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News Release: Chemist from Los Alamos Will Speak on Exploring the Composition of Planets on March 1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 12, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Kathy Johns
Department of Chemistry
530-898-5259
Chemist from Los Alamos Will Speak on Exploring the Composition of Planets on March 1
Chemist Samuel M. Clegg, from Los Alamos National Laboratory, will speak at the Northern California American Chemical Society dinner on Saturday, March 1. Clegg will present “Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy: From Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration to Roving Mars.”
The dinner is being hosted by the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Chico and the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society. It will be held in the Bell Memorial Union at 6 p.m. Although this dinner is especially for chemists, Donald Alger, an organizer of the event, said others are welcome. He added, “The topic should be of interest to people with interest in astronomy and geology in terms of discovering the chemical composition of planets in our solar system. It also relates to the questions related to the possibility of life on other planets.”
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is an elemental analysis technique that is currently used to probe a variety of terrestrial and Martian geological samples. It involves focusing a high-power laser onto the surface of a sample. The laser ablates material from the sample surface, generating expanding plasma containing electronically excited ions, atoms and small molecules. These excited species emit light as they relax to lower electronic states at wavelengths indicative of the elements present in the sample.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: From Cave Art to E-mail: Museum of Anthropology Offers New Exhibit on Language and Meaning
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 12, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4143
Adrienne Scott, curator
Museum of Anthropology
530-898-5397
From Cave Art to E-mail: Museum of Anthropology Offers New Exhibit on Language and Meaning
The Museum of Anthropology at California State University, Chico has a new exhibit, “From Cave Art to E-mail: Language and Meaning in Human Cultures,” that will run through May 23. The museum is located on the third floor of Langdon Hall at the corner of Cherry and West First Streets.
Anthropologists and linguists agree that language has been a part of human culture for at least 40,000 years, said Adrienne Scott, curator of the museum. “The archaeological record explodes with art and artifacts at that time, indicating that more complex speech systems had developed. That was just the beginning. In this exhibition, the story of human language is told through the eyes of many cultures and their artwork, geographic location and social systems,” said Scott.
Visitors to the exhibit will learn about the global expressions of language and communication, said Scott. “The arts and sounds of human life point the way toward understanding the origins and challenges facing the 6,912 languages of the world today,” she said.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: High-Achieving Students Compete for President's Scholarships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 12, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Wendy Needels
Office of Admissions
530-898-4661
High-Achieving Students Compete for President’s Scholarships
Two hundred thirty high school students, some from as far away as Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, New York and New Mexico, will come to California State University, Chico on Saturday, Feb. 23 to compete for $132,000 in scholarships.
The President’s Scholars Competition Day was initiated in 1995 and is continuing under CSU, Chico’s current president, Paul Zingg. High school seniors who have applied and been accepted to the University and have a 3.7 or above high school grade point average or a 3.5 GPA and a 1200 total SAT I or a 27 composite ACT score are eligible. Each of them received a personal letter of invitation.
The students, with approximately 500 parents and friends, will gather Saturday morning in Bell Memorial Union (BMU) for a continental breakfast. Then the students will take a series of three exams testing critical thinking, science and reasoning, and communication skills. The scholarships are awarded based on the results of these exams.
The complete news release is available online.
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Join a Support Group at the Psychological Counseling Center
At the Psychological Counseling Center, we offer a variety of support groups each semester. All of our groups are led by experienced staff counselors. These groups are provided as a free service to regularly enrolled students at CSU, Chico.
Newer groups offered this semester: “How to Manage a Stressful Life,” “Women’s Relationship Group,” and “GLBTQ: a support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning students”. Visit our web site to view all the groups being offered.
Come by our office for more information. We are located in the Meriam Library, Room 141, or call 898-6345.
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Best of Chico State & Chico Facts Web sites Updated
The Best of Chico State Web site has been updated, with a new entry for International Programs and updated information about our Sustainability and Civic Engagement programs.
The Chico Facts Web site has also been updated with current information about the campus and the community.
Updated each spring by University Public Affairs and Publications, Chico Facts includes information about campus enrollment, staffing, facilities, and academic programs, as well as the local community. It is available online.
One new feature this year is a list of Bachelor’s Degrees Granted, listing the 10 majors granting the most degrees in the 2006-2007 academic year.
Much of the information in Chico Facts comes from Institutional Research, and we would like to thank Jeanette Alosi for her help in collecting the information for us.
If you have any questions, please contact Public Affairs and Publications at x4143.
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Watershed Literary Magazine Accepting Submissions
Watershed, CSU, Chico’s student-edited literary magazine, invites students, faculty, staff, and community members to submit their original and unpublished works for possible publication in its spring 2008 issue, a special themed issue—“Beneath the Surface.”
The categories solicited are
• Poetry
• Short fiction
• Creative nonfiction
• Short one-act plays
• Black and white photography
• Line drawings
• Illustrations
Include with submission
• A cover letter with your name, e-mail, address, phone number, and a brief biographical statement of up to 40 words
• A self-addressed stamped envelope for reply and manuscript return
Please do not put your name on the pages of your submissions. The maximum number of submissions is 5, and please limit the length of individual submissions to 5,000 words. The artwork submitted should be no larger than 8.5”×11”, and a black and white printed copy should be included.
The submission deadline is Friday, March 7, 2008.
Send or deliver submissions to
Watershed
California State University, Chico
Department of English - Taylor Hall 209
Chico, CA 95929-0830
For more information, go to the Web site or contact Casey Huff at 898-5983.
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Humanities Center Hosts Poets Troy Jollimore and D.A. Powell, Feb. 29
The Humanities Center Hosts Two Poets - Troy Jollimore and D.A. Powell at the 1078 Gallery, 820 Broadway, Chico, 7:30pm, Feb. 29. Call 898-4642.
Troy Jollimore’s first book of poetry, Tom Thomson in Purgatory, was selected by former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins for the 2005 Robert E. Lee & Ruth I. Wilson Poetry Book Award and is the winner of the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry. He teaches in the Philosophy Department at CSU, Chico.
“Jollimore injects a much needed jolt of helium into contemporary poetry… [A] new and exciting voice in American poetry.” (John Freeman)
D. A. Powell is the author of three books of poetry, Tea (1998); Lunch (2000); and Cocktails (2004), which was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. He currently teaches at the University of San Francisco and edits the online magazine Electronic Poetry Review.
“D.A. Powell’s lens for examining reality and society is fitted with a very modern filter—passionate wit. With his customized lens and a dynamic focus, he shows us something both new and reminiscent, deeply incongruous and familiar. […] By breaking up grammar, the line, and common associations, Powell rejuvenates poetry.” (Carol Frost)
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History Professor Ken Rose at Barnes and Noble, Feb. 16
CSU, Chico History Professor Ken Rose talks, takes questions, and signs his newest book at Barnes and Noble in Chico on Feb. 16 at 3pm.
In Myth and the Greatest Generation: A Social History of Americans in World War II, Kenneth Rose has written a book that questions some of the main assumptions of Tom Brokaw’s book The Greatest Generation. Brokaw’s book is based on individual stories of men and women who came of age during the Great Depression and lived through World War II. What Rose brings is a historian’s research method to the subject, and with economic, demographic, and historical data, he suggests that individual testimonies, no matter how powerful, don’t tell the whole story.
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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
For information/application, access our web site or contact the School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Programs Office in Tehama 209, 898-6880.
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"Being At Ease With Life" Using Meditation to Rediscover Our True Nature Group
Meditation is often misunderstood as a technique for achieving a state of “altered consciousness.” In fact, “altered consciousness” is the way we spend most of our life - working and struggling, being driven by unconscious and semi-conscious impulses, fears, habits and drives that leave us exhausted, miserable, and longing for rest. Meditation is, in contrast, the practice of returning to an “unaltered” state - rediscovering a natural quality of being at ease with life.
Through this group William Martin will provide an opportunity to explore some of the basic forms and traditions of meditation. Each session will also include a time for experimentation and practice with a variety of approaches to help you discover which feel the most helpful and appropriate.
Date: Wed., Feb. 20, 2008 - April 16, 2008
Time: 12:05pm - 12:55pm
Location: SELV 104
Facilitator: William Martin, M.Div., author of The Sage’s Tao Te Ching and A Path and A Practice
To register, visit the web site and enroll online. If you encounter any technical problems, please email Victor Marquez at ehstrainer@csuchico.edu. If you would like any additional information about the group, please contact Rocio Leal, Office of Faculty and Staff Assistance & Work/Life Program, at eap@csuchico.edu or 898-4645.
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Support for Students Writers Across the Disciplines
Do your students need help with writing? Recommend the University Writing Center:
203 Taylor Hall, 898-5042
Monday - Thursday, 9am - 5pm
Friday, 9am - 3pm
The Writing Center also offers online writing resources for students and faculty.
Does the Writing Center really help to improve students’ writing? Here’s what research shows:
“The testimony of students who report more ease and self-confidence with the process of writing, who ask more concise and more pointed questions, the peer tutors and editors whose work shows greater refinement, and the professors who find it easier to focus on the content of students’ work when it is more focused and better organized serve to validate the importance of the writing center.”
From Jones, Casey. “The Relationship Between Writing Centers and Improvement in Writing Ability.” Education 122.1(2001): 3-18.
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Tonight's Presidential Scholar Lecture Cancelled
The director of the Humanities Center, Troy Jollimore, announced that Anthony Grafton, one of CSU, Chico’s Presidential Scholars, will be unable to present his talk scheduled for Tues., Feb. 12. The Humanities Center plans to reschedule his visit for a later date.
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International Forum, Feb. 12
“The Future of Tibet” presented by Venerable Losang Samten, former monk and attendant to the Dalai Lama
In 1959 the Chinese government brutally invaded the country of Tibet and has occupied it ever since. Seeking the preservation of his people and culture, the Dalai Lama was forced to seek exile in Dharamsala, India. Losang Samten became a monk in the monastery of His Holiness as a young boy and will speak about the Dalai Lama’s perspective, along with the work he is doing for Tibet’s future. The global community can actively participate in supporting this spiritually rich culture in its non-violent struggle to regain its basic freedoms. Tues., Feb. 12, 5pm - 5:50pm in HOLT 170.
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Abbot of Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery to Speak on Campus, Feb. 15
Reverend Eko Little, Abbot of Shasta Abbey Buddhist Monastery will be on the CSU, Chico campus Friday, Feb. 15 to give a public talk on “Gateway to Awakening: The Four Noble Truths.” This free event begins at 7:30pm in Trinity Hall 100.
The talk is cosponsored by CSU, Chico’s Religious Studies Student Society and the Chico Serene Reflection meditation group, which practices in the Soto Zen tradition of Shasta Abbey.
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Agriculture Career/Internship Fair Comes to CSU, Chico, Feb. 20
The Fifth Annual Career and Internship Fair sponsored by The California State University, Chico College of Agriculture will once again be held at the University Farm on Wed., Feb. 20, 2008.
The event will take place from 10am to 2pm and will provide the opportunity for students to network with company representatives in the agriculture field. Representatives from more than 40 agriculture-related companies will be available to visit with students and discuss employment and internship opportunities. Visit the career fair link on our Web site to view the companies that are registered.
Students are encouraged to dress professionally and bring resumes. Undergraduates of all majors from CSU, Chico and Butte College are welcome to attend.
For more information contact Susie Funk at 530-898-4262.
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Anthropology Forum, Feb. 14
Dr. Eric Bartelink of the Department of Anthropology will be presenting this week’s Anthropology Forum entitled, “Interpersonal Violence in Prehistoric San Francisco Bay: A View from Ryan Mound Site.”
The Forum will take place this Thursday, Feb. 14 in Ayres Hall, Room 120. The campus and community are welcome to attend.
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Groundation Brings on a Tribute to Bob Marley, TONIGHT
AS Presents is proud to present a performance by Groundation with Mute Witness in the BMU Auditorium on Tues., Feb. 12. Doors open at 7pm. The performance will begin at 7:30pm.
This world-renowned group has been making music and playing entertaining shows for over ten years. With nine members and a variety of instrumentation, Groundation demonstrates just how to combine the elements of reggae, jazz, and dub into one unique sound. Now playing on their Tribute to Bob Marley west coast tour, Groundation’s show is sure to help spread their universal message of, “moving forward on a mission to bring great music and energy to the people of the world.” Get ready to dance.
Tickets are available at the University Box Office on 2nd and Normal. Students with CSU, Chico ID are $10, General Admission is $14. General admission patrons without Chico State ID must be 18 and over. Ticket prices will increase $3 at the door.
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Business, IT, and SAP Career Fair, Feb. 21
You are invited to attend the Business, IT, and SAP Career Fair held at the BMU Auditorium on Feb. 21 from 10am to 3pm. We anticipate 100 recruiters to attend the event this semester. All majors are welcome.
Please announce this event to your students so that they may take advantage of this opportunity to form relationships with key recruiters prior to graduation. This event is highly recommended for upper division students.
To obtain a list of recruiters please visit the web site. The spring semester fair hosts several new and exciting businesses that will recruit from the University for the first time.
For more information or inquiries regarding this event, please e-mail mail@chicophichitheta.com
This event is proudly hosted by Phi Chi Theta, Delta Sigma Pi, and the CSU, Chico Career Center.
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