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News Release: National Event Engages Students and Faculty in Climate Change Discussion
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 25, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
National Event Engages Students and Faculty in Climate Change Discussion
Students and faculty from California State University, Chico and Butte College will be participating in a national effort to discuss solutions for global warming Thursday, Jan. 31, in CSU, Chico’s BMU Auditorium.
Focus the Nation will involve more than 1,000 college campuses as well as K-12 schools, faith-based organizations, and businesses and civic organizations across the country. At each location, teams of participants will take part in interdisciplinary discussions on the topic “Global Warming Solutions for America.”
The purpose of Focus the Nation is to draw attention to the issue of global climate change and create a serious, sustained and national discussion linking students and citizens directly with political leaders.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Natural History Museum to Sponsor Book Discussions on 'The Reluctant Mr. Darwin'
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 24, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Rachel Teasdale,
Geological and Environmental Sciences
rteasdale@csuchico.edu
Natural History Museum to Sponsor Book Discussions on ‘The Reluctant Mr. Darwin’
In preparation for a visit by science writer David Quammen on March 11, the public is invited to join in a discussion series on his book “The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution” (Great Discoveries, 2006, W.W. Norton).
The Northern California Natural History Museum, College of Natural Sciences and Chico Performances are jointly sponsoring Quammen’s visit as part of the California State University, Chico “On the Creek” lecture series.
Professor Rachel Teasdale, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, and other CSU, Chico science faculty members will lead a series of informative and thought-provoking discussions of Quammen’s book. Anyone interested is invited to join the group.
The complete news release is available online.
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Focus the Nation, Final Volunteer Meeting, Jan. 28
Focus the Nation is less than one week away and there is still time to volunteer. The final volunteer meeting will be on Mon., Jan. 28 from 4pm - 5pm in the lobby in the basement of the BMU. For more info please contact Jillian at jbuckholz@csuchico.edu.
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Recycling Pick Up Days
The new semester in upon us and I am letting everyone know which days recycling will be picked up in their building.
The PAPER recycling schedule is as follows:
Monday Mornings - Butte, Butte Station, Tehama, Plumas
Tuesday mornings - Meriam Library, Siskiyou, Laxson
Tuesday afternoons - 25 & 25 Main, Sapp, Sierra, 310 Salem
Wednesday mornings - Ayres, Continuing Ed, Glenn, Kendall, Phys. Science, Trinity, University Center
Thursday mornings - Acker, Shurmer, AJH, Colusa, FMS, UHFS office, Modoc, Health Center, Yolo, Shipping/Receiving Warehouses
Friday mornings - Holt, PAC, Langdon, O’Connell, Taylor, Yuba
The CANS & BOTTLES recycling schedule is as follows:
Monday mornings - FMS, Yolo, Shurmer, Acker, Health Center, Tehama, Plumas, Colusa, 310 Salem St
Tuesday afternoons - Butte, Holt, Kendall, Langdon, O’Connell, PAC, Trinity,
Wednesday mornings - AJH, Ayres, Continuing Ed, Glenn, Laxson, Modoc, Physical Science, Taylor, University Center
Thursday mornings - Siskiyou, MLIB, Yuba, Sierra, Sapp, 25 & 35 Main,
For questions or concerns about recycling services, please call x5033 or email asrecycleoffice@csuchico.edu
For a list of materials collected by AS Recycling, visit our web site and select “Materials” from the left menu bar.
If you would like to request a new bin or label for your office feel free to give us a call.
All you recyclers keep up the good work.
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Pick Up & Delivery Schedule - University Printing Services
University Printing Services resumes twice daily Pick Ups & Deliveries beginning Mon., Jan 28. Free pick up & delivery of orders is offered twice daily to the main campus in the morning between 9am and 11:30am, and in the afternoon between 2pm and 4pm. The service is offered to 25 & 35 Main Street offices once a day in the afternoon between 1pm and 3:30pm.
If your office is not currently on the Pick-Up & Delivery Schedule and would like to be, please contact Customer Service at x5992.
University Printing Services
Siskiyou Hall, Rm 118, x5992
Hours: M - F, 8am to 5pm
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KCHO and Museum of Anthropology Celebrate The Diverse Human Language Story and Remember the Losses Along the Way
KCHO’s (91.7 FM) I-5 Live call-in program on Mon., Jan. 28 at 8pm will feature topics from CSU, Chico’s Museum of Anthropology exhibition titled From Cave Art to Email: Language and Meaning in Human Cultures. Guests to the program include museum curator Adrienne Scott, CSU linguists Sara Trechter and Frank Li, as well as anthropology graduate student of Museum Studies, Alli Bouwman.
What impact does globalization have on the world’s 6,000 plus languages? It is predicted that over half of the world’s languages will vanish in the next 100 years. The loss of any language is the loss of human thought for all of humanity. Trechter and Li will recount their work with languages on the verge of extinction and the process of preservation and revitalization that many indigenous communities are doing.
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities for Spring 2008
Do you know an undergraduate student working on a special student-designed project who can use some financial support this semester or over the summer?
The Undergraduate Awards for Research & Creativity are an exceptional and unique opportunity for students to create their own projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor. To qualify, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above.
Interested students are encouraged to attend one of two information sessions:
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 5-6pm, or Wed., Feb. 6, noon-1pm, KNDL 207.
- Up to ten summer stipends of $2,000 each are available to undergraduates (including graduating seniors) in all majors. Application deadline: Friday, Feb. 29, 2008
- Up to five summer stipends of $3,500 each are available to undergraduates (including graduating seniors) in Chemistry/Environmental Science. Application deadline: Tues., April 1, 2008
- We will also discuss Spring 2008 $500 grant opportunities for all majors. Application deadline: Mon., Feb. 18, 2008.
To see an application and supporting materials, visit the web site.
Applications are also available at the Honors Program office, OCNL 236, 898-5683.
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Classic Americana Music, Jan. 27
Join the members of Anonymous 4 this Sunday, Jan. 27 in Laxson Auditorium 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” 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.”
Tickets are: $23 Premium, $18 Adult/Senior, $16 Student/Child $14 and are available at the University Box Office, or at Laxson Auditorium the evening of the performance.
For more information please visit the web site or call (530) 898-6333.
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International Forum, Jan. 29
Revisiting the Past and Embracing the Future in Contemporary Spain by Stephen E. Lewis, History Department, Tues., Jan. 29 5pm - 5:50pm in HOLT 170.
Long considered one of the “sick men” of Europe, Spain has undergone a remarkable political, economic, and social renaissance since the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975. Today, Spain has a thriving democracy and a booming economy. Once a socially conservative Catholic society, Spain is now overwhelmingly secular, and its current government is one of Europe’s most socially progressive. Spaniards are now being encouraged to grapple with the legacy of their divisive civil war. Still others have gone further, wondering aloud if Spain’s monarchy has outlived its usefulness. This ferment helps make Spain one of Europe’s most alluring vacation destinations.
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The 11th Annual International Guitar Festival comes to Chico, Feb. 8
On Friday, Feb. 8 at 7:30pm Chico Performances and KCHO/KFPR will present the 11th annual International Guitar Festival. Take a journey from the pulsating city of Rio de Janeiro to the jungles of the Amazon and back again, as Odair and Sergio Assad perform their personal style of Brazilian guitar. The Assad Brothers are the world’s pre-eminent guitar duo, performing wide-ranging music from classical Bach to fiery Django Reinhardt. The Brazilian Guitar Festival also includes acoustic jazz guitar master Romero Lubambo; guitar, percussion/vocalist Celso Machado; and their own remarkable sister, guitar/vocalist Badi Assad.
This concert is a benefit for Northstate Public Radio KCHO and KFPR.
Tickets are $25 Premium, $20 Adult, $18 Senior, and $16 Student/Child, information on tickets and the performance is available online or by calling (530) 898-6333.
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