Active Minds Meeting

Active Minds is a student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy organization on the college campus. The group is designed to utilize peer outreach to increase students’ awareness of mental health issues and symptoms of mental illness, provide information about available resources, encourage students to seek help as help is needed, and to serve as liaison between students and the mental health community. Its aim is to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness and bring awareness to various mental health issues.

We are always looking for new members. Our next meeting will be Tues., April 5 at 5pm in MLIB 144. Help us gain awareness of an issue that touches all our lives.

For more information, contact us at activemindschico@gmail.com or check out the web site.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on March 21, 2008

Shidara, Japanese Taiko Drummers Return to Laxson, April 3

Back at Laxson by popular demand, the Japanese Taiko drummers of Shidara return to astound audiences with their unique and exciting performance on April 3 at 7:30pm. This performance is presented by Chico Performances.

A feast for the eyes as well as the ears, Shidara is an expert group of taiko drummers, dancers, and musicians dedicated to preserving the spectacular folk traditions of ancient Japan. With a plethora of drums, pipes, and stunning costumes, Shidara combines heart-pounding rhythms with theatrical flair for an evening of highly charged entertainment. With unique costumes, agile moves choreographed to the drum beats, and sound that will make your adrenaline pump, Shidara returns to Laxson for the second time in two years by popular demand.

Tickets are $23 Premium, $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child. More information on how to purchase tickets is available online or by calling (530) 898-6333.

Archived under Events on March 21, 2008

Conversations on Diversity: Who Floats Your Boat? Naming Sexual Identities, March 26

Facilitated by Dr. Liahna Gordon (Sociology) and Elizabeth Renfro (Multicultural and Gender Studies)

What is a sexual identity? Does it describe your past actions, current desires, or future decisions? Is sexual identity based on fantasy, attraction, behavior, or love? Can sexual identities even be named with any accuracy? And what are the consequences of claiming, or not claiming, a sexual identity?

Please join us in BMU 210 Wednesday, March 26, from noon to 1 pm for our COD as we will discuss the wide range of meanings and forms of “sexual identity,” as well as the personal and political implications of alternative ways of naming sexualities.

Beverages and snacks will be provided. Please contact Tray Robinson in the Office of Diversity (898-4764) for more information.

Archived under Information on March 21, 2008

Humanities Center/Religious Studies Lecture Series: Mahan Mirza Discusses "The Holy Qur'an: The Word as Text"

March 28
Humanities Center Friday Symposium co-hosted with the Religious Studies Lecture Series, 3pm - 5pm, Trinity 100*

Mahan Mirza (PhD, ABD, Yale), with his specialization in the texts and traditions of Islam, joined the faculty in the Religious Studies Department this past fall. His dissertation, which contributes towards more general questions of medieval Islamic thought and its relationship to modernity, consists of a close reading of the works of the medieval Muslim scientist and polymath al-Biruni (d. ca. 1050). Mirza recently edited a special issue of The Muslim World on the theme of “Contemporary American Discourses on Islam: The Politics of Representation.” He is currently serving as the assistant editor for an Encyclopedia of Islamic Political Thought with Princeton University Press. His future research interest is in examining the use of the Qur’an by Islamic revivalist movements as a vehicle for the revitalization of faith in the modern world.

*This event is part of the Humanities Center’s year-long theme, “The Book.” Contact Troy Jollimore, director of the Humanities Center for more information: 898-5122.

Archived under Events on March 20, 2008

Student Computing Workshops

Student Computing is presenting these workshops next week:

Tues., March 25
Advanced Dreamweaver
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457

Wed., March 26
Advanced Dreamweaver
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457

The Advanced Dreamweaver MX workshop will present a brief review of the basic features of Dreamweaver MX and introduce advanced web page design techniques including how to use frames and integrate tables into a web page. There will also be introduction to Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and their implementation in Dreamweaver MX.

For a current list of the drop-in workshops for the whole semester visit the Student Computing Workshops web site.

Archived under Information on March 20, 2008

Free Speech and Language Evaluations

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

We are currently offering free speech/language evaluations to faculty, staff, students and their dependents. Please call the Center at 898-5871 to schedule an appointment.

Archived under Information on March 20, 2008

KCHO/KFPR Spring Membership Drive

KCHO Northstate Public Radio is gearing up for our Spring Membership Drive, and we could use your help. We need phone volunteers to take pledges in 3-hour shifts beginning April 2 and going through April 13. If you have two or more from the same department, we would be happy to recognize your group by name. Please call Lollie at 898-5896 or e-mail to info@kcho.org to get your shift reserved. KCHO can be heard at 91.7 FM in the Chico area.

Archived under Information on March 20, 2008

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.

3/24/2008
Balboa Capital
Account Executive I (Business Development)

3/25/2008
Burnett & Company LLP
Staff Auditor/Accountant (TAX)

Sherwin Williams Automotive Finishes
Manager Trainee (Automotive Division)

3/27/2008
Eli Lilly
Pharmaceutical Sales Rep.

Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Financial Representative

Shaw Industries
Territory Sales Manager

3/28/2008
Capgemini
Technology Staff Consultant

Foster Farms
Wide Variety of Positions

Frito-Lay
District Sales Leader Designate

Archived under Information on March 20, 2008

LGBTQ Meetings Every Wednesday

Join CSU, Chico’s Pride/Safezone every Wednesday night 6pm - 7pm in BMU 211.

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.

We’ll be hosting our 3rd Annual Running with Pride on April 27 in Bidwell Park. Running with Pride is a 3 mile run and fun walk with awards, prizes, music, and refreshments. Registration forms are out. To apply, email Pride at aspride@csuchico.edu.

Archived under Clubs, Groups & Organizations on March 20, 2008

News Release: CSU, Chico Once Again on National Honor Roll for Civic Engagement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 18, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

CSU, Chico Once Again on National Honor Roll for Civic Engagement

California State University, Chico has once again been designated as a member of the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction. This honor, the second in a row for CSU, Chico, highlights the University’s civic engagement activities during 2007.

In 2006, the year the community service honor roll program was launched, CSU, Chico was one of 10 schools to be a finalist for the President’s Higher Education Community Service Award for Excellence in General Community Service.

“The fact that we have been named to the Honor Roll with Distinction two years in a row demonstrates a national effort to recognize the type of work Chico State students have always seen as important,” said Deanna Berg, CSU, Chico director of civic engagement. “Community service programs such as CAVE and CLIC have been at CSU, Chico for over 40 years. The students who run these organizations deserve to be highlighted at the national level.”

The complete news release is available online.

Archived under News on March 19, 2008