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New Law Regarding Home-Generated Sharps Waste
Beginning Sept. 1, 2008, State law (Section 118286 of the California Health and Safety Code) makes it illegal to dispose of sharps waste in the trash or recycling containers, and requires that all sharps waste be transported to a collection center in an approved sharps container.
Section 117671 of the California Health and Safety Code defines “home-generated sharps waste” as hypodermic needles, pen needles, intravenous needles, lancets, and other devices that are used to penetrate the skin for the delivery of medications derived from a household, including a multifamily residence or household.
The following are some of the disposal options available to you for disposal of sharps waste:
Pharmacies. Some drug store chains take back their customers’ needles, although large quantities might not be accepted.
Mail-Back Service. A list of sharps waste mail-back services authorized for use in California is available from the California Department Of Public Health (CDPH).
Community drop-off locations. Butte County’s Household Hazardous Waste Facility will accept home-generated sharps waste from Butte County residents. Northern Recycling & Waste Services will accept home generated sharps waste for a small fee.
Student Health Center. The Student Health Center’s nursing station will accept properly sealed used sharps containers from students and the campus community.
If you have any questions, please contact EH&S at ext. 5126.
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Defensive Driver Training - Sept. 2
The CSU Vehicle Use Policy requires that State employees (including student employees) complete Defensive Driver Training every four years in order to drive a State, rental, or privately-owned vehicle on State business. In an effort to meet the needs of the Campus, the Vehicle Reservations Office is offering Defensive Driver Training each week.
Employees can confirm the date of their last training by inquiring at vehicles@csuchico.edu. Reponses will typically be by return e-mail on the next business day.
Please have your California Driver License number and expiration date, and CSU, Chico employee/student ID number available at the time of the class.
Location and time varies by session. To view the availability of sessions, location, and to register, log into the Web Based Training (WBT) system and click on the Course Catalog menu — the workshops are posted under the EH&S tab. If you need assistance logging into the WBT system, please contact EH&S.
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Religious Holidays Observed
As a follow up to the Provost’s earlier memo regarding the Interfaith Calendar, students observing Muslim Holy Days should not be penalized for missing classes on the First Day of Eid-Ul-Fitr and Eid-Ul-Adha and should be accommodated for exams and papers due on these days.
Following are upcoming important dates on the Muslim calendar for 2008:
Tues., Sept. 2 - Ramadan
Ramadan is the Muslim month of fasting. Lasts 30 days.
Wed., Oct. 1 - Eid-Ul-Fitr
The end of Ramadan when Muslims celebrate the end of fasting and thank Allah for His help with their month-long act of self-control.
Thurs., Dec. 11 - Eid-Ul-Adha
Festival of Sacrifice marking the day after Arafat. The Day of Arafat is the most important day in the Hajj ritual. This is a four day holiday.
Mon., Dec. 29 - Al-Hijira
Islamic New Year. Marks the migration of the Prophet Mohammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina.
Thank you for being sensitive to the needs of all our students. The Interfaith Calendar can be found on the Web at: http://www.interfaithcalendar.org/.
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Best of Chico State Web site Updated
To: Campus community
From: Public Affairs and Publications
You are invited to view (or reacquaint yourself with) the Best of Chico State Web site, which highlights some of the University’s outstanding programs and achievements. Included on the site are highlights from our sustainability and civic engagement efforts, as well as a new item about student research projects and opportunities. Listings are updated periodically with new information.
See the site or go to the University home page where it is linked below the main photo.
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CME Research Colloquium Series
The College of Communication and Education is pleased to announce the topics and speakers for Faculty Research Colloquium for the Fall of 2008. All interested students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend.
Friday September 26, 2008 9:00 AM OCNL 121
Dr. Jennifer Meadows (CDES)
Digital TV and HDTV
Thursday October 22, 2008 4:00 PM MLIB Studio A
Dr. Cris Guenter (EDUC)
Be eLiterate: Consider Blogs, Wikis, & Podcasts
Wednesday November 5, 2008 9:00 AM Tehama 130
Dr. Patrick McCaffrey (CMAS)
Neurology of Communication Disorders
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Early Music Consort "The Whole Noyse" to perform at CSU, Chico
Early music specialists “The Whole Noyse” bring the music of the Italian Renaissance to CSU, Chico on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 2pm in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall. Come enjoy the unique sounds of cornetts, sackbuts and curtal, as these historic instruments are played by one of the premier early music ensembles on the West Coast.
The concert will feature music of the Italian Renaissance, including the composers Palestrina, Gabrieli, Lasso, and others. Joining “The Whole Noyse” on a double choir motet by Tomas Luis de Victoria will be the CSU, Chico Chamber Singers. The players in “The Whole Noyse” will also take time during the concert to demonstrate and discuss the instruments they will be playing.
Tickets available at the University Box Office or at the door.
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Join Chico Performances as they Present Grammy Winner Janis Ian with Special Guest Dan Navarro
For thirty years, folk singer/songwriter Janis Ian has been a fixture in American music, and now she is coming to Chico with special guest Dan Navarro for a memorable night at Laxson Auditorium on Sept. 13, 2008 at 7:30pm, courtesy of Chico Performances.
“At Seventeen,” Janis Ian’s hauntingly beautiful tale about how love works, earned her five Grammy nominations. Still going strong 30 years later, Ian’s newest album, Folk is the New Black, boasts the same blunt, finely tuned style. Now with nine Grammy nominations and two wins, Ian combines her songwriting style and performing talent with a point of view brought on by the wisdom of age. Ian will be performing with special guest folk rocker Dan Navarro.
Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, 2nd and Normal streets, 898-6333
For more information please visit the Web site.
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University Film Series: Polanski's KNIFE IN THE WATER, Sept. 16
University Film Series
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642
Sept. 16
Knife in the Water (1962, Poland) 94 min. Directed by Roman Polanski. Hosted by Jason Tannen, University Art Gallery.*
The second protégé of the Lodz Film School to become an international art house sensation (after Andrzej Wajda), Polanski pounced on the scene with a mischievous glint in his eye with this film, whose title suggests violence, suspense, and mystery. A minimalist, three-character drama of simmering marital discord, class warfare, and eroticism, Knife constantly thwarts expectations.
* Part of the Humanities Center’s theme this year: Regarding Beauty.
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University Film Series: MadCat Women's International Film Fest, Sept. 2
University Film Series
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642
Sept. 2, 2008
MadCat Women’s International Film Festival ID Docs (2005-2006, Lithuania, Croatia, Australia, Germany, U.S.A., Belgium, Austria) about 102 min. Curated by Ariella Ben-Dov.
This is the second visit of MadCat to the University Film Series. First, it was based in San Francisco. Now, it hails from Brooklyn (what doesn’t these days?). Tonight’s program will include seven films: the longest is thirty minutes; the shortest is one.
Identity cannot be reduced to stats on a badge. It is both personal and public, elusive and fixed. Using a patient camera and lyrical imagery, these filmmakers gently probe how society, biology, place, and even appliances play a role in who we are and how we think of ourselves and others.—Ben-Dov
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Workshops with Enterprise Rent-A-Car for State Employees
Two workshops with Enterprise Rent-A-Car are scheduled for Sept. 10 to instruct State travelers on the new procedure for making car rental reservations. The morning session will be held from 11am to noon, the afternoon session will be from 1pm to 2pm. Both sessions will be held in the Regional and Continuing Ed conference room, CE 107.
Email Pat Heath to enroll for one of the sessions. Space is limited so seating will be on a first come, first serve basis.
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Facutly/Staff Caregiver Support Group
PASSAGES will begin a lunchtime Caregiver Support Group for faculty and staff, the 2nd Tuesday of each month, beginning Tues., Sept. 9 at Selvester’s Café room 104, from 12:05pm until 12:55pm. We welcome those who are new to caregiving, those who anticipate caregiving and those for whom caregiving is already a way of life.
For more information, please contact Nancy Khanchandani at 898-6637.
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