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New Mileage Reimbursement Rate for State Travel
Effective for travel on or after January 1, 2008, the rate of 50.5 cents per mile will be used to reimburse State employees for the use of their privately-owned vehicles while conducting university business.
The mileage rate for moving/relocation purposes established by the IRS has been changed to 19 cents per mile driven. Relocation mileage reimbursed at a higher rate will be subject to income tax reporting and withholding.
For complete information, refer to HR 2007-20 letter issued by the Chancellor’s Office which may be found online.
The reimbursement rate of 48.5 cents per mile for private vehicles should be used for mileage expenses incurred up to and including December 31, 2007. Please remember to use the appropriate rate when completing your Travel Expense Claims.
A revised Travel Expense Claim form will be available by January 14, 2008 at the web site. In the meantime any travel occurring in January will need to be manually calculated on the Travel Expense Claim.
If you have any questions please contact Travel Services at x5766.
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Symphony Tango Fundraiser
Tango on Tap at Sierra Nevada for North State Symphony Fundraiser
Starlight Buenos Aires, a fund-raiser for North State Symphony’s concerts and youth programs, takes place in the Sierra Nevada Big Room on Jan 26 at 7pm.
The night of tango music and Latin flair will feature the Skyliners Big Band. Tango lessons will be offered by Luke Scherba, Annaluz Rockefeller and others. Ms. Rockefeller and Tim Bugh will demonstrate improvisational tango, and soprano Diane O’Sullivan will sing.
Starlight Buenos Aires is a fundraiser for the North State Symphony. Feb. 16-17 concerts feature music inspired by dance, ranging from Tchaikovsky to a concert tango by Astor Piazzolla.
Refreshments at the Jan. 26 fundraiser include Spanish “tapas” prepared by Sierra Nevada’s chef, Micheal Iles. A silent auction is included, including nights in vacation locales; dinner in an historic mansion; a wine-tasting party; interior design and architectural consultation; and recording time in a sound studio.
Businesses and professionals donating auction items include Cory’s Country Inn, Marilyn Curtis, Camille De Gannon, Devrie Jarrett, Richard Macias, Seven Seas Wine Merchants, Diane Suschil, Dr. Michelle Shover and the CSU, Chico Music Dept.
Information about Starlight Buenos Aires is available by calling the Symphony, 898-5984.
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Classic Americana Music, Jan. 27
Join the acclaimed vocalists of Anonymous 4 as they embark on a journey into Americana, along with special guests Darol Anger on fiddle and mandolin, and Scott Nygaard on guitar. Their fall tour, entitled the “Long Time Traveling Tour,” features lyric folk songs and religious ballads, spiritual and gospel hymns and folk blues which were recorded on their two previous albums American Angels, and Gloryland. Highlights will include haunting versions of “Poor Wayfaring Stranger,” a wildly different setting of “Shall We Gather at the River,” and Anonymous 4’s arrangements of gospel favorites “Just Over in the Gloryland,” and “Green Pastures.”
Listen to Anonymous 4 and their special guests in Laxson Auditorium on Jan. 27 at 7:30pm brought to you by Chico Performances.
Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child, for more information visit the web site or call 898-6333.
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Faculty Seminar Online: Effective Online Discussions, Jan. 22
Online Seminar - Effective Online Discussions
Date: January 22
Time: 1pm - 2pm
Place: Online (If unable to attend live, an archive will be made available)
The heart and soul of many online courses is the discussion area. However, those new to online teaching are often skeptical about the use of discussions, asking questions like: “Will students overwhelm me?” or worse: “What if they don’t respond?” This session will explore how instructors can approach online discussions including considerations related to the purpose of discussions, tips on managing student (and instructor) expectations, techniques for assessment, and tips on how to stimulate discussion.
To register for the session, go to the web site.
Archived sessions are available online.
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