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- Shidara, Japanese Taiko Drummers Coming to Laxson, April 3
- Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together, Sustainability Roundtable, April 3
- School of the Arts Upcoming Events
- African American Actress Val Gray Ward Performs April 17
- Faculty/Staff Reception, April 10
- Professor David Barrett of Villanova University Speaks TONIGHT
- Promoting Peace Through Recreation, April 16
- "Living with Terrorism: The Israeli Case," April 23
- Blue Room Performances this Weekend to Benefit CSU, Chico Peace Institute
- Faculty-Staff Alumni Recognition Event, April 22
- Anthropology Forum, April 3
Human Resources
Workshops
Panetta Institute Congressional Internship
Panetta Institute Congressional Internship applications are due April 22 by 4pm. Applications are now being accepted for the fall 2008 Panetta Institute Congressional Internship. This is the best internship opportunity on the Hill. Each CSU campus sends one intern to Washington, D.C. to work with a member of the House of Representatives from California. All program costs are paid by the Panetta Institute. Applications are available in the Political Science Department (Butte Hall 741) or online. Questions? Contact Professor Dwyre: ddwyre@csuchico.edu.
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Campus Wellness Center Forum - Are You Perfect?
The Campus Wellness Center is proud to sponsor a new forum entitled “Are You Perfect?” presented by Dr. David Hibbard from the Psychology Department. Dr. Hibbard will be discussing the effects of perfectionism on college students today. The forum will take place on Thurs., April 3 at 5pm in Ayres 106.
All faculty and students are invited to attend. If you have any questions, please contact us at 898-4697 or wcenter@csuchico.edu.
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CCLC Hosts Chico Leadership Conference April 9
Attention all student organization members. Give your organization a blueprint for success for the next school year by attending the Chico Leadership Conference.
The theme of the conference is Built to Last, and the CCLC invites you to join them for this student-led event Saturday, April 12, from 8am - 5pm at Common Grounds.
Space is limited for this FREE conference, so sign up today at the Cross Cultural Leadership Center (CCLC) next to Selvester’s Cafe. Registration deadline is Friday, April 9.
Conference registration begins at 8am sharp.
Topics for the conference include the following:
Revising mission statements
Evaluating strengths
Getting back on track
Discovering how your group can excel
Planning for the next generation
Call 898-4101 or email cultural@csuchico.edu for more information.
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Upcoming Deadline for CELT Conference: Call for Proposals
CSU, Chico’s Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching is pleased to announce the Fourteenth Annual Conference on Learning and Teaching for faculty, staff, students, and administration. The 2008 CELT Conference will be held October 8-10, 2008.
Each spring CELT puts out a call for proposals from CSU, Chico faculty, staff, students, and administrators for the following fall CELT Conference. Proposals from K-12, community colleges, and other institutions of higher education are also invited. Conference proposals are due to the Provost’s Office April 4, 2008.
Please visit the web site for more information about the fall 2008 conference and link to the proposal application form and rubric.
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Procurement & Contract Services Update
The Procurement & Contract Services web site has been updated to include information and guidelines on the procurement credit card program, reimbursements to campus employees, a listing of approved caterers (see “Forms - Food Expense Approval Form”), and basic requirements for purchases and construction transactions (see “Goods, Services & Construction Request Processing Table”).
Please review the new information if you are involved in procurement transactions for your department. Of special note is the $1000 threshold for reimbursements and the mandatory requirement for a higher authority to sign off on reimbursements for campus employees. We hope the updated information is helpful to you, and thank you for your assistance in complying with procurement regulations.
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Reminder: Campus Internationalization Online Survey
The Internationalization Faculty/Staff Development Task Force is pleased to announce that an online survey of international experiences and interests is now available. We are asking that you share your international experiences, ideas, and interests. If you haven’t done so already, please take a few minutes to complete this survey as the survey results will guide us in providing CSU, Chico faculty and staff exciting learning opportunities in internationalization.
An email with a link to the survey will go out again to faculty and staff on April 3, 2008. If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact the Task Force Chair, Hsuying Ward, Ph.D.
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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., April 3, 2008, located at the Warehouse, 810 Oak Street, Chico.
At the time of viewing, you may want to have a departmental vehicle available to take the smaller items selected. 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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Organic and Grass-Fed Ground Beef Sales: College of Agriculture
The College of Agriculture is now providing Organic, Grass-fed and a Grain-fed variety of ground beef to the campus community. The beef was raised locally at the CSU, Chico Agricultural Teaching and Research Center by CSU, Chico agriculture students. Orders can be made online, and the beef will be delivered to your campus address or you can pick it up on-farm every Friday. Visit our web site and get your ground beef today!
Contact Kari Dodd, Research Associate of the College of Agriculture, for more information: 530-898-5921 or buybeef@gmail.com.
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Anthropology Forum, April 3
Graduate student Jessica Dimka will be presenting this week’s Anthropology Forum entitled “Element Preservation at a 19th Century Cemetery: Implications for Paleodemography & Bioarchaeology.” Ms. Dimka will be conducting the forum this Thurs., April 3, in Ayres Hall Room 120. The campus and community are welcome to attend.
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Faculty-Staff Alumni Recognition Event, April 22
The CSU, Chico Alumni Association invites faculty and staff who are graduates of CSU, Chico to a recognition reception on Tues., April 22, 9am - 11am on the Kendal Hall Lawn.
Did you know there are over 800 CSU, Chico alumni who currently work on campus? Come enjoy light refreshments with our on-campus alums and celebrate Earth Day at this sustainable event.
A group photo will be taken at 10:15am, and everyone will receive a customized Chico Alumni ChicoBag (limited to the first 500 attendees).
For more information visit our web site.
In order to accommodate all our alums please RSVP to the alumni office, x6472.
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Blue Room Performances this Weekend to Benefit CSU, Chico Peace Institute
This weekend only (Friday and Saturday), professional actor Bob Weick brings his one man show to Chico, performing historian Howard Zinn’s comedy “Marx in Soho” — Marx returns in the late 20 century and comments how things have turned out since publishing his critique of capitalism.
What: “MARX IN SOHO” -Â a play on history by Howard Zinn
Where: The Blue Room Theater, Downtown Chico
When: April 4 and 5 at 7:30pm (two nights only)
Why: A benefit for The Peace Institute at CSU, Chico (a non-profit organization)
Cost: Tickets are $10, available now at The Blue Room box office and online
These performances are cosponsored by the CSUC Philosophy Department, the
CSUC School of Graduate, International and Interdisciplinary Studies, the
CSUC College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the Chico News and Review and the
Hodgkins Peace Endowment Fund.
For more information contact:
Tom Imhoff - Director, The Peace Institute at CSU, Chico, 898-4743
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"Living with Terrorism: The Israeli Case," April 23
On April 23 at 7:30pm in Glenn 212, Bob Cottrell, Kate Transchell and Alan Gibson will be speaking on “Living with Terrorism: The Israeli Case.” The three professors were fellows in a “Foundation for the Defense of Democracy” course on terrorism in Israel. The fellows will share some of their experiences, which included interviewing terrorists in Israeli prisons. Admission is free and the public is invited.
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Promoting Peace Through Recreation, April 16
On April 16 at 7:30pm in Ayres 120, Prof. Michael Leitner, Recreation and Parks Management, is speaking on the topic of “Promoting Peace Through Recreation.” The presentation will focus on coexistence programs in Israel that bring together Palestinians and Israelis. Prof. Leitner will speak specifically about a program he conducted in Israel with Arab and Jewish older adults, as well as two new programs he is working on with the Peres Peace Center in Israel. In addition, Prof. Leitner will share information about other recreational programs that are promoting coexistence among Israelis and Palestinians.
As an example of what activities are conducted in these programs, there will be music and dancing outside, weather permitting. In addition, the Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Students (RHAPS) will be providing refreshments. It should be a fun and enlightening evening! The public is invited and admission is free.
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Professor David Barrett of Villanova University Speaks TONIGHT
Professor David Barrett of Villanova University will speak this evening on “After September 11th and Iraq: Are We Safer Now?” - in BMU 100 at 7pm. Professor Barrett earned his Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and immediately established himself as a leading Presidency scholar and an expert on national intelligence. He is the author of Uncertain Warriors: Lyndon Johnson and His Vietnam Advisers (1993), the editor of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Vietnam Papers (1997), and the author of numerous articles in professional journals including Intelligence and National Security, Studies in Intelligence, and the International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence.
Compiled from research gathered from 25 different research libraries, Professor Barrett’s most recent book The CIA and Congress: The Untold Story is a comprehensive account of the interactions of the heads of the CIA and congressional leaders during the Cold War. The CIA and Congress received the 2006 D. B. Hardeman prize, awarded by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation, for the outstanding book focusing on Congress.
Professor Barrett’s presentation is hosted by Pi Sigma Alpha and the Political Science Department.
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Faculty/Staff Reception, April 10
All faculty and staff with international interests are invited to a reception on Thurs., April 10 from 4pm - 5:15pm in the Humanities Center, Trinity Hall. As the focal point of the event, we will have a 10 minute presentation by two students from the Child Development Program who, along with their faculty members, presented a research paper at an international conference in Dubai in March. The reception provides an opportunity to meet new people, share experiences, and find common interests.
The event is being hosted by the Campus Internationalization Communication and Networking task group. For more information, contact Katherine Punteney, x5408. Refreshments will be provided.
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African American Actress Val Gray Ward Performs April 17
Guest Artist, Val Gray Ward - One Woman Show
Thurs., April 17
7:30pm, Humanities Center Gallery (Trinity Hall 100)
Sponsored by the Committee on Arts and Lectures (CAL), Office of Diversity, Multicultural and Gender Studies, Humanities Center/Gallery, and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Free and open to the public.
For information, call Tracy Butts, Department of English, 898-5151.
Val Gray Ward, actress, producer, cultural activist and internationally known theater personality, will be performing a potpourri of excerpts culled from her three touring shows, including reading poetry by Langston Hughes and personifying slavery abolitionist Harriet Tubman. After the performance, she will be available for questions and answers.
Ward is recognized as part of Chicago’s activist Black Arts Movement. She founded the nonprofit Kuumba Theatre in 1968. Ward took the cast and crew of Useni Eugene Perkins’ play, The Image Makers to Lagos, Nigeria, as part of the FESTAC ‘77, an international African arts festival. When she is not producing, Ward performs one-woman shows in the United States and abroad. Over the years, Ward has provided opportunities in the arts for hundreds of inner-city youth and adults.
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School of the Arts Upcoming Events
The School of the Arts at CSU, Chico will be presenting a large number of events this week. For more information, please connect to the link that follows each event listing.
Choral Music: “Joyous Voices”
Wed., April 2 at 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Theatre
More information is available online.
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Theatre: Top Girls
Wed., April 2 - Sat., April 5 at 7:30pm
Sat., April 5 & Sun., April 6 at 2pm
Wismer Theatre
More information is available online.
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Jazz X-Press: That Jazz Attitude
Sat., April 5 at 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Theatre
More information is available online.
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Farewell Concert for Dr. Robert Bowman: Russian Piano Favorites
Sun., April 6 at 2pm
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
More information is available online.
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Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together, Sustainability Roundtable, April 3
Participate in the Environmental Affairs Council’s first “Putting the Puzzle Pieces Together” Earth Month Roundtable Discussion on Thurs., April 3, from 2pm - 4pm in BMU 205. Discuss the three legs of sustainability with Deanna Berg, Director of Civic Engagement, Robyn DiFalco, AS Interim Sustainability Coordinator, Tray Robinson, Diversity Coordinator, and Jillian Buckholz, Sustainability Coordinator. Learn how each person’s role was created and their journey to their current position as well as how each person’s position is related to sustainability in a larger context.
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Shidara, Japanese Taiko Drummers Coming to Laxson, April 3
Back at Laxson by popular demand, the Japanese Taiko drummers of Shidara return to astound audiences with their unique and exciting performance tomorrow, April 3 at 7:30pm. This performance is presented by Chico Performances.
A feast for the eyes as well as the ears, Shidara is an expert group of taiko drummers, dancers, and musicians dedicated to preserving the spectacular folk traditions of ancient Japan. With a plethora of drums, pipes, and stunning costumes, Shidara combines heart-pounding rhythms with theatrical flair for an evening of highly charged entertainment. With unique costumes, agile moves choreographed to the drum beats, and sound that will make your adrenaline pump, Shidara returns to Laxson for the second time in two years by popular demand.
Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child.
More information on how to purchase tickets is available online or by calling (530) 898-6333.
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Study Skills Workshop This Week
Thursday, April 3
Public Speaking Tips 6pm - 7pm Kellie Stephens (presenter)
Location: 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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CELT Sponsored Workshop: Partnering with CAVE for Service-Learning Course Support
Presenters: Deanna Berg, Director of Civic Engagement
Carla Shields, CAVE Assistant Program Manager
First Offering: April 8; 2pm - 3:30pm
Location: BMU 312
Second Offering: April 9, 2pm - 3:30pm
Location: BMU 303
Faculty interested in (or currently) working with CAVE for service-learning course support should plan to attend this workshop. Participants will learn more about the largest student run organization on campus and its efforts to support curricular models of civic engagement. Topics include CAVE’s organizational structure, the background check process, partnerships with the community, important deadlines, and other tips for success.
You can register for these and other CELT workshops online. At the registration site click on the workshop title and then click “Enroll”. You will be prompted to supply your regular user name and password.
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A CELT Brown Bag Series: Strategies to Teach Students Critical Learning Skills
Join us for this three-part series on ways to help students develop their critical thinking skills. Dr. Michael Coyle, Department of Political Science, will share his expertise on strategies you can use to help students critically read, write and think. Bring your lunch and join colleagues for thoughtful conversation and idea sharing during any of the dates listed below.
These brown bags will be held from 12pm - 1pm in MLIB 002.
April 4, 2008 Teaching Students the “How To” of Critical Reading
April 18, 2008 Teaching Students the “How To” of Critical Thinking
May 2, 2008 Teaching Students the “How To” of Critical Writing
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