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News Release: Professor Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for Photography Work
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Professor Receives Prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for Photography Work
California State University, Chico Professor Byron Wolfe of the Department of Communication Design has received a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship for 2009.
The New York-based John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced the 2009 Guggenheim Fellows via a news conference and full-page New York Times advertisement last week.
The 180 artists, scientists and scholars from the United States and Canada receiving the fellowship were selected from among more than 3,000 applicants. Sixty-two disciplines and 68 academic institutions are represented among the recipients. Wolfe is the only professor from a California State University campus to receive a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship.
The complete news release is available online.
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Associated Students Job Opening
Job Title: Assistant Manager - Forebay Aquatic Center
Position Type: Temporary position ending October 31, 2009
Pay Range: $13.12/hour
Benefits: This is a non-benefited position
Final Filing Date: Open until filled
For more information please visit our Web site.
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UPD's Final Spring '09 RAD Class
The University Police Department will hold its FINAL Spring semester R.A.D. class on April 27, April 28 and April 30. R.A.D. is a self-defense program designed specifically for women, and integrates risk reduction strategies with physical defense techniques. The hours are 6pm to 10pm each night. The class will meet in Yolo #178. R.A.D. is offered at no cost to participants. Participants must be able to attend all three sessions. There are still spaces available.
For more information, please contact Detective Corinne Beck at x6512. For more information on R.A.D., please visit the UPD Web site.
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Cinderella's Closet
Free Prom dresses will be available again this year to all local high school girls at Cinderella’s Closet.
Date: Sunday, April 19
Time: Noon - 4pm
Location: Common Grounds in the basement of the BMU
This event is co-sponsored by the Panhellenic Council (national sororities) and SCTA (Student California Teachers Association).
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Explore the World on a Shoestring Budget: Financial Aid, April 20
Want to study abroad and travel the world but aren’t sure how to afford it? Find out tips and secrets about financing your time abroad. A representative from the financial aid office, and students with experience traveling the world “on the cheap” will be here to answer all of your questions, and show you how you can afford a semester or year abroad.
Presenter: Casey Dinsmore, Financial Aid Adviser
Student Services Center 150 from 5pm - 6:30pm
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Student Loan Exit Interview Required for Departing Federal Loan Recipients
If you received a Direct student loan while attending CSU, Chico, and are not planning to enroll as at least a half-time student for the up-coming term, you need to complete an ‘Exit Interview’ within 30 days of your last day of enrollment.
The Exit Interview provides information about your rights and responsibilities as a borrower, payment options, and offers information about loan consolidation. It also collects information about you to insure prompt accurate billing and deferment.
Direct Loan borrowers are urged to do their exit interview on-line at www.dl.ed.gov. You will need to have your U.S. Dept. of Education ‘Personal Identification Number ’ to view your loans and to complete your exit interview. You may request your ‘PIN’ at www.pin.ed.gov. Direct Loan borrowers may also use this PIN to access, monitor and up-date accounts on-line, to make payments or request deferments. A Direct Loan exit pamphlet will be sent to you also. If you have any questions concerning your Direct Loan exits, deferments forbearance’s please contact 800-848-0979.
If you have any questions regarding the Direct Loan website or Exit Interview, contact Direct Loans at 800-848-0979. If you have any other questions please contact the Student Financial Services office on campus at 530-898-6083. If you have contacted Direct Loans already, please disregard this notice.
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Personalized Thank You Cards from University Printing Services
University Printing Services prints Note Cards and Thank You Cards personalized with your department or college name. All cards are printed in University Red Ink on 80# cover stock (Recycled - 100% Post Consumer Waste) and include a non-imprinted matching envelope. Choose from 4 different designs and 2 paper colors - white or cream.
For more information, take a look at the information flyer/order form on our Web site. When ordering, please be sure to attach the order form to a Printing Services CAF.
If you have questions, please contact us:
University Printing Services
Siskiyou Hall, Rm 118, x5992
Hours: M - F, 8am to 5pm
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Biology Seminar, TODAY
Friday, April 17
Free Refreshments - Holt 171 (3:30 pm)
SEMINAR - Holt 170 (4pm)
The Biology Seminar for today: “A Multitrophic View of Biodiversity” is presented by Dr. Lee Dyer from the University of Nevada, Reno.
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Spring Health Fair: Stepping up to Nutrition and Wellness, April 18
Chico State Community Nutrition Students are holding a Health Fair at the Shalom Free Clinic on Sat., April 18, 2009 between 11am - 2pm. The Fair will be filled with information, nutrition education, food, music, games and fun.
Topics include: Diabetes, Hypertension, Weight Management, Nutrition for Seniors, Tips for Gardening, Shopping on a Budget and much more.
Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy the fun.
The Clinic is located at 1190 E 1st Avenue.
For more information or any questions, please email ablakemore@mail.csuchico.edu.
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Humanities Center Tertulia: "Beauty in the Cloister: Viewing in a Monastic Utopia," Kyle Killian, April 23
Humanities Center Thursday Tertulia
April 23, 4pm - 5:30pm, Trinity 126
“Beauty in the Cloister: Viewing in a Monastic Utopia”*
Kyle Killian, Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
This presentation will look at some medieval theories about beauty with a focus on the discussion between Abbot Suger of St. Denis and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux about the place and nature of beauty in the cloister.
Call Troy Jollimore for information, x5122.
* Part of the Humanities Center’s Year-long theme, “Regarding beauty.”
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Pasta Feed, April 21
CLIC, the Community Legal Information Center, is holding their All-You-Can-Eat Pasta Feed this coming Tues., April 21 from 5pm - 7pm at the Graduate 344 W. 8th St. Come have dinner with us before you see Greg Mortenson’s speech at 7pm. Tickets are $5.00 per person and we will be serving pasta, salad and bread. Tickets are available at the door and can be purchased at CLIC, 25 Main Street, Suite 102. If you are on campus and would like at least four tickets delivered, call CLIC at extension 6478.
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University Film Series: CONTROL ROOM, May 5
University Film Series
Tues., May 5
7:30pm, Ayres 106
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642
Control Room
(2004, U.S.A.) 84 min.
Directed by Jehane Noujaim.
Sponsored by the Middle Eastern Studies Program and hosted by Mahan Mirza, Religious Studies.
Documentary about Al Jazeera and its relations with the U.S. Central Command, as well as the other news organizations that covered the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Made by Egyptian-American filmmaker Noujaim.
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International Education Week: Focus: Explore the World on a Shoestring Budget, April 20-24
CSU, Chico’s International Education Week is held each semester. The week will be full of many activities and events to promote the internationalization of our campus, with a specific focus on studying abroad on a budget. Festivities will include international forums, lectures and a Study Abroad Fair.
The goal of this week is to internationalize the Chico State campus by educating and informing students about the wonderful opportunities they have to explore and immerse themselves in other cultures, languages and lifestyles abroad.
For details, please see the schedule and descriptions of events at the Web site.
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