CSU, Chico Parent News for September 2007
The Chico State e-Newsletter for Parents Volume 6, Issue 2: September 2007
- Parent Advisory Council Meeting - Saturday, October 13, 2007
- Family Weekend - October 12-14, 2007
- Family Weekend Events
- Financial Aid and Scholarship Office: Helpful Information for Parents
- Travel with CSU, Chico to South America!
Visit the CSU, Chico Parents' home page at www.csuchico.edu/alumni/parents/
Parent Advisory Council Meeting - October 13, 2007
The first meeting of the CSU, Chico Parent Advisory Council is scheduled for Saturday, October 13 at 3:00 p.m. If you are interested in assisting with the council, please contact the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations at 530-898-6472, or e-mail pcrabtree-at-csuchico-dot-edu. The goals of the Parent Advisory Council:
- Help the University identify unmet parent needs
- Reach out to other parents through attendance at University events
- Raise Parent Council funds that can be used to fund scholarships
Our ideal council will have 15 to 30 members representing parents of students of all class years. There will be two meetings of the council per year. The second meeting will be held sometime in March.
Family Weekend - October 12-14
Chico State will hold the first-ever Family Weekend October 12-14, 2007. This event will celebrate the role families play in the lives of our students. Parents of new and returning students alike can benefit from parent workshops on "Studying Abroad", "Balancing Student Life and Academics," and Student Safety." Men's and Women's Soccer and Volleyball games will take place on campus over the weekend, and without a doubt, the Family Picnic and Barbecue that takes place on Saturday afternoon is a definite weekend highlight.
The barbecue order form is available at http://www.csuchico.edu/alumni/_pdf/family_weekend_bbq.pdf, or you can call the University Box Office directly to place your order at 530-898-6333. Barbecue tickets are required for students.
Associated Students will host an Open House event on Saturday, October 13, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Bell Memorial Union Second Floor Lounge. Refreshments will be served, and this is a great opportunity for students and parents both to learn about this spectacular student-run corporation.
See below for the full calendar of events. We hope you can join us, and we know your student will be happy to see you, too!
Family Weekend Events
Friday, October 12, 2007
Men's Soccer vs. Humboldt State University
4:30 p.m.
CSU, Chico Soccer Stadium
Women's Soccer vs. Humboldt State University
7:00 p.m.
CSU, Chico Soccer Stadium
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Parent Workshops
9:00-9:45 a.m. & 10:00-10:45 a.m.
Studying Abroad - Taylor Hall, Room 106
Balancing Student Life and Academics - Taylor Hall, Room 208
Student Safety - Taylor Hall, Room 210
Campus Tours
10:00 a.m.
Meet at the Free Speech Area
Family Barbecue
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Kendall Hall Lawn
http://www.csuchico.edu/alumni/_pdf/family_weekend_bbq.pdf
University Housing - Residence Life Parents' Meeting
1:00 p.m.
Ayres Hall, Room 106
http://www.csuchico.edu/as/
The Red Tent
The Gift of Emotions: Celebrating the Spice of Life
An Event for Mothers and Daughters
2:00-5:00 p.m.
Common Grounds in the Bell Memorial Union
http://www.csuchico.edu/alumni/_pdf/red_tent.pdf
Parent Advisory Council Meeting
3:00 p.m.
E-mail alumni@csuchico.edu for more information
Associated Students Open House
Open to the Public - Meet AS Officers and Learn What AS Does
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Bell Memorial Union Second Floor Lounge
Volleyball vs. Humboldt State University
7:00 p.m.
Acker Gymnasium
Athletics Hall of Fame Dinner
5:30 p.m.
Bell Memorial Union Auditorium
http://www.csuchico.edu/athletics/hof/event.html
George Winston Performance
7:30 p.m.
Laxson Auditorium
http://www.csuchico.edu/upe/performance/artists/GeorgeWinston.html
Parade of Lights
7:30 p.m.
Downtown Chico
http://www.azadsmartialarts.com
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Women's Soccer vs. Sonoma State University
12:30 p.m.
CSU, Chico Soccer Stadium
Men's Soccer vs. Sonoma State University
3:00 p.m.
CSU, Chico Soccer Stadium
Mozart and Friends: Chamber Music
2:00 p.m.
Ruth Rowland Recital Hall
Miss Nelson is Missing
A Musical Comedy Adapted from the Popular Children's Book
2:00 p.m.
Laxson Auditorium
http://www.csuchico.edu/upe/performance/artists/MissNelson.html
The weekend calendar of events is available at http://www.csuchico.edu/alumni/parents/family_weekend_calendar.php.
Financial Aid and Scholarship Office: Helpful Information for Parents
Financial Aid and Scholarship Office
Meriam Library 161
Phone: 530-898-6451
Fax: 530-898-6883
Email: finaid-at-csuchico-dot-edu
Web site: www.csuchico.edu/fa
Greetings from the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office!
We hope that your students are settling into what will be an academically successful and personally rewarding school year at CSU, Chico. Our office encourages parents to be knowledgeable about the financial aid and scholarship process and supportive of their students. However, it is important for parents to know that we expect students themselves to handle the details of filing and following through on their aid as part of their overall education.
What Parents Can Do - As financial aid and scholarship professionals, we recommend that parents help their students in the following ways:
Encourage sound money management - Help your students learn:
- To maintain a budget
- To pay bills on time
- To sign up for direct deposit for financial aid and scholarships
- To use credit wisely
- To save for emergency needs
- To prevent identity theft
Encourage independence - Expect your students to learn:
- To follow procedures and complete requests for information
- To ask questions themselves
- To initiate application processes on their own (financial aid, scholarships, jobs)
Note: Application process for CSU, Scholarships for 2008-09 opens on October 1.
Contact Information:
Personal Contact: Customer service representatives are available by phone and at our walk-up windows to answer financial aid questions, accept forms and documents, and schedule appointments. Financial Aid advisors are available by appointment (phone or in person) to help with general financial aid inquiries, special problems, technical questions, appeals, and budgeting. Regular appointments can be scheduled in advance, beginning Friday of the preceding week. Walk-in appointments are same-day only, by inquiring at the window.
When parent contact is necessary, we have a downloadable form, Authorization to Release Information , which allows our personnel to speak directly to a parent about their student's financial aid file. This procedure assures compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
E-mail Contact: finaid@csuchico.edu We respond to all incoming e-mail inquiries within a 24-hour period, with the exception of e-mails received after closing hours on Fridays, weekends, or holidays.
Phone Contact: (530) 898-6451 We staff our phone lines so that most phone calls during work hours may be answered immediately. We return all messages left on voice mail within 24 hours, with the exception of voice mails received after closing hours on Fridays, weekends, or holidays.
Web Information: www.csuchico.edu/fa Our Web site is the main source of information about the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office, required policies and procedures, and timely announcements. We encourage you and your students to consult it frequently. Two features may be especially helpful. Check out Quick Links and the Search button, both available in the upper right corner of every page.
View these timely topics:
Hot Topics & the Latest Questions http://fa.csuchico.edu/fa/index.aspx
Loan information http://fa.csuchico.edu/fa/basics/typesofaid/loans/index.aspx
Money Management http://fa.csuchico.edu/fa/basics/typesofaid/loans/index.aspx
Scholarships http://fa.csuchico.edu/fa/basics/typesofaid/scholarships/index.aspx
Work-Study http://fa.csuchico.edu/fa/basics/typesofaid//workstudy/index.aspx
Travel with CSU, Chico: The Galapagos Islands and Quito, Ecuador
January 4-14, 2008 
The tour includes six nights in Quito and four nights on Santa Cruz Island in the Galapagos. The faculty-in-residence is religious studies professor Andrew Flescher, who earned his PhD from Brown University . He has traveled extensively to Brazil and spent one summer studying wildlife in the Amazon River basin.
It is possible for CSU, Chico students to earn 1-3 units through Religious Studies for this tour. The $3274 package includes round-trip airfare from Sacramento, airport fees, transfers, 3-4 diamond hotels, daily buffet breakfast, one dinner on land, and all meals in the Galapagos, a guided tour of Quito San Francisco Monastery, an excursion to the Equatorial Line, and three one-day yacht excursions from Santa Cruz Island to Bartolome, Plazas, and North Seymour Islands, and the full-time services of a professional tour director. (Note: The land-only option costs $2498 and the single supplement costs $315.) A tax-deductible portion of the cost goes to college scholarships and programs. Limited space remains. Last day to sign up unless the tour fills earlier: Oct. 3, 2007.
Contact Ms. Thomasin Saxe, group coordinator, tsaxe-at-csuchico-dot-edu or 530-898-4642. You may also check the Web: www.csuchico.edu/hfa/travel
DO YOU LIKE TO TRAVEL? GET ON THE HFA E-MAIL LIST ( tsaxe-at-csuchico-dot-edu) TO FIND OUT ABOUT WONDERFUL TOURS YET TO COME: Spain and Portugal with Steve Lewis, History (June 1-13, 2008), Anastasia's Russia with Kate Transchel, History (Early June 2009).
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