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News Release: Long-standing Rawlins Merit Award Honors High-achieving Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 11, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Long-standing Rawlins Merit Award Honors High-achieving Students
Twenty-one California State University, Chico students with multiple achievements in the classroom and community will be honored Thursday, Sept. 17, at the 28th annual Rawlins Merit Award Reception at 4 p.m. on the Kendall Hall lawn.
The prestigious awards are named in honor of Lt. Robert Merton Rawlins, who died piloting a B-29 over Tokyo Bay during World War II. Wishing to leave a legacy in the name of her son, Mrs. Fern Rawlins established in 1981 the Lieutenant Robert Merton Rawlins Merit Award endowment.
Including this year’s awards, more than $1 million in scholarships have gone to 868 CSU, Chico students. Each award-winner receives $2,000.
The complete news release is available online.
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Recycling Schedule
The following schedule is for recycling pickups by building. If your office will be locked, make sure to place your recycling bin in the hallway the night or morning before your pickup.
Paper Pickups
Mondays: Butte, Butte Station, Plumas, Tehama
Tuesdays: MLIB, Trinity, Siskiyou, 25 Main, 35 Main, SAPP, Sierra, Residence Halls, UHFS Office
Wednesdays: Kendall, Colusa, Continuing Education, University Center, Selvester’s, Physical Science, Ayres, Shipping & Receiving, FMS, Health Center, Acker & Shurmer Gyms, Yolo, Langdon, O’Connell
Thursdays: Holt, AJH, Modoc, Glenn
Fridays: BMU, PAC, Taylor, Yuba, BMU Back Dock, SSC, Laxson, WREC
Cans/Bottle Pickups
Mondays: Butte, Plumas, Tehama, SSC
Tuesdays: MLIB, Trinity, Siskiyou, 25 Main, 35 Main, SAPP, Sierra, FMS, Health Center, Acker & Shurmer Gyms, Yolo, Langdon, O’Connell, UHFS Office
Wednesdays: Kendall, Colusa, Continuing Education, Selvester’s, Physical Science, Ayres
Thursdays: Holt, AJH, Modoc, Glenn
Fridays: Butte, BMU, PAC, Taylor, Yuba, WREC, Laxson, Museum
Security Reminder: Exams, Student compositions, and any other sensitive documents should be shredded prior to recycling. Student staff will be handling and sorting these materials.
For questions or concerns, please email asrecycle@csuchico.edu or call our office at 898-5033.
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January Intersession Faculty Information
January Intersession is January 4-22, 2010.
All courses will be offered self-support through Continuing Education in partnership with the colleges.
Information for faculty is now available on the Continuing Education Web site.
Please visit the Web site for answers to frequently asked questions and more detailed information.
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Benefits Fair and Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment for Medical, Dental, Health Care Reimbursement, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Plans will take place from Sept. 14 to Oct. 16, 2009.
Benefits Fair Information:
Date: Thurs., Sept. 17, 2009
Location: Selvester’s Café
Time: 10am to 2pm
Have questions or considering making a change in your benefits? Join us at the Annual Benefits Fair for all State Employees of CSU, Chico. This event will provide you with an opportunity to ask questions and chat with all of your health insurance representatives as well as representatives for the following:
• Anthem Blue Cross
• Blue Shield Healthy Lifestyle Rewards Program (receive cash rewards for participating!)
• Tax Sheltered Annuity (403b) Vendors
• A+ Auto & Home Insurance Plus from California Casualty
• Delta Dental
• Vision Service Plan (VSP)
• The Standard - Life Insurance
• Savings Plus Program
• Sanders & Associates
The medical comparison chart for 2010 will be available as well as lots of other great handouts.
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Career Center On-Campus Recruiting Calendar
The following events are geared to students in search of career employment (graduating seniors) or internships. Interested students from all majors are encouraged to take advantage of these and other services of the Career Center. Drop in hours are Mondays through Fridays from 1pm - 4pm or by appointment.
Week at a Glance: Sept. 14 - 18
CAREER FAIRS:
Tues., Sept. 15: Graduation and Professional Schools Fair
10am - 2pm, in the BMU Auditorium
Representative of Graduate and Professional schools will provide students with specific information about their graduate programs, admissions policies and procedures, financial aid opportunities, and other pertinent information.
WORKSHOPS:
Thurs., Sept. 17 Go Get that Job - Winning Interview Techniques, 10am - 11am in SSC 270
Fri., Sept., 18 Getting Into Grad School, 10am - 11am in SSC 270
INFORMATION SESSIONS: An information session is hosted by a company interested in hiring graduates or interns. Information sessions are a great way to get to know company recruiters in a casual setting and find out about company culture. Appropriate attire is “business casual”.
Sept. 16 General Atomics Aeronautical, 4pm - 5:30pm in SSC 270
Sept. 17: Navair Weapons Division, 5:30pm - 7:30pm in O’Connell 120
Owens-Illinois, 6pm - 7:30pm, location TBA
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Recycling Bin Labels
Have an outdated or worn out label on your recycling bin? Please visit our new AS Recycling web page to print off a new label for your bin. Just click on the label that corresponds with your bin and a PDF will pop-up that you can print and tape onto your bin. Feel free to call AS Recycling 898-5033 if you have any questions or comments.
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Upcoming CELT Activities and Newsletter
The Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT) has a full array of programs and resources available this semester.
Be sure to register for the CELT Conference, Oct. 7-9.
Beginning this Wednesday there will be the first presentation in the Teaching Excellence series - discussions on creating effective learning environments. The first discussion, “Collaboration and Peer Mentoring” will be in KNDL 207 from 2pm - 3pm on Sept. 16. Register online.
CELT sponsors subscriptions to the online newsletter, “The Teaching Professor” for the CSU, Chico campus community. Contact the CELT office for the code number.
For more information about these and other events, download the CELT newsletter from the Web site.
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"Trailer Park" Musical Staged Sept. 30 - Oct. 4
What does adultery, strippers, murderous ex-boyfriends, Costco, the Ice Capades, spray cheese, and road kill have in common? They are all part of the outrageously raunchy and hilarious Great American Trailer Park Musical, staged Sept. 30 through Oct. 4 at CSU, Chico’s Wismer Theatre.
Complete with a trashy Greek chorus of trailer park divas, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” shines a spotlight on Armadillo Acres, Florida’s most exclusive mobile home community, where having your baby kidnapped isn’t half as tragic as getting a bad perm. Everything is hunky-dory down south until a hot young stripper on the run comes between the trailer park’s agoraphobic-housewife and tollbooth-collector-husband.
Filled with white trash truisms and low-rent good fun, “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” is one red-neck comedy you won’t want to miss. For tickets call the University Box Office, 898-6333. Seating is limited.
Presented by CSU, Chico’s School of the Arts. Rated “M” for mature language and content. More information is available online.
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North State Symphony Kicks Off Season with Icons Concert
Sat., Sept. 26 at 7:30pm
Cascade Theatre, Redding
Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm
Sun., Sept. 27 at 2pm
Laxson Auditorium, Chico
Pre-concert talk at 1pm in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
An American legend, Edward “Duke” Ellington, face-to-face with the classical standard of excellence, Beethoven and the famous Fifth — one of the many pieces mentioned in this year’s Book in Common, “The Soloist.” This collaboration with Jazz X-Press and the NSS starts off a rousing season of extraordinary classical music.
Redding Tickets: Cascade Theatre Box Office, 243-8877
Chico Tickets: University Box Office, x6333
More information is available on the Web site.
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Kick Off for 2009-10 Community Book in Common
Thurs., Sept. 17 at 6:30pm
Chico City Plaza
Join Chico’s Mayor Ann Schwab and Supervisor Maureen Kirk as they proclaim support for the Community Book in Common, “The Soloist” by Steve Lopez; enjoy music from the book by a local musician; and hear excerpts from the book.
Contact Brooks Thorlaksson, Associate Dean, College of Humanities and Fine Arts, for more information at x5352; bthorlaksson@csuchico.edu.
More information on Community Book in Common events is available online.
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Multicultural Welcome Receptions
You are invited to attend the following Multicultural Welcome Receptions as an opportunity to network, make friends and build alliances:
Black Welcome Reception
Mon., Sept. 14 at 5pm
CCLC (MLIB 172)
Bienvenida Reception
Tues., Sept. 15 at 3:30pm
Kendall Hall Lawn
All are welcome to attend. For more information, please contact the Office of Diversity at 530-898-4764.
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Anti-Human Trafficking Group Meets
STOP (Stop Trafficking of Persons), CSU, Chico’s anti-human trafficking group will hold its first meeting on Wed., Sept. 16, at 4pm in Common Grounds (BMU basement). Come help us work on our exciting agenda of activities for this year. Contact us via our Web site is or email us if you want to be on our mailing list. Everyone welcome.
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Career Center Graduate and Professional School Fair, Sept. 15
The CSU, Chico Career Center will host its annual Graduate and Professional School Fair on Tues., Sept. 15, 2009, 10am to 2pm in the BMU Auditorium
Students and alumni are welcome to attend this event to learn more about specific graduate programs and the admissions process. In addition to over 30 colleges and universities, there will also be representatives from CSU, Chico masters programs.
For a list of schools attending visit the Web site. For questions, please contact the Chico State Career Center or call (530) 898-5253.
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CSU, Chico Warehouse Live Auction, TOMORROW
The Office of Property Management at CSU, Chico, would like to invite you to our surplus property auction. Items include desks, filing cabinets, bookshelves, chairs, tables, refrigerators, and much, much more.
These items are cash only and payable at the time of purchase. Viewing hours are 11am to 12 noon. The auction will begin promptly at 12:10pm on Tues., Sept. 15, 2009, located at the Warehouse, 810 Oak Street, Suite 100, Chico. Be early as the auction moves fast.
At the time of purchase, you must provide a vehicle to take all items selected by 3pm. Items will not be held for later removal.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give the Office of Property Management a call at 898-5176.
Please share this information with your student assistants, your family, and friends. We look forward to seeing you at the Auction.
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10 Performances on 3 Stages THIS WEEKEND - Chico World Music Festival
Chico Performances will be presenting free musical performances at the Chico World Music Festival this Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, 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
HYPE Dance Studio- Fusion Competitive Dance Team/Lil’ Rascals (12pm to 12:30pm)
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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Fundraiser for The Turner, Oct. 10
Tall Tales & True Stories: An Evening of Armchair Travel with Ron Sanford
Sat., Oct. 10 at 7pm
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall
World-renowned artist Ron Sanford presents a special evening of stunning photography that takes you into the wild. This camp night features Sierra Nevada beer, an eclectic selection of camp cuisine and decorations that transform the recital hall into a wonderful outdoor setting. Be sure to wear a back woods costume to enhance the fun. This event is underwritten by Sierra Nevada Brewery and features a raffle for a weekend in a Sea Ranch home. All proceeds benefit The Turner Museum. Tickets are $25, available after Sept. 1 at Vagabond Rose, Made in Chico, or The Turner Museum, located at its new home in Meriam Library.
More information: Catherine Sullivan, Turner Curator, 898-4476.
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Taste-Testing Tomorrow <Â Numi Organic Tea
Have you ever tasted Numi Organic Teas? If not, here is the perfect opportunity. Numi Organic Tea will be offering free taste-testing tomorrow, Tues., Sept. 15 from 11am - 2pm, on the Associated Students Bookstore¹s Patio. Stop by to get your taste of The Purest Tea on the Planet.
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Radical Reels Film Tour 09
Mon., Sept. 21
7pm
BMU Auditorium
The wildest adventure films from across the globe. Watch base jumping, mountain biking, backcountry skiing, rock climbing, kayaking, and more.
Presale: $6 Students $8 General - At the Door: $8 Students $10 General
Tickets available at the Adventure Outings front desk in the WREC (530) 898-4011 or at the University Box Office (530) 898-6333.
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CSU, Chico Staff Vacancies - Week of Sept. 14, 2009
Closing the Week of 9/14/09:
(09-0049) AA/S - EXEMPT I (Assistant to the Dean) (On-Campus Only)
ECC
Closes: 9/14/09
(09-0047) ASA II (Program Assistant)
AGR
Closes: 9/14/09
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(09-0050) MEDICAL CHIEF OF STAFF (Administrator III)
SHS
Open until filled; application review: 10/12/09
(09-0045) POLICE DISPATCHER I
UPD
Open until filled; application review: 8/3/09
(09-0044) PRESIDENTIAL AIDE
PRS
Open until filled; application review: 7/27/09
(09-0039) SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER-HOURLY (One or more positions available)
DSS
Open until filled; applications reviewed as they are received
(09-0037) CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST I
SHS
Open until filled; application review: 5/26/09
(09-0015) LVN
SHS
Open until filled; application review: 3/23/09
(09-0014) PHARMACIST I
SHS
Open until filled; applications reviewed as they are received
Job announcements are on the Web site.
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CSUEU Meeting this Wednesday at 12noon in Kendall 207/9
Bring your lunch and we will continue our discussion on furloughs and workload issues. The Officers will also update everyone on their trip to the General Council meeting.
We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please email Alicia Trider.
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CANCELLED: HICAP at Passages Medicare Workshop
The September 22 HICAP training at Passages training has been postponed until Spring.
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Defensive Driver Training, Sept. 15
The CSU Vehicle Use Policy requires that State employees (including student employees) complete Defensive Driver Training every four years in order to drive a State, rental, or privately-owned vehicle on State business. In an effort to meet the needs of the Campus, the Vehicle Reservations Office is offering Defensive Driver Training each week.
Employees can confirm the date of their last training by inquiring at vehicles@csuchico.edu. Responses will typically be by return e-mail on the next business day.
Please have your California Driver License number and expiration date, and CSU, Chico employee/student ID number available at the time of the class.
Location and time varies by session. To view the availability of sessions, location, and to register, log into the Web Based Training (WBT) system and click on the Course Catalog menu—the workshops are posted under the EH&S tab. If you need assistance logging into the WBT system, please contact EH&S at ehstrainer@csuchico.edu.
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Study Skills Workshop this Week
The Student Learning Center is offering a study skills workshop this week that is designed to help students improve their time management, reading skills, and overall study habits:
Sept. 15 (Tues.) Mastering Study Skills 11am -12pm
Dr. Aldrich Patterson
Location: SSC 304
More workshops will be scheduled throughout the remaining semester. Look for upcoming announcements for future dates and topics.
Workshops are Free. Students may sign up in advance at the Student Learning Center (Student Services Center-3rd Floor 340) or by calling 898-6839.
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