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News Release: Events for 2009-2010 Book in Common, "The Soloist," Begin Sept. 17 at Chico City Plaza
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 10, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Brooks Thorlaksson,
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
530- 898-5351
Events for 2009-2010 Book in Common, “The Soloist,” Begin Sept. 17 at Chico City Plaza
Events complementing the 2009-2010 community Book in Common begin in Chico on Thursday, Sept. 17 when Mayor Ann Schwab and Supervisor Maureen Kirk read proclamations declaring Steve Lopez’s “The Soloist” a community read.
Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Chico City Plaza with cellist Will Buchholz playing music from the book and others reading excerpts.
William Loker, dean of Undergraduate Education at California State University, Chico, applauds the community commitment to the Book in Common. “For years, we enjoyed the benefits of a common reading on campus, and we are pleased that this is a way that the whole community can connect. We have been beyond pleased. It has been inspiring to work with the many agencies, businesses and individuals who have joined in this year to generate discussion about issues raised in ‘The Soloist.’”
The complete news release is available online.
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9/11 Remembrance
At noon Friday, the Trinity Hall bells will toll for one minute in remembrance of those who lost their lives as a result of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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Grant Opportunity for Undergraduate Students
Funds have been allocated by Provost Sandra Flake for the fall 2009 Undergraduate Awards for Research & Creativity. These awards were created to support undergraduate students working closely with individual faculty members on student-designed projects and to assist the faculty in providing students with special innovative learning opportunities.
• Fall awards of up to $500 each will be made available to undergraduates (including graduating seniors).
• A cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above is required.
• Information meetings will be held on:
Monday 9/14/2009 SSC 466 4pm - 5pm
Tuesday 9/15/2009 SSC 466 4pm - 5pm
• Spring award opportunities (up to $500) and summer stipend opportunities will also be discussed.
Interested qualified undergraduate students are encouraged to attend one of the above meetings for information and applications. Anyone unable to attend a meeting can go to the Web site for more information.
These awards are an exceptional and unique opportunity for students to create their own research or creative projects under the guidance of a faculty mentor.
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AS Activity Fee Council Looking for Students
The Associated Students Activity Fee Council is looking for students to fill its seats. The Activity Fee Council is a funding body with a budget of $40,000 that it allocates to recognized student organizations for campus-wide events. As a member of this council you will gain in experience in budget management and parliamentary procedure.
The council is a great resume builder and gives you a chance to get involved with the Associated Students.
Want to join?Come to BMU 203 and contact Desiree Tavares, the AS Commissioner of Activity Fee.
Phone: (530) 898-5701
E-mail: asactivityfee@csuchico.edu
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WREC Membership for Staff & Faculty
Staff and faculty are still able to use the WREC without charge for the remainder of this week. Make sure to come by to check out our fall class schedule. We offer early morning and noontime classes for no extra cost. Classes include spinning/indoor cycling, abs, kickboxing, Pilates mat and many more. If you have questions about the class schedule please contact Brooke Magnotta at 898-6908.
Faculty/Staff membership is $200 dollars per semester. Fall semester takes you through January intersession and the spring semester includes the two summer months. Total cost for a yearly membership is $400. Please contact Teresa Clements at 898-4248 with any questions.
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Chico World Music Festival e-newsletter
Chico Performances’ e-newsletter with all the information and updates for the 2009 Chico World Music Festival and updates is now available. For more information, go to the Web site to check out what’s going on at the upcoming Chico World Music Festival.
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Write-In Candidates for AS Commissioner of Environmental Affairs
Students who are still interested in running for the position of Associated Students Commissioner of Environmental Affairs can do so as a write-in candidate. If students are interested in running as a write-in they will need to pick up the appropriate paperwork in BMU 203 and cannot begin campaigning until they schedule a meeting with AS Election Coordinator, Tara Harmon. Harmon can be reached at aselections@csuchico.edu or by phone at (530) 898-5701.
The election will take place Sept. 30 from 8am to 5pm online.
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Physical Science Roof Repair
On Friday, Sept. 11, barriers and a pedestrian tunnel will be installed at pedestrian traffic areas in preparation for the repair of the roof at the Physical Science Building. On Mon., Sept. 14, work will begin on the roof, and will last approximately 4 weeks. Work done above public entrances will be done in the early morning or on weekends. Please direct any questions to Facilities Management & Services at extension 6222.
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Last Chance - Adventure Outings Trip at 1/2 Price, TODAY
Today is your last change to sign up for an Adventure Outings Trip and get a second trip at ½ Price. Choose from a variety of adventures: rock climbing, rafting, backpacking, sea kayaking, canoeing, hiking, hot springs, surfing, caving, and more.
Office located in the front of our Wildcat Recreation Center (WREC). Open 9am - 5pm, M-F.
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Committee on Arts and Lectures Solicits Proposals
The Committee on Arts and Lectures solicits proposals to bring guest lecturers, performers, and artists to campus. We wish to empower students and faculty to create small, mobile learning environments, in the company of guests of their own choosing, and we encourage them to move across departmental boundaries in the process. The Committee seeks proposals in the $500 to $1500 range; while these awards are small, they should be sufficient to entice that young scholar you saw at that conference last summer to visit our campus to share their ideas with a small group of us. Because funds are limited, it is expected that the host department will also provide resources.
The Committee is currently soliciting proposals for the 2009/10 academic year; funding requests through February of 2010 will be considered at a CAL meeting held the 2nd week of October — to be considered requests must be received by October 9. If you have questions please email the Co-Chair at kcushing@csuchico.edu. Only one proposal review and funding meeting will be held this semester so it is important that you get your proposal in promptly. Funding is typically awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, after considering the merit of the proposal.
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Snow Leopard < Only $29 at the Bookstore
It’s here - the new Mac Operating System, MAC OS X Snow Leopard, is available at the Associated Students Bookstore. Purchase the upgrade today for only $29.00. For more information, call 898-4447 or better yet, come into the store and check it out for yourself.
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CORRECTION: Counseling and Wellness Center Support Groups offered Fall 2009
The Counseling and Wellness Center, is located in the student services building (SSC 430). 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:
• Current Groups
• Academic Peak Performance
• Better Relationships
• Disabled Students Support Services
• Getting My Act Together
• Making Peace with Food
• Manage Your Moods
• Outside the Gender Box
• Self Esteem and Assertiveness
For more information about our services and our groups, stop by, visit our Web site, or call 898-6345.
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Anthropology Forum Today
Thurs., Sept. 10
Ayres Hall 120
4pm
The Anthropology Forum for today: Nome Cult: Chico’s Trail of Tears, presented by Arlene Ward & Eileen Conway, Mechoopda Tribal Members.
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Used Bike Auction TODAY
Buy a recycled cycle! The Adventure Outings Bike Cart will be hosting a used bicycle auction TODAY (Thursday, Sept. 10) in the Free Speech Area. There will be about 50 bikes on display from 12pm to 3:30pm and the live auction will start at 3:30pm. Bike selection varies every semester, but each bike will have received a basic tune-up and is ready to ride. Cash only sales, please.
For more information call: Adventure Outings at 898-4011.
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University Film Series: THE MIRROR (Andrei Tarkovsky, Russia, 1975), Sept. 29
University Film Series
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Ayres 106 (Little Theatre)
$3 donation appreciated
Sept. 29
The Mirror (Zerkalo) (1975, Russia) 106 min.
Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky.
Sponsored by the Humanities Center and introduced by Troy Jollimore, Philosophy and Humanities Center*
Andrei Tarkovsky, the acclaimed master of Soviet cinema, takes a moving and personal turn with this striking meditation on life in Russia during the bleak days of WW II. The Mirror is not just the display of a film director at the peak of his unique powers. As an homage to the innocence of childhood, it tells an enigmatic tale that is both gripping and horrifying. Tarkovsky uses his own coming-of-age experiences, himself “mirror”-ed, to convey the mood and action that dominated a country ravaged by war. Through a fascinating two-tiered time frame, the director blends his own harsh childhood with an adult life that is troubled and broken. Powerful images—a mother faced with political terror, a divorcing couple’s quarrel—are underscored by Tarkovsky’s masterful manipulation of film stocks and recorded sound. The Mirror becomes a stream-of-consciousness, nostalgic visions of childhood mixed with slow-motion dream sequences and stark WW II newsreels. Tarkovsky’s The Mirror is ultimately as much a window through the filmmaker’s gaze as it is a reflection of his personal passions and ideals.
*Part of the Humanities Center’s year-long theme “Memory, Nostalgia, Ruins.”
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CSU, Chico Music Department Early Music Recital, Sept. 13
The CSU, Chico Music Department presents music of “Henry Purcell and the Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal” on Sun., Sept. 13 at 2pm on the stage of Harlen Adams Theater. This recital will feature some of the finest musicians in the North State, including sopranos Daun Weiss and Dara Scholz, alto Ruth Greenfield, harpsichordist Sandra Wright, organist and harpsichordist Dr. David Rothe, Warren Haskell on lute, as well as members of the CSU, Chico Chamber Singers.
Highlighting the music of Purcell, Byrd, Handel, and other composers of the English Renaissance and Baroque, this promises to be an afternoon of delightful music you won¹t want to miss.
Tickets available at the University Box Office or at the door.
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Constitution Day Panel Discussion
In recognition of Constitution Day (Thurs., Sept. 17), the Office of Civic Engagement invites you to attend a panel discussion by three CSU, Chico faculty experts. Here are their topics:
Diana Dwyre — Free Speech and Money: We have a right to free speech, the Constitution says. But should people with lots of money be able to speak so much louder than the rest of us?
Michael Coyle — The Carceral State: The 8th Amendment proscribes “cruel and unusual punishment.” Does it apply to conditions in the U.S. today?
Kimberlee Candela — Guantanamo Bay: Do the “detainees” have Constitutional rights? Who decides?
Join us at 7:30pm on Thurs., Sept. 17 in BMU 210.
NOTE: The first 150 students to arrive will receive a free copy of the Constitution or Bill of Rights.
For more information, contact Michael Briand, x5486.
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College of Business Ethics Film
The College of Business Ethics Initiative is presenting the film “Boiler Room” on Wed., Sept. 16 at 5:30pm in HOLT170. It is free and open to the public so please stop by and bring a colleague.
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Poster Sale
Poster Sale - for a limited time only. Stop by the Associated Students Bookstore Patio now thru Friday, Sept. 11 for the Beyond the Wall Poster Sale. There is a large selection of posters, frames, accessories, and novelties all at great prices. The sale is open 9am - 4pm.
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Chico Performances presents a night of jazz with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Sept. 18
Friday, Sept. 18, 2009
7:30pm
Laxson Auditorium
The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra’s 15 jazz soloists, along with trumpeter and musical director Wynton Marsalis, draw from a repertoire that includes original compositions and masterworks by Ellington, Mingus, Coltrane, and others. An extraordinarily versatile orchestra, the JLCO has been called “the greatest large jazz ensemble working today” by the Chicago Tribune. Marsalis, a driving force behind the Orchestra, is a nine-time Grammy Award winner.
This performance is the kick off event for the 16th annual Chico World Music Festival, held at CSU, Chico on Sept. 19 and 20.
Ticket prices are $55 Premium, $50 Adult, $48 Senior, $40 Student/Child.
Tickets and more information are available at the Web site.
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10 Performances on 3 Stages, Sept. 19 & 20
Chico Performances will be presenting FREE musical performances at the Chico World Music Festival, Sat., Sept. 19 and Sun., Sept. 20.
The FREE daytime music schedule is as follows:
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
Pub Scouts - Celtic (11am & 1:30pm)
Ma Muse - Sweet Stringed Harmony (11:30am & 3pm)
Kátia Moraes & Pure Samba - Brazilian Samba (12pm & 2pm)
Gonzalo Bergara Quartet - Gypsy Jazz (12:30pm & 2:30pm)
On Ensemble - Modern Taiko (1pm & 3:30pm)
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009
Ha’penny Bridge - California Celtic (11am & 1:30pm)
Indian Ocean - Indian Folk Fusion (11:30am & 2pm)
Kitka - a Cappella Harmony (12pm & 2:30pm)
Perla Batalla Trio - Latina Jazz (12:30pm & 3pm)
West African Highlife Band - Afro Pop (1pm & 3:30pm)
The Kids Stage schedule is as follows:
Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009
Mi Esqualita Maya - Preschool & Children’s Performing Arts Program (1:30pm to 2pm)
Suspended Animation - Teen Rock Band (3pm to 3:30pm)
Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009
Spontaneous Combustion Improv Players - Youth Comedy & Skits (12pm to 12:30pm)
Story Time - with Adrienne Scott (1:30pm to 2pm)
Chico School of Rock - Kids Bands (3pm to 3:30pm)
For more information, please visit the Web site.
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Research and Sponsored Programs Grant Writing Café
Good news!! Research and Sponsored Programs’ first Grant Writing Café of the fall semester will be held Wed., Sept. 23 from 1pm - 2:30pm in the Student Services Center, Room 306. Join Laura King, Diane Johnson, and Jennifer Harris, Proposal Development Specialists, to discuss your ideas, explore funding opportunities or fine-tune a proposal. Work with Marcia Buie to learn how to use the Grants Resource Database to find funding sources for your projects. We’ll start with an update on stimulus funding and then open the discussion to other topics of interest.
Bring your laptop and join us for refreshments. Come any time and stay as long as you wish.
For more information, please contact Diane at 6543, Laura at 6627, or Laura at 6627.
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