1985_10 The Daily Collegian October 1985

              California State
University,
Fresno
on Peters
Building
Donations sought
in exchange for
school favors
For a gift in the range of $25,000 to
$35,000. a room in the planned Leon S.
Pelers Business Building may be named
after the contributor.
For a donation of $25,000, the contrib¬
utor may receive a "free" workshop pro¬
vided by the Center for Business Research
And for a contribution of at least
$5,000.
™= The Daily =
Collegian
Tuesday
Oct. 8, 1985
Mdere
"We're trying to give bus¬
iness a good reason for
making the contributions
a little higher."
—Francois
ding, specifically for the E
from the School of Bus
i an inspiring performance for an overflowing crowd at the Paul Paul Theatre last night.
t. Ed Darden. and o
ing the contribulions a lit-
id Dick Francois. CSUF
of dcvclopm.
Although the Center will be physically
connected to the Pelers Building, they are
separate ventures. While the Center will
be used for regular student instruction, il
is specifically designed wilh the needs of
;, management and entrcprenuers
was being proposed at the time.
The desired increase in space resulted in
the Center's proposal, but with certain
restrictions. The new Cenler should:
— be funded through private gifts, not
only by the university;
ity
He said $575,000 in publicly announced
pledges have already been collected. Offi¬
cials arc aiming al collecting $2.3 million,
most of which will go to the Center.
Plans for constructing the 85,000-
square-foot building have been active for
more than a year, but fund-raising began
st spring. And bids for i
be open in February.
Nearly $10 million ofthe project's cost
is going to be financed through public
funds. That, said Fracois, was enough to
provide a new building but not the
"enhancements" to increase programs and
support a growing business environment
in the school and in the valley.
Francoissaid that, ina retreat attended
by faculty members, faculty n
nted "considerable rr
lion, faculty members in the School of
Business and Administrative Sciences will
:ertain    begin a one-year transition period, during
1: which they will move from the old offices
is. not    to offices in the Peters Building, said Paul
Bissonnette, director of physical devel-
e busi-    opment and planning. . ,	
Many of those faculty members have
Peters offices in the San Ramon buildings on
rnture;    San Ramon Avenue. "The San Ramons
 have boen a big headache for a number of
—cost between $1.5 million and $2.5    years." said Bissonnette. Some of those
illion, as originally estimated. buildings may be demolished when the
Francois reinforced general sentiment    Peters Building is completed,
at  the venture is a "fairly  historical        "We're still working on that problem
Sao BUILDING, papa 2
be open in February. wanted "considerable more" space than       Oncethe Peters Building ncarscomple-
Senators, Officers have varied goals
The Associated Students Senate con¬
sists of IS senators and three executive
officers. They were elected in May. with
the exception of Guadalupe Tovar.
Rebekah Burger and Sean Roberts,
who were approved by the Senate last
week. What follows is the first of a three-
pan series profiling the Senators and
officers.
Bob Whalen, Legislative Vice President
is from Surprise Valley. He is 21. a junior
business major, and wants to be a "suc¬
cessful entrepreneur." He likes to read
and spend time with friends in his spare
time, and ran for LVP "to offer some gui¬
dance in the proper running of Senate
meetings and to keep issues of which I'm
interested in the spotlight." His top goals
for the year are "develop a faculty refer¬
ence handbook, and a mountaineering
equipment rental and bike repair shop."
Clemon Youngblood, Administrative
Vice President is from Philadelphia, Penn.
He is 30, a senior sociology major with a
"proceed to law school, specializing in
non-profit organizations and banking."
He likes to "pursue personal interests" in
his spare time. He ran for AV P because of
a "motivation and desire to bring about
constructive and meaningful exchange
between students and administration in
areas of expanding research, ethnic rela¬
tions and equitable representation in
campus affairs." His top goals are "to be
an integral liaison between students and
administration and to work in conjunc¬
tion with pertinent departments to pro¬
vide research, information and support in
areas of life after graduation." He also
wants to "represent all ethnic groups in
utilizing the resources available to them,
particularly in budget augmentation."
Sen. Greg Barfield, School of Health
and Soelal Work was born in Fresno. He
is 20, a junior health science major, and
wants to be a health educator. He likes
readingand listcningto musicin his spare
time, and ran for senator "to continue
representing the student population."
His top goals are to "form a school board
within the health and social work school
to bring the total school together and to
keep on representing the total student
population."
Danny Cahcon, School of Social
Sciences is from Fresno. He is 23, and a
fourth-year political science major. He
wants to be a lawyer in the district attor-
ney's office, and likes to read, and play
nator "to quit complaining and start
: something about student govern-
" His top goals are to "establish a
nt council within in (his) school and
lore students involved, especially in
Jeff Daagberty, At Large Poet 2 is from
Santa Barbara. He is 23, and a senior
busincssadministration major, who wants
to be an attorney. He likes lo play tennis
and golf in his spare time. He ran for
senator because of a "desire lo become
active in student government." His lop
goals are "incorporation of the A.S., to
foster and encourage student involvement
in student government and to provide a
means for responsible aad effective partic¬
ipation in the governance of the campus."
He also wants lo activate the A.S. Student
Court and revise the election code.