Thailand Study Abroad -- Last Chance for June

For the Thailand version of the Food Forever course (PSSC 390), an upper division GE class in Theme C, applications are due TODAY - Friday, April 6. If you are intending to submit an application, please inform Dr. Altier at 898-4137 or by email at LAltier@csuchico.edu. For more information see the website and take a look at the “pictures”: http://eagle.csuchico.edu/Thailand2006/ from last summer.

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'Cats for a Cure - April $1 Drive

If every student, faculty member, and staff member gave $1 to the Relay For Life Team Wildcat, the team will collect $17,685 to help the American Cancer Society fight for a cure.

During the month of April, the team will work with student groups to collect $1 from everyone on campus. Please help reach this goal by donating a $1 in the Relay For Life canisters located in offices throughout campus. There will also be students collecting dollars across campus at various times throughout the month. For canister locations and a list of times and places students will be collecting dollars, visit the team website. In order to identify students collecting for the cure, they will be carrying a Relay For Life canister and will have tables with posters and signs identifying ‘Cats for a Cure and the April $1 Drive.

Your $1 will make a difference. Please donate and help make this fundraiser for the American Cancer Society a success.

The Relay For Life is a 24-hour fundraiser to be held on June 9 and 10 at the University Stadium.

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Education Career Fair, April 14

Save the date - we are a week away from the largest Education Career Fair in recent history.

Saturday, April 14, 2007
10am - 2pm
BMU Auditorium and Atrium

We have over 100 school districts from all over California (and two from Oregon) looking to meet and hire future teachers and education leaders in their school districts. This career fair is a must for those who want to learn more about a career in teaching at the K-12 level, start networking early, or talk to hiring officials. A list of districts attending is available online or visit our web page and click on Career Fairs

Expect some interviewing and even a few job offers on the spot. At the very least you will have the opportunity to open some doors into your future - come by and have fun.

Questions? Please give our office a call at (530) 898-5253 or stop by Meriam Library, Room 150.

CSU Chico, Career Planning and Placement Office.

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Ch*Eco Film Fest, April 11-15

Love Art and Film? Check out the the first annual Ch×Eco Film Fest, Chico’s own “festival of environmental film and art” that brings into sharper focus the broad concept of sustainability. The purpose of the Ch*Eco Film Fest is to inform, educate, and inspire people about the environment through the exceptional media of film and art. The festival’s emphasis is on balancing the needs of our economy, our society, and the natural environment so people can prosper, generation after generation, while respecting and sustaining the earth.

In addition to more than 20 excellent films, festival highlights include Denis Hayes, founder of Earth Day; a personal appearance by Sergio Del La Torre, producer and director of Maquilapolis; the Banff Mountain Film Festival; and Sunday Art Day in Chico’s downtown plaza plus other family-friendly events. Admission to most events and films is free or by donation; admission to the Banff Mountain Film Festival is $6-8.

The Ch*Eco Film Fest is co-hosted by California State University, Chico, the Chico Sustainability Group, Friends of the Arts, and the Sierra Club Yahi Group. Complete information about the festival, including a description of films and a festival schedule, is available online.

Archived under Events on April 5, 2007

Study Skills Workshops

The Student Learning Center is offering two study skills workshops. The first to help students plan and write better research papers and the second to learn ways to reduce stress.

4/10 (Tuesday) Writing Research Papers 3-4 pm
Josh Whittinghill
MLIB 226

4/11 (Wednesday) Stress Reduction 6-7 pm
Esmeralda Campos
MLIB 226

Workshops are free - students can sign up in advance at the Student Learning Center (Meriam Library 458) or by calling 898-6839.

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Second Annual "Running with Pride"

Pride/Safezone Presents the Second Annual “Running With Pride”

When: May 6, 2007 at 8:30am
Where: One Mile in Bidwell Park

Registration forms are out and volunteer meetings are being held every Tuesday at 6:30pm in BUTTE 703. The next meeting is April 10.

For more information contact Irma Rivera at runningwithpride2008@yahoo.com or aspride@csuchico.edu.

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CSU, Chico History Club Movie

History Club Film Series:

Thurs., April 12 at 7pm in Modoc 114
The CSU, Chico History Club presents “Before the Rain”
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foriegn Film, this Balkan love story will be introduced by CSU, Chico’s Balkan history expert: Dr. Kate Transchel.

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Looking for a Full Time Job After Graduation?

Graduating? Looking for a full time job? We’ll be sending these notices out on a weekly basis to let you know which companies are here to talk to you. Drop by and talk with us about these and other resources at the Career Planning and Placement Office, Meriam Library, Room 150 or call us at 530-898-5253.

4/10/2007
CA State Board of Equalization
Tax Auditor
Business Taxes Representative

Maxim Healthcare
Entry Level Sales/Management Trainee

Philip Morris
Territory Sales Manager - Western Territories

4/11/2007
Investors Bank & Trust
Custody Fund Accountant
Operations Specialist - Reconciliation

4/12/2007
Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates
Sales Representative

Moore Wallace/RR Donnelley
Outside Sales Representative

New York Life
Financial Service Representative

Southern Wine & Spirits
Chain Territory Manager

Retail Search Group
Research & Recruiting Analyst

Prudential Overall Supply
Management Trainee

4/13/2007
Marriott Residence Inn
Sales Manager
Mgmt Development Program

MonierLifetile
Sales Associate

State Farm Insurance
Claim Processor
Claim Representative

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AS Recycling Littered Landscape Cleanup. Volunteers needed.

Littered Landscape
Clean Up
Saturday, April 7, 2007
11am - 3pm

Have you ever been bothered by seeing trash litter a beautiful landscape? AS Recycling is too. Join CSU, Chico AS Recycling Program to help clean up a landscape that has been heavily littered with trash. This year our winning site is on Humboldt Rd. (Old Hwy 32), under power lines.

Please join us in helping to clean up our beautiful world. Some tools provided, please bring gloves. Refreshments provided by AS Recycling.

For Directions or Questions, please call AS Recycling 898-5033. (The Park and Ride is just down the road.)

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Liberal Studies Student Association Seminar Series Presents Principal Shawn Posey, April 10

Where: HOLT 175
When: April 10 @ 5pm
Cost: FREE

Come join the Liberal Studies Student Association as we learn about The Real Paycheck in Teaching. Shawn Posey, Principal of Creekside Middle School in Patterson, CA will be talking about his experience as a teacher, a principal, and how it all has impacted his life. Also learn about what schools are really looking for when hiring. This is a great opportunity hope to see you there.

Questions?
898-5802 or LSSA@csuchico.edu

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Criminal Justice Student Association Career Night, April 10

The Criminal Justice Student Association is holding a career panel night with 4 speakers who work in the Criminal Justice field. The event takes place on April 10, 2007 at 6pm in Holt 170.

There are four speakers: an FBI agent, a police officer who works in internal affairs and with background investigations, the Chief Administrative Investigator for the Butte County DA’s office, and an Assistant District Attorney for Butte County. The event is designed to show students a few of the career opportunities that they have with a degree in criminal justice or political science.

After the event there will be a raffle with prizes from throughout the community. Tickets are on sale now from CJSA members, from the table on campus this week and are also available at the event (need not be present to win). Raffle tickets are only $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. The whole event should last just over an hour and all majors are encouraged to attend.

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Skye the PE Guy and the Skye Walkers

CSU, Chico Graduate student Skye Dunn and his team are trekking across the United States to promote quality, standards-based physical education. The number of overweight children has tripled in the last two decades. In an effort to raise awareness about this obesity epidemic and the health complications that may arise (Type 2 Diabetes and heart disease), Skye the PE Guy and his team are working to promote physical education programs that help children develop lifetime physical activity habits.

Skye is sponsored by CASPER (Center for Advancement in Standards-based Physical Education Reform) at CSU, Chico.

Skye and his team will be dedicating nine months of their lives (June 2007 - March 2008) to help get kids moving. They are walking, skating, biking, canoeing, kayaking, dancing, dribbling, etc. from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean via the American Discovery Trail.

Join Skye the PE Guy and the Skye Walkers in their journey of Fighting Obesity 10,000 steps at a time.

For information on upcoming events and ways to get involved, contact Skye at skyethepeguy@hotmail.com or 345-8094.

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AS Elections

Just a reminder that AS Elections are just around the corner, on April 18 and 19. A sample ballot is now available on the website. The website is a great place to check out candidate bios, ballot measures and the elections timeline. If you have any questions please contact the Government Affairs Office at 530.898.5701.

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Violence Against Women Film Series brought to you by Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

The ladies of Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. brings you the film series: Violence Against Women featuring two eye-opening documentaries. Both films will be free to public and will be shown in Butte 102 at 7pm.

Wed., April 4 Bajo Juarez: The City Devouring Its Daughters
In an industrial town in Mexico near the US border, hundreds of women have been sexually abused and murdered. As the body count continues to rise, a web of corruption unfolds that reaches the highest levels of Mexican society.

Wed., April 11 Searching for Angela Shelton
Filmmaker Angela Shelton journeys across the United States meeting other Angela Sheltons in an effort to survey women in America. She discovers that 24 out of 40 Angela Sheltons have been abused just like herself. The filmmaker’s survey of women becomes a journey of self discovery during which she decides to finally confront her past and her own father - on Father’s Day. In all probability, you know someone who was abused, if you think not, meet the Angela Sheltons.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 5, 2007

Nominate Your Professor for the Pearls of Wisdom Award

The Associated Students University Affairs Council will honor a professor with the Pearls of Wisdom Award who has enriched the lives of his/her students both in and out of the classroom by exhibiting an extraordinary ability to inspire academic achievement and personal growth.

The recipient will be awarded at the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching [CELT] awards luncheon next fall (2007). If you would like to nominate a professor who has exemplified these characteristics to you, please download the form and email it to Jason Fitzer, AS Director of University Affairs at asunivaffairs@csuchico.edu or drop it off at BMU 203, Government Affairs Office by Friday, April 20, 2007.

Archived under Information on April 3, 2007

Absentee Ballots for AS Elections

Absentee ballots for the AS general elections will be available at the Information Center in the BMU from April 9 - 17.

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Candidate Debate, April 12

Come meet the candidates for the AS general elections and see them debate for the issues they stand for. The debate will be Thursday, April 12 at 7pm in Ayres 120. For more information, contact Amy Henneman at astraditional@csuchico.edu.

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University Film Series: Jason Tannen hosts DR. STRANGELOVE, Apr. 10

University Film Series
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642

April 10
Dr. Strangelove (U.S.A., 1964) 93 min. Directed by Stanley Kubrick. Hosted by Jason Tannen, Department of Art and Art History and director of the University Art Gallery

Dr. Strangelove, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb was honored by the American Film Institute with the number 3 spot as one of America’s 100 Funniest Movies. The film is producer-director Kubrick’s brilliant, satirical, provocative black comedy/fantasy regarding doomsday and Cold War politics that features an accidental, inadvertent, pre-emptive nuclear attack. This landmark film was a cynical, Monty Python-esque, biting response to the apocalyptic fears of the 1950s. The witty screenplay, co-authored by Kubrick and Terry Southern, was based on Peter George’s novel Red Alert (the U.S. title). Strangelove features numerous sexual images and references including large phallic cigars, mating airplanes, guns, a military general’s impotent “loss of essence”, and the orgasmic atomic bomb that a pilot rides between his legs. Cast: Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden.

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University Film Series: Geoff Baker hosts documentary about Jamaica, LIFE AND DEBT, Apr. 17

University Film Series
Tuesday nights
7:30pm, Ayres 106
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642

April 17
Life and Debt (U.S.A., 2001) 86 min. Directed by Stephanie Black. Hosted by Geoff Baker, Department of English

Jamaica, land of sea, sand and sun—and a prime example of the complexities of economic globalization on the world’s developing countries. Using conventional and non-conventional documentary techniques, this searing film dissects the “mechanism of debt” that is destroying local agriculture and industry in Third World countries while substituting them with sweat-shops and cheap imports. With a voice-over narration written by Jamaica Kincaid, adapted from her non-fiction book A Small Place, Life and Debt is an unapologetic look at the “new world order” from the point of view of Jamaican workers, farmers, government and policy officials, who see the reality of globalization from the ground up. The documentary includes interviews with Former Prime Minister Michael Manley, Deputy Director of the International Monetary Fund Stanley Fischer, and short commentary by President of Haiti-Jean-Bertrand Aristide and Former President of Ghana-Jerry Rawlings. But the articulate voices of those impacted by the policies of globalization are foremost.

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Kappa Delta Pi Bookdrive, now through April 27

Kappa Delta Pi, National Honor Society for Future Teachers, is holding their first March Book Drive to raise books for an annual literacy program to be held at a local elementary school. Books collected through the drive will be donated to the children at Rosedale Elementary School, here in Chico. Any and all children’s books, new and used, are welcomed.

Look for bright blue KDP Book Drive boxes:
Child Development Office
Liberal Studies Office
Hands on Science Lab
BMU Information Office

For more information, please visit our website.

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Blood Drive, April 11

Delta Sigma Pi will host the next blood drive on Wed., April 11 from 10am - 4pm in the BMU Auditorium. Each blood donor will receive a free t-shirt.

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.

Last CSU, Chico Spring 2007 Blood Drive: May 9

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2007 CSU, Chico All Majors Career Fair, April 13

We are just two weeks away from the All Majors Career Fair on April 13 and we have resources to help you prepare.

Friday, April 13, 2007
10am - 2pm
BMU Auditorium, Atrium, Lobby

Resume Reviews:
In preparing for the career fair, please remember that we hold resume reviews daily in our office (MLIB 150, next to Financial Aid), from 1pm - 4pm. Please have your resume printed or bring it on your flash drive and you can copy it here.

Career Fair Prep Workshop:
We also will hold an Acing the Career Fair workshop on Thursday, April 12 from 5pm - 6:30pm in Ayres 120 (the day before the career fair). A panel of corporate recruiters will provide information for you on what to expect for the day such as, what to wear, what to bring and what to say to employers, etc.

A list of employers attending is available online.

If you have questions, please give our office a call at (530) 898-5253 or stop by.

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May-June Intersession Registration Now Open

May-June Intersession starts May 21 and runs through June 29.

Check out the current schedule of classes online.

Three, five, and six week sessions.

For more information please call Continuing Education at 898-6105.

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Hispanic Noche de Cine Series

SELAC’s Hispanic Noche de Cine continues with…

La Buena Vista Social Club
April 11, 7pm
HOLT 268

This film is a good portrait of Castro’s Cuba in the 20 century. The modern life, cities and lots of music, are portrayed in this film about the most controversial island in the Caribbean. A group of legendary Cuban musicians, some as old as in their nineties, were brought together by American musician Ry Cooder to record a CD. In this film, we see and hear some of the songs being recorded in Havana. There is also footage from the Buena Vista Social Club concerts in Amsterdam and New York City’s Carnegie Hall. In addition, many of the individual musicians talk about their lives in Castro’s Cuba and about how they got started in a musical career.

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Free BBQ provided by Road Crew

On Thursday, April 12 Road Crew will be providing a free BBQ for all students. The BBQ will take place on the free speech area from 10am - 2pm. Come and meet your future AS Officers, get entered for amazing prizes, and eat some great food.

Contributers: Nicole Benbow & Yesenia Aguilera
Road crew is funded by A.S. Government.

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Upcoming School of the Arts Events

CSU, Chico’s School of the Arts will be presenting the following events during the next several weeks. For more information, please go to the web site linked to each event. Tickets for all events, except for the Thank You Concert, which is free, are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333.

Theatre: The Importance of Being Earnest
April 4-7, and April 13 & 14 at 7:30pm
April 8 & 15 at 2pm
Wismer Theatre

Thank You Concert: Sforzando n’ Blue
April 10 at 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Theatre

Opera Highlights: Comic Opera!
April 11 & 12 at 7:30pm
Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall

Jazz: The Return of Bobby Shew
Sat., April 14 at 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Theatre

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Volunteers Needed for the Ch*Eco Film Fest April 11-15

April 11-15 marks the first Ch*Eco*Film Fest, A Festival of Film and Art. This five day event is a collaborative effort of the Chico community and CSU, Chico campus. The event will be filled with fun, eye-opening and educational films, art displays and events.

Your enthusiasm is very much needed to act as a volunteer to staff the events throughout the Film Fest and let others know that this opportunity is available.

If you are interested in being a volunteer please come to the first volunteers meeting which will take place Wednesday, April 4 at 5:30pm in the Faculty/Staff Dining Room on the CSU, Chico campus (the Faculty/Staff Dining Room is the room in the back of Sylvester’s Café right on the creek, see link below for campus map). If you would like to volunteer but are unable to make the meeting please contact me, Jillian Buckholz at jbuckholz@csuchico.edu, and I will be sure to keep you updated!

Thanks, I look forward to your participation in this unique event.

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British Wonderland, April 13

International Education Week presents: British Wonderland
Friday, April 13

Tehama 106 from 4:30pm - 6pm
Mad Hatter Tea Party - A focus on England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Alumni will share their experiences. There will be breakout sessions for each country. Immediately following we will show a classic British film. Prizes for the most creative hat.

HOLT 352 from 6:30pm - 9pm
British Film: Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were Rabbit
A lovable inventor and his intrepid pup run a business ridding the town of bugs, using only humane methods that turn their home into a halfway house for evicted vermin. You don’t want to miss this classic British film.

For more information, call the Study Abroad Office: 898-5415

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FORUM: Spotlight on India, April 11

International Education Week Forum: “Spotlight on India”

Wednesday, April 11 from 5pm - 6pm; Taylor 210
What is India really like? Get an inside view on the culture, language, and lifestyle of this dynamic country.

Presenters: International Student Adviser, Katherine Punteney, and Indian students studying in Chico.

For more information, contact the Study Abroad Office: 898-5415

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FORUM: International Perceptions of the U.S., April 12

International Education Week FORUM: “International Perceptions of the U.S.”-
Thurs., April 12 from 12pm - 1pm
Tehama 115

Students who have lived abroad and international students who are currently studying abroad here in Chico give us the inside story regarding international perceptions of Americans and the USA.

For more information, please contact the Study Abroad Office: 898-5415

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FORUM: E-marketing and Localization, April 9

“E-marketing & Localization”
Monday, April 9 from 4:30pm - 6pm; Taylor 210
What is the CSU, Chico Localization program all about, and how does a semester spent studying abroad in France fit in? This will be of special interest to business majors and minors.

Presenters: Nitish Singh, Associate professor of Marketing and Chico students involved in the CSU, Chico Localization program.

This is a part of the International Education Week forum series. Please call the Study Abroad Office for more information: 898-5415

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Study Latin American Studies and Spanish in Mexico

“Study Latin American Studies and Spanish in Mexico”
Thurs., April 12 from 5pm - 6pm; Plumas 201
Focus on CSU, Chico’s Latin American Studies Immersion program to Mérida, Mexico each fall, and the new summer program offered to Guanajuato, Mexico.

Presenter: Antonio Arreguin, Faculty Director of both programs, and past participants from the last program to Mérida.

This is a part of the International Education Week forum series. For more information, please contact the Study Abroad Office: 898-5415

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FORUM: How can students afford to study abroad?

“Financing your Study Abroad Experience”
Tues., April 10 from 5pm - 6pm; Plumas 201

Find out tips and secrets about financing your time abroad. A representative from the financial aid office will be here to answer all of your questions, and show you how you can afford a semester or year abroad.

Presenter: Carolyn Stephens, Financial Aid Adviser

This is a part of our International Education Week forum series. For more information, please contact the Study Abroad Office: 898-5415

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Bollywood Film Festival at CSU, Chico: April 9-12

Veer Zara
Mon., April 9
6pm - 9pm in HOLT 352
Yash Chopra’s epic love story of an Indian man and a Pakistani woman delves into the conflict between the two countries.

Fanna
Tues., April 10
6pm - 9pm in HOLT 352
A sheltered blind girl and a poetic womanizer find love in this moving drama from India. When Zooni Ali Beg meets Rehan Qadri, the sparks fly.

Rang de Basante
Wed., April 11
6pm - 9pm in PAC 206
Traveling to India to film a docudrama about the country’s revolution against British rule in the 1920s, an idealistic English filmmaker turns to a group of student actors to help her stay within her budget.

Munna Bhai
Thurs., April 12
6pm - 9pm in PAC 206
Munnabhai (Sanjay Dutt) is a goodhearted oaf who, along with his gang, settles “financial disputes.” Life is good, except a couple times a year when his family (who thinks Munnabhai is a bona fide doctor) comes to visit.

Admissions to films are FREE. For more information, please call the Study Abroad Office at: 898-5415

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International Education Week Study Abroad Fair, April 10

Free Speech Area from 10am - 2pm

The Study Abroad Office, Experiential Education, the Career Center, and other international clubs and programs on campus will provide students with information about opportunities to explore the world. Music and live entertainment are a part of the day’s festivities. This event is free.

For more information, please contact the Study Abroad Office at: 898-5415

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