CAL POLY REPORT, MARCH 1, 2000

Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously unadver­
tised employment openings at the university. You
may access full information about these and
other previously advertised positions at www.ca/
poly.ellu (scroll down and se lect "emp loyment
opportunities").

STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and management
positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and Employ­
ment Equity Web site at www.calpoly. ellu , under
Em ployment Opportunities;
• Come to the HRE E office, Adm. 110, and
view the posted positions;
• Call the HREE Job Line at ext. 6-1533.
For a listing of new openings, check The
Tribune's Sunday edition.
If you have questions, pl ease call 1-IRE E at
ext. 6-2237.
#09 128 CMS Administrative Specialist (Ad­
ministrative Analyst/Specialist-Exempt I),*
Administration and Finance ($3 ,305-$4, 132/mo.)
Closing date: March 15. CSU employees on ly ma y
appl y. This position is part of the CMS Project
Office, which is responsible for overall management
of the Collaborative Management Systems ' project,
enco mpassing the development and implementation
of PeopleSoft human resources , financial and stu­
dent administration enterprise resource planning
systems on campu s in conjunction with a systemwide
effort. These systems will directly impact the day-to­
day operations of all admini strative departments, as
well as colleges and departments. *Qualified on­
campus candidates currently in Bargaining Units
2,5 ,7 and 9 will be given first consideration. Appli­
cation and complete ad is avai lable in Human Re­
sources or on line.

FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844). Candidates are
asked to contact the appropriate department
office at the phone number listed for more
information and an application. Please submit all
application materials to the department head/
chair unless otherwise specified. Rank and sa lary
are commensurate with qualifications and
experience, and timeba se where applicable,
unless otherwise stated.
#03050: Assistant/Senior Assistant Librarian,
Kennedy Library Reference Department (ext. 6-5785).
Temporary, fu ll-time, 12-mon th position through
6/30/0 I ($3221-$4200/month). Business speciali st.
MLA from ALA accred ited library schoo l required.
Preference given to cand idates with previous teach­
ing, reference, and collection development experi­
ence in an academic library, as we ll as knowledge
of electronic and Internet-accessible resources.
Additional information available at http://academic­
personne/.C{Iipo~v- edu. Submit app li cations to dean
of library services (call
ext. 6-6786 for application form) ; refer to recruit­
ment code #03050. C losing date: March 3 1.
#03068: Full-Time Lecturers (Visitin g Profes­
sors), Marketing Area , College of Business (ext. 61413). Two positions available for the 2000-200 1
academic year with possible extension for an addi­
tion al year. Areas of interest include princip les of
marketing, consumer behavior, internationa l mar­
keting. and promotion management. Docto rate
required: ABO may be considered. Send letter of
applic ation with vita to John Rogers, coordinator,
Marketing Area, Co ll ege of Business. Closing date :
April 15.

ort

••• Cal Poly Plan
Part-Time Lecturer Pools: Seve ral depart­
ment s arc accepting applicati ons for th eir part-time
lecturer pools for the 2000- 200 I academi c yea r
(part -time pos itions ava il abl e as determin ed by
need ). Pl ease re fer to H'lt'lt'_ academic-personn el.cal
po l1•.edu for in form at ion and qualifi cation s for
each pooL
#03048: Part-Time Lecturer Pool , Physic s
Department. Closin g date: 311 5 (ext. 6-2448).
#0305 1: Part-Time Lecturer Pool , Kennedy
Library Reference Department. Closing date: 3/31
(e xt. 6-5785).
#03053 : Part-Tim e Lecturer Pool, Agribusiness
Department. Closing date: 511 (ext. 6-5000).
#03056: Pa rt-Time Lecturer Pool , Crop Sci­
ence Department. Closing date: 4/28.
#03062: Part-Time Lecturer Pool, Psychology/
Human Development Department. Closing date: 3/
24 (ext. 6-2033).
#03066: Part-Time Lecturer Pool , Speech
Communication Department. C losin g date: 3/31
(ext. 6-2553 ).

FOUNDATION (Fo und ation Ad m. Building, job
line at ext. 6-7 107). All Foundation applications
must be received (not just postmarked) by 5
p.m. of the closing date. (No faxes.)
Baker, Bake Shop, Camp us Dining- ($9.50$ 12.35/hour) . Closing date: March I 0.

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS INC. is accepting
applications for the following position(s).
Comp lete position descriptions and applications
are available at the ASl Bu si nes s Office,
University Union, Room 212, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
ext. 6-5800. All ap plication s mu st be received by
5 p.m. of the listed closing date. AA/E D.
Fu ll-Time Acco unting Technician - ($ 14.31$18.73/hour). Closing date: March I 0. 0

In the dark on where to park?
This occasional column is intended to
keep drivers advised ofanticipated re­
served parking spaces and lot closures.
Certain campus events scheduled between
7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
require reserved parking spaces.
For more information, call Bob Wilson,
event coord inator for University Po lice, at
ext. 6-6675 or e-mail him at crwilson@
calpoly.edu.
• Thursday (March 2): The Environmen­
tal Horticultural Science Advisory Board
has reserved 16 parking spaces in the C-2 lot
1-6 p.m. Also 40 staff spaces in the G-1 lot
are reserved 3-5 p.m. for Disability Resource
Center volunteer readers.
• Friday (March 3): The Environmental
Hortic ultural Science Advisory Board has
reserved 16 parking spaces in the C-2 lot
8 a.m .-3 p.m.
• Monday (Ma rch 6): 25 spaces in the
C-2 lot are reserved 8 a.m.-5 p.m. for
Ambassadors for Higher Ed ucat ion . 0

Continuedfi-om page I

to collaborative projects. This means that
at least 25 percent of each college/UCTE,
library, and Student Affairs ' all ocation
must be directed toward col laborative
projects between co ll eges and units.
The remaining balance of funds wil l be
reserved for universitywide projects. Co l­
leges and units el igible to sponsor unit­
based projects may submit uni vers itywide
projects as we ll. Individuals or programs
in units are encouraged to submit
universitywide proposals.
Applicants interested in submitting
proposals for universitywide projects must
submit a Statement of Intent by March 27 .
Successful applicants wi ll be informed by
Apri l 6 whether they are invited to pro­
vide a full proposal , due April 28.
College and unit-specific projects will
follow their own internal review procedures.
Details and deadlines are documented in the
Request for Proposals (RFP).
This ye funding cycle and providing additional
funding directly to the colleges and units,
the Steering Committee wished to insure
that the priorities of the faculty, students,
and staff members were met at the col­
lege/unit level , to provide a more decen­
tralized approach to the proposal review
process, and to insure more direct student
involvement in this process.
Copies of the RFP have been distributed
to departments and can also be obtained by
calling the Provost's Office at ext. 6-2 186.
The form is also posted on the Ca l Poly
Plan Web site accessib le from the Ca l
Poly home page.
The Ca l Poly Plan Web site contains a
description of all current and previous
Ca l Poly Plan projects plus inform ati on
abo ut the 16 tenure-track professors who
are being funded through the campus aca­
demic fee . 0

CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Artic les are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's ed iti on.
Items can bee-mailed to polynell's@
poly mail (add .calpoly. edu if needed),
faxed to 6-6533 , or mailed to Publi c
Affairs, Heron Hall.
For more information ca ll ext. 6-15 11.0
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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 23 • March 1, 2000

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

Thursday meeting set
on 'Plan' project proposals

DATELI.f
($) - Admission charged

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

Wednesday, ttarch 1
Health, Wellness Fair: " Decreasing
Stress to Live Your Bes t," UU 220 ,
II a.m.
Books at High Noo n: Ba rbara
Morningstar (Eng li sh), " The Bloody
Chamber" by Ange la Carter, Veranda
Cafe, noon.
Dance : "Stomp ," Harman Hall ,
7 p.m. ($)

Roger is SLO-bound
Singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker will
petform March 20 at th e PAC. Call
ext. 6-2 78 7_/or tJcket information.

Thursday, ttarch 2
Music: Student recital , Dav idson
Music Building 218, II a .m.
Physics Colloquium: David Sokoloff
(Un ivers ity of Oregon), " Improving
Conceptua l Learning with Interactive
Lecture Demonstrations," Science
E-45, II a.m.
Computer Science Colloquium:
Dennis Beeson (K i So luti ons Consult­
ing), "Applying the SEI Software
Capab ility Maturity Model in the F/ A­
18 Softwa re Development Team,"
Dexter 228, 4: I 0 p.m.
Mathematics Colloquium: S herman
Stei n (UC Davis), "What Did
Archimedes Do Besides Cry
'Eureka'?," Ag Sciences 104, 4:10 p.m.
Men's Basketball: UOP, Mott Gym,
7 p.m.($)
Music: Student voca l recital , Davidson
Music Building 2 18, 7:30p.m .
Play : "The House of Blue Leaves,"
Ca l Poly Theatre, 8 p.m.($) A lso
March 3-4 .

Friday, ttarch J
FIDO Talk: "W INGED" (Wr itin g
in Genera l Educat ion) , Veranda
Cafe, no on.

Contilwed on page 3

Nominations sought for
community service awards
Nominations are being accepted for Cal
Poly's 15th annua l President's Awards for
Outstanding Community Service.
The awards are given to:
• Recognize student groups and indi­
vidua l students for outstanding servi ce to
the community,
• In spire Ca l Poly student groups and
indi viduals to address socia l needs in San
Luis Obispo County, and
• Encourage students to en hance their
education by becoming involved in pro­
grams that allow them to investigate, or­
ganize and lead activities without the
pressu re ~f career in vo lvement.
To be eli gib le, students must have been
vo lunteers in off-campus activities. Those
activities can be class-related if they ex ­
tend beyond class requirements.
Facu lty members might consider rec­
ommend ing graduating sen iors for both
the President's Awards and the award
programs in the co ll eges.
Continued on page 2

Faculty and staff members and students
who want to submit proposals for Cal
Poly Plan projects for the 2000-0 I and
2001-02 academic years are invited to a
general orientation meeting at I 0 a.m.
Thursday (March 2) in Room 123 in the
Agricultural Engineering Building.
The Cal Poly Plan Steering Committee
also invites project proposals that span
both years.
The 1999-2000 Cal Poly Plan Steering
Committee has recommended , and
President Baker has approved, placing
additional funding at the college and
University Center for Teacher Education
level. Eighty percent of the Cal Poly Plan
funds will be allocated to the six colleges
and the UCTE.
After calcu lating the distribution of
that 80 percent, the colleges and UCTE
wi ll follow a 3-to-1 ratio of college/unit­
specific projects to collaborative projects
(between colleges and units) for the ex­
penditure of those funds .
A portion of the remaining 20 percent
of the Ca l Poly Plan funds will be allo­
cated to the library and Student Affairs,
roughly equi va lent to their share of the
university's base budget.
The library and Student Affairs wil l
also follow a 3-to-1 ratio for unit projects
Continued on page 4

Nominations accepted
for faculty service award
Nominations are being accepted for the
4th an nual Distingui shed Fac ulty Service
Learning Award, given to an in structor
who has developed a project that adds a
community service dimens ion to a course.
Nominations are due Marc h I 0 to Stu­
dent Life in UU 2 17. Stop by Student Life
or ca ll Maureen Forgeng at ext. 6-5063
for a nomination form.
Officia ls from city and county govern­
ment, non-profit agencies, AS I and the
Academic Senate will se lect the winn er.
President Baker wi ll present the award
at a ceremony and reception May 4. D

CAL POLY REPORT, MARCH 1, 2000

CAL POLY REPORT, MARCH 1, 2000

LETTER TO

THE ~EDITOR

Espie Castillo says 'thank you' to campus supporters
Editors ' note: in the Jan. 19 Cal
Poly Report, Espie Castillo in Student
Affairs was the subject a./two articles.
One was a solicitation drive for vaca­
tion credit because she had qualified/or
family catastrophic leave. The other
story sought donations to a memorial
fund established in memory oftwo of
her nephews, who died Christmas night
in afire at their Santa Maria home, and
a fimd for a nephew ofthe boys' family
who was seriously injured in thefire.
Here's what Castillo writes:
Recently my fami ly went through the
worst nightmare ever imaginable that has
put wounds in our hearts and changed
our lives. I lost two of my nephews,
Johnnie, 12 years old, and Zack, 10
years old, in a house fire Dec. 25.
Although then~ has been so much
pain the last two months, I am thankful
for many things.
I would like you all to know that I
have not forgotten or overlooked all
your condo lences and the love and sup­
port that you all gave in your own way
so willingly. Because of you I was able
to take care of my fami ly during this
time. So many of you donated your own
personal vacation time to me so that I
could be there emotionally and physi-

Johnnie and Zacka~y Schwark

cally for them. I want to thank you for
that ... I personally needed the time for
myself to try and hold it together.
I also want to thank you for all your
donatio ns made to my sister and her fam­
ily. I fee l so grateful that I don ' t think
there are enough words or anything that
wo uld really show each of you how I feel.
So many of you felt my pain, cried with
me, and just wanted to do anything you
could to make my situation easier. Those
are memories I will always cherish about
yo u. Thank you to all my co-workers and
to the many students who have made my
heart smile when I needed it the most.
Forever grateful to you ,

Espie Castillo
Office ofthe Vice President
Student Affairs Division

Pre-collegiate symposium for high schoolers set
About 350 hi gh schoo l students are
expected to attend a Pre-Collegiate Sym­
posium on campus March 3-4.
The participating students are involved
in local AVID (Advancement Via Indi ­
vidua l Determination) programs coordi­
nated by the San Luis Obispo Cou nty
Office of Ed ucation, participate in the
Upward Bound program sponsored by
Student Academ ic Services, or come from
several schools and programs in Northern
and Southern Ca li fornia.
AVID is a state-funded program to help
prepare educationa ll y and economically
disadvantaged students for co ll ege .
The students will have an opportunity
to tour the campus, attend workshops on
preparing for co ll ege including SAT and
ACT preparation works hops, and hear a
presentation on the CSU Mentor program.
The sympos ium is sponsored by Stu­
dent Academic Services' outreach pro­

grams (EOP Co ll ege Bound, Partners Pre­
Co ll egiate Program and Upward Bound)
a long with Admiss ions and Recruitment.
Add iti onal support is com ing from Hous­
ing and Residential Life via the Vista Host
Program. C urrent residence ha ll students
w ill host some of the v isiti ng students
w ho a re staying overnight to attend
the symposium.
For more information, ca ll Retention
and Outreach Programs at ext. 6-6774. 0

Budoff,63
Jerold "Louie" Budoff, retired adminis­
trator in custod ial serv ices, died Feb. 2 in
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Budoffworked at Ca l Poly more than
30 years, from 1957 until his retirement in
1988. He was named Outstanding Staff
Employee of the year in 1983-84. 0

Drive to begin for cats
The Cal Poly cat program will hold
its 3rd annual Food and Supply Drive
during March .
A variety of items are needed, s uch as
dry and canned food for adult cats and
kittens, towels, sheets, blankets, medium­
size trash bags, liquid dish detergent, non­
scoop-sty le litter, litter scoopers, paper
towels and cat beds and toys.
Items can be dropped off at the Campus
Market, Facility Services, and the Ca l
Poly Cat Shelter in the o ld Poultry Unit.
For more information, call Edie
Griffin Shaw at ext. 6-5220, Geri Bolivar,
ext. 6-2321, or Ell en Notermann,
ext. 6-1 625 or by e-mail. 0

Solicitation of
sick leave, vacation
Becky Jorgeson, adm inistrative support
coordi nator in Admi ssions, has qualified
for personal catastrophic leave. E ligib le
state emp loyees may donate vacation
credit and sick leave to help her remain in
fu ll -pay status during an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Rosie
Pico in Adm iss ion s at ext. 6-5821 or
by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and all other
e li gib le state emp loyees may donate up to
a total 16 hours sick leave and vacation
cred its per fiscal year in increments of one
hour or more. 0

••• Nominations
ContinuedFom page I
The Pres ident 's Awards for Community
Service recogn ize individuals who have
extensive serv ice records that span their
stay at Ca l Pol y. The awards also honor
groups of students who have demon­
strated long-term se rvice.
Nom in ations are due to Student Life by
March 10. For a nomination form , stop by
UU 2 17 or ca ll Maureen Forgeng or Sam
Lutrin at ext. 6-2476.
Winners wi ll be se lected by representa­
tives from c ity and county government, a
non-profit organi zation, AS I and the Aca­
demic Senate.
President Baker wi ll present the awards
at a ceremony and reception May 4. 0

PAGE 2

Authority on leadership
to talk ltarch 9

Course proposals due
ltarch 8 to Extended Ed

Terry Deal , a leading authority on lead­
ership and organizational culture, will talk
on "The Soul and Politics of Leadership"
from 5 to 6 p.m. March 9 in Philips Hall
in the Performing Arts Center.
Deal has co-authored many best-selling
books, including "Corporate Cultures,"
"Leading With Soul," and "Reframing
Organizations." His most recent work is
"Shap ing Sc hoo l Culture."
A former professor at Stanford, Harvard
and Vanderbilt univers iti es, Deal is cur­
rently serving as the Irving P. Melbo
Scholar in the School of Education at USC.
He has been the keynote speaker at
many national conferences and is in great
demand to speak on the s ubj ects of educa­
tional leadership and organ izational culture.
T he ta lk is a benefit for the David
Sanc hez Memorial Scho larship fund.
Sanchez was a professor in the Univer­
sity Center for Teacher Education until
hi s recent death. The talk is sponsored
by the UCTE and the Political Science
Department.
For more in formation , call Carol
Barnes in the UCTE at ext. 6-5934. 0

Faculty members who want to offer a
course that is not offered in the Summer
Schedule may subm it a Summer Session
Course Proposal fonn to Extended Education.
Extended Educati6n is interested in
including courses in its summer cata log.
For information and a Summer Session
Course Proposal form, due March 8, call
Vivian Stee le at ext. 6-2053. D

IEEE meeting set Tuesday
Hermann Buitkamp, director of engi­
neering at Scientific Technologies Inc.,
will give a free, public talk on "Light
Curta ins for Safeguard ing, Profiling, and
Part Ejection Verification" at the Tuesday
(March 7) meeting of the Central Coast
Section of the Institute of Electrica l and
Electronics Engineers.
The meeting wi ll be 7-8 p.m. in Engi­
neering East 206. Refreshments will be
served at 6:30p.m.
For details, call Ali Shaban, ext. 6-2918. 0

••• DATELINE
Continuedji·om page 1

Best-selling author aims
talk at parents, teachers
Best-selling author Elaine Mazlish wi ll
explore effective commun ication skills for
parents and teachers in a talk and workshop
set for Friday and Saturday (March 3-4) at
the Cuesta Co llege Student Center.
The talk and practjcal hands-on wo rk­
shop are a imed at making li fe with chi l­
dren easier and more rewarding.
Mazlish wi ll talk from 7 to 9 p.m .
Fr iday and present the works hop 9 a.m.­
noon Saturday.
Mazlish 's book , "How to Talk so Kids
Will Li sten and Listen so Kids Will Talk ,"
is in its 25th year of publication .
Tickets are $ 10 per event o r $15 for
both. They are avai lab le in San Luis
Obispo at the Novel Experience, 787
Higuera St. , Anything Educationa l,
11 27 Garden St., and at the AS I
Ch ildren 's Ce nter.
The eve nts are sponsored by the AS !
Ch ildren's Center in conjunction with the
San Luis Obispo Consortia of Quality
C hildren 's Program s.
Contact the Childre n 's Cente r at
ext. 6- 1267 for more inform ation .O

Speaker: Elaine Mazlish, " How to Talk so
Kids Wi ll Listen and Listen so Kids Wi ll
Talk," Cuesta College St1.1dent Center, 7 p.m.
Workshop on same topic, 9 a.m. March 4. ($)
WriterSpeak: Poet Robert Wrigley, Phi li ps
Hall, PAC, 7 p.m.
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves," Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p.m.($) A lso March 4.

Saturday, ftarch 4
Workshop: Ela ine Maz li sh, " How to Talk
so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids
Will Talk," Cuesta College Student Center,
9 a .m .($)
Baseball: Temple University. A lso March
5. SLO Stadium, I p.m. ($)
Men's Basketball: CSU Long Beach, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)
Music: Ca l Poly Choirs' Winter Concert,
First Baptist C hurch , SLO , 8 p.m. ($)
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves," Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)

Sunday, ftarch 5
Baseball: Temple Uni versity, SLO
Stadium , I 0 a.m. ($)

ftonday, ftarch 6
So ftball: Co lorado State, Mu stan g Fi e ld
(2 games), I and 3 p.m.

Tuesday, ftarch 7
Lunch, A uction: Cal Pol y Women of
the Yea r award s announced, C humash,
II a. m. ($) . 0

Software failures talk set .
A software consultant wiJI talk about the
alanning rate at which software projects fail
and ways companies can rectify the s itua­
tion at the next Computer Science Collo­
quium on Thursday (March 2).
Dennis D. Beeson, co-founder of Ki
Solutions Consu lting Inc . wil l speak on
" Applying the SE I Software Capability
Maturity Model (CMM) in the F/A-18
Software Development Team ." The pro­
gram will be from 4 : 10 to 5 p.m. in Room
228 in the Dexter Building.
According to Beeson, a study of gov­
ernment software projects revealed that
58 percent of the projects were over bud­
get and behind schedule and 31 percent
were canceled.
Ki Solutions Consulting Inc. is a soft­
ware process improvement consulting
firm in Ridgecrest. Beeson is also an au­
thorized Software Engineering Jnstitute
software capabi lity evaluator, a Covey
Leadership Center Inc. certified trainer,
and the director of software engineering
for the F/A-18 Software Development
Team at China Lake. He has more than 14
years' experience in commercial and mili­
tary embedded real-time system and soft­
ware enginee ring.
After the talk, attendees are invited to
meet Beeson in Room 238-B in the Pilling
Computer Science Building. 0

'Virtual Campus' the topic
Four experts in distance learning will
hold a national satelli te teleconference
titled "Creating a Virtua l Campus" frem
noon to I :30 p.m. March 9.
The te leconference, sponsored at Cal
Poly by the Fac ulty In structiona l Devel­
opment Office, can be seen in Room 24 in
the Education Building.
Presenters include Darcy Hardy, director
of the UT TeleCampus, the virtual univer­
sity of the University of Texas system;
Ralph Meuter, assoc iate vice president for
academ ic affairs and dean for regional and
continu in g education at Ch ico State; Bar­
bara Trum an-Davis, director, Course De­
velopment and Web Services, University
of Central Florida ; and Peg Wherry, pro­
gram director in continuing education at
Weber State University.
Lunch w ill be served to fac ul ty and
sta ff members who re serve space by
Monday (March 6). For reservations , ca ll
ext. 6-5935. 0
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CAL POLY REPORT, MARCH 1, 2000

CAL POLY REPORT, MARCH 1, 2000

LETTER TO

THE ~EDITOR

Espie Castillo says 'thank you' to campus supporters
Editors ' note: in the Jan. 19 Cal
Poly Report, Espie Castillo in Student
Affairs was the subject a./two articles.
One was a solicitation drive for vaca­
tion credit because she had qualified/or
family catastrophic leave. The other
story sought donations to a memorial
fund established in memory of two of
her nephews, who died Christmas night
in afire at their Santa Maria home, and
a fimd for a nephew of the boys' family
who was seriously injured in thefire.
Here's what Castillo writes:
Recently my fami ly went through the
worst nightmare ever imaginable that has
put wounds in our hearts and changed
our lives. I lost two of my nephews,
Johnnie, 12 years old, and Zack, 10
years old, in a house fire Dec. 25.
Although then~ has been so much
pain the last two months, I am thankful
for many things.
I would like you all to know that I
have not forgotten or overlooked all
your condo lences and the love and sup­
port that you all gave in your own way
so willingly. Because of you I was able
to take care of my fami ly during this
time. So many of you donated your own
personal vacation time to me so that I
could be there emotionally and physi-

Johnnie and Zacka~y Schwark

cally for them. I want to thank you for
that ... I personally needed the time for
myself to try and hold it together.
I also want to thank you for all your
donatio ns made to my sister and her fam­
ily. I fee l so grateful that I don ' t think
there are enough words or anything that
wo uld really show each of you how I feel.
So many of you felt my pain, cried with
me, and just wanted to do anything you
could to make my situation easier. Those
are memories I will always cherish about
yo u. Thank you to all my co-workers and
to the many students who have made my
heart smile when I needed it the most.
Forever grateful to you ,

Espie Castillo
Office of the Vice President
Student Affairs Division

Pre-collegiate symposium for high schoolers set
About 350 hi gh schoo l students are
expected to attend a Pre-Collegiate Sym­
posium on campus March 3-4.
The participating students are involved
in local AVID (Advancement Via Indi ­
vidua l Determination) programs coordi­
nated by the San Luis Obispo Cou nty
Office of Ed ucation, participate in the
Upward Bound program sponsored by
Student Academ ic Services, or come from
several schools and programs in Northern
and Southern Ca li fornia.
AVID is a state-funded program to help
prepare educationa ll y and economically
disadvantaged students for co ll ege .
The students will have an opportunity
to tour the campus, attend workshops on
preparing for co ll ege including SAT and
ACT preparation works hops, and hear a
presentation on the CSU Mentor program.
The sympos ium is sponsored by Stu­
dent Academic Services' outreach pro-

grams (EOP Co ll ege Bound, Partners Pre­
Co ll egiate Program and Upward Bound)
a long with Admiss ions and Recruitment.
Add iti onal support is com ing from Hous­
ing and Residential Life via the Vista Host
Program. C urrent residence ha ll students
w ill host some of the v isiti ng students
w ho a re staying overnight to attend
the symposium.
For more information, ca ll Retention
and Outreach Programs at ext. 6-6774. 0

Budoff,63
Jerold "Louie" Budoff, retired adminis­
trator in custod ial serv ices, died Feb. 2 in
Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Budoffworked at Ca l Poly more than
30 years, from 1957 until his retirement in
1988. He was named Outstanding Staff
Employee of the year in 1983-84. 0

Drive to begin for cats
The Cal Poly cat program will hold
its 3rd annual Food and Supply Drive
during March .
A variety of items are needed, s uch as
dry and canned food for adult cats and
kittens, towels, sheets, blankets, medium­
size trash bags, liquid dish detergent, non­
scoop-sty le litter, litter scoopers, paper
towels and cat beds and toys.
Items can be dropped off at the Campus
Market, Facility Services, and the Ca l
Poly Cat Shelter in the o ld Poultry Unit.
For more information, call Edie
Griffin Shaw at ext. 6-5220, Geri Bolivar,
ext. 6-2321, or Ell en Notermann,
ext. 6-1 625 or by e-mail. 0

Solicitation of
sick leave, vacation
Becky Jorgeson, adm inistrative support
coordi nator in Admi ssions, has qualified
for personal catastrophic leave. E ligib le
state emp loyees may donate vacation
credit and sick leave to help her remain in
fu ll -pay status during an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Rosie
Pico in Adm iss ion s at ext. 6-5821 or
by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and all other
e li gib le state emp loyees may donate up to
a total 16 hours sick leave and vacation
cred its per fiscal year in increments of one
hour or more. 0

••• Nominations
ContinuedFom page I
The Pres ident 's Awards for Community
Service recogn ize individuals who have
extensive serv ice records that span their
stay at Ca l Pol y. The awards also honor
groups of students who have demon­
strated long-term se rvice.
Nom in ations are due to Student Life by
March 10. For a nomination form , stop by
UU 2 17 or ca ll Maureen Forgeng or Sam
Lutrin at ext. 6-24 76.
Winners wi ll be se lected by representa­
tives from c ity and county government, a
non-profit organi zation, AS I and the Aca­
demic Senate.
President Baker wi ll present the awards
at a ceremony and reception May 4. 0

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Authority on leadership
to talk ltarch 9

Course proposals due
ltarch 8 to Extended Ed

Terry Deal , a leading authority on lead­
ership and organizational culture, will talk
on "The Soul and Politics of Leadership"
from 5 to 6 p.m. March 9 in Philips Hall
in the Performing Arts Center.
Deal has co-authored many best-selling
books, including "Corporate Cultures,"
"Leading With Soul," and "Reframing
Organizations." His most recent work is
"Shap ing Sc hoo l Culture."
A former professor at Stanford, Harvard
and Vanderbilt univers iti es, Deal is cur­
rently serving as the Irving P. Melbo
Scholar in the School of Education at USC.
He has been the keynote speaker at
many national conferences and is in great
demand to speak on the s ubj ects of educa­
tional leadership and organ izational culture.
T he ta lk is a benefit for the David
Sanc hez Memorial Scho larship fund.
Sanchez was a professor in the Univer­
sity Center for Teacher Education until
hi s recent death. The talk is sponsored
by the UCTE and the Political Science
Department.
For more in formation , call Carol
Barnes in the UCTE at ext. 6-5934. 0

Faculty members who want to offer a
course that is not offered in the Summer
Schedule may subm it a Summer Session
Course Proposal fonn to Extended Education.
Extended Educati6n is interested in
including courses in its summer cata log.
For information and a Summer Session
Course Proposal form, due March 8, call
Vivian Stee le at ext. 6-2053. D

IEEE meeting set Tuesday
Hermann Buitkamp, director of engi­
neering at Scientific Technologies Inc.,
will give a free, public talk on "Light
Curta ins for Safeguard ing, Profiling, and
Part Ejection Verification" at the Tuesday
(March 7) meeting of the Central Coast
Section of the Institute of Electrica l and
Electronics Engineers.
The meeting wi ll be 7-8 p.m. in Engi­
neering East 206. Refreshments will be
served at 6:30p.m.
For details, call Ali Shaban, ext. 6-2918. 0

••• DATELINE
Continuedji·om page 1

Best-selling author aims
talk at parents, teachers
Best-selling author Elaine Mazlish wi ll
explore effective commun ication skills for
parents and teachers in a talk and workshop
set for Friday and Saturday (March 3-4) at
the Cuesta Co llege Student Center.
The talk and practjcal hands-on wo rk­
shop are a imed at making li fe with chi l­
dren easier and more rewarding.
Mazlish wi ll talk from 7 to 9 p.m .
Fr iday and present the works hop 9 a.m.­
noon Saturday.
Mazlish 's book , "How to Talk so Kids
Will Li sten and Listen so Kids Will Talk ,"
is in its 25th year of publication .
Tickets are $ 10 per event o r $15 for
both. They are avai lab le in San Luis
Obispo at the Novel Experience, 787
Higuera St. , Anything Educationa l,
11 27 Garden St., and at the AS I
Ch ildren 's Ce nter.
The eve nts are sponsored by the AS !
Ch ildren's Center in conjunction with the
San Luis Obispo Consortia of Quality
C hildren 's Program s.
Contact the Childre n 's Cente r at
ext. 6- 1267 for more inform ation .O

Speaker: Elaine Mazlish, " How to Talk so
Kids Wi ll Listen and Listen so Kids Wi ll
Talk," Cuesta College St1.1dent Center, 7 p.m.
Workshop on same topic, 9 a.m. March 4. ($)
WriterSpeak: Poet Robert Wrigley, Phi li ps
Hall, PAC, 7 p.m.
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves," Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p.m.($) A lso March 4.

Saturday, ftarch 4
Workshop: Ela ine Maz li sh, " How to Talk
so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids
Will Talk," Cuesta College Student Center,
9 a .m .($)
Baseball: Temple University. A lso March
5. SLO Stadium, I p.m. ($)
Men's Basketball: CSU Long Beach, Mott
Gym, 7 p.m. ($)
Music: Ca l Poly Choirs' Winter Concert,
First Baptist C hurch , SLO , 8 p.m. ($)
Play: "The House of Blue Leaves," Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)

Sunday, ftarch 5
Baseball: Temple Uni versity, SLO
Stadium , I 0 a.m. ($)

ftonday, ftarch 6
So ftball: Co lorado State, Mu stan g Fi e ld
(2 games), I and 3 p.m.

Tuesday, ftarch 7
Lunch, A uction: Cal Pol y Women of
the Yea r award s announced, C humash,
II a. m. ($) . 0

Software failures talk set .
A software consultant wiJI talk about the
alanning rate at which software projects fail
and ways companies can rectify the s itua­
tion at the next Computer Science Collo­
quium on Thursday (March 2).
Dennis D. Beeson, co-founder of Ki
Solutions Consu lting Inc . wil l speak on
" Applying the SE I Software Capability
Maturity Model (CMM) in the F/A-18
Software Development Team ." The pro­
gram will be from 4 : 10 to 5 p.m. in Room
228 in the Dexter Building.
According to Beeson, a study of gov­
ernment software projects revealed that
58 percent of the projects were over bud­
get and behind schedule and 31 percent
were canceled.
Ki Solutions Consulting Inc. is a soft­
ware process improvement consulting
firm in Ridgecrest. Beeson is also an au­
thorized Software Engineering Jnstitute
software capabi lity evaluator, a Covey
Leadership Center Inc. certified trainer,
and the director of software engineering
for the F/A-18 Software Development
Team at China Lake. He has more than 14
years' experience in commercial and mili­
tary embedded real-time system and soft­
ware enginee ring.
After the talk, attendees are invited to
meet Beeson in Room 238-B in the Pilling
Computer Science Building. 0

'Virtual Campus' the topic
Four experts in distance learning will
hold a national satelli te teleconference
titled "Creating a Virtua l Campus" frem
noon to I :30 p.m. March 9.
The te leconference, sponsored at Cal
Poly by the Fac ulty In structiona l Devel­
opment Office, can be seen in Room 24 in
the Education Building.
Presenters include Darcy Hardy, director
of the UT TeleCampus, the virtual univer­
sity of the University of Texas system;
Ralph Meuter, assoc iate vice president for
academ ic affairs and dean for regional and
continu in g education at Ch ico State; Bar­
bara Trum an-Davis, director, Course De­
velopment and Web Services, University
of Central Florida ; and Peg Wherry, pro­
gram director in continuing education at
Weber State University.
Lunch w ill be served to fac ul ty and
sta ff members who re serve space by
Monday (March 6). For reservations , ca ll
ext. 6-5935. 0
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CAL POLY REPORT, MARCH 1, 2000

Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously unadver­
tised employment openings at the university. You
may access full information about these and
other previously advertised positions at www.ca/
poly.ellu (scroll down and se lect "emp loyment
opportunities").

STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and management
positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and Employ­
ment Equity Web site at www.calpoly. ellu , under
Em ployment Opportunities;
• Come to the HRE E office, Adm. 110, and
view the posted positions;
• Call the HREE Job Line at ext. 6-1533.
For a listing of new openings, check The
Tribune's Sunday edition.
If you have questions, pl ease call 1-IRE E at
ext. 6-2237.
#09 128 CMS Administrative Specialist (Ad­
ministrative Analyst/Specialist-Exempt I),*
Administration and Finance ($3 ,305-$4, 132/mo.)
Closing date: March 15. CSU employees on ly ma y
appl y. This position is part of the CMS Project
Office, which is responsible for overall management
of the Collaborative Management Systems ' project,
enco mpassing the development and implementation
of PeopleSoft human resources , financial and stu­
dent administration enterprise resource planning
systems on campu s in conjunction with a systemwide
effort. These systems will directly impact the day-to­
day operations of all admini strative departments, as
well as colleges and departments. *Qualified on­
campus candidates currently in Bargaining Units
2,5 ,7 and 9 will be given first consideration. Appli­
cation and complete ad is avai lable in Human Re­
sources or on line.

FACULTY (Adm. 312, ext. 6-2844). Candidates are
asked to contact the appropriate department
office at the phone number listed for more
information and an application. Please submit all
application materials to the department head/
chair unless otherwise specified. Rank and sa lary
are commensurate with qualifications and
experience, and timeba se where applicable,
unless otherwise stated.
#03050: Assistant/Senior Assistant Librarian,
Kennedy Library Reference Department (ext. 6-5785).
Temporary, fu ll-time, 12-mon th position through
6/30/0 I ($3221-$4200/month). Business speciali st.
MLA from ALA accred ited library schoo l required.
Preference given to cand idates with previous teach­
ing, reference, and collection development experi­
ence in an academic library, as we ll as knowledge
of electronic and Internet-accessible resources.
Additional information available at http://academic­
personne/.C{Iipo~v- edu. Submit app li cations to dean
of library services (call
ext. 6-6786 for application form) ; refer to recruit­
ment code #03050. C losing date: March 3 1.
#03068: Full-Time Lecturers (Visitin g Profes­
sors), Marketing Area , College of Business (ext. 6­
1413). Two positions available for the 2000-200 1
academic year with possible extension for an addi­
tion al year. Areas of interest include princip les of
marketing, consumer behavior, internationa l mar­
keting. and promotion management. Docto rate
required: ABO may be considered. Send letter of
applic ation with vita to John Rogers, coordinator,
Marketing Area, Co ll ege of Business. Closing date :
April 15.

ort

••• Cal Poly Plan
Part-Time Lecturer Pools: Seve ral depart­
ment s arc accepting applicati ons for th eir part-time
lecturer pools for the 2000- 200 I academi c yea r
(part -time pos itions ava il abl e as determin ed by
need ). Pl ease re fer to H'lt'lt'_ academic-personn el.cal
po l1•.edu for in form at ion and qualifi cation s for
each pooL
#03048: Part-Time Lecturer Pool , Physic s
Department. Closin g date: 311 5 (ext. 6-2448).
#0305 1: Part-Time Lecturer Pool , Kennedy
Library Reference Department. Closing date: 3/31
(e xt. 6-5785).
#03053 : Part-Tim e Lecturer Pool, Agribusiness
Department. Closing date: 511 (ext. 6-5000).
#03056: Pa rt-Time Lecturer Pool , Crop Sci­
ence Department. Closing date: 4/28.
#03062: Part-Time Lecturer Pool, Psychology/
Human Development Department. Closing date: 3/
24 (ext. 6-2033).
#03066: Part-Time Lecturer Pool , Speech
Communication Department. C losin g date: 3/31
(ext. 6-2553 ).

FOUNDATION (Fo und ation Ad m. Building, job
line at ext. 6-7 107). All Foundation applications
must be received (not just postmarked) by 5
p.m. of the closing date. (No faxes.)
Baker, Bake Shop, Camp us Dining- ($9.50­
$ 12.35/hour) . Closing date: March I 0.

ASSOCIATED STUDENTS INC. is accepting
applications for the following position(s).
Comp lete position descriptions and applications
are available at the ASl Bu si nes s Office,
University Union, Room 212, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.,
ext. 6-5800. All ap plication s mu st be received by
5 p.m. of the listed closing date. AA/E D.
Fu ll-Time Acco unting Technician - ($ 14.31­
$18.73/hour). Closing date: March I 0. 0

In the dark on where to park?
This occasional column is intended to
keep drivers advised ofanticipated re­
served parking spaces and lot closures.
Certain campus events scheduled between
7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday
require reserved parking spaces.
For more information, call Bob Wilson,
event coord inator for University Po lice, at
ext. 6-6675 or e-mail him at crwilson@
calpoly.edu.
• Thursday (March 2): The Environmen­
tal Horticultural Science Advisory Board
has reserved 16 parking spaces in the C-2 lot
1-6 p.m. Also 40 staff spaces in the G-1 lot
are reserved 3-5 p.m. for Disability Resource
Center volunteer readers.
• Friday (March 3): The Environmental
Hortic ultural Science Advisory Board has
reserved 16 parking spaces in the C-2 lot
8 a.m .-3 p.m.
• Monday (Ma rch 6): 25 spaces in the
C-2 lot are reserved 8 a.m.-5 p.m. for
Ambassadors for Higher Ed ucat ion . 0

Continuedfi-om page I

to collaborative projects. This means that
at least 25 percent of each college/UCTE,
library, and Student Affairs ' all ocation
must be directed toward col laborative
projects between co ll eges and units.
The remaining balance of funds wil l be
reserved for universitywide projects. Co l­
leges and units el igible to sponsor unit­
based projects may submit uni vers itywide
projects as we ll. Individuals or programs
in units are encouraged to submit
universitywide proposals.
Applicants interested in submitting
proposals for universitywide projects must
submit a Statement of Intent by March 27 .
Successful applicants wi ll be informed by
Apri l 6 whether they are invited to pro­
vide a full proposal , due April 28.
College and unit-specific projects will
follow their own internal review procedures.
Details and deadlines are documented in the
Request for Proposals (RFP).
This ye funding cycle and providing additional
funding directly to the colleges and units,
the Steering Committee wished to insure
that the priorities of the faculty, students,
and staff members were met at the col­
lege/unit level , to provide a more decen­
tralized approach to the proposal review
process, and to insure more direct student
involvement in this process.
Copies of the RFP have been distributed
to departments and can also be obtained by
calling the Provost's Office at ext. 6-2 186.
The form is also posted on the Ca l Poly
Plan Web site accessib le from the Ca l
Poly home page.
The Ca l Poly Plan Web site contains a
description of all current and previous
Ca l Poly Plan projects plus inform ati on
abo ut the 16 tenure-track professors who
are being funded through the campus aca­
demic fee . 0

CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Artic les are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's ed iti on.
Items can bee-mailed to polynell's@
poly mail (add .calpoly. edu if needed),
faxed to 6-6533 , or mailed to Publi c
Affairs, Heron Hall.
For more information ca ll ext. 6-15 11.0
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California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 23 • March 1, 2000

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

Thursday meeting set
on 'Plan' project proposals

DATELI.f
($) - Admission charged

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

Wednesday, ttarch 1
Health, Wellness Fair: " Decreasing
Stress to Live Your Bes t," UU 220 ,
II a.m.
Books at High Noo n: Ba rbara
Morningstar (Eng li sh), " The Bloody
Chamber" by Ange la Carter, Veranda
Cafe, noon.
Dance : "Stomp ," Harman Hall ,
7 p.m. ($)

Roger is SLO-bound
Singer-songwriter Roger Whittaker will
petform March 20 at th e PAC. Call
ext. 6-2 78 7_/or tJcket information.

Thursday, ttarch 2
Music: Student recital , Dav idson
Music Building 218, II a .m.
Physics Colloquium: David Sokoloff
(Un ivers ity of Oregon), " Improving
Conceptua l Learning with Interactive
Lecture Demonstrations," Science
E-45, II a.m.
Computer Science Colloquium:
Dennis Beeson (K i So luti ons Consult­
ing), "Applying the SEI Software
Capab ility Maturity Model in the F/ A18 Softwa re Development Team,"
Dexter 228, 4: I 0 p.m.
Mathematics Colloquium: S herman
Stei n (UC Davis), "What Did
Archimedes Do Besides Cry
'Eureka'?," Ag Sciences 104, 4:10 p.m.
Men's Basketball: UOP, Mott Gym,
7 p.m.($)
Music: Student voca l recital , Davidson
Music Building 2 18, 7:30p.m .
Play : "The House of Blue Leaves,"
Ca l Poly Theatre, 8 p.m.($) A lso
March 3-4 .

Friday, ttarch J
FIDO Talk: "W INGED" (Wr itin g
in Genera l Educat ion) , Veranda
Cafe, no on.

Contilwed on page 3

Nominations sought for
community service awards
Nominations are being accepted for Cal
Poly's 15th annua l President's Awards for
Outstanding Community Service.
The awards are given to:
• Recognize student groups and indi­
vidua l students for outstanding servi ce to
the community,
• In spire Ca l Poly student groups and
indi viduals to address socia l needs in San
Luis Obispo County, and
• Encourage students to en hance their
education by becoming involved in pro­
grams that allow them to investigate, or­
ganize and lead activities without the
pressu re ~f career in vo lvement.
To be eli gib le, students must have been
vo lunteers in off-campus activities. Those
activities can be class-related if they ex ­
tend beyond class requirements.
Facu lty members might consider rec­
ommend ing graduating sen iors for both
the President's Awards and the award
programs in the co ll eges.
Continued on page 2

Faculty and staff members and students
who want to submit proposals for Cal
Poly Plan projects for the 2000-0 I and
2001-02 academic years are invited to a
general orientation meeting at I 0 a.m.
Thursday (March 2) in Room 123 in the
Agricultural Engineering Building.
The Cal Poly Plan Steering Committee
also invites project proposals that span
both years.
The 1999-2000 Cal Poly Plan Steering
Committee has recommended , and
President Baker has approved, placing
additional funding at the college and
University Center for Teacher Education
level. Eighty percent of the Cal Poly Plan
funds will be allocated to the six colleges
and the UCTE.
After calcu lating the distribution of
that 80 percent, the colleges and UCTE
wi ll follow a 3-to-1 ratio of college/unit­
specific projects to collaborative projects
(between colleges and units) for the ex­
penditure of those funds .
A portion of the remaining 20 percent
of the Ca l Poly Plan funds will be allo­
cated to the library and Student Affairs,
roughly equi va lent to their share of the
university's base budget.
The library and Student Affairs wil l
also follow a 3-to-1 ratio for unit projects
Continued on page 4

Nominations accepted
for faculty service award
Nominations are being accepted for the
4th an nual Distingui shed Fac ulty Service
Learning Award, given to an in structor
who has developed a project that adds a
community service dimens ion to a course.
Nominations are due Marc h I 0 to Stu­
dent Life in UU 2 17. Stop by Student Life
or ca ll Maureen Forgeng at ext. 6-5063
for a nomination form.
Officia ls from city and county govern­
ment, non-profit agencies, AS I and the
Academic Senate will se lect the winn er.
President Baker wi ll present the award
at a ceremony and reception May 4. D