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News Release: Colloquium Will Explore the Benefits of Altruism
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Eddie Vela
Behavioral and Social Sciences
530-898-6171
Colloquium Will Explore the Benefits of Altruism
The California State University, Chico College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) Faculty Colloquium will honor psychologist Daniel L. Worthen, co-author, with religious studies professor Andrew M. Flescher, of “The Altruistic Species: Scientific, Philosophical, and Religious Perspectives of Human Benevolence” (Templeton Foundation Press, 2007).
The yearly event, which recognizes a BSS faculty member who has received national attention for his or her scholarship, will be held on April 14, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium. Worthen will discuss the concept of altruism and invite the audience to consider whether human activity can ever be understood as genuinely altruistic.
The event begins with a poster session highlighting BSS faculty scholarship from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., followed by Worthen’s keynote presentation at 7 p.m.
The complete news release is available online.
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Print & Fax Greener with IKON Convenience Copiers
The University is encouraged to print greener by using all features of the IKON Convenience Copiers — copy, print, fax — to increase the University’s sustainability and to reduce overall costs. Use of the IKON/Ricoh machines is supported by AS Recycling, The Institute for Sustainable Development, and University Printing Services. The many benefits associated with full utilization of the IKON Convenience Copiers are detailed online.
IKON representatives will be on campus Wed., April 30 to conduct department training on all the features of the IKON Convenience Copiers — copy, print, fax. To schedule training or for more information, please call University Printing Services at x5992. You may also go to University Printing Service’s web site for instructions to connect your computer to the copier for network printing.
To schedule training with the IKON representative, please contact:
University Printing Services
x5992
Hours: M - F, 8am to 5pm
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Look Who's Recruiting Our Students for Full Time Jobs
4/14/2008
Fund for Public Interest Research
Citizen Outreach Director
4/15/2008
Aerotek
Longs Drug Stores
Accelerated Assistant Manager Program
4/16/2008
Sungard Bi-Tech Inc.
System Administrator/Database Administrator
System Operator/Customer Service Specialist
Network Administrator
4/17/2008
Frito-Lay
District Sales Leader Designate
Sungard Bi-Tech Inc.
Payroll/Human Resources
Business Analyst - Workflow/Report Writing
Technical Support Specialist
Target Stores
Assets Protection
Management
For further information visit the Career Center in Meriam Library, Room 150 or call us at x5253.
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Contribute to Scholarships While Dancing to a Great Salsa Band
HACE (Hispanic Association for the Community and Education) announces their 24th annual fund-raising dance, this Saturday, 7:30pm, at Manzanita Place. Our organization provides financial support to upper-division college students who have shown a commitment to the community and academic excellence. Last fall we awarded scholarships of $1,000 each to four outstanding CSU, Chico students. Join us in giving our students the chance to excel by attending our dance this Saturday at the Elk’s Lodge: 1705 Manzanita Avenue, Chico. Tickets are $30 each. Music provided by Conquista Musical, a fabulous Latin band from Sacramento.
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Call for Nominations, 3rd Annual Conversations on Diversity Achievement Awards
Call for Nominations, 3rd Annual Conversations on Diversity Achievement Awards
Nomination Guidelines: Nominations can originate from any CSU, Chico faculty, staff member, student, alumni or community member. Please provide a brief rationale for your nomination, such as relevant activities that promote diversity.
Selection Process: Recipients will be selected by the Conversations on Diversity committee based on his/her/their commitment to diversity.
Presentation of Awards: Awards will be presented at the Conversations on Diversity Achievement Awards and Reception on Wed., May 7 at 12pm in BMU 210.
Deadline: Nominations must be submitted no later than Friday, April 25, 2008 to Tray Robinson - Office of Diversity - Kendall Hall 110 - zip 125. If you have any questions, contact Tray Robinson at x4764.
A complete list of the awards and last year’s recipients is available online.
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Build a Better Community, Support Northstate Public Radio
Northstate Public Radio’s Spring Membership Campaign is heading into our final weekend. Your pledge will help us meet our goal and allow us to return to regular programming.
You are invited to tune in to KCHO at 91.7FM (Chico) … KFPR at 88.9FM (Redding) … or listen on-line at KCHO.org. Your gift of support will fund presentation of NPR News, Car Talk, A Prairie Home Companion, This American Life as well as Classical, Jazz and our many other offerings.
Our theme is “Building Community.” The station is working in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Butte County. For each pledge of $75 or more, lumber will be donated toward the construction of Habitat’s first solar home in our region. Also, thanks to ongoing support from River Partners, listeners may opt not to receive a traditional thank-you gift and, instead, have native bird- and bee-friendly vegetation restored, in your name, throughout the Sacramento River Watershed.
Visit our web site (KCHO.org) to learn more and to make your pledge or you can phone us, toll-free, at 1-800-234-5246. Each gift will help the station meets its operational goals, provide housing for local families, and restore native habitat in our region.
You may also contact Lollie DeYoung in our business office to learn about contributions through University payroll deductions.
Northstate Public Radio is your source for Music, News, and Entertainment - we are a service of California State University, Chico.
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This Way to Sustainability IV, Information
This Way to Sustainability IV Conference ~ Chico, CA
Hosted by CSU, Chico and Butte College
Registration is now open for Part I - The Built Environment - Sustainable Buildings, On Time and On Budget at Butte College campus June 4-6, 2008 - for complete information and registration instructions please visit their web site at www.butte.edu/sustainability.
Conference presentation proposals are now being accepted for This Way to Sustainability IV Conference at CSU, Chico November 6-9, 2008. Deadline for submissions is June 2, 2008. Please visit our web site.
This year will be just as exciting as the last three so don’t miss out.
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Congratulations CSU Research Winners
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is proud to announce the winners of the spring 2008 competition for CSU Research grants. The winners are:
Marchetti, Michael (BIOL)
Teasdale, Rachel (GEOS)
McCarthy, Kate (RELS)
Johnson, Celina (AG)
Pinder, Sherrow (POLS)
Keeler, Linda (KINE)
Leigey, Margaret (POLS)
Simons, Sheri (ART)
Congratulations and best wishes to these teacher/scholars as they pursue their research and creative activities.
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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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University Film Series: IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, hosted by Laura Nice, April 15
UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated 898-4642
April 15
The Importance of Being Earnest
Introduced by Laura Nice, Humanities and English
Oscar Wilde’s comic jewel sparkles in Anthony Asquith’s film adaptation of The Importance of Being Earnest. Featuring brilliantly polished performances by Michael Redgrave, Joan Greenwood, and Dame Edith Evans, the enduringly hilarious story of two young women who think themselves engaged to the same nonexistent man is given the grand Technicolor treatment. Seldom has a classic stage comedy been so engagingly transferred to the screen. (1952, U.K., 95 minutes)
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Forum: What's Cooking, Good Looking?
The Campus Wellness Center is pleased to present our latest forum called “What’s Cooking, Good Looking?” presented by LINKS (Leaders in Knowledge and Nutrition). This free cooking demonstration and tasting will be held on Mon., April 14 and Tues., April 15, from 5pm - 6pm in Tehama 118. Due to limited space, advanced sign-up is required.
We encourage all faculty to attend. If you have any questions or would like to reserve a seat at our cooking demonstration, contact the Campus Wellness Center at 898-4697 or stop by MLIB 141.
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ROAD Crew Hosted Election BBQ
Would you like a chance to meet the candidates for the 2008 AS General Elections? AS ROAD Crew is hosting a free election BBQ for all students Tues., April 15 from 11pm - 2pm in the Free Speech Area.
Come down to the Free Speech Area, eat some free food and get to know the candidates who will be running for office for the 2008-2009 school year.
Don’t pass up this opportunity to get a free lunch in between class.
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Arlo Guthrie Performs Folk Music at CSU, Chico this Saturday
Chico Performances presents Arlo Guthrie in his upcoming: “The Solo Reunion Tour - Together at Last”, on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 7:30pm.
On Thanksgiving Day 1965, Arlo Guthrie began writing his epic saga The Alice’s Restaurant Massacre. Based on actual events that took place in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the saga became a song. The song became a record. The record became a major motion picture. And Arlo became a cultural hero, inspiring a whole generation to social consciousness and activism. Arlo, a natural-born storyteller, ties his performances together with witty anecdotes and thought-provoking ideas and songs that are still relevant today.
Tickets are $30 Premium, $25 Adult, $23 Senior, $20 Student/Child for more information visit the web site or call 898-6333.
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CSU, Chico Student Employee of the Year Award and Reception, April 17
The first annual CSU, Chico Student Employee of the Year reception will be held April 17 in front of Glenn Hall on the Rose Garden lawn from 12pm - 1pm (or inside the BMU if it’s raining). All nominees will be recognized and honored for their outstanding contributions to their individual departments, CSU, Chico and the community.
Everyone is welcome. Please join us in honoring our employees.
The nominees are as follows:
Bass, Taylor Institute for Sustainable Development
Carbaugh, Jackie Associated Students Catering
Degen, Brittany Center for Regional & Continuing Education
Galli, Monica Travel Services
Garrido, Leo Student Judicial Affairs
Gonder, Justin Psychology/First Year Experience Program
Griset, Danielle Business Undergraduate Advising
Hand, Bridget AS Adventure Outings
Harling, Nathan Honors Program
Homer, Shelli Education
Irwin, Janel Business Undergraduate Advising
Jimenez, Yuridia Center for Nutrition and Activity Program
Kellerman, Jennifer Staff Council
Magana, Marisa Student Financial Services
Mendes, Stephanie Geological and Environmental Sciences
Meyer IV, Arthur University Housing and Food Service
Nutting, Lesley Human Resources Information Systems
Parsons, Jeremy Student Judicial Affairs
Pender, Bryant Provost Office
Samudio, Cynthia Associated Students Recycling Program
Schultz, Allison Child Development
Swetavage, Ryan University Police Department
Thao, Ger Professional Studies in Education - Upward Bound Program
Zainal-Arifin, Nur Diyana Admissions Office
Zaro, Corey Academic Publications, Facilities, Database Services
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Banff Mountain Film Festival Tonight
Friday, April 11 at 7pm
Adventure Outings will be hosting the Banff Mountain Film Festival. Each year the festival is held in Banff, Canada and receives hundreds of submissions from athletes and filmmakers from around the world. During the festival a panel selects the standout films, which are then taken on a world tour. Types of films include artistic, adventure/extreme sports, environmentalism and activism, and cultural pieces. Our stop will include kayaking, rock climbing, mountain biking, skiing, and more. Aside from the films, there will be a raffle with prizes from Banff’s sponsors and local shops.
Tickets are available at the AO office in the BMU and at the University Box Office. Students: $6 in advance, $8 at the door. General: $8 in advance, $10 at the door.
For more information contact Adventure Outings at 898-4011.
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International Forum, Apr 15
History and contemporary life in Nicaragua: A student forum presented by Karina McCormack, Lorena Rodriguez, and Steve Lewis, Latin American Studies
Nearly thirty years ago, a leftist nationalist group calling itself the Sandinistas overthrew Nicaragua’s US-backed dictator and established a revolutionary government. Throughout the 1980s, they struggled to develop their country and defeat a CIA-backed proxy army called the contras. In 1990, war-weary Nicaraguans voted the Sandinistas out of power. But peace has not brought prosperity. Today, Nicaragua is the second-poorest country in the hemisphere, and over a million Nicaraguans have left the country to find work in neighboring Costa Rica.
CSU, Chico alum Karina McCormack and current student Lorena Rodriguez recently spent months in Nicaragua, living and working on a coffee plantation and an orphanage, respectively. In this richly illustrated presentation, they will discuss current conditions in Nicaragua and the legacy of the Sandinista revolution. Tues., April 15, 5pm - 5:50pm in HOLT 170.
For more information about the International Forum.
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Join the Chill Out! Webcast April 16
Last year, CSU, Chico was the first grand prize winner of the National Wildlife Federation’s Chill Out! Contest. This year, Butte College has received this top honor. Please join the sustainability programs at CSU, Chico in supporting Butte College by watching their story LIVE on the Chill Out! FREE Webcast on April 16, 2008. To find more information or to register please visit www.campuschillout.org.
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Fee Waiver Application SUMMER/FALL 2008
The Fee Waiver Application period for the SUMMER/FALL 2008 semester is from APRIL 7, 2008 THROUGH MAY 2, 2008.
You can find information on the Program, the requirements, eligibility guidelines, the application, and other required forms online. To ensure quick processing, please obtain all required signatures and complete ALL questions on the form before delivering to the Payroll and Benefits office. Incomplete forms will be returned to the employee and approval may be delayed.
If you are eligible for fee waiver and are not using the fee waiver benefit for yourself, you may be able to transfer it to an eligible spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child who is matriculating towards a degree or teaching credential at any of the CSU campuses at greatly reduced rates.
PLEASE NOTE: All Fee Waiver Applications for the SUMMER/FALL 2008 semester must be completed and returned to the Payroll & Benefits office, Kendall Hall Room 222 NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2008. The May 2 deadline cannot be extended.
After reviewing the web site, if you have questions, please e-mail feewaivers@csuchico.edu or call ext 6435.
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