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CAL POLY REPORT, FEBRUARY 23, 2000

Ag Professor Burt named
'Irrigation Person of Year'

Athletics giving staff
free basketball tickets

Women of the Year Lunch
set for ltarch 7

Cal Poly Choirs to play
at First Baptist Church

Bioresource and Agricultural Engi­
neering Professor Charles Burt was
named "Irrigation Person of the Year of
1999" by the California Irrigation Insti­
tute during its recent annual conference
in Sacramento.
The award honored Burt "for his
many contributions to education and the
advancement of irrigation knowledge
and practice."
Burt is chairman of the board of the
university's Irrigation Training and Re­
search Center.
Burt is the second Cal Poly professor
to receive the award . The first was John
Merriam, then a professor in Agricultural
Engineering, who won the award in 1980.
Burt studied with Merriam while a student
at Cal Poly.
The award is presented annually to an
individual who facilitates and understands
all aspects of irrigation in California. 0

Cal Poly Ath letics is celebrating Fac­
ulty and Staff Appreciation Day by giving
away tickets to two upcoming basketball
games: the women's game at 2 p.m.
Sunday (Feb. 27) and the men's game at
7 p.m. March 2.
Any faculty or staff member can pick
up two tickets to each game. Those who
plan to attend the men's game are also
invited to the Mustang Corral pre-game
reception to be held at 5:30p.m. in a tent
behind Mott Gym.
Tickets should be picked up at the
Mustang Ticket Office in front of the Rec
Center by 2 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 27) for the
women's game and by noon March 2 for
the men's game.
For more information, call ext. 6-5806. 0

The Women of the Year Luncheon and
Silent Auction, the university's annual
salute, to the women of Cal Poly, is set for
March 7 in Chumash Auditorium. The
si lent auction will run II a.m.- I: 15 p.m.;
lunch will be 11:30-1 :30 p.m.
During the event, two women - one
staff member and one faculty member ­
will be named Cal Poly ' s Women of
the Year.
Nominated by students, the women
chosen are being recognized for serving as
role models, helping improve the campus
climate for women, and meeting and ex­
ceeding the standard of their profession.
Also during the event, five students
will be named recipients of scholarships
administered by the Cal Poly Status of
Women Committee. The scholarships
recognize students who have done work
in the areas of women's rights or who plan
careers that support women's rights.
Luncheon attendees will have an op­
portunity to support future Women's Pro­
grams events and speakers by bidding on
a number of items at the silent auction.
Local merchants have donated gifts and
certificates for goods and services such as
meals at restaurants, a free hair styling,
books and music.
The lunch costs $12. Reservations are
due March 1 and can be made by calling
the Women's Center at ext. 6-2600. Tick­
ets can be picked up at the Women 's Cen­
ter, UU 217. Make checks payable to
Women's Programs. 0

The Cal Poly Choirs, including a
mixed chamber ensemble, a mixed choir, a
vocal jazz group and barbershop quartets,
will perform at 8 p.m. March 4 in the First
Baptist Church of San Luis Obispo.
Music Professor Thomas Davies will
direct the choirs, and staff accompanist
Catherine Harvey will accompany them
on pmno.
Poly Phonics, a mixed chamber en­
semble; the University Singers, a 60-voice
mixed choir; Cal Poly Vocal Jazz; and the
barbershop quartets Here Comes Treble
and Grand Avenue will perform works by
William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Gioachino
Rossini and Beethoven .
The program will feature the "Laudate
Pueri" composed by Music Professor
John Russell.
Tickets cost $5 for students and senior
citizens and $8 for the public.
The First Baptist Church is at 2075
Johnson Ave.
The concert is sponsored by the Music
Department, College of Liberal Arts, and
lnstructionally Related Activities program.
For more information, call the Music
Department at ext. 6-2406 or view the
department's event calendar on the Web at

Cal Poly Hispanic engineers
win national title
Pour members of the Cal Poly chapter
of the Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers won a national Academic
Olympiad held during the society 's recent
National Technical Career Conference in
Washington, D.C.
The team went head to head with five
other regional championship teams,
fielding questions ranging from society
trivia to computer science, math , phys­
ics , chemistry, electrical engineering
and other engineering disciplines.
The win marks the first time Cal Poly 's
group has bested the nation in the
Jeopardy-style contest.
To qualify for the national competi­
tion , team members Manuel Alvarez
(mechanical engineering), Patrick Cabral
(mechanica l engineering), Jose Castro
(civil engineering), and Jesus Rodriguez
(electrica l eng ineering) had to beat out
teams from UC Berkeley, Stanford,
and other West Coast campuses at the
regional tournament held in November
at Stanford.
Region I, Cal Poly's region, includes
Centra l and Northern California, Oregon
and Washington. 0

Nominations sought
for safety awards
Nominations are being accepted
for the 1999 Governor 's Employee
Safety Awards , which recognize indi­
viduals and groups of employees
who have distinguished themselves
through outstanding safety and health
service to the state.
The Chancellor's Office is en­
couraging Cal Poly to nominate
two employees.
Awards have been presented for
lifesaving and responding to hazard­
ous events as well as developing
safety programs when it is not part of
an employee's normal duties.
Award presentations are made in
Sacramento, and a representative of
the Governor's Office presides at
the ceremony.
For a nomination form and crite­
ria, stop by the Risk Management
Office, Adm . 116, call Nancy
Vilkitis or Jenelle Schmidt at
ext. 6-2171, or visit http://www.

orim.dgs. ca.gov.
Completed, paper nomination
f01ms are due to Vicki Stover, chair of
the Campus Safety and Risk Manage­
ment Committee, Adm inistration and
Finance, by 5 p.m. Monday (Feb. 28).
Please note that nominations cannot
be submitted through the Internet. 0

Solicitation of
sick leave, vacation
Robert loppini, a custodian in Housing
Services, has qualified for personal cata­
strophic leave. Eligible state employees
may donate vacation credit and sick leave
to help him remain in full-pay status dur­
ing an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Eliza­
beth Manriquez in Housing Services at
ext. 6-1588 or by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and eligible
state employees may donate up to a total
16 hours sick leave and vacation credits
per fiscal year in increments of one hour
or more. 0
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Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra
to perform in Theatre
The Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra, con­
ducted by Music Department Chair Clifton
Swanson, will perform
music by Jette!, Bach and
Bizet as well as local
composer Garry Eister in
its Winter Concert at
3 p.m. March 12 in the
Cal Poly Theatre.
The concert will include
Jettel's Quintet for Winds
GanyEister
performed by the Cal
Poly Wind Quintet,
Bach's Concerto inC minor for Oboe and
Violin, Bizet's Symphony in C, and the
premiere of a new Eister concerto for flute
performed by music faculty member
Frederick Lau.
Tickets cost $5 for students and senior
citizens and $8 for the public.
The concert is sponsored by the Music
Department, Col lege of Liberal Arts, and
!nstructionally Related Activities program.
For details , call ext. 6-2406. 0

Diablo Ballet
to perform
ltarch 9

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Diablo Ballet will
perform at 8 p.m. March
9 in the Cal Poly Theatre.
Founded in 1993, the
Bay Area company is
known for its original chore­
ography and a repertoire that
includes both classical and
contemporary ballet with a
focus on rare works by chore­
ographer George Balanchine.
Equally at home with mod­
ern, jazz and ballet techniques,
the dancers mix established
dance styles with popular music
in what's been called an innovative
approach to movement. The I 0 danc­
ers have earned critical acclaim and
international recognition for their vital­
ity and technical excellence.

Cal Poly Jazz Bands
to perform ltarch 11
The sounds of vibraphonist Charlie
Shoemake and the "wall of sound" of the
modern big band will fill the Cal Poly
Theatre at 8 p.m. March 11 for the annual
"Just Jazz" concert.
Shoemake, one of San Luis Obispo
County's most widely known jazz musi­
cians, will make a rare Central Coast ap­
pearance in concert with the University Jazz
Bands - two big bands and a jazz combo ­
and the Cal Poly Vocal Jazz group.
Shoemake, who lives in Cambria, will
perform with the award-winning Univer­
sity Jazz Band I in two arrangements writ­
ten especially for him by big-band
composer Bill Holman.
A master vibraphonist, Shoemake is
known for his pioneering efforts in jazz
education in Los Angeles. He regularly
hosts the jazz concert series at the Hamlet
restaurant and jazz club in Cambria.
The University Jazz Bands are directed
by music faculty members Paul Rinzler and
William Johnson. Vocal Jazz is directed by
Music Professor Thomas Davies.
Tickets cost $6 for students , $9 for
seniors and Jazz Federation members, and
$1 I for adults.
The concert is sponsored by the Co l­
lege of Liberal Arts, Music Department,
and ln structional ly Related Activities
program . For details, call ext. 6-2406. 0

Diablo Ballet keeps
Karen Portner on
her toes.

The Contra-Costa
Times called Diablo
Ballet, "Dynamic. Explo­
sive. Poetic. Classic."
The troupe was recently
awarded a Guggenheim grant
for choreography.
Tickets to this Cal Poly Arts
event cost $18 and $23 . 0

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 audio
and video samples of artists'
work, can be found on the Web
at www.calpolyarts.org. 0

Two agriculture students
awarded scholarships
Soil science senior Allyson Young and
crop science junior Jeremy Cox were
named two of three 1999 California Chap­
ter of the American Society of Agronomy
$1,000 scholarship recipients.
Young and Cox were selected on the
basis of their academic performance and
essays they wrote as part of the competition.
The California Chapter Scholarship is
awarded annually to outstanding under­
graduates studying agricultural science.
This is the fourth time in the four years
that the scholarsh ip program has existed
that the scho lars hip has been awarded to a
Ca l Poly student. 0
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'Writing in General Ed'
topic of panel discussion
In a March 3 discussion titled
"WINGED" (Writing in General Educa­
tion), four faculty members who partici­
pated in a writing workshop held fall
quarter w ill talk abo ut what they learned.
John Harrington, an English professor
currently working as director of the Gen­
eral Education Program; John Harris,
Natural Resources Management; Chance
Hoe llwarth, Physics; and Ralph Jacobson,
Chem istry and B iochemistry, w ill ta lk
about the workshop and explain ways in
w hich teachers can effective ly integrate
writing into both their general education
co urses and the ir regu lar course work.
T he panel discussion, from noon to
I p.m. in the Veranda Cafe, is part of the
Brown-Bag Lunc h series sponsored by
the Faculty Instructional Development
Office.
Lunch wi ll be provided to those
w ho make a reservation by March I .
Ca ll ext. 6-5935 for reservations or
more informatio n. D

Leadership development
topic of ltarch 3 talk
Dennis Roberts, nationally known ex­
pert on leadership development, will
speak on "Powerful Partnerships for
Leadership Programs That Make a Differ­
ence" at I 0 a.m. March 3 in UU 220.
Roberts, co-author of"Student Leader­
ship Programs in Higher Education," was
one of the first educators in the nation to
write on the subject and has written and
spoken nationwide on the subjects of
leadership, community and theories of
student development.
Roberts is assistant vice president for
student affairs at Miami University in
Oxford, Ohio, where he is responsible
for creating and directing a values-based
program that seeks to he lp all students
identify themselves as capable of being
leaders. He will talk about Miami's
program as well as review model pro­
grams nationwide. He will also describe
the partnerships that can create outstand­
ing programs.
Roberts is speaking as part of Cal
Poly's new Leadership Development and
Education for Students program, which
has been developed by Student Life.
For more information, call Pat Harris at
ext. 6-2582. D

Grad Orientation
Program seeking
info, involvement
Planning is under way for the
2nd annual Graduate Orientation
Program, scheduled for Sept. 9, and
facu lty invo lvement and information
are needed to help make the one-day
program a success.
Schedules needed
To help with schedul ing and to
be sure activities do n 't overl ap,
Graduate Orientation Program orga­
nizers are asking departments to
send schedu les of the ir fa ll 2000
orientation programs to Heather
Holly, Student Life and Orientation
Programs, or by e-mail to hholly@
calpoly.edu. Departments who
have already responded to an earlier
e-mail request need not resend
their schedu les.
The Graduate Orientation Pro­
gram will also include a few social
activities planned during the follow­
ing Fall Conference week.
The graduate program is intended
to comp lement- not replace ­
department orientation programs
already in p lace. While most depart­
ment programs help prepare new
students to function within a par­
ticular department, the Graduate
Orientation Program is designed to
give students information about the
university, such as where to eat and
what Cal Poly resources are avail­
able to students, as well as what San
Luis Obispo has to offer them as
community members.
Fac ulty, student
invo lvement so ught
The Graduate Orientation Pro­
gram is hoping to attract more fac­
ulty participation and help from
current graduate students.
Student volunteers will need to
attend a meeting in May and another
in September, as well as be in atten­
dance on orientation day.
Comments and suggestions are
welcome. For more information on
how to become involved, contact
Holly by e-mail or leave a message
at ext. 6-5838. D

First-line supervisors
invited to ltarch 2 program
The Employee Assistance Program
and Human Resources and Employment
Equity invite first-line supervisors to hear
trainer and consultant Susan McGraw
ta lk on "Life in the Fast Lane: Hand ling
Change in the Organization" from
I I :30 a.m . to I p.m. March 2 in the Ve­
randa Cafe.
The ta lk is one in a series of First-Li ne
Supervisors' Network programs intended
to provide a foru m to discuss and form
strategies to address a variety of supervi­
sory prob lems.
McGraw's programs are designed to
entertain, educate and motivate employees
to accept change in a positive way. She
will specificall y discuss techniques to
better hand le change in a public emp loy­
ment setting.
Addit ional First-Line Supervisors'
Network programs are scheduled for
April 6 and May 4. Attendees may bring
a lunch or buy one. Reservations are
not needed.
For more information, contact Joan
Lund at ext. 6-6563 or Jean De Costa at
ext. 6-5198. D

Career Symposium
set for Thursday
The Winter Quarter Career Sympo­
sium, with representatives from more than
II 0 companies, will be I 0 a.m.-3 p.m.
Thursday (Feb. 24) in the main gym in the
Recreation Center.
The event offers students the opportu­
nity to explore occupational interests, to
network, and to Jearn about specific com­
panies. It also gives students a chance to
find out more about career, co-op and
summer and internship positions.
Representatives will be on hand from
fields both technical and non-technical,
large and small, public and private, rang­
Ing from agriculture to zoology.
A list of participants is available on the
Career Services Web page, www.career
services.calpo/y.edu, and in the Feb. 24
"Careers Issue" of the Mustang Daily.
Faculty and staff members are asked to
announce the event to students and en­
courage them to attend. Students should
bring their resume.
The Career Symposium is sponsored
by Career Services. For more information,
call Shel Burrell at ext. 6-5974. D
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Student users sought
for grad student lounge

Tips on accessing
Office Depot Web site

Poet Robert Wrigley
to read tlarch 3

The graduate student study lounge on
the third floor of the Kennedy Library will
soon have two computers with word pro­
cessing and networking capabilities.
The lounge is for use by graduate stu­
dents, who can check out the key to the
room at the main circulation desk on the
first floor.
If the room is not used enough , it will
no longer be held in reserve for graduate
students only. D

The office of Contract and Procure­
ment Services offers some tips to help
those who've had problems accessing the
Office Depot Web s ite.
If the dialogue box "Certificate
Authority is Expired" appears when log­
ging in to Office Depot, simply click
" continue." The SSL (secure socket layer)
session that secures the transaction with
their site will not be affected.
To prevent the dialogue box from
appearing in the future, the Web browser
must be upgraded.
Recommended browser versions for
PC users are Netscape Communicator
version 4.06 or higher or any version of
Internet Explorer.
Macintosh users should upgrade to
Intern et Explorer 4.51 or higher. Be
sure to consult with the designated PC
tech support specialist before performing
any upgrade. D

Award-winning poet Robert Wrigley
will read from his work for the next Cal
Poly WriterSpeak program at 7 p.m.
March 3 in Philips Hall in the Performing
Arts Center.
Wrigley has published severa l volumes
of poetry, including "Moon in a Mason
Jar," "In the Bank of Beautiful Sins," and,
most recently, "Reign of Snakes."
According to the Library Journal,
"Wrigl ey's poetry is concentrated like
fruit in a mason jar. He conveys magical
moments of perception when life holds us
in a fierce and powerful grip."
American author James Dickey called
Wrigley "one of the finest poets to come
along in years: strong, imaginative, reso­
lute ... He is good to read."
Wrigley received two National Endow­
ment for the Arts fellowships and the
Frederick Bock Prize from Poetry maga­
zine. "In the Bank of Beautiful Sins" won
the San Francisco Poetry Center Book
Award for 1996, the year Wrigley was
awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship.
After the reading, copies of" ln the
Bank of Beautiful Sins" and other
Wrigley books will be on sale, and he will
be available to sign them.
The reading is sponsored by Cal Poly
Arts, the College of Liberal Arts, and the
English Department.
For more information, call Adam Hill,
WriterSpeak coordinator, at ext. 6-1622. D

Health, wellness fair
to focus on stress
"Decreasing Stress to Live Your
Best" is the title of the next Employee
Assistance Program's Health and Wellness
Fair, set for II a.m .- I p.m. March l in
uu 220.
A number of community health-care
specialists will be handing out informa­
tion about reducing stress. Those expected
to participate include Cal Poly's Aca­
demic Skills Center/Time Management
Skills, Cal Poly's Exercise Science and
Health Promotion group, MG Sports,
Yoga Way, Mindfulness Stress Reduction ,
Touch Therapy Message and
Reflexology, Natural Renaissance/Herbs
and Aromatherapy.
In addition, acupuncture and acupres­
sure demonstrations will be given, and
employees can get a chair massage and
talk to a chiropractor.
Participants will also have an opportu­
nity to win door prizes such as gift certifi­
cates for F. McLintocks, House of Bread
and Skin Deep.
For more infonnation, call the Employee
Assistance Program at ext. 6-0327. D

CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Articles are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's edition.
Items can be e-mailcd to polyneu•s@
polymail (add .calpoly. edu if needed),
faxed to 6-6533, or mailed to Public Affairs,
Heron Hall .
For more information call ext. 6-1511. D

'What is News?' panel set
A panel of representatives from local
media outlets will discuss "What is News?"
at 7 p.m . Tuesday (Feb. 29) in Philips
Hall in the Performing Arts Center.
The panelists will explain how they
choose what is news and what is not and
how they prioritize news. An open ques­
tion-and-answer session with members of
the audience will follow brief presentations.
Panelists include Sandra Duerr, execu­
tive editor, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo;
John Myers, co-anchor and producer,
KSBY-TV, San Luis Obispo; Kofi Jones,
bureau chief, KCOY-TV, Santa Maria;
King Harris, news director, KVEC radio,
San Luis Obispo; Rick Jackoway, manag­
ing editor, New Times, San Luis Obispo;
Jack McCurdy, former education writer,
Los Angeles Times; Wayne Agner, man­
aging editor, Santa Maria Times; and
Andy Castagnola, editor-in-chief, Mus­
tang Daily.
The round table is presented by the
Media Group, an ad hoc group of faculty
members, including Phil Fetzer and Rich­
ard Kranzdorffrom Political Science,
John Hampsey, English , and Nishan
1-lavandjian, Journalism. The event is
sponsored by the College of Liberal Arts.
Refreshments will be provided.
For more information call Hampscy at
ext. 6-2239. D

UC Davis math prof
to talk on Archimedes
UC Davis Mathematics Professor and
author Sherman Stein will present
"What Did Archimedes Do Besides Cry
'Eureka ' ?" at the next Mathematics Col­
loquium '4: I 0-5 p.m. March 2 in Ag
Sciences I 04.
Stein will briefly discuss the life and
major accomplishments of Archimedes,
including his work on areas and volumes,
centers of gravity, and the equilibrium of
floating objects , such as the design of
ships so that they don't topple over easily.
Stein is the author of"Archimedes:
What Did He Do Besides Cry 'Eureka'?"
and "Strength in Numbers" and co-author
of"Aigebra and Tiling," which received
the Beckenbach Prize from the Math­
ematical Association of America. D
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CAL POLY REPORT, FEBRUARY 23, 2000

Ag Professor Burt named
'Irrigation Person of Year'

Athletics giving staff
free basketball tickets

Women of the Year Lunch
set for ltarch 7

Cal Poly Choirs to play
at First Baptist Church

Bioresource and Agricultural Engi­
neering Professor Charles Burt was
named "Irrigation Person of the Year of
1999" by the California Irrigation Insti­
tute during its recent annual conference
in Sacramento.
The award honored Burt "for his
many contributions to education and the
advancement of irrigation knowledge
and practice."
Burt is chairman of the board of the
university's Irrigation Training and Re­
search Center.
Burt is the second Cal Poly professor
to receive the award . The first was John
Merriam, then a professor in Agricultural
Engineering, who won the award in 1980.
Burt studied with Merriam while a student
at Cal Poly.
The award is presented annually to an
individual who facilitates and understands
all aspects of irrigation in California. 0

Cal Poly Ath letics is celebrating Fac­
ulty and Staff Appreciation Day by giving
away tickets to two upcoming basketball
games: the women's game at 2 p.m.
Sunday (Feb. 27) and the men's game at
7 p.m. March 2.
Any faculty or staff member can pick
up two tickets to each game. Those who
plan to attend the men's game are also
invited to the Mustang Corral pre-game
reception to be held at 5:30p.m. in a tent
behind Mott Gym.
Tickets should be picked up at the
Mustang Ticket Office in front of the Rec
Center by 2 p.m. Sunday (Feb. 27) for the
women's game and by noon March 2 for
the men's game.
For more information, call ext. 6-5806. 0

The Women of the Year Luncheon and
Silent Auction, the university's annual
salute, to the women of Cal Poly, is set for
March 7 in Chumash Auditorium. The
si lent auction will run II a.m.- I: 15 p.m.;
lunch will be 11:30-1 :30 p.m.
During the event, two women - one
staff member and one faculty member ­
will be named Cal Poly ' s Women of
the Year.
Nominated by students, the women
chosen are being recognized for serving as
role models, helping improve the campus
climate for women, and meeting and ex­
ceeding the standard of their profession.
Also during the event, five students
will be named recipients of scholarships
administered by the Cal Poly Status of
Women Committee. The scholarships
recognize students who have done work
in the areas of women's rights or who plan
careers that support women's rights.
Luncheon attendees will have an op­
portunity to support future Women's Pro­
grams events and speakers by bidding on
a number of items at the silent auction.
Local merchants have donated gifts and
certificates for goods and services such as
meals at restaurants, a free hair styling,
books and music.
The lunch costs $12. Reservations are
due March 1 and can be made by calling
the Women's Center at ext. 6-2600. Tick­
ets can be picked up at the Women 's Cen­
ter, UU 217. Make checks payable to
Women's Programs. 0

The Cal Poly Choirs, including a
mixed chamber ensemble, a mixed choir, a
vocal jazz group and barbershop quartets,
will perform at 8 p.m. March 4 in the First
Baptist Church of San Luis Obispo.
Music Professor Thomas Davies will
direct the choirs, and staff accompanist
Catherine Harvey will accompany them
on pmno.
Poly Phonics, a mixed chamber en­
semble; the University Singers, a 60-voice
mixed choir; Cal Poly Vocal Jazz; and the
barbershop quartets Here Comes Treble
and Grand Avenue will perform works by
William Byrd, Orlando Gibbons, Gioachino
Rossini and Beethoven .
The program will feature the "Laudate
Pueri" composed by Music Professor
John Russell.
Tickets cost $5 for students and senior
citizens and $8 for the public.
The First Baptist Church is at 2075
Johnson Ave.
The concert is sponsored by the Music
Department, College of Liberal Arts, and
lnstructionally Related Activities program.
For more information, call the Music
Department at ext. 6-2406 or view the
department's event calendar on the Web at

Cal Poly Hispanic engineers
win national title
Pour members of the Cal Poly chapter
of the Society of Hispanic Professional
Engineers won a national Academic
Olympiad held during the society 's recent
National Technical Career Conference in
Washington, D.C.
The team went head to head with five
other regional championship teams,
fielding questions ranging from society
trivia to computer science, math , phys­
ics , chemistry, electrical engineering
and other engineering disciplines.
The win marks the first time Cal Poly 's
group has bested the nation in the
Jeopardy-style contest.
To qualify for the national competi­
tion , team members Manuel Alvarez
(mechanical engineering), Patrick Cabral
(mechanica l engineering), Jose Castro
(civil engineering), and Jesus Rodriguez
(electrica l eng ineering) had to beat out
teams from UC Berkeley, Stanford,
and other West Coast campuses at the
regional tournament held in November
at Stanford.
Region I, Cal Poly's region, includes
Centra l and Northern California, Oregon
and Washington. 0

Nominations sought
for safety awards
Nominations are being accepted
for the 1999 Governor 's Employee
Safety Awards , which recognize indi­
viduals and groups of employees
who have distinguished themselves
through outstanding safety and health
service to the state.
The Chancellor's Office is en­
couraging Cal Poly to nominate
two employees.
Awards have been presented for
lifesaving and responding to hazard­
ous events as well as developing
safety programs when it is not part of
an employee's normal duties.
Award presentations are made in
Sacramento, and a representative of
the Governor's Office presides at
the ceremony.
For a nomination form and crite­
ria, stop by the Risk Management
Office, Adm . 116, call Nancy
Vilkitis or Jenelle Schmidt at
ext. 6-2171, or visit http://www.

orim.dgs. ca.gov.
Completed, paper nomination
f01ms are due to Vicki Stover, chair of
the Campus Safety and Risk Manage­
ment Committee, Adm inistration and
Finance, by 5 p.m. Monday (Feb. 28).
Please note that nominations cannot
be submitted through the Internet. 0

Solicitation of
sick leave, vacation
Robert loppini, a custodian in Housing
Services, has qualified for personal cata­
strophic leave. Eligible state employees
may donate vacation credit and sick leave
to help him remain in full-pay status dur­
ing an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Eliza­
beth Manriquez in Housing Services at
ext. 6-1588 or by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and eligible
state employees may donate up to a total
16 hours sick leave and vacation credits
per fiscal year in increments of one hour
or more. 0
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Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra
to perform in Theatre
The Cal Poly Chamber Orchestra, con­
ducted by Music Department Chair Clifton
Swanson, will perform
music by Jette!, Bach and
Bizet as well as local
composer Garry Eister in
its Winter Concert at
3 p.m. March 12 in the
Cal Poly Theatre.
The concert will include
Jettel's Quintet for Winds
GanyEister
performed by the Cal
Poly Wind Quintet,
Bach's Concerto inC minor for Oboe and
Violin, Bizet's Symphony in C, and the
premiere of a new Eister concerto for flute
performed by music faculty member
Frederick Lau.
Tickets cost $5 for students and senior
citizens and $8 for the public.
The concert is sponsored by the Music
Department, Col lege of Liberal Arts, and
!nstructionally Related Activities program.
For details , call ext. 6-2406. 0

Diablo Ballet
to perform
ltarch 9

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Diablo Ballet will
perform at 8 p.m. March
9 in the Cal Poly Theatre.
Founded in 1993, the
Bay Area company is
known for its original chore­
ography and a repertoire that
includes both classical and
contemporary ballet with a
focus on rare works by chore­
ographer George Balanchine.
Equally at home with mod­
ern, jazz and ballet techniques,
the dancers mix established
dance styles with popular music
in what's been called an innovative
approach to movement. The I 0 danc­
ers have earned critical acclaim and
international recognition for their vital­
ity and technical excellence.

Cal Poly Jazz Bands
to perform ltarch 11
The sounds of vibraphonist Charlie
Shoemake and the "wall of sound" of the
modern big band will fill the Cal Poly
Theatre at 8 p.m. March 11 for the annual
"Just Jazz" concert.
Shoemake, one of San Luis Obispo
County's most widely known jazz musi­
cians, will make a rare Central Coast ap­
pearance in concert with the University Jazz
Bands - two big bands and a jazz combo ­
and the Cal Poly Vocal Jazz group.
Shoemake, who lives in Cambria, will
perform with the award-winning Univer­
sity Jazz Band I in two arrangements writ­
ten especially for him by big-band
composer Bill Holman.
A master vibraphonist, Shoemake is
known for his pioneering efforts in jazz
education in Los Angeles. He regularly
hosts the jazz concert series at the Hamlet
restaurant and jazz club in Cambria.
The University Jazz Bands are directed
by music faculty members Paul Rinzler and
William Johnson. Vocal Jazz is directed by
Music Professor Thomas Davies.
Tickets cost $6 for students , $9 for
seniors and Jazz Federation members, and
$1 I for adults.
The concert is sponsored by the Co l­
lege of Liberal Arts, Music Department,
and ln structional ly Related Activities
program . For details, call ext. 6-2406. 0

Diablo Ballet keeps
Karen Portner on
her toes.

The Contra-Costa
Times called Diablo
Ballet, "Dynamic. Explo­
sive. Poetic. Classic."
The troupe was recently
awarded a Guggenheim grant
for choreography.
Tickets to this Cal Poly Arts
event cost $18 and $23 . 0

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 audio
and video samples of artists'
work, can be found on the Web
at www.calpolyarts.org. 0

Two agriculture students
awarded scholarships
Soil science senior Allyson Young and
crop science junior Jeremy Cox were
named two of three 1999 California Chap­
ter of the American Society of Agronomy
$1,000 scholarship recipients.
Young and Cox were selected on the
basis of their academic performance and
essays they wrote as part of the competition.
The California Chapter Scholarship is
awarded annually to outstanding under­
graduates studying agricultural science.
This is the fourth time in the four years
that the scholarsh ip program has existed
that the scho lars hip has been awarded to a
Ca l Poly student. 0
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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 advertised
positions at www.cal poly.edu (scroll down
and select "employment opportunities").

STATE: For a complete listing of employ­
ment opportunities for state staff and man­
agement positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and Em­
ployment Equity Web site at www.calpoly.
edu, under Employment Opportunities;
• Come to the HREE office, Adm. 110,
and view the posted positions;
• Call the HREE Job Line at
ext. 6-1533.
For a listing of new openings, check The
Tribune's Sunday edition.
If yo u have questions, please call HREE
at ext. 6-2237.

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.)

Records Specialist, Advancement
Services, $12.42-$15.51/hr. Closing date:
March 3.
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS INC. is accepting
applications for the following position(s).
Complete position descriptions and
applications are available at the ASI
Business Office, University Union, Room
212, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., ext. 6-1281. All
applications must be received by 5 p.m. of
the listed closing date. AA/ED.

Full Time Accounting Technician ­
Salary range: $2,480-$3,246/month.
Closing date: March 10. 0

Credit Report changing
to twice yearly
Th e Credit Report, the Public Affairs
publication listing the professional
accomplishments of the faculty, staff,
emeriti and students, is becoming a bian­
nual publication printed during fall and
spring quarters.
The deadline for submitting items for
the next issue is planned to be in early
May. Watch the Cal Poly Report for more
information about the deadline and pos­
sible changes in The Credit Report format.
For more information, contact Bob
Anderson at ext. 6-6532 or by e-ma il. 0

ort

••• DATELI.E
Continuedfi·om page I

Saturday, February 26
Women's Tennis: Long Beach State,
Tennis Courts, I p.m.
Music: Pops Concert, Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($)
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves," Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p.m .($) Also March 2-4.

Sunday, February 27
Music: Vocal senior recital , Kathleen
Rupp, PAC Pavilion, I p.m.
Women's Basketball: New Mexico State,
Mott Gym, 2 p.m. ($)

Tuesday, February 29
Dance: "Stom p," Hannan Hall , 7 p.m. ($)
Also March I.
·
Discussion: "What is News?," Philips
Hall, PAC, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, ltarch 1
Health, Wellness Fair: " Decreasing Stress
to Live Your Best," UU 220, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Barbara Morningstar
(English), "The Bloody Chamber" by
Angela Carter, Veranda Cafe, noon.
Dance: "Stomp," Harman Hall, 7 p.m. ($)

Satellite teleconference
with Colin Powell set
A li ve satellite broadcast with former
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.
Colin Powell will be aired on campus via
the Ca l Poly TV network at I 0:30 a.m.
March 21.
Powell is to speak about core values,
duty, honor, courage, leadership and in­
tegrity. After his talk, he will take ques­
tions from the audience.
Anyone with questions can call the
television show at (800) 528-2090, e-mail
the question to Powell@roa.org, or fax it
to (202) 371-1015.
Those who call , e-mai l or fax will need
to identify themselves by name and loca­
tion. Site coordinators will help attendees
with the various methods of getting ques­
tions onto the air.
The satellite broadcast is sponsored
by the Military Science Department.
Technical arrangements are being
handled by Media Distribution Services.
The program can be seen in Room 24 in
the Education Building and in all class­
rooms and some admin istrative offices
on channel 18.
For more information, ca ll Maj. Mark
Johnson ofthe Military Science Depart­
ment at 6-7686. 0

Thursday, ltarch 2
Music: Student recital, Dav idson Music
Building 218, II a.m.
Physics Colloquium: David Sokoloff
(University of Oregon), " Improving
Conceptual Learning with Interactive
Lecture Demonstrations," Science E-45 ,
II a. m.
Mathematics Colloquium: Sherman
Stein (UC Davis), "What Did Archimedes
Do Besides Cry 'Eureka'?," Ag Sciences
104,4:10 p.m.
Men's Basketball: UOP, Mott Gym,
7 p.m.($)
Music: Student vocal recital, Davidson
Music Building 218, 7:30p.m.
Play: "The Hou se of Blue Leaves,"
Ca l Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($) Also
March 3-4.

Friday, ltarch 3
FIDO Talk: "WINGED" (Writing in
General Education), Veranda Cafe, noon.
WriterSpeak: Poet Robert Wrigley,
Philips Hall , PAC, 7 p.m.
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves," Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($) Also March 4. D

••• Endowment
Continued from page 1

1976. Her husband has been teaching at
Cal Poly since 1973.
"We are delighted that the Andersons
have established a scho larship to honor
two of our most popular and respected
instructors, Archie and Andrea Water­
bury," sa id V.L. Holland, chair of the de­
partment. "In the over 25 years the
Waterburys have taught in our depart­
ment, they have not only made significant
contributions that have improved our pro­
gram but also touched the lives of many
young people.
" Many former and current students are
successfu l today because the Waterburys
cared enough to help them, sometimes
through very difficult times. That this
scholarship is established to help needy
students who might not otherwise be ab le
to attend or stay in college is a fitting
tribute to two outstanding biology instruc­
tors," Holland said.
For information on donating gifts to
the College of Science and Mathematics,
contact Cary Bowdich, diredor of ad­
vancement for the co llege, at ext. 6-5713
or cbowdich@calpoly.edu.
For information on making gifts of stock
to the university, contact Mike McCall , di­
rector of Planned Giving and Endowments,
at ext. 6-7125 or mmccall@calpo(v.edu. 0
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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 22 • February 23, 2000

Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-commun ic/CPR/report.htm

Public Safety Services
name to change tlarch 1

DATELI•E
($) - Admission charged

Exhibits
ASI Fine Arts Club 221 (UU):
" Default Settings," an invitational
student show. Through March I 0.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m-9 p.m.;
Saturday and Sunday, noon-9 p.m.
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): "L.A. Big Wigs: Legend­
ary Women in Graphic Design."
Through March 8. Hours: II a.m.4 p.m. daily; Wednesday, 7-9 p.m.

Wednesday, February 23
Music: Guy Budd, BackStage
Pi zza, noon.

Thursday, February 24
Physics Colloquium: Bob Field
(Mo rro Bay Natural History Museum),
"Iridescent Shells and Feathers: Natural
Thin Films," Science E-45, II a.m.
Music: Cal Poly Brass Ensemble
recital , Davidson 218, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Richard
Kranzdorf (Political Science), "we
wish to inform you that tomorrow we
wi ll be killed by" by Philip
Gourevitch , Veranda Cafe, noon.
Talk: Jeff Mil em (U. of Maryland),
"Why Race Matters: The Benefits of
Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Higher
Education," Smith Alumni Center,
3-5 p.m .
Women's History Month Quilting
Session: Denise Campbell (Academic
Affairs), Veranda Cafe, 4 p.m.
Discussion: Jeff Mil em (U. of
Maryland), "The Benefits of Raci al
and Ethnic Diversity on Campus,"
7 p.m., Sandwich Factory.
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves,"
Ca l Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($) Also
Feb. 25-26, March 2-4.

Friday, February 25
Philosophy Speaker: Robert
Wennberg (Westmont College), "The
Challenge of Animal Liberation:
What's Wrong With Killing Ani­
mal s'l," Philips Hall , PAC. 4 p.m.
Women's Basketball: UCSB, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves,"
Ca l Poly Theatre, 8 p.m.($) Also
Feb. 26, March 2-4.
Continued 011 page 6

Good vibrations
Vibraphonist Charlie Shoemake will
pe!form during the annual ··;us/ Ja:::: "
concert March II in th e Cal Poly
Theate1: See st01y, page 5.

Endowment established
in Biological Sciences
The parents of a Cal Poly biology in­
structor have donated stocks val ued at
more than $140,000 to estab lish a scholar­
sh ip endowment in honor of their daugh­
ter, Andrea L. Waterbury.
Ivar and Tennie Anderso n made the
gift as a tribute to both their daughter and
son -in-law, Archie Waterbury, also a long­
time biological sciences professor.
The Andersons contributed shares of
stock to establish the Archie and Andrea
Waterbury Biological Sciences Scholarship
Endowment Fund and to buy about $28,000
worth of equipment for the department.
The majority of the gift wil l provide
scho larships for students majoring
in biology.
The Andersons ' daughter is a 1973 Cal
Poly biology alum na. She has taught in
the Biological Sciences Department since
Continued on page 6

Public Safety Services will become
the University Police Department
March I .
University Police Chief Tony Aeilts
recommended the change, which was
approved by Vice President for Admin­
istration and Finance Frank Lebens and
President Baker.
"I believe the new name more accu­
rately reflects what we do," Aeilts said. "I
also think it will help to improve rela­
tionships, team work and the sharing of
success in the department and will en­
hance the perception of safety by the uni­
versity community."
Among the reasons for the name
change is a 1996 reorganization in the
Administration and Finance Division that
estab li shed a Risk Management Office,
which oversees the fire, environmental
health and safety, and risk management
functions. Those were formerly part of
Public Safety Services.
The University Police Department will
include the offices of Communications,
Parking and Commuter Services, and
Police Services.
"Because the department no longer has
a multi-discipline role and is attempting to
reinforce within the university community
that it is a police agency with the same
abilities to protect the community as a
municipal agency, the name change to
University Police Department is appropri­
ate ," Aeilts sa id.
"The new name more clearly identi­
fies the department's responsibility
and more clearly identifies who we
are, where we work, and what we do ,"
Aeilts said. " One of the tenets of
'co mmunity policing' is that a percep­
tion of safety, by a community, is
enhanced by their understanding of
the abi I ities of the police agency that
protects it. As a result, it is important
that the departmental name clearly
reflect the responsibility of its staff and
clearly communicate the abi lity of that
staff to keep people safe." 0