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TUESDAY, April 20, 2010
Marketing club brings home awards NEWS IN BRIEF DERRICK TARUC Cal Poly to host wine tasting and auction himself to resurrect the club. “I came on as president and I just built it myself,” said Rezvani. “And then I started getting new board members involved.” Rezvani began rebuilding the club in fall quarter and it was rechartered by late 2009. “In the fall we didn’t have any members,” said Swartz. “They went from zero to 30 members in less than a year.” Now the group is a nationally-ranked organization. Along with placing fourth, the Cal Poly AMA also received an honorable mention in the UNICEF tap water project video competition. Their video, filmed and edited by Desiree Duzich, vice president of the Cal Poly AMA, competed against 150 videos. Swartz said he expects the four upstart clubs in the IBM Department to continue this year’s success next year. “In our department, we’re not only satisfied in being good,” said Swartz. “We’re interested in being our best.”
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The Cal Poly chapter of the American Marketing Association, a club that barely existed last year, recently won two national awards in New Orleans, coming in fourth in the Northwestern Mutual Sales Competition and earning an honorable mention for the UNICEF Top Video Competition. James Swartz, faculty adviser and chair of International Business and Marketing Department, said the wins show how Cal Poly students can go toe-to-toe with students from “powerhouse” schools and still win big. “Our students can hold their own against anyone in the nation,” said Swartz. “We outhustle, we outwork and we out impress . . . such that people’s heads turn and say ‘What’s that school again?’” Justin Rezvani, club president and a fourth-year marketing management student, and James Ruvalcaba, treasurer and fourth-year finance student, competed against 50 teams in the fiveday conference held April 7-11. “We basically went through a whole selling cy-
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Justin Rezvani and James Ruvalcava, president and treasurer of Cal Poly AMA respectively, receive an award. cle in under seven minutes: developing the sale, developing the contact, developing why the product needs to be used, and closing the sale—all within seven minutes,” said Rezvani. “And we were being judged by executives from Northwestern Mutual Financial.” The product that they “sold” was the Lifesaver bottle. The bottle is a handheld water filtration system that filters bacteria, viruses, cysts, parasites, fungi and all other microbiological waterborne pathogens, according to the Lifesaver Web site.
“It filters out every type of bacteria known to man,” said Rezvani. The $200 bottle was donated by the corporation to the club to be used for the competition. Placing fourth, or even participating in a competition, seemed unlikely just a few months ago, considering the club had not been chartered since 2002. “The club just restarted this year,” said Rezvani. “The chapter was dead from last year. In January, we only had six people in the club.” Rezvani took it upon
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Director of Imaging and Printing Group Americas John Benardino will discuss how Hewlett-Packard reengineered its reverse logistic supply chain today in Building 6, room 124. Hosted by the studentrun Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, Benardino’s appearance is part of a round-table discussion series about the future of supply chain management. No reservations are necessary.
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The third annual Southern California Tasting and Auction will offer wine, food, entertainment and an auction May 2 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the W.K. Kellogg Commemorative Rose Garden. Guests may choose wine samples from Ste. Michelle Wine Estates, Geyser Peak Winery and Foster’s Wine Estates, among others. Campus musicians and the Arabian horse team will provide entertainment. Auction items include vacation packages, a Michael Jackson autographed collage, a Lakers autographed jersey and Golden Retriever puppies. Silent auction items include artwork and Dodgers box seats. The event is for those 21 years old and older. Admission is $90 per person. Proceeds will benefit Cal Poly scholarships. Visit www.polytaste.com for details
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Students will express themselves through spoken word, art, poetry and musical performances during “Take Back the Night,” a violence awareness event Thursday in the University Park from 4 to 6 p.m. Campus clubs that aim to create awareness about violence against women will be in attendance. Participants will have the opportunity to create shirts for the Clothesline Project, an organization that gives women an outlet to express their emotions. Refreshments will be served. The event is free.
Panel to discuss green careers As part of the College of Environmental Design’s Career Day, Cal Poly’s Green Campus Program will host a “Green Career” panel Thursday in Building 7 from noon to 1 p.m. Four panelists will dis-
cuss all aspects of green jobs and the sustainability career field. The panel will also speak about the skills necessary to become successful with environmentally-friendly jobs. The Alliance to Save Energy’s Green Campus Program is active in twelve UC and CSU campuses.
Red Cross hosts annual blood drive competition The American Red Cross’ annual blood drive competition between Cal Poly and Mt. San Antonio College begins today in Ursa Minor at the Bronco Student Center from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Cal Poly has beat Mt. SAC the past two years by collecting more blood during the competition. Call (800) GIVE-LIFE to schedule an appointment during the three-day competition period or visit www. redcrossblood.org and enter CALPOLY as the sponsor code.
Brisk offers contest to student artists The Brisk Emerging Artist Contest is looking for original student artwork to be featured on Brisk Iced Tea packages in 2011. Students may submit graphic design, graffiti, paintwork and other original art pieces. One artist from each campus will be selected as a semi-finalist. Nationwide voters will pick their top ten artists and Brisk will choose three winners to receive $10,000 in scholarship money. The contest’s application deadline is Thursday, April 29. Visit www.freedomzone. com/briskartists to enter.