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June Commencement address to be given by President Baker

President Baker will be the featured speaker at the 1989 Spring Commencement on Saturshyday June 17

Dr Baker who will be celebrating his lOth anniversary as Cal Polys chief executive in August gave the commencement address in 1980 This year he will be discussing service to society beyond our self interest

Including graduates parents faculty and friends a crowd of 16000 is expected to attend the 10 am ceremony in Mustang Stadium

A native of Westminster Mass Baker is a registered civil engineer in four states He has an extensive background in geotechnical engineering

He earned two degrees in civil engineering from the University of Notre Dame where he was honored as Outstanding Alumnus in Engineering in 1980 His PhD is from the University of New Mexico where he was also honored with the Engineering Outshystanding Alumnus Award in 1983

Before being named Cal Poly president he was the Chrysler Professor and dean of engineering at the University of Detroit from 1973-76 and then vice president for academic affairs at the Michigan school until 1979

In 1983 Baker was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Board for International Food and Agriculture a board that adminisshyters the Title XII program with the US Agency for International Development an appointment he held until 1986

In 1985 Baker was appointed by President Reagan to complete a term on the National Science Board and in 1988 was reappointed by President Reagan to serve an additional six-year term

During the 1989 Spring Comshymencement degrees will be conshyferred on about 3150 candidates for bachelors and masters degrees and technical certificates They include all who either have or will be completing course reshyquirements during the 1989 Winter Spring or Summer Quarters

Cal Poly Art$alute Gala Great Success

A great success Thats how Cal Poly Arts Administrator Ron Regier described the second anshynual Art$alute

More than $26000 was raised to benefit quality arts programming designed to serve both Cal Poly and the San Luis Obispo comshymunity The 1989 total was a 50 percent increase over funds raised during the inaugural event in 1988

More than 350 SLO County residents gathered in Chumash Auditorium for an hors doeuvres reception and silent auction dinshyner live auction and the presenshytation of two major arts awards

Longtime San Luis Obispo arts patrons Arne and Margaret Nybak received the Cal Poly Presidents Arts Award The Student Arts Award went to Michelle Frey an applied art and design graduate

In memoriam The flags on the pole in front of

the Adm Bldg will be flown at half staff over Memorial Day weekshyend to honor Cal Poly faculty staff and students who died durshying the 1988-89 school year as well as to honor Americas war dead In addition the flags will fly at half staff on Tuesday May 30 so students faculty and staff will be able to share in this memorial

Academic Senate election results

The Academic Senate has conshycluded its elections for the 1989-91 term The name and department of faculty representing each school are listed below Those names that are highlighted have been newly elected to the senate the other names are continuing senators

School of Agriculture James Ahem ag management Edgar Beyer crop science Robin Grinshynell ag engineering Stephen McGary ag management Terry Smith soil science James Vilkitis natural resources management Rudy Wooten food science and nutrition

School of Architecture and Enshyvironmental Design Mark Berrio architectural engineering Jack Blackmon architectural engineershying James Borland construction management Linda Dalton city and regional planning Howard W eisenthal architecture

School of Business Dan Bertozzi business administration William Boynton accounting Lee Burgunder business administrashytion Earl Keller accounting David Peach management

School of Engineering Neill Oark engineering technology James Harris electronic and elecshytrical engineering William Horton electronic and electrical engineering H Mallareddy civil and environmental engineering Safwat Moustafa mechanical engineering Cornel Pokorny computer science Ahmad Seifodshydini industrial engineering Donald White industrial engineering

School of Liberal Arts James Coleman social sciences Manzar Foroohar history Nishan Havandjian journalism Mary LaPorte art and design Carol MacCurdy English Barbara Mori

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Technology expert will speak June 1

A Du Pont technology expert will be the final speaker in a distinguished scholar lecture series sponsored by the Graphic Comshymunication Department

Efrem Lieber marketing and business development manager for Du Ponts Electronic Imaging Group will explore International Marketing of Technology on Thursday June 1 He will speak at 11 am in Graphic Arts 209

Lieber joined Du Pont as a research engineer in the textile fibers department more than 20 years ago

Pianist Leon Bates will perform June 3

Acclaimed pianist Leon Bates will close the 1988-89 Cal Poly Arts Quintessence Series on Saturday June 3 at 8 pm in the Theatre

Described by the Los Angeles Times as a pianist for all eras Bates has performed at Carnegie Hall Alice Tully Hall and the Kennedy Center among many others

His sheer mastery of his instrushyment has led to invitations to pershyform with many major US symshyphonies as well as orchestras all over the world

Bates began his formal study of music at the age of six on both piano and violin While still young teachers recognized his musical genius and he was groomed for a concert career by the late Irene Beck of the Settleshyment Music School His advance study was under renowned pianist Natalie Hinderas at Temple Unishyversity in Philadelphia

While at Cal Poly he will conshyduct a lecture and demonstration for school-age children at the Theatre at 11 am on Friday June 2 and conduct a master class for piano students

Tickets for the concert are $12 and $10 for adults and $8 and $6

for students and senior citizens They are available at the Theatre Ticket Office between 10 am and 4 pm on weekdays Reservations can be made by calling ext 1421

Jazz Night concert scheduled for June 2

The Opener composed by Bill Holman tenor sax player and Duke Ellington Orchestra member will kickoff Jazz Night 89 at the Theatre on Friday June 2

The evening of jazz standards will feature the University Jazz Band conducted by Graydon Williams of the music faculty Betty Boop cartoons will begin the evening at 730pm with the conshycert following at 8

The Jazz Bands special guest this year will be trombonist Mike Fahn a Los Angeles-based musishycian In addition vocalist Susan Berry will be featured on various numbers

The University Jazz Bands numbers will include new and old arrangements of big band classics

Tickets are $550 for the public and $350 for students and senior citizens They can be purchased at the Theatre Ticket Office and the UU Ticket Office between 10 am and 4 pm on weekdays Tickets are also available at Boo Boo Records in downtown San Luis Obispo

Jazz Night 89 is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department

Detweiler named Dr Robert C Detweiler 50 has

been named president of Cal State Dominguez Hills Currently vice president for academic affairs at Cal State San Bernardino he will assume his new post by July 1 While a dean at San Diego State University he was a finalist for the vice president for academic afshyfairs post at Cal Poly in 1982

Filipino students to host banquet show

The Pilipino Cultural Exchange will present Panahon Na 1989 its annual banquet and show on Saturday June 3 from 6 pm to 1 am at the South Bay Community Center in Los Osos The theme is Changing Times A Celebration of Filipino Culture

The student group will prepare chicken adobo rice pancit and lumpias Entertainment will inshyclude folk dances skits martial arts demonstrations guest speakers a slide show and a fashion show

Advance-sale tickets are $1350 for students and senior citizens and $15 for adults and may be purchased on campus at the UU Ticket Office or from members of the Pilipino Cultural Exchange A limited number of higher-priced tickets will be available at the door Children six years of age and younger are free

For more information call Voltaire Cacal 544-4676 or Edgar Cacao 541-5939

Memorial Day weekend food service hours Friday May 26

Regular schedule except Vista Grande Cafeteria will close after lunch Burger Bar and Julians will close at 5 pm

Saturday May 27 University Dining Room

Breakfast 10 am - noon Lunch noon - 2 pm Dinner 4 pm- 7 pm

VG Restaurant 11 am - 8 pm Campus Store 9 am - 5 pm

Sunday May 28 University Dining Room

Brunch 10 am - 2 pm Dinner 4 pm- 7 pm


Monday May 29 University Dining Room

Breakfast 10 am - noon Lunch noon- 2 pm

Dinner 4 pm- 7 pm VG Restaurant 11 am- 8 pm Campus Store 9 am - 10 pm

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Artist to lecture Artist Susan Stinsmuellen will

present Assemblage Glass and Mixed Media on Wednesday May 31 The lecture in Room 127 of the Dexter Building is set for 4 pm She has been designing leaded and etched glass panels for commercial and residential comshymissions since 1972 She is a former president of the Glass Art Society Her presentation is sponshysored by the Applied Art and Design Department

Two exhibitions on display in Library

There are currently two exhibishytions on display at the Kennedy library

In the main foyer Primitive Masks of the World features works by Jack R Lewis professor emeritus of architecture Most of his hand-crafted masks are copies of those he has seen or photoshygraphed during his travels around the world While most are made of papier-mache some are crafted from clay The primitive masks will be available for viewing through mid-June

Vera Pallamin visiting professor in the School of Architecture is exhibiting geometric compositions that feature bright and saturated colors Pallamin is a professor of architecture at the University of Sao Paulo Brazil Her paintings are of guache ink and paper and are located in the entry foyer of the library They will be on display through the end of Spring Quarter

Havandjian receives NEH summer award

A journalism professor will be studying the French Revolution this summer at an institute supshyported by the National Endowshyment for the Humanities

Dr Nishan R Havandjian head of the Journalism Department will be in New York City to study at The Graduate School and Univershysity Center of The City University of New York middot

A member of the Cal Poly faculshyty since 1980 Havandjian specialshyizes in international mass media with particular emphasis on French print and electronic media

Duffy will serve on overtime wage board

D Jan Duffy professor of business administration has been appointed to the 1989 Overtime Wage Board for 7-80 (Mercantile Industry) by the California Inshydustrial Welfare Commission

At hearings June 8-9 in San Francisco Duffy will be one of five employer representatives who along with five employee represenshytatives will take testimony and make recommendations to the commission concerning current exshyemptions overtime and alternative work weeks in the mercantile industry

Duffy who has taught business and labor law at Cal Poly since 1980 was chairman of the 1984 Minimum Wage Board She is an attorney specializing in labor and employment matters A 1972 honors graduate of Stanford Unishyversity she earned a law degree at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland

Commencement talk President Baker was the comshy

mencement speaker at Emporia State University in Kansas on Saturday May 13 The comshyprehensive state university has 5500 students

FacultyStaff Payday is May 31

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Courses for seniors offered for summer

Senior Summer Program a series of courses designed especially for senior citizens will be offered by Extended Extension from June 26 through Sept 1

Each course will last one week and will meet each weekday from 9 to 11 am on the Cal Poly campus The courses have been selected with the interests of retired seniors in mind but are open to summer visitors and community members of all ages

The registration fee for each of the Senior Summer Program courses is $30 with the exception of a mini-course on the Mozart Festival which will cost $10 Class s~e ~s limited and early registrashytion 1s suggested

For a brochure describing the courses call Extended Education ext 2053

Foundation board to meet June 9

The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Foundation board of directors will be Friday June 9 at 930am in Admin 409 This is a public meeting For further inforshymation about this meeting or to obtain a copy of the meeting agenshyda contact Al Amaral (executive director Cal Poly Foundation) at ext 1131 A copy of the agenda packet is available for public review at the Kennedy library Reserve Desk (Room 114) and at the Academic Senate Office in FOB 25H

Student places third A soil science student placed

third individually and the univershysitys team finished sixth in the 27th National Collegiate Soil Judgshying Contest held recently near Stephenville Texas The Cal Poly effort was led by senior Holton T Harter Dr Tom Rice of the soil science faculty is the coach of the Cal Poly team middot

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THURSDAY MAY 25 Exhibit Primitive Masks of the

World by Jack Lewis (professor emertius of architecture) will be on display through mid-June library main foyer

Exhibit Geometric compositions by Vera Pallamin (School of Architecture) will be on display through the end of Spring Quarter Library entry foyer

Speaker Miles F Southworth (Rochester Institute of Techno)) ~1 discuss Quality and ProductlVlty m the Graphic Arts The Approach to a Profitable Industry Graphic Arts 209 11 am MONDAY MAY 29 (Memorial Day)

No classes Holiday for faculty and staff

Film Amarcord Chumash 730pm WEDNESDAY MAY 31

Speaker Susan Stinsmuellen (artist) will discuss Assemblage Glass and Mixed Media Dexter 127 4 pm THURSDAY JUNE 1

Speaker Efrem Ueber (DuPont) will discuss International Marketing of Technology Graphic Arts 209 11 am

Speaker Hilary Theise~ (Brown amp Caldwell Consulting Engmeers) will discuss Professionalism in Civil Engineering Practice Ag 220 11 am FRIDAY JUNE 2

Concert Jazz Night 89 Theatre 8 pm ($) SATURDAY JUNE 3

Concert Leon Bates (pianist) will perform as part of the Quintessence Series Theatre 8 pm ($) MONDAY JUNE 5

Film Ginger and Fred Chumash 730pm($) FRIDAY JUNE 9

Last day of classes SATURDAY JUNE 17

Spring Commencement Stadium 10 am

Position Vacancies Vacant staff positions at Cal Poly

and the Cal Poly Foundation are anshynounced in this column and are posted outside the respective offices Contact those offices (State Adm 110 805-756-2236)- Foundation mobile unit near the Fire Department (805-756-1121) for applications and additional position details Both Cal Poly and the Foundation are subject

to all laws governing affirmative acshytion and equal employment opporshytunity Cal Poly hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States All eligible and intershyested persons are encouraged to apply Applications must be received by 5 pm or postmarked by the closing date State

CLOSING DATE 6-7-89 Clerical Assistant I-A $744-$874

hour on-call intennittent 7189-63090 Public Mfairs

Clerical Assistant III-AB $8035~ $69750month half-time 91-630 full-time 71-831 School of Business Deans Office

Candidates for positions on the faculty of the university are presently being sought according to Jan Pieper director of personnel and employee relations Those interested in learnshying more about the positions are inshyvited to contact the appropriate dean or department head Salaries for faculty commensurate with qualificashytions and experience (and time base where applicable) unless otherwise stated This university is subject to all laws governing Affirmative Acshytion and equal employment opporshytunity including but not limited to Executive Order 11246 and Title IX of the Education Amendments Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Cal Poly hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States All eligible and interested persons aie encouraged to apply CLOSING DATE 6-19-89

Lecturers (part-tiine)Journalism Possible assignments for either Fall Winter andor Spring Quarters 1989shy90 Department is est~blishin~ a pol of applicants for poss1ble pos1hons m news writing reporting broadcast news writing reporting public affairs public relations advanced public relashytions public relations media advertisshying and copy editing Bachelors degree and professional experience essential masters degree and teaching experience preferred CLOSING DATE 7-21-89

Lecturer (full-time) Journalism Available academic year 1989-90 for news-editorial courses Advise stushydent daily and teach public affairs and advanced editing courses Supershyvise senior projects PhD preferred

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masters and substantial newspaper experience required teaching exshyperience required

Senate social sciences James Simmons English Raymond Zeuschner speech communication

School of Professional Studies and Education Pat Acord physical educashytion and recreation administration William Chambers industrial technology Laura Freberg psychology and human de~elopment Sarah Lord home economtcs James L Murphy industrial technol~gy Barbara Weber home econormcs

School of Science and Math Christina Bailey chemistry Paul Murphy math Roxy Pe~k statis~cs

Professional Consultative Serv1ces Jeanne Aceto Placement linda Dobb Library Sam Lutrin Student Life and Activities

The statewide Academic Senator for 1989-92 is Timothy Kersten of the Economics Department

The following people have been elected to serve on the University Professional Leave Committee Thomas Rice soil science H Mallareddy civil and environm~ntal engineering Robert Hoover soCial sciences Ann Morgan psychology and human development Jean Marie McDill mathematics Paul Adalian Library

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Summer CPR schedule The Public Mfairs Office will

publish three more issues of Cal Poly Report during Spring Quarter June 1 June 8 and June 15 The first issue of Summer Quarter will be June 29 Adshyditional summer issues will be published on July 13 July 27 Aug 10 and Aug 24 The first issue of Fall Quarter will be Monday Sept 11 Copy is due at Public Mfairs Adm 208 a week before the publication date

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Technology expert will speak June 1

A Du Pont technology expert will be the final speaker in a distinguished scholar lecture series sponsored by the Graphic Comshymunication Department

Efrem Lieber marketing and business development manager for Du Ponts Electronic Imaging Group will explore International Marketing of Technology on Thursday June 1 He will speak at 11 am in Graphic Arts 209

Lieber joined Du Pont as a research engineer in the textile fibers department more than 20 years ago

Pianist Leon Bates will perform June 3

Acclaimed pianist Leon Bates will close the 1988-89 Cal Poly Arts Quintessence Series on Saturday June 3 at 8 pm in the Theatre

Described by the Los Angeles Times as a pianist for all eras Bates has performed at Carnegie Hall Alice Tully Hall and the Kennedy Center among many others

His sheer mastery of his instrushyment has led to invitations to pershyform with many major US symshyphonies as well as orchestras all over the world

Bates began his formal study of music at the age of six on both piano and violin While still young teachers recognized his musical genius and he was groomed for a concert career by the late Irene Beck of the Settleshyment Music School His advance study was under renowned pianist Natalie Hinderas at Temple Unishyversity in Philadelphia

While at Cal Poly he will conshyduct a lecture and demonstration for school-age children at the Theatre at 11 am on Friday June 2 and conduct a master class for piano students

Tickets for the concert are $12 and $10 for adults and $8 and $6

for students and senior citizens They are available at the Theatre Ticket Office between 10 am and 4 pm on weekdays Reservations can be made by calling ext 1421

Jazz Night concert scheduled for June 2

The Opener composed by Bill Holman tenor sax player and Duke Ellington Orchestra member will kickoff Jazz Night 89 at the Theatre on Friday June 2

The evening of jazz standards will feature the University Jazz Band conducted by Graydon Williams of the music faculty Betty Boop cartoons will begin the evening at 730pm with the conshycert following at 8

The Jazz Bands special guest this year will be trombonist Mike Fahn a Los Angeles-based musishycian In addition vocalist Susan Berry will be featured on various numbers

The University Jazz Bands numbers will include new and old arrangements of big band classics

Tickets are $550 for the public and $350 for students and senior citizens They can be purchased at the Theatre Ticket Office and the UU Ticket Office between 10 am and 4 pm on weekdays Tickets are also available at Boo Boo Records in downtown San Luis Obispo

Jazz Night 89 is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department

Detweiler named Dr Robert C Detweiler 50 has

been named president of Cal State Dominguez Hills Currently vice president for academic affairs at Cal State San Bernardino he will assume his new post by July 1 While a dean at San Diego State University he was a finalist for the vice president for academic afshyfairs post at Cal Poly in 1982

Filipino students to host banquet show

The Pilipino Cultural Exchange will present Panahon Na 1989 its annual banquet and show on Saturday June 3 from 6 pm to 1 am at the South Bay Community Center in Los Osos The theme is Changing Times A Celebration of Filipino Culture

The student group will prepare chicken adobo rice pancit and lumpias Entertainment will inshyclude folk dances skits martial arts demonstrations guest speakers a slide show and a fashion show

Advance-sale tickets are $1350 for students and senior citizens and $15 for adults and may be purchased on campus at the UU Ticket Office or from members of the Pilipino Cultural Exchange A limited number of higher-priced tickets will be available at the door Children six years of age and younger are free

For more information call Voltaire Cacal 544-4676 or Edgar Cacao 541-5939

Memorial Day weekend food service hours Friday May 26

Regular schedule except Vista Grande Cafeteria will close after lunch Burger Bar and Julians will close at 5 pm

Saturday May 27 University Dining Room

Breakfast 10 am - noon Lunch noon - 2 pm Dinner 4 pm- 7 pm


Sunday May 28 University Dining Room

Brunch 10 am - 2 pm Dinner 4 pm- 7 pm


Monday May 29 University Dining Room

Breakfast 10 am - noon Lunch noon- 2 pm

Dinner 4 pm- 7 pm VG Restaurant 11 am- 8 pm Campus Store 9 am - 10 pm

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