March 9, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Ray Ladd
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
(805) 756-7432
rladd@calpoly.edu
Construction Sciences Forum to Focus on ‘Things You Don’t Learn In School’ April 5-7
SAN LUIS OBISPO -- “Things You Don’t Learn in School,” Cal Poly's ninth annual Construction Sciences Forum, will offer future builders ideas for what to do after college.
The forum, scheduled for Wednesday, April 5, through Friday, April
7, is sponsored by the Construction Specifications Institute Club
of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Most of
the forum's events are open to the public and will be held in the
Berg Gallery (Room 105) of the CAED Building.
The forum begins at 5 p.m. April 5, in Philips Hall in the Performing
Arts Center with a keynote address, “It’s Your Call
– Using your No. 1 Asset." Speaker Lee Orosco of Albuquerque,
N.M., will discuss the care and marketing of oneself in an ever-changing
business world. Orosco is a program manager for Intel and works
on construction projects worldwide. She earned a bachelor’s
degree in engineering technology-civil at New Mexico State University.
On April 6, 1-4:30 p.m., the forum will feature a product show
and three one-hour presentations
on topics “you don’t learn in school.” A barbecue
dinner at 6 p.m. will be followed by a roundtable discussion at
7:30 p.m. A Forum Passport will be given to students attending the
keynote address and the product show. Those who complete the passport
and turn it in will have their names entered into a raffle.
Tickets for the barbecue are $30 for professionals and faculty members and $5 for student members; they may be purchased at the door, or prior to the event, in the CAED Building stair court.
A student shade-structure design competition will be featured 9 a.m. to noon April 7 on Dexter Lawn, followed by lunch and awards.
For more information, contact Tammy Straw at (831) 345-4811 or strawkat@gmail.com; Nica McCarthy at (707) 888-4369 or dmac9350@yahoo.com; and Mary-Alice Avila at (805) 756-7358 or mavila@calpoly.edu.
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