0\LPOLY REPORT California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Vol. 47, No. 3, Sept. 23, 1993 Retired prof, wife For a handicapped parking per­ Deadline approaching establish scholarship mit, take a statement from a for faculty grants medical professional indicating the Retired professor George Murray need for the permit as well as the The State Faculty Support Grant and his wife, Tonny, have donated length of time the permit will be Program is accepting applications $10,000 to establish an endowment needed to DSS in UU 202. Em­ for a variety of fellowships and to provide financial aid for qualified ployees who have a handicapped grants. first-year materials engineering placard or license plates from the The program is intended to help students. Department of Motor Vehicles are faculty members stay current in The first George and Tonny automatically eligible for a han­ their fields by supporting research, Murray Scholarship will be a­ dicapped parking permit. scholarship, and other activities. warded in '94-95. Disabled faculty and staff mem­ Four types of support are George Murray joined the ma­ bers may get a temporary, four­ available: terials engineering faculty in 1978, hour handicapped parking pass v Mini-grants up to $5,000, to be after working in private industry from DSS, Public Safety Services, expended during the academic for 28 years. He retired in 1992. or the Grand A venue Information year. ''I found my interaction with the Booth in order to park in a con­ v One- or two-month summer students provided me with the venient location while getting a faculty fellowships to inaugurate, most 'fun' job I had experienced permit. continue or complete a project of since I entered the job market in For more information or to ar­ creative scholarship or research. 1949," Murray said. "As I ap­ range for on-campus shuttle ser­ v Assigned time for research, proached retirement age, we vice, call ext. 1395. creative activity, or scholarship. decided to give something back, v A quarter leave at full pay to something to help the students," develop or complete an activity he said. related to one's academic The Murrays hope the scholar­ discipline. ship ''will provide the stimulus for The deadline to submit proposals some students to continue their Staff Council begins for the 1994 summer fellowships is studies, despite financial Dec. 3. For 1994-95 mini-grants, difficulties." recognition program quarter leaves and assigned time, Tonny Murray has been active in The Staff Council is beginning a the proposal deadline is March 4. the Cal Poly Women's Club for program to recognize staff Funding for projects with a March more than 15 years and served as members for a job well done. deadline will be contingent on an officer and member of the The program, separate from the next year's budget. board for several years. annual Outstanding Staff Awards, For guidelines and applications, For more information on gift is intended to provide informal call the Research and Graduate planning and endowments, call the recognition to employees who Programs office at ext. 1508. Gift Planning Office at ext. 1601. "pursue excellence and show initiative." A Staff Recognition Form with nominating guidelines and eligibili­ Parking, shuHie ty requirements is being mailed Koob not flying coop offered for disabled campuswide. All state, foundation and ASI staff members are eligible. No, Bob Koob is not being The Disabled Student Services' The Staff Interest Committee replaced. (DSS) on-campus shuttle service is will have the names of those The article in last week's Cal Poly available to disabled employees honored publicized in university Report about the consultative com­ who need help in getting around publications, as space allows. mittee for the selection of a new campus. Questions, submissions or re­ vice president for student affairs Faculty and staff members who quests for more forms should be inadvertently said the committee is become disabled, either temporarily directed to the Staff Council, Staff looking for a new v.p. for or permanently, can also obtain a Interest Committee, in care of the academic affairs. handicapped parking permit. Mail Center. Nothing personal, Bob. CAL PoLY REPORT Sept. 23, 1993 Page2 Western, wildlife art Lee, the Reverend Gary Davis and Faculty development featured in UU show others. funds available During the family program on An extensive collection of West­ Friday, Torrence will use body Affirmative Action Faculty ern and wildlife art recently language, facial expressions and Development Program grants will donated to Cal Poly by the J.O. the poetry of words to weave spell­ be available this year. and Beatrice Maxine Barber Family binding stories in including "Br'er The program provides under­ Trust will be featured in the first Rabbit," "Mountain Tales" and represented probationary faculty show of the University Union her popular ghost stories. members with release time, mini­ Galerie's 1993-94 season. Tickets for "Blues Story!" are grants, and travel to help them The show opens today (Sept. $13 and $11 for the public and $11 obtain promotion and tenure. 23) and will run through Sunday, and $9 for students and senior The proposal deadline is Oct. 18. Oct. 24. citizens. For guidelines and details, call the President and Mrs. Baker will be Tickets for Torrence's solo per­ Affirmative Action office at on hand to honor Mr. and Mrs. formance are $9 and $7 for the ext. 2062. Barber for their contribution at a public and $7 and $5 for children public reception from 4 to 6 pm and senior citizens. Saturday, Oct. 16. For reservations, call the 24-hour Mr. Barber, a Bakersfield busi­ Anytime ArtsLine at ext. 1421. Appointment nessman, began collecting Western Jack Robison, who came to Cal and wildlife art in the late '60s. Poly in 1985, has been appointed The Galerie is open Tuesday and interim head of the Accounting Wednesday from 10 am to 5 pm, Department. Thursday 10 am to 8 pm; Friday 10 am to 4 pm; and Saturday and Sunday noon to 4 pm. Book available on liability insurance Two new handbooks about lia­ Service awards lunch bility and insurance are available Blues, storytelling tickets now on sale to students, faculty and staff to open arts season members involved in off-campus Tickets, at $7 each, are on sale community service. Cal Poly Arts' 1993-94 season until Thursday, Sept. 30, for the The handbooks, one for the will open with an evening of Faculty and Staff Service Awards faculty and staff and another for country blues music and legends Luncheon, set from 11:30 am to student leaders of campus clubs, on Thursday, Oct. 7, and an even­ 1 pm Thursday, Oct. 7, in cover such issues as third-party ing of family-style stories on Fri­ Chumash Auditorium. liability and the provision of legal day, Oct. 8. The buffet lunch will include a counsel in the event a lawsuit is Performing as part of the World choice of chicken breast with wild filed. Music and Dance Series, the "Am­ rice and mushrooms or vegetarian Anyone who advises clubs, bassadors of Blues," Cephas & calzone with red pepper sauce, teaches courses, or supervises Wiggins, will share the stage with plus tossed green salad, lentil senior projects or internships that storyteller Jackie Torrence in the salad, marinated vegetable salad, include off-campus community "Blues Story!" at 8 pm Oct. 7. cranberry sauce, whole baby car­ service is encouraged to get a copy The next evening at 7, Torrence rots, orzo pilaf, rolls, muffins, of the book from Sam Lutrin, will spin her yarns solo as part of pumpkin chiffon cake, and community service coordinator, at the Family Arts Series. beverage. ext. 5829. Both performances will be in the Tickets can be bought from: Theatre. Lynda Alamo, library; Carmen "Blues Story!" opens with Tor­ Alicia, ASI; Geri Bolivar, Facilities rence reciting the names of the Services; Kathy Bruns, College of Academic Senate great Blues artists. Guitarist Bowl­ Business; Harriet Ross, Biological moves to Math. Bldg. ing Green John Cephas takes the Sciences; Vivian Phillips, Health stage to play country blues, then Services; Jacquie Rossi, Public The Academic Senate Office is Phil Wiggins joins him in a Delta­ Safety; Diane Mosher, housing; now in the Math and Home style version of "John Henry" plus Mary Yungman, Foundation Per­ Economics Building (#38), Room tunes by George Carter, Stagger sonnel; Maria Gomez-Jauregui, 143. The telephone extension is Payroll. the same- 1258. CAL PoLY REPORT Sept. 23, 1993 Page 3 Excess-vacation rule to change Jan. 1 Craig Russell, Music, spoke on CSU policy that limits the amount of vacation time employees can accrue ''Colonial and Early Independent will change on Jan. 1. Periods" at the International Con­ Neither the rates of accrual nor the maximums will change. What's ference on Latin American Music, changing is the rule for dealing with excess vacation time. at Governors State University, Il­ Up to now, employees could accrue vacation above their maximum dur­ linois. In Madrid he gave a series ing the year, but any excess accrual was lost on Jan. 1. of lectures on Spanish lute and Under the new system to take effect in 1994, employees will stop accru­ guitar composers and his own ing additional vacation time as soon as they reach their maximum. guitar concerto. He gave five lec­ Because of the new rules, employees who accrue excess vacation during tures on 18th century guitarists 1993 will not lose it Jan. 1. But then they won't accrue any additional time and their compositions at "The until their total is reduced to below their maximum.