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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Position vacancies
Vacancy information and applications
for the following positions are available
from the appropriate Human Resources
office. Information can also be accessed
from the Cal Poly home page on the World
Wide Web (address: www. calpoly.edu; click
on ''General Information").
STATE (Adm. 110, ext. 6-2236 or job line at
ext. 6-1533). Official application forms
must be received by 4 pm on the closing
date or be postmarked by the closing date.
(No faxes.)
#89133: Housing Information Sys
tems Consultant (Information Tech
nology Consultant- Foundation),
Housing and Residential Life (Unit 9), *
($2,669- $3,737/mo.). Closing date:
Application materials should be submit
ted by Nov. 25, however, position open
until filled.
#94031: Coordinator of Campus
Student Relations and Judicial Affairs
(SSP III), Student Affairs ($37,512$45,156 annually). Closing date: Open
until filled, however, application materi
als should be submitted by Nov. 30.
#97048: Clerical Assistant II, Uni
versity Advancement, Vice President's
Office (Unit 7),* ($1,922- $2,267/mo.,
full-time, temporary for one year from
hire; renewal dependent upon funds).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
#99049: Instructional Support
Technician II, Crop Science (Unit 9), *
($3,006 - $3,617 /mo.; flexible work
hours to include early mornings and
weekends). Closing date: Dec. 2.
#94050: Multicultural Center Coor
dinator (SSP III), Student Life ($3, 126
- $3,763/mo., full-time, temporary to
June 30, 1999, with possible extension).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844)
Candidates interested in faculty
positions are asked to contact the appro
priate department office at the phone
number listed for more information and
an application. Please submit all applica
tion materials to the department head/
chair unless otherwise specified. Rank and
salary are commensurate with qualifica
tions and experience, and timebase where
applicable, unless otherwise stated.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93031: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred), available September 1999. De
velop and teach year-long aircraft design
course and related courses. Development
of externally-funded research programs
is expected. Ph .D. required; previous
industrial experience desired . Candi
dates must have a strong commitment
to teaching . Send C. V. and contact in
formation for three professional refer
ences to Ru ss Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93032: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred) , available September 1999 in area
of aerospace propulsion and related
fields. Develop and teach aerospace pro
pulsion courses and related courses. De
velopment of the aerospace propulsion
laboratory and externally-funded re
search programs is expected. Ph.D. re
quired ; industrial experience desired.
Candidates must have a strong commit
ment to teaching . Send C.V. and contact
information for three professional refer
ences to Russ Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
#93038: Tenure-Track Assistant Pro
fessor, Philosophy Department, 756-2041.
Full-time appointment beginning fal l quar
ter 1999, contingent upon funding. Teach
lower and upper division undergraduate
classes and usual non-teaching duties in
cluding thesis supervision. AOS: History
and philosophy of science; AOC: History
of philosophy, logic. Ph.D. required at time
of appointment. Applicants must document
excellence in teaching introductory phi
losophy at the college or university level.
Initial interviews available at the Eastern
Division APA meetings. Send complete
dossier referencing Rec. Code #93038 to
PaulS. Miklowitz, Chair, Philosophy De
partment. Closing date: Dec. 18. 0
Eight win prizes at fair
Eight of the more than 225 employees
who participated in the Employee Assis
tance Program's Oct. 28 health and
wellness fair won gift certificates and
other door prizes.
Winners were Don Weegar, ITS;
Todor Todorov, Mathematics; Linda
Taylor, Student Academic Services; Phil
Ruggles, Graphic Communication; Tony
Bourke, Campus Dining; Skye Patterson,
Political Science; Loretta Lamar, Athlet
ics; and Alex Crozier, Athletics. 0
ort
Service Awards Luncheon
tickets on sale Dec. 7
Tickets to the annual Service Awards
Luncheon, set for Thursday, Feb. 11, in
Chumash Auditorium, will be sold from
Dec. 7 through Jan. 28. The lunch recog
nizes state, Foundation, and ASI employ
ees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40
years of service.
The following employees are being
honored for 30 or more years of service:
40 years - Leon Magur.
35 years - Elmo Keller, Leon
Maksoudian, Kenneth Ozawa, Judith
Pinkerton, Robert Reynolds and
Donley Winger.
30 years- Frederick Andoli, Edward
Baker, Arthur Bethel, Mary Brady,
Robert Burton, Thomas Carpenter,
Ronald Christensen, Michael Cirovic,
Samir Datta, Paul Dempsey, Douglas
Donaldson, Edward Glassco, John
Groves, William Horton, Charles
Jennings, Roger Keep, Martin
Kellerman, Bonnie Long, Cathleen
Matthews, Edward Mayo, John
McKinstry, Shien- Yi Meng, Stephen
Mott, John Russell , Habib Sheik
and James Zetzsche.
Tickets are $8.50 and can be bought
from Carol Osgood, Modern Languages
and Literatures; Kathy Blackburn, Campus
Catering; Lori Williams, Health Center;
Jane Brechler, Speech Communication;
Donna Nicols, Disability Resource
Center; Sheree May, Human Resources
and Employment Equity; Kathleen
Castillo, Student Academic Services;
Rachel Mendoza, Administration and
Finance; Kristy Pefia, Bioresource and
Agricultural Engineering; Geri Bolivar,
Facility Services; and Denice Wharton,
El Corral Bookstore.
Thi s year for the first time, ticket
holders can reserve seats at tables for
eight. Call Joan Dezember, Academic
Programs, at ext. 6-2326, or Geri
Bolivar, Facility Services, ext. 6-2321 ,
for information on reserved seating. 0
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The Cal Poly Report is published
by the Communications Office every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Items submitted by 10 am Thurs
day appear in the following Wednes
day's edition.
For details, call ext. 6-1511. 0
DATELI.E
Exhibits
University Art Gallery (Dexter):
Paintings and drawings by Jerome
Witkin, through Dec. 6. Daily 11 am
4 pm ; Wednesday, 7-9 pm. Reception
5-7 pm Friday, Nov. 13.
UU Galerie: "Peter Meller: Andante
Allegro Rubato," through Dec. 6.
Tuesday-Friday lO am-4 pm; Wednes
day until 7 pm; Saturday, Sunday, noon
to 4 pm.
Thursday, November 12
Physics Colloquium: Roger
Grismore, "Al-26 and the Cosmos,"
Science E-45, II am.
Speaker: Angie Estes, "Will the Real
Emily Dickinson Please Stand Up?,"
Fisher Science 286, 11 : I 0 am.
Music: Paul Rinzler Trio, BackStage
Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 13, 14
and 18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Friday, November 13
Speaker: Ken Meier (Texas A&M),
"A Formal Model of Perversion,"
Faculty Offices North 24B, 2 pm.
Panel: Composer Gordon Getty,
faculty members Alyson McLamore,
Antonio Barata, Craig Russell and John
Russell (Music) and Angie Estes,
Kevin Clark and Linda Halisky
(English), "Words inland/on/about
Music," Davidson Music Center 218,
2:10pm.
Martial Arts Demonstration: Jerry
Bell and seven other masters, Rec
Center, 6 pm. ($)
WriterSpeak: Poet Stanley Plumly,
Business Building 213, 7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Banu Gibson and the
New Orleans Hot Jazz, Cohan Center,
8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Paul
Rinzler (Music), Philips Hall , 7 pm.
Music, Talk: Mary Rawcliffe and
William Spiller (Music), "The White
Election," di scussion by composer
Gordon Getty, Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church, San Luis Obispo, 7:30pm.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 14 and
18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
(Continued on page 5)
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 53, No. 10 • November 12, 1998
Published by the Communications Office
Chancellor speaks out
on faculty salaries, CFA
State/United Way drive
begins -with blanks
The following letter on faculty sala
ries and the CFA was sent to all CSU
campuses by Chancellor Charles Reed:
"Recent information distributed by the
California Faculty Association (CFA)
and printed in the press warrants clarifi
cation. The California State University is
offering an average 5 percent salary in
crease for faculty this year, the same
increase budgeted by the state for our
faculty and accepted by every other
union except one. By offering 6 percent
next year, the CSU is addressing the sal
ary lag between our faculty and those at
comparable institutions. I have commit
ted in writing to close that gap over the
next three years.
"The other main issue is merit pay.
Compensation should be based at least in
part on performance. All other compa
rable institutions in the U.S . have a merit
pay system.
"Our completely new proposal incor
porates even more faculty participation
in awarding merit pay. We have a respon
sibility to the people of California to be
accountable for the job we are doing, and
merit pay is critical to that.
"The action taken Sunday by a small
group of activists within the CFA
whose total membership includes only
30 percent of the CSU faculty - is
counterproductive. In fact, their current
contract prohibits any such concerted
job action. I am confident that faculty
would not abandon their responsibility
to students.
"Finally, CSU faculty are dedicated,
expert teachers and scholars, and it is
unfortunate that a small minority feels
the need to distribute misleading infor
mation rather than concentrating their
efforts at the bargaining table. The CSU
is working to reach a fair agreement and
focus completely on educating students.
The CFA shou ld do the same."
(Editor's note: See response from
CFA chapter president Phil Fetzer on
page 3.) 0
Pledge forms for Cal Poly 's 1998
State Employees Campaign (United Way
to ASI and Foundation employees) are
being distributed to departments, and this
year you'll see something different.
Actually, it's what you don't see that
will be different. The forms are the
same as in recent years , but they will
not have names pre-printed on them.
United Way is supplying blanks so the
university and department captains can
save the time it took in past years to
get the right form to the right person.
(Thank you, United Way.)
This annual charity fund drive enables
you to give through payroll deduction or
by check to the local United Way or to
any other non-profit organization. And
the only extra effort required this time
will be printing your name in the box at
the top of the form.
Departments are being asked to ap
point captains to distribute and collect
forms and help donors fill them out.
This year's campaign will run
through Wednesday, Nov. 25, for state
employees and Friday, Dec. 4, for
Foundation and ASI.
Of every dollar Cal Poly employees
give to the local United Way, 99 cents
remains in San Luis Obispo County.
Anyone with questions can call the
Communications Office at ext. 6-1511.
Foundation employees should call Kim
Miller in Foundation Human Resources,
ext. 6-1121. 0
Students raising money
for hurricane relief
Several student organizations have
joined forces to aid victims of Hurricane
Mitch in Honduras.
Student Community Services, the
International Student Club, and the
Newman Catholic Fellowship have set a
goal of raising $1 for every member of
the Cal Poly community- almost $ 19,000.
(Continued on page 2)
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Enrollment down, loads up
Fall quarter enrollment is about 300
less than the target and more than 400
less than enrollment a year ago.
Although the university anticipated a
headcount of 16,586 students, the actual
number is 16,296. While the figure is
about 2 percent below target, students are
taking higher loads, thereby yielding a
full-time-equivalent figure- 15,121
only 1 percent below target.
The average loads for this fall are, for
lower-division undergraduates, 14.14
units; upper-division undergraduates,
14.11; graduate students, 10.64 units.
Vice Provost for Institutional Plan
ning Linda Dalton projects these trends
will continue for the remainder of the
academic year.
The falll997 headcount was 16,735.
FTE was 15,463. 0
California Casualty rep
to be on campus Nov. 18
Mary Ellen Bangs, representative for
California Casualty, will be in Human
Resources and Employment Equity,
Adm. 110, from 10 am to noon Wednes
day, Nov. 18.
She will be available to give quotes
and answer questions on the company's
many insurance policies, including auto,
homeowners', renters', motorcycle, boat,
and mobile and vacation home.
The policies are available through
payroll deduction to all CSU employees
who work half-time or more. Appoint
ments are not necessary and questions
will be answered on a first-come basis.
Anyone not able to meet with her on
Wednesday may call California Casualty
at (800) 926-4399. 0
Environmental awareness
focus of weeklong event
Academic Senate seeks
committee members
Author, humorist
to speak, read Nov. 23
'Romeo a Juliet' auditions 'North of Heaven'
set for Dec. 3-4
to show Nov. 17
Waste reduction, energy efficiency,
recycling, transportation, consumer
awareness and water and air quality are
the topics to be covered during Cal
Poly's first Environmental Awareness
Week, set for Nov. 16-20.
The event is intended to increase stu
dent, faculty and staff involvement in
environmental issues.
During the week, displays will be up
and educational forums will be held in
the UU plaza daily from 11 am to 1 pm.
Each day will focus on a different topic.
The event is sponsored by the Facili
ties Planning Department's Energy and
Utilities office and the Environmental
Center of San Luis Obispo County and
RALCCO, the company that collects
solid waste and recyclables at Cal Poly.
For information, call ext. 6-5227. 0
The Academic Senate is seeking a
general university staff member and a
library staff member to serve for one year
on its Library Committee as ex officio
members.
The Library Committee advises and
consults with the university administra
tion about the state of the library's re
sources, services and policies.
Those interested should send a letter
to the Academic Senate office stating
their desire to serve or contact the Senate
office at ext. 6-1258. 0
Author and humorist David Sedaris
will bring shrewd satire and social cri
tique to the Central Coast on Monday,
Nov. 23.
At noon, Sedaris will speak and read
from his work in the Cal Poly Theatre as
part of the free WriterSpeak program.
At 8 pm he will again take to the The
atre stage, where he will read some new
work that, as one critic said, "slices
through euphemisms and political cor
rectness on his way
to proving himself
the master of irrev
erent humor."
After Sedaris'
evening reading, he
will answer ques
tions and sign cop
ies of his books and
audio tapes in the
Theatre lobby.
David Sedaris
His visit to San
Luis Obispo wraps up his eight-week
"Ex ploration of Life in New York"
series, which airs on National Public
Radio's "Morning Edition." The spots
can be heard locally on KCBX-FM 90
on Mondays through Nov. 23 at 5:50
and 7:50a.m.
The Washington Post said, "On the
air, Sedaris' shrewd, wickedly funny
pieces prick up your ears; his tart voice
never gets lost in NPR's Sargasso Sea of
sincerity. On the page, Sedaris seems
even more accomplished; this slim vol
ume of 'Barrel Fever' establishes him as
one of America's most prickly, and most
delicious, young comic talents."
His evening appearance is the first in
Cal Poly Arts' New Directions series.
Tickets cost $10 to $15 . 0
The Theatre and Dance Department
will hold auditions for its winter quarter
production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and
Juliet" from 7 to 10 pm Thursday and
Friday, Dec. 3-4, in Room 212 of the
Davidson Music Center.
Auditions are open to all. The script
can be reviewed in the Reserve Room of
the Kennedy Library.
The play, to be directed by theatre
professor Mike Malkin, is scheduled to
run Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6.
For more information, call the Theatre
and Dance Department at ext. 6-1465. D
Six profs listed in latest
'Who's Who' in teaching
Six Cal Poly professors have been
included in "Who's Who Among
America's Teachers, 1998."
They are Harold Cota, Civil and Envi
ronmental Engineering; Barry Floyd,
Management; Charles Jennings, Art and
Design ; Paul Miklowitz, Philosophy;
Mahmood Nahvi, Electrical Engineering;
and Jack Robison, Accounting.
All of the approximately 130,000
teachers listed were selected by one or
more former students who themselves
had been listed in either "Who's Who
Among American High School Students"
or The National Dean's List. 0
••• Hurricane relief
tlath and Home Economics
building renamed
The Math and Home Economics
Building, which now houses chemistry
and physics studio labs in addition to
math classrooms, has been renamed the
Math and Science Building.
The new name was easy to install,
said Deby Ryan of Facilities Planning.
"We took the letters from the old
home economics sign to form the word
'science,' so we didn't have to make a
new sign," Ryan said. 0
(Continued from page 1)
Working under the general coordina
tion of Honduran student Ivan Molina,
the groups hope to help families in re
gions where thousands were killed and
large areas destroyed by the hurricane's
flooding and mud slides.
The money will be donated to the Red
Cross, Community Service Coordinator
Sam Lutrin said.
Contributions are being collected in
the Community Service and Learning
Center, UU 217. For more information,
call Lutrin at ext. 6-5839 or the center at
ext. 6-5834. 0
Academic Records
reorganizes
The Academic Records office has
reorganized.
Marlene Cartter, associate registrar, is
responsible for operational activities and
personnel. This includes communications,
records processing, and the archival staff,
the evaluations and articulations staff,
and the system support staff.
Marcia Friedman, assistant director, is
responsible for research and business
practice analysis, staff development and
training, and recommendations on rede
sign/reengineering.
Jennifer Thoma is the area coordinator
for academic records systems, Carol
Morris, the area coordinator for records
and archival processing, Jane Leaphart,
the area coordinator for articulations, and
Kathleen Peterson, the area coordinator
for evaluations.
"Making these changes will allow
Academic Records to analyze the current
workflow processes for records and rede
sign/reengineer various student, faculty
and alumni service activities," said Tho
mas Zuur, university registrar and direc
tor of academic records.
Zuur cited changing student needs and
expectations and a coming software con
version as reasons for the changes. 0
English graduate
awarded fellowship
Beth Thomas, a 1998 English graduate,
was awarded a Philip Levine Fellowship in
Poetry at Fresno State University.
Thomas was one of only three appli
cants admitted to the graduate creative
writing program at the Fresno campus. 0
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Ticket Information
nckets to the performances listed
in today's Cal Poly Report are on
sale at the Performing Arts Ticket
Office from I 0 am to 6 pm weekdays
and from I 0 am to 4 pm Saturdays.
Call6-ARTS (ext. 6-2787), or to
order by fax, dial ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts
events, including audio and video
samples of artists' work, can be
found on the WWW at www.calpoly.
arts.org. IJ
••• Dateline
(Continued from page I)
Women's Basketball: Cal Baptist, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Volleyball: Irvine, Mott Gym, 7:30pm.($)
Saturday, November 14
Martial Arts Clinic: Jerry Bell, Rec
Center, 8 am. ($)
Volleyball: Cal State Fullerton, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 18-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Sunday, November 15
Men's Soccer: Mustang Stadium,
5:30pm.($)
ttonday, November 16
Music: Guy Budd, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Tuesday, November 17
Learn-at-Lunch: Jean De Costa
(Employee Assistance Program), "When
Bad Things Happen to Good Parents,"
Staff Dining room, noon.
Music: John Bankston, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Film: "TB7: North of Heaven," Chumash
7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Les Violons du Roy, Cohan
Center, 8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Craig
Russell (Music), Philips Hall, 7 pm.
Wednesday, November 18
Music: Home Brew, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 19-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Thursday, November 19
Music: Student recital , Davidson Music
Center 218, I I am.
Physics Colloquium: Earle Mayfield and
Art Cary, "Perkin Elmer Wine Spectros
copy," Science E-45 , II am.
Music: Jon Sirkus, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance's "Cal Foly Pol
lies." Also Nov. 20-21. Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
The world's best snowboarders and
spectacular scenery are caught on film in
"TB7: North of Heaven," a documentary
scheduled to play at 7 pm Tuesday,
Nov. 17, in Chumash Auditorium.
This is the seventh film in the "Totally
Board" snowboarding series - thus the
TB7 in the title.
A 15-minute motorcycle-riding video,
"Terra Firma 4," will also be shown.
Prizes will be given away and music
will be provided by Jester Dead, a group
of Cal Poly students.
Tickets for the ASI-sponsored event
are $5 and $7 in advance and $6 and $8
at the door. Buy tickets from 10 am to
4 pm Monday through Friday at Poly
Escapes, UU 112. 0
River North Dance Co.
adds second show
Overwhelming ticket sales to the
River North Dance Company's originally
scheduled performance on March 9 have
prompted the group to add a performance
on March 10.
Dance magazine declared the Chi
cago-based jazz dance company to be
"well on its way to being that city's next
big export. Whether it's hip-hop, tap or
ballroom, River North marries popular
music to popular dance as no other group
can, forging the rhythm and movements
of our generation into art. An evening
that is sexy, stylish, and full of showbiz
razzmatazz."
The River North Dance Company will
perform at 8 pm both nights in Harman
Hall in the Performing Arts Center's
Cohan Center.
Tickets cost $15 to $21. A few tickets
are still available for the March 9 show. D.
Reprographics selling
desk calendars
Reprographics is selling 17-by-22-inch
desk or wall calendars for $2.50 each.
The 12-month 1999 calendar is printed
on white paper with Cal Poly green ink
with corner pockets. Holes can be
punched in them for hanging.
· For a supply, submit a job order with
a valid account number. Calendars can be
picked up at Reprographics or delivered
to you. Call ext. 6-2195. 0
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Cal Poly, area groups
to mark World AIDS Day
Cal Poly will join other community
groups in commemorating World AIDS
day with a variety of activities Dec. l -4.
For the last 11 years, Dec. I has been
a day to bring messages of compassion,
hope, solidarity and understanding about
AIDS to every country in the world. The
county will mark the day in a variety of
ways. Works of art at Cal Poly, Cuesta
College and Mission Plaza will be
shrouded in memory of artists who have
died of AIDS. At 2 pm, church bells will
ring 18 times in recognition of the
18
years of the pandemic.
A special installation, "Paths," will be
created on the steps of the County Gov
ernment Center by the Art in Public
Places Committee of the County Arts
Council. The public is invited to place
stones - natural, painted or inscribed on the installation's fabric background.
After a short program at 5 pm, people
can take a stone home. Stones left at the
site will be taken to the AIDS Memorial
Grove in El Chorro Regional Park.
In the "Eat Out Save Lives" race,
waiters and waitresses from several
county restaurants will race through an
obstacle course balancing drinks on a
tray. The race begins at Broad and
Higuera streets during Farmers' Market
on Thursday, Dec. 3.
On Friday, Dec. 4, community mem
bers can contribute to the ongoing work
of the San Luis Obispo AIDS Support
Network by eating in one of the more
than 25 restaurants that are participating
in the "Eat Out Save Lives" campaign.
The restaurants will donate 10 percent of
their profits that day to the network's
Food Bank, which provides food to local
people infected with HIV.
Sponsors include Cal Poly's Women's
Programs and Services office, the AIDS
PtECE OF HtN7)
Response from the CFA
(The following is a response to the letter
from Chancellor Reed on page 1.)
is simply name-calling. He is attempting
to divide the elected leadership from the
faculty they represent.
Dear Editor:
A letter from CSU Chancellor Charles
21 of
22 CSU campuses (including Cal
I would also point out that on
the
Reed appeared in the Mustang Daily
Poly), the Academic Senates have
Nov. 3. I would like to make a few obser
adopted resolutions in support of the
vations about his letter:
(1) W hile Chancellor Reed refers to a
positions taken by the CFA and critical
of the way the CSU has been negotiating.
"5 percent salary increase for faculty,"
This is hardly the action of "a small
what he conveniently omits is the fact
group of activists."
that the CSU is actually only offering a
If the Chancellor actually wanted to
2.5 percent general salary increase (GSI).
reach a "fair agreement" with CSU fac
The rest of the CSU compensation pack
ulty, he would cease resorting to name
age would benefit selected faculty but
calling and divide-and-conquer tactics.
not all.
He would instead treat faculty and their
(2) Mr. Reed refers to "merit pay." In
principle, no one is going to question
rewarding "merit." The problem is (a)
elected representatives with respect.
CFA is not creating problems. It is
seriously attempting to solve them. I
determining what activities are actually
hope that faculty, students, staff and the
meritorious and (b) developing a system
general public understand that our top
that fairly and equitably recognizes such
priority is to deliver the best education
activities. Additionally, the way this sys
possible for the people of this state.
tem (commonly referred to as PSSis) has
worked fails to recognize the contribu
tions of outstanding teaching faculty and
appears (in some cases) to favor faculty
for being on good terms with campus
administrators rather than for any actual
Phil Fetzer
Political Science Department
President, Cal Poly SLO Chapter
California Faculty Association
(CFA)
meritorious contribution.
(3) Mr. Reed refers to an action taken
by "a small group of activists within
CFA." I attended the Delegate Assembly
to which the Chancellor indirectly al
ludes. All 22 CSU campuses were repre
sented by their CFA chapter presidents
and representatives. The assembly voted
unanimously to communicate our serious
concerns over the (currently) stalled ne
gotiations and the unwillingness of the
CSU to compromise on the issues before
"Piece of Mind" is for your letters
about campus issues. Questions,
explanations, COiflpliments, com
plaints - we want them all. Keep
them brief, but keep them coming.
Include name, department, and
phone number. Mail to the Commu
nications Office, Heron Hall; fax to
6-6533; or e-mail to polynews@
polymail. 0
us. W hat the Chancellor is indulging in
Support Network, Cuesta College, and
the Art in Public Places Committee of
the County Arts Council.
For information, call Edie Kahn at the
AIDS Support Network,
781-3660. D
Funds available for Women's History "onth
The Women's Programs and Services
office has project funds available for
individual students, clubs, and organizations for the 1999 Women's History
Thanksgiving holiday
Cal Poly Report schedule
Month celebration during February.
The funding will pay for projects that
are consistent with the mission and pur
promotes the educational and profes
sional advancement of women.
Students considering a senior project
for winter quarter 1999 are especially
encouraged to incorporate their project
into Women's History Month and to ap
ply for funding.
Because the university will be closed
poses of women's programs at Cal Poly,
for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 26,
including providing education on issues
Nov.
the deadline to submit articles for the
of concern to women and their changing
ing committee. Those awarded funding
Wednesday, Dec. 2, Cal Poly Report will
roles in society. The mission also in
will be notified by Friday, Dec.
be I 0 am Wednesday, Nov. 25.
eludes creating a campus climate that
D
Applications, due by Monday,
30, will be evaluated by the fund
For an application, call ext.
11.
6-2600. D
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Academic Personnel adds
Web site to home page
The Academic Personnel office has
Instructor effectiveness
course offered in winter
Don Maas of the University Center
Solicitation of
vacation, sick leave
Employees are being asked to do
developed a Web page at http://www.
for Teacher Education will again be
academic-personnel.calpoly.edu (linked
teaching the course Maintaining Instruc
behalf of Stan Smith, building service
to Cal Poly's home page via the Univer
tor Effectiveness: Techniques and Strate
engineer in Facility Services, and
sity Organization page and the Faculty
gies for More Effective Teaching.
and Staff Services page).
The site contains information on faculty
personnel-related policies and procedures,
The seminar, open to the faculty and
staff, will be offered winter quarter on
nate sick leave and vacation credits on
Dianne Smith, administrative secretary
in Financial Aid.
Donations of either sick leave or vaca
Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11:30 am in Room
tion credits will help them remain in full
personnel action calendars and timetables,
108 in the Food Processing Building.
pay status during their extended absences
the faculty salary schedule, Academic
The first class meeting will be Tuesday,
from work.
Personnel forms (in PDF format), current
Jan. 5.
position vacancies, the faculty contract,
and the 1997-98 Faculty Handbook.
Announcements will be posted peri
odically, including collective bargaining
updates. Academic Personnel forms are
The course emphasizes the practical
Anyone interested in donating leave
credit for Stan Smith should call or
applications of research to college teach
e-mail solicitation coordinator Anita
ing. Other topics include:
Biggs in Facility Services at ext. 6-2321.
•
Which elements make instruction
effective.
Those interested in donating leave
credit for Dianne Smith should call or
now available both on the Web site and
•
How to motivate students.
e-mail Mary Spady in Financial Aid at
via the OpenMail bulletin area.
•
How to be sure students are learning.
ext. 6-5886.
•
How to get students to remember
The Faculty Handbook will be up
dated when the faculty unit contract
is finalized. D
material taught.
Enrollment is limited. The seminar is
free, but participants are required to buy
Eligible state employees may donate
up to 16 hours total of sick leave and
vacation credit per fiscal year in incre
ments of one hour or more. D
the class booklet for $8.25 at the first
class meeting. Checks should be made
Choral Christmas shows set
The Cal Poly choirs will ring in the
holidays with two concerts, set at 8 pm
Saturday, Dec. 5, and 3 pm Sunday, Dec.
6, in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts
Center's Cohan Center.
" A Christmas Celebration" will include
performances by PolyPhonics, the univer
sity's 30-member mixed choir, and the
University Singers, the largest mixed choir.
The Cal Poly Vocal Jazz group and Cal
Poly's barbershop quartets, Here Comes
payable to El Corral.
Those interested in taking the seminar
but unable to do so winter quarter are
urged to contact Janice Engle at ext.
6-5935 or jengle@calpoly.edu. To regis
ter for the course, call Engle.
For more information on the course,
call Maas at ext. 6-2587.
The course is offered by the UCTE
and the Faculty Instructional Develop
ment office of Extended University
Programs and Services. D
and Francis Poulenc and carols from
Spain, France and England.
The University Singers, accompanied
staff members and students pledged to
not drive alone to campus. Cal Poly
turned in 42.5 percent of all pledges in
the county, the largest number of pledges
received from any one source.
At the county level, several students
and two staff members- Jane Brechler,
tin, Foundation - won a pair of walking
PolyPhonics, accompanied by music
piano, will perform works by J.S. Bach
During the recent Rideshare Week
campaign, more than 250 faculty and
Speech Communication, and Randy Mar
Treble and Grand Avenue, will also appear.
faculty member Susan Azaret Davies on
Rideshare Week
winners announced
Prize-winner Plumly
to read poetry llov. 13
Poet Stanley Plumly, seven-time
winner of the Pushcart Prize, will read
shoes and a rideshare T-shirt, respectively.
Campus prize winners were Rosa Jones,
Evaluations; Dean Klitgaard, Journalism;
Joan Dezember, Academic Programs; Walt
Tryon, Landscape Architecture; V ictoria
by pianist Ann Lucas, will perform
for the WriterSpeak series at 7 pm Fri
Randall, City and Regional Planning;
works by Edwin Fissinger and William
day, Nov. 13, in Room 213 of the Busi
Diana Wells, ARDFA; and Stu Goldenberg,
Hawley, and music for Hanukkah.
ness Building.
Mathematics. Their gifts included Campus
Cal Poly Vocal Jazz will play seasonal
Known for compact, melodic, descrip
Dining gift certificates to Julian's, the
hits, including "Santa Claus is Comin' to
tive lyrics, Plurnly has also won the
Campus Market, and Vista Grande and
Town" and "Jingle Bells." The barber
Delmore Schwartz Poetry Memorial
Campus Express cards.
shop quartets will sing favorite carols.
Award and has been nominated for the
The choirs are directed by music pro
fessor Thomas Davies.
Tickets are $6 to $10 for students, $8
$12 for seniors, and $9-$17 for the public.
The concerts are sponsored by the Mu
sic Department, College of Liberal Arts,
Other campus winners - Andrea
National Book Critics Circle Award and
Kerns, Student Life and Activities; Ron
the William Carlos Williams Award. In
Christensen, Reprographics; Roger Keep,
1997 the Academy of American Poetry
Industrial Technology; Art Rosen, Phys
nominated his book "Marriage in the
ics; Ann Fryer, Disablity Resource Cen
Trees" for best book of 1997.
ter; and John Sullivan, Fiscal Services
Plurnly will be in town as keynote poet
won such gifts as a bicycle U-lock, a
for the San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival.
backpack, a coffee carafe with a tray and
program. For details, call the Music
Admission to the WriterSpeak event is
cups, a first-aid kit, stationery, and a
Department at ext. 6-2406. D
$3 general, $2 for students and seniors. D
calculator. D
and the Instructionally Related Activities
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Enrollment down, loads up
Fall quarter enrollment is about 300
less than the target and more than 400
less than enrollment a year ago.
Although the university anticipated a
headcount of 16,586 students, the actual
number is 16,296. While the figure is
about 2 percent below target, students are
taking higher loads, thereby yielding a
full-time-equivalent figure- 15,121only 1 percent below target.
The average loads for this fall are, for
lower-division undergraduates, 14.14
units; upper-division undergraduates,
14.11; graduate students, 10.64 units.
Vice Provost for Institutional Plan
ning Linda Dalton projects these trends
will continue for the remainder of the
academic year.
The falll997 headcount was 16,735.
FTE was 15,463. 0
California Casualty rep
to be on campus Nov. 18
Mary Ellen Bangs, representative for
California Casualty, will be in Human
Resources and Employment Equity,
Adm. 110, from 10 am to noon Wednes
day, Nov. 18.
She will be available to give quotes
and answer questions on the company's
many insurance policies, including auto,
homeowners', renters', motorcycle, boat,
and mobile and vacation home.
The policies are available through
payroll deduction to all CSU employees
who work half-time or more. Appoint
ments are not necessary and questions
will be answered on a first-come basis.
Anyone not able to meet with her on
Wednesday may call California Casualty
at (800) 926-4399. 0
Environmental awareness
focus of weeklong event
Academic Senate seeks
committee members
Author, humorist
to speak, read Nov. 23
'Romeo a Juliet' auditions 'North of Heaven'
set for Dec. 3-4
to show Nov. 17
Waste reduction, energy efficiency,
recycling, transportation, consumer
awareness and water and air quality are
the topics to be covered during Cal
Poly's first Environmental Awareness
Week, set for Nov. 16-20.
The event is intended to increase stu
dent, faculty and staff involvement in
environmental issues.
During the week, displays will be up
and educational forums will be held in
the UU plaza daily from 11 am to 1 pm.
Each day will focus on a different topic.
The event is sponsored by the Facili
ties Planning Department's Energy and
Utilities office and the Environmental
Center of San Luis Obispo County and
RALCCO, the company that collects
solid waste and recyclables at Cal Poly.
For information, call ext. 6-5227. 0
The Academic Senate is seeking a
general university staff member and a
library staff member to serve for one year
on its Library Committee as ex officio
members.
The Library Committee advises and
consults with the university administra
tion about the state of the library's re
sources, services and policies.
Those interested should send a letter
to the Academic Senate office stating
their desire to serve or contact the Senate
office at ext. 6-1258. 0
Author and humorist David Sedaris
will bring shrewd satire and social cri
tique to the Central Coast on Monday,
Nov. 23.
At noon, Sedaris will speak and read
from his work in the Cal Poly Theatre as
part of the free WriterSpeak program.
At 8 pm he will again take to the The
atre stage, where he will read some new
work that, as one critic said, "slices
through euphemisms and political cor
rectness on his way
to proving himself
the master of irrev
erent humor."
After Sedaris'
evening reading, he
will answer ques
tions and sign cop
ies of his books and
audio tapes in the
Theatre lobby.
David Sedaris
His visit to San
Luis Obispo wraps up his eight-week
"Ex ploration of Life in New York"
series, which airs on National Public
Radio's "Morning Edition." The spots
can be heard locally on KCBX-FM 90
on Mondays through Nov. 23 at 5:50
and 7:50a.m.
The Washington Post said, "On the
air, Sedaris' shrewd, wickedly funny
pieces prick up your ears; his tart voice
never gets lost in NPR's Sargasso Sea of
sincerity. On the page, Sedaris seems
even more accomplished; this slim vol
ume of 'Barrel Fever' establishes him as
one of America's most prickly, and most
delicious, young comic talents."
His evening appearance is the first in
Cal Poly Arts' New Directions series.
Tickets cost $10 to $15 . 0
The Theatre and Dance Department
will hold auditions for its winter quarter
production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and
Juliet" from 7 to 10 pm Thursday and
Friday, Dec. 3-4, in Room 212 of the
Davidson Music Center.
Auditions are open to all. The script
can be reviewed in the Reserve Room of
the Kennedy Library.
The play, to be directed by theatre
professor Mike Malkin, is scheduled to
run Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6.
For more information, call the Theatre
and Dance Department at ext. 6-1465. D
Six profs listed in latest
'Who's Who' in teaching
Six Cal Poly professors have been
included in "Who's Who Among
America's Teachers, 1998."
They are Harold Cota, Civil and Envi
ronmental Engineering; Barry Floyd,
Management; Charles Jennings, Art and
Design ; Paul Miklowitz, Philosophy;
Mahmood Nahvi, Electrical Engineering;
and Jack Robison, Accounting.
All of the approximately 130,000
teachers listed were selected by one or
more former students who themselves
had been listed in either "Who's Who
Among American High School Students"
or The National Dean's List. 0
••• Hurricane relief
tlath and Home Economics
building renamed
The Math and Home Economics
Building, which now houses chemistry
and physics studio labs in addition to
math classrooms, has been renamed the
Math and Science Building.
The new name was easy to install,
said Deby Ryan of Facilities Planning.
"We took the letters from the old
home economics sign to form the word
'science,' so we didn't have to make a
new sign," Ryan said. 0
(Continued from page 1)
Working under the general coordina
tion of Honduran student Ivan Molina,
the groups hope to help families in re
gions where thousands were killed and
large areas destroyed by the hurricane's
flooding and mud slides.
The money will be donated to the Red
Cross, Community Service Coordinator
Sam Lutrin said.
Contributions are being collected in
the Community Service and Learning
Center, UU 217. For more information,
call Lutrin at ext. 6-5839 or the center at
ext. 6-5834. 0
Academic Records
reorganizes
The Academic Records office has
reorganized.
Marlene Cartter, associate registrar, is
responsible for operational activities and
personnel. This includes communications,
records processing, and the archival staff,
the evaluations and articulations staff,
and the system support staff.
Marcia Friedman, assistant director, is
responsible for research and business
practice analysis, staff development and
training, and recommendations on rede
sign/reengineering.
Jennifer Thoma is the area coordinator
for academic records systems, Carol
Morris, the area coordinator for records
and archival processing, Jane Leaphart,
the area coordinator for articulations, and
Kathleen Peterson, the area coordinator
for evaluations.
"Making these changes will allow
Academic Records to analyze the current
workflow processes for records and rede
sign/reengineer various student, faculty
and alumni service activities," said Tho
mas Zuur, university registrar and direc
tor of academic records.
Zuur cited changing student needs and
expectations and a coming software con
version as reasons for the changes. 0
English graduate
awarded fellowship
Beth Thomas, a 1998 English graduate,
was awarded a Philip Levine Fellowship in
Poetry at Fresno State University.
Thomas was one of only three appli
cants admitted to the graduate creative
writing program at the Fresno campus. 0
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Ticket Information
nckets to the performances listed
in today's Cal Poly Report are on
sale at the Performing Arts Ticket
Office from I 0 am to 6 pm weekdays
and from I 0 am to 4 pm Saturdays.
Call6-ARTS (ext. 6-2787), or to
order by fax, dial ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts
events, including audio and video
samples of artists' work, can be
found on the WWW at www.calpoly.
arts.org. IJ
••• Dateline
(Continued from page I)
Women's Basketball: Cal Baptist, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Volleyball: Irvine, Mott Gym, 7:30pm.($)
Saturday, November 14
Martial Arts Clinic: Jerry Bell, Rec
Center, 8 am. ($)
Volleyball: Cal State Fullerton, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 18-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Sunday, November 15
Men's Soccer: Mustang Stadium,
5:30pm.($)
ttonday, November 16
Music: Guy Budd, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Tuesday, November 17
Learn-at-Lunch: Jean De Costa
(Employee Assistance Program), "When
Bad Things Happen to Good Parents,"
Staff Dining room, noon.
Music: John Bankston, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Film: "TB7: North of Heaven," Chumash
7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Les Violons du Roy, Cohan
Center, 8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Craig
Russell (Music), Philips Hall, 7 pm.
Wednesday, November 18
Music: Home Brew, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 19-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Thursday, November 19
Music: Student recital , Davidson Music
Center 218, I I am.
Physics Colloquium: Earle Mayfield and
Art Cary, "Perkin Elmer Wine Spectros
copy," Science E-45 , II am.
Music: Jon Sirkus, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance's "Cal Foly Pol
lies." Also Nov. 20-21. Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
The world's best snowboarders and
spectacular scenery are caught on film in
"TB7: North of Heaven," a documentary
scheduled to play at 7 pm Tuesday,
Nov. 17, in Chumash Auditorium.
This is the seventh film in the "Totally
Board" snowboarding series - thus the
TB7 in the title.
A 15-minute motorcycle-riding video,
"Terra Firma 4," will also be shown.
Prizes will be given away and music
will be provided by Jester Dead, a group
of Cal Poly students.
Tickets for the ASI-sponsored event
are $5 and $7 in advance and $6 and $8
at the door. Buy tickets from 10 am to
4 pm Monday through Friday at Poly
Escapes, UU 112. 0
River North Dance Co.
adds second show
Overwhelming ticket sales to the
River North Dance Company's originally
scheduled performance on March 9 have
prompted the group to add a performance
on March 10.
Dance magazine declared the Chi
cago-based jazz dance company to be
"well on its way to being that city's next
big export. Whether it's hip-hop, tap or
ballroom, River North marries popular
music to popular dance as no other group
can, forging the rhythm and movements
of our generation into art. An evening
that is sexy, stylish, and full of showbiz
razzmatazz."
The River North Dance Company will
perform at 8 pm both nights in Harman
Hall in the Performing Arts Center's
Cohan Center.
Tickets cost $15 to $21. A few tickets
are still available for the March 9 show. D.
Reprographics selling
desk calendars
Reprographics is selling 17-by-22-inch
desk or wall calendars for $2.50 each.
The 12-month 1999 calendar is printed
on white paper with Cal Poly green ink
with corner pockets. Holes can be
punched in them for hanging.
· For a supply, submit a job order with
a valid account number. Calendars can be
picked up at Reprographics or delivered
to you. Call ext. 6-2195. 0
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Position vacancies
Vacancy information and applications
for the following positions are available
from the appropriate Human Resources
office. Information can also be accessed
from the Cal Poly home page on the World
Wide Web (address: www. calpoly.edu; click
on ''General Information").
STATE (Adm. 110, ext. 6-2236 or job line at
ext. 6-1533). Official application forms
must be received by 4 pm on the closing
date or be postmarked by the closing date.
(No faxes.)
#89133: Housing Information Sys
tems Consultant (Information Tech
nology Consultant- Foundation),
Housing and Residential Life (Unit 9), *
($2,669- $3,737/mo.). Closing date:
Application materials should be submit
ted by Nov. 25, however, position open
until filled.
#94031: Coordinator of Campus
Student Relations and Judicial Affairs
(SSP III), Student Affairs ($37,512
$45,156 annually). Closing date: Open
until filled, however, application materi
als should be submitted by Nov. 30.
#97048: Clerical Assistant II, Uni
versity Advancement, Vice President's
Office (Unit 7),* ($1,922- $2,267/mo.,
full-time, temporary for one year from
hire; renewal dependent upon funds).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
#99049: Instructional Support
Technician II, Crop Science (Unit 9), *
($3,006 - $3,617 /mo.; flexible work
hours to include early mornings and
weekends). Closing date: Dec. 2.
#94050: Multicultural Center Coor
dinator (SSP III), Student Life ($3, 126
- $3,763/mo., full-time, temporary to
June 30, 1999, with possible extension).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844)
Candidates interested in faculty
positions are asked to contact the appro
priate department office at the phone
number listed for more information and
an application. Please submit all applica
tion materials to the department head/
chair unless otherwise specified. Rank and
salary are commensurate with qualifica
tions and experience, and timebase where
applicable, unless otherwise stated.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93031: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred), available September 1999. De
velop and teach year-long aircraft design
course and related courses. Development
of externally-funded research programs
is expected. Ph .D. required; previous
industrial experience desired . Candi
dates must have a strong commitment
to teaching . Send C. V. and contact in
formation for three professional refer
ences to Ru ss Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93032: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred) , available September 1999 in area
of aerospace propulsion and related
fields. Develop and teach aerospace pro
pulsion courses and related courses. De
velopment of the aerospace propulsion
laboratory and externally-funded re
search programs is expected. Ph.D. re
quired ; industrial experience desired.
Candidates must have a strong commit
ment to teaching . Send C.V. and contact
information for three professional refer
ences to Russ Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
#93038: Tenure-Track Assistant Pro
fessor, Philosophy Department, 756-2041.
Full-time appointment beginning fal l quar
ter 1999, contingent upon funding. Teach
lower and upper division undergraduate
classes and usual non-teaching duties in
cluding thesis supervision. AOS: History
and philosophy of science; AOC: History
of philosophy, logic. Ph.D. required at time
of appointment. Applicants must document
excellence in teaching introductory phi
losophy at the college or university level.
Initial interviews available at the Eastern
Division APA meetings. Send complete
dossier referencing Rec. Code #93038 to
PaulS. Miklowitz, Chair, Philosophy De
partment. Closing date: Dec. 18. 0
Eight win prizes at fair
Eight of the more than 225 employees
who participated in the Employee Assis
tance Program's Oct. 28 health and
wellness fair won gift certificates and
other door prizes.
Winners were Don Weegar, ITS;
Todor Todorov, Mathematics; Linda
Taylor, Student Academic Services; Phil
Ruggles, Graphic Communication; Tony
Bourke, Campus Dining; Skye Patterson,
Political Science; Loretta Lamar, Athlet
ics; and Alex Crozier, Athletics. 0
ort
Service Awards Luncheon
tickets on sale Dec. 7
Tickets to the annual Service Awards
Luncheon, set for Thursday, Feb. 11, in
Chumash Auditorium, will be sold from
Dec. 7 through Jan. 28. The lunch recog
nizes state, Foundation, and ASI employ
ees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40
years of service.
The following employees are being
honored for 30 or more years of service:
40 years - Leon Magur.
35 years - Elmo Keller, Leon
Maksoudian, Kenneth Ozawa, Judith
Pinkerton, Robert Reynolds and
Donley Winger.
30 years- Frederick Andoli, Edward
Baker, Arthur Bethel, Mary Brady,
Robert Burton, Thomas Carpenter,
Ronald Christensen, Michael Cirovic,
Samir Datta, Paul Dempsey, Douglas
Donaldson, Edward Glassco, John
Groves, William Horton, Charles
Jennings, Roger Keep, Martin
Kellerman, Bonnie Long, Cathleen
Matthews, Edward Mayo, John
McKinstry, Shien- Yi Meng, Stephen
Mott, John Russell , Habib Sheik
and James Zetzsche.
Tickets are $8.50 and can be bought
from Carol Osgood, Modern Languages
and Literatures; Kathy Blackburn, Campus
Catering; Lori Williams, Health Center;
Jane Brechler, Speech Communication;
Donna Nicols, Disability Resource
Center; Sheree May, Human Resources
and Employment Equity; Kathleen
Castillo, Student Academic Services;
Rachel Mendoza, Administration and
Finance; Kristy Pefia, Bioresource and
Agricultural Engineering; Geri Bolivar,
Facility Services; and Denice Wharton,
El Corral Bookstore.
Thi s year for the first time, ticket
holders can reserve seats at tables for
eight. Call Joan Dezember, Academic
Programs, at ext. 6-2326, or Geri
Bolivar, Facility Services, ext. 6-2321 ,
for information on reserved seating. 0
Hw/1- k~ if,, ~ ~
The Cal Poly Report is published
by the Communications Office every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Items submitted by 10 am Thurs
day appear in the following Wednes
day's edition.
For details, call ext. 6-1511. 0
DATELI.E
Exhibits
University Art Gallery (Dexter):
Paintings and drawings by Jerome
Witkin, through Dec. 6. Daily 11 am4 pm ; Wednesday, 7-9 pm. Reception
5-7 pm Friday, Nov. 13.
UU Galerie: "Peter Meller: Andante
Allegro Rubato," through Dec. 6.
Tuesday-Friday lO am-4 pm; Wednes
day until 7 pm; Saturday, Sunday, noon
to 4 pm.
Thursday, November 12
Physics Colloquium: Roger
Grismore, "Al-26 and the Cosmos,"
Science E-45, II am.
Speaker: Angie Estes, "Will the Real
Emily Dickinson Please Stand Up?,"
Fisher Science 286, 11 : I 0 am.
Music: Paul Rinzler Trio, BackStage
Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 13, 14
and 18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Friday, November 13
Speaker: Ken Meier (Texas A&M),
"A Formal Model of Perversion,"
Faculty Offices North 24B, 2 pm.
Panel: Composer Gordon Getty,
faculty members Alyson McLamore,
Antonio Barata, Craig Russell and John
Russell (Music) and Angie Estes,
Kevin Clark and Linda Halisky
(English), "Words inland/on/about
Music," Davidson Music Center 218,
2:10pm.
Martial Arts Demonstration: Jerry
Bell and seven other masters, Rec
Center, 6 pm. ($)
WriterSpeak: Poet Stanley Plumly,
Business Building 213, 7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Banu Gibson and the
New Orleans Hot Jazz, Cohan Center,
8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Paul
Rinzler (Music), Philips Hall , 7 pm.
Music, Talk: Mary Rawcliffe and
William Spiller (Music), "The White
Election," di scussion by composer
Gordon Getty, Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church, San Luis Obispo, 7:30pm.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 14 and
18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
(Continued on page 5)
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 53, No. 10 • November 12, 1998
Published by the Communications Office
Chancellor speaks out
on faculty salaries, CFA
State/United Way drive
begins -with blanks
The following letter on faculty sala
ries and the CFA was sent to all CSU
campuses by Chancellor Charles Reed:
"Recent information distributed by the
California Faculty Association (CFA)
and printed in the press warrants clarifi
cation. The California State University is
offering an average 5 percent salary in
crease for faculty this year, the same
increase budgeted by the state for our
faculty and accepted by every other
union except one. By offering 6 percent
next year, the CSU is addressing the sal
ary lag between our faculty and those at
comparable institutions. I have commit
ted in writing to close that gap over the
next three years.
"The other main issue is merit pay.
Compensation should be based at least in
part on performance. All other compa
rable institutions in the U.S . have a merit
pay system.
"Our completely new proposal incor
porates even more faculty participation
in awarding merit pay. We have a respon
sibility to the people of California to be
accountable for the job we are doing, and
merit pay is critical to that.
"The action taken Sunday by a small
group of activists within the CFA
whose total membership includes only
30 percent of the CSU faculty - is
counterproductive. In fact, their current
contract prohibits any such concerted
job action. I am confident that faculty
would not abandon their responsibility
to students.
"Finally, CSU faculty are dedicated,
expert teachers and scholars, and it is
unfortunate that a small minority feels
the need to distribute misleading infor
mation rather than concentrating their
efforts at the bargaining table. The CSU
is working to reach a fair agreement and
focus completely on educating students.
The CFA shou ld do the same."
(Editor's note: See response from
CFA chapter president Phil Fetzer on
page 3.) 0
Pledge forms for Cal Poly 's 1998
State Employees Campaign (United Way
to ASI and Foundation employees) are
being distributed to departments, and this
year you'll see something different.
Actually, it's what you don't see that
will be different. The forms are the
same as in recent years , but they will
not have names pre-printed on them.
United Way is supplying blanks so the
university and department captains can
save the time it took in past years to
get the right form to the right person.
(Thank you, United Way.)
This annual charity fund drive enables
you to give through payroll deduction or
by check to the local United Way or to
any other non-profit organization. And
the only extra effort required this time
will be printing your name in the box at
the top of the form.
Departments are being asked to ap
point captains to distribute and collect
forms and help donors fill them out.
This year's campaign will run
through Wednesday, Nov. 25, for state
employees and Friday, Dec. 4, for
Foundation and ASI.
Of every dollar Cal Poly employees
give to the local United Way, 99 cents
remains in San Luis Obispo County.
Anyone with questions can call the
Communications Office at ext. 6-1511.
Foundation employees should call Kim
Miller in Foundation Human Resources,
ext. 6-1121. 0
Students raising money
for hurricane relief
Several student organizations have
joined forces to aid victims of Hurricane
Mitch in Honduras.
Student Community Services, the
International Student Club, and the
Newman Catholic Fellowship have set a
goal of raising $1 for every member of
the Cal Poly community- almost $ 19,000.
(Continued on page 2)
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Position vacancies
Vacancy information and applications
for the following positions are available
from the appropriate Human Resources
office. Information can also be accessed
from the Cal Poly home page on the World
Wide Web (address: www. calpoly.edu; click
on ''General Information").
STATE (Adm. 110, ext. 6-2236 or job line at
ext. 6-1533). Official application forms
must be received by 4 pm on the closing
date or be postmarked by the closing date.
(No faxes.)
#89133: Housing Information Sys
tems Consultant (Information Tech
nology Consultant- Foundation),
Housing and Residential Life (Unit 9), *
($2,669- $3,737/mo.). Closing date:
Application materials should be submit
ted by Nov. 25, however, position open
until filled.
#94031: Coordinator of Campus
Student Relations and Judicial Affairs
(SSP III), Student Affairs ($37,512$45,156 annually). Closing date: Open
until filled, however, application materi
als should be submitted by Nov. 30.
#97048: Clerical Assistant II, Uni
versity Advancement, Vice President's
Office (Unit 7),* ($1,922- $2,267/mo.,
full-time, temporary for one year from
hire; renewal dependent upon funds).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
#99049: Instructional Support
Technician II, Crop Science (Unit 9), *
($3,006 - $3,617 /mo.; flexible work
hours to include early mornings and
weekends). Closing date: Dec. 2.
#94050: Multicultural Center Coor
dinator (SSP III), Student Life ($3, 126
- $3,763/mo., full-time, temporary to
June 30, 1999, with possible extension).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844)
Candidates interested in faculty
positions are asked to contact the appro
priate department office at the phone
number listed for more information and
an application. Please submit all applica
tion materials to the department head/
chair unless otherwise specified. Rank and
salary are commensurate with qualifica
tions and experience, and timebase where
applicable, unless otherwise stated.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93031: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred), available September 1999. De
velop and teach year-long aircraft design
course and related courses. Development
of externally-funded research programs
is expected. Ph .D. required; previous
industrial experience desired . Candi
dates must have a strong commitment
to teaching . Send C. V. and contact in
formation for three professional refer
ences to Ru ss Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93032: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred) , available September 1999 in area
of aerospace propulsion and related
fields. Develop and teach aerospace pro
pulsion courses and related courses. De
velopment of the aerospace propulsion
laboratory and externally-funded re
search programs is expected. Ph.D. re
quired ; industrial experience desired.
Candidates must have a strong commit
ment to teaching . Send C.V. and contact
information for three professional refer
ences to Russ Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
#93038: Tenure-Track Assistant Pro
fessor, Philosophy Department, 756-2041.
Full-time appointment beginning fal l quar
ter 1999, contingent upon funding. Teach
lower and upper division undergraduate
classes and usual non-teaching duties in
cluding thesis supervision. AOS: History
and philosophy of science; AOC: History
of philosophy, logic. Ph.D. required at time
of appointment. Applicants must document
excellence in teaching introductory phi
losophy at the college or university level.
Initial interviews available at the Eastern
Division APA meetings. Send complete
dossier referencing Rec. Code #93038 to
PaulS. Miklowitz, Chair, Philosophy De
partment. Closing date: Dec. 18. 0
Eight win prizes at fair
Eight of the more than 225 employees
who participated in the Employee Assis
tance Program's Oct. 28 health and
wellness fair won gift certificates and
other door prizes.
Winners were Don Weegar, ITS;
Todor Todorov, Mathematics; Linda
Taylor, Student Academic Services; Phil
Ruggles, Graphic Communication; Tony
Bourke, Campus Dining; Skye Patterson,
Political Science; Loretta Lamar, Athlet
ics; and Alex Crozier, Athletics. 0
ort
Service Awards Luncheon
tickets on sale Dec. 7
Tickets to the annual Service Awards
Luncheon, set for Thursday, Feb. 11, in
Chumash Auditorium, will be sold from
Dec. 7 through Jan. 28. The lunch recog
nizes state, Foundation, and ASI employ
ees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40
years of service.
The following employees are being
honored for 30 or more years of service:
40 years - Leon Magur.
35 years - Elmo Keller, Leon
Maksoudian, Kenneth Ozawa, Judith
Pinkerton, Robert Reynolds and
Donley Winger.
30 years- Frederick Andoli, Edward
Baker, Arthur Bethel, Mary Brady,
Robert Burton, Thomas Carpenter,
Ronald Christensen, Michael Cirovic,
Samir Datta, Paul Dempsey, Douglas
Donaldson, Edward Glassco, John
Groves, William Horton, Charles
Jennings, Roger Keep, Martin
Kellerman, Bonnie Long, Cathleen
Matthews, Edward Mayo, John
McKinstry, Shien- Yi Meng, Stephen
Mott, John Russell , Habib Sheik
and James Zetzsche.
Tickets are $8.50 and can be bought
from Carol Osgood, Modern Languages
and Literatures; Kathy Blackburn, Campus
Catering; Lori Williams, Health Center;
Jane Brechler, Speech Communication;
Donna Nicols, Disability Resource
Center; Sheree May, Human Resources
and Employment Equity; Kathleen
Castillo, Student Academic Services;
Rachel Mendoza, Administration and
Finance; Kristy Pefia, Bioresource and
Agricultural Engineering; Geri Bolivar,
Facility Services; and Denice Wharton,
El Corral Bookstore.
Thi s year for the first time, ticket
holders can reserve seats at tables for
eight. Call Joan Dezember, Academic
Programs, at ext. 6-2326, or Geri
Bolivar, Facility Services, ext. 6-2321 ,
for information on reserved seating. 0
Hw/1- k~ if,, ~ ~
The Cal Poly Report is published
by the Communications Office every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Items submitted by 10 am Thurs
day appear in the following Wednes
day's edition.
For details, call ext. 6-1511. 0
DATELI.E
Exhibits
University Art Gallery (Dexter):
Paintings and drawings by Jerome
Witkin, through Dec. 6. Daily 11 am
4 pm ; Wednesday, 7-9 pm. Reception
5-7 pm Friday, Nov. 13.
UU Galerie: "Peter Meller: Andante
Allegro Rubato," through Dec. 6.
Tuesday-Friday lO am-4 pm; Wednes
day until 7 pm; Saturday, Sunday, noon
to 4 pm.
Thursday, November 12
Physics Colloquium: Roger
Grismore, "Al-26 and the Cosmos,"
Science E-45, II am.
Speaker: Angie Estes, "Will the Real
Emily Dickinson Please Stand Up?,"
Fisher Science 286, 11 : I 0 am.
Music: Paul Rinzler Trio, BackStage
Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 13, 14
and 18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Friday, November 13
Speaker: Ken Meier (Texas A&M),
"A Formal Model of Perversion,"
Faculty Offices North 24B, 2 pm.
Panel: Composer Gordon Getty,
faculty members Alyson McLamore,
Antonio Barata, Craig Russell and John
Russell (Music) and Angie Estes,
Kevin Clark and Linda Halisky
(English), "Words inland/on/about
Music," Davidson Music Center 218,
2:10pm.
Martial Arts Demonstration: Jerry
Bell and seven other masters, Rec
Center, 6 pm. ($)
WriterSpeak: Poet Stanley Plumly,
Business Building 213, 7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Banu Gibson and the
New Orleans Hot Jazz, Cohan Center,
8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Paul
Rinzler (Music), Philips Hall , 7 pm.
Music, Talk: Mary Rawcliffe and
William Spiller (Music), "The White
Election," di scussion by composer
Gordon Getty, Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church, San Luis Obispo, 7:30pm.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 14 and
18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
(Continued on page 5)
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 53, No. 10 • November 12, 1998
Published by the Communications Office
Chancellor speaks out
on faculty salaries, CFA
State/United Way drive
begins -with blanks
The following letter on faculty sala
ries and the CFA was sent to all CSU
campuses by Chancellor Charles Reed:
"Recent information distributed by the
California Faculty Association (CFA)
and printed in the press warrants clarifi
cation. The California State University is
offering an average 5 percent salary in
crease for faculty this year, the same
increase budgeted by the state for our
faculty and accepted by every other
union except one. By offering 6 percent
next year, the CSU is addressing the sal
ary lag between our faculty and those at
comparable institutions. I have commit
ted in writing to close that gap over the
next three years.
"The other main issue is merit pay.
Compensation should be based at least in
part on performance. All other compa
rable institutions in the U.S . have a merit
pay system.
"Our completely new proposal incor
porates even more faculty participation
in awarding merit pay. We have a respon
sibility to the people of California to be
accountable for the job we are doing, and
merit pay is critical to that.
"The action taken Sunday by a small
group of activists within the CFA
whose total membership includes only
30 percent of the CSU faculty - is
counterproductive. In fact, their current
contract prohibits any such concerted
job action. I am confident that faculty
would not abandon their responsibility
to students.
"Finally, CSU faculty are dedicated,
expert teachers and scholars, and it is
unfortunate that a small minority feels
the need to distribute misleading infor
mation rather than concentrating their
efforts at the bargaining table. The CSU
is working to reach a fair agreement and
focus completely on educating students.
The CFA shou ld do the same."
(Editor's note: See response from
CFA chapter president Phil Fetzer on
page 3.) 0
Pledge forms for Cal Poly 's 1998
State Employees Campaign (United Way
to ASI and Foundation employees) are
being distributed to departments, and this
year you'll see something different.
Actually, it's what you don't see that
will be different. The forms are the
same as in recent years , but they will
not have names pre-printed on them.
United Way is supplying blanks so the
university and department captains can
save the time it took in past years to
get the right form to the right person.
(Thank you, United Way.)
This annual charity fund drive enables
you to give through payroll deduction or
by check to the local United Way or to
any other non-profit organization. And
the only extra effort required this time
will be printing your name in the box at
the top of the form.
Departments are being asked to ap
point captains to distribute and collect
forms and help donors fill them out.
This year's campaign will run
through Wednesday, Nov. 25, for state
employees and Friday, Dec. 4, for
Foundation and ASI.
Of every dollar Cal Poly employees
give to the local United Way, 99 cents
remains in San Luis Obispo County.
Anyone with questions can call the
Communications Office at ext. 6-1511.
Foundation employees should call Kim
Miller in Foundation Human Resources,
ext. 6-1121. 0
Students raising money
for hurricane relief
Several student organizations have
joined forces to aid victims of Hurricane
Mitch in Honduras.
Student Community Services, the
International Student Club, and the
Newman Catholic Fellowship have set a
goal of raising $1 for every member of
the Cal Poly community- almost $ 19,000.
(Continued on page 2)
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Enrollment down, loads up
Fall quarter enrollment is about 300
less than the target and more than 400
less than enrollment a year ago.
Although the university anticipated a
headcount of 16,586 students, the actual
number is 16,296. While the figure is
about 2 percent below target, students are
taking higher loads, thereby yielding a
full-time-equivalent figure- 15,121
only 1 percent below target.
The average loads for this fall are, for
lower-division undergraduates, 14.14
units; upper-division undergraduates,
14.11; graduate students, 10.64 units.
Vice Provost for Institutional Plan
ning Linda Dalton projects these trends
will continue for the remainder of the
academic year.
The falll997 headcount was 16,735.
FTE was 15,463. 0
California Casualty rep
to be on campus Nov. 18
Mary Ellen Bangs, representative for
California Casualty, will be in Human
Resources and Employment Equity,
Adm. 110, from 10 am to noon Wednes
day, Nov. 18.
She will be available to give quotes
and answer questions on the company's
many insurance policies, including auto,
homeowners', renters', motorcycle, boat,
and mobile and vacation home.
The policies are available through
payroll deduction to all CSU employees
who work half-time or more. Appoint
ments are not necessary and questions
will be answered on a first-come basis.
Anyone not able to meet with her on
Wednesday may call California Casualty
at (800) 926-4399. 0
Environmental awareness
focus of weeklong event
Academic Senate seeks
committee members
Author, humorist
to speak, read Nov. 23
'Romeo a Juliet' auditions 'North of Heaven'
set for Dec. 3-4
to show Nov. 17
Waste reduction, energy efficiency,
recycling, transportation, consumer
awareness and water and air quality are
the topics to be covered during Cal
Poly's first Environmental Awareness
Week, set for Nov. 16-20.
The event is intended to increase stu
dent, faculty and staff involvement in
environmental issues.
During the week, displays will be up
and educational forums will be held in
the UU plaza daily from 11 am to 1 pm.
Each day will focus on a different topic.
The event is sponsored by the Facili
ties Planning Department's Energy and
Utilities office and the Environmental
Center of San Luis Obispo County and
RALCCO, the company that collects
solid waste and recyclables at Cal Poly.
For information, call ext. 6-5227. 0
The Academic Senate is seeking a
general university staff member and a
library staff member to serve for one year
on its Library Committee as ex officio
members.
The Library Committee advises and
consults with the university administra
tion about the state of the library's re
sources, services and policies.
Those interested should send a letter
to the Academic Senate office stating
their desire to serve or contact the Senate
office at ext. 6-1258. 0
Author and humorist David Sedaris
will bring shrewd satire and social cri
tique to the Central Coast on Monday,
Nov. 23.
At noon, Sedaris will speak and read
from his work in the Cal Poly Theatre as
part of the free WriterSpeak program.
At 8 pm he will again take to the The
atre stage, where he will read some new
work that, as one critic said, "slices
through euphemisms and political cor
rectness on his way
to proving himself
the master of irrev
erent humor."
After Sedaris'
evening reading, he
will answer ques
tions and sign cop
ies of his books and
audio tapes in the
Theatre lobby.
David Sedaris
His visit to San
Luis Obispo wraps up his eight-week
"Ex ploration of Life in New York"
series, which airs on National Public
Radio's "Morning Edition." The spots
can be heard locally on KCBX-FM 90
on Mondays through Nov. 23 at 5:50
and 7:50a.m.
The Washington Post said, "On the
air, Sedaris' shrewd, wickedly funny
pieces prick up your ears; his tart voice
never gets lost in NPR's Sargasso Sea of
sincerity. On the page, Sedaris seems
even more accomplished; this slim vol
ume of 'Barrel Fever' establishes him as
one of America's most prickly, and most
delicious, young comic talents."
His evening appearance is the first in
Cal Poly Arts' New Directions series.
Tickets cost $10 to $15 . 0
The Theatre and Dance Department
will hold auditions for its winter quarter
production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and
Juliet" from 7 to 10 pm Thursday and
Friday, Dec. 3-4, in Room 212 of the
Davidson Music Center.
Auditions are open to all. The script
can be reviewed in the Reserve Room of
the Kennedy Library.
The play, to be directed by theatre
professor Mike Malkin, is scheduled to
run Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6.
For more information, call the Theatre
and Dance Department at ext. 6-1465. D
Six profs listed in latest
'Who's Who' in teaching
Six Cal Poly professors have been
included in "Who's Who Among
America's Teachers, 1998."
They are Harold Cota, Civil and Envi
ronmental Engineering; Barry Floyd,
Management; Charles Jennings, Art and
Design ; Paul Miklowitz, Philosophy;
Mahmood Nahvi, Electrical Engineering;
and Jack Robison, Accounting.
All of the approximately 130,000
teachers listed were selected by one or
more former students who themselves
had been listed in either "Who's Who
Among American High School Students"
or The National Dean's List. 0
••• Hurricane relief
tlath and Home Economics
building renamed
The Math and Home Economics
Building, which now houses chemistry
and physics studio labs in addition to
math classrooms, has been renamed the
Math and Science Building.
The new name was easy to install,
said Deby Ryan of Facilities Planning.
"We took the letters from the old
home economics sign to form the word
'science,' so we didn't have to make a
new sign," Ryan said. 0
(Continued from page 1)
Working under the general coordina
tion of Honduran student Ivan Molina,
the groups hope to help families in re
gions where thousands were killed and
large areas destroyed by the hurricane's
flooding and mud slides.
The money will be donated to the Red
Cross, Community Service Coordinator
Sam Lutrin said.
Contributions are being collected in
the Community Service and Learning
Center, UU 217. For more information,
call Lutrin at ext. 6-5839 or the center at
ext. 6-5834. 0
Academic Records
reorganizes
The Academic Records office has
reorganized.
Marlene Cartter, associate registrar, is
responsible for operational activities and
personnel. This includes communications,
records processing, and the archival staff,
the evaluations and articulations staff,
and the system support staff.
Marcia Friedman, assistant director, is
responsible for research and business
practice analysis, staff development and
training, and recommendations on rede
sign/reengineering.
Jennifer Thoma is the area coordinator
for academic records systems, Carol
Morris, the area coordinator for records
and archival processing, Jane Leaphart,
the area coordinator for articulations, and
Kathleen Peterson, the area coordinator
for evaluations.
"Making these changes will allow
Academic Records to analyze the current
workflow processes for records and rede
sign/reengineer various student, faculty
and alumni service activities," said Tho
mas Zuur, university registrar and direc
tor of academic records.
Zuur cited changing student needs and
expectations and a coming software con
version as reasons for the changes. 0
English graduate
awarded fellowship
Beth Thomas, a 1998 English graduate,
was awarded a Philip Levine Fellowship in
Poetry at Fresno State University.
Thomas was one of only three appli
cants admitted to the graduate creative
writing program at the Fresno campus. 0
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Ticket Information
nckets to the performances listed
in today's Cal Poly Report are on
sale at the Performing Arts Ticket
Office from I 0 am to 6 pm weekdays
and from I 0 am to 4 pm Saturdays.
Call6-ARTS (ext. 6-2787), or to
order by fax, dial ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts
events, including audio and video
samples of artists' work, can be
found on the WWW at www.calpoly.
arts.org. IJ
••• Dateline
(Continued from page I)
Women's Basketball: Cal Baptist, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Volleyball: Irvine, Mott Gym, 7:30pm.($)
Saturday, November 14
Martial Arts Clinic: Jerry Bell, Rec
Center, 8 am. ($)
Volleyball: Cal State Fullerton, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 18-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Sunday, November 15
Men's Soccer: Mustang Stadium,
5:30pm.($)
ttonday, November 16
Music: Guy Budd, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Tuesday, November 17
Learn-at-Lunch: Jean De Costa
(Employee Assistance Program), "When
Bad Things Happen to Good Parents,"
Staff Dining room, noon.
Music: John Bankston, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Film: "TB7: North of Heaven," Chumash
7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Les Violons du Roy, Cohan
Center, 8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Craig
Russell (Music), Philips Hall, 7 pm.
Wednesday, November 18
Music: Home Brew, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 19-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Thursday, November 19
Music: Student recital , Davidson Music
Center 218, I I am.
Physics Colloquium: Earle Mayfield and
Art Cary, "Perkin Elmer Wine Spectros
copy," Science E-45 , II am.
Music: Jon Sirkus, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance's "Cal Foly Pol
lies." Also Nov. 20-21. Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
The world's best snowboarders and
spectacular scenery are caught on film in
"TB7: North of Heaven," a documentary
scheduled to play at 7 pm Tuesday,
Nov. 17, in Chumash Auditorium.
This is the seventh film in the "Totally
Board" snowboarding series - thus the
TB7 in the title.
A 15-minute motorcycle-riding video,
"Terra Firma 4," will also be shown.
Prizes will be given away and music
will be provided by Jester Dead, a group
of Cal Poly students.
Tickets for the ASI-sponsored event
are $5 and $7 in advance and $6 and $8
at the door. Buy tickets from 10 am to
4 pm Monday through Friday at Poly
Escapes, UU 112. 0
River North Dance Co.
adds second show
Overwhelming ticket sales to the
River North Dance Company's originally
scheduled performance on March 9 have
prompted the group to add a performance
on March 10.
Dance magazine declared the Chi
cago-based jazz dance company to be
"well on its way to being that city's next
big export. Whether it's hip-hop, tap or
ballroom, River North marries popular
music to popular dance as no other group
can, forging the rhythm and movements
of our generation into art. An evening
that is sexy, stylish, and full of showbiz
razzmatazz."
The River North Dance Company will
perform at 8 pm both nights in Harman
Hall in the Performing Arts Center's
Cohan Center.
Tickets cost $15 to $21. A few tickets
are still available for the March 9 show. D.
Reprographics selling
desk calendars
Reprographics is selling 17-by-22-inch
desk or wall calendars for $2.50 each.
The 12-month 1999 calendar is printed
on white paper with Cal Poly green ink
with corner pockets. Holes can be
punched in them for hanging.
· For a supply, submit a job order with
a valid account number. Calendars can be
picked up at Reprographics or delivered
to you. Call ext. 6-2195. 0
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Cal Poly, area groups
to mark World AIDS Day
Cal Poly will join other community
groups in commemorating World AIDS
day with a variety of activities Dec. l -4.
For the last 11 years, Dec. I has been
a day to bring messages of compassion,
hope, solidarity and understanding about
AIDS to every country in the world. The
county will mark the day in a variety of
ways. Works of art at Cal Poly, Cuesta
College and Mission Plaza will be
shrouded in memory of artists who have
died of AIDS. At 2 pm, church bells will
ring 18 times in recognition of the
18
years of the pandemic.
A special installation, "Paths," will be
created on the steps of the County Gov
ernment Center by the Art in Public
Places Committee of the County Arts
Council. The public is invited to place
stones - natural, painted or inscribed on the installation's fabric background.
After a short program at 5 pm, people
can take a stone home. Stones left at the
site will be taken to the AIDS Memorial
Grove in El Chorro Regional Park.
In the "Eat Out Save Lives" race,
waiters and waitresses from several
county restaurants will race through an
obstacle course balancing drinks on a
tray. The race begins at Broad and
Higuera streets during Farmers' Market
on Thursday, Dec. 3.
On Friday, Dec. 4, community mem
bers can contribute to the ongoing work
of the San Luis Obispo AIDS Support
Network by eating in one of the more
than 25 restaurants that are participating
in the "Eat Out Save Lives" campaign.
The restaurants will donate 10 percent of
their profits that day to the network's
Food Bank, which provides food to local
people infected with HIV.
Sponsors include Cal Poly's Women's
Programs and Services office, the AIDS
PtECE OF HtN7)
Response from the CFA
(The following is a response to the letter
from Chancellor Reed on page 1.)
is simply name-calling. He is attempting
to divide the elected leadership from the
faculty they represent.
Dear Editor:
A letter from CSU Chancellor Charles
21 of
22 CSU campuses (including Cal
I would also point out that on
the
Reed appeared in the Mustang Daily
Poly), the Academic Senates have
Nov. 3. I would like to make a few obser
adopted resolutions in support of the
vations about his letter:
(1) W hile Chancellor Reed refers to a
positions taken by the CFA and critical
of the way the CSU has been negotiating.
"5 percent salary increase for faculty,"
This is hardly the action of "a small
what he conveniently omits is the fact
group of activists."
that the CSU is actually only offering a
If the Chancellor actually wanted to
2.5 percent general salary increase (GSI).
reach a "fair agreement" with CSU fac
The rest of the CSU compensation pack
ulty, he would cease resorting to name
age would benefit selected faculty but
calling and divide-and-conquer tactics.
not all.
He would instead treat faculty and their
(2) Mr. Reed refers to "merit pay." In
principle, no one is going to question
rewarding "merit." The problem is (a)
elected representatives with respect.
CFA is not creating problems. It is
seriously attempting to solve them. I
determining what activities are actually
hope that faculty, students, staff and the
meritorious and (b) developing a system
general public understand that our top
that fairly and equitably recognizes such
priority is to deliver the best education
activities. Additionally, the way this sys
possible for the people of this state.
tem (commonly referred to as PSSis) has
worked fails to recognize the contribu
tions of outstanding teaching faculty and
appears (in some cases) to favor faculty
for being on good terms with campus
administrators rather than for any actual
Phil Fetzer
Political Science Department
President, Cal Poly SLO Chapter
California Faculty Association
(CFA)
meritorious contribution.
(3) Mr. Reed refers to an action taken
by "a small group of activists within
CFA." I attended the Delegate Assembly
to which the Chancellor indirectly al
ludes. All 22 CSU campuses were repre
sented by their CFA chapter presidents
and representatives. The assembly voted
unanimously to communicate our serious
concerns over the (currently) stalled ne
gotiations and the unwillingness of the
CSU to compromise on the issues before
"Piece of Mind" is for your letters
about campus issues. Questions,
explanations, COiflpliments, com
plaints - we want them all. Keep
them brief, but keep them coming.
Include name, department, and
phone number. Mail to the Commu
nications Office, Heron Hall; fax to
6-6533; or e-mail to polynews@
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us. W hat the Chancellor is indulging in
Support Network, Cuesta College, and
the Art in Public Places Committee of
the County Arts Council.
For information, call Edie Kahn at the
AIDS Support Network,
781-3660. D
Funds available for Women's History "onth
The Women's Programs and Services
office has project funds available for
individual students, clubs, and organizations for the 1999 Women's History
Thanksgiving holiday
Cal Poly Report schedule
Month celebration during February.
The funding will pay for projects that
are consistent with the mission and pur
promotes the educational and profes
sional advancement of women.
Students considering a senior project
for winter quarter 1999 are especially
encouraged to incorporate their project
into Women's History Month and to ap
ply for funding.
Because the university will be closed
poses of women's programs at Cal Poly,
for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 26,
including providing education on issues
Nov.
the deadline to submit articles for the
of concern to women and their changing
ing committee. Those awarded funding
Wednesday, Dec. 2, Cal Poly Report will
roles in society. The mission also in
will be notified by Friday, Dec.
be I 0 am Wednesday, Nov. 25.
eludes creating a campus climate that
D
Applications, due by Monday,
30, will be evaluated by the fund
For an application, call ext.
11.
6-2600. D
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Academic Personnel adds
Web site to home page
The Academic Personnel office has
Instructor effectiveness
course offered in winter
Don Maas of the University Center
Solicitation of
vacation, sick leave
Employees are being asked to do
developed a Web page at http://www.
for Teacher Education will again be
academic-personnel.calpoly.edu (linked
teaching the course Maintaining Instruc
behalf of Stan Smith, building service
to Cal Poly's home page via the Univer
tor Effectiveness: Techniques and Strate
engineer in Facility Services, and
sity Organization page and the Faculty
gies for More Effective Teaching.
and Staff Services page).
The site contains information on faculty
personnel-related policies and procedures,
The seminar, open to the faculty and
staff, will be offered winter quarter on
nate sick leave and vacation credits on
Dianne Smith, administrative secretary
in Financial Aid.
Donations of either sick leave or vaca
Tuesdays from 8:30 to 11:30 am in Room
tion credits will help them remain in full
personnel action calendars and timetables,
108 in the Food Processing Building.
pay status during their extended absences
the faculty salary schedule, Academic
The first class meeting will be Tuesday,
from work.
Personnel forms (in PDF format), current
Jan. 5.
position vacancies, the faculty contract,
and the 1997-98 Faculty Handbook.
Announcements will be posted peri
odically, including collective bargaining
updates. Academic Personnel forms are
The course emphasizes the practical
Anyone interested in donating leave
credit for Stan Smith should call or
applications of research to college teach
e-mail solicitation coordinator Anita
ing. Other topics include:
Biggs in Facility Services at ext. 6-2321.
•
Which elements make instruction
effective.
Those interested in donating leave
credit for Dianne Smith should call or
now available both on the Web site and
•
How to motivate students.
e-mail Mary Spady in Financial Aid at
via the OpenMail bulletin area.
•
How to be sure students are learning.
ext. 6-5886.
•
How to get students to remember
The Faculty Handbook will be up
dated when the faculty unit contract
is finalized. D
material taught.
Enrollment is limited. The seminar is
free, but participants are required to buy
Eligible state employees may donate
up to 16 hours total of sick leave and
vacation credit per fiscal year in incre
ments of one hour or more. D
the class booklet for $8.25 at the first
class meeting. Checks should be made
Choral Christmas shows set
The Cal Poly choirs will ring in the
holidays with two concerts, set at 8 pm
Saturday, Dec. 5, and 3 pm Sunday, Dec.
6, in Harman Hall in the Performing Arts
Center's Cohan Center.
" A Christmas Celebration" will include
performances by PolyPhonics, the univer
sity's 30-member mixed choir, and the
University Singers, the largest mixed choir.
The Cal Poly Vocal Jazz group and Cal
Poly's barbershop quartets, Here Comes
payable to El Corral.
Those interested in taking the seminar
but unable to do so winter quarter are
urged to contact Janice Engle at ext.
6-5935 or jengle@calpoly.edu. To regis
ter for the course, call Engle.
For more information on the course,
call Maas at ext. 6-2587.
The course is offered by the UCTE
and the Faculty Instructional Develop
ment office of Extended University
Programs and Services. D
and Francis Poulenc and carols from
Spain, France and England.
The University Singers, accompanied
staff members and students pledged to
not drive alone to campus. Cal Poly
turned in 42.5 percent of all pledges in
the county, the largest number of pledges
received from any one source.
At the county level, several students
and two staff members- Jane Brechler,
tin, Foundation - won a pair of walking
PolyPhonics, accompanied by music
piano, will perform works by J.S. Bach
During the recent Rideshare Week
campaign, more than 250 faculty and
Speech Communication, and Randy Mar
Treble and Grand Avenue, will also appear.
faculty member Susan Azaret Davies on
Rideshare Week
winners announced
Prize-winner Plumly
to read poetry llov. 13
Poet Stanley Plumly, seven-time
winner of the Pushcart Prize, will read
shoes and a rideshare T-shirt, respectively.
Campus prize winners were Rosa Jones,
Evaluations; Dean Klitgaard, Journalism;
Joan Dezember, Academic Programs; Walt
Tryon, Landscape Architecture; V ictoria
by pianist Ann Lucas, will perform
for the WriterSpeak series at 7 pm Fri
Randall, City and Regional Planning;
works by Edwin Fissinger and William
day, Nov. 13, in Room 213 of the Busi
Diana Wells, ARDFA; and Stu Goldenberg,
Hawley, and music for Hanukkah.
ness Building.
Mathematics. Their gifts included Campus
Cal Poly Vocal Jazz will play seasonal
Known for compact, melodic, descrip
Dining gift certificates to Julian's, the
hits, including "Santa Claus is Comin' to
tive lyrics, Plurnly has also won the
Campus Market, and Vista Grande and
Town" and "Jingle Bells." The barber
Delmore Schwartz Poetry Memorial
Campus Express cards.
shop quartets will sing favorite carols.
Award and has been nominated for the
The choirs are directed by music pro
fessor Thomas Davies.
Tickets are $6 to $10 for students, $8
$12 for seniors, and $9-$17 for the public.
The concerts are sponsored by the Mu
sic Department, College of Liberal Arts,
Other campus winners - Andrea
National Book Critics Circle Award and
Kerns, Student Life and Activities; Ron
the William Carlos Williams Award. In
Christensen, Reprographics; Roger Keep,
1997 the Academy of American Poetry
Industrial Technology; Art Rosen, Phys
nominated his book "Marriage in the
ics; Ann Fryer, Disablity Resource Cen
Trees" for best book of 1997.
ter; and John Sullivan, Fiscal Services
Plurnly will be in town as keynote poet
won such gifts as a bicycle U-lock, a
for the San Luis Obispo Poetry Festival.
backpack, a coffee carafe with a tray and
program. For details, call the Music
Admission to the WriterSpeak event is
cups, a first-aid kit, stationery, and a
Department at ext. 6-2406. D
$3 general, $2 for students and seniors. D
calculator. D
and the Instructionally Related Activities
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Enrollment down, loads up
Fall quarter enrollment is about 300
less than the target and more than 400
less than enrollment a year ago.
Although the university anticipated a
headcount of 16,586 students, the actual
number is 16,296. While the figure is
about 2 percent below target, students are
taking higher loads, thereby yielding a
full-time-equivalent figure- 15,121only 1 percent below target.
The average loads for this fall are, for
lower-division undergraduates, 14.14
units; upper-division undergraduates,
14.11; graduate students, 10.64 units.
Vice Provost for Institutional Plan
ning Linda Dalton projects these trends
will continue for the remainder of the
academic year.
The falll997 headcount was 16,735.
FTE was 15,463. 0
California Casualty rep
to be on campus Nov. 18
Mary Ellen Bangs, representative for
California Casualty, will be in Human
Resources and Employment Equity,
Adm. 110, from 10 am to noon Wednes
day, Nov. 18.
She will be available to give quotes
and answer questions on the company's
many insurance policies, including auto,
homeowners', renters', motorcycle, boat,
and mobile and vacation home.
The policies are available through
payroll deduction to all CSU employees
who work half-time or more. Appoint
ments are not necessary and questions
will be answered on a first-come basis.
Anyone not able to meet with her on
Wednesday may call California Casualty
at (800) 926-4399. 0
Environmental awareness
focus of weeklong event
Academic Senate seeks
committee members
Author, humorist
to speak, read Nov. 23
'Romeo a Juliet' auditions 'North of Heaven'
set for Dec. 3-4
to show Nov. 17
Waste reduction, energy efficiency,
recycling, transportation, consumer
awareness and water and air quality are
the topics to be covered during Cal
Poly's first Environmental Awareness
Week, set for Nov. 16-20.
The event is intended to increase stu
dent, faculty and staff involvement in
environmental issues.
During the week, displays will be up
and educational forums will be held in
the UU plaza daily from 11 am to 1 pm.
Each day will focus on a different topic.
The event is sponsored by the Facili
ties Planning Department's Energy and
Utilities office and the Environmental
Center of San Luis Obispo County and
RALCCO, the company that collects
solid waste and recyclables at Cal Poly.
For information, call ext. 6-5227. 0
The Academic Senate is seeking a
general university staff member and a
library staff member to serve for one year
on its Library Committee as ex officio
members.
The Library Committee advises and
consults with the university administra
tion about the state of the library's re
sources, services and policies.
Those interested should send a letter
to the Academic Senate office stating
their desire to serve or contact the Senate
office at ext. 6-1258. 0
Author and humorist David Sedaris
will bring shrewd satire and social cri
tique to the Central Coast on Monday,
Nov. 23.
At noon, Sedaris will speak and read
from his work in the Cal Poly Theatre as
part of the free WriterSpeak program.
At 8 pm he will again take to the The
atre stage, where he will read some new
work that, as one critic said, "slices
through euphemisms and political cor
rectness on his way
to proving himself
the master of irrev
erent humor."
After Sedaris'
evening reading, he
will answer ques
tions and sign cop
ies of his books and
audio tapes in the
Theatre lobby.
David Sedaris
His visit to San
Luis Obispo wraps up his eight-week
"Ex ploration of Life in New York"
series, which airs on National Public
Radio's "Morning Edition." The spots
can be heard locally on KCBX-FM 90
on Mondays through Nov. 23 at 5:50
and 7:50a.m.
The Washington Post said, "On the
air, Sedaris' shrewd, wickedly funny
pieces prick up your ears; his tart voice
never gets lost in NPR's Sargasso Sea of
sincerity. On the page, Sedaris seems
even more accomplished; this slim vol
ume of 'Barrel Fever' establishes him as
one of America's most prickly, and most
delicious, young comic talents."
His evening appearance is the first in
Cal Poly Arts' New Directions series.
Tickets cost $10 to $15 . 0
The Theatre and Dance Department
will hold auditions for its winter quarter
production of Shakespeare's "Romeo and
Juliet" from 7 to 10 pm Thursday and
Friday, Dec. 3-4, in Room 212 of the
Davidson Music Center.
Auditions are open to all. The script
can be reviewed in the Reserve Room of
the Kennedy Library.
The play, to be directed by theatre
professor Mike Malkin, is scheduled to
run Feb. 25-27 and March 4-6.
For more information, call the Theatre
and Dance Department at ext. 6-1465. D
Six profs listed in latest
'Who's Who' in teaching
Six Cal Poly professors have been
included in "Who's Who Among
America's Teachers, 1998."
They are Harold Cota, Civil and Envi
ronmental Engineering; Barry Floyd,
Management; Charles Jennings, Art and
Design ; Paul Miklowitz, Philosophy;
Mahmood Nahvi, Electrical Engineering;
and Jack Robison, Accounting.
All of the approximately 130,000
teachers listed were selected by one or
more former students who themselves
had been listed in either "Who's Who
Among American High School Students"
or The National Dean's List. 0
••• Hurricane relief
tlath and Home Economics
building renamed
The Math and Home Economics
Building, which now houses chemistry
and physics studio labs in addition to
math classrooms, has been renamed the
Math and Science Building.
The new name was easy to install,
said Deby Ryan of Facilities Planning.
"We took the letters from the old
home economics sign to form the word
'science,' so we didn't have to make a
new sign," Ryan said. 0
(Continued from page 1)
Working under the general coordina
tion of Honduran student Ivan Molina,
the groups hope to help families in re
gions where thousands were killed and
large areas destroyed by the hurricane's
flooding and mud slides.
The money will be donated to the Red
Cross, Community Service Coordinator
Sam Lutrin said.
Contributions are being collected in
the Community Service and Learning
Center, UU 217. For more information,
call Lutrin at ext. 6-5839 or the center at
ext. 6-5834. 0
Academic Records
reorganizes
The Academic Records office has
reorganized.
Marlene Cartter, associate registrar, is
responsible for operational activities and
personnel. This includes communications,
records processing, and the archival staff,
the evaluations and articulations staff,
and the system support staff.
Marcia Friedman, assistant director, is
responsible for research and business
practice analysis, staff development and
training, and recommendations on rede
sign/reengineering.
Jennifer Thoma is the area coordinator
for academic records systems, Carol
Morris, the area coordinator for records
and archival processing, Jane Leaphart,
the area coordinator for articulations, and
Kathleen Peterson, the area coordinator
for evaluations.
"Making these changes will allow
Academic Records to analyze the current
workflow processes for records and rede
sign/reengineer various student, faculty
and alumni service activities," said Tho
mas Zuur, university registrar and direc
tor of academic records.
Zuur cited changing student needs and
expectations and a coming software con
version as reasons for the changes. 0
English graduate
awarded fellowship
Beth Thomas, a 1998 English graduate,
was awarded a Philip Levine Fellowship in
Poetry at Fresno State University.
Thomas was one of only three appli
cants admitted to the graduate creative
writing program at the Fresno campus. 0
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Ticket Information
nckets to the performances listed
in today's Cal Poly Report are on
sale at the Performing Arts Ticket
Office from I 0 am to 6 pm weekdays
and from I 0 am to 4 pm Saturdays.
Call6-ARTS (ext. 6-2787), or to
order by fax, dial ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts
events, including audio and video
samples of artists' work, can be
found on the WWW at www.calpoly.
arts.org. IJ
••• Dateline
(Continued from page I)
Women's Basketball: Cal Baptist, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Volleyball: Irvine, Mott Gym, 7:30pm.($)
Saturday, November 14
Martial Arts Clinic: Jerry Bell, Rec
Center, 8 am. ($)
Volleyball: Cal State Fullerton, Mott
Gym, 7 pm. ($)
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 18-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Sunday, November 15
Men's Soccer: Mustang Stadium,
5:30pm.($)
ttonday, November 16
Music: Guy Budd, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Tuesday, November 17
Learn-at-Lunch: Jean De Costa
(Employee Assistance Program), "When
Bad Things Happen to Good Parents,"
Staff Dining room, noon.
Music: John Bankston, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Film: "TB7: North of Heaven," Chumash
7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Les Violons du Roy, Cohan
Center, 8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Craig
Russell (Music), Philips Hall, 7 pm.
Wednesday, November 18
Music: Home Brew, BackStage Pizza,
noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 19-21. Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Thursday, November 19
Music: Student recital , Davidson Music
Center 218, I I am.
Physics Colloquium: Earle Mayfield and
Art Cary, "Perkin Elmer Wine Spectros
copy," Science E-45 , II am.
Music: Jon Sirkus, BackStage Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance's "Cal Foly Pol
lies." Also Nov. 20-21. Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
The world's best snowboarders and
spectacular scenery are caught on film in
"TB7: North of Heaven," a documentary
scheduled to play at 7 pm Tuesday,
Nov. 17, in Chumash Auditorium.
This is the seventh film in the "Totally
Board" snowboarding series - thus the
TB7 in the title.
A 15-minute motorcycle-riding video,
"Terra Firma 4," will also be shown.
Prizes will be given away and music
will be provided by Jester Dead, a group
of Cal Poly students.
Tickets for the ASI-sponsored event
are $5 and $7 in advance and $6 and $8
at the door. Buy tickets from 10 am to
4 pm Monday through Friday at Poly
Escapes, UU 112. 0
River North Dance Co.
adds second show
Overwhelming ticket sales to the
River North Dance Company's originally
scheduled performance on March 9 have
prompted the group to add a performance
on March 10.
Dance magazine declared the Chi
cago-based jazz dance company to be
"well on its way to being that city's next
big export. Whether it's hip-hop, tap or
ballroom, River North marries popular
music to popular dance as no other group
can, forging the rhythm and movements
of our generation into art. An evening
that is sexy, stylish, and full of showbiz
razzmatazz."
The River North Dance Company will
perform at 8 pm both nights in Harman
Hall in the Performing Arts Center's
Cohan Center.
Tickets cost $15 to $21. A few tickets
are still available for the March 9 show. D.
Reprographics selling
desk calendars
Reprographics is selling 17-by-22-inch
desk or wall calendars for $2.50 each.
The 12-month 1999 calendar is printed
on white paper with Cal Poly green ink
with corner pockets. Holes can be
punched in them for hanging.
· For a supply, submit a job order with
a valid account number. Calendars can be
picked up at Reprographics or delivered
to you. Call ext. 6-2195. 0
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CAL POLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 12, 1998
Position vacancies
Vacancy information and applications
for the following positions are available
from the appropriate Human Resources
office. Information can also be accessed
from the Cal Poly home page on the World
Wide Web (address: www. calpoly.edu; click
on ''General Information").
STATE (Adm. 110, ext. 6-2236 or job line at
ext. 6-1533). Official application forms
must be received by 4 pm on the closing
date or be postmarked by the closing date.
(No faxes.)
#89133: Housing Information Sys
tems Consultant (Information Tech
nology Consultant- Foundation),
Housing and Residential Life (Unit 9), *
($2,669- $3,737/mo.). Closing date:
Application materials should be submit
ted by Nov. 25, however, position open
until filled.
#94031: Coordinator of Campus
Student Relations and Judicial Affairs
(SSP III), Student Affairs ($37,512
$45,156 annually). Closing date: Open
until filled, however, application materi
als should be submitted by Nov. 30.
#97048: Clerical Assistant II, Uni
versity Advancement, Vice President's
Office (Unit 7),* ($1,922- $2,267/mo.,
full-time, temporary for one year from
hire; renewal dependent upon funds).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
#99049: Instructional Support
Technician II, Crop Science (Unit 9), *
($3,006 - $3,617 /mo.; flexible work
hours to include early mornings and
weekends). Closing date: Dec. 2.
#94050: Multicultural Center Coor
dinator (SSP III), Student Life ($3, 126
- $3,763/mo., full-time, temporary to
June 30, 1999, with possible extension).
Closing date: Nov. 30.
FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844)
Candidates interested in faculty
positions are asked to contact the appro
priate department office at the phone
number listed for more information and
an application. Please submit all applica
tion materials to the department head/
chair unless otherwise specified. Rank and
salary are commensurate with qualifica
tions and experience, and timebase where
applicable, unless otherwise stated.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93031: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred), available September 1999. De
velop and teach year-long aircraft design
course and related courses. Development
of externally-funded research programs
is expected. Ph .D. required; previous
industrial experience desired . Candi
dates must have a strong commitment
to teaching . Send C. V. and contact in
formation for three professional refer
ences to Ru ss Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
Readvertisement (revised closing date):
#93032: Tenure-Track Position,
Aeronautical Engineering Department,
756-2562. Assistant professor (pre
ferred) , available September 1999 in area
of aerospace propulsion and related
fields. Develop and teach aerospace pro
pulsion courses and related courses. De
velopment of the aerospace propulsion
laboratory and externally-funded re
search programs is expected. Ph.D. re
quired ; industrial experience desired.
Candidates must have a strong commit
ment to teaching . Send C.V. and contact
information for three professional refer
ences to Russ Cummings, Aeronautical
Engineering Department. Closing date:
Feb. 15.
#93038: Tenure-Track Assistant Pro
fessor, Philosophy Department, 756-2041.
Full-time appointment beginning fal l quar
ter 1999, contingent upon funding. Teach
lower and upper division undergraduate
classes and usual non-teaching duties in
cluding thesis supervision. AOS: History
and philosophy of science; AOC: History
of philosophy, logic. Ph.D. required at time
of appointment. Applicants must document
excellence in teaching introductory phi
losophy at the college or university level.
Initial interviews available at the Eastern
Division APA meetings. Send complete
dossier referencing Rec. Code #93038 to
PaulS. Miklowitz, Chair, Philosophy De
partment. Closing date: Dec. 18. 0
Eight win prizes at fair
Eight of the more than 225 employees
who participated in the Employee Assis
tance Program's Oct. 28 health and
wellness fair won gift certificates and
other door prizes.
Winners were Don Weegar, ITS;
Todor Todorov, Mathematics; Linda
Taylor, Student Academic Services; Phil
Ruggles, Graphic Communication; Tony
Bourke, Campus Dining; Skye Patterson,
Political Science; Loretta Lamar, Athlet
ics; and Alex Crozier, Athletics. 0
ort
Service Awards Luncheon
tickets on sale Dec. 7
Tickets to the annual Service Awards
Luncheon, set for Thursday, Feb. 11, in
Chumash Auditorium, will be sold from
Dec. 7 through Jan. 28. The lunch recog
nizes state, Foundation, and ASI employ
ees with 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40
years of service.
The following employees are being
honored for 30 or more years of service:
40 years - Leon Magur.
35 years - Elmo Keller, Leon
Maksoudian, Kenneth Ozawa, Judith
Pinkerton, Robert Reynolds and
Donley Winger.
30 years- Frederick Andoli, Edward
Baker, Arthur Bethel, Mary Brady,
Robert Burton, Thomas Carpenter,
Ronald Christensen, Michael Cirovic,
Samir Datta, Paul Dempsey, Douglas
Donaldson, Edward Glassco, John
Groves, William Horton, Charles
Jennings, Roger Keep, Martin
Kellerman, Bonnie Long, Cathleen
Matthews, Edward Mayo, John
McKinstry, Shien- Yi Meng, Stephen
Mott, John Russell , Habib Sheik
and James Zetzsche.
Tickets are $8.50 and can be bought
from Carol Osgood, Modern Languages
and Literatures; Kathy Blackburn, Campus
Catering; Lori Williams, Health Center;
Jane Brechler, Speech Communication;
Donna Nicols, Disability Resource
Center; Sheree May, Human Resources
and Employment Equity; Kathleen
Castillo, Student Academic Services;
Rachel Mendoza, Administration and
Finance; Kristy Pefia, Bioresource and
Agricultural Engineering; Geri Bolivar,
Facility Services; and Denice Wharton,
El Corral Bookstore.
Thi s year for the first time, ticket
holders can reserve seats at tables for
eight. Call Joan Dezember, Academic
Programs, at ext. 6-2326, or Geri
Bolivar, Facility Services, ext. 6-2321 ,
for information on reserved seating. 0
Hw/1- k~ if,, ~ ~
The Cal Poly Report is published
by the Communications Office every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Items submitted by 10 am Thurs
day appear in the following Wednes
day's edition.
For details, call ext. 6-1511. 0
DATELI.E
Exhibits
University Art Gallery (Dexter):
Paintings and drawings by Jerome
Witkin, through Dec. 6. Daily 11 am4 pm ; Wednesday, 7-9 pm. Reception
5-7 pm Friday, Nov. 13.
UU Galerie: "Peter Meller: Andante
Allegro Rubato," through Dec. 6.
Tuesday-Friday lO am-4 pm; Wednes
day until 7 pm; Saturday, Sunday, noon
to 4 pm.
Thursday, November 12
Physics Colloquium: Roger
Grismore, "Al-26 and the Cosmos,"
Science E-45, II am.
Speaker: Angie Estes, "Will the Real
Emily Dickinson Please Stand Up?,"
Fisher Science 286, 11 : I 0 am.
Music: Paul Rinzler Trio, BackStage
Pizza, noon.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 13, 14
and 18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
Friday, November 13
Speaker: Ken Meier (Texas A&M),
"A Formal Model of Perversion,"
Faculty Offices North 24B, 2 pm.
Panel: Composer Gordon Getty,
faculty members Alyson McLamore,
Antonio Barata, Craig Russell and John
Russell (Music) and Angie Estes,
Kevin Clark and Linda Halisky
(English), "Words inland/on/about
Music," Davidson Music Center 218,
2:10pm.
Martial Arts Demonstration: Jerry
Bell and seven other masters, Rec
Center, 6 pm. ($)
WriterSpeak: Poet Stanley Plumly,
Business Building 213, 7 pm. ($)
Music, Talk: Banu Gibson and the
New Orleans Hot Jazz, Cohan Center,
8 pm. ($) Preconcert lecture, Paul
Rinzler (Music), Philips Hall , 7 pm.
Music, Talk: Mary Rawcliffe and
William Spiller (Music), "The White
Election," di scussion by composer
Gordon Getty, Mt. Carmel Lutheran
Church, San Luis Obispo, 7:30pm.
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
"Cal Foly Pollies." Also Nov. 14 and
18-21. Cal Poly Theatre, 8 pm. ($)
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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 53, No. 10 • November 12, 1998
Published by the Communications Office
Chancellor speaks out
on faculty salaries, CFA
State/United Way drive
begins -with blanks
The following letter on faculty sala
ries and the CFA was sent to all CSU
campuses by Chancellor Charles Reed:
"Recent information distributed by the
California Faculty Association (CFA)
and printed in the press warrants clarifi
cation. The California State University is
offering an average 5 percent salary in
crease for faculty this year, the same
increase budgeted by the state for our
faculty and accepted by every other
union except one. By offering 6 percent
next year, the CSU is addressing the sal
ary lag between our faculty and those at
comparable institutions. I have commit
ted in writing to close that gap over the
next three years.
"The other main issue is merit pay.
Compensation should be based at least in
part on performance. All other compa
rable institutions in the U.S . have a merit
pay system.
"Our completely new proposal incor
porates even more faculty participation
in awarding merit pay. We have a respon
sibility to the people of California to be
accountable for the job we are doing, and
merit pay is critical to that.
"The action taken Sunday by a small
group of activists within the CFA
whose total membership includes only
30 percent of the CSU faculty - is
counterproductive. In fact, their current
contract prohibits any such concerted
job action. I am confident that faculty
would not abandon their responsibility
to students.
"Finally, CSU faculty are dedicated,
expert teachers and scholars, and it is
unfortunate that a small minority feels
the need to distribute misleading infor
mation rather than concentrating their
efforts at the bargaining table. The CSU
is working to reach a fair agreement and
focus completely on educating students.
The CFA shou ld do the same."
(Editor's note: See response from
CFA chapter president Phil Fetzer on
page 3.) 0
Pledge forms for Cal Poly 's 1998
State Employees Campaign (United Way
to ASI and Foundation employees) are
being distributed to departments, and this
year you'll see something different.
Actually, it's what you don't see that
will be different. The forms are the
same as in recent years , but they will
not have names pre-printed on them.
United Way is supplying blanks so the
university and department captains can
save the time it took in past years to
get the right form to the right person.
(Thank you, United Way.)
This annual charity fund drive enables
you to give through payroll deduction or
by check to the local United Way or to
any other non-profit organization. And
the only extra effort required this time
will be printing your name in the box at
the top of the form.
Departments are being asked to ap
point captains to distribute and collect
forms and help donors fill them out.
This year's campaign will run
through Wednesday, Nov. 25, for state
employees and Friday, Dec. 4, for
Foundation and ASI.
Of every dollar Cal Poly employees
give to the local United Way, 99 cents
remains in San Luis Obispo County.
Anyone with questions can call the
Communications Office at ext. 6-1511.
Foundation employees should call Kim
Miller in Foundation Human Resources,
ext. 6-1121. 0
Students raising money
for hurricane relief
Several student organizations have
joined forces to aid victims of Hurricane
Mitch in Honduras.
Student Community Services, the
International Student Club, and the
Newman Catholic Fellowship have set a
goal of raising $1 for every member of
the Cal Poly community- almost $ 19,000.
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