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News Release: Butte College and CSU, Chico Partner for New Cross Enrollment Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 5, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Lisa DeLaby
Butte College
Director of Public Relations
530/895-2937
Butte College and CSU, Chico Partner for New Cross Enrollment Program
Butte College President Diana Van Der Ploeg and California State University, Chico President Paul Zingg announced a new partnership effort known as the “Cross Enrollment” program at the Butte College Chico Center, 2320 Forest Ave, on Sept. 5, 10:30 a.m.
“This partnership truly helps our students in their transfer experience. Since Butte College has the highest transfer rate to CSU, Chico, this new program makes the transition even easier for those working toward their bachelor’s degrees and helps ensure their academic success,” said Van Der Ploeg.
Cross Enrollment now allows Butte College students to enroll in a 3-unit class at CSU, Chico at no charge, with no extra fees.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Teachers Meet To Address Needs In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 8, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Teachers Meet To Address Needs In Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
California State University, Chico will be hosting approximately 120 teachers and administrators representing all grade levels from preschool through college at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) North State Summit Friday, Sept. 12. Activities will take place in the BMU Auditorium.
The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the serious need for U.S. schools to produce more scientists, engineers, mathematicians and technology experts. The conference will promote inquiry-based, hands-on science in K-12 classrooms and showcase best practices, including how CSU, Chico faculty and staff can help school districts with STEM education.
Noting a steady decline in the number of U.S. citizens training to become scientists and engineers, the National Science Board states, “[I]f action is not taken now to change these trends, we could reach 2020 and find that the ability of U.S. research and education institutions to regenerate has been damaged, and their preeminence has been lost to other areas of the world.” The national crisis in STEM fields has been the topic of several recent books, including Thomas Friedman’s “The World is Flat” and “Rising above the Gathering Storm,” published by the National Academies Press.
The complete news release is available online.
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This Way To Sustainability IV
Mark your calendars and register now for “This Way To Sustainability IV” to be held November 6-9, 2008. For more information and to register, please go to the Web site.
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Medicare Counselors Needed at PASSAGES
PASSAGES Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program (HICAP) is in need of volunteers who are willing to become State registered HICAP counselors. Counselors help people with Medicare, or imminent to Medicare, answer questions or resolve problems dealing with health insurance, prescription drug resources, long term care insurance, and rights and protections. We are currently looking for counselors to help seniors, caregivers and adults with disabilities in Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Plumas and Tehama counties. Candidates must be computer and Internet competent.
Once the initial 30-hour training is completed, candidates must complete a 10-hour internship, and be willing to commit at least 4-6 hours per month within their communities.
Training begins Sept. 22 and will be held at our Chico office. For an application, or more information, please call Maria Woodbury at 898-6641, 8:30am -12:30pm.
PASSAGES is an organization that helps older adults and family caregivers with important services to empower them to remain confident in their ability to sustain and enjoy independent lives. For more information about available services call 1-800-822-0109 or go to the Web site.
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Two-day Campus Blood Drive, Sept. 9-10
Join us at the first Campus Blood and Marrow Drive of the academic year. The drive will be held in the Bell Memorial Auditorium from 10am - 4pm each day. In order to donate, please bring a photo ID or donor card, and remember to eat and drink plenty of fluids prior to donating. Participants must weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be generally healthy. Please allow one hour for the donation process.
Appointments can be made by calling the Staff Council office, 898-6156. Walk-ins are welcome. Questions should be directed to the Staff Council office. All participants will receive a free t-shirt.
Dates: Tues., Sept. 9, and Wed., Sept. 10, 2008
Location: BMU Auditorium
Time: 10am - 4pm
Appointments: 898-6156
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Wildcat Mail Upgrade Presentation -- Google Apps for Education
The Student e-mail system is in need of a significant upgrade, and Information Resources has been researching possible upgrade options during the past several months. After much research and consultation with key campus constituents, we are recommending the student e-mail system move to a hosted solution, Google Apps for Education. Google essentially provides Academic institutions with world class e-mail solutions at no-cost. This solution integrates nicely into our Portal and Blackboard Vista systems, and will provide a robust and reliable e-mail system for our students for years to come.
Pilot testing of the new Student e-mail system will begin mid-Fall, with full student migration targeted for early Spring Semester. Faculty and Staff are encouraged to attend one of our informational presentations which will provide general information about the project and Google’s services, and to discuss possible changes to department-specific communication processes. More information will be available on the web in the coming weeks.
The following presentations are designed to discuss Faculty, Staff, and department-specific questions and processes. Students will have the opportunity to discuss student-specific questions during their targeted presentations the week of Sept. 22 (watch Student Announcements for details).
MLIB Studio A: 9am until 10am, Wed., Sept. 10
MLIB Studio A: 11am until Noon, Thurs., Sept. 11
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Rawlins Environmental Prize 2008
In 2006 Jack Rawlins established the Rawlins Environmental Prize, which has as its principle goal to recognize outstanding student research or projects that raise environmental awareness or directly contribute to increasing sustainability at both the local and global levels. Annually, two $6,000 awards will be given, one during the fall semester and the other during the spring.
In the 2008-2009 academic year the Rawlins Advisory Committee will be accepting proposals that address new approaches to energy production or conservation, efficient use of waste agricultural biomass, and water issues.
We strongly encourage proposals from individual students or collaborative student research teams under the direction of a faculty mentor that addresses one or more of the interest areas. Previous prize recipients are welcome to submit proposals.
Proposals will be accepted until Sept. 26, 2008 for the Fall Prize. Award will be announced Oct. 3, 2008.
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CSU, Chico Celebrates Hispanic Awareness Month
For more information, please contact the Office of Diversity at 530-898-4764.
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Counseling and Wellness: Name Change, New Location, and New Groups this Semester
The Counseling and Wellness Center, has relocated to the new student services building (SSC 430). Our new title (we dropped the term “Psychological”) matches the spirit of our new location. It is lighter, brighter and more “student friendly”. The Counseling and Wellness Center offers personal confidential counseling (group, individual, couples) to regularly enrolled students. As group counseling has been found to be more effective than individual work for certain kinds of issues, the following groups will be offered this fall:
Assertive Self-Esteem
Better Relationships
Got Motivation?
Making Peace with Food and Body
Women’s Relationships
Disabled Students Support and
Bipolar Support
For more information about our services and our groups, stop by, visit our Web site, or call 898-6345.
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CSU, Chico Birding Club Meets Sept. 8
Are you interested in avian natural history? Ecology? Biodiversity? Birding? Do you want to learn more about birds? Do you want practice with field identification? Do field trips (both locally and beyond) sound like fun? If you answered YES to any or all of these questions, then join the CSBC.
First meeting of the Fall 2008 semester:
Mon., Sept. 8 at 5:15pm in Holt 268
Our agenda will include a slide show of Tim Ruckle’s Birding Trip to Florida’s Southern Peninsula, the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas
Snacks and sodas/waters will be provided.
There will also be a FREE raffle for some super cool, bird-related items!
We are a group of students (both undergrad and grad), faculty, staff, and community members passionate about fostering an awareness of avian biodiversity and “birding” through monthly meetings and various outings. We are a group that welcomes all levels of experience and/or background. We encourage beginners and experts and every level in between.
Check us out: We meet the second Monday of each month: Sept. 8, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, and Dec. 8.
For more information, call 898-5757 or e-mail Shelly Kirn or Tim.
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Conversations on Diversity: Pancho Goes to College: A Chicano's Perspective, Sept. 24
Recent figures from the U.S. Census Bureau state that of the 16.6 million college students enrolled in colleges across the country in 2003, 10 percent were Hispanic. Of those 1.6 million Hispanic students, many are poor, but also determined and excited about college expectations.
Please join us for a conversation with Ruben Reyes as he discusses his debut film, Pancho Goes to College, about a young Chicano who faces new challenges, new friends, and a new kind of life at college. We will be meeting in BMU 304 from 12pm - 1pm on Sept. 24, 2008 and snacks will be provided.
For more information, contact the Office of Diversity at 898-4764 or email.
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Dya Singh to Perform his Musical and Spiritual Traditions on Stage at Laxson
Come enjoy the world peace sounds of Dya Singh coming to Laxson Sept. 11, 2008 at 7:30pm, courtesy of Chico Performances.
Playing an exciting acoustic blend of Sikh traditional music, blues, jazz, folk, country western, Australian bush music, Dya Singh fully embraces world music. Greatly influenced by the sounds of India, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Singh’s fabulous band uses the tabla, harmonium, didgeridoo, violin, guitar, and bodhran to convey the universal messages of peace, truth, love, harmony, equality, and justice - mixed with a little bit of India’s Bollywood dancing, too.
Tickets are $18 Adult | $16 Senior | $14 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office 898-6333.
For more information please visit the Web site.
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2008 Graduate & Professional School Information Day, Sept. 16
The School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Studies, in conjunction with the Career Center, cordially invites you and your students to attend this year’s annual Graduate & Professional School Information Day Tues., Sept. 16 from 10am until 2pm, in the BMU auditorium.
There will be representatives from over 40 graduate and professional schools — from the Bay Area to Southern California, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. You will have the opportunity to receive specific information on available programs, admission policies and procedures, financial aid, fellowships, and other pertinent information.
Attendance is free and there will be a drawing for 3 gift certificates from the AS Bookstore for 3 lucky winners.
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Three Cups of Tea Reading Group Meeting, Sept. 23
Please join us for the formation of campus & community reading groups focused on this year’s Book in Common, Greg Mortenson’s Three Cups of Tea, on Sept. 23 in Common Grounds (inside the BMU) from 4:30pm to 5:30pm.
This gathering is designed to bring together students, staff, faculty and interested community members for mixed reading groups that will meet twice in the fall (in October and in November) at times and places that work for the group members. We are asking that groups meet one more time, in the spring, just before or just after Greg Mortenson’s campus visit. Reading group members are eligible to win tickets for Mortenson’s talk on April 21 in Laxson Hall (this event is already completely booked).
Questions? Call Thia Wolf at 898-6579 or email. Come be a part of our Reading Community — and bring a friend.
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Back by Popular Demand: David Chameides, Sept. 24
Back by popular demand, David Chameides. Learn about sustainable living. It is the little things that make a difference. Hear how David and his family lived with his trash for one year. He presents an argument in favor of practicing conservation in the broader ambition of living a more sustainable lifestyle. Join us Sept. 24 in PAC 144 at 1pm. Free and open to the public.
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Save the Date - Continuing Education Open House, Sept. 23
You are cordially invited to a Continuing Education Open House. Join us in celebrating the people who help us achieve our mission. Please save the date:
Tues., Sept. 23, 4pm - 6pm
Continuing Education Building and Lawn
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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 protege 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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Multicultural Welcome Receptions
You are invited to attend the following Multicultural Welcome Receptions as an opportunity to network, make friends and build alliances:
Native American Welcome Reception
Tues., Sept. 9 at 5pm
Selvester’s Cafe by the Creek
GLBT Welcome Reception
Wed., Sept. 10 at 5pm
Selvester’s Cafe by the Creek
Asian Welcome Reception
Fri., Sept. 12 at 3:30pm
Selvester’s Cafe by the Creek
Bienvenida Reception
Tues., Sept. 16 at 3:30pm
Alumni Glen
Refreshments will be provided.
For more information, please contact the Office of Diversity at x4764.
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CCLC to Host Diversity Summit II: From the Ground Up
The Cross-Cultural Leadership Center invited the campus community to the second annual Diversity Summit, taking place on Friday, Sept. 26 - Sunday, Sept. 28 at Shady Creek Center in Nevada City. The Diversity Summit is a retreat which brings together students, faculty, and staff. Teams will work collectively to discuss issues of diversity and how it affects relationships among the campus community. If interested in attending, please call the front desk at 898-4101 or email by Friday, Sept. 12.
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Chico World Music Festival Coming Up Sept. 20 & 21
Chico Performances is proud to present the 15th annual Chico World Music Festival held on Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21. Headlining this year’s festival will be a performance by Tommy Emmanuel Friday, Sept. 19 in Laxson Auditorium. A ticket is required for this performance and can be purchased at the University Box Office.
The daytime festivities for Saturday and Sunday are free and include:
Free daytime performances on Saturday & Sunday
Free art classes by Chico Art Center instructors
Free children’s crafts by the Museum of Anthropology
Crafts from around the world
An art display by Chico Unified students
International food booths
The daytime festivities will run both Saturday and Sunday from 11am to 5pm and are free and open to the public.
For more information on the Chico World Music Festival, performer schedules and art class schedules, please visit the Web site.
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Student Computing Workshops
Student Computing is presenting these workshops this week:
Tues., Sept. 9
HTML/UNIX
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457
Wed., Sept. 10
HTML/UNIX
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457
No Sign-up is required - just drop-in. Faculty, Staff and Students are all welcome.
The HTML and UNIX workshop covers a brief overview of how to make a web page using HTML on the UNIX system. Simple HTML coding will be covered to show workshop attendees how to create, format and edit a web page. Those who attend this workshop will also learn basic UNIX commands, directory navigation, and file permissions.
For more information about the Student Computing workshops visit the Student Computing Workshops web site or contact Melinda Ferris, x5008.
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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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Defensive Driver Training, Sept. 10
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 at the Web site 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 at ehstrainer@csuchico.edu .
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