CAVE's Alternative Spring Break Program Accepting Applications

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) program is about targeting specific needs outside of our community to bring awareness back home.

Washington DC Trip Spring ‘08: Volunteers will work with the homeless population and volunteer at homeless shelters and feeding programs.

National Park Trip Spring ‘08: Volunteers will spend one week in California at a National Park restoring wilderness area, maintaining trails, cleaning up sites, repairing campsites, and removing non-native plants.

For more information or to receive an application visit the CAVE office (BMU 309) or visit our web site (898-5817).

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CAVE Student Leader Positions Now Available

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, applications are due Nov. 14. Have questions? Call 898-5817 for more info.

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Student Computing Workshops

Student Computing will present these workshops next week:

Tues., Nov. 13
Advanced Dreamweaver
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457

Wed., Nov. 14
Advanced Dreamweaver
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457

No Sign-up Required. For more information visit the Student Computing Workshops web site or contact Melinda Ferris, 898-5008.

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Bike Mechanic Job Opportunity

The Adventure Outings Bike Cart is now hiring for the spring semester. We are seeking motivated and dependable students with bike repair experience. The job description would be serving time at the Bike Cart, which is open Monday through Thursday 12-4, as well as working at an off-campus shop fixing bikes for our used bike auctions.

If interested in this position please turn in a cover letter, resume and Spring 2008 school schedule to the Adventure Outings office located in the BMU. Deadline for resumes is Friday, Nov. 30 and interviews will be held the week following.

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

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, professor 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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Chico Ballroom Dance Club Hosts Dance, Nov. 9

Slip on your dance shoes and hustle to the dance in Shurmer Gym this Friday, Nov. 9. General admission is $5.00. Members get in for free.

Membership is $15.00 and is worth every penny. The lessons this week will be the Street Hustle taught by Major Tom and our very own Daniel Silveira. Hope to see you all there.

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University Film Series: J-C Selznick hosts Thailand's TEARS OF THE BLACK TIGER, Nov. 27

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

Nov. 27

Tears of the Black Tiger (2001, Thailand) 110 min. Directed by Wisit Sasanatieng. Hosted by Juan-Carlos Selznick (aka Peter Hogue), film critic for the Chico News and Review (and faculty emeritus, Department of English). Co-sponsored with the A.S. Committee on Arts and Lectures (CAL)

In this genre-busting action film, peasant Dum is separated from his childhood sweetheart, the beautiful and rich Rumpoey. Dum then becomes a gun-slinging outlaw called Black Tiger when he finds his father murdered by criminals. He must face many obstacles to avenge his family and get back his love who has been forced into an engagement with another man. With Chartchai Ngamsan and Stella Malucchi. In Thai with English subtitles.

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CSU, Chico Shanghai Spring 2008 Scholarships -- $1000

Would you consider spending the spring in Shangai studying Chinese or International Business if you could afford it? What if you were eligible for an additional $1000 scholarship? Stick around over the summer after you’re done, and guess what —- you’ll find yourself in China right during the Olympics. Sound intriguing? Check it out.

http://usac.unr.edu/usac/program_by_country.aspx?menu=1&country=4&term=Semester/Year

All courses taken on this program are taken for resident credit at CSU, Chico, and your financial aid applies (except Cal Grant/University State Grant). The application deadline for Shanghai Spring 2008 has been extended to December 1.

Who could take advantage of the scholarship?

Business faculty/students, Chinese language faculty/students and any others that might be interested. If you have any questions, please contact Mike Nieto in the CSU, Chico Study Abroad Office ASAP: mdnieto@csuchico.edu

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Free Chico Forensic Conference, Nov. 10

The Anthropology Department and the Anthropology Graduate Student Association (AGSA), in conjunction with Associated Students, will be hosting the 5th Chico Forensic Conference TOMORROW (Sat., Nov. 10) in AYRES 106 from 8:30am - 4:30pm.

This event is free and open to all. It will feature five nationally-renowned forensic anthropologists, who will give presentations on their areas of expertise. Guest speakers include John Byrd, PhD DABFA, JPAC; Todd Fenton, PhD, Michigan State University; Alison Galloway, PhD DABFA, UC Santa Cruz; Stephen Ousley, PhD, Mercyhurst College; and Steven Symes, PhD DABFA, Mercyhurst College.

For more information, check out the conference web site or email Carrie Brown.

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"Cracking the GRE" sponsored by the Council of Graduate Students (COGS), Nov. 13

Need help with test preparation? Want to access information regarding the GRE? Do you know how to properly study for tests? Want to use testing resources to your advantage?

If you answered YES to any of these questions or if you have other questions, you should attend the workshop on “Cracking the GRE.”

Tues., Nov. 13 at 2pm in BMU 312 (Third floor)

This workshop is appropriate for undergraduates and graduate students in any discipline and will assist students in finding the resources needed.

For more information about the workshop, contact COGS at councilgs@csuchico.edu

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Free Speech Evaluation 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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Get Your Tickets Now for Intimate Performance of Carmen

CSU, Chico’s Opera Workshop presents an English-language, condensed version of Bizet’s opera Carmen.

Performances take place at 7:30p.m. Tues., Nov. 13 and Wed., Nov. 14 in the Performing Arts Center’s intimate Rowland-Taylor Recital Hall.

Opera Workshop’s orchestra and cast of thirty singers will bring to life the opera’s familiar tunes, including the “Toréador Song” and “Habanera.” The production will feature costumes, dramatic lighting, and simple sets and props. The opera will shine a spotlight on talented CSU, Chico voice students and also students from Pleasant Valley High School’s choir. Cast in the main roles are Molly Mahoney (Carmen) and Eric Seiler (Don Jose).

Carmen has bewitched audiences since its premiere in Paris in 1875 with its colorful, passionate score pulsating with Gypsy sensual rhythms, its shocking denouncements, and its sexuality powerful title character, opera’s ultimate femme fatale.

Seating is limited and buying tickets in advance is recommended. Purchase tickets at the University Box Office, x6333.

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North State Symphony to Perform Mahler's Monumental Second Symphony, Nov. 17 & 18

The North State Symphony, joined by two guest soloists and choral ensembles from Chico and Redding, will perform Gustav Mahler’s monumental Second Symphony.

Performances take place Sat., Nov. 17 at 7:30pm at Redding’s Cascade Theatre and Sun., Nov. 18 at 2pm at Chico’s Laxson Auditorium.

Mahler was inspired by Beethoven in writing his Second Symphony. Like Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, Mahler’s Second has a large chorus, which sings with the orchestra in the work’s finale.

Joining the North State Symphony will be the CSU, Chico University Choir, conducted by David Scholz, the Shasta College Community Chorale, and the Simpson University Chorus. Also performing are two professional vocal soloists, Elizabeth Madsen Bradford and Joyce Parry Moore.

Tickets for the Chico concert are available at the University Box Office, x6333.

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A Glimpse of Study Abroad in Thailand, Nov. 13

A quick travel guide: Thai culture, food, and environment.

Purple rice, deep-fried black scorpions, jellyfish — the food of Thailand is as diverse as its landscape and cultures. Perceived as exotic and distant, Thailand is experiencing growing pangs that seem strangely familiar. With stories from recent travels, Dr. Altier will discuss the Study Abroad Program in Chiang Mai and aspects of Thailand missed by most tourists.

For more information email the Southeast Asian Students Association (SEASA) at chicoseasa@yahoo.com.

BMU 210, 5pm - Free Admission

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LSSA presents: A Representative From Blue Oak Charter School Seminar, Nov. 13

Come join the Liberal Studies Student Association welcome a representative from Blue Oak Charter School on Nov. 13 at 5pm in Holt 101. We will be discussing a variety of teaching methods, including the Waldorf Method. Do not miss out on this experience to explore teaching in an alternative view and gain some helpful insight in the teaching career. This seminar is open to non-members and LSSA members. Come join us for an hour of great information, free pizza and friends.

Any questions, please contact LSSA@csuchico.edu.

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KCSCradio.com

KCSCradio.com likes to be diverse, just like its campus. Check out these different shows. Listen at www.kcscradio.com.

Monday: 10am-12pm - DJ Roody with The Spanish Show, World Music
Monday: 6pm-9pm - DJ Beaver Dam with Hang The DJ Hour, Brit Rock Pop
Tuesday: 9pm-12am - Dr. Daffurn with Rudeboy Hour, Reggae
Friday: 1pm-4pm - Soul Brother #1 with Double Dutch Funk Show, Funk
Friday: 4pm-7pm - Emoirma with Familiar Ground, Indie Electronica.
Friday: 7pm-10pm - DJ Dr Bones, DJ Davey Pinstripes, DJ Skippy MC Skipperson with Plastic Cup Politics, Punk
Sunday: 4pm-7pm - The Farmer with The Outlaw Hour, Punk/Rockabilly
Sunday: 7pm-10pm - DJ Chill Phil with The Blue House in Texas, Blues

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Travel to Spain and Portugal Next June!

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts is hosting a tour to Spain and Portugal June 1-12, 2008. The faculty-in-residence is history professor Stephen E. Lewis, who earned his PhD from UC San Diego. His specialty is Latin American history. Students will be able to get 1-3 units of credit for course work related to the trip, if they choose.

You can learn more about Spain and Portugal and the trip on Thurs., Dec. 6. Professor Lewis will be hosting a Humanities Center program in Trinity 100 from 4pm to 5:30pm.

The $3750 package includes round-trip airfare from San Francisco, airport fees, transfers, 3-4 diamond hotels, buffet breakfast daily, five dinners; comprehensive sightseeing tours of Lisbon, Mérida, Córdoba, Toledo, and Madrid; entrance included to Lisbon’s Ajuda Palace and Mosteiro dos Jeronimos, Mérida’s Roman Amphitheatre and National Museum of Roman Art and many other sites.

(Note: There is land-only option costs $2566.) Limited space remains. Last day to sign up unless the tour fills earlier: Mar. 1, 2008.

Contact Thomasin Saxe, group coordinator at 530.898-4642. More information is available on the web site.

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BFA Exhibit: Rodolfo Salgado, Jr., SLIGHT COAGULATION

Nov. 26 - Dec. 7, 2007
Rodolfo Salgado, Jr., Slight Coagulation
Bachelor of Fine Arts Culminating Exhibition
BFA Gallery, Ayres Hall
M-F 8-5
Nov. 29, Reception, 5-7pm

Recent work by BFA student and Humanities Center Gallery Assistant Rodolfo Salgado will be on display in his Bachelor of Fine Arts culminating exhibition, Slight Coagulation, in the BFA Gallery in Ayres Hall on the campus of CSU, Chico. The show runs Nov. 26 through Dec. 7. A reception with the artist will be held Nov. 29, 5-7pm.

Salgado’s interest in the aesthetics and movement of liquids is manifested in this solo exhibition in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art works including prints and ceramic sculpture. Salgado creates an imaginary world of tubes, pipes, and other organic and industrial forms that shoot, leak, spray, drip, and splatter an array of fluids. The results are objects of beauty and gravity.

For further information about this exhibition, call 898-9395. For further information about Rodolfo Salgado, Jr., email rodolfosalgado@earthlink.net or visit the Web at rodolfosalgadojr.com.

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Jake Shimbakuro and Joe Craven Coming to Chico in an Unbelievable Evening of Music, Nov. 15

Twenty-nine-year-old ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro has been compared to the likes of guitar legends Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix, and is already renowned for lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques. What he plays on the ukulele defies label or category - everything from jazz, blues, funk, and classical to bluegrass, folk, flamenco, and “rock n’ roll.” Multi-instrumentalist Joe Craven is the master of world rhythms, combining influence from folk, rock n’ roll, Americana, blues, jazz, salsa, and more.

Join these two masters of their crafts for an evening of energy, music, and fun as they join forces to create music like you have never heard before, at 7:30pm, Thurs., Nov. 15, in Laxson Auditorium, courtesy of Chico Performances.

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 visit the web site.

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Ireland's Tomaseen Foley Brings an Authentic Celtic Christmas celebration to CSU, Chico

Experience a piece of an authentic Irish Christmas with Tomaseen Foley’s A Celtic Christmas on Dec. 2 at 7:30pm, presented by Chico Performances.

Come enjoy the night before Christmas in an Irish farmhouse, where neighbors have gathered to celebrate with the laughter of their stories, the joy of their music, and the exuberance of their traditional dances. A Celtic Christmas is a remembrance of a way of life that is no longer with us, where ordinary Irish men and women celebrated the holidays with jigs, reels and hornpipes, the rafters rang with the traditional music of the fiddle, bodhran, tin whistle, and uilleann pipes, and stories were told around the roaring fire. Perfect holiday entertainment for the whole family.

Cost/ Tickets: $25 Premium, $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $16 Student/Child tickets available at the University Box Office, 898-6333, 2nd & Normal Streets

For additional information please visit the web site.

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Capital Fellows Program

The Capital Fellows Programs, sponsored by the Center for California Studies at CSU, Sacramento, gives college graduates an opportunity to engage in public service. Fellows work 10-11 months as full-time staff members in the California State Assembly, Senate, Executive Branch or within the California Court System.

For detailed information about the programs and applications, visit their web site, or contact the Center for California Studies at (916) 278-6906. Individuals are invited to apply to one or more the programs that meet their interests and qualifications. Applications must be postmarked by February 27, 2008.

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Study Skills Workshop This Week

The Student Learning Center will be offering one study skills workshop this week:

Nov. 13 (Tuesday) Planning Your Study Time 4-5 p.m.
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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Everyday People, Everyday Activists, Nov. 13

Local activist and 1,000 Grandmothers founder Cathy Webster and CSU student and war veteran Eddie Falcon will be speaking Nov. 13 at 7pm in Siskiyou 120.

The theme of the event is Everyday People, Everyday Activists: Working for Peace. Following the speakers’ talks, there will be a discussion with interested attendees about the possibilities of acting for peace here in Chico. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, contact Michael J. Coyle, Ph.D., Department of Political Science, 898-4965.

Sponsored by the Department of Political Science.

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Wild Oak Records: Fall High School Battle of the Bands, Nov. 9

Wild Oak Records is proud to present our Fall High School Battle of the Bands. The show, held from 6pm to 9pm on Nov. 9 at The 1078 Gallery, will feature a sampling of Chico’s regional high school bands such as Iron Fish (Paradise High), Random Tuesday (Chico High), Our Beloved Tragedy (Pleasant Valley High), Next Friday (Paradise High), Rosevelt (Chico High), & Taft (Pleasant Valley High). Contestants will be competing for street cred and cash prizes.

The ticket price is $7.00 at the door and the event is open to all ages.
For more information contact: Aaron Bloom or Marina Maroste at: Media@wildoakrecords.com
Website: www.wildoakrecords.com and www.myspace.com/wildoakrecords

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Wild Oak Records: Songwriters Guild Competition, Nov. 14

Wild Oak Records is proud to present the 2nd round of our Songwriters Guild Competition. The show, held from 7pm to 10pm Wed., Nov. 14 at The Has Beans (5th & Main St.), will feature participating singer songwriters from Wild Oak Songwriters Guild as well as other independent musicians from the Chico area. Two winners from the competition will be selected to perform at the Wild Oak Records Songwriters Guild Showcase Event @ the Sierra Nevada Brewery.

Attendance is Free

For more information contact: Aaron Bloom or Marina Maroste at: Media@wildoakrecords.com
Website: www.wildoakrecords.com and www.myspace.com/wildoakrecords

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Cross Cultural Leadership Conference Next Week

Attention all student organization members: Do you have an interest in creating a more diverse campus? Do you have leadership potential? Join us for the Cross Cultural Leadership Conference on Tues., Nov. 13, from 5pm - 9pm.

The conference consists of three student-led workshops open to all students interested in the Cross Cultural Leadership program, and will prepare students for leadership roles and enhance student organization success. Workshop topics include recruitment and promotion, networking and motivational/inspirational leadership. The conference begins promptly at 5pm in University Center 100, next to Selvester’s Café.

Admission is free, but space is limited, so register now by calling the Cross Cultural Leadership Center x6001 or emailing ecoady@csuchico.edu

The Cross Cultural Leadership Center is a Student Activities program, a division of Student Affairs.

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Native American Historical Walk, Nov. 14

In Celebration of National American Indian Heritage Month.

Join us Wed., Nov. 14, for a campus historical walk “Before CSU, Chico.” Mechoopda Indian Tribe Cultural Liaison Arlene Ward and Archaeological Research Program Director Greg White will lead a walking tour of the CSU, Chico campus, and students, staff, instructors and community members are welcome to attend. The tour will focus on Mechoopda heritage sites, early archaeological sites, and historical building locations now no longer evident, above ground. The tour group will meet in front of the Bidwell Mansion at 12 pm, Wed., Nov. 14. Contact Tray Robinson (898-4764) for more information. See you there.

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Free Movie and Ethnic Snacks

The Message, Nov 15, 6pm in Ayres 120

Come watch this Oscar nominated film about the origins of Islam. “This handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the Prophet Muhammad,” -Mark Deming ( The New York Times). The event is hosted by the Muslim Students Association.

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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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CSU Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program Applications Available

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 2008/2009 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 3, 2008.
For more information, see the Doctoral Incentive Program web site.

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Upward Bound Task Team Supervisor Internship Available for Summer 2008

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.

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Apply Now for Paid Internships

Diversion Excursion (DE) Co-Coordinator (two positions)

Description: DE is the residence hall move-out program where volunteers receive unwanted items during move-out on May 15 -16. The DE Coordinators will organize and implement the Diversion Excursion Program. This will include organizing interns/volunteers, research and strategic planning, programmatic implementation and coordination. Additional job functions include attendance of weekly meetings, record keeping, volunteer recruitment, research of funding opportunities, to assist with production of PR materials, and outreach to other organizations.

Education: Must be a currently enrolled CSU, Chico student, a minimum of 6 units.

Compensation: $7.25/hour (February - May) for approximately 70 hours and optional 2 units academic credit (Spring 2007).

• Pay rate will increase after January.

Apply: Applications are available at the AS Recycling office (BMU 301) or at the University Housing office on Legion Ave.

Application can also be downloaded online at www.aschico.org/recycle . Deadline to submit an application is Wednesday November 28, 2007. Return application to UHFS office or BMU 301

For general questions, contact Robyn DiFalco at the AS Recycling Program, 898-5033, or Luisa Garza at the UHFS Grounds Dept. 898-4039.

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New Students: We Need Your Input

If you were a new CSU, Chico student this fall, you’ll soon be asked to complete an on-line survey about CSU, Chico’s orientation programs. We need your feedback in order to continue to improve the orientation experience for other new students. So please be on the lookout for an e-mail from the Office of Advising and Orientation with the subject line of “New Student Survey”. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey and be entered into the prize drawing for a $200 Associated Bookstore gift certificate, or one of four $25 gift certificates to Creekside Coffee. Thank you in advance for your help.

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Youssou N'Dour and the Super Etoile de Dakar play African Pop Music , Nov. 29

Chico Performances is proud to present Africa’s pop superstar Youssou N’Dour and the Super Etoile de Dakar on Thurs., Nov. 29, in Laxson Auditorium.

Youssou N’Dour and his band play modern Senegalese music, known in the Wolof language as mbalax [“Umm-Bah-Laakh”]. Mbalax is an enchanting blend of Senegal’s traditional percussion and griot singing combined with Afro-Cuban and indigenous dance flavors. N’Dour has garnered much attention in the United States, including nods from Peter Gabriel, Sting, and Wyclef Jean. The Los Angeles Times noted that N’dour’s music was “the finest example of the meeting of African and Western music: wholesome, urgent and thoughtful.”

Tickets are $30 Premium, $25 Adult, $23 Senior, $20 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, and located at 2nd and Normal Streets, (530) 898-6333.

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International Forum, Nov. 14

A Profile of Youth in the United Arab Emirates by Dr. Chris Coughlin, Child Development

All societies face similar issues in assisting youth make the transition from adolescent to adulthood. Arab countries such as the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), however, appear to be confronting a number of particular issues. This arises partly from the effects of globalization as well as rapid economic development. The present research was based on a comprehensive structured questionnaire to 6,672 Arab youth in their last three years of secondary school in the U.A.E. The survey was used to determine the main challenges to successful futures for youth as well as ways of assisting youth during their school years. This presentation will focus on highlighting findings from this study.

Tues., Nov. 14, 5 pm - 5:50 pm in PAC 134

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SMASH Awards

SMASH Awards

The Department of Communication Design and the Digital Filmmakers Guild (DFG) will be hosting the Fall 2007 SMASH Awards (Student of Media Arts Showcase) on Dec. 13. The event will be held at the El Rey Theatre in Downtown Chico at 7pm. This is the first year that the event will be held off-campus. This free show will give the chance for anyone to attend and view student submitted films. The awards will be video recorded live with a three-camera remote studio setup. Highlights of the night will include the traditional awarding of trophies as well as a performance by the Normal Street Jazz Band.

For more information please contact: (530) 383-5400, email csucdfg@gmail.com or visit the web site www.myspace.com/csucdfg.

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Geography and Planning Department celebrates GIS Day in honor of Geography Awareness Week with Open House, Map Sale

The public and the campus community are invited to an Open House next Wed., at the GIS computer lab from 10am to 4pm in Butte Hall 501, with door prizes, antique map display, and unique geographic presentations. Surplus maps and cartographic supplies (pens, papers, precision compasses) will be sold in the Butte Hall lobby from noon to 4pm.

Free international desserts 1:30-3pm in Butte 505. For more information contact our office at x5285 or e-mail cbenjamin@csuchico.edu.

Sponsored by the Department of Geography and Planning

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Panel on Careers in International Education, Nov. 14

The Career Center and School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Studies is hosting a Panel on Careers in International Education. Please share this information with interested students. Students are invited to come learn about jobs in the field of International Education such as Study Abroad Advisor, International Student Advisor, International Admissions, International Recruiting, Exchange Program Administrator, Overseas Resident Director, High School Summer Abroad Program Leader, and more.

Wed., Nov. 14, Tehama 107, 4pm - 5pm. For more information, contact kpunteney@csuchico.edu.

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President's Budget Forum, Nov. 28

CSU, Chico Budget Forum - President Zingg and staff from the department of Business & Finance will be hosting “Institutional Financing 101” at 3pm on Wed., Nov. 28, in PAC 144 (Harlen Adams Theatre).

This budget forum will serve as an important step to provide enhanced fiscal information to enable faculty, staff, students and other interested parties to achieve a deeper understanding of the University’s budget and related processes.

For more information, contact Stacie Corona, Director - Budget Analysis & Research at 898-5730.

Archived under Events on November 7, 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 Center, Meriam Library, Room 150 or call us at 530-898-5253.

11/14/07
Intel
Finance Analyst

Jeld-Wen, Inc.
Regional Sales Representative, Management Trainee

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Entry Level Engineering Positions

Archived under Opportunities on November 7, 2007

LGBTQ Meetings Every Wednesday in BMU 312

Pride is designed to provide socialization and interaction between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered and straight-allied college students. The organization also functions as a political, social service, and educational body on campus. Pride participates in several campus sponsored events, student panels, social gatherings and general meetings.

Meetings every Wednesday at 6pm in BMU 312.

We are a student organization at Chico State, officially recognized by the Associated Students Student Activities Office.

Contact: aspride@csuchico.edu or visit our web sites: csuchico.edu/pride or myspace.com/pride2008.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on November 7, 2007