CAL POLY REPORT, MAY 3, 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 advertised
positions at www.calpoly.edu (scroll down
and select "employment opportunities").

STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and manage­
ment positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and
Employment 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 you have questions, please call HREE
at ext. 6-2237.

FACULTY Candidates are asked to contact
the appropriate department office at the
phone number listed for more information
or to request an application. Additional
information and qualifications for each
position may also be obtained on line at
ltttp://www.academic-persollnel.calpoly.edu.
Please submit all application materials to
the department head/chair unless otherwise
specified in the ad. Rank and salary are
commensurate with qualifications and ex­
perience (and time base where applicable),
unless otherwise stated.
#03109: Tenure-track Position, Land­
scape Architecture Department (ext. 613 19). Closing date: May 30.

FOUNDATION (Foundation Adm. Building,
job line at ext. 6-7107). All Foundation
applications must be received (not just
postmarked) by 5 p.m. of the closing
date. (No faxes.)

••• Forums
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attend their specialty forum are invited to
any of the other forums.
All but one of the forums will be in
Room 135 in the Foundation Administra­
tion Building. The final candidate's open
forum on May 18 will be in Foundation
Administration Room 124.
The following dates have been re­
served for potential candidates. Infor­
mation on the individual candidates and
corresponding forum dates will be available
Monday (May 8) by contacting Foundation
Human Resources at ext. 6-1121 .

May 10- Candidate No. 1
Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum : 2:10-2:55 p.m.
Faculty Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

May 11 -Candidate No. 2
Campus Open Fourm : 9:10-9:55 a.m .
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum : 2:10-2 :55 p.m.
Faculty Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

May 12- Candidate No. 3
Campus Open Forum : 9: 10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10: I 0-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum: 11 :10-11 :55 a.m.
Faculty Forum : 12: I 0-12 :55 p.m.

May 15- Candidate No.4
Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m .
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Faculty Forum : 3:10-3:55 p.m.
Student Forum: 4:10-4:55 p.m.

May 16- Candidate No.5

Salad Maker, Campus Dining, $7.44$9.66/hr., full-time, I 0-month position. Clos­
ing date: Position is open until filled; review
of applications begins May 12. 0

Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m .
Student Forum: 11:10-11 :55 a.m.
Faculty Forum: 2:10-2:55 p.m.
Research Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

Foundation to hold annual
board meeting ltay 12

Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum: 11:10-11 :55 p.m.
Faculty Forum: 4:10-4:55 p.m.

May 17- Candidate No.6

The Cal Poly Foundation Board of Di­
rectors will hold its annual meeting at 8:30
a.m. May 12 in the Foundation Building
Conference Room (#124). This is a public
meeting. For information or to obtain a
copy of the agenda, call Executive Direc­
tor AI Amaral at ext. 6-1131.
A copy of the agenda packet is avail­
able for review at the Kennedy Library
Reserve Desk (Room 114) and at the Aca­
demic Senate Office in Room 143 in the
Math and Science Building. 0

May 18- Candidate No. 7
Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum: 2:10-2:55 p.m .
Faculty Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

May 18-19- Candidate No.8
Campus Open Forum (May 18):
3:10-3:55 a.m. (in Fdn. Adm. 124)
Faculty Forum (May 19): 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum (May 19): 11:10-11:55 a.m.
Research Forum (May 19): 3:10-3:55 p.m. 0

ort

Guitarist Denis Azabagic
offers master class
Prize-winning guitarist Denis Azabagic
will give a free master class from 5 to
7 p.m. Monday (May 8) in Room 218 in
the Davidson Music Center.
Born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
in 1972, Azabagic has won virtually every
international competition he has entered
since the age of 20. 0

California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 31 • May 3, 2000

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

DATELIIIE
($) - Admission charged

Exhibits

Drummer Louie Bellson to
be guest at 'Jazz Night'
Louie Bellson, whom Duke Ellington
called "the world 's greatest drummer,"
will show why he earned such high praise
when he performs with the University
Jazz Band I at 8 p.m. May 13 in the Per­
forming Arts Center as part of"Jazz Night."
He will also give a free jazz clinic at
1 p.m. that day in Room 216 in the
Davidson Music Building.
Bellson's long list of musical achieve­
ments includes performances on more
than 200 albums with nearly all of jazz's
great musicians . He has earned six
Grammy nominations and written more
than 300 compositions and a dozen books.
Under the direction of Paul Rinzler,
director of jazz studies, the University
Jazz Band I will accompany Bellson.
The program will also include perfor­
mances by the Cal Poly Jazz Septet, under
the direction of Rinzler, the University
Jazz Band II, directed by music Professor
William Johnson , and Cal Poly Vocal
Jazz, directed by Music Professor
Thomas Davies.
Tickets are $9 and $11 for students, $14
and $16 for seniors and SLO Jazz Federa­
tion members, and $17 and $19 for adults.
They 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.
Jazz Night is sponsored by the College
of Liberal Arts, Music Department, and
lnstructionally Related Activities pro­
gram . For more information call the Mu­
sic Department at ext. 6-2406. 0

ltaxwell appointed chair
John Maxwell , a member of the Chem­
istry and Biochemistry Department since
1978, has been appointed chair of the
department, effective fall quarter 2000. 0
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University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): Large figurative works by
Ruth Weisberg and Patty Wickman,
Friday (May 5)-June 4. Slide lecture:
4:30 p.m. Friday, Business Rotunda
(213). Reception follows lecture,
University Art Gallery. Exhibit:
Monday-Friday II a.m.-4 p.m. and
Wednesday 7-9 p.m.

Thursday "ay 4
Physics Colloquium: Gayle Cook
(Physics) , " CP Violation ," Science
E-45, II a.m.
Mathematics Colloquium: Students
Jeff Mintz, Aaron Newcomer and J .C.
Price, "A Channel Assignment Model:
The Span Without a Face," II: I 0 a.m.
Math and Science Building 225.
Books at High Noon: William
Siembieda (City and Regional
Planning), "From Aztec to Hightech:
Architecture and Landscape Across
the Mexico-U .S. Border" by Lawrence
A. Herzog, Veranda Cafe, noon.

Friday, "ay 5
WriterSpeak: Fiction writer David
Wong Louie, Philips Hall, 7 p.m.

Figuratively painting
Ruth Weisberg :S "The Story ofRuth and Naomi " will be among works exhibited by the
artist May 5-June 4 at the University Art Gallery. See st01y, page 2.

Saturday, "ay 6
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field (2 games), noon and 2 p.m.

Sunday, "ay 7
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field, noon.

"onday, "ay a
Guitar Master Class: Denis
Azabagic, Davidson Music Center
218, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, "ay 9
Learn-at-Lunch: Ken Martz (Em­
ployee Assistance Program), "Manag­
ing Burnout," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: Pianist Terrence Wilson,
Harman Hall, 8 p.m. ($)

Thursday, "ay 11
Physics Colloquium: Bennetta
Schmidt (Physics), "Granites and
Volcanoes," Science E-45 , II a.m. 0

Three public forums set on Cal Poly ltaster Plan
Three public forums have been set for
the faculty and staff, students and commu­
nity members to hear about the highlights
of the preliminary draft of Cal Poly 's
Master Plan.
The first will be 11: I 0 a.m.-noon
Monday (May 8) in the Veranda Cafe
conference room. The second will be
12:10-1 p.m., also on Monday in the Ve­
randa Cafe. The third forum will be 7-9
p.m. May 10 at the Monday Club on
Monterey Street. All forums are open to
the public.
Public review of the draft Master Plan
began Monday and ends June 10.
The draft plan, designed to balance
land uses with enrollment demands for at
least the next 20 years, is the result of two
years of deliberation among key campus

groups, campus and community task
forces, and planning consultants.
The draft Master Plan is available at
www.campusprojects. calpoly.edu or at the
Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo libraries.
Questions and comments about the plan
can bee-mailed to djanders@calpoly.edu. 0

Forums set for finalists
for Foundation director job
The campus community is invited to
meet the finalists for the position of ex­
ecutive director of the Foundation.
In addition to open forums , specialty
forums have been schedu led for groups
with common interests. Those unable to
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CAL POLY REPORT, MAY 3, 2000

Texaco and Enron Wind
to fund energy workshops
A $50,000 grant from Texaco and a
$25,000 grant from Enron Wind Corp.
will allow high school and community
college students and teachers from San
Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Bakersfield
to attend free weeklong summer workshops
exploring issues and opportunities in the
oil and renewable energy industries.
"These workshops provide a unique
forum for participants to learn more about
the energy industries," said Professor
Masoud Mehdizadeh, program director.
The workshops are designed to give
participants a better understanding of
the technology and issues of energy use
and conservation.
The grants will pay for participants'
room and board at Cal Poly, all meals and
snacks, workbooks, lab supplies, back­
packs and certificates of participation.
For more information, call Mehdizadeh
at ext. 6-1345. 0

S123,000 donation to help
polymers/coatings program

Exhibit to feature
figurative paintings
Large, figurative paintings by in­
ternationally recognized artists Ruth
Weisberg and Patty Wickman will be
featured in an exhibit opening Friday
(May 5) and running through June 4
in the University Art Gall ery in the
Dexter Building.
Weisberg and Wickman will give
consecutive slide presentations Friday
in the Business Bui lding Rotunda
(Room 213). The first is scheduled
at 4:30p.m.
After the talks, an artists' recep­
tion will be held in the gallery.
Weisberg, dean of the School of
Fine Arts at USC, has works in the
permanent collections of such muse­
ums as the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York, and the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Wickman, an associate professor
of painting and drawing at UCLA,
has had recent solo exhibitions at the
Dan Bernier Gallery and the USC
Atelier, both in Santa Monica.
The University Art Gallery is open
Monday-Friday II a.m.-4 p.m. and
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. For more infor­
mation , call Barbara Morningstar,
University Art Gallery coordinator,
at ext. 6-1571. To reach the gallery,
call ext. 6-6038. 0

The Western Coatings Foundation
has donated more than $123,000 to buy
equipment for the coatings program in the
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department.
Two checks- one for almost $27,000
and another for more than $96,000 - were
presented recently to Dane Jones, chemistry
professor and director of the polymers and
coatings program, and Provost Zingg.
The $26,743 donation will buy state-of­
Student research
,
the-art testing and analyzing equipment.
focus of conference
The $96,651 gift established the Poly­
Cal Poly will hold its annual Biologi­
mers and Coatings Equipment Endowment
cal Sciences-Chemistry and Biochemistry
fund, providing a perpetual source of
· Student Research Conference from I to
funding for purchases that will enable
5 p.m. May 12 in Fisher Science Hall.
polymers and coatings students to "learn by
The campus community is invited to
doing" on the very latest equipment.
attend and talk with students about their
The donations were made in memory
research projects.
of four coatings industry executives who
The conference includes a poster ses­
were instrumental in developing what has
sion and talks presented by both under­
become a popular program in the College
graduate and graduate students.
of Science and Mathematics.
The poster session will be held 2:30­
The late Dave Kittredge, a Cal Poly soil­
science graduate, and Bob Abrams were two 3:30 p.m. in the Fisher Hall lobby.
The talks, from I to 2:30 p.m. and
of the four coatings industry executives in
3:30 to 5 p.m. , will be held in the Biol­
whose names the gifts were made.
ogy Museum .
The other men in whose names the
For more information, contact Elena
recent donations were made are Earl
Levine at elevine@calpoly.edu, Peggy
Smith and Chuck Miyada, two highly re­
garded coatings industry executives and Rice at ext. 6-1624, Kevin Kingsbury,
6-1652, or Sam Rigler, 6-1591. 0
advocates. 0

Students to give winning
math paper Thursday

Nominees sought for
Student Arts Awards

Cal Poly students Jeff Mintz, Aaron
Newcomer and J.C. Price will present
their award-winning so lution paper, "A
Channel Assignment Model: The Span
Without a Face," from II: I 0 a.m. to noon
Thursday (May 4) in Room 225 in the
Math and Science Build ing.
The solution paper won honors in the
2000 Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
The students were asked to find an effi­
cient method for assigning radio channels
to a grid.
Mintz, Newcomer and Price wrote a
computer program to help make the as­
signments and determine the span. 0

Nominations are being sought for two
Cal Poly Arts Student Arts Awards. The
awards are given annually by the Cal Poly
Arts Board of Directors to recognize cur­
rent students who have maintained high
levels of involvement in the arts during
their enrollment at the university.
To be considered, students must have
demonstrated service to and achievement
in the arts.
The recipients will be recognized at the
College of Liberal Arts Reception and
Senior Recognition Award Ceremony to
be held in June. The chosen students will
receive a certificate and will have their
names inscribed on the award sculpture
displayed in the lobby of the Performing
Arts Center's Christopher Cohan Center.
1n addition, for the first time this year,
the chosen students will each receive $250.
Students nominated but not selected
will automatically be considered for a Cal
Poly Arts Commendation Certificate, to
be distributed by the appropriate academic
departments at their respective end-of-the­
year functions.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. May
I 0. For a copy of the nomination form,
call Cal Poly Arts at ext. 6-6556. 0

Kennedy Library offers
two new on-line databases
The Kennedy Library, through the CSU
Chancellor's Office, is offering free trials
of two on-line databases, the Oxford En­
glish Dictionary Online and the Wiley
1nterscience Journals.
Access is available to all Cal Poly stu­
dents and faculty and staff members from
any on-campus computer or through the
campus modem pool. Remote access is
not possible during the trial period.
To access the databases, connect to the
library home page at http://www.lib.
calpoly.edu and click on "Demo a Data­
base" for links and instructions.
The Oxford English Dictionary Online
will be available on a trial basis through
June. Users can conduct full-text searches
of the definitive historical dictionary of
the English language.
The Wiley Interscience Journals, also
available through June, include full-text
articles published in 1999-2000 in 245
journals published by Wiley. Subject mat­
ter covers a wide range of science, tech­
nology, and medical fie lds, including such
titles as "Advances in Polymer Technol­
ogy," "Aggressive Behavior," "Aquatic
Conservation: Marine and Freshwater
Ecology," "Chemistry - A European
Journal," "Children and Society," " Hu­
man Factors and Ergonomics in Manu­
facturing" and "Journal of
Robotic Systems."
Please forward comments on these data­
bases to your library subject specialist or to
Mark Stengel at mstengel@calpoly. edu. 0

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Graduate equity program
has funds for students
Applications are being accepted for the
Graduate Equity Fellowship and Mentor
Program, designed to encourage under­
represented students with bachelor's degrees
to pursue and complete graduate studies.
Selected students can receive up to
$4,500 per academic year, depending on
financial need . Eligible students must be
enrolled in a master 's degree program or
have been accepted to a master's degree
program at Cal Poly. Those accepted must:
• Carry a minimum of eight graduate­
level units per quarter and maintain at
least a 3.0 grade point average.
• Qualify as California residents.
• Demonstrate a minimum financial
need of $1,000.
The Graduate Equity Fellowship and
Mentor Program is funded by the CSU
and Cal Poly and is administered by the
Graduate Programs office in collaboration
with the Financial Aid office.
The deadline to apply is May 18. For
detai ls, call Becky Powe ll at ext. 6-2328. 0

'Biotech Days' set
on campus ltay 11-12
The College of Science and Math­
ematics, the Biological Sciences and
the Chemistry and Biochemistry
departments , and Care~r Services,
along with several student clubs, will
host Biotech Days on May 11-12.
The event is intended to introduce
biotechnology firms - many of which
have not previously visited campus­
to Cal Poly's biotechnology programs
while also providing students and
faculty members with the opportunity
to learn about the companies and
their career possibilities.
This one-of-a-kind event is ex­
pected to attract representatives from
Advanced Medicine Inc. , Amgen,
Baxter Hyland Immuno, Biosearch
Technologies, Genentech, Knobbe,
Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, Perkin
Elmer Applied Biosciences, Promega
Biosciences and Roche Bioscience to
the campus.
Faculty members and students are
invited to a panel presentation on
"The Biotechnology Industry" from
II a.m. to noon May II in Fisher
Science 286. Also that day, a second
panel presentation, "How To Get a
Job in the Biotechnology Industry,"
will be held from l to 2 p.m. in Philips
Hall in the Performing Arts Center.
An informal reception is also
planned from 2 to 5 p.m. in Club 221
in the UU.
On May 12 company representa­
tives will participate in individualized
programs and may attend the College
of Science and Mathematics Research
Poster Presentations 2:30-3:30 p.m.
in the Fisher Hall lobby. The presen­
tations are part of the Biological Sci­
ences-Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student Research Conference. (See
related article on page 2.)
For more information, contact Sue
Elrod in the Biological Sciences De­
partment at ext. 6-2875 or visit Ca­
reer Services' home page at http://
www.career services.calpoly.edu.
Additional sponsors of Biotech
Days include College of Science and
Mathematics student clubs Alpha Chi
Sigma, COSAM Ambassadors, the
American Chemica l Society and
The Society of Microbiology and
Biotechnology. 0

Theatre a Dance to stage
ltiller's 'AIIIty Sons'
The Theatre and Dance Department
will present Arthur Miller's contemporary
classic "All My Sons" at 8 p.m. May ll13 and 18-20 in the Theatre as its final
production of the 1999-2000 season.
Set in post-World-War-II America, the
play examines one family's realization that
the larger "human family" also matters.
"All My Sons" chronicles the last 24
hours in the life of Joe Keller, a wealthy
Midwestern manufacturer who, along
with his partner, was accused during the
war of selling defective parts to the Army
Air Corps, causing the deaths of2l pilots.
Keller lies to win his freedom, leaving his
colleague imprisoned. Three years later,
the past - including the mysterious war­
time death of Keller 's younger son ­
comes back to haunt Keller and his family,
causing a profound moral and ethical crisis.
Pamela Malkin, associate head of the
Theatre and Dance Department, is direct­
ing "All My Sons." Faculty member
Timothy Dugan designed the set.
Tickets, $8 for the public and $7 for
senior citizens and students, are on sale at
the Performing Arts Ticket Office. Call ext.
6-2787, or fax your order to ext. 6-6088.
Sign language interpretation for hear­
ing-impaired patrons will be available at
the May 11 performance.
For more information, call ext. 6-6071. 0

Cal Poly cat program
to hold spring raffle
The non-profit Cal Poly cat program
will hold a spring raffle during May to
help pay for veterinary expenses and cat
shelter supplies.
Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and
the cost is tax deductible.
The drawing will be held June I for
such prizes as merchandise for dogs and
cats from Tails, gift certificates from Poppy
and Alex's Bar-B-Q in Shell Beach, and
overnight stays at the Cambria Pines
Lodge and the Best Western Lighthouse
Inn at Pacifica.
Buy tickets from Elizabeth Ball at
ext. 6-2548; Geri Bolivar, 6-2321; Jane
Brechler, ext. 6-2553; Sharon Dobson,
ext. 6-5872; Edie Griffin-Shaw, ext. 6-5220;
Gerry Mueller, ext. 6-6004; and Ellen
Notermann, ext. 6-1625.
For details on the cat program or adop­
tions, call Griffin-Shaw at ext. 6-5220. 0
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Texaco and Enron Wind
to fund energy workshops
A $50,000 grant from Texaco and a
$25,000 grant from Enron Wind Corp.
will allow high school and community
college students and teachers from San
Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Bakersfield
to attend free weeklong summer workshops
exploring issues and opportunities in the
oil and renewable energy industries.
"These workshops provide a unique
forum for participants to learn more about
the energy industries," said Professor
Masoud Mehdizadeh, program director.
The workshops are designed to give
participants a better understanding of
the technology and issues of energy use
and conservation.
The grants will pay for participants'
room and board at Cal Poly, all meals and
snacks, workbooks, lab supplies, back­
packs and certificates of participation.
For more information, call Mehdizadeh
at ext. 6-1345. 0

S123,000 donation to help
polymers/coatings program

Exhibit to feature
figurative paintings
Large, figurative paintings by in­
ternationally recognized artists Ruth
Weisberg and Patty Wickman will be
featured in an exhibit opening Friday
(May 5) and running through June 4
in the University Art Gall ery in the
Dexter Building.
Weisberg and Wickman will give
consecutive slide presentations Friday
in the Business Bui lding Rotunda
(Room 213). The first is scheduled
at 4:30p.m.
After the talks, an artists' recep­
tion will be held in the gallery.
Weisberg, dean of the School of
Fine Arts at USC, has works in the
permanent collections of such muse­
ums as the National Gallery of Art in
Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan
Museum of Art in New York, and the
Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Wickman, an associate professor
of painting and drawing at UCLA,
has had recent solo exhibitions at the
Dan Bernier Gallery and the USC
Atelier, both in Santa Monica.
The University Art Gallery is open
Monday-Friday II a.m.-4 p.m. and
Wednesday 7-9 p.m. For more infor­
mation , call Barbara Morningstar,
University Art Gallery coordinator,
at ext. 6-1571. To reach the gallery,
call ext. 6-6038. 0

The Western Coatings Foundation
has donated more than $123,000 to buy
equipment for the coatings program in the
Chemistry and Biochemistry Department.
Two checks- one for almost $27,000
and another for more than $96,000 - were
presented recently to Dane Jones, chemistry
professor and director of the polymers and
coatings program, and Provost Zingg.
The $26,743 donation will buy state-of­
Student research
,
the-art testing and analyzing equipment.
focus of conference
The $96,651 gift established the Poly­
Cal Poly will hold its annual Biologi­
mers and Coatings Equipment Endowment
cal Sciences-Chemistry and Biochemistry
fund, providing a perpetual source of
· Student Research Conference from I to
funding for purchases that will enable
5 p.m. May 12 in Fisher Science Hall.
polymers and coatings students to "learn by
The campus community is invited to
doing" on the very latest equipment.
attend and talk with students about their
The donations were made in memory
research projects.
of four coatings industry executives who
The conference includes a poster ses­
were instrumental in developing what has
sion and talks presented by both under­
become a popular program in the College
graduate and graduate students.
of Science and Mathematics.
The poster session will be held 2:30The late Dave Kittredge, a Cal Poly soil­
science graduate, and Bob Abrams were two 3:30 p.m. in the Fisher Hall lobby.
The talks, from I to 2:30 p.m. and
of the four coatings industry executives in
3:30 to 5 p.m. , will be held in the Biol­
whose names the gifts were made.
ogy Museum .
The other men in whose names the
For more information, contact Elena
recent donations were made are Earl
Levine at elevine@calpoly.edu, Peggy
Smith and Chuck Miyada, two highly re­
garded coatings industry executives and Rice at ext. 6-1624, Kevin Kingsbury,
6-1652, or Sam Rigler, 6-1591. 0
advocates. 0

Students to give winning
math paper Thursday

Nominees sought for
Student Arts Awards

Cal Poly students Jeff Mintz, Aaron
Newcomer and J.C. Price will present
their award-winning so lution paper, "A
Channel Assignment Model: The Span
Without a Face," from II: I 0 a.m. to noon
Thursday (May 4) in Room 225 in the
Math and Science Build ing.
The solution paper won honors in the
2000 Mathematical Contest in Modeling.
The students were asked to find an effi­
cient method for assigning radio channels
to a grid.
Mintz, Newcomer and Price wrote a
computer program to help make the as­
signments and determine the span. 0

Nominations are being sought for two
Cal Poly Arts Student Arts Awards. The
awards are given annually by the Cal Poly
Arts Board of Directors to recognize cur­
rent students who have maintained high
levels of involvement in the arts during
their enrollment at the university.
To be considered, students must have
demonstrated service to and achievement
in the arts.
The recipients will be recognized at the
College of Liberal Arts Reception and
Senior Recognition Award Ceremony to
be held in June. The chosen students will
receive a certificate and will have their
names inscribed on the award sculpture
displayed in the lobby of the Performing
Arts Center's Christopher Cohan Center.
1n addition, for the first time this year,
the chosen students will each receive $250.
Students nominated but not selected
will automatically be considered for a Cal
Poly Arts Commendation Certificate, to
be distributed by the appropriate academic
departments at their respective end-of-the­
year functions.
Nominations are due by 5 p.m. May
I0. For a copy of the nomination form,
call Cal Poly Arts at ext. 6-6556. 0

Kennedy Library offers
two new on-line databases
The Kennedy Library, through the CSU
Chancellor's Office, is offering free trials
of two on-line databases, the Oxford En­
glish Dictionary Online and the Wiley
1nterscience Journals.
Access is available to all Cal Poly stu­
dents and faculty and staff members from
any on-campus computer or through the
campus modem pool. Remote access is
not possible during the trial period.
To access the databases, connect to the
library home page at http://www.lib.
calpoly.edu and click on "Demo a Data­
base" for links and instructions.
The Oxford English Dictionary Online
will be available on a trial basis through
June. Users can conduct full-text searches
of the definitive historical dictionary of
the English language.
The Wiley Interscience Journals, also
available through June, include full-text
articles published in 1999-2000 in 245
journals published by Wiley. Subject mat­
ter covers a wide range of science, tech­
nology, and medical fie lds, including such
titles as "Advances in Polymer Technol­
ogy," "Aggressive Behavior," "Aquatic
Conservation: Marine and Freshwater
Ecology," "Chemistry - A European
Journal," "Children and Society," " Hu­
man Factors and Ergonomics in Manu­
facturing" and "Journal of
Robotic Systems."
Please forward comments on these data­
bases to your library subject specialist or to
Mark Stengel at mstengel@calpoly. edu. 0

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Graduate equity program
has funds for students
Applications are being accepted for the
Graduate Equity Fellowship and Mentor
Program, designed to encourage under­
represented students with bachelor's degrees
to pursue and complete graduate studies.
Selected students can receive up to
$4,500 per academic year, depending on
financial need . Eligible students must be
enrolled in a master 's degree program or
have been accepted to a master's degree
program at Cal Poly. Those accepted must:
• Carry a minimum of eight graduate­
level units per quarter and maintain at
least a 3.0 grade point average.
• Qualify as California residents.
• Demonstrate a minimum financial
need of $1,000.
The Graduate Equity Fellowship and
Mentor Program is funded by the CSU
and Cal Poly and is administered by the
Graduate Programs office in collaboration
with the Financial Aid office.
The deadline to apply is May 18. For
detai ls, call Becky Powe ll at ext. 6-2328. 0

'Biotech Days' set
on campus ltay 11-12
The College of Science and Math­
ematics, the Biological Sciences and
the Chemistry and Biochemistry
departments , and Care~r Services,
along with several student clubs, will
host Biotech Days on May 11-12.
The event is intended to introduce
biotechnology firms - many of which
have not previously visited campus­
to Cal Poly's biotechnology programs
while also providing students and
faculty members with the opportunity
to learn about the companies and
their career possibilities.
This one-of-a-kind event is ex­
pected to attract representatives from
Advanced Medicine Inc. , Amgen,
Baxter Hyland Immuno, Biosearch
Technologies, Genentech, Knobbe,
Martens, Olson & Bear LLP, Perkin
Elmer Applied Biosciences, Promega
Biosciences and Roche Bioscience to
the campus.
Faculty members and students are
invited to a panel presentation on
"The Biotechnology Industry" from
II a.m. to noon May II in Fisher
Science 286. Also that day, a second
panel presentation, "How To Get a
Job in the Biotechnology Industry,"
will be held from l to 2 p.m. in Philips
Hall in the Performing Arts Center.
An informal reception is also
planned from 2 to 5 p.m. in Club 221
in the UU.
On May 12 company representa­
tives will participate in individualized
programs and may attend the College
of Science and Mathematics Research
Poster Presentations 2:30-3:30 p.m.
in the Fisher Hall lobby. The presen­
tations are part of the Biological Sci­
ences-Chemistry and Biochemistry
Student Research Conference. (See
related article on page 2.)
For more information, contact Sue
Elrod in the Biological Sciences De­
partment at ext. 6-2875 or visit Ca­
reer Services' home page at http://
www.career services.calpoly.edu.
Additional sponsors of Biotech
Days include College of Science and
Mathematics student clubs Alpha Chi
Sigma, COSAM Ambassadors, the
American Chemica l Society and
The Society of Microbiology and
Biotechnology. 0

Theatre a Dance to stage
ltiller's 'AIIIty Sons'
The Theatre and Dance Department
will present Arthur Miller's contemporary
classic "All My Sons" at 8 p.m. May ll­
13 and 18-20 in the Theatre as its final
production of the 1999-2000 season.
Set in post-World-War-II America, the
play examines one family's realization that
the larger "human family" also matters.
"All My Sons" chronicles the last 24
hours in the life of Joe Keller, a wealthy
Midwestern manufacturer who, along
with his partner, was accused during the
war of selling defective parts to the Army
Air Corps, causing the deaths of2l pilots.
Keller lies to win his freedom, leaving his
colleague imprisoned. Three years later,
the past - including the mysterious war­
time death of Keller 's younger son ­
comes back to haunt Keller and his family,
causing a profound moral and ethical crisis.
Pamela Malkin, associate head of the
Theatre and Dance Department, is direct­
ing "All My Sons." Faculty member
Timothy Dugan designed the set.
Tickets, $8 for the public and $7 for
senior citizens and students, are on sale at
the Performing Arts Ticket Office. Call ext.
6-2787, or fax your order to ext. 6-6088.
Sign language interpretation for hear­
ing-impaired patrons will be available at
the May 11 performance.
For more information, call ext. 6-6071. 0

Cal Poly cat program
to hold spring raffle
The non-profit Cal Poly cat program
will hold a spring raffle during May to
help pay for veterinary expenses and cat
shelter supplies.
Tickets are $1 each or six for $5 and
the cost is tax deductible.
The drawing will be held June I for
such prizes as merchandise for dogs and
cats from Tails, gift certificates from Poppy
and Alex's Bar-B-Q in Shell Beach, and
overnight stays at the Cambria Pines
Lodge and the Best Western Lighthouse
Inn at Pacifica.
Buy tickets from Elizabeth Ball at
ext. 6-2548; Geri Bolivar, 6-2321; Jane
Brechler, ext. 6-2553; Sharon Dobson,
ext. 6-5872; Edie Griffin-Shaw, ext. 6-5220;
Gerry Mueller, ext. 6-6004; and Ellen
Notermann, ext. 6-1625.
For details on the cat program or adop­
tions, call Griffin-Shaw at ext. 6-5220. 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.calpoly.edu (scroll down
and select "employment opportunities").

STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and manage­
ment positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and
Employment 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 you have questions, please call HREE
at ext. 6-2237.

FACULTY Candidates are asked to contact
the appropriate department office at the
phone number listed for more information
or to request an application. Additional
information and qualifications for each
position may also be obtained on line at
ltttp://www.academic-persollnel.calpoly.edu.
Please submit all application materials to
the department head/chair unless otherwise
specified in the ad. Rank and salary are
commensurate with qualifications and ex­
perience (and time base where applicable),
unless otherwise stated.
#03109: Tenure-track Position, Land­
scape Architecture Department (ext. 6­
13 19). Closing date: May 30.

FOUNDATION (Foundation Adm. Building,
job line at ext. 6-7107). All Foundation
applications must be received (not just
postmarked) by 5 p.m. of the closing
date. (No faxes.)

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attend their specialty forum are invited to
any of the other forums.
All but one of the forums will be in
Room 135 in the Foundation Administra­
tion Building. The final candidate's open
forum on May 18 will be in Foundation
Administration Room 124.
The following dates have been re­
served for potential candidates. Infor­
mation on the individual candidates and
corresponding forum dates will be available
Monday (May 8) by contacting Foundation
Human Resources at ext. 6-1121 .

May 10- Candidate No. 1
Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum : 2:10-2:55 p.m.
Faculty Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

May 11 -Candidate No. 2
Campus Open Fourm : 9:10-9:55 a.m .
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum : 2:10-2 :55 p.m.
Faculty Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

May 12- Candidate No. 3
Campus Open Forum : 9: 10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10: I 0-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum: 11 :10-11 :55 a.m.
Faculty Forum : 12: I 0-12 :55 p.m.

May 15- Candidate No.4
Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m .
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Faculty Forum : 3:10-3:55 p.m.
Student Forum: 4:10-4:55 p.m.

May 16- Candidate No.5

Salad Maker, Campus Dining, $7.44­
$9.66/hr., full-time, I 0-month position. Clos­
ing date: Position is open until filled; review
of applications begins May 12. 0

Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m .
Student Forum: 11:10-11 :55 a.m.
Faculty Forum: 2:10-2:55 p.m.
Research Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

Foundation to hold annual
board meeting ltay 12

Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum: 11:10-11 :55 p.m.
Faculty Forum: 4:10-4:55 p.m.

May 17- Candidate No.6

The Cal Poly Foundation Board of Di­
rectors will hold its annual meeting at 8:30
a.m. May 12 in the Foundation Building
Conference Room (#124). This is a public
meeting. For information or to obtain a
copy of the agenda, call Executive Direc­
tor AI Amaral at ext. 6-1131.
A copy of the agenda packet is avail­
able for review at the Kennedy Library
Reserve Desk (Room 114) and at the Aca­
demic Senate Office in Room 143 in the
Math and Science Building. 0

May 18- Candidate No. 7
Campus Open Forum: 9:10-9:55 a.m.
Research Forum: 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum: 2:10-2:55 p.m .
Faculty Forum: 3:10-3:55 p.m.

May 18-19- Candidate No.8
Campus Open Forum (May 18):
3:10-3:55 a.m. (in Fdn. Adm. 124)
Faculty Forum (May 19): 10:10-10:55 a.m.
Student Forum (May 19): 11:10-11:55 a.m.
Research Forum (May 19): 3:10-3:55 p.m. 0

ort

Guitarist Denis Azabagic
offers master class
Prize-winning guitarist Denis Azabagic
will give a free master class from 5 to
7 p.m. Monday (May 8) in Room 218 in
the Davidson Music Center.
Born in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
in 1972, Azabagic has won virtually every
international competition he has entered
since the age of 20. 0

California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 31 • May 3, 2000

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

DATELIIIE
($) - Admission charged

Exhibits

Drummer Louie Bellson to
be guest at 'Jazz Night'
Louie Bellson, whom Duke Ellington
called "the world 's greatest drummer,"
will show why he earned such high praise
when he performs with the University
Jazz Band I at 8 p.m. May 13 in the Per­
forming Arts Center as part of"Jazz Night."
He will also give a free jazz clinic at
1 p.m. that day in Room 216 in the
Davidson Music Building.
Bellson's long list of musical achieve­
ments includes performances on more
than 200 albums with nearly all ofjazz's
great musicians . He has earned six
Grammy nominations and written more
than 300 compositions and a dozen books.
Under the direction of Paul Rinzler,
director ofjazz studies, the University
Jazz Band I will accompany Bellson.
The program will also include perfor­
mances by the Cal Poly Jazz Septet, under
the direction of Rinzler, the University
Jazz Band II, directed by music Professor
William Johnson , and Cal Poly Vocal
Jazz, directed by Music Professor
Thomas Davies.
Tickets are $9 and $11 for students, $14
and $16 for seniors and SLO Jazz Federa­
tion members, and $17 and $19 for adults.
They 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.
Jazz Night is sponsored by the College
of Liberal Arts, Music Department, and
lnstructionally Related Activities pro­
gram . For more information call the Mu­
sic Department at ext. 6-2406. 0

ltaxwell appointed chair
John Maxwell , a member of the Chem­
istry and Biochemistry Department since
1978, has been appointed chair of the
department, effective fall quarter 2000. 0
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University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): Large figurative works by
Ruth Weisberg and Patty Wickman,
Friday (May 5)-June 4. Slide lecture:
4:30 p.m. Friday, Business Rotunda
(213). Reception follows lecture,
University Art Gallery. Exhibit:
Monday-Friday II a.m.-4 p.m. and
Wednesday 7-9 p.m.

Thursday "ay 4
Physics Colloquium: Gayle Cook
(Physics) , " CP Violation ," Science
E-45, II a.m.
Mathematics Colloquium: Students
Jeff Mintz, Aaron Newcomer and J .C.
Price, "A Channel Assignment Model:
The Span Without a Face," II: I 0 a.m.
Math and Science Building 225.
Books at High Noon: William
Siembieda (City and Regional
Planning), "From Aztec to Hightech:
Architecture and Landscape Across
the Mexico-U .S. Border" by Lawrence
A. Herzog, Veranda Cafe, noon.

Friday, "ay 5
WriterSpeak: Fiction writer David
Wong Louie, Philips Hall, 7 p.m.

Figuratively painting
Ruth Weisberg :S "The Story of Ruth and Naomi " will be among works exhibited by the
artist May 5-June 4 at the University Art Gallery. See st01y, page 2.

Saturday, "ay 6
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field (2 games), noon and 2 p.m.

Sunday, "ay 7
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field, noon.

"onday, "ay a
Guitar Master Class: Denis
Azabagic, Davidson Music Center
218, 5 p.m.

Tuesday, "ay 9
Learn-at-Lunch: Ken Martz (Em­
ployee Assistance Program), "Manag­
ing Burnout," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: Pianist Terrence Wilson,
Harman Hall, 8 p.m. ($)

Thursday, "ay 11
Physics Colloquium: Bennetta
Schmidt (Physics), "Granites and
Volcanoes," Science E-45 , II a.m. 0

Three public forums set on Cal Poly ltaster Plan
Three public forums have been set for
the faculty and staff, students and commu­
nity members to hear about the highlights
of the preliminary draft of Cal Poly 's
Master Plan.
The first will be 11: I 0 a.m.-noon
Monday (May 8) in the Veranda Cafe
conference room. The second will be
12:10-1 p.m., also on Monday in the Ve­
randa Cafe. The third forum will be 7-9
p.m. May 10 at the Monday Club on
Monterey Street. All forums are open to
the public.
Public review of the draft Master Plan
began Monday and ends June 10.
The draft plan, designed to balance
land uses with enrollment demands for at
least the next 20 years, is the result of two
years of deliberation among key campus

groups, campus and community task
forces, and planning consultants.
The draft Master Plan is available at
www.campusprojects. calpoly.edu or at the
Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo libraries.
Questions and comments about the plan
can bee-mailed to djanders@calpoly.edu. 0

Forums set for finalists
for Foundation director job
The campus community is invited to
meet the finalists for the position of ex­
ecutive director of the Foundation.
In addition to open forums , specialty
forums have been schedu led for groups
with common interests. Those unable to
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