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CAL POLY REPORT, APRIL 26, 2000
Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously
unadvertised employment openings at
the university. You may access full
information about these and other,
previously advertised positions at
www.cal poly.edu (scroll down and
select "employment opportunities").
STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and manage
ment positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and
Employment Equity Web site at www.calpoly.
etlu, under Employment Opportunities;
• Come to the HREE office, Adm. 110,
and view the posted positions;
• Call the HREE Job Line at ext. 6-1533.
For a listing of new openings, check The
Tribune's Sunday edition.
If you have questions, please call HREE
at ext. 6-2237.
FACULTY Candidates are asked to contact
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Sunday, April 30
Baseball: UC Riverside, SLO
Stadium, I p.m. ($)
Music: Marvin Hamlisch in concert
with Pops Orchestra, Harman Hall ,
3 p.m.($)
Ronday, Ray 1
Hearst Lecture: Michael Dorsey,
"Where Do We Go From Here?,"
Business Rotunda (213), 3 p.m.
Thursday Ray 4
Physics Colloquium: Gayle Cook
(Physics), "CP Violation ," Science
E-45, II a. m.
Books at High Noon: William
Siembieda (City and Regional
Planning), "From Aztec to Hightech:
Architecture and Landscape Across the
Mexico-U.S. Border" by Lawrence A.
Herzog, Veranda Cafe, noon.
the appropriate department office at the
phone number listed for more information
or to request an application. Additional
information and qualifications for each
position may also be obtained on-line at
Friday, Ray 5
http://www.academic-personllel.calpoly.edu.
Saturday, Ray 6
Please submit all application materials to
the department head/chair unless otherwise
specified in the ad. Rank and salary are
commensurate with qualifications and ex
perience (and time base where applicable),
unless otherwise stated.
#03057: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
Environmental and Horticultural Sci
ence (ext. 6-2279). Closing date: May 12.
#03106: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
City and Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315)
Closing date: May 10.
#03110: Full-time Lecturer, City and
Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315) Closing
date: May 30.
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS IIIC. is accepting
applications for the following position(s).
Complete position descriptions and
applications are available at the ASI
Business Office, University Union, Room
212, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., ext. 6-5800. All
applications must be received by 5 p.m. of
the listed closing date. AA/EOE.
Full-time Assistant Teacher, $1 0.4 713.20/hr. Closing date: Friday (April 28);
anticipated starting date: May 15 . D
Credit Report deadline
is flay 1
E-mail copy to polynews@polymail.
Send photos to Public Affairs.
WriterSpeak: Fiction writer David
Wong Louie, Philips Hall, 7 p.m.
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field (2 games), noon and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Ray 7
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field, noon.
Tuesday, Ray 9
Learn-at-Lunch: Ken Martz (Em
ployee Assistance Program), " Manag
ing Burnout," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: Pianist Terrence Wilson,
Harman Hall, 8 p.m. ($)
Thursday, Ray 11
Physics Colloquium: Bennetta
Schmidt (Physics), "Granites and
Volcanoes," Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Michael Orth
(Eng li sh), "River Horse : A Voyage
Across America" by William Least
Heat-Moon , Veranda Cafe, noon.
Pla y: Theatre and Dance
Department's spring production,
"All My Sons" by Art hur Miller.
A lso May 12-13 and 18-20, Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p .m. ($)
Friday, Ray 12
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
spring production, "All My Sons" by
Arthur Miller. Also May 13 and 1820, Cal Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)
Saturday, Ray 13
Music: Jazz Night, Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($) 0
ort
••• Graduate wins award
Continued from page 1
was last week in New York City during
the 2000 National Planning Awards
luncheon sponsored by the APA and the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) as part of their National Plan
ning Conference.
In accepting the award, Pernell was
in the company of New Jersey Gov.
Christine Todd Whitman , receiving
the APA's Distinguished Leadership
Award for an Elected Official, and long
time planning guru and author Frederick
Bair, winner of this year's Distinguished
Leadership Award for a Professional
Planner.
"The list of planning-related projects
(that Pernell completed as a student)
reads more like the credits of someone
who has been a practicing planner for
several years," according to the APA.
For that record and her academic
achievements, the organization chose
her from a field of 121 nominees to be
the first recipient of the new student
leadership award.
Pernell has been especially interested in
environment-friendly "sustainable" devel
opment and in advocating student involve
ment in local environmental efforts. For
her senior project, she drew up a detailed
plan for future development at Cal Poly 's
Student Experimental Farm and led the
construction of a small straw-bale struc
ture at the site.
Among her c lass work, she helped
write a draft general plan for the city
of Atascadero and facilitated two com
munity design workshops there . That
class project, incidentally, won the
AICP 's top national Student Project
Award for "best app lying the planning
process" (see article on page 1), which
was also presented at the New York
planning conference.
Pernell also developed designs for
redeveloping Old Town Lompoc, pre
senting her ideas to the mayor, city staff
and community.
During an internship at the Solar
Living Center in Hopland , she conducted
a study of public agencies and their accep
tance of technologies that contribute to
sustainable development.
A Northern California native , Pernell
now works at the Roseville land-use
and environmental planning firm of
Quad Knopf. D
Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Exhibits
All keyed up
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): "Four Sides to Every
Circle," juried student exhibit, through
Sunday (April 30). Ruth Weisberg and
Patty Wickman exhibit of large
figurative works, May 5-June 4. Slide
lecture: 4:30 p.m. May 5, Business
Rotunda (213). Reception follows
lecture, University Art Gallery.
Exhibits: Monday-Friday II a.m .
4 p.m. and Wednesday 7-9 p.m.
Award-winning composer
and concert pianist
Marvin Hamlisch is
poised to tickle the
ivories in a Sunday
Wednesday, April 26
concert at the PAC. For
Music: Richard Green, Backstage
Pizza, noon.
Speaker: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist
in-residence), " Know the Score:
Inspiration and Motivation for
Surviving in the Business of Music,"
Davidson Music Center, 1:10 p.m.
Music: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist-in
residence), Davidson Music Center
218, 7:30p.m.
tickets, call ext. 6-2787.
Thursday, April 27
Physics Colloquium: Nick Brown
(Physics), "The Reality of Illusion,"
Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Laura-Maureen
Smith (Library), "The Science of
Love: Understanding Love and Its
Effects on Mind and Body" by
Anthony Walsh, Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: University Jazz Band,
Backstage Pizza, noon.
Friday, April 28
Speaker: David Headrick (Crop
Science), "Ecology oflnsect Pests in
Commercial C itrus: The Fork-Tailed
Katydid" (rescheduled from March
31), Ve randa Cafe, noon.
Story-Song: Chan Park (Ohio State
and Berkel ey) "P'ansori," traditional
Korean story-song, Philips Hall ,
PAC, 5 p.m.
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Saturday, April 29
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Continued on page 4
PAGE4
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 30 • April 26 , 2000
Students receive top national planning awards
Students• Atascadero plan wins
A general plan for Atascadero drafted
by a city and regional planning class has
been named last year's best student plan
ning project in the nation.
"Atascadero Colony in the 21st Cen
tury: 2020 Draft General Plan" received
the Student Project Award from the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) in New York City last week.
The award, given for "best app lying the
planning process ," was presented as part
of the National Planning Conference
sponsored by the AICP and the American
Planning Association .
Led by faculty member Zeljka Howard ,
35 third-year students worked with
Atascadero officials, community members
and other organizations for a year to de
velop a complete plan for the city's future.
They analyzed existing conditions, devel
oped alternative proposals, and, through a
series of meetings, helped the town select
a final plan.
In drafting the segment of the plan
dealing with community design, the stu
dents emphasized preserving and regener
ating the historic town center, whose park
and rotunda-style buildings grew from a
turn-of-the-century "city beautiful" move
ment. The city is now using that material
in its general plan update.
Other city and regional planning fac
ulty advisors on the project were Michael
Boswell, Lori Hoffman, Amer Moustafa
and Department Head William Siembieda. D
"arch grad wins new award
A recently graduated Cal Poly student
is the first recipient of a top national award
for leadership in community planning.
A lison Pernell , who completed the
requirements in March for her bachelor's
degree in city and regional planning, re
ceived the American Planning Association
(APA) Distinguished Leadership Award
for a Student Planner. The presentation
Continued on page 4
CAL PO LY REPORT, APRIL 26, 2000
CAL POLY REPORT. APRIL 26, 2000
Athletics to host gala
fund-raiser ltay &
Athletics will ho ld a "May-Night Mad
ness" gala May 6 to raise money for ath
letic scholarships.
The evening will incl ude a champagne
reception, dinner, live and si lent auctions,
and dancing. Among the auction items
wi ll be travel packages, ath letic event
tickets, a ride on the Goodyear blimp, a
day at Michael Jackson's Neverland
Ranch, a fishing boat, and sports memora
bilia, includ ing items from John Madden
and Ozzie Smith.
The party will begin at 6:30 p.m. in
Chumash Auditorium. Tickets are $50.
Those buying a table for eight at $400
will receive four $25 vouchers.
For information and reservations, call
the Mustang Athletic Fund at ext. 6-0277. D
Solicitation of vacation
for Sydney Francis
Sydney Francis, senior data control
technical in Information Technology Ser
vices' Operations and Data Control area,
has qualified for family catastrophic leave.
Eligible state employees may donate vaca
tion credit to help her remain in full-pay
status during an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Lynette
Klooster at ext. 6-7693 or by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and all other
eligib le state employees may donate up to
a total 16 hours vacation credits per fiscal
year in increments of one hour or more. D
Students invited to enter
national poetry contest
The English Department asks facu lty
members from all areas of campus to
let their students know about a poetry
contest sponsored by the Academy of
American Poets.
Students from all majors can submit up
to five poems of no more than 300 lines
each. Each poem should include the
author's name.
Entries, due to the Eng lish Depart
ment by 4 p.m . Monday (May I) ,
should be placed in an envelope marked
with the student's name , address and
phone number.
Friday receptions set for
retiring staff members
Sue Dietrick
A retirement reception for Sue
Dietrick, administrative analyst/spe
cialist in Enrollment Support Ser
vices, is p lanned from 10 a.m . to
noon Friday (Apri l 28) in Adm. 301.
Dietrick w ill retire Tuesday (May
2), after a 19-year career at Cal Poly.
Those wishing to say goodbye are
also invited to stop by her office in
Adm. 206-F.
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen, coordina
tor of commuter and access services
in University Police's Commuter
Services office, invites the campus
community to a dessert reception
(without fanfare, per her request)
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday (April
28) at University Police.
Paulsen's 24 years of service in
cluded positions in the State Receiv
ing Warehouse, State Purchasing, and
Health Center. She founded the Com
muter Services office seven years
ago, and in 1988-89 she received an
Outstanding Staff award. D
Yelland named director
for management project
George Yel land has been named Cal
Poly's campus director for the CSU's
Common Management Systems (CMS)
project, an effort to improve administra
tive processes by implementing a "com
mon baseline ofPeopleSoft software
modules" throughout the CSU.
He will manage the implementation
of integrated PeopleSoft software for
human resources , "financia ls" and
student administration .
Last July, Yelland was appointed in
terim CMS project director. Since then he
has organized the CMS project office,
developed initial CMS project organiza
tion for the campus, served as co-chair of
the CSU Ad Hoc Technical Architecture
Committee and co-author of the CSU
CMS Technical Architecture document,
represented the campus on the CSU CMS
Project Director Team, and served as
Project Director Team liaison with the CSU
CMS Technical Infrastructure Group. D
Frayne to address
first-line supervisors
Korean 'story-song'
to be sung Friday
Anxiety info, screening
available ltay 3 in plaza
Communications market
topic at IEEE meeting
Coll ege of Business Professor Colette
Frayne will present "Critical Elements for
a Successful Work Team" from II :30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. May 4 in the Veranda Cafe as
the final program in the First-Line Super
visors' Network series.
Frayne wi ll discuss the need to estab
lish a work environment that supports and
fosters effective team-bui lding.
The First-Line Supervisors' Network
series, sponsored by the Employee Assis
tance Program and Human Resources and
Employment Equity, is intended as a fo
rum to disc uss and form strategies to ad
dress a variety of supervisory problems.
Attendees may bring a lunch or buy one.
For more information, call Joan Lund,
ext. 6-6563, or Jean DeCosta, ext. 6-5198. D
A traditional Korean "story-song"
about the birth , death and reincarnation
of a daughter wi ll be performed in the
PAC's Ph ilips Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday
(Apri l 28).
Ohio State Un iversity Professor and
UC Berkeley Visiting Professor Chan E.
Park, a spec ialist in Korean language and
literature, wi ll perform "P'ansori, the
Song of Shim Ch 'ong, Mistress of the
Spiritual Domain."
P'ansori is a story-singing tradition
still performed today. Park will sing the
story of Shim Ch'ong in Korean and nar
rate in English between songs.
Author of numerous articles on
p 'ansori and related topics, Park is widely
recognized in the United States and
abroad for her lectures and performances
of Korean musical and narrative traditions.
The free performance is sponsoreaby
the Women's Studies Program.
For more information, call Women 's
Studies at ext. 6-1525. D
Information about the signs and symp
toms of anxiety disorders and the opportu
nity for a confidential consultation will be
avai lable in the UUPiaza on May 3.
As part of national Anxiety Disorders
Screening Day, representatives from
Health and Counseling Services and the
Employee Assistance Program will be in
the plaza from I 0 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individu
als can meet privately in a room in the UU
with a mental health professional to dis
cuss the results of a written test.
Anxiety is the most common mental
illness in the country. Symptoms can
include excessive worrying, muscle ten
sion, sleeplessness, problems concen
trating, and others . Among the types of
anxiety disorders are panic disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder and obses
sive-compulsive disorder. D
The explosive growth of the communica
tions market and the demand it creates for
"computing solutions" will be the speech
topic at a Tuesday (May 2) meeting of the
Central Coast Section of the Institute of
Electrical and E lectronics Engineers. .
The speaker wi ll be Pete Holmes, a
telecommunications market development
manager for the Ziatech Corp.
The pub li c meeting wi ll be 7-8 p.m. in
Room 206 of Engineering East. Refresh
ments will be available at 6:30p.m.
For information, call Carol Erickson in
Electrical Engineering at ext. 6-2781. D
Stress expert to speak
on 'problematic faculty'
A Stanford psychologist will speak to
the deans and academic department heads
May 11 on "The Challenges of Addressing
Problematic Faculty Behavior in Aca
demic Settings."
David Rasch, director of the Stanford
Help Center, a counseling service for that
university's faculty and staff, will speak at
a 3:30p.m. meeting of the Deans ', In
structional Department Chairs'/Heads'
Network to be held in the Smith Alumni
and Conference Center.
Rasch 's specialties are assisting teach
ers with stress, navigating the tenure
track, and respectful communication in
the workplace. His ta lk wil l deal with
psychiatric and personality disorders,
overwork, burnout, po litical maneuvering,
sexual harassment, threats of vio lence and
other topics.
The program is sponsored by the Em
ployee Assistance Program and Human
Resources and Employment Equity. For
information ca ll Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563
or Jean DeCosta at ext. 6-5198. D
Second class rosters
to be mailed ltay 3
A second class roster of students en
rolled in classes through Open University
(formerly Concurrent Enrollment) wi ll be
mailed to instructors May 3.
For more infonnation, call Vivian Steele,
Extended Education, at ext. 6-2053 . D
PAGE 2
Friday last day to enroll
in life insurance plan
Friday (Apri l 28) is the last day
of the special open enrollment period
for voluntary employee-paid group
life insurance.
Standard Insurance Co. is offering
term life insurance of up to $1.5 mil
lion, and during this open enrollment,
ap-plicants can get coverage of up to
$150,000 without answering medical
questions .
Coverage for dependents also may be
purchased , and the insurance may be
continued after employment with the
CSU ends, including into retirement.
Informational packets with applica
tions and instructions were sent to all
eligible employees via campus mail in
ear ly March. Applications must be
mailed directly to Standard and post
marked by Friday.
This is the only open enrollment
period scheduled for current eligible
employees for the foreseeable future.
For more information , please contact
Human Resources and Employment
Equity at ext. 6-2236. D
ltay 3 training session
to aid in finding funding
The Grants Development Office has
scheduled a hands-on training session for
faculty and administrative staff members
to learn how to locate funding sources
electronically through the Web-based
database service called SPIN (Sponsored
Programs Information Network).
SPIN and its e-mail notification ser
vice, SMARTS, are available free to the
faculty and staff at http:/lw})lw. infoed. org
(select "Access InfOffice").
The class will be from 3:30 to 4:30p.m.
May 3 in the Air Conditioning Building,
Room 105D.
The session will be limited to I 0
people. To reserve space, call Grants
Development at ext. 6-2982 or e-mail
jostrye@ca lpoly.edu . D
Kennedy to speak ltay &
President Emeritus Robert Kennedy
will speak about Cal Poly hi story at the
Cal Poly Women 's Club May luncheon on
May6.
The luncheon will begin at noon at the
Shore Cliff Lodge in Pismo Beach. Cur
rent and retired faculty and staff women
and wives of present and retired faculty
members are invited.
For reservations , call Marjorie Toone
at 543-6110. D
Summer fee waiver
forms available
Human Resources and Employment
Equity reminds employees of the follow
ing summer quarter fee-waiver deadlines:
• May 5: Registration begins for em
ployees. (See "Priority and Graduate
Students" category in class schedule.)
• May 18: Last day to pay fees to avoid
$25 late fee.
• July 3: Last day to submit fee-waiver
forms to Human Resources and Employ
ment Equity.
Employees enrolled spring quarter are
to be mailed the fee-waiver forms; those
not currently enrolled should e-mail or
call Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563. D
Ticket information
Tickets to upcoming performances at
the Performing Arts Center can be pur
chased at the PAC Ticket Office I 0 a.m.6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays. Call ext. 6-2787, or fax your
order to ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts events can
be found on line at www.calpolyarts.org. D
CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Articles are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's edition.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail (add .calpoly.edu if needed).
For more information, call ext. 6-1511. D
PAGE 3
CAL PO LY REPORT, APRIL 26, 2000
CAL POLY REPORT. APRIL 26, 2000
Athletics to host gala
fund-raiser ltay &
Athletics will ho ld a "May-Night Mad
ness" gala May 6 to raise money for ath
letic scholarships.
The evening will incl ude a champagne
reception, dinner, live and si lent auctions,
and dancing. Among the auction items
wi ll be travel packages, ath letic event
tickets, a ride on the Goodyear blimp, a
day at Michael Jackson's Neverland
Ranch, a fishing boat, and sports memora
bilia, includ ing items from John Madden
and Ozzie Smith.
The party will begin at 6:30 p.m. in
Chumash Auditorium. Tickets are $50.
Those buying a table for eight at $400
will receive four $25 vouchers.
For information and reservations, call
the Mustang Athletic Fund at ext. 6-0277. D
Solicitation of vacation
for Sydney Francis
Sydney Francis, senior data control
technical in Information Technology Ser
vices' Operations and Data Control area,
has qualified for family catastrophic leave.
Eligible state employees may donate vaca
tion credit to help her remain in full-pay
status during an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Lynette
Klooster at ext. 6-7693 or by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and all other
eligib le state employees may donate up to
a total 16 hours vacation credits per fiscal
year in increments of one hour or more. D
Students invited to enter
national poetry contest
The English Department asks facu lty
members from all areas of campus to
let their students know about a poetry
contest sponsored by the Academy of
American Poets.
Students from all majors can submit up
to five poems of no more than 300 lines
each. Each poem should include the
author's name.
Entries, due to the Eng lish Depart
ment by 4 p.m . Monday (May I) ,
should be placed in an envelope marked
with the student's name , address and
phone number.
Friday receptions set for
retiring staff members
Sue Dietrick
A retirement reception for Sue
Dietrick, administrative analyst/spe
cialist in Enrollment Support Ser
vices, is p lanned from 10 a.m . to
noon Friday (Apri l 28) in Adm. 301.
Dietrick w ill retire Tuesday (May
2), after a 19-year career at Cal Poly.
Those wishing to say goodbye are
also invited to stop by her office in
Adm. 206-F.
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen, coordina
tor of commuter and access services
in University Police's Commuter
Services office, invites the campus
community to a dessert reception
(without fanfare, per her request)
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday (April
28) at University Police.
Paulsen's 24 years of service in
cluded positions in the State Receiv
ing Warehouse, State Purchasing, and
Health Center. She founded the Com
muter Services office seven years
ago, and in 1988-89 she received an
Outstanding Staff award. D
Yelland named director
for management project
George Yel land has been named Cal
Poly's campus director for the CSU's
Common Management Systems (CMS)
project, an effort to improve administra
tive processes by implementing a "com
mon baseline ofPeopleSoft software
modules" throughout the CSU.
He will manage the implementation
of integrated PeopleSoft software for
human resources , "financia ls" and
student administration .
Last July, Yelland was appointed in
terim CMS project director. Since then he
has organized the CMS project office,
developed initial CMS project organiza
tion for the campus, served as co-chair of
the CSU Ad Hoc Technical Architecture
Committee and co-author of the CSU
CMS Technical Architecture document,
represented the campus on the CSU CMS
Project Director Team, and served as
Project Director Team liaison with the CSU
CMS Technical Infrastructure Group. D
Frayne to address
first-line supervisors
Korean 'story-song'
to be sung Friday
Anxiety info, screening
available ltay 3 in plaza
Communications market
topic at IEEE meeting
Coll ege of Business Professor Colette
Frayne will present "Critical Elements for
a Successful Work Team" from II :30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. May 4 in the Veranda Cafe as
the final program in the First-Line Super
visors' Network series.
Frayne wi ll discuss the need to estab
lish a work environment that supports and
fosters effective team-bui lding.
The First-Line Supervisors' Network
series, sponsored by the Employee Assis
tance Program and Human Resources and
Employment Equity, is intended as a fo
rum to disc uss and form strategies to ad
dress a variety of supervisory problems.
Attendees may bring a lunch or buy one.
For more information, call Joan Lund,
ext. 6-6563, or Jean DeCosta, ext. 6-5198. D
A traditional Korean "story-song"
about the birth , death and reincarnation
of a daughter wi ll be performed in the
PAC's Ph ilips Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday
(Apri l 28).
Ohio State Un iversity Professor and
UC Berkeley Visiting Professor Chan E.
Park, a spec ialist in Korean language and
literature, wi ll perform "P'ansori, the
Song of Shim Ch 'ong, Mistress of the
Spiritual Domain."
P'ansori is a story-singing tradition
still performed today. Park will sing the
story of Shim Ch'ong in Korean and nar
rate in English between songs.
Author of numerous articles on
p 'ansori and related topics, Park is widely
recognized in the United States and
abroad for her lectures and performances
of Korean musical and narrative traditions.
The free performance is sponsoreaby
the Women's Studies Program.
For more information, call Women 's
Studies at ext. 6-1525. D
Information about the signs and symp
toms of anxiety disorders and the opportu
nity for a confidential consultation will be
avai lable in the UUPiaza on May 3.
As part of national Anxiety Disorders
Screening Day, representatives from
Health and Counseling Services and the
Employee Assistance Program will be in
the plaza from I 0 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individu
als can meet privately in a room in the UU
with a mental health professional to dis
cuss the results of a written test.
Anxiety is the most common mental
illness in the country. Symptoms can
include excessive worrying, muscle ten
sion, sleeplessness, problems concen
trating, and others . Among the types of
anxiety disorders are panic disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder and obses
sive-compulsive disorder. D
The explosive growth of the communica
tions market and the demand it creates for
"computing solutions" will be the speech
topic at a Tuesday (May 2) meeting of the
Central Coast Section of the Institute of
Electrical and E lectronics Engineers. .
The speaker wi ll be Pete Holmes, a
telecommunications market development
manager for the Ziatech Corp.
The pub li c meeting wi ll be 7-8 p.m. in
Room 206 of Engineering East. Refresh
ments will be available at 6:30p.m.
For information, call Carol Erickson in
Electrical Engineering at ext. 6-2781. D
Stress expert to speak
on 'problematic faculty'
A Stanford psychologist will speak to
the deans and academic department heads
May 11 on "The Challenges of Addressing
Problematic Faculty Behavior in Aca
demic Settings."
David Rasch, director of the Stanford
Help Center, a counseling service for that
university's faculty and staff, will speak at
a 3:30p.m. meeting of the Deans ', In
structional Department Chairs' /Heads'
Network to be held in the Smith Alumni
and Conference Center.
Rasch 's specialties are assisting teach
ers with stress, navigating the tenure
track, and respectful communication in
the workplace. His ta lk wil l deal with
psychiatric and personality disorders,
overwork, burnout, po litical maneuvering,
sexual harassment, threats of vio lence and
other topics.
The program is sponsored by the Em
ployee Assistance Program and Human
Resources and Employment Equity. For
information ca ll Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563
or Jean DeCosta at ext. 6-5198. D
Second class rosters
to be mailed ltay 3
A second class roster of students en
rolled in classes through Open University
(formerly Concurrent Enrollment) wi ll be
mailed to instructors May 3.
For more infonnation, call Vivian Steele,
Extended Education, at ext. 6-2053 . D
PAGE 2
Friday last day to enroll
in life insurance plan
Friday (Apri l 28) is the last day
of the special open enrollment period
for voluntary employee-paid group
life insurance.
Standard Insurance Co. is offering
term life insurance of up to $1.5 mil
lion, and during this open enrollment,
ap-plicants can get coverage of up to
$150,000 without answering medical
questions .
Coverage for dependents also may be
purchased , and the insurance may be
continued after employment with the
CSU ends, including into retirement.
Informational packets with applica
tions and instructions were sent to all
eligible employees via campus mail in
ear ly March. Applications must be
mailed directly to Standard and post
marked by Friday.
This is the only open enrollment
period scheduled for current eligible
employees for the foreseeable future.
For more information , please contact
Human Resources and Employment
Equity at ext. 6-2236. D
ltay 3 training session
to aid in finding funding
The Grants Development Office has
scheduled a hands-on training session for
faculty and administrative staff members
to learn how to locate funding sources
electronically through the Web-based
database service called SPIN (Sponsored
Programs Information Network).
SPIN and its e-mail notification ser
vice, SMARTS, are available free to the
faculty and staff at http:/lw})lw. infoed. org
(select "Access InfOffice").
The class will be from 3:30 to 4:30p.m.
May 3 in the Air Conditioning Building,
Room 105D.
The session will be limited to I 0
people. To reserve space, call Grants
Development at ext. 6-2982 or e-mail
jostrye@ca lpoly.edu . D
Kennedy to speak ltay &
President Emeritus Robert Kennedy
will speak about Cal Poly hi story at the
Cal Poly Women 's Club May luncheon on
May6.
The luncheon will begin at noon at the
Shore Cliff Lodge in Pismo Beach. Cur
rent and retired faculty and staff women
and wives of present and retired faculty
members are invited.
For reservations , call Marjorie Toone
at 543-6110. D
Summer fee waiver
forms available
Human Resources and Employment
Equity reminds employees of the follow
ing summer quarter fee-waiver deadlines:
• May 5: Registration begins for em
ployees. (See "Priority and Graduate
Students" category in class schedule.)
• May 18: Last day to pay fees to avoid
$25 late fee.
• July 3: Last day to submit fee-waiver
forms to Human Resources and Employ
ment Equity.
Employees enrolled spring quarter are
to be mailed the fee-waiver forms; those
not currently enrolled should e-mail or
call Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563. D
Ticket information
Tickets to upcoming performances at
the Performing Arts Center can be pur
chased at the PAC Ticket Office I 0 a.m.
6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays. Call ext. 6-2787, or fax your
order to ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts events can
be found on line at www.calpolyarts.org. D
CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Articles are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's edition.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail (add .calpoly.edu if needed).
For more information, call ext. 6-1511. D
PAGE 3
CAL POLY REPORT, APRIL 26, 2000
Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously
unadvertised employment openings at
the university. You may access full
information about these and other,
previously advertised positions at
www.cal poly.edu (scroll down and
select "employment opportunities").
STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and manage
ment positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and
Employment Equity Web site at www.calpoly.
etlu, under Employment Opportunities;
• Come to the HREE office, Adm. 110,
and view the posted positions;
• Call the HREE Job Line at ext. 6-1533.
For a listing of new openings, check The
Tribune's Sunday edition.
If you have questions, please call HREE
at ext. 6-2237.
FACULTY Candidates are asked to contact
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Sunday, April 30
Baseball: UC Riverside, SLO
Stadium, I p.m. ($)
Music: Marvin Hamlisch in concert
with Pops Orchestra, Harman Hall ,
3 p.m.($)
Ronday, Ray 1
Hearst Lecture: Michael Dorsey,
"Where Do We Go From Here?,"
Business Rotunda (213), 3 p.m.
Thursday Ray 4
Physics Colloquium: Gayle Cook
(Physics), "CP Violation ," Science
E-45, II a. m.
Books at High Noon: William
Siembieda (City and Regional
Planning), "From Aztec to Hightech:
Architecture and Landscape Across the
Mexico-U.S. Border" by Lawrence A.
Herzog, Veranda Cafe, noon.
the appropriate department office at the
phone number listed for more information
or to request an application. Additional
information and qualifications for each
position may also be obtained on-line at
Friday, Ray 5
http://www.academic-personllel.calpoly.edu.
Saturday, Ray 6
Please submit all application materials to
the department head/chair unless otherwise
specified in the ad. Rank and salary are
commensurate with qualifications and ex
perience (and time base where applicable),
unless otherwise stated.
#03057: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
Environmental and Horticultural Sci
ence (ext. 6-2279). Closing date: May 12.
#03106: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
City and Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315)
Closing date: May 10.
#03110: Full-time Lecturer, City and
Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315) Closing
date: May 30.
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS IIIC. is accepting
applications for the following position(s).
Complete position descriptions and
applications are available at the ASI
Business Office, University Union, Room
212, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., ext. 6-5800. All
applications must be received by 5 p.m. of
the listed closing date. AA/EOE.
Full-time Assistant Teacher, $1 0.4 7
13.20/hr. Closing date: Friday (April 28);
anticipated starting date: May 15 . D
Credit Report deadline
is flay 1
E-mail copy to polynews@polymail.
Send photos to Public Affairs.
WriterSpeak: Fiction writer David
Wong Louie, Philips Hall, 7 p.m.
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field (2 games), noon and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Ray 7
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field, noon.
Tuesday, Ray 9
Learn-at-Lunch: Ken Martz (Em
ployee Assistance Program), " Manag
ing Burnout," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: Pianist Terrence Wilson,
Harman Hall, 8 p.m. ($)
Thursday, Ray 11
Physics Colloquium: Bennetta
Schmidt (Physics), "Granites and
Volcanoes," Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Michael Orth
(Eng li sh), "River Horse : A Voyage
Across America" by William Least
Heat-Moon , Veranda Cafe, noon.
Pla y: Theatre and Dance
Department's spring production,
"All My Sons" by Art hur Miller.
A lso May 12-13 and 18-20, Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p .m. ($)
Friday, Ray 12
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
spring production, "All My Sons" by
Arthur Miller. Also May 13 and 18
20, Cal Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)
Saturday, Ray 13
Music: Jazz Night, Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($) 0
ort
••• Graduate wins award
Continued from page 1
was last week in New York City during
the 2000 National Planning Awards
luncheon sponsored by the APA and the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) as part of their National Plan
ning Conference.
In accepting the award, Pernell was
in the company of New Jersey Gov.
Christine Todd Whitman , receiving
the APA's Distinguished Leadership
Award for an Elected Official, and long
time planning guru and author Frederick
Bair, winner of this year's Distinguished
Leadership Award for a Professional
Planner.
"The list of planning-related projects
(that Pernell completed as a student)
reads more like the credits of someone
who has been a practicing planner for
several years," according to the APA.
For that record and her academic
achievements, the organization chose
her from a field of 121 nominees to be
the first recipient of the new student
leadership award.
Pernell has been especially interested in
environment-friendly "sustainable" devel
opment and in advocating student involve
ment in local environmental efforts. For
her senior project, she drew up a detailed
plan for future development at Cal Poly 's
Student Experimental Farm and led the
construction of a small straw-bale struc
ture at the site.
Among her c lass work, she helped
write a draft general plan for the city
of Atascadero and facilitated two com
munity design workshops there . That
class project, incidentally, won the
AICP 's top national Student Project
Award for "best app lying the planning
process" (see article on page 1), which
was also presented at the New York
planning conference.
Pernell also developed designs for
redeveloping Old Town Lompoc, pre
senting her ideas to the mayor, city staff
and community.
During an internship at the Solar
Living Center in Hopland , she conducted
a study of public agencies and their accep
tance of technologies that contribute to
sustainable development.
A Northern California native , Pernell
now works at the Roseville land-use
and environmental planning firm of
Quad Knopf. D
Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Exhibits
All keyed up
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): "Four Sides to Every
Circle," juried student exhibit, through
Sunday (April 30). Ruth Weisberg and
Patty Wickman exhibit of large
figurative works, May 5-June 4. Slide
lecture: 4:30 p.m. May 5, Business
Rotunda (213). Reception follows
lecture, University Art Gallery.
Exhibits: Monday-Friday II a.m .4 p.m. and Wednesday 7-9 p.m.
Award-winning composer
and concert pianist
Marvin Hamlisch is
poised to tickle the
ivories in a Sunday
Wednesday, April 26
concert at the PAC. For
Music: Richard Green, Backstage
Pizza, noon.
Speaker: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist
in-residence), " Know the Score:
Inspiration and Motivation for
Surviving in the Business of Music,"
Davidson Music Center, 1:10 p.m.
Music: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist-in
residence), Davidson Music Center
218, 7:30p.m.
tickets, call ext. 6-2787.
Thursday, April 27
Physics Colloquium: Nick Brown
(Physics), "The Reality of Illusion,"
Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Laura-Maureen
Smith (Library), "The Science of
Love: Understanding Love and Its
Effects on Mind and Body" by
Anthony Walsh, Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: University Jazz Band,
Backstage Pizza, noon.
Friday, April 28
Speaker: David Headrick (Crop
Science), "Ecology oflnsect Pests in
Commercial C itrus: The Fork-Tailed
Katydid" (rescheduled from March
31), Ve randa Cafe, noon.
Story-Song: Chan Park (Ohio State
and Berkel ey) "P'ansori," traditional
Korean story-song, Philips Hall ,
PAC, 5 p.m.
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Saturday, April 29
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Continued on page 4
PAGE4
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 30 • April 26 , 2000
Students receive top national planning awards
Students• Atascadero plan wins
A general plan for Atascadero drafted
by a city and regional planning class has
been named last year's best student plan
ning project in the nation.
"Atascadero Colony in the 21st Cen
tury: 2020 Draft General Plan" received
the Student Project Award from the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) in New York City last week.
The award, given for "best app lying the
planning process ," was presented as part
of the National Planning Conference
sponsored by the AICP and the American
Planning Association .
Led by faculty member Zeljka Howard ,
35 third-year students worked with
Atascadero officials, community members
and other organizations for a year to de
velop a complete plan for the city's future.
They analyzed existing conditions, devel
oped alternative proposals, and, through a
series of meetings, helped the town select
a final plan.
In drafting the segment of the plan
dealing with community design, the stu
dents emphasized preserving and regener
ating the historic town center, whose park
and rotunda-style buildings grew from a
turn-of-the-century "city beautiful" move
ment. The city is now using that material
in its general plan update.
Other city and regional planning fac
ulty advisors on the project were Michael
Boswell, Lori Hoffman, Amer Moustafa
and Department Head William Siembieda. D
"arch grad wins new award
A recently graduated Cal Poly student
is the first recipient of a top national award
for leadership in community planning.
A lison Pernell , who completed the
requirements in March for her bachelor's
degree in city and regional planning, re
ceived the American Planning Association
(APA) Distinguished Leadership Award
for a Student Planner. The presentation
Continued on page 4
Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously
unadvertised employment openings at
the university. You may access full
information about these and other,
previously advertised positions at
www.cal poly.edu (scroll down and
select "employment opportunities").
STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and manage
ment positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and
Employment Equity Web site at www.calpoly.
etlu, under Employment Opportunities;
• Come to the HREE office, Adm. 110,
and view the posted positions;
• Call the HREE Job Line at ext. 6-1533.
For a listing of new openings, check The
Tribune's Sunday edition.
If you have questions, please call HREE
at ext. 6-2237.
FACULTY Candidates are asked to contact
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Sunday, April 30
Baseball: UC Riverside, SLO
Stadium, I p.m. ($)
Music: Marvin Hamlisch in concert
with Pops Orchestra, Harman Hall ,
3 p.m.($)
Ronday, Ray 1
Hearst Lecture: Michael Dorsey,
"Where Do We Go From Here?,"
Business Rotunda (213), 3 p.m.
Thursday Ray 4
Physics Colloquium: Gayle Cook
(Physics), "CP Violation ," Science
E-45, II a. m.
Books at High Noon: William
Siembieda (City and Regional
Planning), "From Aztec to Hightech:
Architecture and Landscape Across the
Mexico-U.S. Border" by Lawrence A.
Herzog, Veranda Cafe, noon.
the appropriate department office at the
phone number listed for more information
or to request an application. Additional
information and qualifications for each
position may also be obtained on-line at
Friday, Ray 5
http://www.academic-personllel.calpoly.edu.
Saturday, Ray 6
Please submit all application materials to
the department head/chair unless otherwise
specified in the ad. Rank and salary are
commensurate with qualifications and ex
perience (and time base where applicable),
unless otherwise stated.
#03057: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
Environmental and Horticultural Sci
ence (ext. 6-2279). Closing date: May 12.
#03106: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
City and Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315)
Closing date: May 10.
#03110: Full-time Lecturer, City and
Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315) Closing
date: May 30.
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS IIIC. is accepting
applications for the following position(s).
Complete position descriptions and
applications are available at the ASI
Business Office, University Union, Room
212, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., ext. 6-5800. All
applications must be received by 5 p.m. of
the listed closing date. AA/EOE.
Full-time Assistant Teacher, $1 0.4 713.20/hr. Closing date: Friday (April 28);
anticipated starting date: May 15 . D
Credit Report deadline
is flay 1
E-mail copy to polynews@polymail.
Send photos to Public Affairs.
WriterSpeak: Fiction writer David
Wong Louie, Philips Hall, 7 p.m.
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field (2 games), noon and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Ray 7
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field, noon.
Tuesday, Ray 9
Learn-at-Lunch: Ken Martz (Em
ployee Assistance Program), " Manag
ing Burnout," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: Pianist Terrence Wilson,
Harman Hall, 8 p.m. ($)
Thursday, Ray 11
Physics Colloquium: Bennetta
Schmidt (Physics), "Granites and
Volcanoes," Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Michael Orth
(Eng li sh), "River Horse : A Voyage
Across America" by William Least
Heat-Moon , Veranda Cafe, noon.
Pla y: Theatre and Dance
Department's spring production,
"All My Sons" by Art hur Miller.
A lso May 12-13 and 18-20, Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p .m. ($)
Friday, Ray 12
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
spring production, "All My Sons" by
Arthur Miller. Also May 13 and 1820, Cal Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)
Saturday, Ray 13
Music: Jazz Night, Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($) 0
ort
••• Graduate wins award
Continued from page 1
was last week in New York City during
the 2000 National Planning Awards
luncheon sponsored by the APA and the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) as part of their National Plan
ning Conference.
In accepting the award, Pernell was
in the company of New Jersey Gov.
Christine Todd Whitman , receiving
the APA's Distinguished Leadership
Award for an Elected Official, and long
time planning guru and author Frederick
Bair, winner of this year's Distinguished
Leadership Award for a Professional
Planner.
"The list of planning-related projects
(that Pernell completed as a student)
reads more like the credits of someone
who has been a practicing planner for
several years," according to the APA.
For that record and her academic
achievements, the organization chose
her from a field of 121 nominees to be
the first recipient of the new student
leadership award.
Pernell has been especially interested in
environment-friendly "sustainable" devel
opment and in advocating student involve
ment in local environmental efforts. For
her senior project, she drew up a detailed
plan for future development at Cal Poly 's
Student Experimental Farm and led the
construction of a small straw-bale struc
ture at the site.
Among her c lass work, she helped
write a draft general plan for the city
of Atascadero and facilitated two com
munity design workshops there . That
class project, incidentally, won the
AICP 's top national Student Project
Award for "best app lying the planning
process" (see article on page 1), which
was also presented at the New York
planning conference.
Pernell also developed designs for
redeveloping Old Town Lompoc, pre
senting her ideas to the mayor, city staff
and community.
During an internship at the Solar
Living Center in Hopland , she conducted
a study of public agencies and their accep
tance of technologies that contribute to
sustainable development.
A Northern California native , Pernell
now works at the Roseville land-use
and environmental planning firm of
Quad Knopf. D
Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Exhibits
All keyed up
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): "Four Sides to Every
Circle," juried student exhibit, through
Sunday (April 30). Ruth Weisberg and
Patty Wickman exhibit of large
figurative works, May 5-June 4. Slide
lecture: 4:30 p.m. May 5, Business
Rotunda (213). Reception follows
lecture, University Art Gallery.
Exhibits: Monday-Friday II a.m .
4 p.m. and Wednesday 7-9 p.m.
Award-winning composer
and concert pianist
Marvin Hamlisch is
poised to tickle the
ivories in a Sunday
Wednesday, April 26
concert at the PAC. For
Music: Richard Green, Backstage
Pizza, noon.
Speaker: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist
in-residence), " Know the Score:
Inspiration and Motivation for
Surviving in the Business of Music,"
Davidson Music Center, 1:10 p.m.
Music: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist-in
residence), Davidson Music Center
218, 7:30p.m.
tickets, call ext. 6-2787.
Thursday, April 27
Physics Colloquium: Nick Brown
(Physics), "The Reality of Illusion,"
Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Laura-Maureen
Smith (Library), "The Science of
Love: Understanding Love and Its
Effects on Mind and Body" by
Anthony Walsh, Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: University Jazz Band,
Backstage Pizza, noon.
Friday, April 28
Speaker: David Headrick (Crop
Science), "Ecology oflnsect Pests in
Commercial C itrus: The Fork-Tailed
Katydid" (rescheduled from March
31), Ve randa Cafe, noon.
Story-Song: Chan Park (Ohio State
and Berkel ey) "P'ansori," traditional
Korean story-song, Philips Hall ,
PAC, 5 p.m.
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Saturday, April 29
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Continued on page 4
PAGE4
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 30 • April 26 , 2000
Students receive top national planning awards
Students• Atascadero plan wins
A general plan for Atascadero drafted
by a city and regional planning class has
been named last year's best student plan
ning project in the nation.
"Atascadero Colony in the 21st Cen
tury: 2020 Draft General Plan" received
the Student Project Award from the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) in New York City last week.
The award, given for "best app lying the
planning process ," was presented as part
of the National Planning Conference
sponsored by the AICP and the American
Planning Association .
Led by faculty member Zeljka Howard ,
35 third-year students worked with
Atascadero officials, community members
and other organizations for a year to de
velop a complete plan for the city's future.
They analyzed existing conditions, devel
oped alternative proposals, and, through a
series of meetings, helped the town select
a final plan.
In drafting the segment of the plan
dealing with community design, the stu
dents emphasized preserving and regener
ating the historic town center, whose park
and rotunda-style buildings grew from a
turn-of-the-century "city beautiful" move
ment. The city is now using that material
in its general plan update.
Other city and regional planning fac
ulty advisors on the project were Michael
Boswell, Lori Hoffman, Amer Moustafa
and Department Head William Siembieda. D
"arch grad wins new award
A recently graduated Cal Poly student
is the first recipient of a top national award
for leadership in community planning.
A lison Pernell , who completed the
requirements in March for her bachelor's
degree in city and regional planning, re
ceived the American Planning Association
(APA) Distinguished Leadership Award
for a Student Planner. The presentation
Continued on page 4
CAL PO LY REPORT, APRIL 26, 2000
CAL POLY REPORT. APRIL 26, 2000
Athletics to host gala
fund-raiser ltay &
Athletics will ho ld a "May-Night Mad
ness" gala May 6 to raise money for ath
letic scholarships.
The evening will incl ude a champagne
reception, dinner, live and si lent auctions,
and dancing. Among the auction items
wi ll be travel packages, ath letic event
tickets, a ride on the Goodyear blimp, a
day at Michael Jackson's Neverland
Ranch, a fishing boat, and sports memora
bilia, includ ing items from John Madden
and Ozzie Smith.
The party will begin at 6:30 p.m. in
Chumash Auditorium. Tickets are $50.
Those buying a table for eight at $400
will receive four $25 vouchers.
For information and reservations, call
the Mustang Athletic Fund at ext. 6-0277. D
Solicitation of vacation
for Sydney Francis
Sydney Francis, senior data control
technical in Information Technology Ser
vices' Operations and Data Control area,
has qualified for family catastrophic leave.
Eligible state employees may donate vaca
tion credit to help her remain in full-pay
status during an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Lynette
Klooster at ext. 6-7693 or by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and all other
eligib le state employees may donate up to
a total 16 hours vacation credits per fiscal
year in increments of one hour or more. D
Students invited to enter
national poetry contest
The English Department asks facu lty
members from all areas of campus to
let their students know about a poetry
contest sponsored by the Academy of
American Poets.
Students from all majors can submit up
to five poems of no more than 300 lines
each. Each poem should include the
author's name.
Entries, due to the Eng lish Depart
ment by 4 p.m . Monday (May I) ,
should be placed in an envelope marked
with the student's name , address and
phone number.
Friday receptions set for
retiring staff members
Sue Dietrick
A retirement reception for Sue
Dietrick, administrative analyst/spe
cialist in Enrollment Support Ser
vices, is p lanned from 10 a.m . to
noon Friday (Apri l 28) in Adm. 301.
Dietrick w ill retire Tuesday (May
2), after a 19-year career at Cal Poly.
Those wishing to say goodbye are
also invited to stop by her office in
Adm. 206-F.
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen, coordina
tor of commuter and access services
in University Police's Commuter
Services office, invites the campus
community to a dessert reception
(without fanfare, per her request)
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday (April
28) at University Police.
Paulsen's 24 years of service in
cluded positions in the State Receiv
ing Warehouse, State Purchasing, and
Health Center. She founded the Com
muter Services office seven years
ago, and in 1988-89 she received an
Outstanding Staff award. D
Yelland named director
for management project
George Yel land has been named Cal
Poly's campus director for the CSU's
Common Management Systems (CMS)
project, an effort to improve administra
tive processes by implementing a "com
mon baseline ofPeopleSoft software
modules" throughout the CSU.
He will manage the implementation
of integrated PeopleSoft software for
human resources , "financia ls" and
student administration .
Last July, Yelland was appointed in
terim CMS project director. Since then he
has organized the CMS project office,
developed initial CMS project organiza
tion for the campus, served as co-chair of
the CSU Ad Hoc Technical Architecture
Committee and co-author of the CSU
CMS Technical Architecture document,
represented the campus on the CSU CMS
Project Director Team, and served as
Project Director Team liaison with the CSU
CMS Technical Infrastructure Group. D
Frayne to address
first-line supervisors
Korean 'story-song'
to be sung Friday
Anxiety info, screening
available ltay 3 in plaza
Communications market
topic at IEEE meeting
Coll ege of Business Professor Colette
Frayne will present "Critical Elements for
a Successful Work Team" from II :30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. May 4 in the Veranda Cafe as
the final program in the First-Line Super
visors' Network series.
Frayne wi ll discuss the need to estab
lish a work environment that supports and
fosters effective team-bui lding.
The First-Line Supervisors' Network
series, sponsored by the Employee Assis
tance Program and Human Resources and
Employment Equity, is intended as a fo
rum to disc uss and form strategies to ad
dress a variety of supervisory problems.
Attendees may bring a lunch or buy one.
For more information, call Joan Lund,
ext. 6-6563, or Jean DeCosta, ext. 6-5198. D
A traditional Korean "story-song"
about the birth , death and reincarnation
of a daughter wi ll be performed in the
PAC's Ph ilips Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday
(Apri l 28).
Ohio State Un iversity Professor and
UC Berkeley Visiting Professor Chan E.
Park, a spec ialist in Korean language and
literature, wi ll perform "P'ansori, the
Song of Shim Ch 'ong, Mistress of the
Spiritual Domain."
P'ansori is a story-singing tradition
still performed today. Park will sing the
story of Shim Ch'ong in Korean and nar
rate in English between songs.
Author of numerous articles on
p 'ansori and related topics, Park is widely
recognized in the United States and
abroad for her lectures and performances
of Korean musical and narrative traditions.
The free performance is sponsoreaby
the Women's Studies Program.
For more information, call Women 's
Studies at ext. 6-1525. D
Information about the signs and symp
toms of anxiety disorders and the opportu
nity for a confidential consultation will be
avai lable in the UUPiaza on May 3.
As part of national Anxiety Disorders
Screening Day, representatives from
Health and Counseling Services and the
Employee Assistance Program will be in
the plaza from I 0 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individu
als can meet privately in a room in the UU
with a mental health professional to dis
cuss the results of a written test.
Anxiety is the most common mental
illness in the country. Symptoms can
include excessive worrying, muscle ten
sion, sleeplessness, problems concen
trating, and others . Among the types of
anxiety disorders are panic disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder and obses
sive-compulsive disorder. D
The explosive growth of the communica
tions market and the demand it creates for
"computing solutions" will be the speech
topic at a Tuesday (May 2) meeting of the
Central Coast Section of the Institute of
Electrical and E lectronics Engineers. .
The speaker wi ll be Pete Holmes, a
telecommunications market development
manager for the Ziatech Corp.
The pub li c meeting wi ll be 7-8 p.m. in
Room 206 of Engineering East. Refresh
ments will be available at 6:30p.m.
For information, call Carol Erickson in
Electrical Engineering at ext. 6-2781. D
Stress expert to speak
on 'problematic faculty'
A Stanford psychologist will speak to
the deans and academic department heads
May 11 on "The Challenges of Addressing
Problematic Faculty Behavior in Aca
demic Settings."
David Rasch, director of the Stanford
Help Center, a counseling service for that
university's faculty and staff, will speak at
a 3:30p.m. meeting of the Deans ', In
structional Department Chairs'/Heads'
Network to be held in the Smith Alumni
and Conference Center.
Rasch 's specialties are assisting teach
ers with stress, navigating the tenure
track, and respectful communication in
the workplace. His ta lk wil l deal with
psychiatric and personality disorders,
overwork, burnout, po litical maneuvering,
sexual harassment, threats of vio lence and
other topics.
The program is sponsored by the Em
ployee Assistance Program and Human
Resources and Employment Equity. For
information ca ll Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563
or Jean DeCosta at ext. 6-5198. D
Second class rosters
to be mailed ltay 3
A second class roster of students en
rolled in classes through Open University
(formerly Concurrent Enrollment) wi ll be
mailed to instructors May 3.
For more infonnation, call Vivian Steele,
Extended Education, at ext. 6-2053 . D
PAGE 2
Friday last day to enroll
in life insurance plan
Friday (Apri l 28) is the last day
of the special open enrollment period
for voluntary employee-paid group
life insurance.
Standard Insurance Co. is offering
term life insurance of up to $1.5 mil
lion, and during this open enrollment,
ap-plicants can get coverage of up to
$150,000 without answering medical
questions .
Coverage for dependents also may be
purchased , and the insurance may be
continued after employment with the
CSU ends, including into retirement.
Informational packets with applica
tions and instructions were sent to all
eligible employees via campus mail in
ear ly March. Applications must be
mailed directly to Standard and post
marked by Friday.
This is the only open enrollment
period scheduled for current eligible
employees for the foreseeable future.
For more information , please contact
Human Resources and Employment
Equity at ext. 6-2236. D
ltay 3 training session
to aid in finding funding
The Grants Development Office has
scheduled a hands-on training session for
faculty and administrative staff members
to learn how to locate funding sources
electronically through the Web-based
database service called SPIN (Sponsored
Programs Information Network).
SPIN and its e-mail notification ser
vice, SMARTS, are available free to the
faculty and staff at http:/lw})lw. infoed. org
(select "Access InfOffice").
The class will be from 3:30 to 4:30p.m.
May 3 in the Air Conditioning Building,
Room 105D.
The session will be limited to I 0
people. To reserve space, call Grants
Development at ext. 6-2982 or e-mail
jostrye@ca lpoly.edu . D
Kennedy to speak ltay &
President Emeritus Robert Kennedy
will speak about Cal Poly hi story at the
Cal Poly Women 's Club May luncheon on
May6.
The luncheon will begin at noon at the
Shore Cliff Lodge in Pismo Beach. Cur
rent and retired faculty and staff women
and wives of present and retired faculty
members are invited.
For reservations , call Marjorie Toone
at 543-6110. D
Summer fee waiver
forms available
Human Resources and Employment
Equity reminds employees of the follow
ing summer quarter fee-waiver deadlines:
• May 5: Registration begins for em
ployees. (See "Priority and Graduate
Students" category in class schedule.)
• May 18: Last day to pay fees to avoid
$25 late fee.
• July 3: Last day to submit fee-waiver
forms to Human Resources and Employ
ment Equity.
Employees enrolled spring quarter are
to be mailed the fee-waiver forms; those
not currently enrolled should e-mail or
call Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563. D
Ticket information
Tickets to upcoming performances at
the Performing Arts Center can be pur
chased at the PAC Ticket Office I 0 a.m.6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays. Call ext. 6-2787, or fax your
order to ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts events can
be found on line at www.calpolyarts.org. D
CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Articles are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's edition.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail (add .calpoly.edu if needed).
For more information, call ext. 6-1511. D
PAGE 3
CAL PO LY REPORT, APRIL 26, 2000
CAL POLY REPORT. APRIL 26, 2000
Athletics to host gala
fund-raiser ltay &
Athletics will ho ld a "May-Night Mad
ness" gala May 6 to raise money for ath
letic scholarships.
The evening will incl ude a champagne
reception, dinner, live and si lent auctions,
and dancing. Among the auction items
wi ll be travel packages, ath letic event
tickets, a ride on the Goodyear blimp, a
day at Michael Jackson's Neverland
Ranch, a fishing boat, and sports memora
bilia, includ ing items from John Madden
and Ozzie Smith.
The party will begin at 6:30 p.m. in
Chumash Auditorium. Tickets are $50.
Those buying a table for eight at $400
will receive four $25 vouchers.
For information and reservations, call
the Mustang Athletic Fund at ext. 6-0277. D
Solicitation of vacation
for Sydney Francis
Sydney Francis, senior data control
technical in Information Technology Ser
vices' Operations and Data Control area,
has qualified for family catastrophic leave.
Eligible state employees may donate vaca
tion credit to help her remain in full-pay
status during an extended absence.
Those interested in donating leave may
request the Catastrophic Leave Donation
form from solicitation coordinator Lynette
Klooster at ext. 6-7693 or by e-mail.
CSEA employees (Units 2, 5, 7 and 9)
may donate up to 32 hours, and all other
eligib le state employees may donate up to
a total 16 hours vacation credits per fiscal
year in increments of one hour or more. D
Students invited to enter
national poetry contest
The English Department asks facu lty
members from all areas of campus to
let their students know about a poetry
contest sponsored by the Academy of
American Poets.
Students from all majors can submit up
to five poems of no more than 300 lines
each. Each poem should include the
author's name.
Entries, due to the Eng lish Depart
ment by 4 p.m . Monday (May I) ,
should be placed in an envelope marked
with the student's name , address and
phone number.
Friday receptions set for
retiring staff members
Sue Dietrick
A retirement reception for Sue
Dietrick, administrative analyst/spe
cialist in Enrollment Support Ser
vices, is p lanned from 10 a.m . to
noon Friday (Apri l 28) in Adm. 301.
Dietrick w ill retire Tuesday (May
2), after a 19-year career at Cal Poly.
Those wishing to say goodbye are
also invited to stop by her office in
Adm. 206-F.
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen
Jacquie (Rossi) Paulsen, coordina
tor of commuter and access services
in University Police's Commuter
Services office, invites the campus
community to a dessert reception
(without fanfare, per her request)
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday (April
28) at University Police.
Paulsen's 24 years of service in
cluded positions in the State Receiv
ing Warehouse, State Purchasing, and
Health Center. She founded the Com
muter Services office seven years
ago, and in 1988-89 she received an
Outstanding Staff award. D
Yelland named director
for management project
George Yel land has been named Cal
Poly's campus director for the CSU's
Common Management Systems (CMS)
project, an effort to improve administra
tive processes by implementing a "com
mon baseline ofPeopleSoft software
modules" throughout the CSU.
He will manage the implementation
of integrated PeopleSoft software for
human resources , "financia ls" and
student administration .
Last July, Yelland was appointed in
terim CMS project director. Since then he
has organized the CMS project office,
developed initial CMS project organiza
tion for the campus, served as co-chair of
the CSU Ad Hoc Technical Architecture
Committee and co-author of the CSU
CMS Technical Architecture document,
represented the campus on the CSU CMS
Project Director Team, and served as
Project Director Team liaison with the CSU
CMS Technical Infrastructure Group. D
Frayne to address
first-line supervisors
Korean 'story-song'
to be sung Friday
Anxiety info, screening
available ltay 3 in plaza
Communications market
topic at IEEE meeting
Coll ege of Business Professor Colette
Frayne will present "Critical Elements for
a Successful Work Team" from II :30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. May 4 in the Veranda Cafe as
the final program in the First-Line Super
visors' Network series.
Frayne wi ll discuss the need to estab
lish a work environment that supports and
fosters effective team-bui lding.
The First-Line Supervisors' Network
series, sponsored by the Employee Assis
tance Program and Human Resources and
Employment Equity, is intended as a fo
rum to disc uss and form strategies to ad
dress a variety of supervisory problems.
Attendees may bring a lunch or buy one.
For more information, call Joan Lund,
ext. 6-6563, or Jean DeCosta, ext. 6-5198. D
A traditional Korean "story-song"
about the birth , death and reincarnation
of a daughter wi ll be performed in the
PAC's Ph ilips Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday
(Apri l 28).
Ohio State Un iversity Professor and
UC Berkeley Visiting Professor Chan E.
Park, a spec ialist in Korean language and
literature, wi ll perform "P'ansori, the
Song of Shim Ch 'ong, Mistress of the
Spiritual Domain."
P'ansori is a story-singing tradition
still performed today. Park will sing the
story of Shim Ch'ong in Korean and nar
rate in English between songs.
Author of numerous articles on
p 'ansori and related topics, Park is widely
recognized in the United States and
abroad for her lectures and performances
of Korean musical and narrative traditions.
The free performance is sponsoreaby
the Women's Studies Program.
For more information, call Women 's
Studies at ext. 6-1525. D
Information about the signs and symp
toms of anxiety disorders and the opportu
nity for a confidential consultation will be
avai lable in the UUPiaza on May 3.
As part of national Anxiety Disorders
Screening Day, representatives from
Health and Counseling Services and the
Employee Assistance Program will be in
the plaza from I 0 a.m. to 2 p.m. Individu
als can meet privately in a room in the UU
with a mental health professional to dis
cuss the results of a written test.
Anxiety is the most common mental
illness in the country. Symptoms can
include excessive worrying, muscle ten
sion, sleeplessness, problems concen
trating, and others . Among the types of
anxiety disorders are panic disorder,
generalized anxiety disorder and obses
sive-compulsive disorder. D
The explosive growth of the communica
tions market and the demand it creates for
"computing solutions" will be the speech
topic at a Tuesday (May 2) meeting of the
Central Coast Section of the Institute of
Electrical and E lectronics Engineers. .
The speaker wi ll be Pete Holmes, a
telecommunications market development
manager for the Ziatech Corp.
The pub li c meeting wi ll be 7-8 p.m. in
Room 206 of Engineering East. Refresh
ments will be available at 6:30p.m.
For information, call Carol Erickson in
Electrical Engineering at ext. 6-2781. D
Stress expert to speak
on 'problematic faculty'
A Stanford psychologist will speak to
the deans and academic department heads
May 11 on "The Challenges of Addressing
Problematic Faculty Behavior in Aca
demic Settings."
David Rasch, director of the Stanford
Help Center, a counseling service for that
university's faculty and staff, will speak at
a 3:30p.m. meeting of the Deans ', In
structional Department Chairs' /Heads'
Network to be held in the Smith Alumni
and Conference Center.
Rasch 's specialties are assisting teach
ers with stress, navigating the tenure
track, and respectful communication in
the workplace. His ta lk wil l deal with
psychiatric and personality disorders,
overwork, burnout, po litical maneuvering,
sexual harassment, threats of vio lence and
other topics.
The program is sponsored by the Em
ployee Assistance Program and Human
Resources and Employment Equity. For
information ca ll Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563
or Jean DeCosta at ext. 6-5198. D
Second class rosters
to be mailed ltay 3
A second class roster of students en
rolled in classes through Open University
(formerly Concurrent Enrollment) wi ll be
mailed to instructors May 3.
For more infonnation, call Vivian Steele,
Extended Education, at ext. 6-2053 . D
PAGE 2
Friday last day to enroll
in life insurance plan
Friday (Apri l 28) is the last day
of the special open enrollment period
for voluntary employee-paid group
life insurance.
Standard Insurance Co. is offering
term life insurance of up to $1.5 mil
lion, and during this open enrollment,
ap-plicants can get coverage of up to
$150,000 without answering medical
questions .
Coverage for dependents also may be
purchased , and the insurance may be
continued after employment with the
CSU ends, including into retirement.
Informational packets with applica
tions and instructions were sent to all
eligible employees via campus mail in
ear ly March. Applications must be
mailed directly to Standard and post
marked by Friday.
This is the only open enrollment
period scheduled for current eligible
employees for the foreseeable future.
For more information , please contact
Human Resources and Employment
Equity at ext. 6-2236. D
ltay 3 training session
to aid in finding funding
The Grants Development Office has
scheduled a hands-on training session for
faculty and administrative staff members
to learn how to locate funding sources
electronically through the Web-based
database service called SPIN (Sponsored
Programs Information Network).
SPIN and its e-mail notification ser
vice, SMARTS, are available free to the
faculty and staff at http:/lw})lw. infoed. org
(select "Access InfOffice").
The class will be from 3:30 to 4:30p.m.
May 3 in the Air Conditioning Building,
Room 105D.
The session will be limited to I 0
people. To reserve space, call Grants
Development at ext. 6-2982 or e-mail
jostrye@ca lpoly.edu . D
Kennedy to speak ltay &
President Emeritus Robert Kennedy
will speak about Cal Poly hi story at the
Cal Poly Women 's Club May luncheon on
May6.
The luncheon will begin at noon at the
Shore Cliff Lodge in Pismo Beach. Cur
rent and retired faculty and staff women
and wives of present and retired faculty
members are invited.
For reservations , call Marjorie Toone
at 543-6110. D
Summer fee waiver
forms available
Human Resources and Employment
Equity reminds employees of the follow
ing summer quarter fee-waiver deadlines:
• May 5: Registration begins for em
ployees. (See "Priority and Graduate
Students" category in class schedule.)
• May 18: Last day to pay fees to avoid
$25 late fee.
• July 3: Last day to submit fee-waiver
forms to Human Resources and Employ
ment Equity.
Employees enrolled spring quarter are
to be mailed the fee-waiver forms; those
not currently enrolled should e-mail or
call Joan Lund at ext. 6-6563. D
Ticket information
Tickets to upcoming performances at
the Performing Arts Center can be pur
chased at the PAC Ticket Office I 0 a.m.
6 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays. Call ext. 6-2787, or fax your
order to ext. 6-6088.
Information on Cal Poly Arts events can
be found on line at www.calpolyarts.org. D
CPR schedule
The Cal Poly Report is published every
Wednesday during the academic year.
Articles are due to Public Affairs by
I 0 a.m. Wednesday for the following
week's edition.
Items can bee-mailed to polynews@
polymail (add .calpoly.edu if needed).
For more information, call ext. 6-1511. D
PAGE 3
CAL POLY REPORT, APRIL 26, 2000
Position vacancies
Below are all the new, previously
unadvertised employment openings at
the university. You may access full
information about these and other,
previously advertised positions at
www.cal poly.edu (scroll down and
select "employment opportunities").
STATE: For a complete listing of employment
opportunities for state staff and manage
ment positions, you can:
• Check the Human Resources and
Employment Equity Web site at www.calpoly.
etlu, under Employment Opportunities;
• Come to the HREE office, Adm. 110,
and view the posted positions;
• Call the HREE Job Line at ext. 6-1533.
For a listing of new openings, check The
Tribune's Sunday edition.
If you have questions, please call HREE
at ext. 6-2237.
FACULTY Candidates are asked to contact
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Sunday, April 30
Baseball: UC Riverside, SLO
Stadium, I p.m. ($)
Music: Marvin Hamlisch in concert
with Pops Orchestra, Harman Hall ,
3 p.m.($)
Ronday, Ray 1
Hearst Lecture: Michael Dorsey,
"Where Do We Go From Here?,"
Business Rotunda (213), 3 p.m.
Thursday Ray 4
Physics Colloquium: Gayle Cook
(Physics), "CP Violation ," Science
E-45, II a. m.
Books at High Noon: William
Siembieda (City and Regional
Planning), "From Aztec to Hightech:
Architecture and Landscape Across the
Mexico-U.S. Border" by Lawrence A.
Herzog, Veranda Cafe, noon.
the appropriate department office at the
phone number listed for more information
or to request an application. Additional
information and qualifications for each
position may also be obtained on-line at
Friday, Ray 5
http://www.academic-personllel.calpoly.edu.
Saturday, Ray 6
Please submit all application materials to
the department head/chair unless otherwise
specified in the ad. Rank and salary are
commensurate with qualifications and ex
perience (and time base where applicable),
unless otherwise stated.
#03057: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
Environmental and Horticultural Sci
ence (ext. 6-2279). Closing date: May 12.
#03106: Part-time Lecturer Pool,
City and Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315)
Closing date: May 10.
#03110: Full-time Lecturer, City and
Regional Planning (ext. 6-1315) Closing
date: May 30.
ASSOCIATED STUDENTS IIIC. is accepting
applications for the following position(s).
Complete position descriptions and
applications are available at the ASI
Business Office, University Union, Room
212, M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., ext. 6-5800. All
applications must be received by 5 p.m. of
the listed closing date. AA/EOE.
Full-time Assistant Teacher, $1 0.4 7
13.20/hr. Closing date: Friday (April 28);
anticipated starting date: May 15 . D
Credit Report deadline
is flay 1
E-mail copy to polynews@polymail.
Send photos to Public Affairs.
WriterSpeak: Fiction writer David
Wong Louie, Philips Hall, 7 p.m.
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field (2 games), noon and 2 p.m.
Sunday, Ray 7
Softball: Sacramento State, Mustang
Field, noon.
Tuesday, Ray 9
Learn-at-Lunch: Ken Martz (Em
ployee Assistance Program), " Manag
ing Burnout," Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: Pianist Terrence Wilson,
Harman Hall, 8 p.m. ($)
Thursday, Ray 11
Physics Colloquium: Bennetta
Schmidt (Physics), "Granites and
Volcanoes," Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Michael Orth
(Eng li sh), "River Horse : A Voyage
Across America" by William Least
Heat-Moon , Veranda Cafe, noon.
Pla y: Theatre and Dance
Department's spring production,
"All My Sons" by Art hur Miller.
A lso May 12-13 and 18-20, Cal
Poly Theatre, 8 p .m. ($)
Friday, Ray 12
Play: Theatre and Dance Department's
spring production, "All My Sons" by
Arthur Miller. Also May 13 and 18
20, Cal Poly Theatre, 8 p.m. ($)
Saturday, Ray 13
Music: Jazz Night, Harman Hall ,
8 p.m. ($) 0
ort
••• Graduate wins award
Continued from page 1
was last week in New York City during
the 2000 National Planning Awards
luncheon sponsored by the APA and the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) as part of their National Plan
ning Conference.
In accepting the award, Pernell was
in the company of New Jersey Gov.
Christine Todd Whitman , receiving
the APA's Distinguished Leadership
Award for an Elected Official, and long
time planning guru and author Frederick
Bair, winner of this year's Distinguished
Leadership Award for a Professional
Planner.
"The list of planning-related projects
(that Pernell completed as a student)
reads more like the credits of someone
who has been a practicing planner for
several years," according to the APA.
For that record and her academic
achievements, the organization chose
her from a field of 121 nominees to be
the first recipient of the new student
leadership award.
Pernell has been especially interested in
environment-friendly "sustainable" devel
opment and in advocating student involve
ment in local environmental efforts. For
her senior project, she drew up a detailed
plan for future development at Cal Poly 's
Student Experimental Farm and led the
construction of a small straw-bale struc
ture at the site.
Among her c lass work, she helped
write a draft general plan for the city
of Atascadero and facilitated two com
munity design workshops there . That
class project, incidentally, won the
AICP 's top national Student Project
Award for "best app lying the planning
process" (see article on page 1), which
was also presented at the New York
planning conference.
Pernell also developed designs for
redeveloping Old Town Lompoc, pre
senting her ideas to the mayor, city staff
and community.
During an internship at the Solar
Living Center in Hopland , she conducted
a study of public agencies and their accep
tance of technologies that contribute to
sustainable development.
A Northern California native , Pernell
now works at the Roseville land-use
and environmental planning firm of
Quad Knopf. D
Published by Public Affairs • www.calpoly.edu/-communic/CPR/report.htm
DATELINE
($) - Admission charged
Exhibits
All keyed up
University Art Gallery (Dexter
Building): "Four Sides to Every
Circle," juried student exhibit, through
Sunday (April 30). Ruth Weisberg and
Patty Wickman exhibit of large
figurative works, May 5-June 4. Slide
lecture: 4:30 p.m. May 5, Business
Rotunda (213). Reception follows
lecture, University Art Gallery.
Exhibits: Monday-Friday II a.m .4 p.m. and Wednesday 7-9 p.m.
Award-winning composer
and concert pianist
Marvin Hamlisch is
poised to tickle the
ivories in a Sunday
Wednesday, April 26
concert at the PAC. For
Music: Richard Green, Backstage
Pizza, noon.
Speaker: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist
in-residence), " Know the Score:
Inspiration and Motivation for
Surviving in the Business of Music,"
Davidson Music Center, 1:10 p.m.
Music: Pianist Justin Kolb (artist-in
residence), Davidson Music Center
218, 7:30p.m.
tickets, call ext. 6-2787.
Thursday, April 27
Physics Colloquium: Nick Brown
(Physics), "The Reality of Illusion,"
Science E-45, II a.m.
Books at High Noon: Laura-Maureen
Smith (Library), "The Science of
Love: Understanding Love and Its
Effects on Mind and Body" by
Anthony Walsh, Veranda Cafe, noon.
Music: University Jazz Band,
Backstage Pizza, noon.
Friday, April 28
Speaker: David Headrick (Crop
Science), "Ecology oflnsect Pests in
Commercial C itrus: The Fork-Tailed
Katydid" (rescheduled from March
31), Ve randa Cafe, noon.
Story-Song: Chan Park (Ohio State
and Berkel ey) "P'ansori," traditional
Korean story-song, Philips Hall ,
PAC, 5 p.m.
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Saturday, April 29
Baseball: UC Riverside. SLO
Stadium, 7 p.m. ($)
Continued on page 4
PAGE4
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Vol. 54, No. 30 • April 26 , 2000
Students receive top national planning awards
Students• Atascadero plan wins
A general plan for Atascadero drafted
by a city and regional planning class has
been named last year's best student plan
ning project in the nation.
"Atascadero Colony in the 21st Cen
tury: 2020 Draft General Plan" received
the Student Project Award from the
American Institute of Certified Planners
(AICP) in New York City last week.
The award, given for "best app lying the
planning process ," was presented as part
of the National Planning Conference
sponsored by the AICP and the American
Planning Association .
Led by faculty member Zeljka Howard ,
35 third-year students worked with
Atascadero officials, community members
and other organizations for a year to de
velop a complete plan for the city's future.
They analyzed existing conditions, devel
oped alternative proposals, and, through a
series of meetings, helped the town select
a final plan.
In drafting the segment of the plan
dealing with community design, the stu
dents emphasized preserving and regener
ating the historic town center, whose park
and rotunda-style buildings grew from a
turn-of-the-century "city beautiful" move
ment. The city is now using that material
in its general plan update.
Other city and regional planning fac
ulty advisors on the project were Michael
Boswell, Lori Hoffman, Amer Moustafa
and Department Head William Siembieda. D
"arch grad wins new award
A recently graduated Cal Poly student
is the first recipient of a top national award
for leadership in community planning.
A lison Pernell , who completed the
requirements in March for her bachelor's
degree in city and regional planning, re
ceived the American Planning Association
(APA) Distinguished Leadership Award
for a Student Planner. The presentation
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