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FREE Art Classes at the Chico World Music Festival, Sept. 19 and 20
The Chico Art Center invites you to come enjoy FREE art classes for children and adults at the Chico World Music Festival THIS Saturday, Sept. 19 and Sunday, Sept. 20.
The schedule of FREE art classes is as follows:
Saturday, Sept. 19:
Making personalized paper beads using fabric and rubbing stamps (for kids)
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Erin Wells
Making personalized paper beads using fabric and rubbing stamps (for adults)
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Erin Wells
Creating puzzles (for kids)
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Ben Saturen
Creating puzzles (for adults)
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Ben Saturen
Sunday, Sept. 20:
Watercolor resist with oil pastel (for kids)
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Kari Zigan
Watercolor resist with oil pastel (for adults)
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. - Kari Zigan
Creating with clay (for kids)
2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Dave Owen
Creating with clay (for adults)
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - Dave Owen
For more information, please visit the Web site.
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New Grant Resource Center Deadlines Posted Today
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs posted new deadlines from the Grant Resource Center (GRC) on the RESP Web site. There are funding opportunities in the areas of Health and Mental Health, Science and Engineering, Education and Human and Community Development, Arts and Humanities. Please review all the funding categories. There may be collaborative or cross-disciplinary programs described in fields other than your own. New deadlines are posted monthly.
Check out the latest deadlines. If you don’t find a funding opportunity that matches your need, please contact Marcia Buie, who will be happy to help you run a funding search through the GRC.
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Business, IT, and SAP Career Fair, Sept. 23
You are invited to attend the Business, IT, and SAP Career Fair held at the BMU Auditorium on Sept. 23 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. All majors are welcome.
Please announce this event to your students so that they may take advantage of this opportunity to form relationships with key recruiters prior to graduation. This event is highly recommended for upper division students.
To obtain a list of recruiters please visit the Web site.
For more information or inquiries regarding this event, please send an email.
This event is proudly hosted by Phi Chi Theta, Delta Sigma Pi, and the Chico State Career Center.
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Presenting Art Historian Dr. Catie Cadge-Moore, Sept. 14-16
The Committee on Arts and Lectures (CAL) presents:
Art Historian Dr. Catie Cadge-Moore (De Anza College)
• Sept. 14, 5-6 pm, Reception, Humanities Center, Trinity 100
• Sept 15, 2-3:15 pm, Presentation: “Weaving Untold Stories: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of Using Archival and Museum Collections to Document Northern California Indian Weavers and Basketry During the Arts and Crafts Period, 1880-1930”, Ayres 201
• Sept. 16, 9:30 am, Informal discussion: “Current Perspectives on Native American Art”, Augie’s (230 Salem St.)
• Sept. 16, 4-5:15 pm, Presentation: “Native American Art and Environmental Crisis along the Lower Klamath River in Northwestern California”, Student Services Center (SSC) 304
All events are open to the public, and we encourage anyone who is interested to contact Profs. Matthew Looper or Robert Jones. Dr. Cadge-Moore’s visit is made possible through the generous funding of the Committee on Arts and Lectures, the Departments of Philosophy and Art and Art History, and is also sponsored by CAPE, the Humanities Center, and the Anthropology Graduate Student Association.
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Become a Member of the Environmental Affairs Council
Please share with your students:
Come to an informational meeting tomorrow afternoon about how you can become involved in the Environmental Affairs Council. We will be meeting in BMU 204 at 3pm TOMORROW, Sept. 16.
Get in Involved in the Associated Students Environmental Affairs Council (EAC)
The Environmental Affairs Council was established to act as an advocate for the general health of the Earth’s physical and biological environment, and to raise and address specific issues associated with the environment.
Students interests in applying for a position on this council or any other Associated Students Council or committee can follow the link.
For more information contact Erin Van Peer.
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Requesting Faculty Participation in a Survey Analyzing Communication Patterns
To: Faculty
From: Tim Rogers, CSU, Chico graduate student, Department of Education
Re: Requesting your participation in a survey on Analyzing Communication Patterns Between A Faculty Member And Instructional Designer.
For my graduate thesis, I am conducting a survey regarding communication patterns between a faculty member and instructional designer when designing online courses through WebCT. This research, conducted at CSU, Chico, seeks to better understand potential differences in technical and pedagogical communications that may cause barriers during the consultation process between both professionals.
The survey is available online. This survey takes only about five to ten minutes to complete. This research project has been cleared by the Human Subjects in Research Committee.
You have until October 1, 2009 to participate. You may access the survey by clicking on the link.
Thank you for your assistance. Please contact Tim Rogers at 592-8199 or by email with questions.
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Promote Your Organization at Family Weekend BBQ, Oct. 10
Subject: Join us at the annual Family Weekend BBQ to promote your organization to new students.
The Alumni Association invites your campus organization to join us for the annual Family Weekend BBQ on Kendall Lawn, Saturday, October 10. This is a great opportunity to meet and greet new students and parents by tabling at our event called the “Fare Square” and handing out fan fare, such as coupons and flyers, to the 800 to 1,000 attendees. There is a $25 fee to participate at the event, which includes 2 tickets to the BBQ catered by Kinder’s. We will be serving chicken sandwiches, veggie burgers, fresh fruit, pasta salad, BBQ beans, soda, water, and cookies. You will need to provide your own table and sunshade, which we recommend you have.
This is a public event and will be open to all ages. Come join us for food, fun, and to get your organization out to the new students on campus. Please visit our website for more information on Family Weekend, and contact Megan via e-mail or ext. 3549 to reserve your space today.
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ARI 10/11 Campus Call for Proposals
Agricultural Research Initiative (ARI) 10/11 Campus Call for Proposals
CSU Agricultural Research Initiative (ARI) campus funding is available for the 2010/11 fiscal year to all qualified campus faculty and research staff on a competitive basis. The ARI provides public funds that require at least one-to-one match with industry/agency resources to fund high impact applied agricultural research, development, and technology transfer.
All proposals must address improving the economic efficiency, productivity, profitability and sustainability of California agriculture and its allied industries. Campus proposals are for projects that address local, regional or statewide issues. Campus proposals require submission of “A Notice of Intent to Submit”, which is due to Karen Hansen, RESP ARI Analyst by December 11, 2009. Materials for the ARI 2010/11 Campus Call for Proposals, including the Notice of Intent, are available on the RESP Web site.
Please contact Karen Hansen at extension 6286 if you have questions or need assistance with your proposal.
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Presenting Van Cliburn Piano Competition Gold Medal Winner, Oct. 1
Join Chico Performances in welcoming Haochen Zhang, the Gold Medal winner of the 13th International Van Cliburn Piano Competition. The Van Cliburn Gold Medal Winner is scheduled to perform on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 at 7:30 p.m in Laxson Auditorium.
One of the highest honors in an artist’s career is to receive the Gold Medal for the renowned Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Drawing pianists from around the world to the most prestigious piano gathering in the United States, the Van Cliburn award has launched careers into the upper echelon of classical performance. We are very pleased to host the 2009 Gold Medal Winner for this special solo recital.
Tickets to this performance are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child.
For more information about this performance and tickets please visit the Web site or call 898-6333.
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Join Chico Performances in Welcoming Global Guitarist Jesse Cook, Oct. 6
Chico Performances presents global guitarist and virtuoso Jesse Cook, performing on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in Laxson Auditorium.
A performance by Jesse Cook and his talented band of musicians is a mixed bag. Is it an evening of fabulous flamenco — or an evening of Latin fusion sounds? Playing everything from the Beatles to Jobin, Cook blends African percussion, Cajun accordion, classical cello, and pop vocals into an evening of upbeat, richly layered music with a contemporary global sound.
Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, and $14 Student/Child.
For more information, please visit the Web site.
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E-ARC Event, Sept. 17
Free film: “Addicted to Plastic” Thursday, Sept. 17, at 7:30pm in Ayers 120.
The film and forum will address issues concerning: plastics over-use; pollution; manufacturing plastics: the trivial v. the essential; reserving petroleum and natural gas for essentials plastics; and hanging habits/behaviors. The Chico Film and Solutions Series is presented by E-ARC and Free Will Productions.
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University Film Series: DARIUS GOES WEST, part of Disability Awareness Month, Oct. 6
University Film Series
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Ayres 106 (Little Theatre)
$3 donation appreciated
OCT. 6
Darius Goes West
2007, U.S.A., 92 min.
Directed by Logan Smalley
Part of Disability Awareness Month
Sponsored by the Departments of Education and Professional Studies in Education
This documentary is about Darius Weems, a teenager with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who, because of his disease, had never left his hometown in Athens, GA. In summer 2005, with the help of eleven young friends, 15-year-old Darius set off on a road trip across the U.S. with the ultimate goal of reaching Los Angeles in the hopes of appearing on MTV’s show “Pimp My Ride.” They traveled in an RV and tested wheelchair accessibility during the course of their trip. The film won 24 awards in 2007.
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Welcome to Medicare Workshop on Thursday, Sept. 17
To help seniors and adults with disabilities that are new to Medicare learn more about the A, B, C, and D’s of the Medicare system, a free workshop is planned for:
September 17, 2PM-4PM at the Chico C.A.R.D., 545 Vallombrosa Ave, Chico, CA 95948, “Welcome to Medicare,” a refresher or for those new to Medicare.
Reservations are recommended but not required. For more information, call HICAP at PASSAGES at 1-800-434-0222.
If your group or agency would like a workshop, please call Diana Gray, Outreach Specialist at HICAP/Passages at 530-898-6715.
HICAP does not sell or endorse any insurance products
Important questions to be asking at this time include:
• When am I eligible for Medicare?
• When and where should I sign up for Medicare?
• Is it automatic? (not always)
• If I am not receiving Social Security how will my Medicare Premiums be paid?
• What if I continue to work and also have Medicare?
• Do I really need a Medicare prescription plan if I continue to work?
• What type of supplement should I have?
• Has someone tried to enroll you in a plan you didn’t understand?
• Did you know that you might be eligible for extra help paying for your prescriptions and your Medicare Part B premiums?
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Helping Departments Help Students, Sept. 22
Helping Departments Help Students - September 22
Did you know academic departments’ registration processes affect student fees and financial aid? This session provides system information and discussion about potential student service-academic “collision” points. This will help departments prevent student enrollment and fee problems and enhances proactive customer service.
This workshop is recommended for Academic department ASC’s, advisors in colleges, academic advising programs, international programs, and other staff involved in student enrollment, fee payment, financial aid, or other advising. This course is also a Supervisory Development Training certificate elective. Seating is limited, so please register early.
Title: FIN - Helping Departments Help Students
Date & Time: 9/22/2009, (Tues) 10:00-12:00 p.m.
Location: MLIB 043 (library basement), Studio A
Presenters:
~ Jan Burnham, Director, Student Financial Services
~ Jean Irving, Registrar, Student Records & Registration Office
~ Carolyn Stephen, Assistant Director, Financial Aid & Scholarship Office
To register for the class, go to the Web site and follow the instructions.
Click here to download a list of other HR/LEARN trainings scheduled for Fall 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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