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News Release: Annual Pumpkin Drop Scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
David Kagan, Science Education
530-898-6259
Annual Pumpkin Drop Scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 29
Get in the Halloween spirit at the 22nd Society of Physics Students’ Pumpkin Drop, Thursday, Oct. 29, noon, on the south side of Butte Hall, California State University, Chico.
Legend has it that Galileo Galilei demonstrated his Law of Falling Bodies by climbing to the top of the Tower of Pisa so that he could drop a large ball and a small ball at the same time. Both balls hit the ground together. Physics students will re-enact this great moment in the history of science using pumpkins.
An actor playing Albert Einstein will be the host as actors representing Aristotle, Galileo, and Newton each explain their theories of gravity. For a grand finale, students will use Galileo’s Law of Falling Bodies to drop pumpkins in time to the cannon blasts of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.”
The complete news release is available online.
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AS Halloween Costume Contest
The Associated Students would like to open its annual Halloween Costume Contest to the entire CSU, Chico campus (students, faculty and staff). The contest will be held on Friday, Oct. 30 at 11am in the BMU. AS gift certificates will be awarded for Most Original Costume, Scariest Costume, Funniest Costume, and Best in Show.
Pictures from previous years can be found on our Web site.
For more details, please contact the Associated Students Human Resources office at x4385.
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Blood Drive, Nov. 4
BloodSource Blood Drive, Wed., Nov. 4 - 10am - 4pm. Located in the Bloodmobiles located near Glenn & Siskiyou Halls. Pint for a Pint of Baskin-Robbins Ice Cream. Eat and drink plenty of fluids and bring ID. Sponsored by Staff Council & Hosted by the Pre-Med Club.
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We Need Your Old Lanyards
I’m sure you all have been to many conferences during your professional career. Please look around and see if you have any old lanyards or plastic name tag sleeves that you could kindly donate to the This Way to Sustainability Conference. We too have been hit by the budget crisis, and would like to stick with our sustainable mission by reusing rather than purchasing new.
If you do find some, please either put it in an inter-office envelope and send it through campus mail to AS Sustainability (zip 750) or save an envelope and drop it off at the front desk in BMU 301. To make it exciting, we will keep track of which department or person provides us with the most, and you will receive a special shout out at the Thursday evening Welcome Reception. Thank you for your help.
Deanna Dottai - TWTS V Planning Team, TWTS@csuchico.edu.
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MSW Informational Meeting, Oct. 27
CSU, Chico School of Social Work will be hosting an Informational Meeting regarding their Masters Program in Social Work - Tues., Oct. 27, 2009 from 6pm - 7pm at Shasta College, Health Science & University Building, Room 8114.
Visit our Web site or call 530-898-6204 for more information.
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CSU Employee Update from the Chancellor's Office
The CSU Chancellor’s Office issued an Employee Update yesterday, Oct. 22, on these topics:
Allocation will Allow Campuses to Temporarily Add Courses, Sections
CSU to Direct PPO Reserves to Pay for Operational, Benefits Costs
For the text, go to the Web site.
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Gateway Science Museum Announces "Saturdays At The Gateway" Events
Gateway Science Museum
625 The Esplanade (adjacent to the Bidwell Mansion)
The Gateway Science Museum (formerly the Northern California Natural History Museum) and the College of Natural Sciences at California State University, Chico introduces the community to the Gateway Science Museum landscape, exhibits and programs for children:
Oct. 24 - 12:30pm - 2:30pm | 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Nov. 11 - 10am - Noon | Noon - 2pm
Dec. 12 - 10am - Noon | Noon - 2pm
Suggested donation of $3 per adult; $1 per child
• Each date will have two repeated sessions with activities that include exploration in the Discovery Room, scientific research demonstrations and interaction in the Demonstration Lab, educational hands-on activities, nature walks, and animal demonstrations.
• As part of the national “Made A Difference Day,” many students and community members in Chico will be volunteering at the first Saturday at the Gateway event on Oct. 24.
• There is also a donor appreciation event for everyone who purchased pavers at the museum Saturday morning from 10am -Noon. If any media are interested, it could be a 2-for-1 trip to the museum on Saturday.
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Humanities Center Tertulia: Jessica Clark, HC's "Memory, Nostalgia, Ruins" theme, Oct. 29
Oct. 29
Jessica Clark, Department of History
“The Ruins of Memory: Tacitus on Roman Antiquity”
Humanities Center Tertulia
4pm - 5:30pm
Trinity 100 and 126*
What connects a memory to the past reality it recalls? In Imperial Rome, this connection was mediated by monuments that presented Rome’s glorious past to its meritorious future, grounding memory in the material world. This commemorative system was challenged when the memories in question were unworthy of monumentalization, however; there was no mechanism for transmitting the traumatic. This talk explores one Roman historian’s search for the means of commemorating civil war amidst the ruins of the past it left behind.
*Part of the Humanities Center’s year-long theme, Memory, Nostalgia, Ruins.
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DSS and The Wellness Center Present "Got Diversity?" - Oct. 28
Are you interested in learning about your culture, as well as the culture of those around you? If so attend the upcoming “Got Diversity” forum on Wed., Oct. 28 in SSC 426 from 12pm - 12:50pm - facilitated by Tray Robinson. This is a free opportunity open to all students.
Also make sure to check out the Wellness Center’s entire list of upcoming events at the Web site.
For more information on the Wellness Center and/or upcoming events please contact the Wellness Center via telephone at 530.898.4697, come into the Student Services Building #430 or visit us on the Web.
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A.S. Presents Country Star Eric Church, Dec. 6
AS Presents is proud to present Eric Church in the BMU Auditorium on Dec. 6, 2009. Doors open at 7:30pm. The performance will begin at 8pm.
When Nashville singer-songwriter Eric Church issued his debut Capitol CD in 2006, he was astonished when he took its songs on the road. Within months, a cult of rabid followers assembled, packing his shows, singing along to every word, driving hundreds of miles to see him and “spreading the gospel” of his extraordinary music. Thanks to Eric Church’s sizable fan base, his first album Sinners Like Me made it into the Top 10 on the country album charts. Carolina, the sophomore album by Eric Church, is another collection of strikingly original songs and sounds. Reflecting the restlessly creative character of its maker, Carolinais even more musically diverse than its illustrious predecessor.
Tickets are available at the University Box Office on 2nd and Normal or online.
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Research and Sponsored Programs Grant Writing Cafe
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs welcomes Dr. Gary Bess as the guest speaker at our Grant Writing Cafe on Wed., Nov. 4 from 12:30pm - 2pm in the Student Services Center, Room 306. Dr. Bess, an expert and well known professional grant writer, will provide tips on writing a winning proposal and the ins and outs of designing effective project evaluations.
Since 1991, Dr. Bess has served as the principal of Gary Bess Associates (GBA), a highly successful Paradise-based consulting firm specializing in grant writing, applied research, program evaluation, needs assessment, strategic planning, and nonprofit management services.
Please join Development Specialists Diane Johnson, Laura King, and Jennifer Harris as Dr. Bess shares with us some of the secrets of his grant writing success. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, see the Cafe flier or contact Diane at 6543, Jennifer at 5026, or Laura at 6627.
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