"Achieve Your Goals" Wellness Center Forum

The Campus Wellness Center is sponsoring “Achieve Your Goals” forum, presented by the dynamic speaker, Dr. Pat Patterson. This forum will be held on Tues., Nov. 6, 4pm - 5pm in Selvester’s Café. We encourage all students to join us.

“Shoot for the moon, even if you miss you’ll land among the stars.” - Les Brown
We encourage all students to join us.

Have questions? Please come by MLIB 141 or contact the Campus Wellness Center: 898-4697.

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Free Flu Shots

Student Health Service will be giving FREE flu shots to students on Wednesdays and Thursdays until Nov. 15 in the BMU lobby from 11:30am to 1pm. Please present your Wildcat card. If you do not have a card you MUST provide your CSU ID Number.

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Study Skills Workshops the Week of Oct. 29

The Student Learning Center is offering two study skills workshops next week:

Oct. 29 (Monday) Avoiding Procrastination 5pm - 6pm
Carol Bear MLIB 226

Oct. 30 (Tuesday) Active Learning 1pm - 2pm
Lauren Saunders 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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MEISA Benefit Show, Nov. 2

Chico State’s MEISA (Music Entertainment Industry Student Association) is proud to present our first Concert of the year featuring some of Chico’s most impressive local artists.

When/Where: Nov. 2, Cafe Coda (265 Humboldt Ave), tickets are $5 at the door
Who: Candy Apple, Aubrey Debauchery, Belda Beast, Dan Masq plus a special guest

Cafe Coda is a intimate local venue which allows for an unparalleled viewing experience. Meet the local artists after their set ends and join the rest of us for the best local line up of the month.

Contact: Aaron Bloom (Concert Production Coordinator)
Blackshow_sunday@hotmail.com or (858) 722-7627

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CAVE Alternative Spring Break Applications

Community Action Volunteers in Education (CAVE) Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program is about targeting specific needs outside of our community to bring awareness back home.

Denver, Colorado Trip Spring ‘08: Volunteers will work with the Autism Society of Denver and the Children’s Hospital, as well as other smaller organizations.

Washington DC Trip Spring ‘08: Volunteers will work with the homeless population and will volunteer at shelters and homeless feeding programs, as well at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in D.C.

For more information or to receive an application visit the CAVE office (BMU 309) or visit our web site.

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Free Speech Evaluations for Students

The CMSD Program provides assessments for a variety of communication disorders (articulation, language, voice, stuttering and problems associated with brain injury, stroke and neurological impairments).

These evaluations are offered free to faculty, staff, students and their dependents. If you are interested in scheduling an appointment, please call the Center for Communication Disorders at 898-5871 or stop by the office. We are located in AJH Room #100 (adjacent to the Bidwell Mansion).

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Grammy Nominees Cherryholmes and Chico's own Mossy Creek Featured in an Evening of Bluegrass

Chico Performances is bringing America’s first family of bluegrass, Cherryholmes, to Laxson Auditorium on Nov. 4, at 7:30pm. Opening for them will be Chico’s own Bluegrass band Mossy Creek.

Cherryholmes is a mom, a pop, and four extremely talented children between the ages of 13 and 23. Put instruments in their hands (banjos, mandolins, fiddle, guitar) and put them on tour, and viola! you have “America’s Newest First Family of Bluegrass” - Cherryholmes, which happens to be their last name. A Cherryholmes performance includes twin fiddles, Irish step dancing, classic country yodeling, and an old-time claw hammer, in addition to their dynamic brand of bluegrass. 2005 IBMA award winners for Entertainers of the Year, they received a 2006 Grammy nomination for Best Bluegrass Album of the Year.

Opening for Cherryholmes will be Chico’s own rising Bluegrass sensation, Mossy Creek.

Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, 2nd and Normal Streets, (530) 898-6333.

For more information please visit the web site.

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Internship Fair, Nov. 7

The Office of Experiential Education and the Human Resource Management Association are co-sponsoring an Internship Fair on Wed., Nov. 7 from 10am to 2pm in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium.

Representatives from over 60 companies representing engineering, business, government, and non-profits will be available to provide information about their internship opportunities. The event is open to students from all majors.

Come meet representatives of Apple, Auctiva, Auberge Resorts, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Capital Fellows Program, Community Action Agency, Deloitte, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Ghilotti Construction Company, Hyatt Regency, KPMG, Northwestern Mutual, Pebble Beach Company, PG&E, Systron Donner, Sunshine Kids, Target, U.S. Ag Bank, Walgreens, West Valley Construction, Verizon Wireless, and more.

For further information contact the Internship Center, located at 310 Salem Street, or call 898-5893.

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Don't be Afraid to go Solo to Up Til Dawn

With Up Til Dawn two weeks away, don’t be afraid if you haven’t found a team, you can still get involved. Come sign up at the Up Til Dawn Table or sign up at the event on Nov. 5 from 4pm - 12pm. At the end of the night a brand new car and Spring Tuition will be raffled off. Remember we are “Building Hope and Constructin’ Cures” for the children of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Come write letters and save a child’s life.

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University Film Series: Selections from Portland's Documentary Film Festival, Nov. 13

UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642

Nov. 13
Selections from the Portland Documentary and eXperimental Film Festival 2007 Curated and hosted by Gretchen Hogue. Co-sponsored with the A.S. Committee on Arts and Lectures (CAL)
Gretchen Hogue, Portland, OR-based filmmaker/curator, hosts a new batch of contemporary films selected from Portland’s Documentary and Experimental Film Festival, which she directed this past March.
Hogue has been a regular curator at the University Film Series: last spring, The Kids Are Alright: New Future Visions (nearly 20 new short films); in 2006, Stumptown Girls, an evening of lady-made movies from Portland as part of Women’s History Month; in 2005, two nights’ worth of films including Brave New Worlds (“documentary filmmaking—with the radical freedoms of experimental cinema—focusing on topics ranging from literacy and the confines of language to amateur radio and Joe Dimaggio”) and Re-Imagining Her (“a collection of recent experimental films by female filmmakers, all of whom explore different methods of re-presenting women’s realities by variously working with self-portraiture, animation, re-appropriated footage, and home movies”); and initially in 2004, an evening of her short works.

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James Scully Poetry Reading at the Humanities Center Gallery, Nov. 15

Nov. 15
James Scully Poetry Reading
7:30 pm, Trinity 100

Hosted by Peter Jodaitis (artist, Drawn on Thirty-Three, which will be on view at the Humanities Center Gallery in November and December) and Ellen Walker, emerita, English. Call 898-4642 for information.

James Scully was born in 1937 in New Haven, CT. He lives in San Francisco.

Books (poetry): The Marches (1967); Communications (with Grandin Conover, 1970); Avenue of the Americas (1971); Santiago Poems (1975); Scrap Book (1977); May Day (1980); Apollo Helmet (1983); Raging Beauty: Selected Poems (1994); Words Without Music (2004); Boxcars (2006); Donatello’s Version (2007).

Books (critical): Modern Poetics, a.k.a. Modern Poets on Modern Poetry (1965, 1966); Line Break: poetry as social practice (1988, 2005).

Co-translations: Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound (with C. John Herington, 1975, 1989); Quechua Peoples Poetry (with Maria A. Proser, 1977); Teresa de Jesus, De Repente / All Of A Sudden (with Maria A. Proser and Arlene Scully, 1979.

Founding editor of ART ON THE LINE series (1981-1986): Roque Dalton; Cesar Vallejo [2x]; Vladimir Mayakovsky; George Grosz, Weiland Herzfelde, John Heartfield.

James Scully’s fierce moral intelligence, poetic craft and grim humor are all alive and well in this long-awaited collection.—Adrienne Rich about Donatello’s Version.

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Important Corection -- Chico Ballroom Dance Club

I just got word that this Friday, we are not learning street hustle from Major Tom. This Friday we are learning Beg/Int Waltz. The wonderful people teaching how to do this graceful dance are Tom Ussery and Elbert Chan. Memberships are now $15.00, the lessons are $3.00, the dance is $2.00, both are $4.00 and if you come in a costume we take $1.00 off your fee.

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Latinos and Diabetes

The distinguished Gentlemen of Gamma Zeta Alpha Fraternity, Inc., are having a prevention informational workshop on making healthy choices and learning the risk of Diabetes in the Latino community. Come join them on Mon., Oct. 29 at 7:30pm in the Multicultural Center. Snacks will be provided. Hope to see you there.

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Cross-Cultural Center Presents Open House, Leadership Conference

The campus community is invited to stop by the Cross-Cultural Center’s Open House on Tues., Nov. 6, from 5pm - 6:30pm in University Center 101. The open house will include food, information on the program, and a tour of the center.

The program will also hold a free leadership conference the following Tues., Nov. 13, from 5pm - 9pm. The mixer will begin in Selvester’s, followed by three concurrent workshops in Holt and a debriefing at the Cross-Cultural Center. The workshop is open to the advisory board and anyone else interested in the Cross-Cultural Program. For more information, contact Uraci Mathews x4132.

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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 weekly 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 Center, Meriam Library, Room 150 or call us at 530-898-5253.

10/29/2007
Accenture
Accenture Systems Integration & Technology Consulting Analyst

10/30/2007
Employment Development Department

10/31/2007
Jones, Henle & Schunck
Staff Accountant

Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes
Manager Trainee/MTP - Automotive Finishes

11/1/2007
Blue Shield of California
Operations Management Trainee

11/2/2007
Gallo Sales
Sales Representative

Pepsi Bottling Group
Operations Development Program
Sales Development Program

Archived under Opportunities on October 24, 2007

NPR Favorite Ira Glass Appearing in Laxson Auditorium, Nov. 3

Popular NPR radio host Ira Glass presents “Radio Stories & Other Stories” on Sat., Nov. 3 at 7:30pm in Laxson Auditoriam, brought to you by Chico Performances, KCHO and KFPR Radio, and Cottonparty.

For 12 years, This American Life has been lauded for reinventing the way people listen to radio. “We do these stories that are like movies for radio,” says Ira Glass, the show’s venerable writer, producer, and on-air host. Locally broadcast on KCHO/KFPR radio, This American Life airs on 500 NPR stations with 1.7 million listeners weekly. A television version of This American Life featuring Glass premiered on Showtime earlier this year. This event is co-sponsored by KCHO/KFPR and Cottonparty.

Tickets are $25 for Premium, $20 Adult/Senior, $15 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, 2nd and Normal Streets, (530) 898-6333.

For more information please visit the web site.

Archived under Events on October 24, 2007

KCSCradio.com

Are you into Rilo Kiley, M.I.A., Iron and Wine, Spoon, or the Shout Out Louds? These are some of the artists/bands in KCSCradio.com’s Top 20! Or maybe you’re more familiar with Common, Lily Allen, or PlayRadioPlay. Tune in to hear your favorites, or tune in to broaden your musical horizons. Listen at www.kcscradio.com and hear live broadcasts from 8am-midnight every day.

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Rebuild New Orleans Project Hot Dog Feed Fundraiser

Construction Management ‘s IOVTA IV Honor Society and MCAA are sponsoring a hot dog feed fundraiser to help the College of ECC Rebuild New Orleans Project head back to New Orleans for a third time in January with 117 volunteers to help rebuild the homes and lives torn apart by the devastating Hurricane Katrina. The project goal is to build homes and build hope.

HOT DOG FEED
Wed., Oct. 31
11am - 2pm
at the Langdon/O’Connell Quad

$2.00 minimum donation includes a Hot Dog, Chips and a Soda

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Haitian Celebration of the Book in Common this Friday

Come to a Haitian Celebration in Honor of the Book in Common, Mountains Beyond Mountains.

AS Presents, in collaboration with the First-Year Experience program, invites students, faculty, and staff to a free event featuring Haitian drummers, dancers, and spoken performance. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to learn more about the history, art, and culture of Haiti as discussed in Mountains Beyond Mountains. Please arrive early as seating is limited.

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 26, 7:30am - 9pm
WHERE: PAC 134
Questions? Call AS Presents at 898-6005.

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Upsilon Kappa Delta Multicultural Sorority Inc. Upcoming Events

Upsilon Kappa Delta Multicultural Sorority Inc. was founded on Dec.10, 1993, here on the CSU, Chico campus. Our organization stands for the Pillars of Academics, Sisterhood, and Community Service, and we place a strong emphasis on the promotion of Multiculturalism at CSU, Chico and within the local community.

Come learn more about the quality Sisterhood our members take such pride in. We have finally finished Greek Week and have some other exciting events coming up.

Upcoming events:

Oct. 30 Multicultural Night at 7pm in the BMU Auditorium
Free admission: Come support and see some of our sisters perform on stage.

Nov. 5 Up Til Dawn at 8pm in Acker Gym
Free food and a t-shirt.
Come with addresses to write letters for St. Judes Children’s Hospital

Every Tuesday we have study hours from 2:30pm - 4:30pm on the 4th floor of the library. Come study with us.

If you have any questions or would like more information please email us or call Angelica Diaz at (760) 877-3317. Hope to see you there.

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Upward Bound 2008 Summer Task Team Supervisor Internship Available

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 1pm to 4:30pm Monday thru Thursday, June 16 thru July 24, 2008.

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 October 24, 2007

Looking for a Fun & Rewarding Leadership Experience

Are you a motivated student searching for a way to gain valuable experience? Do you enjoy working in an office of diverse personalities while gaining valuable leadership skills applicable to a variety of job settings? Well then CAVE is the place for you.

We are currently accepting applications for Coordinator & Group Leader positions for many of the 22 different programs we offer. CAVE staff members are responsible for interviewing, screening, and supervising large numbers of volunteers. In addition to receiving significant leadership experience staff members receive 3 units of credit, attend a retreat before the start of the Spring semester, a banquet at the end of the semester, & also make lasting friendships with some of the 70+ fellow staff members.

You can pick up your application today in BMU 309. Hurry, Coordinator applications are due on Nov. 7, Group Leaders on Nov. 14. Have questions? Call 898-5817 for more info.

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Anyone interested in joining a Persian cultural group on campus?

Anyone who would be interested in joining or helping to form a new group on campus to celebrate and learn about Persian culture and history should contact Allia Homayoun at ahomayoun@mail.csuchico.edu.

Allia and a handful of other students are in the process of submitting the paperwork to start this group and need support from faculty and students on campus who would be interested in attending their events or meetings. For further information, contact Lynn Houston (assistant professor, English) or Farshad Azad (lecturer, Kinesiology).

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Sacramento Semester Applications Due, Nov. 9

Sacramento Semester Spring 2008 applications due November 9, 2007. The Sacramento Semester program offers undergraduate students the chance to get immersed in California government and politics and gain on-the-job experience in politics and policy by doing an internship and taking seminars for a total of 12 units. Students from any major are encouraged to apply. Scholarships available from both Sacramento State and Chico State. For <a href=”http://www.csus.edu/govt more information, see the web site. Pick up and submit your application to the CSU, Chico Political Science Department, 741 Butte Hall, 898-5301.

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"The Vagina Monologues" Auditions

It is the 10th year anniversary of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues!” CSU, Chico will be hosting V-Day this year with performances of the show during the last weekend of February at the CSU, Chico BMU Auditorium. The performances will raise awareness about violence that occur to women all over the world, as well as raise money for local Chico charities. If you would like to be a part of this great cause, please come to the drop-in auditions: Nov. 4, 1pm - 4pm; Nov. 5, 7pm - 10pm. Please e-mail vaginachico@gmail.com for more information.

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Men of Honor Fall Ball Tickets on Sale Now

Men of Honor presents the 2007 Fall Ball on Thurs., Nov. 8 from 7pm - 1am. This year’s theme is “Masquerade of Mystery” and takes place at the Chico Event Center (above the Brickworks). This “suit & tie” event includes music, dinner, dancing, contests including “best dressed” and “best mask.” The entire campus community is invited to attend.

Men of Honor is also selling raffle tickets for an Xbox 360. Raffle tickets are available through Robert Williams or other Men of Honor members, and the drawing will be held at the Fall Ball. The winner need not be present at the event. Tickets are $1 a piece or less, depending on number of tickets purchased.

Advance event tickets are on sale until Nov. 3 for $25 Single/$45 Couple. Tickets may be purchased at the Student Activities Office in BMU 213, or by contacting Robert Williams (323) 841-4502. Men of Honor will also hold ticket sales on campus until the event.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on October 24, 2007

Chico State Gospel Choir: Up Above My Head

Tues., Oct. 30 at 7:30pm, Laxson Auditorium

Kirk Franklin brought gospel music to the forefront of popular music worldwide and his work is highlighted in this concert.

Purchase tickets at the University Box Office, x6333.

More information online.

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Early Halloween Organ Concert Sunday

Sun., Oct. 28 at 2pm, Harlen Adams Theatre

Chico’s famous University Centennial Pipe Organ will spook audiences in an Early Halloween concert performed by David Rothe.

J.S. Bach’s “Toccata and Fugue in d minor” is sure to cackle the rafters of the theatre. And you won’t want to miss Charles Gounod’s “Funeral March for a Marionette,” the theme music for Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Other works include Leon Boelmann’s “Suite Gothique,” Messiaen’s “Apparition,” and Flagler’s “Alpine Fantasy and Storm.”

Rothe is celebrating his 40th year of teaching at CSU, Chico, and this organ concert will be his last solo appearance as a member of the CSU, Chico music faculty.

For tickets, call the University Box Office, x6333.

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AS Late Night-Chico Idol 2nd Round

AS Late Night is proud to present Chico Idol 1st round preliminary on Friday, Nov. 9. Doors open at 8:30pm. The Second Round will begin at 9pm.

Come watch as the top 15 contenders for Chico Idol fight for a spot in the Top 5. You will not want to miss this. These are the best that came out for the first round that have moved on and are now fighting to get the chance to win Cash Prizes. The 2nd Round Preliminaries will be held in the Common Grounds Coffee Shop at the BMU on Chico State at 9pm on Nov. 9. So mark it on your calendars.

For more information on Chico Idol and all other AS Late Night events visit the web site or call (530) 898-4172.

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Graduate Equity Fellowship for Under-Served Groups

The goal of the Graduate Equity Fellowship Program (GEFP) is to prepare, motivate, encourage and support those graduate students who aspire to obtain a doctorate and pursue an academic career in teaching and research. Awards for an academic year total $5,500. The two-part program provides a stipend of $750/semester and a salary of $2,000/semester for research related activities under the direction of a faculty mentor.

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:
You must be economically disadvantaged; come from an educationally disadvantaged background/experienced restricted access to quality educational opportunities; be admitted to the University and a master’s degree program; classified as a California resident; and there must be a probable need for faculty in your academic discipline - i.e., a projected shortfall in the supply of qualified faculty in your field of study.

Deadline: April 1 for Fall
November 1 for Spring

More information/application, is available on the web site or contact the School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Programs Office in Tehama 209, 898-6880.

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University Film Series: Atom Egoyan's CALENDAR, Nov. 6

UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesdays at 7:30pm in the Little Theatre (Ayres 106)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642

Nov. 6
Calendar (1993, Armenia/Canada) 75 min. Directed by Atom Egoyan. Introduced by Jeanne C. Lawrence, Department of History*

In this, one of his most personal films, Atom Egoyan himself plays a photographer hired to capture images of Armenian churches for a calendar. He takes his wife (real-life wife and frequent star Arsinée Khanjian) along as a translator, and, as they travel with their Armenian guide, their relationship begins to unravel. The photographer returns to Canada with his pictures, but without his wife, who has gradually been drawn to her ethnic roots and has fallen in love with the guide.

*Part of the Humanities Center’s theme for this year—“The Book.”

Archived under Events on October 24, 2007