Jan. 3, 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
Contact: Joann Lloyd
(805) 756-1511
Cal Poly Faculty, Staff Housing to be Topic of Neighborhood Meeting
The public is invited to a
neighborhood meeting 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday (Jan. 9) to discuss
the initial design for the university's proposed rental housing at the corner of
Highland Drive and North Santa Rosa Street.
The meeting will be in the Multipurpose Room at Bishop's Peak Elementary School,
451 Jaycee Drive, in San Luis Obispo.
During the meeting, neighbors will have an opportunity to ask questions
and address concerns related to the design of the project.
Cal Poly is providing housing in response to increasing costs and
demand in the local housing market, both of which make it difficult for
new faculty and staff members to find affordable housing, according to
Linda Dalton, chair of the Cal Poly Housing Corp. and vice provost for
institutional planning.
Cal Poly anticipates an increasing need to recruit new faculty and
administrative support staff members to replace retirees and to support
growing enrollment as the new campus Master Plan is implemented.
"The university must be able to recruit and retain a diverse,
high-quality faculty in order to sustain its mission and the academic
excellence upon which its reputation is based," said Joel Neel of Cal
Poly's Facilities Planning office said.
For more information, contact Neel at 756-2193 or jneel@calpoly.edu.
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