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News Release: CSU, Chico Once Again Tops Among Colleges Raising Funds for St. Jude
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
CSU, Chico Once Again Tops Among Colleges Raising Funds for St. Jude
For the second year in a row, California State University, Chico is the top collegiate fund-raiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., topping all other schools with a total of $183,561 raised to date during the 2007-2008 academic year.
CSU, Chico set new records this year for the number of volunteers taking part to raise money - 2,021 - and the number of letters sent out requesting support, which was in excess of 37,000. The University kicked off its fund-raising effort Nov. 5, 2007, with the popular Up ‘til Dawn event held in Acker Gym.
Trailing behind CSU, Chico this year were Western Kentucky University ($107,000), University of Memphis ($101,000), Kansas State University ($80,000) and Clemson University ($71,000).
The complete news release is available online.
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Getting Rewarded for Using Technology
The campus coordinators of EnACT (Ensuring Access through Collaboration and Technology), a federal grant, are seeking proposals for Accessible Instructional Multimedia (AIM) projects to review and publish. If you have used technology in your course to help more students learn while delivering your course content, you may be the AIM author we are looking for. A one-time AIM award of $1,500 may be yours to claim.
AIM’s are online multimedia resources that model or demonstrate the successful implementation of educational practices or innovative technologies utilized in the teaching and learning process. AIM are created by faculty or staff to support the myriad of questions or challenges faced by educators when attempting to implement the principles of Universal Design for Learning or address accessibility related issues in their courses to support student success. If you are interested in viewing current AIM, go to the AIM Library online.
If you are interested in authoring an AIM, go the AIM Authoring section. Please contact Chris Prator x5959, or Hsuying Ward X5689 for more information and assistance. This call ends April 30, 2008.
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External Support for Your Research
The Time to Search for External Support for Your Research
Summer can be a great time to search for external funding for your research and creative activities. Join RESP staff for a funding search session on Friday, April 25 12:30pm - 1:30pm at 25 Main Street.
You’ll learn how to use our new GRC search engine so you can work with it on your own computer. Search over the summer from home, the backyard, wherever you’re comfortable.
Bring your laptop, if you wish, and bring your lunch, too. Drinks and dessert provided. See you Friday, April 25 at 1:30pm at 25 Main Street. For additional information call RESP x5700.
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Sign Up for Bike to Work Week
The City of Chico has invited offices and departments at CSU, Chico to participate in the Bike to Work Week Business Challenge, May 11-17. Here is an opportunity to encourage your office or department to get out of their cars and ride their bikes to campus. Motivate your colleagues to compete for the honor of most cycle friendly place to work in Chico. The winning organization will receive public recognition, web site graphics, an annual rotating trophy, and their name on an award plaque posted at the City Municipal Building.
Contact Jillian Buckholz for details on how to sign up, jbuckholz@csuchico.edu.
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Religious Studies Lecture Series Friday
The Religious Studies Department will end its lecture series this year with a fascinating look at “How Men Become Gods in Hellenistic and Jewish Theories of Religion.” This lecture will be delivered by the Department Chair, Jed Wyrick, and is free and open to everyone.
Friday, April 18, 3pm - 4:30pm in Trinity Hall room 100. Call 898-5661 for more information.
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The Museum of the Mind, April 24
Date: Thursday, April 24
Time: 8am - 11am
Location: BMU 210
The Museum of the Mind (we call it MOM) is a collection of interactive displays designed to bring selected topics in the field of Cognitive Psychology to life. Each topic display will include some kind of interaction, so these are not static presentations. Students in PSYC 334 —Cognition have collaborated on the development of these projects for the last 2 months, and the outcome should be interesting and informative. Everyone is invited to come, for either a couple of minutes, the full duration, or anything in-between. There will even be coffee, tea, and (hopefully) homemade baked goods.
For questions contact Martin van den Berg, 898-3472.
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Art Faculty/Curator MICHAEL SCHWAGER, Sonoma State, Visits April 29 and 30
April 29-30
Michael Schwager
“The Concept of Place in Contemporary Art” April 29, 5pm
Humanities Center Gallery (Trinity 100, CSU Chico)
“Conversation on California Art: The Bay Area and L.A.” April 30, 7:30pm
1078 Gallery (820 Broadway, Chico)
Michael Schwager directs the University Art Gallery at Sonoma State and is a member of their Department of Art. He visits us as guest of Art faculty J. Pouwels, David Hoppe, and Michael Bishop. Schwager is a member of the board of the Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center in Santa Rosa and is curator for the diRosa Art Preserve in Napa.
The visit of Michael Schwager is being funded and hosted by the A.S. Committee on Arts and Lectures, CSU, Chico’s Department of Art and Art History and Humanities Center Gallery, and the 1078 Gallery.
For more information, call J. Pouwels, Art (898-5331), Thomasin Saxe, HCG (898-4642), and the 1078 (343-1973).
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62nd Annual California Geographical Society (CGS) Conference, May 2-4
The Department of Geography and Planning is hosting the 62nd annual California Geographical Society (CGS) conference on May 2-4. Over 250 people have signed up for workshops, field trips, poster and map displays, and paper presentations.
The theme of this year’s conference is “Conservation and Planning for Sustainability.” This is a great event for faculty, staff and students to learn more about how “people make the Earth their home.” Many of the field trips still have room. These include a trip to vineyards of Butte County; a look at the agricultural landscapes of the region; a visit to innovative planning projects of Chico; walking tours of historic Chico and of Chico’s downtown’s public art; an Eco-Chico bike tour, an exploration of the geography of Bidwell Park; and many others.
Please see the CGS web site or contact Jacque Chase at 898-5587 for more information.
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Late Night Chico Presents Comedy Night with Reggie Steele
Are you stressed out with midterms and could use a few laughs? AS Late Night has just the thing for you. Comedian Reggie Steele and special guest Sal Calanni will be coming to CSU, Chico for one night only Thurs., April 24, 2008. Don’t miss out on this night of free fun.
Save the date: Thurs., April 24, 2008 in the BMU Common Grounds at 9pm. Free admission, free food, and free laughs.
For more information contact: Greer Shuler, Jessica Vowels, or Jenny Bucher, (530)898-4172
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Join Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre, Latin Jazz, May 1
Tiempo Libre’s hot latin jazz and joyous energy bring a spicy evening to Laxson on Thurs., May 1 at 7:30pm. This evening of Latin music is presented by Chico Performances.
Grammy-nominated Tiempo Libre is one the hottest young Latin bands today. Equally at home in concert halls, jazz clubs, and dance venues, the Miami-based band has become known for their joyful performances of timba - an irresistible, dance-inducing mix of high-voltage Latin jazz and the seductive rhythms of son. These seven extraordinary musicians have come together to create the first authentic all-Cuban timba band in the United States. And the result is a nonstop performance of high energy, pulse pounding Latin dance music.
Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child. More information on this performance, including how to purchase tickets, is available online, or by calling (530) 898-6333.
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Architectural Tour of Trinity, Kendall, and Laxson Monday, April 21
To mark the 75th anniversary of the completion of Trinity Hall, a tour of the exteriors of Trinity, Kendall and Laxson — architect Chester Cole’s much-admired Romanesque buildings - will be held Monday, April 21, at 2pm beginning in front of Trinity facing 1st Street. Art Professor Yoshio Kusaba, who has written on the architecture of the Chester Cole buildings, will share his knowledge as we look at aspects of the buildings and better understand their enduring popularity. The tour will then head to the Student Services Center, where the architects of that new building will point out how some of its features echo other campus buildings. (Note: This is a tour of the buildings’ exteriors, and will not include entering the SSC.) Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served in Trinity Hall following the tour at 3pm. For more information, call 898-4143.
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Green Building Workshop: Focus on Materials, Waste & Recycling, May 14
A workshop sponsored by the California Collegiate Recycling Council (CCRC). Hosted by AS Recycling on the CSU, Chico campus.
Wed., May 14, 2008
9am - 5pm
Bell Memorial Union (BMU), room 210
CSU, Chico campus
This one-day workshop will address issues related to recycling and waste handling in LEED certified green buildings. Presenters will address construction and demolition debris recycling, planning for storage & collection of recyclables, reuse of building materials, and recycled-content interior finishings.
Who should attend: architects, contractors, building operators, recycling or waste managers, students and faculty.
Registration fees $40 CCRC members, $50 non-members; $10 for students.
(Registration fees include presentations, lunch, and tours.)
To register online, go to www.crra.com/ccrc
For questions, please contact Robyn DiFalco at rdifalco@csuchico.edu or call 530-898-6677.
For more information on transportation and accommodations, visit the web site.
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