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2010-2011 Resident Advisor Applications Now Available

The application for the 2010-2011 Resident Advisor position is now available online. The RA position is a great opportunity for student leaders to get involved in the Residential Community. The RAs gain valuable leadership, time management, and conflict mediation skills. The RA staff is responsible for providing a safe, secure, and respectful living and learning environment that supports the academic and personal development of our students.

Information sessions will take place on:
• Tues., Dec. 1, 2009 in BMU 210 at 3:30pm
• Wed., Dec. 2, 2009 in Whitney Dining Hall at 8pm
• Thurs., Dec. 3, 2009 in the University Village South Community Room at 6pm

Applications are due Jan. 27, 2010. For more information, visit the University Housing and Food Service Web site or contact Nelson Gomez-Guzman, Chair of the RA Selection & Recruitment Committee, extension 4474.

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Study Skills Workshop This Week

The Student Learning Center is offering one study skills workshop this week to help students motivate themselves through the rest of the semester.

Nov. 4 (Wednesday)
Motivation and Success
2pm - 3pm
Natalia Ferruggia
SSC 304

More workshops are being offered the rest of the semester. Look for upcoming announcements or on our Web site for a list of future workshops.

Workshops are free - students can sign up in advance at the Student Learning Center (Student Services Center-3rd Floor) or by calling 898-6839.

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Defensive Driver Training Tomorrow

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.

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Phonebook Survey

Please help us by completing a short online survey.

The University is considering the reduction of Butte County phone book distribution for the following reasons:

• The time/cost required to distribute phone books on campus
• The time/cost to collect old phone books for recycling
• The quantity of waste generated by using a paper-based phone book for only one year

If phone books are reduced, instructions on utilizing free online phone directories would be provided.

Your input from this short survey will help us determine if further phone book reductions are a viable option.

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Smoked Turkeys

This season, Staff Council and the University Farm Meat Lab will not offer smoked turkeys due to the installation of a new smoke oven. We look forward to seeing you next year with the same delicious smoked turkeys you have come to enjoy. We appreciate your continued support.

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Yoga at the WREC

Yoga is now available at the WREC. Class times are Monday and Friday from 12pm - 1pm and Wednesday from 4:30pm - 5:30pm. Classes are free to students and members.

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State Travel Commercial Car Rental Contract

State employees are reminded of the current Commercial Car Rental contract negotiated by the Department of General Services (DGS). Only the car rental agencies under contract with the State are authorized for State travel.

They are:

• ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR (Primary)
• Alamo Rent a Car (Secondary)
• National Car Rental (Secondary)

If Enterprise does not have an appropriate vehicle available, is closed, or does not represent a location, Alamo and National are approved as alternatives.

The only authorized forms of payment for State car rentals are your American Express Government Card or the Car Rental Business Travel Account (CRBTA) which bills directly to the university. These approved forms of payment, combined with the use of the State rental car contract, achieve the protections afforded in the Master Contract program (LDW/CDW/Liability included). Cash or personal credit cards are prohibited and void the terms of the contract. Foundation funds cannot be used for the CRBTA.

State employees must submit a Travel Request to Travel Accounting (zip 140) PRIOR to departure. Visit the Travel Accounting web site for State travel forms. See the online Travel Manual, pages 29-31, for details regarding the CRBTA and reserving a vehicle. Travel Accounting does not reserve vehicles.

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Tomorrow - Career Center's All Majors Career and Internship Fair

Please encourage students to attend the All Majors Career and Internship Fair tomorrow, Wed., Nov. 4, 2009 from 10am - 2pm in the BMU auditorium. They will have access to valuable information about career and internship opportunities and can interact with representatives from business organizations and government and non-profit agencies.

Employers are looking to hire graduating seniors for career positions and undergrads for internships. A list of employers attending is available online. New employers are registering daily.

Students can prepare for the fair by attending the Making the Most of the Career Fair seminar. Gallo Sales and Maxim Healthcare representatives will offer the recruiter’s point of view on Tues., Nov. 3, 2009, 4pm - 5:30pm in the Career Center, Student Services Center, room 270.

For more information contact the Career Center at 530-898-5253 or stop by Student Services Center 270.

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Upcoming Book in Common Events

The 2009 Book in Common, Steve Lopez’s “The Soloist,” will be augmented by a number of events taking place in the community. For more information please contact Brooks Thorlaksson, Associate Dean, CSU, Chico’s College of Humanities and Fine arts at 898-5351 or bthorlaksson@csuchico.edu, or visit the Book in Common website, http://www.csuchico.edu/bic/index.shtml

Upcoming Book in Common events include:

Movie “Caveman’s Valentine”
Tues., Nov. 3, at 3pm
Butte County Library, Oroville Branch
1820 Mitchell Ave., Oroville

Based on the novel by Dawes Green, this tale follows a talented piano prodigy who has become delusional and homeless. After witnessing the murder of a young boy, the man is determined to bring justice to the murders. (106 minutes; R)

Please bring a non-perishable food item donation for a community food bank.

CAPE Forum:
What is our Community’s Responsibility to the Indigent Homeless in Chico?
Wed., Nov 4, at 7:30pm
Performing Arts Center 134
CSU, Chico

Forum presented by the Center for Applied and Professional Ethics at CSU, Chico featuring faculty members Cynthia Siemsen and Becky White with Serena Cervantes, subject and author of June 25, 2009 Chico News and Review cover story on homelessness, and Brad Montgomery, executive director of the Torres Community Shelter.

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CSU, Chico Band Concert Saturday

CSU, Chico Band: Classically Band

Sat., Nov. 7 at 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Theatre

Join the CSU, Chico Band for Eric Whitacre’s “Godzilla Eats Las Vegas!” and Morton Gould’s “Jericho: A Rhapsody for Symphonic Band,” along with a selection of marches and pieces by well-known composers Holst, Vaughan Williams, Grainger, Dello Joio, and Chance.

Tickets: University Box Office, x6333

More information is available at the Web site.

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Kindergarten Fair, Nov. 18

The ASCDL will be hosting a Kindergarten Fair on Nov. 18, 2009 in the BMU, at 5:30pm until 7pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Representatives from area kindergartens including alternative, traditional, and private programs will be present to offer information and answer questions.

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DSS and the Wellness Center Present "A Mindful Approach to Managing Chronic Pain," Nov. 4

Do you suffer from chronic pain, headaches, or migraines? Would you like to increase your well-being and discover a sense of ease in your life?

If so come check out “A Mindful Approach to Managing Chronic Pain”. The forum takes place this Wed., Nov. 4 from 12pm - 12:50pm in Student Services Center 426. This hour-long seminar will introduce you to tools that may help you work more productively with chronic pain and related symptoms, including stress, anxiety, insomnia, and depression. We will explore various techniques based on mindfulness, the art and practice of present moment awareness, to help you move through your life with a restored sense of balance and equanimity.

Remember - this is a free opportunity open to all CSU, Chico students. We hope to see you there.

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Surplus Property Available To All Departments, Nov. 5

The Office of Property Management would like to invite your department to view our surplus property. Items include the following:

â–ª Large and small desks
â–ª Filing cabinets
â–ª Bookshelves and bookcases
â–ª Chairs
â–ª Tables
â–ª Miscellaneous office supplies

These items are available on a first come, first serve basis. Viewing hours are 9am - 11am and 1pm - 3pm on Thurs., Nov. 5, 2009, located at the Warehouse, 810 Oak Street.

At the time of viewing, you may want to have a departmental vehicle available to take the smaller items selected. Items will be held for 5 working days. If the item(s) are not picked up after that time the item(s) will be returned to the surplus inventory.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to give the Office of Property Management a call at extension 5176.

We look forward to seeing you.

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The Nammys on Tour! - Nov. 20

Chico Performances is bringing The Nammys on Tour! (The Native American Music Awards Tour) to Laxson Auditorium on Friday, Nov. 20 at 7:30pm.

Multi Grammy winners Joanne Shenandoah and R. Carlos Nakai headline a very special evening celebrating Native American Heritage month. From Joanne’s sweet voice and stellar songwriting to the pure notes of Nakai’s Native American flute, the cultural heritage of our First Nations will fill Laxson Auditorium. Joining this celebration are Arizona’s Yellow Bird Dancers.

Tickets for this performance are $23 for Premium, $18 for Adult, $16 for Senior, and $14 for Student/Child.

For tickets and more information visit the Web site or call the University Box Office at 898-6333.

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Printmaking Exhibition: Two Views/ Two Printmakers

MFA Candidates Erin Kelly and Megan Moore juxtapose their original prints at Laxson Fine Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition Two Views/ Two Printmakers.

Erin Kelly’s prints center on her interaction with nostalgic childhood artifacts such as 33 rpm record albums. Megan Moore focuses on organic nature, and microscopic biology in her meticulous printmaking processes. Two Views/ Two Printmakers opens Thurs., Oct. 8 and will run through Nov. 13, 2009 at Laxson Fine Art Gallery in Laxson Auditorium at California State University, Chico.

For more information please contact Elizabeth Newman Kuiper, CSU, Chico Art Department, 530-898-5331.

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Native American Banner Project Recognition Ceremony, Nov. 3

You are invited to a recognition ceremony celebrating the Native American Banner Project for California State University, Chico in collaboration with Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, Tyme Maidu Tribe of Berry Creek Rancheria, Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe of Enterprise Rancheria, Konkow Band of Maidu Indians and Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California.

This ceremony will take place on Nov. 3, 2009 at 4pm on the Mechoopda and Konkow Hall Lawn Area which is located behind the CSU, Chico Soccer Stadium. The event comes during National American Indian Heritage Month.

For more information, please contact the Office of Diversity at 530-898-4764.

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New Voices in Italian Studies - First Annual Colloquium, Nov. 9

You are invited to the 1st Annual Colloquium of “New Voices in Italian Studies”. This year’s topic is “Otherness in Italian Culture”. The Colloquium will take place on Nov. 9, 2009 in Trinity Hall from 10am to 4pm and it will consist of 5 lectures given by 5 Professors who specialize in Italian Culture, Literature and Film Studies.

For more information, please contact the event organizer Prof. Fulvio Orsitto.

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International Forum, Nov. 10

Levi Bar-Gil from the University of Tel Aviv will present a lecture and demonstration “Dancing Peace Language” at the Nov. 10 International Forum in Tehama 108, 5pm - 6pm. The public is invited.

The International Forum is a weekly lecture series at CSU, Chico. The public is invited. For more information, please contact Tony Waters at 530 898-4145.

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Reception for Advanced Fine Art Glass Student Work, Nov. 7

CSU, Chico Art Department Professor Robert Herhusky’s advanced fine art glass students will display their art at Avenue 9 Gallery, 180 E. 9th Avenue, in the exhibition “Art Glass: Traditional to Wild,” (Nov. 7-Dec. 5). Also showing are glass artists Claudia Schwartz (a CSU, Chico Art Graduate), and David Shimamoto.

Professor Herhusky wanted students to experience all aspects of gallery production, such as creating statements and labels, understanding legal aspects of consignments, and creating effective display methods. During the Sat., Nov. 7 reception (5pm - 8pm) there will be glass technique demonstrations at 6pm, 6:45pm, and 7:30pm. For more information please call 879-1821.

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Adventure Outings Thanksgiving Break Trips

This Friday 11/6/09 is the deadline to sign-up for Thanksgiving Break Trips.

Backpack in Yosemite National Park: $175.00
Go whitewater rafting on the Klamath River: $150.00
Get away to the ocean and enjoy Channel Islands National Park: $299.00

You will not find offers like these anywhere else. Sign-up in the WREC at Adventure Outings front desk or call 530-898-4011. No experience necessary.

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Humanities Center Gallery in December: Trevor Lalaguna's CO-MOTION

Nov. 30 - Dec. 17, 2009
Trevor Lalaguna
Co-Motion
Humanities Center Gallery
Trinity Hallway
M-F 8-5

Reception, Dec 3.
5pm - 7pm (talk at 6pm)

Trevor Lalaguna describes this show — an arrangement of works created this year — as “sculpted fabric devices that test an individual’s position in a potentially absurd situation.” He is currently an MFA candidate scheduled to graduate fall 2010 at CSU, Chico, where he earned his BFA with an emphasis in sculpture in 2003 and where he has been a teaching associate in basic drawing and 3-D design these past three semesters. Previously Lalaguna worked as an illustrator and managed a children’s art school in Claremont, CA. Lalaguna is the gallery preparer at the Humanities Center Gallery this year.

Continues through December 16, 2009:
Umbrian Corridors and Others
Trinity 100

Ann Pierce earned her BFA in 1953 and her MFA in 1955 from the University of Colorado in Boulder and, from 1964 to 1995, taught at CSU, Chico, where she served as chair of the Department of Art and Art History from 1980 to 1983. This exhibit includes works from Pierce’s summer 2007 visit to Italy and assorted paintings from her 50-year career.

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The Wellness Center Presents: "Yoga - Come Pose Yourself"

Are you stressed? Filled with anxiety? Or just need to relax? Come check out the Wellness Center’s upcoming forum “Yoga - Come Pose Yourself”, Wed., Nov. 4 from 4pm - 5pm. Lisa Gorman will teach you how you can reduce stress and anxiety during your day to day routine. She will provide tips and techniques on how to use Yoga to relax when you’re studying, working and doing other stressful activities. Please remember that forums are free to all CSU, Chico students. Hope to see you there.

For a complete list of upcoming Wellness Center events visit 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 site.

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University Film Series: Scipione L'Africano (1937, Italy), Nov. 17

University Film Series
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Ayres 106 (Little Theatre)
$3 donation appreciated

Nov. 17
Scipione L’Africano
(1937, Italy) 83 min. Directed by Carmine Gallone.
Introduced by Jessica Clark, History, and sponsored by the History Club (PhAThH)*

Mussolini’s government, in addition to making the railroads run on time, could also produce a movie on a lavish scale, including over 6,000 extras in the battle scenes. A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio’s futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

  • Part of the Humanities Center’s year-long theme “Memory, Nostalgia, Ruins.”

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Fall Fresh Organic Vegetables from the Farm, Nov. 4

Check out the butternut and spaghetti squash at Wednesday’s sale, Noon to 5pm, near the courtyard area of the Student Services Building. Additional organic vegetables include red slicer or heirloom tomatoes, $1/lb.; butter, romaine, and red romaine lettuce, $2/lb.; basil, arugula, red peppers and eggplant - each $1/lb. Honeydew melon, walnut meats and assorted flowers will also be sold.

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7th Annual Chico Organic Farming and Food Conference, TOMORROW

Wed., Nov. 4
8:30am - 2:30pm
BMU 210
Dairy and Farm Tours: 3pm - 4:30pm

The 7th Annual Chico Organic Farming and Food Conference will be held from 8:30am until 2:30pm on Wed., Nov. 4 in Room 210 of the Bell Memorial Union on the CSU, Chico Campus and followed by tours of the Organic Vegetable Project and the Organic Dairy from 3pm until 4:30pm on the University Farm.

The conference is sponsored by the CSU, Chico College of Agriculture, Department of Nutrition and Food Science, and the North Valley Chapter of California Certified Organic Farmers. The program is free and open to the public.

For more information and the agenda please visit the Web site or call 530 898-4137.

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Humanities Center/Writer's Voice: Poet Robin Ekiss, Nov. 19

Robin Ekiss’ first book, The Mansion of Happiness, is published this month in the VQR Poetry Series (University of Georgia Press). A former Stegner Fellow at Stanford University, she currently lives in San Francisco. Her poems have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Poetry, American Poetry Review, Ploughshares, and elsewhere.

Presented by the CSU, Chico Humanities Center and Writer’s Voice
820 Broadway, Chico, CA
Suggested donation: $3
For information, please call 898-5122.

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CSU, Chico Staff Vacancies - Week of November 3, 2009

Closing the Week of 11/3/09:

(09-0058) WORKERS’ COMPENSATION / EMPLOYEE LEAVE PROGRAMS ASSISTANT (ASA II)
DPO
Closes: 11/3/09

  • * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
    (09-0062) ASA II (Program Assistant)
    AGR
    Closes: 11/13/09

(09-0061) ASC I (Office Manager)
SHS
Closes: 11/17/09

(09-0060) ASSISTANT TO THE DEAN (Administrative Analyst / Specialist - Exempt I)
ECC
Closes: 11/9/09

(09-0051) ENERGY ANALYST (Administrator I)
FMS
Open until filled; application review: 10/12/09

(09-0050) MEDICAL CHIEF OF STAFF (Administrator III)
SHS
Open until filled; application review: 11/3/09

(09-0045) POLICE DISPATCHER I
UPD
Open until filled; application review: 8/3/09

(09-0037) CLINICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST I
SHS
Open until filled; application review: 5/26/09

(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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CSU, Chico Research Foundation Position Announcements

The CSU, Chico Research Foundation has the following position openings:

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE
NSF Funded
Application Review Began : 11/02/09

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
NSF Funded
Application Review Began 10/26/09

STUDENT CALLER
Chico State Calling Center
Open Until Filled

Complete descriptions of responsibilities, requirements & application materials are available online or by mail: CSU, Chico Research Foundation, Building 25, CSU, Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0246, or in person: 25 Main St. Second Floor Suite 203, Chico Phone: 530-898-6811 AA/EOE

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Research and Sponsored Programs Grant Writing Cafe, Tomorrow

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs welcomes Dr. Gary Bess as the guest speaker at our Grant Writing Cafe tomorrow, 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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Assertive Communication , Nov. 3

This workshop will discuss assertive communication and resiliency concepts. Participants will gain an understanding for four communication styles (assertive, passive, aggressive and passive/aggressive), their use, and response options.

Title: USDP - Assertive Communication
Date & Time: Nov. 3, 2009, (Tues) 9am - 11:30pm
Location: MLIB 043 Studio A
Presenter: Joc Clark, Collaborative Works Consulting

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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Personal Finance 101, Nov. 4

Learn how to break up the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle and make a budget work for you. You’ll learn how to manage your wages so you can pay your bills, fund your investments, set aside money for savings and still have some spending money left over. This workshop will touch upon the use of a checking account, credit-wise tips and other related topics.

Objectives

• How to manage personal finances
• How to create a family budget and tools for home budgeting
• Living on less
• Tools for financial decision making
• Managing current debt (and mortgages) with less income
• How to create savings
• Investment strategies in tough times

Title: FSAP - Personal Finance 101
Date/Time/Location: Nov. 4, 2009 (Wed), 6:30pm - 8pm, Student Services Center (SSC), room 150
Presenter: Alice Valentini, Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS) of Twin Cities.

This session is provided as a partnership between the University Staff Development Program, Staff HR Management, and the Faculty and Staff Assistance Program. 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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What I Do "Best" Is My Best Work. Nov. 5

Leading others begins with leading ourselves. Just as a good leader will know the strengths of their team members, so we as individuals must know our own strengths and abilities. Choosing and working within our strengths leads to a better contribution to the organization. At the same time we make a deeper contribution at work, we also find greater satisfaction and energy in the work we do. This seminar will allow you to label and better understand your strengths in the workplace. You will leave not only with a new understanding of your abilities but also a plan to use them at work. Your “next step” action plan takes the seminar back to your office.

Title: USDP - What I Do “Best” Is My Best Work
Date & Time: Nov. 5, 2009, (Thurs) 10am - 11:30am
Location: MLIB 043 Studio A
Presenter: Robert Sprague, College of Business

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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New Sessions: Overview of PeopleSoft Waitlist Functionality - Nov. 3 & 6

Due to the high demand of this workshop, two more sessions have been added.

Overview of the Wait List functionality. Come learn how Wait Lists have been setup in PeopleSoft, how students request to be placed on a Wait List, how a department can place a student on a Wait List and how students get enrolled from a Wait List.

This workshop is intended for staff in the Colleges and Academic Departments, advisors, faculty, and other staff involved in enrolling students in classes.

Title: SRO - Overview of PeopleSoft Wait List Functionality
Date & Time: Nov. 3, 2009 (Tues.) 1pm - 2:30pm
Nov. 6, 2009 (Fri.) 10am - 11:30am
Location: SSC 410
Presenter: Jean Irving, University Registrar

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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Beginning Business Writing & Editing - Nov. 9

This 90- minute workshop is designed to help campus writers and editors communicate more effectively by examining strategies that good writers use to revise and edit their work. We’ll review the University Style Sheet, analyze common errors in university documents, and work on exercises to sharpen your editorial eye.

Please bring any samples you have from your work and questions you have about writing and editing business communication.

Title: USDP - Beginning Business Writing & Editing
Date & Time: Nov. 9, 2009, (Mon.) 10am - 11:30am
Location: MLIB 043 Studio A
Presenter: Casey Huff is the university publications editor and coordinator of the literary editing and publishing certificate program at CSU, Chico.

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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Realistic Responses (Previously Advertised as Working With Difficult People), Nov. 10

Customer service for campus stakeholders during challenging times. This course is designed to explore your options for tactfully responding to the demands of pushy customers. Drawing from the themes of resiliency and realistic customer service we will look closely at two common types of difficult people and effective strategies for working with them.

We will generate a list of the top 5-7 difficult FAQ’s from challenging clients and co-workers. We will then brainstorm and practice responding effectively.

Title: USDP - Working With Difficult People
Date & Time: Nov. 10, 2009, (Tues) 9am - 11:30am
Location: MLIB 043 Studio A
Presenter: Joc Clark, Collaborative Works Consulting

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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It's Easy Being Green, Nov. 13

The student run organization SCOOP (Sustainable Consultation Of Office Practices) will be putting on a “brown bag” lunchtime event. The workshop will include:

• Overview of our mission to provide sustainable tips and free consultations for offices on campus.
• Discussion about the “This Way to Sustainability Conference.” This event is on Nov. 6, 7, and 8. You can sign up at the Web site.
• Guest Speaker: Halli Bovia, CSU, Chico’s Sustainability Coordinator, will discuss CSU, Chico’s sustainability efforts and programs.
• SCOOP members will be providing a series of sustainable tips to cut costs for the holidays, providing simple and easy ways to have an environmentally friendly holiday.

As a student run organization we want to reach out to our staff here on campus by involving them with students’ passion about becoming more sustainable. We hope that staff members feel the same way and will join us - bring your lunch.

Title: SHRM - It’s Easy Being Green
Date & Time: Nov. 13, 2009, (Fri) 12pm - 1pm
Location: SSC 206
Presenter: SCOOP (Sustainable Consultation Of Office Practices) & Halli Bovia, CSUC Sustainability Coordinator

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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Communication Styles, Nov. 17

Do you sometimes feel like a certain co-worker isn’t really listening to you? You have deadlines to meet that depend on information from others, but they’re not giving you what you need? Looking for ways to get your messages across more effectively? This course will overview the communication process and types of communication. Based on the DiSC personal behavior and communication styles, the workshop will help you understand your preferred way of communicating and how that compares to others. You can use this knowledge to adapt to others’ styles to interact more effectively and build positive work relationships with co-workers.

Title: SHRM - Communication Styles
Date & Time: Nov. 17, 2009, (Tues) 2pm - 4pm
Location: MLIB 043 Studio A
Presenter: Beverly Gentry, CSU Chico Training Coordinator

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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Student Computing Drop-In Workshops

Student Computing is presenting the following workshops this week:

Excel II 2007
Tues., Nov. 3
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457

Excel II 2007
Wed., Nov. 4
12pm - 1pm in MLIB 457

The Excel II workshop will use and build on many of the basic Excel skills such as the worksheet, menus, keyboard, cells, formulas and functions. Workshop attendees will plan, create, design, edit and learn how to enhance a chart using titles, legends, annotations, arrows and WordArt. All skill levels are welcome.

No sign-up is required for these workshops. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend.

For more information about the Student Computing workshops, visit the Student Computing Web site or contact Student Computing at 898-HELP.

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