenting the successes and frus­
trations of urban Americans, espe­
ciaiiy working people of different
races and the nation 's have-nots.
"What makes (Schwartz's) images so
compeiiing is his clear-eyed and clear­
headed insistence upon the inherent

dignity of human beings in spite of
their dire economic conditions," said
James A. Miller, director of the
Africana Studies Program at The
George Washington University in
Washington, D.C.
The press run began Jan . 17 to coin­
cide with the observance of Martin
Luther King Jr. 's birthday. The timing
was designed to reinforce the book's
message of history and hope, said
Graphic Communication Department
Head Harvey Levenson. The depart­
ment provided technical guidance in
producing the book, which is being
printed by Blake Printery of San Luis
Obispo. Other offices at the university
aided in editing.
Information about obtaining a copy
of the book will be published in a fu­
ture Cal Poly Report article. D

The Rec Center now bas a roster of
certified personal trainers for hire on an
hourly basis to help members achieve
their personal fitness goals.
The trainers, experienced in the field
of kinesiology and exercise science, can
create and organize fitness program s
tailored to meet members' health and
fitness needs.
Personal trainers can monitor training
and teach individuals new exercises, help
tone their bodies, lose weight and build
muscle . They can also offer advice on
nutrition, goal setting, proper lifting
techniques, proper use of the center's
machines , and sport-specific exercises
for athletes.
Rates for the faculty, staff and alumni
are: 5 sessions for $I 00; I 0 sessions,
$190; 15 sessions, $270; 20 session s,
$340; and 25 sessions, $400.
Personal trainers are also available in
the Exercise Room for a free half-hour
drop-in session to answer some basic fit­
ness questions.
For more information stop by the
Recreation Center Front Desk or cal I
ext. 6- I 366. D

CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published
every Wednesday during the academ­
ic year.
Articles are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's edition.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail (add .ca/poly.edu if needed),
faxed to 6-6533, or mailed to Public
Affairs, Heron Hall.
For more information call ext. 6-151 I. D

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Student musicians to play 'Night at the ltission'
A select group of Cal Poly student
musicians will perform a benefit chamber
music concert at 8 p.m. Feb. I 9 in San
Lui s Obispo's Old Mission Church.
"A Night at the Mi ssion" will showcase
the talents of the Cal Poly Brass Choir,
Saxophone Quartet, Wind Quintet and mem­
bers of the Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra.
The 25-member Cal Poly Brass Choir,
under the direction of Roy Main , will
perform traditional and contemporary

works for large brass ensembles, includ­
ing Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov 's " Proces­
sion of the Nobles," Josef Biebl 's "Ave
Maria," and Richard Wagner's "Prize
Song" and "F inale."
The Cal Poly Saxophone Quartet will
play a variety of works. Kevin Stewart,
a recent addition to the music faculty,
directs the Saxophone Quartet.
The Cal Poly Wind Quintet, which

Ticket information
Tickets to the performances listed in
today's Cal Poly Report are on sale at
the Performing Arts Ticket Office 10 a.m.­
6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays. Call ext. 6-2787, or fax your
order to ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts events,
including a udio and video samples of
artists' work, can be found on the Web at

www.calpolyarts.org. D

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CAL POLY REPORT, JANUARY 26, 2000

Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously unad­
vertised employment openings at the uni­
versity. You may access full information
about these and other previously adver­
tised positions at www.afd.cal poly.edu/
h ree!cobcob. categories.lttm.

STATE (Adm. 110, ext. 6-2236 or job line at
ext. 6-1533). Official application forms
must be received by 4 p.m. on the closing
date or be postmarked by the closing date.
(No faxed/e-mailed applications or re­
sumes accepted.) For positions marked
with an asterisk, qualified on-campus
applicants currently in Bargaining Units 2,
5, 7 and 9 will be given first consideration.
#07109: Administrative Support Assis­
tant II* College of Liberal Arts - Women 's
Studies Program. Closing: Feb . 9. Salary :
$968.40-$ 121 0.05/mo . .45 time base, 18
hours/week - variable, temporary through
June 30, 2000; hourly intermittent Jul y­
August 2000; with likely renewal 9/ 1/2000.
#09111: Grants Analyst (Administrative
Analyst/Specialist - Non-Exempt)* College
of Agriculture, Dean 's Office. Closing: Feb. 23.
Salary: $2 ,788-$3 ,792/mo.

FOUNDATION (Foundation Adm. Building,
job line at ext. 6-71 07). All Foundation
applications must be received (not just
postmarked) by 5 p.m. of the closing
date. (No faxes.)
Assistant Director of Advancement:
College of Agriculture, $35,532-$42,720/
year. Assist the director of advancement in
implementing strategies and tactics to attain
advancement goals set forth by the dean of
agriculture. Requirements : Bachelor's de­
gree, preferably in agriculture, and five years
of professional work experience in public
relations, fund-raising or related field. Expe­
rience to include demonstrated participation
(preferably in a leadership role) in either
comprehensive, university-related, fund­
raising campaigns or constituent relations/
faculty relations. Must be an excellent and
knowledgeable representative of agriculture,
the College of Agriculture and the university
and possess good written and oral communi­
cation skills. Must have working knowledge
of word processing, spreadsheets and data­
base programs (Word, Excel and Access
preferred) and fund -raising principles and
practices. Must be ab le to work varied hours
to attend advancement functions , including
evenings and weekends and trave l as re­
quired. Position is open until filled ; review
of applications begins Feb. II. D

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••• DATELIIIE
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Sunday, January JO
Baseball: Cal Poly/J. Carroll Classic with
UCSB, Utah, Centenary. SLO Stadium,
II a.m.
Wrestling: Arizona State, Mott Gym,
3 p.m.($)

Wednesday, February Z
Wrestling: UC Davis, Matt Gym,
7 p.m.($)

Thursday, February]
Physics Colloquium: Jim Mueller
(Mathematics), "Atmospheric Optics:
Halos, Arcs and Streaks of Light in the
Sky," Science E-45 , II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Carl Lutrin
(Political Science), "Paradise Lost" by
Peter Schrag, Veranda Cafe, noon.
Men's Basketball: UCSB , Matt Gym ,
7 p.m. ($)
Music: Dakota Moon, Chumash
Auditorium, 7:30p.m. ($)

Friday, February 4
Women's Basketball: CSU Fullerton,
Mott Gym, 7 p.m. ($)

Saturday, February 5
Softball: Santa Clara U., Mustang Field
(2 games), noon, 2 p.m.
Men's Basketball: Boise State, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)

Sunday, February &
Softball: St. Mary's, Mustang Field (2
games), noon, 2 p.m.
Women's Basketball: UC Irvine, Mott
Gym, 2 p.m. ($)

Ballet: "Romeo and Juliet," Bordeaux
Opera Ballet company, Harman Hall ,
3 p.m. ($) Pre-program lecture, Moon Ja
Minn Suhr (Theatre and Dance), Philips
Hall, 7 p.m.

ltonday, February 7
Hearst Lecture: Toni Robin, "Engineer­
ing a New Architecture," Business
Rotunda (213), 3 p.m.

Tuesday, February 8
Learn-at-Lunch: Scott A. Dubrul,
"Enhance the Expression of Your Life
and Health," Verande Cafe, noon.

Thursday, February 10
Physics Colloquium: Dan Hirsch
(Committee to Bridge the Gap),
"Health Effects of Low-Dose Radia­
tion," Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Steven Marx
(English), "The Environmental
Imagination" by Laurence Buell,
Veranda Cafe, noon.
Men's Basketball: UC Irvine, Matt
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)

Friday, February 11
FIDO Brown-Bag Lunch: Distin­
guished Teachers Panel with Colette
Frayne (Global Strategy and Law), Carol
MacCurdy (English), and Leonard
Myers (Computer Science), Veranda
Cafe, noon.
Wrestling: San Francisco State, Matt
Gym, 6 p.m. ; Stanford, 7:30p.m. ($). D

DATELIIIE
($) - Admission charged

Exhibits
ASI Fine Arts Club 221 (UU):
"Defau lt Settings," an invitational
student show. Through March I 0.
Exhibit: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m-9 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): William Morris Glass Art
Exhibit. Through Feb. 6. Exhibit:
II a.m.-4 p.m. daily; Wednesda y,
7-9 p.m. Feb. 4: Glass-blowing
demonstration, I 0 a.m. , Dexter Glass
Studio (Room 127). Feb. 4: Arti st's
talk: 7 p.m., Business Rotunda (Room
213); reception follows in University
Art Gallery.

Wednesday, January Z&
Music: Opie Dudes, BackStage
Pizza, noon.

Thursday, January Z7
Physics Colloquium: John Marlier
(Chemistry), "Using Table Isotopes to
Study Bio-organic Reaction Mecha­
nisms," Science E-45, II a.m.
Music: Cadillac Angels, BackStage
Pizza, noon .
Comedy: Danny Hoch, Cal Poly
Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)

Friday, January ZB

••• 'Night at the flission'
Continued ji-om page 3
uses the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon and
French horn, will perform Rudolf Jettel's
Bliiserquintett No. 3, under the direction
of music Professor Clifton Swanson.
The Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra will
feature students Jessica Getman on oboe
and Mi-Young Lew on the violin in Bach's
Concerto for Oboe and Violin in C Minor.
Main, who also recently joined the
Music Department faculty, teaches
trombone . He has performed with the
Los Angeles Philharmonic and is a former
member of the Inglewood Symphony and
Brentwood Symphony.
Stewart is a member of the San Fran­
cisco Saxophone Quartet and has per­
formed with the Detroit Symphony and
the New American Chamber orchestras.
Swanson, head of the Music Department,
conducts the Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra

California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
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and several other chamber ensembles.
The concert is being held to raise money
to send the Wind Orchestra in June to Aus­
tralia to the International Music Festival
and to New Zealand -for a concert tour.
The cost per student, including airfare,
is approximately $2,600, or a total of
$156,000 for all 60 students. Almost half
the money has been raised.
The orchestra is in need of public and
private support to make the trip possible,
and donors are being sought to consider
sponsoring or partially sponsoring one or
more members of the orchestra.
For information on becoming a spon­
sor, call Johnson at ext. 6-2556.
Concert tickets cost $7 to $12.
The concert is sponsored by the College
of Liberal Arts, Music Department and
ASI. For more information, call the Music
Department at ext. 6-2607 . 0

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Baseball: Cal Poly/J. Carroll Classic
with UCSB, Utah, Centenary. Also
Saturday-Sunday (Jan. 29-30). SLO
Stadium, 3:30p.m.
WriterSpeak: Tobias Wolff,
Theatre, 7 p.m .
Dance: Orchesis dance concert.
Also Saturday (Jan. 29) , Harman
Hall , 8 p.m.($)

Saturday, January Z9
Softball: CSU Bakersfield (scrim­
mage), noon.
Baseball: Cal Poly/J. Carroll Classic
with UCSB, Utah, Centenary. Al so
Sunday (Jan. 30). SLO Stadium,
1:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Oregon State, Matt
Gym , 7 p.m. ($)
Dance: Orchesis dance concert,
Harman Hall , 8 p.m. ($)
Continued on page 4

Urban America in the 20th century
Mid-centwy urban scenes like this one are at the heart of a book ofJoe Sch wartz
photographs that Cal Poly has helped produce. (See story on page 3.)

Health care offered for domestic partners
The CSU Board of Trustees approved
health care coverage for domestic partners
of CSU employees and annuitants be­
ginning Jan. 1, as allowed under recent
state legislation.
Dental and vision insurance coverage
for domestic partners also was approved
for management personnel plan and confi­
dential emp loyees.
At their January meeting, the trustees
will vote on whether to extend dental and
vision benefits to domestic partners of all
represented employees.
Eligible employees may participate in
the F lexCash Plan if they obtain non-CSU
medical or dental coverage through a do­
mestic partner.
To enroll a domestic partner, the em­
ployee first must register the domestic part­
nership with the Secretary of State andre­
ceive a Declaration of Domestic Partnership.
The employee must then submit a copy
of the declaration and complete and submit
other documents and insurance enrollment

forms to Human Resources and Employ­
ment Equity within 60 days after registering.
Coverage for health insurance will be
effective on the first day of the month
following the month in which enrollment
forms are completed. Dental and vision
coverage will be effective one month
later. If forms are completed after the 60
days following domestic partner registra­
tion, coverage will be delayed by 90 days.
Same-sex partnerships between persons
who are both at least 18 years of age and
opposite-sex domestic partnerships between
persons who are both over 62 are eligible
to register with the Secretary of State.
Children of domestic partners who
meet eligibility requirements established
under CalPERS regulations regarding
economically dependent children may
also be enrolled .
The law does not establi sh continued
benefit rights (survivor entitlement) for
the domestic partner in the event of the
employee 's death . 0