Mid-summer Update from Financial Aid & Scholarship Office

We have moved, and are now located on the 2nd floor of the new Student Services Center, room 250.

Check out our new Web site for the latest updates and information.

Send in requested documents ASAP. We receive hundreds of documents daily, and we review files in date order of receipt of documents. Expect it to take up to three weeks from the date the documents come into our office to scan and link them to your file. Please keep checking your To Do List and watch for the “Requested” items to be updated to “Received.” It is not necessary to call or e-mail.

Recent legislation provided an increase in unsubsidized Stafford loan limits for undergraduate students, effective July 1, 2008. Processing of applications for additional unsubsidized loan will take place after necessary system changes are made. In the meantime, if you anticipate a need for additional funds, see Stafford Loan Limits.

If you are waiting for Alternative Loan certification, make sure you have already accepted any outstanding financial aid offers and you have submitted all documents requested for pending verification.

If you have been awarded an external (private) scholarship, please read What to Do When You Receive a Private Scholarship on our Private Scholarships page.

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Nominate Your Professor for the Pearls of Wisdom Award

We, the Associated Students University Affairs Council, wish to honor a professor 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.

Nominate a professor who has exemplified these characteristics to you. The winner will be able to share his/her Pearls of Wisdom with you and other students at the CELT Conference on Wed., Oct. 8, 2008.

For applications please contact Julie Wright, AS Executive Vice President 530.898.5701.

DEADLINE for Applications are Friday, Sept. 12, 2008 by 5pm.

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Series Tickets for Chico Performances 08-09 Season now Available

Chico Performances is excited to announce that series tickets to our upcoming 08-09 performances are now available.

A series is an order of 1 ticket to 6 or more shows. With each series purchase, you will receive a 10% discount (to most performances) and your choice of the best seats. As an added bonus, up to 10 additional tickets to your chosen performances can be purchased at the discount price (if applicable) with your series purchase.

Chico Performances upcoming season offers something for everyone, including comedy (Lily Tomlin), classical (San Francisco Symphony), lectures (Dr. Richard Leakey), strings (Tommy Emmanuel, David Grisman, Chris Thile,) world music (Dyah Singh), for the kids (Peking Acrobats), and lots more.

For a complete description of the 2008-2009 performances, series ticket guidelines, downloadable forms, music clips, video, and more, visit www.chicoperformances.com.

The University Box Office is open Monday - Friday 11am - 6pm and Saturday’s 3pm - 6pm. Be sure to get your tickets early for the best seats and prices.

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News Release: Waste Diversion Program at Residence Halls Nets More Than 17,000 Pounds of Reusable and Recyclable Goods

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 2, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

Waste Diversion Program at Residence Halls Nets More Than 17,000 Pounds of Reusable and Recyclable Goods

California State University, Chico’s award-winning Diversion Excursion program once again diverted thousands of pounds of reusable and recyclable goods from the landfill as residence hall students moved out for the summer.

In its ninth year as a partnership between University Housing and Food Service (UHFS) and Associated Students Recycling, Diversion Excursion netted 17,595 pounds of electronics, clothes, canned goods, furniture and other items.

As CSU, Chico students moved out of residence halls May 22 and 23, 160 volunteers at nine stations in the central campus as well as University Village took donations of goods, sorted them and prepared them for new uses.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Chico Performances Announces 2008-2009 Season of Performers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Daran Goodsell
Marketing Coordinator, Chico Performances
530-898-6785

Chico Performances Announces 2008-2009 Season of Performers

During its annual “Thank-You” party in May, Chico Performances announced its 2008-2009 season performances. Asleep at the Wheel, the multiple Grammy-winning
Country Western swing band, will kick off the season beginning on Aug. 27, and the final performance in May 2009 will be a children’s production of “Beauty and The Beast Jr.”

Highlights of the upcoming season include Linda Ronstadt, performing with Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano; an evening with Lily Tomlin; “Nunsense,” starring Sally Struthers; and musicians Natalie MacMaster, David Grisman and John Sebastian. Tommy Emmanuel will headline the annual Chico World Music Festival.

For families, Chico Performances is offering family performances including the Peking Acrobats and Mad Science presents CSI: Live! For those who are interested in dance shows, Chico Performances will be bringing “The Nutcracker” as the annual holiday ballet, The Best of Momix and Ailey II.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: New Research Fellowship Honors Fly Fishing Legend Press Powell

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 4,, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

New Research Fellowship Honors Fly Fishing Legend Press Powell

A research award funded by the Chico Area Flyfishers to study angling, fisheries or aquatic sciences on Big Chico Creek has been awarded to a California State University, Chico student.

The award is named in honor of Press Powell, a third-generation owner-operator of the world-renowned Powell Rod Company of Chico, who passed away in 2004.

Heather Bowan, a CSU, Chico graduate student in biological sciences, is the first recipient of the Chico Area Flyfishers’ Press Powell Research Fellowship, which was established this spring. Bowan is doing research under the direction of CSU, Chico biology professor Michael Marchetti.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: CSU, Chico Offers Trip to Peru and Machu Picchu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Thomasin Saxe,
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
530-898-4642

CSU, Chico Offers Trip to Peru and Machu Picchu

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts at California State University, Chico, is sponsoring a tour to Peru, including a visit to Machu Picchu. The trip is scheduled for 11 days, from Jan. 5 through Jan. 15, 2009.

The faculty-in-residence will be religious studies professor Andrew Flescher. He has traveled extensively in Brazil and spent one summer studying wildlife in the Amazon River basin. In January 2008, he served as the faculty-in-residence for the HFA tour to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.

The tour will include three nights in Lima, five in Cuzco and one in Machu Picchu. Guided sightseeing tours include Lima, Cuzco and several Incan ruins, the Sacred Valley of the Incas and Machu Picchu.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Summer Programs Reach Out to Students Who Face Barriers to Higher Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 9, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

Summer Programs Reach Out to Students Who Face Barriers to Higher Education

As in past summers, California State University, Chico will host several groups of students looking to overcome obstacles to receiving a college education.

This Friday, June 13, 160 high school students from Sutter, Yuba, Glenn, Tehama, Colusa and Butte counties as well as four Hawaiian students will come to campus for a summer session sponsored by CSU, Chico’s Upward Bound program.

The students will attend classes and take part in planned activities Monday through Friday on campus, staying in the Mechoopda and Esken residence halls on campus before going home on the weekends. The students will also receive mentoring from faculty members on math and science projects this year. Before leaving June 24, the students will do the annual community service project, which again this year will be a clean-up of Bidwell Park.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: CSU, Chico Offers Trip to Peru and Machu Picchu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 18, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Thomasin Saxe,
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
530-898-4642

CSU, Chico Offers Trip to Peru and Machu Picchu

The College of Humanities and Fine Arts at California State University, Chico, is sponsoring a tour to Peru, including a visit to Machu Picchu. The trip is scheduled for 11 days, from Jan. 5 through Jan. 15, 2009.

The faculty-in-residence will be religious studies professor Andrew Flescher. He has traveled extensively in Brazil and spent one summer studying wildlife in the Amazon River basin. In January 2008, he served as the faculty-in-residence for the HFA tour to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands.

The tour will include three nights in Lima, five in Cuzco and one in Machu Picchu. Guided sightseeing tours include Lima, Cuzco and several Incan ruins, the Sacred Valley of the Incas and Machu Picchu.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: After School Professional Development Conference Starts July 28

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Joe Picard,
Continuing Education
530-898-6105

After School Professional Development Conference Starts July 28

In collaboration with Butte County Office of Education’s Region 2 Learning Support program, California State University, Chico Center for Regional and Continuing Education will host Stepping Up To The Plate—After School Program Professional Development Institute, July 28 - August 1 on the CSU, Chico campus.

The conference will provide K-8 after school program paraprofessionals, coordinators and teaching staff the opportunity to explore ways to develop and improve their programs, facilitate experiential learning and promote a positive after school environment. Participants will also have the opportunity to develop new leadership skills, network with their peers and discover the emerging computer, Web and media technologies through hands-on labs.

“We are planning for an exciting conference. We have a full schedule of sessions hosted by experienced leaders who will present and discuss new approaches for those looking to create high-quality after school programs. This year we have added spectacular music and art performances, which will really enhance the experience,” said Amy Christianson, program coordinator, Butte County Office of Education.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Instruction in Chinese and Arabic Expanded

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2008
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Joel Zimbelman,
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
530-898-5351

Instruction in Chinese and Arabic Expanded

Beginning with the fall 2008 semester, California State University, Chico will offer regularly scheduled courses in Chinese and Arabic taught by native speakers hired exclusively for the new program.

CSU, Chico has taught these and many other languages in a self-instructional/tutorial format for years, as well as a regular complement of courses in Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Hebrew. However, with the growing strategic and economic importance of the Middle East and China to the United States, the University sought to expand the teaching of these languages.

Starting this fall, the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures will offer first- and second-semester Arabic and similar courses in Chinese/Putongua (Mandarin), in addition to a conversational Chinese course.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Herbarium Collection Contributes to Climate Study

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Greg Liggett
Northern California Natural History Museum
530-898-4121

Herbarium Collection Contributes to Climate Study

The Herbarium at California State University, Chico, located on the first floor of Holt Hall, is a little-known treasure, a warehouse of approximately 98,000 native plants. Data on native plants from the herbarium was recently part of a study to analyze current distributions of plants native to California and to project distributions into the future.

The herbarium, a scientific collection of plants, was recently placed under the auspices of the Northern California Natural History Museum (NCNHM). It is part of the Consortium of California Herbaria, a group of 17 museum collections that serves as a gateway to information about plant specimens housed in herbaria throughout the state. The consortium database now includes information for more than 959,000 specimens.

David Ackerly, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology, led a team of botanists that used herbaria consortium data and analyzed the current distributions of more than 2,000 plants native to California. They then projected plant distribution into the future under various climate change models. Their results suggest that many of the native California species are in great danger unless they can move to new localities with appropriate climate.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: CSU, Chico Part of Substantial Grant to Support Professional Science Master's Programs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 2, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
John Nishio
Professional Science Master’s Program
530-898-4589

CSU, Chico Part of Substantial Grant to Support Professional Science Master’s Programs

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the California State University a second major grant, this one of $474,000 to support Professional Science Master’s (PSM) programs. CSU, Chico is one of the 14 CSUs currently offering the program and will receive $26,389, bringing its three-year total to $76, 162.

The PSM programs operate in partnership with industry and respond to the significant need for science professionals. The programs prepare a scientifically trained, business-oriented and savvy workforce that has the technical knowledge required in such fields as biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, electronics and energy, as well as in government.

The CSU, Chico program, which is in the Environmental Sciences Program, has had its curriculum approved at the local University level. It has five students entering this fall and room for more.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Kinesiology Professor Josh Trout Co-authors Book on 'Supersized' PE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 7, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Josh Trout,
Department of Kinesiology
530-898-4314

Kinesiology Professor Josh Trout Co-authors Book on ‘Supersized’ PE

Josh Trout, professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, and David Kahan, PhD, San Diego State University, have co-authored “Supersized PE: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Teaching Overweight Students,” published by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education.

Trout said that the goal of the book is to help youth love physical activity and schedule it daily throughout their lives. The book is designed to help parents, physical educators and leaders of physical activity programs to better understand the physical, emotional and psychological issues that reduce the overweight child’s quality of life and help them learn how to be physically active for a lifetime.

“Being physically active every day is especially crucial for children struggling with weight issues,” said Trout. “That is why it is critically important for all parents to demand their children participate in quality physical education and physical activity programs, and get a minimum of 60 minutes of daily physical activity.”

The complete news release is available online.

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Air Quality Alert for Today

To: Faculty and Staff
From: Public Affairs and Publications

The Butte County Air Quality Management District and Butte County Department of Public Health have issued another air quality alert today. The advisory plus other information is at the Butte County Air Quality Management District Web site: http://www.bcaqmd.org/

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Student Financial Services Move to SSC

Student Financial Services will be moving from our present offices in Kendall 212-214 to the new Student Services Center (SSC 230) on Monday and Tuesday, July 14-15, 2008. We will provide regular customer service at the Kendall 212 customer windows through 11am on Friday, July 11. We hope to be able to provide limited services at our customer service windows in SSC 230 beginning Monday, July 14, at 8am. However, if you can postpone your visit to our area until after noon, that will greatly assist in our relocation efforts.

Our main contact phone number will remain ext. 5936 and individual staff phone numbers will remain the same as well. However, we expect that we will not have phone service the morning of Monday, July 14, so suggest you wait until the afternoon to contact our office staff or use e-mail if necessary. We will respond as soon as possible.

All existing services provided by Student Financial Services will move to the new Student Services Center with the exception of travel reimbursement checks, which will be distributed at Kendall 210.

We appreciate your patience during our move and transition.

Please address any questions or concerns to Jan Burnham, Director, Student Financial Services, ext. 5936.

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Health Recommendations to Reduce the Impact from Wildfire Smoke

The Butte County Air Quality Management District and the Butte County Department of Public Health are providing this advisory with more information on ways the public can reduce the health impacts of wildfire smoke.

This information will be updated as necessary and posted to the District Web site as available at
www.bcaqmd.org. The District office number during regular business hours is 891-2882 or 888-891-2882. For questions regarding health concerns relative to the smoke from the wildfires, please contact your personal health care provider or Butte County Public Health Department at 538-7581 or visit their Web site at www.buttecounty.net/publichealth.

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News Release: Turner Print Museum Receives Gift of Original Winslow Homer Prints

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 10, 2008
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Catherine Sullivan, Curator
Turner Print Museum
530-898-4476

Turner Print Museum Receives Gift of Original Winslow Homer Prints

Robert and Sharon Ross, professors emeriti of the departments of political science and mathematics, respectively, have made a gift of original Winslow Homer prints to the Janet Turner Print Museum at California State University, Chico. The gift includes a collection of wood-engraving illustrations, an original woodblock for his print “Cutting a Figure” and three original etchings, also by Homer. In addition, there is an etching by Renoir, “Sur la plage,” and an etching by Pisarro, “Vachère au bord de l’eau.”

“The donation of the Ross’s Winslow Homer collection of prints and engravings is an extraordinary addition to The Turner, and a generous example of how, in retirement, Bob and Sharon Ross continue to make a difference for our students and our community,” notes Joel Zimbelman, interim dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. “The collection of 19th century engravings puts The Turner in the company of other elite institutions that have substantial collections of Homer’s print treasures: The Metropolitan Museum, Duke, Dartmouth and the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. Donations such as this gift add greatly to The Turner’s rich and diverse fine print holdings. The collection in The Turner will be named in honor of the Rosses, and we look forward to sharing it with the community in an exhibit later this year.”

“The Robert R. and Sharon R. Ross Collection of Winslow Homer Prints is a valuable contribution to The Turner Collection and the University,” said Catherine Sullivan, curator of the Janet Turner Print Museum. “It is a well-thought out, -documented and -focused collection. American artist Winslow Homer is well known as a painter and printmaker, and he was not fully represented in The Turner Print Collection until now.”

The complete news release is available online.

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