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News Release: Special Anniversaries and Achievements Highlight 2009 Founders Week
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 8, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Special Anniversaries and Achievements Highlight 2009 Founders Week
California State University, Chico’s rich past, outstanding accomplishments and distinctive programs will be highlighted during the 16th annual Founders Week celebration taking place April 18-26, 2009. Founders Week is the special occasion each spring for the campus and community to celebrate CSU, Chico’s heritage and achievements.
Commemorating the University’s long and successful history will be events such as the Department of Computer Science’s 40th anniversary gathering on Saturday, April 18. Alumni from across the state and beyond are planning to attend the event and reflect on the department’s trailblazing role in computer science education. On Tuesday, April 21, the Chico State Alumni Association will host faculty and staff who are alumni for fun and refreshments at Sapp Hall, which is celebrating its 125th birthday.
Later in the week, the University will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Charter Day, the 1909 memorial event that is the precursor to Founders Week. On Friday, April 24, John and Annie Bidwell’s gifts that established the original Normal School—and the spirit of giving that continues as a hallmark of the University—will be honored in a ceremony in front of Kendall Hall.
The complete news release is available online.
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Call for Nominations, 4th 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., April 29 at 12pm in BMU 210.
Deadline: Nominations must be submitted no later than Wed., April 15, 2009 to Tray Robinson - Office of Diversity - Kendall Hall 110 - zip 125. If you have any questions, contact Tray Robinson by email or by phone at x4764.
A complete list of the awards and last year’s recipients is available online.
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You Still Have a Chance to Complete a Survey on Concealed Firearms on Campus
Professors Ryan Patten and Matt Thomas of the Political Science Department are conducting a survey of staff and faculty, regarding opinions on concealed firearms on campus. In light of the recent shootings on college campuses across the country, there has been a grassroots movement for students to have the right to carry concealed handguns on campus. This research, conducted at both CSU, Chico, and another college campus, seeks to better understand attitudes about concealed firearms. Approximately 1,100 CSU, Chico students completed surveys in the fall.
The survey is available online . This survey will take only about three minutes to complete. This research project has been cleared by the Human Subjects in Research Committee.
Thank you for your assistance.
Please contact Principal Investigator Ryan Patten at 898.5335 or rpatten@csuchico.edu with questions.
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Americas Greenest Campus Challenge
The Institute for Sustainable Development and AS Sustainability invite you to reduce your carbon footprint and participate in the America’s Greenest Campus Challenge. Help CSU, Chico reduce its carbon footprint and earn money for sustainability initiatives. Go to http://americasgreenestcampus.com/ to sign up.
Please sign up using your CSU, Chico email address (this enables tracking for the campus). The Contest ends October 5. The link will be included on our Web site for future reference.
Questions? Contact: Sustainability Coordinator Halli Bovia, x3332.
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The WREC (Wildcat Recreation Center) Needs Your Opinion
Please take a moment to give us your input and enter to win a free semester’s membership at the Wildcat Recreation Center (WREC). The WREC is scheduled to open its doors to all students, staff and faculty in August. As a member of the CSU, Chico campus, and potential user of the facility, we value your feedback and have a short (two minute) survey to determine your preferences on use of the facility.
We would appreciate your response by April 24.
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Listen to AS Election Candidates Views on KCSC
On Tues., April 14 and Wed., April 15 the AS Election Candidates will be answering questions and giving their platforms live on-air with KCSC Radio. Tune in to www.kcscradio.com from 6pm - 7pm both nights to hear all of the candidates’ views.
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Join us For a Pizza Feast- The Campus Wellness Center
Treat yourself to a night off from cooking - join the Campus Wellness Center for a pizza feast at Round Table Pizza on Mangrove on Mon., April 13 or Mon., April 20 from 5pm - 9pm. Enjoy a dinner at Round Table and present this flyer to have 20% of your purchase go to support the Campus Wellness Center.
Go to our Web site to receive easy nutrition tips to follow when eating out at our pizza feast or anytime. The Wellness Center is here to help you maintain a balanced mind, body, and spirit. With a vast collection of self-help resources, creative programs, and special events, we’re here to help you be well.
If you have any questions or comments please contact us in the Student Services Center 430, 898-4697. We hope to see you and your students there.
When: Mon., April 13 and Mon., April 20
Where: Round Table Pizza, 964 Mangrove Ave, Chico
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A.S. Presents: You - A Talent Showcase, May 1
A.S. Presents is proud to present: You - A Talent Showcase in the BMU Auditorium on Friday, May 1, 2009.
Auditions will be held in PAC 135 Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 2pm - 4pm.
Do you have a fabulous talent or show-stopping ability that you want to show to the world? Show us what you’ve got. Singers, comedians, musicians, dancers, jugglers, hypnotists, ventriloquists … you name it, we want it. Winners of the competition will receive cash prizes, tickets to upcoming events, and the opportunity to be featured at an upcoming A.S. Presents event.
Applications are available in BMU 208 and at the A.S. Presents table in the free speech area. Deadline for application is April 17.
For more information, contact the AS Presents office at 898-6005.
Tickets are available at the University Box Office on 2nd and Normal. General Admission is $5. Application fee applies and you must be 18 or older to participate.
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Religious Studies Lecture Series, April 17
Reason and Revelation in Medieval Islam: The Case of al-Biruni
Dr. Mahan Mirza
April 17
3pm - 4pm
Ayres 106
This event is free and open to the public.
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Religious Studies Lecture Series, May 8
From Ali to Obama: Shifting Attitudes on Black Expression in Sport and Society
Dr. Vernon Andrews
May 8
Ayres 120
3pm - 4:30pm
This event is free and open to the public.
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Nicolette Niman of Niman Ranch to visit TONIGHT
The Center for Applied and Professional Ethics in conjunction with the Institute for Sustainable Development presents:
“Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms”
Nicolette Hahn Niman
Environmental activist, attorney, and cattle rancher (Niman Ranch)
Tonight at 7:30pm
PAC 134
Nicolette Hahn Niman takes time to visit Chico on her national book tour to discuss the practices of hog factory farms and the devastating contributions these practices make to air and water pollution. By contrast, Niman advocates supporting the innovative and cost-effective methods of traditional ranching whose practitioners make profits through ethical and sustainable means.
“[L]ays out why industrial meat production is a threat to our most treasured traditions and values, even our democracy… and demonstrates convincingly that factory meat production, with all its attendant pollution, cruelty, and economic and social disruptions, is unnecessary.”
-Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
“[A] searing, and utterly convincing, indictment of modern meat production.”
-Michael Pollan, author, Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food
“The best piece of writing on animal agriculture I have encountered in 25 years of work in animal welfare and agriculture.”
-Dr. Bernard E. Rollin, Colorado State University, Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Biomedical Sciences, and Animal Sciences
For more information, visit the Web site.
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Free Concert Band/Jazz II Concert, April 15
Thank You Concert: Twosome
Wed., April 15 at 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Theatre
Don’t miss this performance of the concert band and Jazz II in an evening of all your favorites, including selections from Bach, Grainger, Brahms, and Mendelssohn and the big band music of Count Basie.
Admission: free and open to the public.
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International Forum, April 14
On April 14, 2009, CSU, Chico’s International Forum will host Professor Michael Leitner of the Department of Recreation and Parks Management.
Professor Leitner will discuss “Leisure, Life, and Music in Israel,” and then the forum will adjourn to the Plumas Hall courtyard where his group “Mazal Tov Cocktail” will perform Israeli Folk and Pop Music.
International Forum is a weekly program of lectures on international issues which meets on Tuesdays in Plumas 102 during the Spring 2009 semester from 5pm - 6pm. The public is always invited. For more information, please contact Tony Waters , 898-4145.
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Used Bicycle Auction, April 23
Adventure Outings’ Bike Cart will be hosting a used bicycle auction on Thurs., April 23. The Auction will be in the Free Speech Area at CSU, Chico. There will be a viewing period from 12pm to 3:30pm and the live auction will start at 3:30pm. The auction should last for an hour. There will be over 50 bikes for sale and anyone may participate in the auction. Please have cash if planning on buying a bike.
All the bicycles were donated from the Chico community and CSU, Chico University Police. Proceeds from the auction will go towards sponsoring students to attend Adventure Outings’ trips.
For more information call: (530) 898-3362.
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University Film Series: M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY, April 14
University Film Series
Tues., April 14
7:30pm, Ayres 106
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642
M. Hulot’s Holiday
(1953, France) 114 min. Directed by Jacques Tati
Hosted by Linda Rogers, Butte College
Jacques Tati’s Monsieur Hulot — a recurring character in several Tati movies — is a blithely clumsy troublemaker, an insouciant twit who leaves uproar in his wake without being aware of it. In this film, Hulot goes on a holiday to a seaside resort, but accidents and misunderstandings follow him where ever he goes.
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Vote April 21-23
At 8am, Tues., April 21 the polls will open for the AS Election. Voting polls will remain open until 5pm, Thurs., April 23. Be sure to log on to the Web site and vote.
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AS Election Candidate Debate, April 16
Thurs., April 16
7pm
BMU 210
AS Election Candidates will face-off in a debate and answer questions pertaining to their positions. If you don’t know whom to vote for, be sure to come to the debate to find out each candidate’s vision for CSU, Chico and the AS. Questions: contact Tara Harmon, aselections@csuchico.edu or 898-5701.
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Free BBQ, April 16
Thurs., April 16
11am - 2pm
Free Speech Area
There will be a free barbecue to promote the AS Elections. The barbecue is hosted by AS FLO and will be Hawaiian themed. There will be free games, prizes and food. The food will be served at 12:30pm.
To get food, students must talk with at least one election candidate and receive a flower lei with a food ticket attached. After receiving the lei, the student may redeem the ticket for food.
Questions: Tara Harmon, AS Elections Officer, aselections@csuchico.edu or 898-5701.
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Work Life Program - Caregiver Support Group
Date: Tues., April 14, 2009
Time: 12pm - 1:30pm
Location: Selvester’s Cafe Room 104
Online registration is available for the April 14 session of the Passages Caregiver Support Group. We welcome those new to caregiving, those who anticipate caregiving, and those for whom caregiving is already a way of life. You will find information, resources, encouragement, & answers to difficult questions.
For more information about the group, please contact Melissa Jourdain at 898-6729.
In response to the popularity of this support group, we have scheduled sessions on the second and fourth Tuesday’s of each month for the rest of the semester. The sessions will begin at 12:05pm with Melissa staying until 1:30pm to answer any questions you may have.
To register visit the Web site, under Personal Development enroll online. If you encounter any technical problems, please email EHS or Clarice Reutlinger or call 898-4645.
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Work Life Program - Caregiver Support Group
Date: Tues., April 14, 2009
Time: 12pm - 1:30pm
Location: Selvester’s Cafe Room 104
Online registration is available for the April 14 session of the Passages Caregiver Support Group. We welcome those new to caregiving, those who anticipate caregiving, and those for whom caregiving is already a way of life. You will find information, resources, encouragement, & answers to difficult questions.
For more information about the group, please contact Melissa Jourdain at 898-6729.
In response to the popularity of this support group, we have scheduled sessions on the second and fourth Tuesday’s of each month for the rest of the semester. The sessions will begin at 12:05pm with Melissa staying until 1:30pm to answer any questions you may have.
To register visit the Web site, under Personal Development enroll online. If you encounter any technical problems, please email EHS or Clarice Reutlinger or call 898-4645.
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Temporary Faculty Recruitment
The College of Humanities and Fine Arts is collecting application materials for temporary faculty for teaching positions that may be available in the 2009/2010 academic year. If you are interested in being considered for a teaching position during the 2009/2010 academic year, please submit the following to the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, CSU, Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0800, on or before April 30, 2009.
• A Letter of Interest
• A current vitae
• A Unit 3 Faculty Application for employment. The Unit 3 application can be found at the Web site.
• A list of courses you believe you are qualified to teach, and for which you wish to be considered.
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Fee Waiver Applications
The Fee Waiver Application period for the Fall 2009 and Summer 2009 semesters is from April 6, 2009 through May 1, 2009.
You can find information on the Program, the requirements, eligibility guidelines, the application, and other required forms at the Web site. To ensure quick processing, please obtain all required signatures and complete ALL questions on the form before delivering to the Payroll and Benefits office, Kendall Hall Room 222. 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 for yourself, you may be able to transfer it to an eligible spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child who is matriculating toward a degree or teaching credential at any of the CSU campuses at greatly reduced rates.
PLEASE NOTE: All Fee Waiver Applications for the Fall 2009 and Summer 2009 semesters must be completed and returned to the Payroll and Benefits office, Kendall Hall Room 222 NO LATER THAN FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2009. After reviewing the Web site, if you have questions, please e-mail or call Jessica Post at x6433.
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TLP Workshops and Presentations on "Clickers" this Week
TLP wants to let you know about events happening this week with regards to “Clickers.” We have a few special trainings and a TILT Presentation. If you can share this information with your department and others we would appreciate your help. WeI hope to see you at one of these lively sessions. Here are the details of the events:
Wed., April 8
9am - 10am in MLIB 031
“Clickers - Using good pedagogical techniques and measuring learning outcomes.”
We’ll discuss active learning techniques that are very successful when using clickers, pre and post testing, and using data slicing effectively. We’ll also talk about how the Standards feature can help to measure your learning outcomes. Presenter, Elissa Shaner from Turning Technologies.
Wed., April 8
10am - 11am in MLIB 031
“Clickers - Using gaming for Fun & Review.”
Learn how to use gaming capabilities and templates, that we will have available, to provide a learning focused, fun class. This is a great way to review material with your students. Presenter, Elissa Shaner from Turning Technologies.
Thurs., April 9
12:30pm - 1:30pm
“TILT Symposium: Using Clickers to Teach Mathematics”
There is a new tool available to faculty called “clickers,” which allows instructors to poll individual students. Instructors say clickers are improving the quality of education by measuring how engaged students are in the material they are learning. Learn how three CSU, Chico faculty are exploring and using clickers to assist them in teaching Math. Presenters: Jan Costenbader, Kathy Gray, and Mark Wilpolt.
Attend in person: MLIB 031 (RSVP to Laura Sederberg at x4326) or watch it LIVE through Wimba.
For further information, contact Claudine Franquet, instructional technology consultant with this “clicker technology” at x5551.
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Staff Development Workshop: Advanced Business Writing and Editing Strategies
This advanced workshop, led by Casey Huff, will help participants further develop skills and strategies learned in the beginning business writing and editing workshop last fall. We’ll discuss common writing conventions and the purpose and use of style guides. We’ll also examine additional writing and editing strategies, and then practice applying these strategies in a short editing exercise.
Please bring paper and pen and any questions you have about your professional writing and editing.
Wed., April 15, 2009
9am - 10:30pm
Meriam Library, Studio A
Registration Procedure:
Register for this workshop online:
1) Log in using your portal user name and password
2) Click on the Course Catalog in the black menu bar across the top
3) Click on the Live Course Calendar tab on the left and go to April
4) Click on the workshop title on April 15 - Advanced Business Writing and Editing
5) When the workshop data appears, click on the link at the bottom of the page (Ignore the button at the top that says the session is not available).
6) Click on the Enroll button directly under the workshop title at the top of the page
7) Select the Session that you want to attend
If you have trouble registering, please e-mail USDP@csuchico.edu.
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Hiring Great Employees - April 10 (canceled)
This workshop session has been canceled and will be rescheduled.
Click here to download a list of other HR/LEARN trainings scheduled for Spring 2009. For more information, contact Beverly Delker Gentry, Staff Human Resources Management - Training and Development, (530) 898-4666.
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Recognizing Discrimination and Harassment, April 29
The primary goal of this workshop is to enable you to identify, avoid, and report behaviors that appear to violate employment discrimination and harassment laws. This course will help you evaluate any actions that might be considered discriminatory or harassing.
This workshop is sponsored by the ADA and Campus Climate Committees, and is also part of the Supervisory Development Training certificate program. Seating is limited, so please register early.
Title: SHRM - Recognizing Discrimination and Harassment
Date & Time: 4/29/2009, (Wed) 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Location: Meriam Library, room 043 Studio A
Presenters:
- Regina Buckner, Labor Relations and Employment Practices Coordinator, SHRM
- Sandy Parsons-Ellis, Director of Disability Support Services
- Jorge Salinas, Director of Labor Relations, Staff Human Resources Management (SHRM)
To register for the class, go to the Web site and follow the instructions.
Click here to download a list of other HR/LEARN trainings scheduled for Spring 2009. For more information or if you have trouble registering, contact Beverly Delker Gentry, Staff Human Resources Management - Training and Development, (530) 898-4666.
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Helping Departments Help Students, April 28
Did you know academic departments’ registration processes affect student fees and financial aid? This session provides system information and discussion about potential student service-academic “collision” points. This will help departments prevent student enrollment and fee problems and enhances proactive customer service.
This workshop is recommended for Academic department ASC’s, advisors in colleges, academic advising programs, international programs, and other staff involved in student enrollment, fee payment, financial aid, or other advising. This course is also a Supervisory Development Training certificate elective. Seating is limited, so please register early.
Title: FS - Helping Departments Help Students
Date & Time: April 28, 2009, (Tues) 10am - 12pm
Location: Student Services Center (SSC) 206
Presenters:
~ Jan Burnham, Director, Student Financial Services
~ Jean Irving, Registrar, Student Records & Registration Office
~ Carolyn Stephen, Assistant Director, Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
To register for the class, go to the Web site and follow the instructions.
Click to download a list of other HR/LEARN trainings scheduled for Spring 2009. For more information or if you have trouble registering, contact Beverly Delker Gentry, Staff Human Resources Management - Training and Development, (530) 898-4666.
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