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'PolyHouse' Extreme Makeover Unveiling is Saturday in Santa Margarita
This weekend, a class of Cal Poly students will complete their “extreme home makeover” project for an elderly, disabled Santa Margarita woman. This is the fourth annual “Polyhouse” project, headed by Cal Poly Professor Roya Javadpour. Students in the two-quarter construction project management class raised more than $50,000 to complete the renovation.
Read more about the unveiling | Visit the PolyHouse Web site
Cal Poly Receives $1.55 Million for Upward Bound Program
Cal Poly’s Upward Bound program was recently awarded a U.S. Department of Education grant of $1.55 million. Notification of the award came from Representative Lois Capps’ office on Friday, May 11. With the four-year grant, Upward Bound, one of Cal Poly’s TRIO programs, will continue to motivate and prepare local low-income, first generation college bound, high school students to pursue a post-secondary education.
Read more about the $1.55 million grant
 UPD Establishes DUI Checkpoint Coming
Cal Poly University Police will establish its first DUI checkpoint for Memorial Day Weekend as part of the “Avoid the 14” campaign. The checkpoint, located on campus.. The “Avoid the 14” campaign is designed to encourage motorists to “Avoid” being arrested for a DUI by not drinking and driving.
Learn more about Cal Poly's DUI Checkpoint and campaign
'The Beauty Queen of Leenane' Comes to Spanos Theatre This Weekend
Cal Poly's Theatre and Dance Department will present Martin McDonagh's dark Irish comedy, "The Beauty Queen of Leenane," Wednesday through Saturday, May 16-19, in the Spanos Theatre on campus. The play, the final production in the Theatre and Dance Department's 2006-2007 season, will be staged at 8 p.m. on May 16-19, plus a matinee at 2 p.m. May 19. Set in the rugged coast of western Ireland, "The Beauty Queen of Leenane" is a chilling, savagely humorous depiction of a family's destruction.
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Cal Poly Continuing Education Announces Summer Class Line-Up
Cal Poly Continuing Education’s summer 2007 Outreach catalog of courses is now available in print and online.This summer’s course offerings include a wide range of programs in professional and personal development, online classes, certification programs, outdoor programs, test preparation and the Adult Degree Program, which is designed to enable busy adult students to earn a Cal Poly bachelors degree. Online courses include business management, education and multimedia training.
Read more about Continuing Education's summer schedule
2007 Graduates Headed for Good Job Market, Salaries
 Business experts are forecasting a good job market for Cal Poly graduates. Cal Poly commencement is set for Saturday, June 16, and many seniors are already weighing job offers. A Cal Poly Career Services survey showed that at least 62 percent of 2006 Cal Poly graduates had jobs before graduation, and 83 percent had obtained employment within four months after receiving their degrees. The median income for full-time jobs for 2006 Cal Poly graduates was $48,000. “If anything, the job market is better this year,” Shibata said, particularly in accounting, financial services, business consulting services, engineering and technology, architecture, construction and biomedical industries.
Read the San Luis Obispo Tribune story on prospects for graduates
Students
Concrete Canoe Team
Victorious, Heading to Nationals in June
 A team of Cal Poly engineering students from the Society of Civil Engineers are headed to the 20th Annual ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition at the University of Washington in June. The team will float their boat during the competition June 14 - 16. Cal Poly's team was assured a spot in the nationals after competing recently against 16 other universities in the 2007 Pacific Southwest Regional Conference. The regional competition was held in April at UC San Diego.
Read more about the concrete
canoe team heading to nationals
Cal Poly Team is Third in BofA Affordable Housing Design Competition
A Cal Poly team's design for affordable housing placed third in an annual design contest sponsored by Bank of America. The team received high rankings for green design and financial feasibility, placing behind second-place University of California, Berkeley and first place Stanford University. "SLO Collaborative Housing" proposed a 56-unit development in Santa Maria with assistance from Peoples' Self-Help Housing Corp. The Crossing at Miller and Boone was aimed at meeting needs of large families, single mothers and farm workers.
Read the KPIX story on the housing design competition
Read the East Bay Business Times article on the competition
'Take It SLO' Student A Cappella Group Spring Concert is June 9
Cal Poly's award-winning Take It SLO ensemble will present a review of many contemporary a cappella arrangements at its second annual Spring Concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 9th, in Cal Poly's Chumash Auditorium. The 14-member ensemble will perform a wide variety of songs, all arranged by the students themselves, including the popular hit "Survivor" by Destiny's Child, "My Hero" by the Foo Fighters, "Put Your Records On," by Corrinne Bailey Rae, and a Beach Boys medley.
More details on the A Capella Concert June 9
 Design Team to Represent North America at International Engineering Competition
A multidisciplinary team of Cal Poly engineering students is heading to Lyon, France this summer. The team will represent North America at the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles International Collegiate Student Safety Technology Design Competition. Cal Poly students developed a vehicle pre-crash sensing and automated braking system using a custom-made test cart, a laser range finder and an ultrasound sensor. After an on-campus review in March, representatives from the U.S. Department of Transportation chose the Cal Poly team based on their work, presentation, and demonstration of the test vehicle that anticipates and reacts to collisions. Three teams from North America, two from Asia-Pacific, and three from Europe will compete at the finals.
More on the engineering students competing in France
Mechanical Engineers Win National Contest
Cal Poly’s American Society of Mechanical Engineers continued their legacy as the nation’s leading student chapter at the recent American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Ingersoll-Rand Regional Conference in Reno, NV. The group was named top chapter for the 10th straight year and placed second in the Student Design Competition.The Cal Poly team secured their second place prize in the Student Design Competition with this entry: a human-powered water boiling and distillation system. The contest was based on the need for such devices in the aftermath of natural disasters such as the tsunami of 2004 and Hurricane Katrina. Cal Poly received high marks for superior distillation.
More on the Mechanical Engineering students winning a national contest
Mustang Daily Student Newspaper,
Writers Win Statewide Awards
Just weeks after winning several awards at a national conference, Cal Poly's student-produced newspaper, the Mustang Daily, has won more honors. The latest awards come from the California Collegiate Media Association. Mustang Daily reporter Ryan Chartrand won second place for the Best Arts and Entertainment Story; Frank Stranzl took second for Best Sports Column; James Glenn, second, Best Cartoon; and Caitlin Donnell, third, Best News Page Design. The Mustang Daily's online paper won third place in the Best Use of Multimedia category.
More on the awards for the Mustang Daily student newspaper
Faculty & Staff
 Engineering Prof to Give BioTech Keynote Address
Cal Poly Engineering Professor and USC Professor Emeritus George Bekey, Ph.D., will be one of two keynote speakers at the Ninth SoCalBio Investor Conference. The annual event showcases emerging life-science technologies and companies from Los Angeles County, Orange County, the Gold Coast, and Inland Empire. It's set for June 7. Professor Bekey will discuss future applications of robotics in medicine.
Read the News Release about the conference
Emeritus Professor Named
Honorary Fellow
of American Helicopter Society
 Cal Poly Professor Emeritus, internationally renowned aeronautical engineer and Naval Postgraduate School Professor Emeritus E. Roberts “Bob” Wood has been named an honorary fellow of the American Helicopter Society (AHS) International. Wood was Professor of Aerospace Engineering and also Chair of the Department at Cal Poly from 1985-88. The induction took place at the professional society’s 63rd Annual Forum and Technology Display Grand Awards in May.
Read more about Professor Wood's award
Professor's book a 'Must Read' for Administrators
A new book coauthored by Cal Poly College of Education Professor George J. Petersen helps fill the void in effective communication and public relations for school administrators. "Effective Communication for School Administrators: A Necessity in an Information Age," published by Rowan and Littlefield, is the first of its kind for incoming and current school superintendents and principals. "Teachers, students, parents, and communities have new expectations about the way they receive information," Petersen said. "Though communication has been identified as an essential area of practice, the discipline has largely been ignored in the study of school administration."
Read more about Professor Petersen's book
 Professors Collaborating
on
DNA Study of Popular Pacific Fish
Cal Poly Biology Professor Royden Nakamura and Conservation Biology Professor Francis Villablanca are working with the California Sea Grant program and the California Department of Fish and Game on a study of the genetic makeup of Cabezon, a Pacific Ocean fish popular with commercial fishermen. The professors' question: Are cabezon a single, genetically homogenous unit or are they composed of multiple, genetically distinct populations? A mitochondrial DNA study suggests Cabezon may be a single genetic unit, with a geneflow among populations in different areas.
More on the professors' study on the genes of the Cabezon fish
Events & Entertainment
Now through June 15
University Art Gallery Hosts Display of International Art Collection
A diverse collection of more than 70 works of art, including sculpture, painting, drawing, mixed media printmaking, collage, photography, ceramics and digital media, will be showcased in the next University Art Gallery exhibit, running May 18 through June 15 at Cal Poly. The Barry Berkus and Family Art Collection will open with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday May 18 with a talk by Barry Berkus about his collection. Berkus is a noted Santa Barbara architect, art collector and philanthropist who has donated a large number of artworks from his collection to the County of Santa Barbara.
More about the University Art Gallery display of the Berkus collection
May 19 - June 11
Students, Professor Collaborate on Central Coast History Exhibits
Two exhibits produced by students in Cal Poly Professor Emeritus Dan Krieger's California history class will give residents and tourists insight into the Great Depression. The exhibits, titled “Behind a Lens: The Photography of Dorothea Lange” and “The Civilian Conservation Corps, A Bridge to Recovery,” will run May 19 through June 17 in the new Historic Hall in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Hall in Arroyo Grande. The photography exhibit includes several photographs taken by Lange near Nipomo.
Read more about the free exhibit on The Great Depression
 Cal Poly Choirs Joined by
Cuesta Master Chorale May 19
On Saturday, May 19, the Cuesta Master Chorale and the Cal Poly Choirs will perform at 8 p.m. in the Christopher Cohan Center. Works featured include Ralph Vaughan Williams "Dona nobis pacem," and William Walton "Belshazzar’s Feast."
The Cal Poly Choirs join the 90-voice Cuesta Master Chorale in a performance of two masterworks by two giants of the English 20th Century. Thomas Davies will be conducting over 200 choral and instrumental musicians.
More on the Cal Poly Choirs performance
Calling all organists: PAC Holding 'Open Keyboard' June 17
 Faculty, staff and community members are invited to sign-up for a unique opportunity to play Cal Poly's new Forbes Pipe Organ on Sunday, June 17 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Harman Hall of the Performing Arts Center. Each person who signs up will have up to 10 minutes to perform their choice of repertoire on the pipe organ, following a brief orientation. Interested parties must reserve a slot by visiting or calling the ticket office at ext. 6-2787, Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There is no charge to play the organ, and the public is invited to attend the free “performances.” Cameras and recording devices are welcome. Faculty, staff and the community are also invited to a free “Brown Bag Lunch” lecture-demonstration on Tuesday, June 12, noon to 1 p.m. in Harman Hall. The staff of organ builder CB Fisk Company will discuss the design, construction, installation and voicing of the new Forbes Pipe Organ. Bring lunch and a beverage.
Architecture's 'Small Servings' Showcases Big Design Ideas May 25-27
Cal Poly fifth-year architecture students will exhibit their design-studio thesis work on campus during "Small Servings," one of the largest architecture and design exhibitions between Los Angeles and San Francisco. The exhibit begins Friday, May 25, with an opening reception from 3 to 6 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium in the University Union. It continues over Memorial Day weekend, May 26-27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The event is free and open to the public and showcases a year of thesis work by nearly 150 graduating architecture students.
Read more about the architecture students 'Small Servings' Exhibit
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