Looking ForwardThere is no question that California faces signifi-

cant challenges on the road to fiscal recovery, but thetools we need to support that movement are already inplace. The California State University continues toserve as one of the state’s most influential resources,enabling all residents to achieve their educationaland professional dreams. More educated residentsmean higher tax revenues, greater productivity, astronger high-tech work force and a decreasedreliance on government financial support. Anotherway of looking at it is that last year’s CSU graduateswill earn more than $77 billion in taxable income.That’s not a bad return on the state’s investment.

On the March ballot, you will be asked to consid-er an important initiative. Proposition 55 is a bond insupport of all levels of education, creating or upgrad-ing facilities to improve student learning. Take a fewmoments and educate yourself on this importantmeasure, one that will have an immediate impact onour most precious resource — our students. For moreinformation, please visit www.yeson55.com.

Thank you for allowing us to come into your homewith Panorama. Cal Poly Pomona and the entire highereducation community remain committed to workingwith our communities and making a difference.

Sincerely,

J. Michael OrtizPresident

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Envisioning the FutureCollaborative Project Challenges Local Art Community

By Pam Noles

KAREN KELLER, A CAL POLY POMONA

fine arts senior, plans to teach artin high school. But she knows thatin order to challenge young mindsto tap into their deepest selvesand go beyond the ordinary, shewould first have to do the samefor herself.

When the San Gabriel resi-dent learned that acclaimed artistand activist Judy Chicago andrespected photographer DonaldWoodman were coming to the com-munity to guide an ambitious art project requiring as much critical thinkingas it did hands-on work, Keller knew she had found the perfect learning experience.

What emerged at the end of Keller’s involvement with Envisioning the Future was more than her contribution to anart installation. She also gained a wealth of experience working with and learning from some of the top artists in theworld, which pushed her to new levels of accomplishment.

“This was learning that took me beyond my own pre-formed ideas,” says Keller, whose group created a mock muse-um, which includes an environmental critique of current waste disposal systems, featuring a live fish-tank, working toiletand sink and sculptures of mutated fish. “There was a lot of education, a lot of research that was a stretch for me. We

didn’t just look at so-and-so’s art and what they did. We thought down at the root of things.”In collaboration with Cal Poly Pomona, the Pomona Arts Colony and Millard Sheets Gallery at Fairplex,

Envisioning the Future was a transforming experience for participants. Chicagoand Woodman hand-picked and trained nine facilitators from the region’sart communities, who in turn worked with about 70 artists to use all formsof creative expression, individually as well as collaboratively, in an effortto explore what the future may hold. After two years in development, theproject resulted in more than 800 works ranging from sculpture, painting,performance art, photography and digital media, all culminating in a seriesof exhibits this winter.

A mural of the goddess Pomona painted on the side of the LaBomba store at Second Street and Thomas Plaza in the Arts Colony isnow a permanent gift for the wider community to enjoy. But the tem-porary works remain just as memorable, on display through February29 at galleries in the Pomona Arts Colony, in Claremont, the MillardSheets Gallery at Fairplex, as well as sites throughout the Cal PolyPomona campus.

The artists went through weeks of rigorous workshops and livelytalks before creating anything. Experts included luminaries fromthroughout the international art world — Henry Hopkins, former direc-tor of UCLA’s Armand Hammer Museum, Edward Lucie-Smith, Britishart historian, and Gilbert “Magu” Lujan, pioneering Chicano artist.

In these mandatory sessions, which included homework andwere described by participants as “intense,” the artists debated andthought about art from perspectives beyond the traditional. Issues

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Amy Runyen applies fine brushstrokes to a mural.

Anna Marie Francesco,a fine arts alumna,created a toweringtotem pole sculpturefrom disassembledcomputers for hergroup’s mock museum.

State Superintendent MakesCampus Stop

When California’s State Superintendent of PublicInstruction Jack O’Connell spoke on current issues ineducation at Cal Poly Pomona last November, henoted how the recently released national and statetest scores revealed continued academic improve-ment for most students.

“By any standard, public education is moving inthe right direction,” he said to more than 180 govern-ment leaders, educators and students who also heardhim speak on the state budget, school reform, qualityof education and partnerships between K-12 schoolsand higher education.

Although much has been done to improve educa-tion, O’Connell believes there is still more to do, suchas reducing fourth through twelfth grade class sizesand upgrading computer technology in classrooms. Inaddition, he mentioned that state education is chargedwith forming partnerships that will contribute to awell-trained and well-educated technical workforce.

Cal Poly Pomona and Edison International co-hosted the event as part of their commitment to foster-ing educational excellence throughout the region.

Floating at SeaThe Cal Poly Universities Rose Parade Float, “Bob’s Barnacle Band,” took home the Founders’ Trophy at the

115th Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. The float, which was conceptualized by Rob Howes, featured an animated sea creature band aboard a

sunken pirate ship and marked the 56th consecutive Cal Poly Universities entry into the Rose Parade. The project— involving both the Pomona and San Luis Obispo campuses — is the only float entry designed, constructed,decorated and financed entirely by students.

The Founders’ Trophy is awarded to the entry deemed “Most Spectacular Built & Decorated by VolunteersFrom a Community or Organization.”

Huffington Offers “Realist”Perspective

Columnist and one-time California gubernatorialcandidate Arianna Huffington discussed “The IssuesFacing a California Governor” in October as part of theuniversity’s ongoing Campus Forum series.

Rather than continuing with her candidacy duringlast year’s recall race, she pulled out at the last minute“because as well as being an idealist,” she says, “I’ma realist.”

The speaker series brings thought-provokingspeakers to campus to discuss topics of current andpertinent interest. They are free and open to the pub-lic. For more information about upcoming lectures, call(909) 869-3115.

How to Find Experts OnlineWhether a reporter is searching for an expert on

radioactive waste or a civic member is hoping to find aspeaker on corporate ethics, finding referrals is now easythrough a new online directory. Experts Online showcasesthe specialties of hundreds of Cal Poly Pomona scholars,professionals and administrators on the Web.

Cal Poly Pomona developed the online resource toenable the university to highlight its faculty and staff,journalists to seek specialists for comments on issues,individuals and organizations to find speakers and aca-demics to identify opportunities for research collaboration.

The expert listing often includes a portrait, shortbiography, list of degrees, PDF of a curriculum vita orresume and links to personal Web sites. Visit Experts Online athttp://experts.csupomona.edu. For more information,call (909) 869-5331.

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A Mother’s PleaFive years ago, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard’s

death at the hands of homophobes sparked vigils, ralliesand discussions nationwide. On the anniversary of the daythat the University of Wyoming student was foundstrapped to a fence, beaten and tortured, his motherspoke at Cal Poly Pomona about the lasting legacy ofhope and compassion he leaves behind.

Judy Shepard discussed the vital need for violenceprevention and offered steps individuals can take to makeschools and communities safer for everyone. The lecturewas sponsored by several campus groups as part ofLesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgender History Month atCal Poly Pomona in October.

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Q:With so many digital cameras on the market, how

do I decide which one is right for me?

A:When it comes to digital cameras, both size andcost matter.

The most important factor to keep in mind whenchoosing a camera is the number of pixels, the indi-vidual imaging elements in the light sensitive chipthat gathers the image. Popular models now featureat least three and as many as 10 megapixels, with thehigher the number the better the quality of the picture.Not surprisingly, the higher the number, the morecostly the camera, too.

Deciding what you want your camera to do willinfluence your decision on how many pixels you needto buy. If you just want to send snapshots over theWeb, a two or three megapixel camera will be fine.But if you want to make prints larger than two orthree inches, or plan on cropping a picture, you’llwant to spend a little more for a higher resolutioncamera. A four or five megapixel camera will giveyou 8 x 10-inch images youcan print on a goodquality ink jet print-er, which are some-times impossible totell from printsmade from negatives.

After decidingwhat your needs are, mynext advice is to checkout reviews on theInternet. Any camera canbe purchased cheaper onlinethan at a retail store, and thereare a number of sites thatoffer in-depth reviewsof a particular camera.Probably the smartestmove you can make is to stop by your local camerastore and check out their selection. Handle the cam-eras, and see how they feel in your hands, then checkwhether the controls make sense and if they are easyto use. Then take that research to your computer,check out the reviews online and find your best deal.

Some nice features to look for in a digital cam-era are batteries that are readily available, such asAAs. Also find how the camera you choose storespictures. Compact flash cards are widely used now

and come in sizes up to two gigabytes. It’s best toavoid cameras that use only SmartMedia cards,which top out at 128 MB.

— Tom ZasadzinskiUniversity photographer

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Special of the HouseWhat are some things I should consider when planning a

dinner menu for a medium-sizQ: e group (12 to 20) with

diverse taste and diets?

ADining with friends is one of life’: s great pleasures. While our diversity makes forgreat bonding and conversation, it also presents a potential problem when planning amenu for a wide range of palates.

This question brings to mind a progressive dinner I attended with many culturesand diets represented. We had strict vegans, others who were not as strict, one lacto intolerant and even a guestwho was a recovering alcoholic (so we had to make sure that absolutely no alcohol was in any sauces or prepara-tions). Although it was a challenge, we came up with a menu that appealed to all these diets.

When planning a menu, first consider what season is it because many cultures fast or refrain from certain foodsduring the year. Second, if possible, find out if anyone is a strict vegan or is lacto intolerant. If guests tell you they arevegetarian, ask what type of vegetarian they are because some will eat fish and dairy products. Third, try to see ifanyone has medical dietary constraints such as low salt, low fat or low sugar. Lastly, find out if anyone is on a specif-

ic diet that excludes high carbohydrates, which is becoming more common. I know this sounds very per-sonal, but remember that you are asking out of genuine concern for the people you are hosting.

While you can’t expect to offer completely separate menus for each type of diet, with a lit-tle research, you can come up with a menu that offers multiple options for your guests. For

example, provide at least one or two dishes with a wide appeal or serve meats or cheeseson the side. We are fortunate to have so many cultures in Southern California that many gro-

cery stores carry a variety of alternative foods. Experiment at home with different prod-ucts — you’ll have fun, learn about different foods and cultures, and most importantly,when it comes time to host a dinner, your guests will feel your warm hospitality!

— Barbara Jean Bruin, dining room instructor at Cal Poly Pomona’s student-operated Restaurant at Kellogg Ranch.

Executing Worms and VirusesWhat should I do in case I suspect a virus or Q:worm has infected my computer?

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A:IRST, IT IS WORTH KNOWING WHAT A COMPUTER VIRUS OR WORM IS. A COMPUTER

virus is computer code that infects applications and requires a host applica-tion to replicate. A worm can reproduce without a host application and is aself-contained program.

A computer virus or worm can be received in many ways. You canreceive a computer virus or worm from a floppy disk, zip disk, CD, e-mail

attachment or a download from the Web. A computer virus canspread by becoming part of an existing program. When the infect-

ed program executes, the virus is executed, causing the virus tospread. A worm can copy itself through e-mail, a network con-nection or disk drives.

The impact of a computer virus or worm varies fromdoing so little damage that you are unaware that your computer

has been infected to wiping out the entire contents of your hard disk.The only way you can know whether your computer is infected is by scanning your machine with an up-to-date anti-

virus program. It will tell you what virus or worm your machine is infected with and tell you what steps to take to removeit. Updates to virus definition files are released on an ongoing basis. Anti-virus software should be configured to receiveupdates as they become available.

Backing up your data is as important as running anti-virus software. A reliable backup will get you out of harddisk failure as well as a viral infection. It is important to create backups that are virus-free.There are several typesof computer media that you can use to backup your data, including tape drives, CD-R and CD-RW and hard drives.The right backup method depends on how much information you would like to save. You want to backup your dataon a consistent and regular basis, and most backup software programs can be set for automatic scheduling to sim-plify this process.

An emergency repair disk will also help you to repair problems with system files, system startup and accessing thepartition boot sector. Creating an emergency repair disk is simple and only requires a blank floppy disk.

— Dan MansonCampus information security officer

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Grape ExpectationsCampus Vineyard Preserves Local Vintage History

By Laurie McLaughlin

Two years ago, Don Galleano combed the fields in RanchoCucamonga and selected 400 grapevine cuttings, some of them nearly 100years old, from the De Ambrogio Ranch vineyard just before it was razed fordevelopment. These prize-winning Zinfandels were then potted in Cal PolyPomona’s nursery with the hope of maintaining a small piece of the CucamongaValley’s rich wine-producing history.

“We wanted to take these prized cuttings from the De Ambrogio Ranch,which represents a lot of the history of the Cucamonga Valley, and preserve themfor future generations,” says Galleano, a third-generation vintner who operatesthe Galleano Winery in Mira Loma and Galleano Enterprises, the largest shipperof grapes in Southern California.

“This valley used to be the country’s largest grape-growing region,” says RobertSmall, professor of hotel & restaurant management at the university. “With urbanization, that industry isvirtually dead here.”

The Cucamonga Valley’s grape-growing history dates back to the mid-1800s — when settlers (and later,the De Ambrogio and Galleano families) recognized that the region’s sandy soil and favorable climate wouldpromise dependable harvests. At their peak in the 1940s, vineyards covered 40,000 acres of the valley floor.

Today, the old-line Zinfandel cuttings from De Ambrogio Ranch, which have won multiple goldmedals in international wine competitions, are part of the university’s new viticulture program preparingstudents for careers in one of California’s leading industries. The Collins School of HospitalityManagement and the College of Agriculture are working with advisors from Sonoma County’s GeyserPeak Winery to offer practical experience both in the classroom and out in the vineyard.

“Grapes are the second-largest agricultural commodity in the state, and we didn’t have a singlegrapevine on this campus,” says Dan Hostetler, an agronomy professor and chair of the horticulture &plant soil science department. “A lot of our students are getting jobs in viticulture or consulting to vine-yards, and we wanted to create a hands-on lab in that area.”

This year, these historic cuttings will be grafted to three acres of root stock planted on the campus.“In preparation, the students built trellises around the root stocks, and now the two plants will be one,”says Hostetler. “It’ll take another two years before we’re ready for harvest — we hope to have a signifi-cant amount of fruit in 2006.”

Each step of the way, students have done the bulk of the work, plowing the field, tending the cuttingsin the nursery and grafting them to the roots. Small, who also directs the Los Angeles County Fair winecompetition, currently teaches a well-attended course called “Wines and Spirits,” and he expects thenew viticulture courses to be just as popular. The instruction will cover all aspects of California’s signa-ture industry from disease control to marketing strategies.

Two California Lottery grants totaling $50,000 and the generosity of the community have contributedto the project. Alumnus Don Hendrickson of Hendrickson Brothers Irrigation designed the watering sys-tem; California Grapevine Nursery contributed the root stocks; and Galleano, who managed the DiAmbrogio Ranch, donated the historic cuttings. Geyser Peak Winery, which has used De Ambrogio grapesin their own wines, helped get the project going with financial backing. The winery has offered to helpbottle the university’s wine when it’s ready.

In the future, according to Hostetler, there may well be a Cal Poly Pomona Zinfandel. “I hope one ofthese days students can come back to the school and buy a bottle born, raised and produced on campus.”

If a prize-winning lineage is an indicator, the university may look forward to a full-flavored home-grown vintage. “It was a super wine,” says Hostetler of the Zinfandel from De Ambrogio Ranch. “Ihope ours will be as good.”

By Jennifer Parsons

WILL A COOKIE A DAY KEEP THE DOCTOR AWAY? A CAL POLY POMONA HUMAN

nutrition & food science team is working with one of America’s leadingpackaged food companies to create a high-fiber cookie that will make iteasier to increase an individual’s daily roughage intake.

“Most Americans are failing to meet the recommended amounts oftotal dietary fiber (TDF) per day, but almost everyone eats cookies, so wewanted to hide fiber in cookies,” says human nutrition & food science pro-fessor Doug Lewis, principal investigator of the research.

The recommended amounts of total dietary fiber (TDF) were recentlymodified to 25 and 38 grams per day for women and men, respectively,while amounts for children (ages 4-13) range from 25-31 grams per day,according to the National Academy of Sciences’ Food & Nutrition Board.Studies show that the average American eats less than half of the recommended amount.

“It would take an entire box of oatmeal to equal to just 10 grams of soluble fiber,” says Lewis. A type of carbohydrate that passes through the human digestive system without being

broken down into nutrients, fiber is found only in plant foods such as whole-grains, vegeta-bles, fruits, nuts and beans.

Fiber helps to prevent constipation, hemorrhoids and obesity from overeating. In addi-tion, proper fiber consumption improves cholesterol levels and can lower the risk of develop-

ing certain diseases including heart disease, cancer, diabetes, diver-ticular disease, as well as gallstones and kidney stones.

The university’s high-fiber food research project is a collab-oration between the human nutrition & food science depart-

ment and ConAgra Foods Inc., a packaged food companyheadquartered in Omaha, Neb. Lewis and his team — com-

prised of Maria Botero-Omary, co-investigator and assistant pro-fessor of human nutrition & food science, graduate student DianaFrost, and undergraduate students Elyse Petersen and S. Susan —

are using ConAgra’s high-fiber barley variety, Sustagrain™, to createfiber-enriched baking products, including cookies and tortillas, in on-

campus research kitchens. Already the team has been successful in creating a cookie with more

than three times the amount of fiber found in a typical cookie such as aGrandma’s Homestyle, which contains only one gram of dietary fiber, says Lewis.

The cookies were put through an unscientific acceptance test at theuniversity’s annual Pumpkin Festival last fall, where they were “very widelyreceived,” he says.

Lewis plans to use the cookies in a clinical feeding study for 18- to 36-year-olds later this year, and the team is expected to report on its research in July.

Eventually, the group hopes to develop a healthy, convenientand palatable high-fiber snack that may be commercially manufac-tured. The project still has many hurdles to overcome, he says,because it is difficult to increase the amount of fiber without com-promising the texture and taste of the product.

“With the current methods, we can produce two cookieswith fiber content equal to a bowl of oatmeal. But it’s still high infat and sugar, andbecause of that, wecannot put a healthclaim on it by the Food& Drug Administration,”says Lewis.

A Cookie a DayUniversity Team Creates Healthy Treats to Increase Daily Fiber

With grapes the second-largest agriculturalcommodity in the state, says horticultureprofessor Dan Hostetler, it’s fitting thatCal Poly Pomona is the beneficiary ofhistoric De Ambrogio Ranch cuttings.

Graduate student Diana Frost usesa high-fiber barley product to bakehealthier chocolate chip cookies ina university test kitchen.

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visionsDwelling on DwellingsNonprofit Council Monitors Real Estate Market

By Laurie McLaughlin

SINCE 1939, THE REAL ESTATE RESEARCH COUNCIL (RERC) HAS BEEN TRACKING SOUTHERN

California housing activity, reflecting both the area’s population growth and the ebb andflow of housing costs.

“We collect data every six months from seven counties” says Michael Carney, theRERC’s executive director and a professor of finance and realestate at Cal Poly Pomona. From statistics on housing prices

and mortgage lending to building permits and construction costs, “nobody else pro-duces this much data covering all of the trends,” he says.

The nonprofit association with nearly 450 members hosts quarterly luncheon work-shops at Cal Poly Pomona featuring industry leaders who analyze and discuss current con-ditions affecting real estate. The council, which has been affiliated with the universitysince 1983, also publishes data in its quarterly Real Estate Construction Report. Accordingto Carney, the RERC is an “unbiased and independent publisher of trend data” for theregion and its quarterly reports are highly regarded.

So, looking at this very comprehensive collection of facts and figures, what is thefuture of Southland housing — where supply is short, demand is high, and prices havesteadily increased over the last several years?

Bruce Norris of The Norris Group was a featured speaker at a recent RERC luncheonworkshop and predicted that home prices will rise by 25 percent between September 2004and February 2005. After that, Carney suggests that the statistics may signal a change.

“Home prices will continue to rise through 2005 with the annual rate of increaseslowing from the current 20 percent per year to about five to 10 percent by early 2006,”says Carney, citing mortgage rates as the critical factor, which he expects to rise through2005 by at least two percentage points.

The next luncheon is March 18, 11:30 a.m., at the Kellogg West Conference Centeron the Cal Poly Pomona campus. The workshop, which will summarize housing trends todate, features Howard Roth, chief economist of the California Department of Finance. Thecost is $35 and includes lunch. For more information about the council or meeting reservations, please call (909) 869-2410.

The parallel computing teamincludes (counter-clockwisefrom left) Amar Raheja, HairongKuang, Sangeon Park, DennisLivesay and Gilbert Young,working to help speed the pro-cessing of complex raw data.

Taking a Byte out of Complex Research

Parallel Computing Lab to Help Analyze Genomes andDiseases in Record Time

By Laurie McLaughlin

If two heads are better than one, then the same must be true forcomputers as well. That’s the concept behind the research of several CalPoly Pomona professors who will be working with the university’s newparallel computing lab to be opened later this year.

Funded by a $160,000 grant from the National Science Foundation,the lab features multiple computers that will process data simultaneous-ly and significantly speed up the time it takes to compute results.

“Ten people digging a hole is much faster than one person doing itsequentially,” says Amar Raheja, an assistant professor in computer sci-ence, who will use the 16 computers — eight PCs and eight Sun systems— to reduce the time it takes to render PET scan images.

These images, known also as positron emission tomography scans,are 3-D pictures of the brain or other body parts and allow doctors to“see” inside a patient to help diagnose conditions such as stroke orAlzheimer’s disease.

“Currently, it takes up to 20 minutes or more for a scan to be ren-dered with one computer,” says Raheja. “Our goal is for these images toappear on the screen in real time so that hospitals may accommodatemore patients.”

The industry standard today, explains Raheja, is to use one machine, andpart of his study is to determine if multiple processors will be useful for hospi-tals to install. For evaluating the practicality of the system, he looks to theresearch of Hairong Kuang, assistant professor of computer science.

Kuang has been researching and writing programs for parallel computersystems for several years. With the new lab, she plans to continue her workright on campus and help other professors, like Raheja, apply their programs tothe multiple-computer network.

“Any computation-intensive application could potentially benefit from paral-lel computing,” she says. “Researchers don’t need to learn how to write parallelprograms themselves, but with the tool I developed, they get the speed-up.”

She also plans to introduce students to the concept and make it availablefor senior projects.

Dennis Livesay, an assistant professor of chemistry, will use the computersto analyze a portion of the immense amount of data produced in recent years bythe Human Genome Project regarding microbial genomes.

“There are so-called ‘super germs’ that are resistant to all the differentantibiotic drugs we have,” explains Livesay. Traditionally a long and labor-inten-sive process, his programs compare protein data and identify patterns thatinhibitors can plug into and stop the germs.

“Recent genomic sequencing efforts, like the Human Genome Project, havecreated a biological data avalanche,” Livesay says. “This glut of data is gener-ating nearly as many problems as it provides answers. Work like ours attemptsto create efficient and accurate computational tools to manage and understandthis huge amount of data.”

There are other parallel computing labs in universities and research insti-tutions, but according to Livesay, the best part about Cal Poly Pomona’s state-of-the-art facility is that both graduate- and undergraduate-level students willhave access to it.

“It’s not going to be locked away for faculty use only,” he says. “That wasa key factor in getting this two-year grant. We use software that is written andapplied by students in our projects.”

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“Nobody else produces this much data cover-ing all of the trends,” says Professor MichaelCarney of the nonprofit Real Estate ResearchCouncil, which sponsors quarterly workshops.

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Included in the council’s quarterly reports are results of its homeprice surveys, in which appraised values of the same set of houses aredetermined every six months for comparison. The council even has his-torical data for a number of homes in Los Angeles County dating back to1944. Not surprisingly, the value of these homes has increased by as much as 5,000 percent.

V A L U EHouse 1944 2003 Percentage Increase

Los Angeles 90047 $5,500 $204,000 3,609%

Whittier 90602 $6,250 $290,000 4,540%

Los Angeles 90035 $10,000 $525,000 5,150%

Pasadena 91104 $8,250 $410,000 4,870%

The Voorhis ConnectionUniversity’s History Linked to Fond Memories at Small School for Boys in San Dimas

By Jennifer Parsons

AVON CARLSON WAS AN AGRICULTURE STUDENT AT THE CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC

School in San Luis Obispo in the summer of 1938 when university PresidentJulian McPhee asked him to drive a stake-sided truck loaded with filing cabi-nets and books down to the former Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas.

Carlson arrived at the school and fell in love with the secluded citrus tree-lined campus situated on 157 acres of lush land with a running stream and gracefulMediterranean-style buildings.

Nearby, Charles Voorhis, an automotive pioneer who founded the school for underprivilegedboys, and McPhee were busy wrapping up the land transfer of what would later become the VoorhisUnit, the Southern California campus of the Cal Poly school. Little did Carlson know he would be one of its first students.

The Voorhis Unit opened in the fall of 1938 with an all-male enrollment of 110 students working toward vocationaland technical certificates in citrus production, ornamental horticulture and agricultural inspection.

Nearly 70 years later, Voorhis alumni continue to hold strong ties to the Voorhis Unit, and their contributions to theuniversity’s early days helped shape Cal Poly Pomona’s values and traditions.

“The gift of the Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas to Cal Poly is considered the genesis of the Cal Poly Pomonacampus as we know it today,” says Ron Simons, associate vice president for university development. “Mr. Voorhis wasimpressed with the program at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and was eager to replicate it in the Southland.”

Cal Poly Pomona’s learn-by-doing philosophy was first prevalent at the Voorhis Unit where students received hands-ontraining in their chosen fields, worked alongside professors and solved real-world problems in classrooms and laboratories.

Other university traditions started at the Voorhis Unit include the “Bronco” mascot, which was adopted in 1940. Andsince 1948, when a group of students first received an invitation to participate in the Rose Parade, students have created 56consecutive float entries. In addition, Cal Poly Pomona’s current involvement in the Los Angeles County Fair traces its historyto Voorhis students’ horticulture and livestock exhibits, Cal Poly Day at the Fair, as well as a Cal Poly handicap horse race.

The Voorhis student body outgrew the San Dimas facility in less than two decades, so in 1956, 550 students and30 faculty members moved one mile away to the Kellogg campus, an 813-acre horse ranch donated in 1949 by break-fast cereal magnate W.K. Kellogg.

“Eventually it was the successful experience of operating the Voorhis campus that convinced Mr. Kellogg to donate hisArabian horse ranch to Cal Poly for yet an even larger expansion,” says Simons. “The rest is, as we say, ‘history.’”

In 1997, Voorhis Park was established on campus and features “Voorhis Rock,” a large boulder originally locatedat the San Dimas campus that was moved to Cal Poly Pomona. The park is a reminder of the 1938 gift that marked thebeginning of what is now an educational institution serving nearly 20,000 students.

Last November, Carlson gathered with more than 50 Voorhis alumni at a reunion to celebrate the university’s originalcampus community. The group looked over old yearbooks and reminisced about how far the university has come.

“It was so beautiful there. It was an honor to serve and be involved at the Voorhis cam-pus where it all began,” says Carlson, now 85 years old.

Historical information in this article was found in Donald H. Pflueger’s “CaliforniaState Polytechnic University, Pomona: A Legacy and a Mission 1938-1989.”

achievers

Ornamental horticulture alumnusJohn Greenlee ‘87 has authoredthe only book on native grasses.

By Jessica Durkin

Last December, Laker Girl Tiana Anderson spent anafternoon deep-sea fishing alongside Los Angeles LakersStanislav Medvedenko and Bryan Cook. And althoughthis appearance didn’t include referees or a half-timeshow, it did include cheering fans — homeless childrenfrom a local charity.

The children fished with the sports figures andreceived gifts from a sea-faring Santa Claus. The outingis just one of many where Anderson, a liberal studies CalPoly Pomona alumna, represents the Los Angeles Lakersat community events.

“We all love to do it,” says Anderson, who went onthe trip with three other Laker Girls. “That is one of themost rewarding things about the job. I had no idea howawesome it is and how involved we are in the community.”

The Chino native joined the exclusive group of pro-fessional NBA cheerleaders during the 2003-2004 basket-ball season, when she was chosen from a pool of nearly500 applicants vying for the title of Laker Girl.

Anderson’s extensive dance background preparedher for this new professional role. A dancer since age 5,Anderson has trained in ballet, tap, jazz and hip-hop, toname a few styles. She has performed in national com-petitions, is a choreographer and for the past six years,has been teaching dance at a studio in Chino Hills tostudents of all ages.

“I guess it’s the way that I express everything,” shesays of her love of dance. “The music, everything. Performing

is my number one thing. It’s everything I love to do.”Working with one of the nation’s highest profile NBA teams, which won

three of the last four NBA championships, has led to a large amount of fameand exposure.

“It’s overwhelming every day,” she says. “I have students at my dance stu-dio recognize me, and when we go to charities and appearances, people rushyou for your picture or your autograph. It’s hard to believe.”

Anderson recalls being a Laker fan growing up and understands the sport,having played in junior high and high school.

“Laker fans are so supportive, it makes the game so much fun and they rootfor us the whole time, too,” she says.

Many of the 21 Laker Girls on the team juggle college along with their workschedules, but Anderson tried out after she graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 2002.

“I’ve danced forever and have always wanted an opportunity like this, butschool was my number one priority,” she says. “It’s nice having school complet-ed and being able to fully enjoy this.”

For the Laker Girls, dancing for fans and cheering for the team is just part ofthe job. They perform at all home games at the Staples Center, up to three aweek, volunteer with several charities a month, practice twice a week, as wellas attend paid appearances, occasionally with Lakers players.

Anderson’s future plans are to remain a Laker Girl (even current team membershave to try out each year to keep their spots). She hopes to continue teaching andperforming, and maybe even own a dance studio one day.

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During a recent reunion, Voorhis alumni also visited the landmarkchapel at the former Voorhis School for Boys in San Dimas.

“I guess it’s the way that I express everything,”says Laker Girl and Cal Pol Pomona alumnaTiana Anderson (center), who also instructsdancers of all ages.

Freewall ExhibitMarch 5 to April 12 — The W. Keith and Janet KelloggUniversity Art Gallery will hold an exhibit called “Freewall”featuring artists who will apply site-specific paintings anddrawings. The display is curated by assistant professor ofart Jody Zellen. (909) 869-4301.

Kellogg House Pomona Open HouseMarch 7, April 4, May 2 — Enjoy a free tour of the his-toric Kellogg House Pomona, once the West Coast home ofcereal magnate W.K. Kellogg, located on the Cal PolyPomona campus. Open house tours are noon to 2 p.m. onthe first Sunday of each month October through June withthe Sunday Arabian Horse Shows immediately following at2 p.m. (909) 869-2272

“Evil Monkey Empire”April 9 and May 27 — The theatre department presents“Evil Monkey Empire,” a comedy improvisation performance,at 8 p.m. in the Studio Theatre. Admission is free, although$5 suggested donations are accepted. (909) 869-3800.

Career Day and Summer Job FairApril 15 — Connect with more than 100 leading compa-nies at Cal Poly Pomona’s career and summer job fair from10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Bronco Student Center. Sponsoredby the Career Center. (909) 869-2344.

Teacher Job Fair 2004April 29 — Bring resumes and be prepared to interview onthe spot with more than 50 Southern California area schooldistricts and colleges at Cal Poly Pomona’s teacher job fairfrom 1-5 p.m. in the Bronco Student Center. (909) 869-2344.

Found Space FestivalMay 13 to 23 — The theatre department presents an out-door series of one-act plays including performances of“Mud,” directed by professor Leslie Ann Rivers, “SpeakSpanish for Me,” written by professor Bernardo Solano,and at least two one-acts that were written in Solano’s fallplaywriting class. Days and times vary. (909) 869-3800.

Engineering Student Project SymposiumMay 21 — The College of Engineering is hosting its third

annual Projects Symposiumfrom 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in theEngineering Building. Hundredsof students will showcaseyear-long projects for facultyand industry representatives.www.csupomona.edu/~engi-neering.

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datesThe following upcoming events are open to the public.General admission is free unless noted. Parking costs $4. For more calendar information, visit ht tp: / /polycentr ic .csupomona.edu and click on “What ’s happening at Cal Poly Pomona. ”

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such as sustainability, content and environment were inthe forefront, with the artists examining their roles andresponsibilities in relation to each topic.

Envisioning the Future began with project coordi-nator and Pomona artist Cheryl Bookout, who believesthe public/private partnership would never havebecome reality without the support of Cal Poly Pomonaand the strong backing of Barbara Way, dean of theCollege of Letters, Arts & Social Sciences.

“My primary motivation and why I got the universi-ty to participate in this was to help to meet our missionof being involved in our local community in meaningfulways,” says Way. “I thought this was an extraordinaryopportunity to emphasize this region of SouthernCalifornia as a center of education and art culture.”

Once work began, dozens of volunteers joined theartists and facilitators, bringing the total to about 100participants from 39 cities. Cal Poly Pomona professorsas well as local schoolteachers also took concepts fromEnvisioning the Future to their classrooms to createparallel projects.

Students at Garey High School assembled a com-panion art project at their school, as did students at thenew School of Arts and Enterprise in the Arts Colony.

Eileen Fears’ 17 art students at Cal Poly Pomona cre-ated an elaborate installation in a campus field suggest-ing the social and political effects of forced DNA testing.

Babette Mayor, chair of the university’s art depart-ment, had 22 students tackle five environmental threats,from overpopulation to chemical hazards, which weredisplayed at the campus’s ENV Glass Gallery.

For the Cal Poly Pomona students involved, the long-term benefits of working in a collaborative setting

with a stunning array of international talentgoes beyond simple networking.

“It’s really had an impact overand above the core project,”

Bookout says. “People tend tothink about artists as beingloners locked up in their stu-dios. But there’s a lot thatcan be done with art tobridge communities. Beingpart of this has opened up

worlds of ideas and possibili-ties for each of them,” she says.

Fine arts senior Karen Keller displays work critical of wastedisposal systems, complete with a live fish-tank, working toiletand sink, as well as sculptures of mutated fish.

Community artists teaming up in project groups toexplore what the future may hold often met withacclaimed artist and activist Judy Chicago (center).

Musical NotesThe following performances will be held in the Music Recital Hall at 8 p.m. and are $7 unless otherwise noted. (909) 869-3554.

March 9 — Cal Poly Pomona Jazz Band directed by Dave Kopplin

March 10 — Cal Poly Pomona Concert Band “In Concert” directed by Buddy Clements

March 11 — University Concert Choir & Kellogg Chamber Singers directed by Iris Levine

March 12 — Cal Poly Pomona Guitar Ensemble “Tempos & Techniques” directed by Peter Yates

May 18 — Cal Poly Pomona String Ensemble

May 20 — The Digital Music Series

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Bronco Athletics Below is a select listing of upcoming events. For ticket prices andinformation on these or other home games, call (909) 869-2812.

March 6 Women’s Basketball vs. UC San Diego, 5:30 p.m.Men’s Basketball vs. UC San Diego, 7:30 p.m.

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March 26 & 27 Men’s Baseball vs. Hawaii Pacific, noon

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April 10 & 11 Men’s Baseball vs. San Francisco State, noon

May 27-29 M/Women’s Track, NCAA II Outdoor Track & Field Championship, all day

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