Apply for 2007-08 CSU, Chico Scholarships

Apply for 2007-2008 CSU, Chico scholarships today! The application is available online.

This single online application allows you to apply for any of the more than 700 university scholarships for which you may be eligible. Scholarship criteria may include scholastic achievement, financial need, campus or community service, and educational objectives, as well as other measures. Be sure to allow faculty adequate time for a letter of recommendation.

All application materials must be submitted by the Feb. 1, 2007 deadline, without exception. To be considered for need-based scholarships, you must also file a FAFSA or renewal FAFSA by March 2, 2007. Additional information is available at the above Web site or by e-mailing scholarships@csuchico.edu.

Archived under Opportunities on January 25, 2007

Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity Inc. Info Night

Come Join Us On Wed., Jan. 31, 2007 at 6pm for a night of Information and Buffalo Wings at Madison Bear Garden Back Patio.

If you’re interested in becoming a part of a Brotherhood that strives to achieve Academic Excellence, helps out our community through different Community Service events, and builds on the bonds of friendship and most importantly Brotherhood. Then Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc. might be the organization for you.

For more information Please contact: Dean of New Member Intake: Benjamin Salcido salcido_benjamin@hotmail.com or stop by our information tables on Thursdays in the Free Speech Area from 9am-2pm.

Also check out our websites. National or Alpha Chapter www.gammas.org/alpha

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on January 25, 2007

FAFSA Help Available

All continuing CSU, Chico students: file your 2007/2008 Renewal FAFSA online, with assistance from financial aid advisors, at a hands-on workshop Wed., Feb. 7. Sign up now at the Financial Aid and Scholarship Office, MLIB 161. First come, first-served.

2007/2008 FAFSA Renewal Workshops
Wed., Feb. 7, 2007
Location: Tehama 131
Times:
Morning - 8:30 - 10:00 a.m., or
Afternoon - 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

Come prepared: bring 1040s, W-2s, and U.S. Department of Education pin numbers for student and parents.

Questions? Call us at 898-6451.

Archived under Information on January 25, 2007

Student Computing Workshops

This is the current schedule for upcoming drop-in Student Computing workshops for the spring 2007 semester:

Wed 2/7/07 5-6:00pm HTML UNIX
Wed 2/14/07 5-6:00pm HTML/UNIX
Wed 2/21/07 5-6:00pm Excel 1
Wed 2/28/07 5-6:00pm Excel 2
Wed 3/7/07 5-6:00pm Dreamweaver
Wed 3/14/07 5-6:00pm Advanced Dreamweaver
Wed 3/28/07 5-6:00pm PowerPoint
Wed 4/4/07 5-6:00pm Photoshop 1
Wed 4/11/07 5-6:00pm Dreamweaver
Wed 4/18/07 5-6:00pm Advanced Dreamweaver
Tues 4/24/07 5-6:00pm PowerPoint
Wed 4/25/07 5-6:00pm Photoshop 1

All of the drop-in workshops are held in MLIB 457.

For a description of these workshops and for more information visit the Student Computing Workshops web site or call or email Melinda Ferris,
530 898-5008, mferris@csuchico.edu

Archived under Opportunities on January 25, 2007

Defensive Driver Training

The CSU Vehicle Use policy requires that state employees (including student employees) complete Defensive Driver Training at least every four years to drive a state vehicle, rental vehicle, or privately-owned vehicle on state business. This training is provided by the State Department of General Services, Office of Risk and Insurance Management. All new employees should enroll.

You are encouraged to review The CSU Use of University and Private Vehicles Policy Guidelines and the CSU, Chico Supplement at http://www.csuchico.edu/risk/relatedlinks.shtml prior to taking the course.

Please note that the campus is required to obtain and review your driving record at least every four years. This review is typically done in conjunction with your training.

Dates and times (class duration is approximate):

Session 1 Tuesday, February 13 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 2 Tuesday, February 13 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Session 3 Tuesday, February 13 6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Session 4 Wednesday, February 14 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 5 Wednesday, February 14 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Session 6 Wednesday, February 14 6:00 - 9:30 p.m.
Session 7 Thursday, February 15 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Session 8 Thursday, February 15 1:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Location - Meriam Library, Studio A

Student Employees: To register contact Mary Molthen at Ext. 6117 or vehicles@csuchico.edu. Please have your California Driver License number and expiration date available, and a first and second choice for class session.

Archived under Information on January 25, 2007

Chamber Music Series Concert Sunday at 2pm

CSU, Chico’s Department of Music present its spring semester Chamber Music Series Concert, Beethoven & Poulenc, Sunday, Jan. 28 at 2pm in Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall.

Faculty pianist John Milbauer and cellist Burke Schuchmann perform Beethoven’s heroic Sonata in A Major.

Milbauer is joined by five woodwinds in a performance of Poulenc’s sparkling Sextet, a work which blends neoclassicism with the irreverent expressions of the circus and the music hall.

Purchase tickets at the University Box Office, 898-6333.

Archived under Events on January 25, 2007

Looking for part-time work?

Several paid positions posting posters for College of Humanities and Fine Arts/School of the Arts. Must be friendly, outgoing, and have good speaking skills. The job is 4-8 hours a week. Must have own vehicle, at least two 3-hour blocks of time per work week, and be available at least four hours on Saturday after 10pm. Knowledge of the arts helpful. For a formal interview, please come by and see J. Paul DiMaggio, HFA/SOA Publicist, in PAC 110.

Archived under Opportunities on January 25, 2007

Free Workshop with International Guitar Festival Masters

Come see how guitar impresario and finger-stylist Brian Gore, India’s Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, France’s Sylvain Luc, and Californian Andrew York approach their instruments and the music they perform.

These artists will be holding a FREE pre-performance workshop on Friday, Feb. 9, 2007 from 3pm -4pm at CSU, Chico in Ayers Hall, room 120. This workshop is FREE and open to the public.

The evening performance for International Guitar Festival will be on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2006 at 7:30pm in Paradise at the Paradise Performing Arts Center and Friday, Feb. 9, 2006 at 7:30pm in Chico at Laxson Auditorium on California State University, Chico.

COST/TICKETS: For The Evening Performance: Premium $25, Adult $20, Senior $18, Student/Child $15

Tickets available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets
More Information

Archived under Information on January 25, 2007

Campus Job for PR/Journalism Major

Do you have good writing and organizational/office skills?

The School of the Arts Publicity Office at CSU, Chico is looking for a dynamic individual — public relations or journalism major preferred — to work as a Publicity Assistant. Duties will include writing/editing press releases, updating several web sites, designing newsletters and flyers, general office duties, and putting up posters on campus and downtown. Must have computer skills on a Macintosh. $7.50 per hour to start; 10-12 hours per week. Possible summer work.

Contact J. Paul DiMaggio — jdimaggio@csuchico.edu — to set up a formal interview.

Archived under Opportunities on January 25, 2007

Undergraduate Awards for Research & Creativity

Are you an undergraduate student working on a special student-designed project who can use some financial support this semester or over the summer?

The Undergraduate Awards for Research & Creativity are an exceptional and unique opportunity for you to create your own project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. To qualify, you need a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or above.

Interested students are encouraged to attend one of two information sessions:
Monday, 2/5/07, noon-1pm, or
Wednesday, 2/7/07, 4-5pm, KNDL 209.

- Up to five summer stipends of $2,000 each are available to undergraduates (including graduating seniors) in all majors. Application deadline: Thursday, 3/1/07
- Up to three summer stipends of $3,500 each are available to undergraduates in Chemistry/Environmental Science (including graduating seniors). Application deadline: Thursday, 3/1/07.
- We will also discuss Spring 2007 $500 grant opportunities. Application deadline: Monday, 2/19/07.

Anyone unable to attend a meeting may contact Barbara Brautigam @ 898-5683. Applications are also available at the Honors Program office, OCNL 236.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

National Student Exchange

Looking To Get Out of California? Want to Try Somewhere New?

All students looking to travel and study somewhere else in the United States now have the opportunity to do so through the National Student Exchange program. Come to an information meeting and learn how you may take advantage of this exciting program to study at one of 177 universities in the United States. Meetings are scheduled as follows:

January 30, 2007, 5:05 PM, THMA 108
January 31, 2007, 5:05 PM, THMA 133
February 2, 2007, 12:05 PM, THMA 130

You may go for a year or just a semester and while you are away, you may pay registration fees at CSU, Chico, OR pay fees as a RESIDENT at the HOST institution. You must have at least a 2.5 cumulative GPA with at least 30 units completed when the exchange starts in fall 2007.

The application deadline is February 14, 2007.

Check it out online at National Student Exchange or at the national web site.

Do not miss this wonderful opportunity.

Contact: James Luyirika-Sewagudde, Jr.—jamesls@csuchico.edu
Academic Advising Programs, MLIB 190

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

The Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program

CSU, Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive Program applications are now available at the School of Graduate, International and Interdisciplinary Studies, THMA 209.

Those individuals who will be new or continuing full-time students in doctoral programs at accredited universities anywhere in the United States during the 2007/2008 academic year may apply.

The purpose of this program is to increase the pool of individuals with the qualifications, motivation and skills to teach the diverse student body in the California State University. The program provides financial assistance to students who show promise of becoming strong candidates for CSU instructional faculty positions. This program provides the following:

· A loan of up to $10,000 per year up to a total of $30,000 within 5 years
· Twenty percent of the loan is forgiven for each year of full-time postdoctoral teaching at a CSU campus
· After five years of full-time faculty service, the entire loan amount can be forgiven

The campus deadline for submission of documents to the Graduate School is March 1, 2007.

For more information, see the Doctoral Incentive Program website.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

Pre-Doctoral Program

Applications are available for the 2007/2008 California Pre-Doctoral Program at the School of Graduate, International & Interdisciplinary Studies online. The Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of CSU students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages.

Applicants to the Program must be upper-division or master’s degree students who are enrolled at a CSU institution as of spring 2007 and who will also be enrolled at a CSU campus for at least one semester of the academic year 2007-2008. Applicants will be selected on the basis of three criteria: potential for success in completing a doctoral program, probable effectiveness of the student/faculty plan, and level of economic and educational advantage. All applicants must be either U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Each applicant must have a faculty sponsor.

The $3,000 award is disbursed during the 2007 fall semester and 2008 spring semester. The award can be used towards travel reimbursement to visit doctoral granting institutions, acquisition of materials such as reference books, software, journal subscriptions, and payment of application and entrance examination fees.

Additional information and an application are available online. The CSU, Chico deadline for submission of applications is Monday, March 26, 2007 at 4:30pm. Please submit original application plus 3 copies to the School of GIIS in Tehama 209.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

Upward Bound Community Service Supervisors Needed

Duties: Community Service Interns will assist in the implementation of the career exploration component for high school students participating in the CSU, Chico Upward Bound Projects. Interns will assist in the implementation and supervision of Upward Bound “Community Service Projects.”

Responsibilities include supervision of up to ten high school students; participant instruction and monitoring, compliance with Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and other applicable regulations particularly in the area of safe work practices; development and implementation of work based skill competencies, advising, requisite paperwork and final reports.

Qualifications: The ability to direct and motivate high school students, demonstrated organization and mentoring skills are necessary. The ability to implement the specific goals of the positions described below or personal expertise on an unrelated subject that could be added to a group.

Requirements: All interns must be current CSU, Chico students who enroll in and attend an internship class in Spring 2007.

Unofficial transcripts are required with your application. In lieu of transcripts, applicants may submit a written, signed declaration stating that Upward Bound may access the University’s system to obtain their grades. Applicants must possess a valid California Driver License. Paid internship is contingent on a background clearance.

Compensation: $350 stipend and six internship units are available depending on experience.

Applications may be obtained from Upward Bound, Siskiyou Hall, Room 102, CSU, Chico, Chico CA 95929-0712.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

Upward Bound Task Team Supervisor Still Needed

Task Team Supervisor Job Opportunities STILL Available with Upward Bound Projects for the 2007 Summer.

The Upward Bound Projects, a Federally Funded TRiO Program, is a year round program for motivated students with academic potential who want to continue their education after high school.

Duties include the following:
· Knowledge of and ability to direct and motivate non-traditional high school students.
· Demonstration of organization and mentoring skills.
· Ability to supervise adolescents and to assure their safety and well-being.
· Ability to implement the specific goals of the project as assigned.
· Participant instruction and monitoring.
· Compliance with the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and other applicable regulations particularly in the area of safe work practices.
· Student advisement; requisite paperwork and final report.
· Hours are 12:30pm to 4pm, Monday thru Thursday, June 18 thru July 25, 2007.

WAGES: $715 Stipend and internship units.

Please email Tlb@exchange.csuchico.edu to obtain a complete job description or stop by the office.

Applications can be obtained from the Upward Bound Office located in Siskiyou Hall, Room 102, CSU, Chico, Chico CA 95929-0712. Out of area applicants may call (530) 898-5181 to request an application.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

New 1.0 unit International Forum

The International Forum is a 1.0 unit Credit/No Credit class. Faculty and students will describe their research and projects in an accessible and interesting fashion. The first speakers are Professor Steve Lewis speaking about the democratic transition in Mexico (January 30), and Professor James Matray talking about the US confrontation with North Korea (February 6).

There will be an organizational meeting on January 23 in Holt 170 at 5pm. The course is in TRACS as International Studies 300, and the course i.d. number is 7087. For more information, email Tony Waters (Sociology) at twaters@csuchico.edu, or phone 898-4145.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

Sing in a Chico State Choir

Join a fun community of students committed to creating vocal art together.

Weekly Rehearsals:
A Cappella Choir MWF 10-10:50am
Chamber Singers MWF 11-11:50am
University Chorus M 7-9:30pm
Gospel Choir MW 5-6:50pm

All Ensembles are OPEN to ALL students - it’s not too late to join. For more information contact Daun Hayes at 898-6127 or dhayes@csuchico.edu.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

Museum of Anthropology Science Fair Workshop

Got The Science Fair Blues? The Museum of Anthropology has the cure! Come to the Science Fair Workshop for Grades 1-8 on Sat., Feb. 3, 2007

1:00 - 2:30 PM 1-5 Grades
3:00 - 4:30 PM 6-8 Grades

Students will:
* Review the scientific method.
* Get last minute ideas.
* Tell the story of their experiment with easy exhibit tips.
* Explore charts and graphs and other hands-on ideas.
* See photos of past winners.
¨ Join in brainstorming discussions.

Cost:
$10.00 admission per child
parents must accompany students (free of charge)

Location:
In Langdon Hall room 302C

Call 898-5397 For Reservations

FYI: CSUD Science Fair April 16 - 20 at CSUC Farm

Archived under Events on January 24, 2007

International Forum, Feb. 13

Myrna Santiago, professor of history at St. Mary’s College in Moraga and author of The Ecology of Oil: Environment, Labor, and the Mexican Revolution, 1900-1938 (Cambridge, 2006), will be speaking at the International Forum on Tuesday, February 13 at 5pm in HOLT 170. The public is invited to attend. Her book is a path-breaking environmental history of Mexico’s most important industry. Professor Santiago will also give guest lectures in Latin American Studies classes. We hope you have an opportunity to hear her speak.

For more information, please contact Steve Lewis at x6244

For additional upcoming sustainable events
please visit the CSU, Chico Sustainability web site.

Archived under Events on January 24, 2007

CAVE Volunteer Opportunity for Spring 2007

Looking for units? Volunteer opportunities are still available at CAVE in our 20 community service programs. Applications are due by Feb. 14, 2007. Please drop by the CAVE office in BMU 309 to explore all the options available to you. Our programs focus on a wide variety of populations. We have something for everyone.

Here are some important benefits to consider:
1) hands-on experience is a great way to supplement your academic learning
2) community service experience looks great on a resume
3) networking can provide potential employment
4) university credit is available

Please don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to engage in co-curricular learning while contributing something worthwhile to our community. We look forward to having you come by to check-out the many great programs at CAVE We are located in BMU Room 309 and can be reached at 898-5817.

Archived under Opportunities on January 24, 2007

Writer's Voice at the Humanities Center: Troy Jollimore's poetry, Feb. 22

Troy Jollimore, Department of Philosophy and Humanities Center Board, poetry reading, Writer’s Voice at the Humanities Center, Feb. 22, 7:30pm, Trinity 100, reception to follow, 898-6457.

Troy Jollimore is a poet, philosopher, and professor. He is currently an External Fellow at the Stanford Humanities Center. He has published poetry in journals including The Malahat Review, PRISM International, MARGIE, and Ploughshares. His first book of poetry, Thom Thomson in Purgatory, was selected by former US Poet Laureate Billy Collins for the 2005 Robert E. Lee & Ruth I. Wilson Poetry Book Award and was published last fall by Margie/IntuitHouse (cover illustration: James Kuiper, Department of Art and Art History and Humanities Center Board). Tom Thomson has just been nominated for the highly prestigious 2007 National Book Critics Circle award in poetry.

“Troy Jollimore is an employed philosopher, a formalist adept, a co-conspirator of John Berryman and a lot of other things you’ll probably forget in the speculative reach and sheer pleasure of his work. The Tom Thomson sonnets, in particular, are sad and wise and explosively funny in all possible combinations.—James Richardson, author of Interglacial: New and Selected Poems & Aphorisms.

Archived under Events on January 24, 2007

Blood Drive, Feb. 14

Share the love this Valentine’s Day and give blood on Wed., Feb. 14 from 10am - 4pm in BMU 211 or in the mobile blood drive near Glenn & Siskiyou halls. Each blood donor will receive a Round Table coupon for a personal one-topping pizza.

Please eat and drink plenty of fluids before arriving; you must be at least 17 years of age, in generally good health and weigh a minimum of 110 lbs. A Donor Card or Photo ID is required. Allow approximately one-hour for the donation process. For an appointment, please call Staff Council at 898-6156.

Future CSU, Chico Spring 2007 Blood Drives: March 14, April 11 and May 9

Happy Valentine’s Day, we hope to see you there.

Archived under Information on January 24, 2007

Irish Legends, The Chieftains come to Laxson Auditorium at CSU, Chico, Jan. 30

Performances is excited to bring The Chieftains, “…the best traditional Irish band going.” -Chicago Tribune, to CSU, Chico on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 7:30pm.

Six-time Grammy winners and eighteen-time Grammy nominees, The Chieftains have performed before millions of fans on every continent in their 32 years of touring. With 42 albums, several movie soundtracks, and collaborations with The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, Tom Jones, Los Lobos, Ry Cooder, and many others, The Chieftains are not only Ireland’s premier musical ambassadors, but also the most enduring and influential creative force in Celtic music.

Cost/Tickets: $50 Premium, $45 Adult/ Senior, $35 Student/Child

Tickets available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets

More information is available online.

Archived under Events on January 24, 2007