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News Release: CSU, Chico Mathematics Students Place First in Calculus Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Chris Pavone
530-898-5469
CSU, Chico Mathematics Students Place First in Calculus Competition
Six students from the California State University, Chico Department of Mathematics competed in the 40th Annual Statewide Mathletics Competition, held at California State University, Monterey Bay April 12.
CSU, Chico team members Corey Zaro, Lindsay Cole, Chelsea Lindsay, Jonathan Roy, Chris Hasek and Samantha Wilson won first place in the college calculus team competition.
Mathematics major Corey Zaro took second place in the individual calculus competition, and mathematics major Lindsay Cole received an honorable mention in the same competition.
The complete news release is available online.
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New Grant Resource Center Deadlines Posted
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs has just posted on their Web site new deadlines from the Grant Resource Center (GRC) in the areas of Health and Mental Health, Science and Engineering, Education, Human & Community Development, Arts, Humanities and International funding opportunities. Although most of these deadlines are in July, there are some May and June deadlines. New deadlines are posted monthly.
Check out the latest deadlines online. If you don’t find what you need, please contact Marcia Buie, ext. 5829, who will be happy to help you run a funding search through the GRC or through our other funding database, SPIN.
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Student Loan Exit Interview Required for Departing Federal Loan Recipients
If you received a Direct and/or Perkins student loan while attending CSU, Chico, and are not planning to enroll as at least a half-time student for the up-coming term, you need to complete an Exit Interview within 30 days of your last day of eligible enrollment.
The Exit Interview provides information about your rights and responsibilities as a borrower, payment options and offers information about loan consolidation. It also collects information about you to insure prompt accurate billing and deferment.
Direct Loan borrowers are urged to do their exit interview online at www.dl.ed.gov. You will need to have your U.S. Dept. of Education “Personal Identification Number ” to view your loans and to complete your exit interview. You may request your PIN at www.pin.ed.gov. Direct Loan borrowers may also use this PIN to access, monitor, and up-date accounts online, to make payments, or request deferments.
If you are unsure what type of loan exit you need to do, you may also use your U.S. Department of Education PIN to view your federal financial aid history online at www.nslds.ed.gov . This site displays all federal loans received, the schools where they were received, and contact information.
Students who received the campus-based federal Perkins Student Loan need to contact the Student Financial Services Office on campus @ 530-898-6336 or 530-898-6083 to arrange for an online Perkins Loan Exit Interview. The Perkins Loan Exit Interview needs to be initiated by campus staff.
Both Direct and Perkins Loan borrowers may come by Kendall Hall Room 213 to complete their Exit Interview requirement in person. No appointment is necessary.
This notice only applies to you if you received a Direct and/or Perkins student loan while attending CSU, Chico, and are not planning to enroll as at least a half-time student for the up-coming term
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Exemplary Online Instruction Nominations Are Open Until May 2
CELT and TLP have extended the Exemplary Online Instruction nomination deadline until Friday, May 2. See online for details, application form and for the Rubric for Online Instruction.
Don’t miss this opportunity for peer evaluation and campus wide recognition for your teaching in our online environment. The Rubric for Online Instruction has received national recognition and is currently being used by over 75 other universities and colleges. See how your course measures up to our own Chico rubric.
For questions contact Laura Sederberg, Manager of the Technology and Learning Program, 898-4326.
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Professional MBA Information Sessions - April 22 & April 29
The College of Business and Continuing Education, in partnership with Shasta College, will host Information Sessions in Chico and Redding to advise potential applicants for the Professional Master of Business Administration program.
The Chico information session will be held Tues., April 22, 2008, 6pm - 7:30pm, at Continuing Education.
The Redding information session will be held Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 6pm - 7:30pm, at the Shasta College University Center, 1400 Market Street, in downtown Redding.
Interested Professional MBA candidates who want to attend an information session are asked to RSVP by calling Continuing Education, 530-898-6105 or by e-mailing their contact information to rce@csuchico.edu. For more information please visit the web site.
Please forward this note to your friends and colleagues who will benefit from this opportunity.
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College of Natural Sciences' Poster Session
The College of Natural Sciences’ Poster Session Committee cordially invites you to stop by the 4th Annual Research Symposium on Tues., April 22, 2008 in BMU 100. Posters will be displayed to showcase faculty, undergraduate and graduate level research projects, many of which have been or will be presented at national and international scientific meetings. Please come any time between 9am and 3pm; student and faculty presenters will be present from 1pm - 2:30pm, and the reception will start at 2:30pm.
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Deadline for Applications to the Latin American Studies Cultural Immersion Program in Merida, Mexico Extended to Monday, April 21
We need students for this exciting and enriching program. The Latin American Studies Cultural Immersion Program is a great way for students to fulfill their Upper Division Theme requirement and spend six weeks in Mexico to boot. Students finish Theme I, Mexico/Central America in the first 10 weeks of the fall semester, then go to Mexico with a CSU, Chico faculty member to work in an unpaid internship related to their major. Through this experience, students learn things that would be unavailable to them through books and movies. It opens them up to the world and to themselves.
We have extended the deadline for applications to Monday, April 21. Please announce the program in your classes. More information is available on the web site or by contacting Charlotte Ekland, 898-4520.
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Northstate Public Radio Reaches Its Spring Goal
Thanks to each and every member of the CSU, Chico Campus Community who helped Northstate Public Radio (KCHO 91.7FM, Chico & KFPR 88.9FM, Redding) successfully reach its Spring Membership Drive goal.
Over the 12-day drive, the station received 1,052 pledges of support totaling $102,305.00. Funds raised during the station’s Silent Drive totaled $27,901.00. The station achieved its goal of $130,000 at 2pm Sunday and thanked listeners with an uninterrupted broadcast of The Assad Bros. recent performance from Laxson Auditorium.
Northstate Public Radio thanks all of the community ambassadors who visited the station during the drive as well as the scores of volunteers who helped with the phones and administrative tasks. Our greatest thanks go to each person who made a pledge of support to help the publicly-funded operation. Contributions will help expand local news coverage and reporting as well as continued web site improvements such as on-demand downloading.
If you did not get a chance to make your pledge, you may reach the station at 898.5896 or you can make your pledge on-line at www.kcho.org.
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Service Learning Lecture TODAY
Dr. Lynne Bercaw (Department of Education) will present a lecture on “Politically Engaged Service-Learning in Teacher Education,” TODAY, April 16 at 4pm in Tehama 107. All are invited to attend this third lecture in the College of Communication and Education Spring Faculty Research Colloquium series.
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30th Annual International Fest, April 26
Time: 11am-6pm
Location: Downtown City Plaza
Cost: Free
This day long festival will include a variety of live music as well as a mixture of food, dancing, and crafts to represent the cultures seen and heard throughout the world.
For more information on all AS Presents events visit the web site or call 898-6005.
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Minus the Bear, May 2
Time: 8pm
Location: BMU Auditorium
Cost: $12 Students, $15 General
This five piece Seattle based band plays music consisting of synthesized instrumentation and catchy melodies mixed together to result in one unique sound. Playing along with Minus the Bear are up-and-coming favorites Portugal. The Man and The Big Sleep are sure to add to the diverse ambiance within the lineup.
For more information on all AS Presents events, visit the web site or call 898-6005.
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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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University Awards Reception TODAY
The Vice President for Student Affairs Office, the Student Activities Office, and the Associated Students invite you to the Nineteenth Annual UNIVERSITY AWARDS RECEPTION honoring student achievements and contributions to student life at California State University, Chico, TODAY ~ April 16, 2008 from 3pm - 5pm in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium. Call x5396 for more information.
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2008 Election Debate TODAY
Are you ready to see this year’s candidates go head-to-head in a tell-all election debate?
The candidates for the 2008 AS General Election will be ready to answer various questions which pertain to each candidate’s position for why they should be elected for office.
At the debate there will also be a speaker behind the two environmental advisory measures, who will be asked questions about each topic.
The debate will take place Wed., April 16 at 7pm in the BMU Room 210 so please inform all of your students, as they are encouraged to attend.
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Join Cowboy Junkies in Laxson, May 3
Come see the Cowboy Junkies and opening act Monahans rock Laxson Auditorium, Sat., May 3, 2008 at 7:30pm, brought to you by Chico Performances.
From country to folk, Americana to blues, Canada’s rural-rock legends are known for stellar musicianship. The superb songwriting on their newest album, At the End of Paths Taken, has it storming up the record charts. Their signature sound has been described as melancholic, dusty, and lonesome, with a direct kinship to Hank Williams.
Tickets are $27 Premium, $22 Adult, $20 Senior, and $18 Student/Child. More information on how to purchase tickets is available at the web site or by calling (530) 898-6333.
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Anthropology Forum: "Weaving Light in the Huichol Sierra of Mexico," April 17
Dr. Stacy Schaefer of the Department of Anthropology will be presenting this week’s Anthropology Forum entitled, “Weaving Light in the Huichol Sierra of Mexico.” The forum will take place this Thurs., April 17 at 4pm in Ayres Hall room 120. The campus and community are welcome to attend.
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Lecture/Reception by noted Duchamp scholar and Venice Biannele U.S. Commissioner, April 22
Michael R. Taylor will present his lecture “Given, Ray Johnson, Hannah Wilke, Robert Gober, and the Subversive Legacy of Marcel Duchamp’s Etant Donne” in Ayres 201 at 6:30pm on April 22. His lecture will be followed with a reception at the Chico Museum, 2nd and Salem Streets.
Dr. Taylor is the Muriel and Philip Berman Curator of Modern Art, Department of Modern and Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Museum where he has organized a number of important exhibitions including ‘Salvador DalĂ’, ‘Stuart Davis and American Abstraction,’ ‘Museum Studies 6: Richard Hamilton,’ and ‘Liberating the Moment: American Modernism and the Stieglitz Circle.’
Two exhibitions are on display locally: ‘Marcel Duchamp: About the Large Glass and Related Works’ and ‘After Dada: Surrealism’ (including Salvador Dali) from the CSU, Chico Turner Print Collection at the Chico Museum, 2nd and Salem Streets.
In addition, the U.S. Department of State Names Bruce Nauman to Represent the United States in the 2009 Venice Biennale, and Michael Taylor will serve as one of the U.S Commissioners to organize the exhibition from the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Call the JTPM office, 898-4476 for more information.
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Outstanding Professor Award Presentation and Reception next Thursday, April 24
Everyone is invited to attend the 2008 Outstanding Professor Award Presentation next Thurs., April 24, at 3pm, in PAC 134, and support this year’s recipient, Biology Professor Gordon Wolfe. His talk is titled, “Life in its Essence: Mud, Germs, and Steam.” The talk and presentation will be followed by a reception in the PAC Courtyard.
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A CELT Brown Bag Series: Strategies to Teach Students Critical Learning Skills
Date/time: Friday, April 18; 12pm - 1pm
Place: MLIB 002
Join us for this second of a three-part series on ways to help students develop their critical reading, writing, and thinking skills. During this brown bag Dr. Michael Coyle, Department of Political Science, will share his expertise on strategies you can use to help students develop their critical thinking skills. Bring your lunch and join colleagues for thoughtful conversation and idea sharing.
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