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News Release: Ireland Excursion in July to Include Golf Tour With CSU, Chico President Zingg

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 6, 2006
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Thomasin Saxe
Humanities and Fine Arts
530-898-4624

Ireland Excursion in July to Include Golf Tour With CSU, Chico President Zingg

Golfers and non-golfers alike are invited to join a tour of Ireland next summer, July 21-31, with California State University, Chico President Paul Zingg.

The trip will include four nights in Dublin, three in Killarney and two in Adare. There will be golfing at Druid’s Glen Golf Club, Portmarnock Golf Club, The European Club, Killarney Golf & Fishing Club-Killeen Course, Waterville Golf Links, Tralee Golf Course, Doonbeg Golf Course and the Old Course at Ballybunion.

Zingg, an expert on the history and aesthetics of golf, is the author of “A Good Round: A Journey Through the Landscapes and Memory of Golf,” published in 1999, and “An Irish Journey: In Search of the Golf Gods,” which will be released this spring.

To read the complete news release, go to Web Site

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News Release: Allan Schore to Present Recent Advances in Neuroscience at CSU, Chico Children in Trauma Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 6, 2006
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Joe Picard
Regional and Continuing Education
530-898-6105

Allan Schore to Present Recent Advances in Neuroscience at CSU, Chico Children in Trauma Conference

California State University, Chico Continuing Education, with Butte County Family Court Services, Superior Court of California, presents Children in Trauma 2007: Recent Advances in Neuroscience, Attachment Theory, and Traumatology: Implications for Psychotherapists and Related Professions. The two-day professional development conference will be held Jan. 12-13 at the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium on the CSU, Chico campus.

Children in Trauma 2007 will provide a forum for participants to explore the multifaceted issues surrounding children who experience trauma in their lives. The conference will feature author and educator Dr. Allan N. Schore, Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine.

Internationally recognized for his 1994 book “Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self,” he has published extensively in the neuroscience, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, developmental psychology, pediatric, and trauma literatures. He is on the editorial staff or a reviewer of 18 journals, including the Journal of Neuroscience, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, Attachment & Human Development, and the Journal of Analytical Psychology.

To read the complete news release, go to: Web Site

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News Release: CSU, Chico Receives National Community Service Classification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dec. 7, 2006
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

CSU, Chico Receives National Community Service Classification

California State University, Chico has been selected among the first group of colleges and universities to receive the new Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.

The announcement from the Stanford-based Carnegie Foundation came yesterday, Dec. 6. “Finding new and better ways to connect with their communities should be a high priority for higher education institutions today,” said Lee S. Shulman, president of the Carnegie Foundation. “The campuses participating in this elective classification provide useful models of engagement around teaching and learning and around research agendas that benefit from collaborative relationships.”

CSU, Chico was among 76 U.S. institutions to be chosen for their widespread involvement in the community through partnerships, community service and other activities, as well as for making community engagement an integral part of campus culture.

To read the complete news release, go to: Web Site

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Computer Graphics Lecture Series: Rusty Mills, Dec. 4

The Computer Graphics Lecture Series will host guest artist Rusty Mills as part of the Computer Graphics Lecture Series in Meriam Library (basement) Studio A - 1pm, Dec. 4.

Mr. Rusty Mills is a Five-time Emmy® Award-winning Producer, Director, and Animator; Mills produced some of the drop dead funniest and well animated cartoons of the last two decades. The hilarious shows, Pinky and the Brain®, and Animaniacs® should ring a bell. Under Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, Mills was a major force in making a huge cast of animated characters. His techniques and gags are reminiscent of the old Warner Bros. shorts.

Rusty’s lecture will discuss the changing landscape in modern animation. He will share a behind the scene glimpse into the making of his Emmy award winning series. Mills will also reveal how traditional animation techniques have evolved, using new digital animation tools yet retaining the magic of bringing characters to life.

This lecture is free to the public. The Computer Graphics Lecture Series is sponsored by Associated Students, The College of ECC, the Computer Science and Art Departments.

If you have questions about this lecture or other lectures in the series, contact Rick Vertolli, x4421.

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HFA Tour to Paris in March 2007

Be an American in Paris March 16-23, 2007

The deadline to sign up for the HFA trip to Paris is approaching quickly—two more weeks until Dec. 16. It is a chance in a lifetime to see Notre Dame Cathedral, sail on a boat on the Seine or see world art treasures at the Louvre during spring vacation. The tour will include six nights in Paris (with an optional one-day excursion south to France’s Champagne region). The faculty-in-residence is Department of English professor Tracy Butts, whose specialties are American, African American, and multicultural literature. The $2,200 package includes round-trip airfare from San Francisco, airport fees, transfers, first-class hotels, buffet breakfast daily, a welcome dinner and a Seine dinner cruise; local guides for a city tour and a tour of the Left Bank; a carnet of 10 métro tickets; and the full-time services of a professional tour director. Last day to sign up is Dec. 16, 2006.

For information on all upcoming trips and detailed information on the above trips, visit the Web Site or call Thomasin Saxe, group director, at 530-898-4642.

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CSU, Chico Research Foundation Position Announcements

The CSU, Chico Research Foundation has the following position openings:

Student Caller
Chico State Calling Center
Open Until Filled

Student Assistant
Foundation Administration Office
Open Until Filled

Data Program Assistant
PASSAGES Adult Resource Center
Closes: 12/11/06

Complete descriptions of responsibilities, requirements & application materials are available at the Web Site or Mail: CSU, Chico Research Foundation, Building 25, CSU, Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0246, or In Person: 25 Main St. Second Floor Suite 203, Chico Phone: 530-898-6811 AA/EOE

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CSU, Chico Staff Vacancies - Week of December 4, 2006

CLOSING 12/4/06:

(06-0139) Collection Representative II
SFIN
Closes: 12/4/06

(06-0138) ASA II (Public Service)
SRO
Closes: 12/4/06
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(06-0140) ASA II (ON-CAMPUS ONLY)
PAYR
Closes: 12/11/06

(06-0137) Financial Aid Advisor (SSP I-B/II)
FASO
Closes: 1/2/07

(06-0135) Associate Director, Client Services and Operations (Administrator II)
FASO
OUF; Review: 1/2/07

(06-0132) Assistant Director for Capital Projects (Administrator I)
UHFS
OUF; Review: 11/20/06

(06-0131) Police Dispatcher I
UPD
OUF; Review: 11/27/06

(06-0118) Visual Resource Specialist II
ARTS
OUF; Review: 11/6/06

(06-0113) Police Officer
UPD
OUF; Review: 10/9/06

(06-0109) Construction Projects Manager (Administrator II)
FMS
OUF; Review: 10/2/06

(06-0106) Assistant Registrar (Administrator I)
SRO
OUF; Review: 10/2/06

(06-0102) Advancement Services Director (Administrator II)
URL
OUF; Review: 9/18/06

(06-0090) Assistant Director of Admissions (Administrator I)
ADMS
OUF; Review: 8/21/06

(06-0038) Director of Advancement (Administrator II)
AGR
OUF; Review: 5/1/06

Job Announcements are on the Web Site

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Surplus Property Available to All Departments

The Office of Property Management would like to invite your department to view our surplus property. Items include the following:

â–ª Large and small desks
â–ª Filing cabinets
â–ª Bookshelves and bookcases
â–ª Chairs
â–ª Tables
â–ª Miscellaneous office supplies

These items are available on a first come, first serve basis. Viewing hours are 9am to 11am and 1pm to 3pm on Thurs., Dec. 7, 2006, located at the Warehouse, 810 Oak Street, Chico.

At the time of viewing your department needs to provide a vehicle to take all items selected by 3pm. Items will be held for 5 working days. If the item(s) are not picked up after that time the item(s) will be returned to the surplus inventory.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give the Office of Property Management a call at extension 5176 or 6559.

We look forward to seeing you.

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CSU, Chico Walnuts Are Available Again

The CSU, Chico University Farm has walnuts in 1 pound bags for sale. Great for baking perfect holiday gifts or stocking stuffers. The walnuts are grown by students and all proceeds go back to the education of the College of Agriculture students. If you are interested in purchasing some they are for sale in PLUMAS 317 and at our school farm. We also deliver. For information contact Amy Sparks (831)809-2197 or email at clumzy10@sbcglobal.net

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Human Resources Holiday Open House - TODAY

Human Resources cordially invites the campus community to stop by and visit our HR Holiday Open House; see who we are, what we do, and how we can assist you.

DATE - TODAY: Mon., Dec. 4, 2006
TIME - 1pm - 4:30pm

Start by visiting Kendall Hall, Room 120 - Employee Disability Programs, where we will have tickets for a fantastic holiday gift basket assembled by HR staff. To participate in the drawing, please bring an item to donate to the Butte County Friends of the Library - a new or lightly used Book or Book on Tape or CD. Your donation will be truly appreciated.

Continue on your visit to the Vice Provost for Human Resources’ office in Room 118, this is also the office of Academic Human Resources and Labor Relations. Ah … but you’re not finished yet - visit the second floor Rooms 220 and 222 where Payroll, Benefits, HRIS and Staff Human Resources await your visit with wonderful Holiday treats and plenty of warm wishes this season.

Come One, Come All to our HR Holiday Open House.

Hosted by the Staff of Human Resources

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Library Microform Collection Moving

The second floor of the library is scheduled for a major recarpeting project during intersession. To prepare for the move, we are beginning to move the microform cabinets to temporary locations on the second floor. All microform collections are still accessible and the reader/printers will not be moved until after finals. If you cannot locate the microforms you need, please inquire in the Current Periodicals Reading Room for the temporary location.

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Center for Nutrition & Activity Promotion Open House

The new Center for Nutrition & Activity Promotion (CNAP) invites you to stop by their open house Thurs., Dec. 7 from 3pm to 5pm. Their new location is at 25 Main Street, Suite 201. A delicious and healthy “SCNAC” will be served. For more information call x5308.

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Recreational Sports Faculty/Staff Hour

Recreational Sports will continue its Faculty/Staff noon time hour through Fri., Dec. 8. The Faculty/Staff noon time hour will resume with Intersession on Tues., Jan. 2. The Intersession Faculty/Staff program is included with your purchase of either the Fall 2006 or Spring 2007 Faculty/Staff Pass.

You can purchase your spring pass between 12pm - 5pm starting Tues., Jan. 2. If you have any questions, please contact the Recreational Sports Office at 898-5170.

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Form W-2 Distribution for State Employees

The State Controller’s Office will be distributing the form W-2 for 2006, in mid-January 2007. The State Controller’s Office will mail the form W-2 to your home address on file with the Chico Payroll Office.

Please take a moment to visit the State Employee page through the CSU, Chico Portal Connection. Click the ‘View My Personal Information Summary’. At this site, you can view your Personal Information on the HR Employee Information tab and confirm your HR mailing address. If a correction or update is needed please visit the Payroll Service Counter by December 7, 2006 to assure your W-2 form will be sent to the proper address.

Also, HR would suggest that you take a few minutes and review all of your personal information. If you wish to do so, you may change your Emergency Contact information on line. All other changes must be done at the Payroll Customer Service Counter. Should you have any questions please call Brett Ainsworth at #6483.

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Beautiful Campus Photo on Calendar

Great Stocking Stuffer —The Academic Technologies’ 2007 Chico Poster Calendar. Send a bit of Chico to everyone you know.

This 2007 wall calendar features a beautiful photo of the campus by Jeff Teeter. To see a copy, visit the Web Site

Calendars are available at the library copy center (Rapid Graphics) MLIB 204, the Presentation Graphics Lab MLIB 010, or we’ll deliver to your department office.

— 17” × 23”poster, $3.99 each, 6 or more $2.99 each
— Add $3 per poster for lamination
— Sales tax will be added to cash, ATM, and credit card transactions, but not to CAFs
— Large quantity discounts available

For quantity discounts or deliveries call x4499.

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Campus Blood Drive, Dec. 6

Please join the Staff Council office and the Pre-Med Club for the fourth campus Blood Drive of the school year. In order to donate, please bring a photo ID or donor card, and remember to eat and drink plenty of fluids prior to donating. Participants must weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be generally healthy. Please allow one hour for the donation process. Appointments can be made by calling the Staff Council office, 898-6156. Walk-ins are welcome. Questions should be directed to the Staff Council office. All participants will receive a free t-shirt.

Date: Wed., Dec. 6
Location: Bell Memorial Union rooms 210 & 211
Time: 9am- 3pm

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Don't Forget the Turkey -- Smoked Turkeys Available for the Holidays

Staff Council members are now taking orders for Christmas. The birds are 16-18 lbs., precooked weight, and will be available for the same great value of $25.00. But, there’s still more - if a whole turkey is just too much, you may also purchase a HALF smoked turkey at a cost of $15.00. These birds are cooked and cured by our own University Farm-Meat Lab. They are quick to prepare-simply unwrap, place in pan, and warm in oven for an absolutely delicious aroma and fabulous turkey dinner, or serve cold for hors d’oeuvre and sandwiches. Take the work out of preparing for the holidays. Warming instructions will be packaged with your turkey at pickup. Order before Dec. 12 for the Dec. 14 campus delivery. Pick-up will be between 11am - 2pm in Selvester’s Café.

Checks may be made payable to Staff Council. Contact your Staff Council member or the Staff Council office, x6156, to place your order.

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Monetary Donations to Needy Families

If you have funds that you would like to contribute to the University’s Needy Children Program, please contact the Staff Council office, x6156 or mail donations to campus zip 160, as soon as possible. Checks should be made payable to “University’s Needy Children Program.” An initial purchase of $3600 food gift cards has been made. Our campus community has adopted over 188 children comprising 87 families this holiday season. Staff Council thanks and congratulates all who have supported this program. Your effort and generosity make a difference for the children in Butte County.

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Supervisory Training: Grievance Procedures and the Collective Bargaining Agreements

Grievance Procedures and the Collective Bargaining Agreements
Presenter: Leslie Nix-Baker, Karla Zimmerlee

Familiarity with the basic articles of the collective bargaining agreement, particularly the grievance procedure, is a useful tool for a supervisor. The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize the supervisor with the different unions and collective bargaining agreements on campus. Additionally, the workshop will:

- educate the supervisor on the grievance procedures and timelines relevant to their employees
- help the supervisor understand the involvement and role of union representatives in meetings with employees
- educate the supervisor on the options that an employee may exercise in response to various management actions

Date: Thurs., Dec. 7, 2006
Time: 10am - 12pm
Location: Kendall 209
Trainers: Leslie Nix-Baker & Karla Zimmerlee

To register or for more information, please call Carrie Megli at x4645 in the Office of Faculty and Staff Assistance & Work/Life Program. This workshop satisfies requirements leading towards the campus certification program. For an application and additional training opportunities, please see the following Web Site and Web Site

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CSU, Chico Walnuts Available

The CSU, Chico University Farm has walnuts in 1 pound bags for sale for $5.50. We also have 22 pound boxes for sale for $93.50. Great for baking perfect holiday gifts or stocking stuffers. The walnuts are grown by students and all proceeds go back to the education of the College of Agriculture students. If you are interested in purchasing some they are for sale in PLUMAS 317 and at our school farm. WE ALSO DELIVER! For information contact Amy Sparks (831)809-2197 or email at clumzy10@sbcglobal.net.

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"Chick Lit" Course Offered During January Intersession

January Intersession Course 2007
Women Writers: “Chick Lit”
ENGL 360 (also WMST 360)
3 Units
Dr. Lynn Houston, Instructor

Modeled after courses on this topic recently instituted into the curriculum at prestigious institutions such as Harvard, the University of Illinois, and Antioch college, this class allows students to identify the major defining characteristics of the genre of contemporary fiction called “chick lit” and seeks to endow students with a sense of the origin/history of this genre as it arises out of eighteenth century British novels written by women, as well as a sense of the relationship that chick lit has to the history of feminism.The course will take the form of what is known as a “hybrid” course, meaning that it meets face-to-face but also has a significant online component. Some of the film adaptations of “chick lit” novels (otherwise known as “chick flicks”) will be viewed and discussed. Our debates surrounding the nature and features of “chick lit” will be the central, organizing factors of this course that will also endow students with a larger sense of the history of women’s writing and of feminist theories.

Register for the course online at the Continuing and Regional Education Web Site

Contact Dr. Houston at lmhouston@csuchico.edu with any questions.

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Humanities Center Gallery: Art Students' Show DINGILY DANGLY

Dingily Dangly
Works by Art Students at CSU, Chico
Dec. 5-20, 2006

The Humanities Center Gallery at California State University, Chico, will be exhibiting Dingily Dangly, works by art students who call themselves SOS (Search Out Space), December 5-20. SOS is advised by art professor Michael Bishop, and this show will be curated by art faculty and staff David Barta, Amy Bloch, and Matthew Looper.

The gallery is open M-F, 8-5. A reception will be held Thurs., Dec. 14, 5-7pm. For information, call x4642.

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Campus Directory Correction

Please make the following change to your Campus Directory, Page 13. The listing for Business Advising should be as follows:

Business Advising

Business Graduate Programs - Neelam Bahl, Analyst (GLNN 121) Zip 041………….6283
Business Undergraduate Programs - (GLNN 325) Zip 021……………………………….4480

This should be the only information listed for Business Advising on Page 13. Please delete the rest of the incorrect, redundant information.

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Make a Charitable Gift Through Payroll Deduction

New online form simplifies making a charitable gift through payroll deduction

CSU, Chico faculty and staff wanting to make a charitable gift to the University can use an updated payroll deduction form. This form is now available from the University’s home page, via the Make A Gift link in the bottom left corner of the Web Site State employees can also access the form via their Portal accounts. University Advancement, Human Resources, Associated Students, and Research Foundation staff worked together to create a form that is easy-to-use and allows every campus employee to participate in the program. Payroll deduction is a simple way to contribute to your favorite college, department, program, or scholarship to help our students. Employees can participate in this program for as little as $10 per month. Your support makes a difference in students’ lives. If you have any questions regarding this program or the form, contact Dana Reedy or Cindy Dietle in University Advancement at extension 5297.

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"De-Stress through Jewelry Making" Seminar, Dec. 6

The end of the semester is fast approaching and the holiday bustle is apparent everywhere you look. Take advantage of this fun opportunity to de-stress while making beautiful jewelry. Keep the piece you make for yourself or give it to someone you love for Christmas. The total cost of this jewelry making seminar is only $10.00.

Date: Wed., Dec. 6, 2006
Time: 12:05pm - 12:55pm
Location: Kendall 207/209
Facilitator: Mary and Jessica, Bella’s Beads

To register or for more information and/or questions, please call The Office of Faculty and Staff Assistance & Work/Life Program at 898-4645, e-mail Rocio Leal or visit our Web Site

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Glass Sale, Dec. 7

Come one, come all to the Department of Art and Art History’s Annual Glass Sale. The sale will be on Thurs., Dec. 7 from 12pm - 3:30pm at the corner of West 1st Street and Salem (outside of Taylor Hall by the Mural.) There will be a large selection of glass ornaments and various other glass pieces to choose from, all made by our talented art students, and all for a great price. So stop by and get that holiday shopping out of the way.

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Ceramics Sale, Dec. 6

Come shop ‘til you drop at the Department of Art & Art History’s Annual Ceramics Sale on Wed., Dec. 6 from 11am - 4pm at the corner of West 1st Street and Salem (outside of Taylor Hall by the Mural). There will be a variety of plates, bowls, cups, tea pots, and other ceramic pieces to choose from all for a great holiday bargain. So come get that holiday shopping out of the way while supporting our students.

All proceeds benefit CASA (Ceramic Artists Student Association) and will be used to help them travel to and exhibit their work at a conference next spring.

Thank you for your support.

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CSU, Chico Employees in Need of Donated Leave Credits

The following California State University, Chico employees are in need of donated leave credits:

DAVID ENNS (Staff, Facilities Management and Services)

PAUL HAWES (Staff, Facilities Management and Services)

CINNAMON MCDONALD (Staff, Student Records and Registration)
(This individual is off work due to a family member’s illness. Only vacation credits may be donated for purpose of family care catastrophic leave.)

GEORGE THOMPSON ( Faculty, Library Reference Office)

RANDY WALL (Staff, Instructional Medical Center)

Any CSU, Chico employee who accrues leave credits may donate leave sick leave or vacation leave credits to other eligible employees on the CSU, Chico campus, regardless of bargaining unit affiliation. Associated Student employees and CSU, Chico University Research Foundation employees are not eligible to donate leave credits to CSU, Chico employees.

If you wish to donate leave credits, you will need to sign the catastrophic leave donation list - which is maintained at the Payroll/Benefits Customer Service Counter located in Kendall 222 (Hrs: Monday-Friday, 7:30am to 5pm) BECAUSE YOUR SIGNATURE IS REQUIRED, YOUR DONATIONS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED OVER THE PHONE OR VIA E-MAIL.

Per Catastrophic Leave Program guidelines, only the Disability Programs Office or a union representative may solicit for Catastrophic Leave donations; solicitation by any other entity is prohibited.

If you have questions, please contact the (Employee) Disability Programs Office, x5436.

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Retirement Workshop

Retirement Planning Made Easy - It’s your future - unlock the mysteries of your CalPERS retirement benefits. Attend a free two-hour CalPERS Retirement Planning Workshop in Butte County (location To Be Announced):

You will learn:

How retirement benefits are calculated
What to consider when deciding the best date to retire
Benefit options available at retirement
Taxability of retirement benefits
Retirement application process
CalPERS health benefits
Post retirement issues
The Deadline to register is December 17, 2006 in order to attend the workshop targeted for one day between
January 14 - January 20, 2007.
The event is entirely coordinated by CalPERS so questions should be directed to (888) 225-7377)
It’s easy to register - call Toll Free (888) 225-7377 or register online with your PIN at the Web Site (Only for Sacramento workshops)

You may also phone the Benefits Dept at #898-6435 and have a registration form mailed to you

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Supervisory Training: Grievance Procedures and the Collective Bargaining Agreements, Dec. 7

Familiarity with the basic articles of the collective bargaining agreement, particularly the grievance procedure, is a useful tool for a supervisor. The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize the supervisor with the different unions and collective bargaining agreements on campus.

Additionally, the workshop will:
- educate the supervisor on the grievance procedures and timelines relevant to their employees
- help the supervisor understand the involvement and role of union representatives in meetings with employees
- educate the supervisor on the options that an employee may exercise in response to various management actions

Date: Thurs., Dec. 7, 2006
Time: 10 - 12 pm
Location: Kendall 209
Trainers: Leslie Nix-Baker & Karla Zimmerlee

To register or for more information, please call Carrie Megli at x4645 in the Office of Faculty and Staff Assistance & Work/Life Program. This workshop satisfies requirements leading towards the campus certification program. For an application and additional training opportunities, please see the following Web Sites and the Web Site

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Winter Closure Notice from FMS

Happy Holidays from FMS! Facilities Management and Services will be taking advantage of the campus closure scheduled for Dec. 18, 2006 through Jan. 1, 2007 to schedule various projects that need to be performed when buildings are not occupied. As you know, there will be no heating provided to the campus buildings during this two week closure. During this time, the boiler system will be off which will allow us to repair a steam leak in the main distribution system, perform asbestos abatement in Butte in order to repair several mechanical mixing boxes and coordinate with the State Fire Marshal on annual fire alarm testing. The fire alarm testing in the buildings will be intermittent; however, if you are on campus, we would recommend that you vacate the building when an alarm sounds. As a reminder, all campus buildings will be locked for the entire two weeks. Access to the buildings will need to be with your ID card or a key. You must have this access activated by your supervisor or manager in order to access the building while it is in the after hours mode.

Enjoy your winter break as we get ready for the next semester.

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Library Microform Collection Moving

The second floor of the library is scheduled for a major recarpeting project during intersession. To prepare for the move, we are beginning to move the microform cabinets to temporary locations on the second floor. All microform collections are still accessible and the reader/printers will not be moved until after finals. If you cannot locate the microforms you need, please inquire in the Current Periodicals Reading Room for the temporary location.

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Ceramics Sale TODAY

Come shop ‘til you drop at the Department of Art & Art History’s Annual Ceramics Sale TODAY from 11am - 4pm at the corner of West 1st Street and Salem (outside of Taylor Hall by the Mural). There will be a variety of plates, bowls, cups, tea pots, vases, ornaments and other ceramic pieces to choose from all for a great holiday bargain. So come get that holiday shopping out of the way while supporting our students.

All proceeds benefit CASA (Ceramic Artists Student Association) and will be used to help them travel to and exhibit their work at a conference next spring.

Thank you for your support.

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Glass Sale, Dec. 7

Come one, come all, to the Department of Art and Art History’s Annual Glass Sale. The sale will be on Thurs., Dec. 7 from 12pm - 3:30pm at the corner of West 1st Street and Salem (outside of Taylor Hall by the Mural.) There will be a large selection of glass ornaments and various other glass pieces to choose from, all made by our talented art students, and all for a great price. So stop by and get that holiday shopping out of the way.

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Wireless Access Now Available in Butte Hall

This week Butte Hall became the first building on campus to have a ubiquitous free wireless network. As part of the system wide TII (Technology Infrastructure Initiative) project, Butte Hall now has Wildcat Wireless access points installed on every floor, offering coverage in every office and classroom. Butte Hall was selected for complete wireless coverage to address the increasing demand for network connectivity in a building where asbestos abatement made rewiring prohibitively expensive. For more information, please go to the Web Site or call Student Computing at 898-HELP or User Services at 898-6000.

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Educational Astronomy Series Offered

Kiwanis Chico Community Observatory (KCCO) and the Northern California Natural History Museum (NCNHM) will present a 13-week educational program entitled “A Cosmic Hike: The History and Environment of Our Universe” from January 4 through March 29, 2007.

The weekly programs will feature the Emmy Award-winning Public Broadcasting Service video series “Astronomy: Observations and Theories,” and will be hosted by the series writer and producer Kris Koenig, Director of the KCCO. Each week, Koenig will take participants on a visual journey across the cosmos to teach how we developed our current model of the universe.

The programs will be offered every Thurs. night, beginning at 7pm at the Chico Area Recreation District building, 545 Vallombrosa Ave, in Chico.

A donation of $3 per adult is requested for each program, students with an ID are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Or, tickets for the entire series can be purchased for a discounted price of $25 through January 4, 2007 at two local retailers, Expeditions, 228 Main Street, and Grace Jr., 331 W 5th Street, both in Chico.

For more information about these events check the NCNHM Web Site

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"Chick Lit" Course Offered During January Intersession

January Intersession Course 2007
Women Writers: “Chick Lit”
ENGL 360 (also WMST 360)
3 Units
Dr. Lynn Houston, Instructor

This class allows students to identify the major defining characteristics of the genre of contemporary fiction called “chick lit” (a contemporary novel genre in which thirty-something career women deal humorously with the ups and downs and romantic relationships) and seeks to endow students with a sense of the origin/history of this genre as it arises out of eighteenth century British novels written by women, as well as a sense of the relationship that chick lit has to the history of feminism. The course will take the form of what is known as a “hybrid” course, meaning that it meets face-to-face but also has a significant online component. Some of the film adaptations of “chick lit” novels (otherwise known as “chick flicks”) will be viewed and discussed. Our debates surrounding the nature and features of “chick lit” will be the central, organizing factors of this course that will also endow students with a larger sense of the history of women’s writing and of feminist theories.

Register for the course online at the Continuing and Regional Education Web Site

Contact Dr. Houston at lmhouston@csuchico.edu with any questions.

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Call for Papers: Student Publication Opportunity for All Majors

The College of the Humanities and Fine Arts and the English Graduate Student Council hope to begin a dialogue between all of the disciplines which can be exhibited in a periodically published journal.

This issue’s theme is “The Economics of Inequality: The seen and unseen costs of discrimination.” Society is based on structures of subordination and domination of all sorts, not only those we are accustomed to think of negatively.

We are seeking submissions of academic papers, short stories, creative nonfiction, B&W photography, and line drawings that explore these topics in creative and insightful ways.

The full CFP is posted at the Web Site

The call is open to CSU, Chico graduate students in all majors, as well as undergraduates who include an instructor’s letter of recommendation. The submission deadline is Feb. 28, 2007.

For more information please contact Byron Wilson and Michelle Barber at CSUCpublication@gmail.com

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Announcing New Course - CIMT 363 Sustainability and the Built Environment

CIMT 363 - Sustainability in the Built Environment: the Role of Concrete

Announcing a new Spring 2007 course for the proposed Concrete Industry Management (CIM) Program in the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management. All majors welcome.

Tuesdays
Langdon 105
5pm - 7:50pm
Instructor: Kristin Cooper-Carter

Sustainable development is about balancing human needs with the earth’s capacity to meet them. Concrete offers a wide range of capabilities to help achieve this balance. This course will explore sustainability concepts and concerns from the perspectives of the concrete industry. Through readings, lectures, and discussion, students will learn about the basic concepts of sustainability, green buildings and LEED. The class will focus on the role of concrete in helping to meet LEED Certification. This is a participatory class, your attendance is required to earn the highest grade possible. The class will draw on the campus as a living laboratory and the community for service learning exposure. All majors welcome.

For more information, contact Kristin Cooper Carter at 898-4037. Enroll or go to the first day of class.

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Distribution of December Main Payroll

The CSU, Chico campus will be closed from December 18, 2006 until January 2, 2007; therefore STATE FACULTY/STAFF MAIN PAYROLL DISTRIBUTION FOR DECEMBER will be handled a little different than normal.

Main payroll will be distributed on Friday, December 29 from 10am until noon at the University Public Events Box Office located on the corner of 2nd and Normal Streets.

Those faculty and staff members who do not pick up their pay warrants December 29th will receive them on January 2 after 11:30am through the regular payroll distribution process in their departments.

Please note that this is main payroll for faculty and staff, this is NOT student payroll.

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CADEC Giving Tree Needs Your Support

There’s still time to participate in the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center’s (CADEC) annual Giving Tree program! Now in its 13th year, the Giving Tree provides an opportunity for CSU, Chico faculty, students, and staff to spread some holiday cheer by donating gifts to needy children in the local community.

You may select a child’s name from one of the Giving Trees located in the BMU, Whitney Hall, University Village, Mechoopda Lounge, Esken Lounge, Konkow Embassy, Shasta Hall, or Lassen Hall. Purchase a new gift for the selected child and return it unwrapped to the BMU Information Center by Wed., Dec. 14.

CADEC distributes the gifts to children from Touchstone Perinatal Program, Northern Valley Catholic Social Services Teen Parent Program, and Family Solutions—three local Chico non-profit agencies.

This program is sponsored by CADEC and funded in part by the AS Activity Fee Council. For more information, contact CADEC at 898-6450.

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Educational Astronomy Series Offered

Kiwanis Chico Community Observatory (KCCO) and the Northern California Natural History Museum (NCNHM) will present a 13-week educational program entitled “A Cosmic Hike: The History and Environment of Our Universe” from January 4 through March 29, 2007.

The weekly programs will feature the Emmy Award-winning Public Broadcasting Service video series “Astronomy: Observations and Theories,” and will be hosted by the series writer and producer Kris Koenig, Director of the KCCO. Each week, Koenig will take participants on a visual journey across the cosmos to teach how we developed our current model of the universe.

The programs will be offered every Thurs. night, beginning at 7pm at the Chico Area Recreation District building, 545 Vallombrosa Ave, in Chico.

A donation of $3 per adult is requested for each program, students with an ID are free. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Or, tickets for the entire series can be purchased for a discounted price of $25 through January 4, 2007 at two local retailers, Expeditions, 228 Main Street, and Grace Jr., 331 W 5th Street, both in Chico.

For more information about these events check the NCNHM Web Site

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Make-A-Wish Concert, Dec. 5

A.S. Presents and the Business Resource Center (BRC) students will be hosting their 8th annual Make-A-Wish Concert on Tues., Dec. 5 at 7pm in the BMU Auditorium. Doors will open at 6:30pm.

The headlining performer for this year’s concert is Mossy Creek. Mossy Creek is a “progressive Bluegrass” band that mixes styles of music, including: Rock, Celtic, Country and Bluegrass.

Mossy Creek won two Chico News & Review -Chico Area Music Awards (CAMMIES) Readers’ Choice awards this year. One award was for the most popular local band and the other was for best Country/Bluegrass performer. Also, Mossy Creek was chosen to represent the California Bluegrass Association in After Hours Showcases at the International Bluegrass Association Convention in Nashville, Tennessee earlier this fall.

All net proceeds from the concert go to the local chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Make-A-Wish works to grant the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses. With the help of our generous community, students have been able to raise over $47,000 with the previous seven concerts.

Please join the BRC for an entertaining night of music for a worthy cause. Tickets are available at the Make-A-Wish table in front of Glenn Hall or at the BRC (Glenn 206). Tickets are $5 general admission. For additional information contact Oscar Haro, BRC Director, 898- 6359.

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Children's Choir of Chico in Kendall Today at 4:30 pm

The Children’s Choir of Chico , directed by Susan Tevis, will once again be giving a short performance in the Kendall Hall Rotunda this holiday season. They will be singing today, Dec. 4, at 4:30pm for about 15 minutes.

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New Orleans Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser

College of ECC Rebuild New Orleans Project students will be holding a pancake breakfast to send a group of 56 students to help rebuild New Orleans January 14-21, 2007. Students representing various majors on campus will be teaming up with Habitat for Humanity to rebuild and refurbish homes in the St. Bernard Parrish. Students have been given the challenge of raising $30,000 in a matter five weeks. So, come help them out and eat some pancakes.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser
Thurs., Dec. 7
7:30am to 11am
Outside O’Connell and Langdon Halls

The price is $4 which includes pancakes, a choice of bacon or sausage, Starbucks coffee, and/or juice.

If you have any questions or would like to donate to this worthwhile cause, please contact Terry Battle, x4898.

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Festive Scholarship Fundraiser, Glorious Sounds of The Season!, Presented Dec. 8-10

Ring in the holiday season with CSU, Chico’s annual music scholarship fundraiser, Glorious Sounds of the Season!

Presented Dec. 8 and 9 at 7:30pm and Dec. 10 at 2pm in Harlen Adams Theatre, Glorious Sounds of the Season! encompasses all areas of the Department of Music, including the Gospel Choir, the 150 voice University Chorus, the CSU, Chico Band, vocalist Daun Hayes, the Jazz X-Press, the North State Symphony players, soprano Ying Yeh, student and faculty handbell ensembles, talented opera workshop singers, University ogranist David Rothe performing on the Centennial Pipe Organ, the Children’s Choir of Chico, a percussion ensemble, and many others.

Presented in a kaleidoscopic fashion, the music is continual and spans various musical genres. There is even a community sing-along of holiday season favorites that you won’t want to miss.

Purchase tickets early as this event has sold out in the past. Tickets available at the University Box Office, x6333.

More information available at the Web Site

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Humanities Center Symposium: "Performing Arts in Southeast Asia," Daniel Schindler, Dec. 8

December 8
Daniel Schindler Department of Theatre Arts, CSU, Chico, and Annaliese Baker, Department of Theatre, CSU, Fresno
“Performing Arts in Southeast Asia: Ancient Stories in a Modern World”
Humanities Center Friday Symposium, 3-5pm, Trinity 100/126
Humanities Center Director: Laird Easton, 898-4284 Web Site

This presentation will explore the performing arts in Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Many of these dramatic forms date back to the 14th century and directly reflect the people, their land, and their history. Examples will be shown of traditional and rural performances, music, dance, and various puppetry forms including rod puppets, shadow puppets, marionettes, and water puppets.

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Anthropology Forum: Retail, Representation, and Rights in Wounaan Art and Landscapes, Dec. 7

“Retail, Representation, and Rights in Wounaan Art and Landscapes” will be presented at the Anthropology Forum on Thurs., Dec. 7, 4pm - 5pm in Ayres 120 by Dr. Julie Velasquez Runk of the School of American Research, Santa Fe. The public is invited.

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CAPE Forum on the Book-in-Common

Please invite your students to attend tonight’s special forum on this year’s Book-in-Common. Sponsored by the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics, the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and the First Year Experience Program, the evening will feature an interactive discussion on a range of topics. This will make for a fine capstone event for the BIC program. The forum is in Pac 134 at 7:30pm and will feature David Winzenz, Department of Psychology, Robert Burton, Department of English, and Tony Graybosch, Department of Philosophy. Cynthia Siemsen, Department of Sociology and member of the Book-in-Common committee, will moderate.

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Third Floor Gallery (BMU) Reception

Please join artists Erin Wapple and Max Infeld tonight, 12/6, from 5:30-7:30 pm as their show “Truth and Happiness” opens in the Gallery for the month of December. Refreshments, food, and art will all be served in abundance - please join us. Call Allison Travis-Bee at #5489 for more information.

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Don't Miss This Holiday Treat - The Nutcracker Dances Its Way Onto the Laxson Auditorium Stage

Friends of the Chico Community Ballet and Chico Performances present the classic holiday ballet, Nutcracker on Thurs., Dec. 7 through Sun., Dec. 10 in Laxson Auditorium at California State University, Chico.

Specific performance times are:
Thursday, Dec. 7 at 7:30pm
Friday, Dec. 8 at 7:30pm
Saturday, Dec. 9 at 2pm and 7:30pm
Sunday, Dec. 10 at 2pm

Chico Community Ballet brings this enchanting holiday treat alive, with elaborate costumes, sets, and dancing. In addition to four CSU, Chico students dancing lead roles, the ballet also features 34 children from grades second through 12, all of whom attend schools around the Chico area.

Don’t miss the magical world of dreams with dancing snowflakes and flowers, battling mice and soldiers, a visit to the Land of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the final battle between the Mouse King and the Nutcracker. This holiday ballet is a memorable experience for the whole family.

COST/TICKETS: Premium $23, Adult $18, Senior $16, Student/Child $14
Tickets available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets
For More Information visit the Web Site

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Writer's Voice Presents Watershed Magazine Prose & Poetry Reading, Dec. 7

Writer’s Voice presents Watershed literary magazine Prose & Poetry Reading
Thurs., Dec. 7, 7.30pm
Trinity 100.

Contributors to the fall issue of Watershed will read from their fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Copies of the magazine will be available for $5.

This reading is free & open to the public.
Watershed is supported in part by Instructionally Related Activities funds.

For more information, contact: Casey Huff or Beth Spencer, Department of English, at 898-5983.

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Anthropology Forum: Retail, Representation, and Rights in Wounaan Art and Landscapes, Dec. 7

Dr. Julie L. Velasquez Runk of the School of American Research Santa Fe, will be presenting this week’s Anthropology Forum entitled, “Retail, Representation, and Rights in Wounaan Art and Landscapes.” Dr. Runk will be conducting her presentation this Thurs., Dec. 7 in Ayres Hall Room 120 at 4pm. The campus and community are welcome to attend.

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University Film Series: Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Dec. 12

UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
7:30pm
Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated, 898-4642 Web Site
DEC. 12

Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (1975, USA) 97 min. Directed by Dennis Heroux. Hosted by Laird Easton, Department of History and Humanities Center Director

Eschewing conventional narrative, this film transforms Mort Shuman and Eric Blau’s beloved 35-song stage revue into an infectious movie musical that showcases both Brel’s astonishing songwriting breadth and the resourceful audacity of ’70s filmmaking. Belgian born Brel’s richly sensual, uncompromising, and lyrical songs provide a simultaneously ecstatic and tragic framework for this flamboyant and moving film. Heroux utilizes everything from puppetry to location photography to shepherd Brel’s music far beyond the proscenium-bound horizon. Working from the surreal imagery and concrete emotions with which Brel laced his lyrics, songwriter Mort Shuman (himself co-creator of some of the most memorable hit songs for the Drifters and Elvis Presley) transforms Brel’s French chansons into lushly romantic yet unsentimental English language versions. The showstopper offers Brel himself singing his signature, “Ne Me Quitte Pas,” in a sequence that ranks as one of the most powerfully understated and sincere musical performances ever put on film.

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Retirement Reception for Dick Chamberlain, Dec. 13

Student Financial Services will be hosting a retirement reception for Dick Chamberlain, Cashiering Supervisor, on Wed., Dec. 13, from 2pm - 4pm in Kendall Hall, Room 207-209.

He will begin his retirement with travel plans together with his wife Ann as well as enjoy home and garden projects. Please join us as we wish Dick a happy retirement.

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