Additional German 101 Section Aded

Another section of GERMAN 101 has just been added to the FALL 09 schedule. GERM 101 meets the Area C2 General Education requirement. Registration is now open. Class meets TR 9:30am - 10:45am with the activity component offered online.

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News Release: CSU, Chico Wins Major Awards for St. Jude Fund-Raising

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

CSU, Chico Wins Major Awards for St. Jude Fund-Raising

California State, University, Chico swept the major awards at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., earlier this month for its fund-raising on behalf of research to treat cancer and other catastrophic diseases of childhood.

CSU, Chico won awards Aug. 2 for having the outstanding fund-raising event, overall program, program advisors and fund-raising total.

CSU, Chico has held the Up ‘Til Dawn fund-raiser on campus for St. Jude Hospital since 2001. Last year the campus raised approximately $204,000, and has raised more than $880,000 for St. Jude’s over the past decade. CSU, Chico has set collegiate records for dollars raised in one year and number of letters sent out to potential donors.

The complete news release is available online.

Archived under News on August 18, 2009

Packets Available for AS Commissioner of Environmental Affairs, Aug. 19

Students who are interested in running for AS Commissioner of Environmental Affairs can pick up their application packets in BMU 203, Wed., Aug. 19 at 10am. If you have questions about the position or the special election contact AS Election Coordinator, Tara Harmon by e-mail or by phone at (530) 898-5701.

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Graduate and Professional School Fair

The CSU, Chico Career Center is proud to announce the annual Graduate and Professional School Fair. It will be held in the BMU Auditorium on Tues., Sept. 15, from 10am to 2pm. For a list of schools attending, please see the Web site.

In addition, CSU, Chico’s Graduate Coordinators will be available to speak with you about their programs, requirements, and deadline dates. If you are interested in planning for a graduate program, you will not want to miss this opportunity.

For more information call the Career Center at 530-898-5253.

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News Release: CSU, Chico Receives Outstanding Marks from Accrediting Body

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 15, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

CSU, Chico Receives Outstanding Marks from Accrediting Body

California State University, Chico has been reaccredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) for 10 years, an exceptionally long period of reaccreditation that represents a major affirmation of the University and its programs and initiatives.

Official word of the 10-year reaccreditation came in a June 26 letter to CSU, Chico President Paul Zingg from WASC President and Executive Director Ralph Wolff. A team of higher education administrators from five U.S. universities visited CSU, Chico in March on behalf of WASC as part of the final phase of a multi-year reaccreditation process.

“Less than five percent of institutions seeking re-accreditation are reaffirmed for the maximum period of time, that is, 10 years,” said Zingg. “In fact, this period of re-affirmation has become even rarer in recent years as WASC has gone to a two-stage process that makes the reviews more, not less, demanding. But the maximum re-accreditation award means that Chico State has been judged as exemplary at all levels of the review and that we stand as a model for other institutions in our region.”

The complete news release is available online.

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CSU Chico Speech and Debate Wants You

The nationally recognized CSU, Chico Speech and Debate team is looking for new members. If you are looking for a school activity that will provide you with professional skills, a great resume item, travel and an enjoyable experience, this is for you. The team is open to all students. No prior experience in public speaking or debate is necessary. In fact, a majority of our award-winning team were new to Speech and Debate competition when they joined the team. You will receive academic credit for participation and all team travel and tournament costs are covered by IRA funding. If you think you might be interested, come out to our first class meeting on Tues., Aug. 25 at 7pm in THMA 350 or email the Director, Sue Peterson for more information. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by.

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News Release: Social Work Graduate Program Debuts in Redding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 13, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

Social Work Graduate Program Debuts in Redding

Collaborating with North State child welfare and mental health agencies, California State University, Chico’s master’s program in social work (MSW) is starting a three-year program this fall based in Redding.

The program is geared for professionals already employed in a social work agency who can work towards an MSW without leaving their jobs to attend school full-time.

Enrollment is full with 32 students signed up from 12 California counties as well as one student from Oregon. Jean Schuldberg, CSU, Chico MSW program director, said the program attracted twice as many applicants as there were places available for students.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Calendar of Events Set for 'The Soloist,' Community/CSU, Chico Book in Common

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 29, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Brooks Thorlakkson
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
530-898-5351

Calendar of Events Set for ‘The Soloist,’ Community/CSU, Chico Book in Common

A preliminary calendar of events has been established for this year’s Book in Common (BIC), “The Soloist.” The book, by Steve Lopez, raises issues of the plight of the homeless, the challenges of mental illness and the humanizing role of music and the arts in human life. It follows last year’s book in common, “Three Cups of Tea,” which enjoyed widespread community participation.

“The book is a natural follow-up to ‘Three Cups of Tea’ and Mortenson’s message that a single person can make a difference,” said Brooks Thorlaksson, associate dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at California State University, Chico and a member of the BIC committee. ‘The Soloist’ inspires the readers in a similar way. We have in place many community agencies dedicated to the issues of homelessness and mental illness.

Other important themes of the book—friendship, music and healing, state of newspapers, ethics in journalism, etc. make this a book that connects across campus, and across the county. The North State Symphony will play music that is featured in the book, for example, and The Janet Turner Print Museum has scheduled a print exhibition that deals with music.”

The complete news release is available online.

Archived under News on August 18, 2009

News Release: Acting Director Of Gateway Science Museum Named

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

Acting Director Of Gateway Science Museum Named

Professor Rachel Teasdale, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, has accepted the position of acting executive director of the Gateway Science Museum at California State University, Chico.

Teasdale begins the position immediately and steps in for Executive Director Greg Liggett, who is taking a leave of absence for medical reasons.

Teasdale joined the CSU, Chico faculty in 2004. Her areas of expertise include volcanology, rocks and minerals, submarine geology and science education. She has been active in museum activities and served on the planning committee for the museum’s ground-breaking event in April 2008.

The complete news release is available online.

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Humanities Center Gallery in August/September: Tom Patton and Nancy Scott Patton

Humanities Center Gallery, M-Th 8-5 (summer) and M-F 8-5 (fall) (closed Sept. 7), 898-4642.

Now through Sept. 24, 2009 (Sept. 3: Reception 5pm - 7pm, talk at 6pm)

Spectator/Spectacle
Tom Patton
Trinity 100 + Hallway

Fragmented Landscape
Nancy Scott Patton
Trinity Hallway

Tom Patton joined the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History at CSU, Chico in 2002. In more than 250 exhibitions, Patton’s work has been widely seen and is included in many public collections including Australian National Gallery; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; St. Louis Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum; Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego; the Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento; and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, whose curator writes: Patton’s photographs are deceptively and wonderfully complex … [they] deftly utilize the presumed simplicity of the “snapshot” to engage some of the most profound themes of modern art and culture: nature, individual consciousness, and the complexities of representation.

Nancy Scott Patton, a printmaker, papermaker, and book artist, has taught at CSU, Chico and Butte College. She has exhibited her work throughout the country and had a print series purchased by the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C.

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Campus Notice: Passing of Student

To: Campus Community
From: Public Affairs and Publications

Patrick W. Garman, 44, a senior in Health Services Administration, died at Enloe Hospital on July 25. Patrick married Professor Mike Mazur of the Theatre Department on October 30, 2008, and was very active with the community theater scene, especially the Blue Room.

Patrick was born in Indiana in 1964 and moved to Chico in 2006 when Mazur was hired by CSU, Chico. He had a BA in German Literature from the University of Nebraska and was delighted to move to Chico to be a student again. Patrick was looking forward to a new career after working for many years as a computer programmer for the travel industry. His new interest in health administration was sparked by the work his sister, Diane Howe, does as a nurse with the Sonlight Community Church, which provides medical care to villages in Panama.

There will be a celebration of Patrick’s life on Sept. 12 in the Performing Arts Center, Room 134, at 1 p.m. with a reception afterwards in the PAC Courtyard. The University flag will be lowered Sept. 11 in Patrick’s memory.

Donations may be made in Patrick’s memory to Sonlight Community Church at 455 North Gerald Lett Ave., Angola, Ind., 46703, to support Diane Howe’s medical work in Panama.

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Campus Notice: Celebration of Life Thursday for Staff Member

A celebration of life was held Thurs., Aug. 13, at 4pm for Courtney Schmierer, who passed away July 28. The celebration of life was held at the Lakeside Pavilion California Park located at 2565 California Park Dr. in Chico. Courtney was an instructional technology consultant with User Services.

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News Release: Geologist/Environmental Scientist Compiles Data on High-Altitude Wind as Renewable Energy Source

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 24, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Cristina Archer
Geological and Environmental Sciences
530-898-5618

Geologist/Environmental Scientist Compiles Data on High-Altitude Wind as Renewable Energy Source

Cristina Archer, faculty in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at California State University, Chico, has collaborated with Ken Caldeira of the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Global Ecology to compile the first-ever global survey of wind energy at high altitudes.

Archer is a world expert in wind power and has done considerable research on mapping the wind resource near the ground. Also a meteorologist, Archer is interested in large-scale flows in the atmosphere. She is the author of a paper on jet streams and how they are slowly shifting toward the earth’s poles. Archer said, “Linking wind power and jet streams was a natural evolution in my research. Ken Caldeira, who was my former supervisor at the Department of Global Ecology, had looked at high-altitude winds in the past and was interested in moving forward with this idea, so we agreed to collaborate on the research.”

The two researchers used 28 years of public data from the National Center for Environmental Prediction and the Department of Energy to assess the potential for wind power. They transformed the data in such a way that they could extract information regarding wind power density at each level in the atmosphere.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: CSU, Chico to Accept Spring Applications from Service Area

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 6, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

CSU, Chico to Accept Spring Applications from Service Area

California State University, Chico will accept applications for the spring 2010 semester from fully eligible upper-division transfer students within its service area. The filing period is Aug. 1 to Aug. 31, 2009.

Applicants are considered service-area students if, prior to fall 2009, they last attended one of the following California Community Colleges: Butte, Feather River, Lassen, Shasta, Yuba or College of the Siskiyous. Transfer applicants must meet minimum CSU eligibility requirements.

CSU, Chico will also be open to applications from fully eligible upper division transfer students who can provide evidence that their permanent residence is in one of the following service area counties: Butte, Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity and Yuba.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Sears, Hooper named to Division II All-American Scholar Golf Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 8, 2009
CONTACT: Luke Reid, Director
Tel: 530-898-6470
Rory Miller, Assistant Sports Information Director
530-898-4658

Sears, Hooper named to Division II All-American Scholar Golf Team

Erin Sears and Shelby Hooper’s success on the course was certainly noticed this past season, but Wednesday their success in the classroom was also recognized - the two Chico State women’s golfers were honored Wednesday by being named to the National Golf Coaches Association’s (NGCA) Division II All-American Scholar Golf Team.

A total of 410 women’s collegiate golfers - 65 from the D-II ranks - earned the All-American scholar distinction, meeting the most stringent selection criteria in all of college athletics. Division II student-athletes were required to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50 while competing in 66 percent of their school’s regularly scheduled rounds during the season to earn NGCA All-American Scholar Golf Team honors.

Sears, a Business Accounting major, and Hooper, a Business Finance major, were the only California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) golfers from the just-completed 2008-09 season to be included on the national All-American Scholar Golf Team. This is the second straight year that Sears has received the honor.

The complete news release is available online.

Archived under News on August 18, 2009

Restroom Accessibility Upgrade Projects

Five projects to improve wheelchair accessibility will begin soon. This work will create a large toilet stall in each restroom for wheelchair side transfer, and will also correct other code deficiencies. The tentative order for construction and the locations are shown below:

Selvester’s Café Main Restrooms
Performing Arts Center - 1st floor
Glenn Hall - 1st floor
Modoc Hall - 1st floor
Meriam Library - 1st floor east side

Please use restrooms on other floors or in adjacent buildings while these projects are under construction. We greatly appreciate your patience and cooperation. For more information, feel free to call Karen Gilmet at 898-3885 or the Facilities Management Design Section at 898-6224.

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Register to use the WREC

The Wildcat Recreation Center (WREC) opened Aug. 17. Drop by any time to get registered before the big rush the first week of school. Normal operating hours, which began Aug. 17, will be Monday - Friday 6am - midnight and Saturday - Sunday noon - 8pm. Also, mark your calendar for WREC Fest, our grand opening celebration, on Aug. 27 from 4pm - 8pm. Check out the WREC.

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University Film Series: C.R.A.Z.Y., Sept. 1

UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesday Nights 7:30pm
Ayres 106 (Little Theatre)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642

Sept. 1
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005, Canada) 127 min. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Introduced by Bill Campbell, History, and sponsored by the History Club (PhAThH)*

There are five boys in the Beaulieu family—Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan. But Zac (played by Emile Vallee and Marc-Andre Grondin) is the only one who’s gay. That’s why growing up in Montreal alongside his heterosexual brothers and his strict, emotionally distant father (Michel Cote ) proves especially challenging for the blossoming outsider, who finds solace in the music of Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones,and David Bowie.

*Part of the Humanities Center’s year-long theme, “Memory, Nostalgia, Ruins.”

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Paid On-campus Position

Do you have good writing and organizational/office skills?

The School of the Arts Publicity Office at CSU, Chico is looking for a dynamic individual -public relations or journalism major preferred - to work as a Publicity Assistant. Duties will include writing/editing press releases, updating several web sites, designing newsletters and flyers, general office duties, and putting up posters on campus and downtown. Must have computer skills on a Macintosh. 10-12 hours per week.

Contact J. Paul DiMaggio, Publicst for the School of the Arts, at x5739 or by e-mail.

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