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The Tau Beta Pi Association
Chapter: California Phi
Project number: 9
Chapter Project Report

INSTRUCTIONS: Please complete each of the seven sections below either in the space provided or by attaching additional sheets and using the items below as an index. If sheets are added, please use the Roman numerals to identify the section and Arabic for pages within a section (III-2 is the second page of Organization and Administration). Any additional information which may be helpful to another chapter would also be appreciated, but do not send extraneous material that would not be useful to other chapters. Please type or print clearly using dark ink.
Project name: NetDay96
Date(s) of Project: March 9, 1996 Target Audience: Elementary School Students, Parents, and Staff
Number of persons who participated in this project.
Members: 7
Melinda Bautista, Tana Cicero, Kevin Long, Lief O'Donnell, Josh Price, Dr. Turpin, Heather Watson
Candidates/Electees: 0
Hours spent on this project. Organizing: 1 Participating: 3
DESCRIPTION OR INDEX TO ATTACHED DESCRIPTION:

I. General Description:
NetDay96 was a statewide project aimed at wiring all K-12 schools in California for Internet access. Volunteers at the Creekside Elementary School in Stockton pulled cable in 8 classrooms and the library.

II. Purpose & Relationship to Objectives of TBPi:
Our chapter wholly supports the ideal of providing this resource so vital to the future of today's students.

III. Organization & Administration: in conjunction with another group? Yes
NetDay96 was funded by private donations and organized by a small group of volunteers in industry. Each school had a sponsor to provide funding and an organizer to spearhead the effort and handle the technical details. The Society of Women Engineers at UOP donated some of the funding for the wiring kit, and Tau Bates volunteered alongside parents and community members to get the job done.

IV. Cost & Personnel Requirements:
There was no cost to the chapter; seven Tau Bates showed up and we had more than enough help given the tools at hand.

V. Special Problems:
There were no problems other than various fiberglass-related maladies.

VI. Over-all Evaluation/Results (Be specific):
The process was completed quicker than we expected, and the school provided good donuts to all volunteers. We also enjoyed reading the children's literature selections in the library during idle time.

VII. Index of Exhibits: