Summer 2007 Internships Available

If you do not yet have a summer job, the Camp Adventure Youth Services program has student internships available working with Primary Child Development Centers and school-age programs on U.S. military bases in Germany and select U.S. locations. The program provides services to toddlers and infants as well as school-age care. The internships will begin in June 2007. Travel expenses and housing are paid in addition to a living stipend of approximately $1500 for 10 weeks.

If you are interested, please email campadv@csuchico.edu or call 898-6759. Please title your email “Summer Internships”. If leaving a message, please be sure to leave your phone/cell number, name and address.

Archived under Opportunities on April 20, 2007

World Cafe - Creating a Common Connection, April 24

Tues., April 24, 7pm, BMU 210

This workshop will be an interactive and collaborative problem solving/community building session to encourage, inspire and clarify the many roles and elements integral to a successful movement toward sustainability for campus and community.

The event is sponsored by EARC and The Institute for Sustainable Development. For more info contact Juan at EARC earc@csuchico.edu or Sierra ssisk@mail.csuchico.edu

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 20, 2007

April = Earth Month - Last week of Earth Month

Events April 23 to April 30

Mon. April 23
12-1pm Workshop: Papermaking BMU 210 (ASRP)

Tues. April 24
7-9pm Conversation: Creating a Common Connection BMU 210 (EARC/ISD)

Wed., April 25
10-2pm Workshop: Tie-Dye FSA (Sigma Kappa)
12-2pm Workshop: Inclusive Sustainability - BMU 210 (EAC)
7-9pm Speaker: Sharif Abdullah - Ayres 106 (EAC)

Thurs., April 26
12-2pm Eco Film Series: Winged Migration- BMU 211 (EARC)
3-4pm Bike Auction - FSA (AO)
5-7pm Film: “Regret to Inform” - Holt 170 (SEASA)
6:30pm Chico Rock Fest - Chico Women’s Club (WOR)

Fri., April 27
10-2pm Organic Dairy Open House - University Farm
10-12pm Bike Day - FSA (EARC)
12-1pm Round Table: Bike Access - BMU 209 (EAC/ISD)
12-2pm Film: “End of Suburbia” - BMU 304 (EARC)
3-5pm Park Restoration - Lost Park (CPD)
7-11pm Recycled Fashion Show - 1078 Gallery (Chikoko)

Sat., April 28
9-10am Compost Workshop - CDA (ASRP)
9-12pm Trail Days - Upper Bidwell Park (CPD)
11-6pm International Festival - FSA (MAC)
1-3pm Chico on $10 a Day - Sylvester’s Café (NFS)

For more detailed information check out the LINK- Earth Month website. Or contact AS Recycling (BMU 005) at (530) 898-5033 or email at asrecycle@csuchico.edu

Archived under Events on April 20, 2007

Founders Week

To: Campus community
From: Paul Zingg, President

Each spring, we recognize our heritage and achievements through Founders Week, an event that dates back in its earliest form to 1909. Starting tomorrow, campus will be hosting many activities and performances, including a festive celebration on Friday, April 27, at 1pm commemorating the University’s 120th birthday. A full listing can be found online.

In this busy, and turbulent, time, our campus traditions are touchstones for what we value about Chico State. I look forward to seeing you at many of these events in the days ahead.

Archived under Events on April 20, 2007

Wild Oak Records' A Series of Fortunate Events

CSU, Chico’s own Wild Oak Records has brought you a series of musical events since 1997. This spring, we bring you A Series of Fortunate Events. Don’t miss these upcoming opportunities to experience Chico’s awesome music scene.

April 21, “A DAY IN THE PARK”
Benefit concert for Community Collaborative for Youth featuring Chingus, Watson 349, Natural Roots, and Stateside. All donations given to CCY.
Downtown City Plaza; 1pm -5pm; FREE

April 25, SONGWRITERS GUILD OPEN-MIC NIGHT
Enjoy performances by members of the Wild Oak Songwriters Guild and other local singer-songwriters. Stage is open to all.
Moxie’s Café, 128 Broadway Street, Chico; 7pm - 9pm; FREE

April 26, “THE CHICO ROCK FEST”
Non-stop music on two stages featuring local and regional rock bands: Roosevelt, The Shimmies, John Wesley, La Fin Du Monde, Lysistrata, The Secret Stolen, The Polar Bears, Brilliant Red Lights, and The New Trust
Chico Women’s Club, 592 East 3rd Street; starts at 6:30pm; $5

More information about these and other Wild Oak Records events or information about presale tickets is available online. More information about the Wild Oak Songwriters Guild also available online. Community Collaborative for Youth information online.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 19, 2007

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 24.

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

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 19, 2007

BMU Third Floor Galley Submissions Due Next Week

Submissions for next fall’s Third Floor Gallery shows are due next Friday, April 27th. The gallery seeks individual or groups shows that will highlight the incredibly talented student artists on campus. Submittal forms can be obtained at the Information Center in the BMU or online. Questions? Please contact Allison at 898-5489.

Archived under Information on April 19, 2007

Support our Outstanding Professor and Service Award Honorees Next week

Two faculty members are being honored next week during Founders Week for their achievements:

On Tuesday, April 24
Outstanding Faculty Service Award recipient Jan O’Donnell, professor of social work, will be at a reception in her honor at 4pm in the Warrens Reception Center.

On Thursday, April 26, 3 pm, PAC 134
Outstanding Professor Award recipient Graham Thurgood, professor of English, will give a presentation titled, “The Recovery of Aceh’s Linguistic History: Its Origins and Its Diversity.” A reception will follow in the PAC Courtyard.

Everyone is urged to attend both events and support these outstanding faculty members.

Archived under Information on April 19, 2007

Study Skills Workshop, April 24

The Student Learning Center is offering a workshop to help students reduce stress:

April 24 (Tuesday) Stress Reduction 6pm - 7pm
Ryana Smith
MLIB 226

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

Archived under Information on April 19, 2007

Professor Gillis Celebration of Life Invitation

The family of Professor Michael Gillis, History, who died April 7, would like to invite his former students and others who knew him to a Celebration of Life on Sunday, April 29 at the Warren’s Reception Center on campus. It will begin at 11am.

Archived under Information on April 19, 2007

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.

4/25/2007
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Management Trainee - All Locations and Bay Area

Heffernan Insurance Brokers
Sales Associate - Small Commercial Insurance

4/26/2007
Walgreens
Retail Management Trainee

CulverCareers
Account Executive (Sales)

4/27/2007
Auctiva
Software Engineer

Simmons Bedding Company
Marketing Sales Trainee

Archived under Opportunities on April 19, 2007

Graduating Seniors, Do More With Your Degree Than Simply Sustain Your Own Life

Take the graduation pledge and join more than 110 other colleges and universities the world over in a commitment to social and environmental accountability. Pledge your commitment to all that you’ve learned at California State University, Chico by making a pledge to yourself. The pledge is free, simple and takes less than five minutes. Once you’ve made the pledge, you’re one of thousands of students who are committed to social and environmental accountability for life.

For more information see the website.

To take the pledge, visit the AS Sustainability Program office in BMU, 005 or contact the office by phone at (530) 898-3645.

Archived under Information on April 19, 2007

Celebrate Nurses Week with Dr. Carol Huston, President Elect of Sigma Theta Tau International

Wed., May 2, 5pm - 7pm
BMU 210

Carol Huston, President Elect, of Sigma Theta Tau International will be presenting on the CSU, Chico campus. It is a great honor for the CSU, Chico School of Nursing to have Carol as a professor; through her our local nursing community has international recognition and representation.

Community nurses, nursing students, and nursing faculty are welcome to hear Dr. Huston speak. This one hour presentation will follow the November 2006 experience of Dr. Carol Huston as she led an intra-disciplinary delegation of nurses through China as part of the People to People Ambassador Program. Topics to be discussed include an overview of the healthcare system in China and Chinese nursing education. In addition, Dr. Huston will share cultural insights regarding the food, travel, and sights - an experience never to be forgotten.

Refreshments will be served and a raffle will be held to benefit the CSU, Chico chapter of California Nursing Students Association and the Kappa Omicron chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International.

1 unit of Continuing Education is available for a cost of $10, with reservation.

Please RSVP by calling Phyllis Salopek: (530) 518-8497 or email Phyllis at psalopek@comcast.net by Mon., April 30.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 19, 2007

Chico MiniCon

Chico MiniCon is a “miniature convention” concerning comics, animation, and the Japanese versions of both, known as manga and anime. This is an event to share knowledge and interests about these subjects, while having a lot of fun at the same time. This event will feature costume and drawing competitions, DDR, Karaoke, a swap meet, a game show, and lots of prizes.

Where: Plumas 102
When: April 27, from 6pm - 10pm
Admission: FREE

Put together by: The Comic Book Coterie, and The Japanese Anime Club
Sponsored by: AS Multicultural Affairs Committee
For further information go to the website.
Email contact: She Bee Thao (sthao5@gmail.com)
Matt Riebold (fluffymatt@sbcglobal.net)
Japanese Anime Club (jac.csuchico@gmail.com)

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 19, 2007

Workshops for Next Week

Student Computing is presenting these workshops next week:

Tues., April 24
PowerPoint
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457

The Power Point workshop will teach students how to create a simple Power Point presentation from a template, by using AutoContent Wizard and by using existing slides. Students will learn to modify, format and customize their slides for presentations and much more!

Wed., April 25
Photoshop
5:30pm - 6:30pm in MLIB 457

The Photoshop I workshop is an introduction and overview of the Photoshop window, learning what is in the Photoshop toolbox and how to navigate the menus.

No sign-up is required.

For more information contact Melinda Ferris, 898-5008 or mferris@csuchico.edu or visit the workshops web site.

Archived under Information on April 19, 2007

Celebrate University's 120th Birthday, April 27

Everyone’s invited to a spirited celebration of CSU, Chico’s 120th birthday Friday, April 27, at 1pm in the Rose Garden. Don’t miss out on the fun (or the cake) on this special occasion. Join the festivities and honor our campus, founded in 1887, the second oldest in the CSU.

Archived under Events on April 18, 2007

Humanities Center's end-of-the-year Round Table on the Built Environment, April 30

April 30, 2007
Roundtable Discussion
“Chico and Its Built Environments”
7:30pm, PAC 144
Culminating event of the Humanities Center’s year-long “The Built Environment” theme
Reception to follow in Trinity 100

Stephanos Polyzoides, a well-known architect and urban designer from Pasadena, will give a talk called “The American Campus.” The panelists—John Anderson (planner/designer, New Urban Builders), Scott Peterson (master planner, City of Chico), Robert Speer (news editor, Chico News and Review), Barbara Vlamis (executive director, Butte Environmental Council), and Paul Zingg (president, CSU, Chico)—will have the opportunity to respond and present their own views. Some of the themes will be town and gown relations, planning and growth for Chico, and sustainability. Laird Easton, faculty in History and director of the Humanities Center, will moderate.

Call Laird Easton, for more information: 898-4284.

Archived under Events on April 18, 2007

Bike Riding/Skateboarding Safety Issues

The University Police Department will be increasing bicycle and skateboarding enforcement on campus by issuing citations to violators which could carry a fine up to $158.00. Notification is being made to our campus community to inform you that riding bicycles or skateboards on campus is a safety issue and a violation of campus policy.

Safety on campus is our primary concern. UPD officers have been issuing warnings and some citations to bicyclists and skateboarders since the beginning of the school year. The police department is hoping to gain compliance from our campus community by working together to eliminate these types of hazardous violations.

Archived under Information on April 18, 2007

14th Annual Maggie Awards

The AS Women’s Center is proud to present the 14th Annual Maggie Awards on May 3, 2007, from 6pm to 8pm, to recognize and celebrate amazing women on CSU, Chico’s campus and within the community. The ceremony is a tribute to local women who have made a difference and are role models to other women. These women have the ability, through their advocacy, to create change on a local, national and global level. The Maggie Awards will be held at CSU, Chico’s Warrens Reception Center Garden at 341 Mansion Ave., Chico, CA 95929.

The Maggie Awards was created in 1994 in honor of Maggie Pattison, a former office manager for Associated Students who retired that year. Pattison was extremely involved with the Women’s Center and made an impact that is remembered each year during this celebration. Nomination categories include: young women (under 18 years old), undergraduate students, graduate students, re-entry students, faculty and staff members, community members and senior women. Nomination forms are available at the AS Women’s Center, BMU 002, and are due by April 23, 2007.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 18, 2007

May-June Intersession Registration is 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 available. For more information please call Continuing Education at 898-6105.

Archived under Information on April 18, 2007

Orion Positions Available

The Orion, CSU, Chico’s award-winning campus newspaper, is looking for candidates for multiple positions for fall 2007. Positions include: webmaster, multimedia / special projects coordinator, and image editor. The job descriptions are below:

Multimedia /Special projects coordinator: This person will spearhead the coordination of special projects including slideshows, flash presentations and videos. The coordinator will work directly with the online editor on each individual project as well as staff members who are involved. This person should have some basic knowledge of flash, HTML and Mac computers with penchant for graphic design and audio/video editing programs.

Webmaster: This person will maintain the daily “teasers,” change the featured stories daily and upload the newspaper. This person will need to have knowledge of HTML and Photoshop.

Image editor: Responsible for creating .GIF images as well as converting photos to .JPG for online and assisting the multimedia / special projects coordinator. This person will work directly with the photo editor and need to have knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Mac computers. Knowledge of Flash is a plus.

If interested, contact Orion adviser Dave Waddell ASAP at dwaddell@csuchico.edu or 898-4782. All majors are welcome to apply.

Archived under Opportunities on April 18, 2007

AS Food Service Intern Position Available

Looking for an internship in public relations, marketing and communication design? Associated Students Food Service is offering a PAID marketing internship position for a student able to work during the 07-08 school year. If interested, please send an e-mail to Lindsey Qualman at fsmarketing@csuchico.edu.

Archived under Opportunities on April 18, 2007

Badminton is Back

Open badminton is back on Tuesday and Thursday nights in Acker Gym from 6pm - 8pm. All poles, nets, racquets and birdies are provided. See the facility supervisor in Acker gym for more details.

Archived under Information on April 18, 2007

Grand-scale "King and I" Staged May 2-6 at CSU, Chico

CSU, Chico’s School of the Arts presents the 2007 Spring Musical, a grand-scale production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic tale of love and duty — “The King and I.”

Staged May 2-5 at 7:30pm and May 6 at 2pm in Laxson Auditorium, “The King and I” features a cast of talented CSU, Chico actors and adorable local school children, a large professional orchestra, beautiful sets and costumes, lavish dance numbers, and popular hum-along-to songs, including “Hello Young Lovers”, “Getting To Know You”, “Something Wonderful,” and “Shall We Dance?”.

“The King and I” is the story of Anna, an English school teacher who tutors the children and wives of the King of Siam. Set in the mid-1800s, the King is largely considered to be a barbarian and he seeks Anna’s assistance in changing his image, if not his ways. Keeping a firm grip on their respective traditions and values, Anna and the King grow to understand and, eventually, respect one another, in a truly unique love story.

Don’t miss CSU, Chico’s “Big Show” for 2007. “The King and I” is great entertainment the whole family will enjoy.

Tickets are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333.

Archived under Events on April 18, 2007

HFA Distinguished Alum Leonard Duarte Honored at April 21 Band Concert

The 2007 Distinguished Alum for the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, Leonard Duarte, will be honored at the CSU, Chico Band concert, The Highway Man, on April 21 in the Harlen Adams Theatre at 7:30pm.

Duarte, long-time Chico High School music teacher, has had an extremely successful career that earned him a national reputation as a music educator and composer. The band will perform one of his pieces, “The Unforgotten,” a march that dedicated to all POW and MIA men and women from all wars.

The concert will also feature one of Duarte’s best known pieces, “The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse,” a regular entry throughout the state at band festivals because it is so challenging yet emotionally satisfying to musicians and audience alike.

This concert also showcases other composers, including former student Whitney George, who wrote “The Highway Man,” and dedicated it to CSU, Chico’s Director of Bands, Royce Tevis. George will return to Chico for the premiere.

Tickets are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333.

Archived under Events on April 18, 2007

Free Movie: Darfur Diaries, April 24

Darfur Diaries is a documentary that depicts the lives of millions of people being displaced and killed in the violence that began four years ago and continues today in Darfur, Sudan. The film is “a powerful reminder of the high price people pay when their own government sanctions mass killing, displacement and destruction, and the world waits years to intervene. Watch this film and
wait no longer.” -Larry Cox (Amnesty International)

The event is organized by STAND (Students Taking Action Now: Darfur) and funded by the AS Multicultural Affairs Council.

Tues., April 24, 7pm, Holt 170

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on April 18, 2007

Bike Auction - April 26

Adventure Outings is hosting a bike auction with 50+ bikes for sale. Most bikes have had a tune-up and will be in working order - ready to ride home.

Date: Thursday, April 26
Time: Viewing period from 1pm - 3pm; live auction starts at 3pm
Location: Free speech area

Proceeds from this auction will be used to provide financial assistance for CSU, Chico students to go on Adventure Outings trips.

For more information, call Adventure Outings at 898-4011 or the Bike Cart at 898-3362.

Archived under Information on April 18, 2007

Syd Bassow Memorial Golf Tournament, April 29

There’s still time to enter the Syd Bassow Memorial Golf Tournament on Sunday, April 29. Students, alumni and the community are invited to sign up individually or as a team to celebrate leadership and raise money for scholarships. Beginners are welcome.

This four-person scramble begins at 9am at Bidwell Golf Course. The entry fee is $90 per person ($70 with student ID) and includes a cart, range balls, prizes and a tri-tip dinner.

Players can win several great tee prizes, including a set of irons and drivers and a chance to win three million dollars.

The Associated Students and JFR-LEADership Program re-named the event this year after the recent passing of Syd Bassow, owner of Bassow Sales and a friend and supporter of the campus community.

For an entry form or more information, contact CC Carter x5396 or Maggie Taylor x5701. Entry forms are available in the Student Activities Office, BMU 213.

Archived under Events on April 18, 2007

For the Roses! 50th Anniversary of Rose Garden Celebrated April 23 at noon

Do you enjoy the Rose Garden on campus? Then join us for a brief celebration of the George Petersen Rose Garden’s 50th anniversary Monday, April 23, at noon. Everyone is invited to the Rose Garden behind Trinity Hall for a bit of history and some fun as we celebrate one of Chico State’s most beautiful locations.

Archived under Events on April 18, 2007

Chico Stole the College! and other tales on the Campus History Tour April 24

As an annual part of Founders Week, a campus history tour will be given at 10 am, Tuesday, April 24, starting by the flagpole on the Kendall Hall Lawn. Curious how Chico got the college instead of Redding in 1887? Want to know where the campus dog pound was located? Wondering why “Today Decides Tomorrow” is over the Kendall Hall door? The tour takes an hour, some walking involved — see you there! For more information, call Public Affairs at 898-4143.

Archived under Events on April 18, 2007

Wellness Center Environmental Forum

Become more aware of environmental issues affecting you, come to the Campus Wellness Center’s upcoming forum “Eyes on the Green: A Look at Environmental Issues.” Jennifer Oman from the Butte Environmental Council will be facilitating this event that is sure to unearth the environmentalist in you.

When: Wed., April 25, 4pm - 5pm
Where: Butte 103

Archived under Information on April 18, 2007