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News Release: Attention High School Photographers: Plant Photo Contest
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Lawrence Janeway, curator
Chico State Herbarium
530-898-5381
Attention High School Photographers: Plant Photo Contest
High school students from Chico and surrounding areas are invited to submit landscape and close-up photos of plants for a photo contest with a prize of $100 for first place. The deadline for submissions is May 13. The photos will be on display and judged at an open house to be held in the afternoon on May 15 (time to be announced) in the Chico State Herbarium, Holt Hall 129.
The contest is being sponsored by the Gateway Science Museum and Friends of the Chico State Herbarium.
The first prize in each of the categories (landscape and close-up) includes $100 and free admission to one herbarium workshop. The second prize in each category is free admission to one herbarium workshop. Winners will be announced at the May 15 open house.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Charter Day Ceremony During Founders Week Highlights Legacy of Giving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Charter Day Ceremony During Founders Week Highlights Legacy of Giving
California State University, Chico will honor the generosity and vision of its founders and the spirit of giving that continues to this day at a special Founders Week event Friday, April 24, at 2 p.m.
In 1909, President Charles Van Liew of the Northern Branch State Normal School announced an annual event called Charter Day to pay tribute to the people who had founded the school, which would later become CSU, Chico. In honor of her late husband, John Bidwell, who had donated the land for the school in 1887, Annie Bidwell made a gift of additional land between the Normal School and Big Chico Creek.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Charter Day announcement, CSU, Chico President Paul Zingg will host the April 24 ceremony at the front entrance of Kendall Hall, where the Normal School building stood from 1888 to 1927.
The complete news release is available online.
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LGBTQ Meetings and Events Hosted by Pride/Safezone
Pride/Safezone hosts LGBTQ meetings every Tuesday from 6pm - 8pm in BUTTE 323.
Pride is designed to provide socialization and interaction between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and straight-allied college students. Pride also functions as a political, social service, and educational body on campus.
Pride/Safezone events in Spring 2009 include:
- The 4th Annual Running with Pride 5 mile run/fun walk on May 3 (Free Speech Area)
- LGBTQIA social/dance on April 17 in Selvester’s Cafe
- LGBTQ Conference on April 26 in BMU 210
For more information contact: aspride@csuchico.edu or myspace.com/csuchicopride.
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The WREC (Wildcat Recreation Center) Values 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 Chico State 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. Please click here to link to the survey. We would appreciate your response by April 24.
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Fifteenth Annual CELT Conference
Please consider contributing to the Fifteenth Annual Conference on Learning and Teaching, Oct. 7-9. Sharing your innovative teaching methods and ideas with colleagues benefits the university and promotes the quality of learning environments on our campus.
Submit your proposal for the CSU, Chico Fifteenth Annual Conference on Learning and Teaching, Oct. 7-9.
The CELT conference theme Change, Continuity and Collaboration encourages proposals that address elements of the academy that should be protected, maintained, eliminated, updated, or improved through collaborative efforts.
The conference will have strands in the following areas:
• Course Transformation
• Teacher/Scholar Model—How you bring your research/creativity into the classroom
• Teaching Techniques and Classroom Management
• Strategic Priority of Internationalization
• Sustainability in the 21st Century
• Using Technology to Enhance Student Learning
• College or Department-Specific Topics
• General: Any topic related to learning and teaching
CELT is also looking for discussion coordinators to help organize interdisciplinary panel presentations or workshops.
DEADLINE - 5pm on May 8
Download CFP from the Web site.
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Nursing Raffle Ticket Fund Raiser for Children in Kenya Africa
In Kenya, 98 children die everyday from malaria. Members of Kappa Omicron Nursing Honor Society and the California Nursing Student Association are selling raffle tickets. The money raised will buy mosquito nets for children in Kenya, which will help to prevent malaria. You could win a 42 inch plasma flat screen television or a one year family/individual membership to Fit One Fitness Center.
Tickets cost $5.00 each, 5 for $20.00, or 12 for $50.00. The drawing will be held May 3 and you don’t need to be present to win. For tickets call Janelle Gardner at 898-6428, Peggy Rowberg at 898-3493, or go by the Nursing Office at 369 Holt Hall.
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Int'l Honor Society Literary Magazine for Sale
Phi Sigma Iota Int’l Honor Society Literary Magazine ME: Multicultural Echoes for sale $10/copy. Student’s works published in different languages. Come to FLNG dept TRNT 122 to buy a copy or ask Prof. Prieto, x4608.
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Earth Month Event: Common Vision Fruit Tree Tour Bike Route, April 17
Friday April 17
Time: 3pm
Location: Will begin at the Free Speech Area (FSA)
Sponsoring Org: SCNAC Program Manager
Center for Nutrition and Activity Promotion (CNAP)
Contact: Karen Goodwin
Phone: 530-898-5678
Email: kgoodwin@csuchico.edu
The Chico sites will be Chico Country Day School, Chapman Elementary School parking lot, and Dorothy F. Johnson Center garden. We were thinking a Friday afternoon would work (either the 17 or 24) because the Chapman Farmers Market will also be going on.
This is one of several Earth Month 2009 events. Visit the Web site to see the complete list of events.
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2008-2009 Student Employee of the Year
Congratulations to Kyle Hughes
The selection committee for the 2008-2009 Student Employee of the Year is proud to announce Kyle Hughes as this year’s recipient of this year’s award. Kyle received a very nice plaque along with a $500 cash award for his service as the AS Adventure Outings Bike Cart Manager. Below is nomination information for Kyle:
Kyle doubled the number of hours of operation for the Bike Cart which lead to a 325% increase in revenue. Kyle initiated an agreement with the University Police Department that allows bikes impounded by UPD to be fixed up and sold at a campus bike auction and the proceeds from this sale go to students who need financial assistance to go on Adventure Outings trips. Kyle’s efforts have meant over $22,000 sales in used-bike auctions of which, $7,000 was donated to the Get Outdoors Fund. Through Kyle’s efforts and work with the Bike Cart, many, many Chico State students now have useable bikes for transportation. Kyle was also active in the “I Bike Chico” campaign and organized a bike swap that was open to the community and he set up an energizer station in City Plaza for the morning commute.
Kyle is from Lafayette, CA; a senior majoring in Civil Engineering.
Also receiving special recognition were:
Prasad Patkar: Disability Support Services
Sushat Koyate: Student Health Service
Amanda Raynor: Liberal Studies Advising
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Support University Relay For Life Team
The University Relay Team asks for your support as they continue to raise money for the 24-hour American Cancer Society Relay For Life on April 25 and 26 at Pleasant Valley High School. So far, the team has raised nearly $20,000 and hopes to raise more. Team captain Peggy Armocido is currently the top individual fund raiser for the entire relay with nearly $3,000.
See any team member to make a donation, or purchase raffle tickets or luminaria forms. Raffle prizes include more than 30 items including $300 at Chico Furniture and a wine tasting package with lodging at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn and Spa. You need not be present to win. Luminarias can be purchased for $10 in honor or in memory of someone who had cancer, and these candles will be lit the evening of the event.
Donations go to fund research to find a cure, treatment, and vaccine for cancer, and provide education on early detection and lowering risk factors by not smoking, eating nutritiously and exercising. For more info call x5751.
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Reminder to Complete the Desktop Assessment Regarding Confidential Data
Last week Bill Post and Brooke Banks sent a memorandum requiring all desktop users take a two question Web-based assessment/survey regarding the storage of confidential (protected Level 1) data stored on desktops and/or laptops. If you have not already done so, please complete the survey which can be found at the Web site. You will be required to login with your Portal ID and password to access the survey.
For more information, please refer to the following FAQ Web page.
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Recycle Rubber Bands
In an effort to increase our Sustainability Efforts; Mail Services would like to request that Departments recycle used or unwanted rubber bands by sending them to Mail Services for reuse.
If you would like to recycle your rubber bands send them, via inter-campus mail, to the Mail Room at campus zip 920.
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Friends of Animals Requests Help for Butte Humane Society
The faculty/staff organization Friends of Animals is requesting the assistance of the campus community. As you may know, Butte Humane Society is competing to win Zootoo’s Million Dollar Makeover. Currently BHS is in 2nd place. The Chico animal shelter is currently one of 10 semi-finalists in a nationwide shelter makeover contest held by Zootoo.com. BHS is the only finalist located west of Missouri, and many staff members and volunteers at BHS are Chico State students or graduates. The winner is chosen by national vote. BHS is requesting people to register on zootoo.com, upload a profile photo, and vote. Voting ends April 19. Go to the BHS Web site for more details: http://www.buttehumane.org/page/shelter-makeover.php.
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CELT/CAPE Forum on Academic Integrity
On Wed., Apr. 22, 7:30pm in Holt 170 there will be a panel discussion about academic integrity. The purpose of the forum is to generate a discussion with the audience on plagiarism and misuse of information — how the issue is perceived by students and faculty, how to improve education about it, and the adjudication of violations.
In planning this forum, it was mentioned that foreign students often have a much different perspective about the appropriate use of resources. For example, it was commented that in some Asian countries it is considered a complement to extract other people’s writings word-for-word. As a participant in the effort toward campus internationalization, your participation would be very welcome. Please also encourage your students to attend and participate in this important discussion.
For more information, please contact: Lee Altier or Robert Jones, CAPE Director.
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Adventure Outings Used Gear Sale
Today, Thurs., April 16
7pm
BMU Auditorium
AO will be selling used program gear, including tents, sleeping bags and splash jackets. All are welcome to come buy, sell and/or swap your own outdoor equipment with others. $1.00 Entry Fee.
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Earth Month Event: Electronic Waste Recycling Drop-off , April 25
Sat., April 25
Electronic Waste Recycling Drop-off event
10am - 2pm
AS Recycling warehouse 4th & Cherry St.
Sponsoring Org: AS Recycling Program (ASRP)
Contact: Adele Pfister
Phone: 530.898.5033
Email: asrecycleintern@csuchico.edu
The general public is invited to drop off electronic waste for recycling. Most household electronics welcome; no large appliances please. All computers and computer equipment will be collected by WTP and donated to Computers For Classrooms, a non-profit program bringing computers to children in the classroom and low-income families. Students and community members will have the opportunity to purchase refurbished computers with documentation of low-income status such as financial aid or welfare/TANF, etc .
This is one of several Earth month 2009 events. Please visit the Web site to see the complete list of events.
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AS Sustainability and Take Back the Tap present the film FLOW (For the Love of Water), April 30
Come learn “how a few corporations stole our water,” in an inspirational film about the bottled water industry. The film highlights the importance of fresh water, and the lengths some will take to both exploit and protect it. This is the last event of Earth Month. Thank you to our sponsors, Klean Kanteen and national organization Food and Water Watch. There will be brief presentations by these groups prior to the film.
When: Thurs., April 30, 7pm - 9:30pm. Doors open at 6:30pm. Come by after the Farmer’s Market.
Where: The Pageant Theatre, downtown Chico, 351 E. 6th St.
What: Presentations, FLOW showing, & free snacks/beverages donated by local food vendors.
Donations will be accepted on behalf of a group of Chico High students who are trying to meet their fundraising goal of $250,000 for clean water and infrastructure in Ecuador. They will be selling t-shirts for $5 that the students screen-printed themselves. Please keep this a zero waste event. Walk or ride your bike, and bring your reusables. Some plates and cups will be provided.
For more information, please contact the AS Sustainability Program at asspstudent@csuchico.edu or 898-6677.
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CSU, Chico Superior Ag/Tri Counties Bank Golf Classic
Spring is upon us, and in the North State, that means it is time to sign up for the CSU, Chico Superior Ag/Tri Counties Bank Golf Classic. The College of Agriculture is pleased to announce that Tri Counties Bank is the major sponsor for the 2009 Golf Classic.
The golf classic, scheduled for Monday, June 8, at Butte Creek Country Club, is the premiere fund-raising event for the College of Agriculture. This event raises more than $40,000 annually for the College of Agriculture and helps support scholarships and other student-related programs.
This popular golf classic fills up fast, and the player list is almost full, but there are still opportunities to help ensure this event is a success. Individuals and businesses choosing to sponsor the golf tournament will help the future leaders of the state’s agricultural industry and enhance visibility in the agricultural sector as well as qualify for a tax deduction. The participants represent several commodities and some of the most prominent producers and agribusiness companies in the North State. There are many different sponsorship options available. Cash donations are also welcome.
For more information visit the Web site.
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Earth Month Event: Sustainability in the AS, April 20
Mon., April 20
Event: Sustainability in the AS
Time: 12pm - 1pm
Location: BMU 211
Sponsoring Organization: AS Sustainability
Contact: Robyn Difalco
Phone: 530.898.6677
Email: rdifalco@csuchico.edu
Just how sustainable is the AS? What are people doing about it? Learn about the sustainability efforts and achievements in the AS from Robyn Difalco, the AS Sustainability Coordinator. This is one of several Earth Month 2009 events. Visit the Web site to see the complete list of events.
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Reception: Jeff Rindels at the University Art Gallery, April 16
Thursday, April 16:
Reception, 5pm - 7pm
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Jeff Rindels, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition
April 13 - 19, 2009
The University Art Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings by MFA candidate Jeff Rindels. The exhibition begins on April 13 and continues through April 19. A reception will take place at the gallery on Thurs., April 16, from 5pm - 7pm. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. The gallery is located in Taylor Hall, California State University Chico, at First Street between Salem and Normal streets. Regular gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4pm.
This exhibition is funded by Student Instructionally Related Activities Fees.
About his work, Rindels states:
The purpose of [this] exhibition is to manipulate language while approaching the execution of the work as a common laborer would. Large un-stretched canvases prepared with house primer are stapled to [the] gallery walls utilizing proletarian materials and methods. [My goal is to] subvert linguistic forms by adding or subtracting consonants, vowels, or numbers, [and to investigate] historical and cultural meanings of words or phrases, [evoking] Dark Play and Local Truth.
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Anthropology Forum Today
Thurs., April 16, 2009
Ayres Hall, Room 120
4pm
The Anthropology Forum for today: “6th Chico Forensic Conference: The Making of a Chico Tradition”, presented by Anthropology Graduate Students Ashley Kendell and Ashley Hutchinson.
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Earth Month Event: Compost Workshop. April 18
Sat., April 18
Event: Compost Workshop
Time: 11am-12pm
Location: Compost Display Area (CDA)
Sponsoring Org: AS Recycling Program (ASRP)
Contact: Marley Zalay
Phone: 530.898.5033
Email: ascompost@csuchico.edu
Learn the basics of backyard composting and various methods including “hot composting” bins and composting with worms. This fun, interactive, and fact-filled workshop is open to all ages. Please bring a water bottle, gardening gloves, tennis shoes, and a big smile. The Compost Display Area is located behind Yolo Hall past the old tennis courts along the railroad track. Please park in the Nettleton Stadium Parking lot.
This is one of several Earth Month 2009 events. Visit the Web site to see the complete list of events.
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Earth Month Event: Do Something Drastic,Cut the Plastic, April 16
Thurs., April 16
7pm
BMU 303
Sponsoring Org: CLIC- Environmental Advocates (EA) & Environmental Action Resource Center (E-ARC)
Contact: Blake McSorley
Phone: 898.5676
Email: bmcsorley1@gmail.com
A presentation on the harmful effects of plastic bags and a discussion on what we can do about the hazards of them.
This is one of several Earth Month 2009 events. Visit the Web site to see the complete list of events.
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Earth Month Event: Stitch the Future, April 16
Stitch the Future
2pm-6pm
BMU 211
Sponsoring Org: AS Womens Center & Environmental Action Resource Center (E-ARC)
Contact: Jackey Humphrey-Straub
Phone: 898-5724 or 898-5676
Email: aswomentscenter1@mail.csuchico.edu or earc@csuchico.edu
It’s time for an alternative and we are going to start underneath it all by stitching our own bras and underwear while discussing our visions for the future. Even if you have never sewn before it will be loads of fun. We have the patterns and tons of t-shirts to use. You’re more then welcome to bring your own t-shirt (or whatever you would like to stitch) and any ideas to discuss what kind of fair and just future you envision.
This is one of several Earth Month 2009 events. Visit the Web site to see the complete list of events.
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Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve Spring Hikes
Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) is scheduled to host a series of natural history hikes every weekend from March 28 through May 3. Folks from BCCER will lead group trips on an exploration of Big Chico Creek Canyon. Come and enjoy the spring weather, move through blooming flowers and creek side riffles as you experience an educational visit to Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve. Hikes will vary in difficulty, allowing an opportunity for everyone.
Trips are free to the public, but charitable donations are gladly accepted.
To view the schedule of upcoming hikes visit the Web site.
For more information and to signup email Mark Lynch, or call 530.342.1371.
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ChicoFest 2009, April 25 & 26
Saturday and Sunday, April 25 & 26
Solar Dedication & ChicoFest Celebration
Sierra Nevada, 1075 East 20th Street, Chico
The Institute for Sustainable Development and the Environmental Action and Resource Center (EARC) at CSU, Chico in partnership with the City of Chico Public Forum on Sustainability and Sierra Nevada Brewing Company present a community festival with live music, food and fun. In addition to dedicating Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s new 1.4 megawatt solar array, ChicoFest will celebrate community collaboration and local sustainability achievements in honor of Earth Day.
For more information contact visit http://www.chicofest.com/ .
For a list of other upcoming Earth Month events please visit our Web site.
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Earth Month Event: Upper Park Trail Days in Bidwell Park
Tues., April 21- Sat., April 25
Upper Park Trail Days in Bidwell Park
8am-3pm
Location: Meeting sites vary - call 624-9672 for work locations, heavy rain cancels
Sponsoring Organization: city of Chico Park Division
Contact: Lise Smith-Peters
Phone: 530.896-7831
Email: lspeters@ci.chico.ca.us
Come learn how to repair and maintain Bidwell Park’s Middle Trail by working alongside the City of Chico’s Park crew. Be sure to wear closed-toed shoes, and wear sunscreen. Heavy rain cancels. Call Park Trail Crew leader at 624-9672 for location site. Bring your own water canister too if possible.
This is one of several AS Earth Month 2009 events. Visit the Web site to see the complete list of events.
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Temporary Faculty
CSU, Chico College of Natural Sciences may have part-time temporary teaching opportunities during the 2009-10 academic year. Interested individuals should submit a Unit 3 Faculty Employment Application, found at the Web site, current resume and letter of interest (which should include a list of courses you believe you are qualified to teach, and for which you wish to be considered) to the Dean’s Office: College of Natural Sciences; California State University, Chico; Chico, CA 95929-0555, on or before May 31, 2009.
For more information please refer to our Web site.
EOE/AA/ADA. CSU, Chico only employs individuals legally authorized to work in the US.
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Organizational Change in Higher Education Workshop, May 5
In January a number of people from campus participated in a “Leadership in Action” workshop as part of campus efforts to address new realities in higher education and at CSU, Chico. The impetus for the workshop and a proposed series of discussions on change came from an empowering, impromptu discussion in October as the result of a failed webcast — “Change in Higher Education: Why is it so hard?” in which participants expressed a desire for the opportunity to debate readings and ideas, and make contacts with others with similar interests. The feedback from the January workshop (posted on the VISTA community), emphasized the difficulty of facilitating needed change in higher education. Therefore, we are continuing the work on grappling with change through the discussion of focused topics.
The campus community is invited to the first of these sessions — Organizational Change in Higher Education — on May 5 in BMU 210 from 2:30pm - 4pm. Arno Rethans, Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, will lead the discussion on a topic that was frequently referenced at the initial workshop. To prepare for the discussion, please review the reading(s) located in the April 28 Organizational Change folder in the VISTA community. If you are not yet a member, please e-mail Lori Fuentes your portal ID and she will see that you are added to the community.
Look for ongoing sessions and the formation of working groups at the beginning of the fall 2009 semester. Meanwhile, we seek your input at both the next session and in the VISTA community on change topics you would like to see addressed, or for sessions you would like to lead.
Please contact Lori Fuentes if you wish to register for the May 5 workshop and/or to join the Framing Meaningful Change community in Vista.
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Technology in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Symposia: April 23 and 24
Two hot topics for your consideration from the Technology and Learning Program and CELT:
SECOND LIFE: How and Why Faculty at CSU, Chico are Using It
Thurs., April 23
12:30pm - 1:30pm
MLIB 031 and/or Online
Presenters: Paula Selvester and Rick Ford
Second Life (SL), a virtual world developed by Linden Lab, and accessible via the Internet, has become one of the newest platforms for delivering course content. Learn how two CSU, Chico faculty are exploring the possibilities afforded by immersive education and the direction it is taking them. Attend in person, or watch it LIVE online as a webinar through Wimba. RSVP to Laura Sederberg at 898-4326.
Part 2 of Teaching Unprepared Students: Interweaving Assessment and Teaching
Friday, April 24
12:30pm - 2pm
Dr. Kathleen F. Gabriel, author of Teaching Unprepared Students: Strategies for Promoting Success and Retention in Higher Education invites you to attend. Reservations are required. Email Laura Sederberg. This 90-minute session will deal with strategies that relate to determining if students are actually learning the material given. Interweaving informal and formative assessments throughout lectures and class discussions can promote student learning. Several different types of assessment techniques will be presented.
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