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News Release: Chico on $10 a Day: Learn to Eat Locally with Nutrition and Food Sciences
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Stephanie Bianco-Simeral, Nutrition and Food Sciences
530-898-4759
Chico on $10 a Day: Learn to Eat Locally with Nutrition and Food Sciences
The third Chico on $10 a Day event will be held on Saturday, May 9, from 1 to 3 p.m., in Selvester’s event room on the California State University, Chico campus. The public is invited to taste delicious dishes using local ingredients purchased at the local farmers’ market.
Students from the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences (NFSC) will provide information and free breakfast and lunch samples to show you how you can eat locally on $10 a day.
This sustainability event is a part of the NFSC food service production course. Students will use sustainable practices in all stages of the project, including growing fresh herbs to use in the food preparation. They will walk to and from the local Saturday farmers’ market, use canvas bags for shopping, prepare all food, compost scraps, use standard recipes and budget three meals for $10. They will even decorate with recyclables.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Political Scientist Selected as Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Australia National University
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 28, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Diana Dwyre,
Department of Political Science
530-898-6154
Political Scientist Selected as Fulbright Distinguished Chair at Australia National University
Diana Dwyre, professor of political science in the College of Behavioral and Social Science at California State University, Chico, has been named the 2009-2010 Fulbright Distinguished Chair in American Political Science at Australia National University (ANU) in Canberra. She will be in residence in Australia’s capital, Canberra, during spring 2010.
The ANU Distinguished Chair position is intended to increase the awareness of the study of American politics and government in Australia and promote comparative and collaborative research in political science between Australia and the United States. Dwyre will be affiliated with the ANU School of Social Sciences in the Faculty of Arts.
The Fulbright Distinguished Chair Program is viewed as among the most prestigious appointments in the Fulbright Scholars Program, which is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. State Department. More than 800 Fulbright scholars are selected every year, but only 39 are named distinguished chairs.
The complete news release is available online.
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Exemplary Online Instruction Nominations are due May 4
Nomination process information is found online.
- Familiarize yourself with the Rubric for Online Instruction (ROI)
- Fill out the Self-Assessment Form
- You may nominate a CSU, Chico course for Exemplary Online Instruction Award using the Nomination Form
- Courses will be evaluated to the Rubric for Online Instruction after they are presented to the committee
- Submit nominations to Laura Sederberg in MLIB 003a, or to Zip 005
- Deadline for nominations is May 4, 2009
- Courses will be presented orally during May 2009
For questions or more information, contact Laura Sederberg, x4326.
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Sustainability Internship Positions
The Institute for Sustainable Development has two summer internship positions currently available:
Climate Summer Intern - 3 unit intern at approximately 12 hours per week - will assist in a campus-wide greenhouse gas inventory as well as development of a climate action plan.
Public Relations and Marketing Summer Intern - 3 unit intern at approximately 12 hours per week - writing and distributing press releases on the campus sustainability efforts, marketing of projects and programs, including the maintenance of the Institute’s Facebook account, multi-media promotion of upcoming sustainability events and speakers, tabling at informational booths, and recruitment of students to our annual This Way to Sustainability, V Conference.
Application Deadline (extended): Friday, May 8, 2009
For complete job descriptions and information about either of these two internship opportunities, please contact Halli Bovia at 898-3332.
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Nursing Raffle Ticket Fund Raiser for Children in Kenya Africa - Last Chance
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 can 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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Campus Wide Discussion: Finding Common Ground, April 30
7pm
Ayers 106
An audience discussion moderated by Michael Coyle (CSU, Chico Department of Political Science & newly elected Director of the CSU, Chico Peace Institute).
The evening’s discussion focuses on students and Chico PD officers interacting at 5th & Ivy - what happened and how should the campus community respond?
This event is sponsored by the Peace Institute at CSU, Chico and is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Tom Imhoff (CSU, Chico Department of Philosophy) or leave a message at 898-4743.
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The Cost of Violence: A Peace Institute Panel Discussion, April 29
7pm
Holt 170
A panel discussion moderated by Curtis Peldo (CSU, Chico Department of Philosophy).
Topics include “Why They Hate Us” (international anger directed at U. S. government policy); “Modern Civil War in the U.S.: The Violence and Harms of the Criminal Justice System”; “A Personal Account of Daily Suffering in Palestine” and “Beyond War: A New Economy is Possible.”
Panelists include Mahan Mirza (CSU, Chico Department of Religious Studies), Michael Coyle (CSU, Chico Department of Political Science), Amro Jayousi (CSU, Chico student) and Sue Hilderbrand (Director, Chico Peace and Justice Center).
This event is sponsored by the Peace Institute at CSU, Chico and is free and open to the public.
For more information contact Tom Imhoff (CSU, Chico Department of Philosophy) or leave a message at 898-4743.
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Museum WithOut Walls (MWOW) tomorrow - Final Week
The Gateway Science Museum (formerly the Northern California Natural History Museum) continues its lecture series, Museum WithOut Walls (MWOW) tomorrow evening. Please join us to hear Dan McManus, of the Department of Water Resources, discuss the Northern Sacramento Valley Groundwater & Surface Conditions. The MWOW series is held each Wednesday in April, beginning at 7:30pm, at the CARD Center on Vallombrosa Avenue. Suggested donation of $3 per adult; students are free with ID. More information available: www.gatewayscience.org.
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A Tribute to Tango, Tang First Century, May 13
Chico Performances presents a night of lively, seductive dance with spicy music, as Tango First Century comes to the Laxson Auditorium stage on Wed., May 13, 2009 at 7:30pm.
In a dazzling tribute to tango, Tango First Century presents an intoxicating and sensual fusion of enchanting song, fancy footwork, and musical mastery. Three couples explore the passion of traditional and contemporary tango, gracefully executing the dance’s intricate steps to pulsating beats delivered by an internationally acclaimed septet of musicians. This performance is supported, in part, with funds provided by California Presenters.
Tickets cost: $23 Premium, $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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Better Leadership Through Better Followership, May 7
Do you want to be a better leader and manager? Ever consider how you can improve your leadership by focusing on your and others’ followership? This session will show how better followership results in better leadership, and how both can contribute to your personal success in organizations. Issues to be covered include:
• Understanding how the role you play as “follower” helps you succeed as your team succeeds.
• Understanding how your followers might play a bigger role in your leadership than you might play as the leader.
• Seeing how sometimes being the best leader means that you don’t need to be the leader.
This workshop is open to all employees and is an optional course for the Supervisory Development Training certificate. Seating is limited, so please register early.
Title: SHRM - Better Leadership Through Better Followership
Date & Time: May 7, (Thur) 2pm - 4pm
Location: Meriam Library, room 043 Studio A
Presenter: Dr. Marc Siegall, Professor of Management
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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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) 9am - 11am
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 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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CalPERS Workshop - Last Chance to Register
The CSU, Chico Benefits Office in conjunction with CalPERS will be sponsoring a retirement workshop for all State CSU, Chico CalPERS Employees. Come learn more about your CalPERS benefits and the retirement process. This session has been designed with exclusive information in mind for the CSU employee.
When: Mon., May 4, 2009 1:30pm - 4pm (Question and Answer Session 4pm - 5pm)
Where: Performing Arts Center (PAC) 144
Who: Jean Ann Kirkpatrick, Retirement Program Specialist, CalPERS
Please visit the following Web site to register for the class, and follow these instructions:
1) Log in using your campus login and password.
2) In the upper black banner, click “Course Catalog”.
3) In the left navigation bar, click on the catalog “Human Resources (SHRM - Staff HR Mgmt)”.
4) In the left navigation bar, click “PBHRIS - CalPERS Retirement Workshop - CSU Specific”.
5) Click on the “Enroll” button directly under the workshop title at the top of the page.
6) Select the desired session and submit. (You must select a session to complete your enrollment for the workshop.)
Final day to register will be this Wednesday. If you have trouble registering, please email Jessica Post or call x6433.
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