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Anyone interested in joining a Persian cultural group on campus?
Anyone who would be interested in joining or helping to form a new group on campus to celebrate and learn about Persian culture and history should contact Allia Homayoun at ahomayoun@mail.csuchico.edu.
Allia and a handful of other students are in the process of submitting the paperwork to start this group and need support from faculty and students on campus who would be interested in attending their events or meetings. For further information, contact Lynn Houston (assistant professor, English) or Farshad Azad (lecturer, Kinesiology).
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Graduate Equity Fellowship for Under-Served Groups
The goal of the Graduate Equity Fellowship Program (GEFP) is to prepare, motivate, encourage and support those graduate students who aspire to obtain a doctorate and pursue an academic career in teaching and research. Awards for an academic year total $5,500. The two-part program provides a stipend of $750/semester and a salary of $2,000/semester for research related activities under the direction of a faculty mentor.
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:
You must be economically disadvantaged; come from an educationally disadvantaged background/experienced restricted access to quality educational opportunities; be admitted to the University and a master’s degree program; classified as a California resident; and there must be a probable need for faculty in your academic discipline - i.e., a projected shortfall in the supply of qualified faculty in your field of study.
Deadline: April 1 for Fall
November 1 for Spring
More information/application, is available on the web site or contact the School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Programs Office in Tehama 209, 898-6880.
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Retirement Reception for Pat Meinberg
Pat Meinberg, Financial Aid Advisor, is retiring after 22 years of service to students on campus. All are invited to a reception to be held in her honor on Wed., Oct. 24, 2007 from 2:30pm - 4pm in Trinity Gallery. A short presentation will begin at 3pm.
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Grant Expert on Campus
Explore your grant opportunities with the new grant search database. An expert from the Grant Resource Center (GRC) will be on campus tomorrow, Tues., Oct. 23 at Selvester’s Café by the Creek from 2:30pm - 4pm for a presentation and a question and answer session. Learn how to find funding for your research through the Grant Resource Center in Washington, DC. Take this opportunity to begin your next research project and meet your Research and Sponsored Programs development specialist. Refreshments are provided. Please RSVP to Mary Wilby x5700.
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AS Sustainability Fund - Call for Proposals!
The AS Sustainability Fund, which was created through the student referendum process in the spring of 2006, is going through its first funding cycle and is seeking innovative proposals from students.
Do you know students who want to work on a project that supports one or more of the facets of sustainability - ecology, economy, and equity? If so, please let them know about this opportunity to get funding for their project.
In order to be eligible to receive funding, students must work with a Project Advisor (faculty, staff, administrator, or community member/organization) and attend one of the three mandatory proposal workshops:
Mandatory Proposal Workshop #1 Oct. 18, 2007, 5:15pm (BMU 314)
Mandatory Proposal Workshop #2 Oct. 22, 2007, 3pm (BMU 303)
Mandatory Proposal Workshop #3 Oct. 24, 2007, 10am (Selvester’s Café)
Project proposal forms will be available at the mandatory proposal workshops and are due by Mon., Nov. 5, 2007, no later than 12:00 noon.
For more information, see the web site.
Questions?
Please contact:
Julie Wright, Chair of the Sustainability Fund Allocation Committee and Commissioner of Environmental Affairs, 530.898.3386.
Amy Miller, AS Sustainability Coordinator, 530.898.3645.
Jon Slaughter, Director, AS Programs and Government Affairs, 530.898.5701.
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Humanities Center Book Theme Lecture: Steve Wasserman, "The Future of the Book in the Digital Age," Oct. 23
Humanities Center’s Book Theme Lecture
Steve Wasserman: “The Future of the Book in the Digital Age”
October 23, 7:30 pm, Ayres 106, CSU Chico
Steve Wasserman was the literary editor of the Los Angeles Times responsible for the weekly Sunday Book Review. He is currently managing director of the New York office of the literary agency Kneerim & Williams at Fish & Richardson and the new book editor of the web magazine Truthdig.com. Prior to these, he was with Farrar, Straus & Giroux where he was publisher and editorial director of two imprints, Hill & Wang and The Noonday Press. He has been on the nominating jury for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and was the chairman of the nominating jury for the Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction. He has taught at the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.
Call Troy Jollimore, director of the Humanities Center, for more information: 898-4506.
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University Film Series: Atom Egoyan's CALENDAR, Nov. 6
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642
Nov. 6
Calendar (1993, Armenia/Canada) 75 min. Directed by Atom Egoyan. Introduced by Jeanne C. Lawrence, Department of History*
In this, one of his most personal films, Atom Egoyan himself plays a photographer hired to capture images of Armenian churches for a calendar. He takes his wife (real-life wife and frequent star Arsinée Khanjian) along as a translator, and, as they travel with their Armenian guide, their relationship begins to unravel. The photographer returns to Canada with his pictures, but without his wife, who has gradually been drawn to her ethnic roots and has fallen in love with the guide.
*Part of the Humanities Center’s theme for this year—“The Book.”
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Research Colloquium: "Community Engagement at Golden Gate National Parks: New Communities, New Methods, and New Stewards," Oct. 26
The College of Communication and Education invites all faculty, students, and staff to our second Fall session of our Research Colloquium, Friday, Oct. 26 at 2pm in Tehama 107. Dr. Emilyn Sheffield will be speaking on “Community Engagement at Golden Gate National Parks: New Communities, New Methods, and New Stewards.”
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Study Skills Workshops this Week
The Student Learning Center is offering two study skills workshops this week:
10/23 (Tuesday) Test Taking Strategies 2pm - 3pm
Maria Elena Anguiano MLIB 226
10/25 (Thursday) Writing Research Papers 3pm - 4:30pm
Josh Whittinghill MLIB 226
Workshops are free - students can sign up in advance at the Student Learning Center (Meriam Library 458) or by calling 898-6839.
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Geoengineered Climate Change, Panel Presentation and Discussion
The Peace Institute at CSU, Chico presents Rosalind Peterson, Allan Buckmann and Dane Wigington discussing:
“Threats to Agriculture Sustainability & Forest Health Due to Experimental Weather Modification Programs & Geoengineered Climate Change.”
Tues., Oct. 30, 2007, Modoc Hall, Room 114, from 7pm - 10pm — free and open to the public.
Rosalind Peterson is Co-Founder and President of the Agriculture Defense Coalition based in Northern California. Peterson has served as an Agriculture Technologist with the Mendocino County Agriculture Department. She worked for the CA USDA Farm Service Agency and was a U.S.D.A. CA Certified Agriculture Crop Loss Adjustor. She has a BA in Environmental Studies & Planning from Sonoma State with emphasis on agricultural sustainability.
Allan Buckmann, a trained Weather Observer (US Air Force), ecologist, and wildlife biologist, recently retired after 38 years with the CA Department of Fish & Game. He is also President of Microbe Tech, Inc.
Peterson and Buckmann recently addressed the 60th Annual United Nations’ Conference on Climate Change (Sept. 5-7, 2007). Their presentation will reprise, in large part, the information presented at the United Nations.
Dane Wigington, a Shasta County resident, researches solar power, renewable energy and forest health.
For information email Tom Imhoff.
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"War Made Easy," a documentary film by Norman Solomon --- Tonight
Monday, Oct. 22, Holt Hall, room 170, 7pm - 9pm.
Upcoming events:
Tues., Oct. 23, Modoc Hall, room 114, 7pm to 9pm.
“Democratic Dissent in a Time of War” a talk by Ray McGovern, retired CIA analyst
Chico Peace & Justice Annual Fundraising Dinner: Next Generation Peacemakers.
Wed. Oct. 24 at the Chico Masonic Family Center, 1110 W. East Avenue. Doors open at 5pm, program starts at 6pm, and dinner at 7pm. Keynote speaker is Aidan Delgado, Iraq war veteran. Ticket info at 893-9078 and chico-peace@sbcglobal.net.
Thursday, October 25, Holt Hall, room 170, 7pm to 9pm.
“Attacking Iran,” a talk by David Dionisi, founder of the Teach Peace Foundation, author of AMERICAN HIROSHIMA, former Army Intelligence Officer.
McGovern’s visit is cosponsored by the A.S. Committee on Arts and Lectures, Citizens for Social Responsibility (Redding, CA), the Chico Peace and Justice Center, the CSU, Chico Peace Institute, the Department of Political Science and the Department of Sociology.
All on campus events are free and open to the public.
Email Tom Imhoff for more information.
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Art Education Club Sale and BBQ Today
Just a reminder that the Art Education Club yard sale and BBQ will be today from 10am - 2pm in the Free Speech Area.
Also, The University Art Gallery will be sponsoring a Day of the Dead sale in conjunction with the Art Education Club Yard Sale. Items for sale will include skeleton dolls, Mexican decorations, a 3/4 size skeleton and paper mache fruits & vegetables, just in time for your Halloween decorating. Come check out all the great stuff for sale and enjoy a hot dog and soda while you shop.
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AS Late Night Event - Moster Movie Bash
As Late Night Chico will be showing a Monster Movie Bash Double Feature movie night, Thurs. Oct. 25, 2007 inside the BMU Common Grounds.
Showing will begin at 8pm with Army of Darkness, a comedy horror / adventure film, and at 10pm Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Come enjoy either movie with the free admission, refreshments and a comfortable atmosphere as you wind down before your weekend.
For more information on all AS Late Night Chico events visit www.aschico.com/latenight or call (530)898-4172.
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Annual Caregiver Conference
Please join PASSAGES Mountain Caregiver Resource Center for their annual Caregiver Conference in Red Bluff. The theme this year is “Caregiver Comfort.”
We will “warm up” with keynote speaker LeAnn Thieman; author of “Chicken Soup for the Caregiver’s Soul,” nationally acclaimed motivational speaker, author and nurse. Next we will “chill out” with Beverly Bender, humorist, educator, certified leader and laughter yoga trainer. We will end our day “mellowing out” with one of our own MCRC family consultants, Lillian Arnold, who will demonstrate “Sign Chi Do”, described as the “Moving Language.” It is said to harmonize sign language with movement.
This important conference is offered by MOUNTAIN CAREGIVER RESOURCE CENTER, a program of PASSAGES. There is no charge for this day of fun and relaxation. Lunch is included.
So mark your calendars for Thurs., Nov. 8, 2007 from 9am -3:30pm at the Red Bluff Community Center, 1500 South Jackson, Red Bluff, CA.
RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED, Please call Kristen at 898-6720 by Oct. 31.
Hope to see you there.
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CSU, Chico Employees in Need of Donated Leave Credits
The following employees are in need of donated leave credits:
JAMES FAIRCHILD (Staff Member, Mail Services)
DIANA FORMAN (Staff Member, Facilities Management & Services)
Any CSU, Chico employee who accrues sick leave or vacation leave credits may donate 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 (Kendall 222). 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 party is prohibited.
If you have questions, please contact the (Employee) Disability Programs Office, x5436.
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CSU, Chico Research Foundation Position Announcements
The CSU, Chico Research Foundation has the following position openings:
RESERVATION TECHNICIAN
Summer Orientation Program
Application Review Begins 10/26/07
Open Until Filled
STUDENT CALLER
Chico State Calling Center
Open Until Filled
STUDENT ASSISTANT
Concrete Industry Management
Application Review Begins Today 10/08/07, Open Until Filled
Complete descriptions of responsibilities, requirements & application materials are available online or by 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 October 22, 2007
CLOSING THE WEEK OF 10/22/07
(07-0133) ISA I (Laboratory Assistant)
GEOS
Closes: 10/22/07
(07-0131) ASA I
ENGL
Closes: 10/22/07
(07-0130) DUPLICATING MACHINE SUPERVISOR I (Copy Center Supervisor)
PRNT
Closes: 10/22/07
(07-0129) DESKTOP PUBLISHING / GRAPHIC SPECIALIST (Advancement Assistant)
BUS
Closes: 10/22/07
(07-0128) ASA II
BSS
Closes: 10/22/07
(07-0126) ASA I
VPSA
Closes: 10/22/07
(07-0123) ASA I
FIN
Closes: 10/22/07
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(07-0138) ASC I (Facilities Reservations Coordinator)
UPE
Closes: 11/5/07
(07-0135) SUPERVISING CARPENTER
FMS
Closes: 10/29/07
(07-0134) ACADEMIC HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (COS II)
VPHR
Closes: 10/29/07
(07-0132) DIRECTOR, STUDENT HEALTH SERVICE (Administrator III)
VPSA
Open until filled; Application review: 11/5/07
(07-0127) OPERATING ENGINEER
FMS
Closes: 10/29/07
(07-0125) SSP IB / II (ADVISOR)
EOP
Closes: 10/29/07
(07-0124) NURSE PRACTITIONER / PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
SHS
Closes: Open until filled; Application review: 10/15/07
(07-0112) AA/S - NON EXEMPT (Membership Coordinator)
ALM
Open until filled; Application review: 9/18/07
(07-0105) GENERAL MANAGER - KCHO (Administrator II)
NPR/UPE
Open until filled; Application review: 9/18/07
(07-0100) EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COORDINATOR (Administrator I)
EHS
Open until filled; Application review: 8/27/07
(07-0095) FINANCIAL AID ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLIENT SERVICES AND OPERATIONS (Administrator II)
FASO
Open until filled; Application review: 8/20/07
(07-0091) DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL SESSION AND EXTENSION PROGRAMS (EES II)
RCE
Open until filled; Applications reviewed when received
(07-0074) PHARMACIST II-PHARMACIST-IN-CHARGE (Revised)
SHS
Open until filled; Application review extended: 7/2/07
(07-0056) EXECUTIVE DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES PLANNING (Administrator III)
VPBF
Open until filled; Application review: 6/18/07
Job Announcements are on the Web.
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Protecting Yourself and the Campus from Cyber Threats
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Presenters: Brooke Banks and Jeff Williams
This workshop provides a basic overview of information security, best practices to keep your data safe and your responsibilities. Participants will gain a practical understanding of cyber security threats, ways to avoid them and steps to take if it happens. In this workshop, participants will:
recognize cyber security threats
explore ways to protect your information
review the university’s Acceptable Use Policy
understand the levels of data protection
learn how to recognize security risks; learn how to respond or report a security incident
Date: Tues., Oct. 30, 2007
Time: 9am - 11am
Location: MLIB, Studio A
Trainers: Brooke Banks & Jeff Williams
Registeronline for a supervisory training. Enter the WBT section found in orange on the right side of the screen. Use your user name and portal password, click on the Course Catalog menu, click on the section entitled Organizational Training & Professional Development Certification Program, view training titles and enroll. If you have any problem, email Marvin Pratt, EHS.
Questions: Email Clarice Reutlinger to register.
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