Graduate School Workshop hosted by Pi Mu Epsilon

Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematical Honors Society is hosting a graduate school workshop on Nov. 10 from 2pm - 4pm in Holt 175. This workshop focuses primarily on graduate school in Mathematics, but all majors are welcome to attend and it should be informative for anyone. There will be information from a CSU, Chico professor about the best way to prepare for graduate school, the steps that need to be taken to apply, as well as what graduate school is like.

Also, there will be representatives from the graduate school programs from several colleges around California that will give information about their specific program. After the brief talks students will be able to ask the professors any questions they have about graduate school.

Best of all, there will be free food. Hope to see you there.

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BIS Meeting, TONIGHT

The BIS Society is hosting PG&E tonight. The meeting will begin at 6:30pm in Glenn Hall room 216. It is a great opportunity to see what careers are available within their corporation and how to pursue such opportunities. As BIS students we are highly demanded in today’s business environment, so please come join our information session tonight. P.S. there is always free pizza and soda.

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Wild Oak: Oakleaf Duplication

Need CD’s duplicated in a fast, professional and affordable manor? Check out Oakleaf duplication, Wild Oak Music Group’s fantastic CD duplication service.

Have the option of color printing, range of CD cases and CD artwork included. Check Oakleaf by going to our Web site or email.

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Career Center Recruiting Calendar, Week at a Glance: Nov. 9 - 13

The following events are geared to students in search of career employment (graduating seniors) or internships. Interested students from all majors are encouraged to take advantage of these and other services of the Career Center. Drop in hours are Monday through Friday from 1pm - 4pm or by appointment.

SEMINARS:

Nov. 9
Go Get That Job - Winning Interview Techniques, 10am, SSC 270

Don’t miss this opportunity to refine your interview skills. If you’re interested in making a great first impression and navigating interview questions, we can help. No need to sign up; just drop in.

Nov. 12
Getting Into Grad School, 10am, SSC 270

Presenting tips and strategies for creating a timeline, researching grad schools/programs and writing a personal statement.

Nov. 13
Got Your Degree But Not a Job? 3pm, SSC 270

Are you about to graduate without a job offer? This workshop will help you develop a strategic plan for your job search.

INFORMATION SESSIONS: An information session is hosted by a company interested in hiring graduates or interns. Information sessions are a great way to get to know company recruiters in a casual setting and find out about company culture. Appropriate attire is “business casual”.

Nov. 12
FedEx Home Delivery, 4pm - 5pm, SSC 270

APPLICATION DEADLINES:
Nov. 10 Gallo Sales

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Student Research Competition, Feb. 17

The Twenty-Fourth Annual CSU, Chico Student Research Competition will be held on Wed., Feb. 17, 2010 (application deadline Feb. 3, 2010). This local event, held in the Student Service Center room 150, gives CSU, Chico students an opportunity to present their research before a panel of judges and members of the campus community. From these participants, as many as ten entrants will be selected to participate at the prestigious system wide competition that will be held in May 2010. Cash awards will be given to the outstanding presenter and runner up in each category of the system wide completion. Both graduate and undergraduate students in all disciplines are encouraged to compete.

For detailed information on application deadlines and required paperwork for the local competition please refer to our Web site, visit The School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Studies located in the Student Services Center 440, or email Diana Parks.

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Writing Tutor Appointment Policies

The following guidelines for working with a writing tutor in the Student Learning Center are designed to help clarify expectations and help you maximize your tutoring experience.

1. Make an appointment before the day the paper is due. Last minute tutoring appointments do not provide adequate time to get the most from a session.
2. Writing tutors do not edit papers; instead they provide tools to help you self-correct your papers and reduce dependence on tutors.
3. Review your paper for errors before your writing appointment to make the best use of your time with a tutor.

To schedule an appointment with a writing tutor, come to the Student Learning Center Monday - Thursday 9am - 4:30pm or Friday 9am - 2:30pm. If you are not able to make an appointment in advance, there is limited drop-in writing assistance available Monday - Thursday 2pm - 5pm and Friday 9am - 2pm. If you have questions, please contact the Student Learning Center at 898-6839.

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United Undies

The Health and Community Services Department and Safe Place bring you the “United Undies!” This event will be held on Nov. 16 from 3pm - 5pm in Selvester’s Cafe and will focus on safe sex education and abuse prevention. Students enrolled in Human Sexuality will be displaying their artwork as part of an assignment in their class and various community organizations will be tabling. This is an open event free to all students. Come and stop by for art, music, and a chance to win in a free raffle.

For more information call Safe Place at 898-3030.

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The American Troubadours Vol. 1, Nov. 13

Chico Performances is bringing the eclectic musings of Greg Brown, John Hammond & David Lindley to Laxson Auditorium on Nov. 13 at 7:30pm in a performance known as the American Troubadours Vol. 1.

In this once-in-a lifetime performance, kindred spirits Greg Brown, John Hammond, and David Lindley come together for a memorable evening of folk, blues, and musical virtuosity. Folk/roots hero and storyteller Greg Brown spins his yarns while Grammy award-winner John Hammond showcases his funky blues style. Completing the evening is satirically splendiferous multi-instrumentalist David Lindley, who combines American folk with world beats.

Tickets for this performance are $28 for Premium, $23 for Adult, $21 for Senior and $16 for Student/Child.

For more information about this and other performances please visit the Web site or call the University Box Office at 898-6333.

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Classical Piano Night, Nov. 12

Thurs., Nov. 12
7:30pm
Chico Women’s Club (592 E. 3rd Street)

Come join us for a night of classical music with professional pianists Svitlana Smaga and Dr. Natalya Shkoda, along with talented CSU, Chico students.

Put on by students from Suzanne Zivnuska survey of management class. All profits will be donated to the CSU, Chico keyboard fund and the Chico Women’s Club.

Fee: $12.00 general audiences, $8.00 students. Students will need a valid student ID.

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Petition for Library Hours Extension

Has the loss of library operating hours affected you or your students? Do you want to take a chance to make a difference? The Associated Student officers have written a letter to the head of the library demanding that operating hours be extended to their previous hours, especially with the approaching end of the semester and finals week.

If you would like to let your students know about how they can make a difference, tell them they can sign a letter expressing their concern to the library staff. Or we can provide you with letters to distribute to your classes. They can also stop by BMU 203 anytime M-F, 9am - 5pm and sign a letter. We will take care of the rest.

Any questions or concerns should be sent to asunivaffairs@csuchico.edu.

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News Release: Student Volunteers Poised to Set New Records, Top $1 Million for St. Jude Children's Hospital

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143

Student Volunteers Poised to Set New Records, Top $1 Million for St. Jude Children’s Hospital

California State University, Chico’s Acker Gym will be bursting with students Monday, Nov. 9, as money is raised for children’s cancer research at Up ‘til Dawn, the biggest single night of volunteer service on campus.

The event raises money for the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Last year more than 2,300 students and other campus community members filled the gym writing letters to friends and family requesting donations for the famed children’s hospital, located in Memphis, Tenn.

For four years running, CSU, Chico has been the top collegiate fund-raiser for St. Jude, and is set this year to be the first campus to go over $1 million in fund raising.

The complete news release is available online.

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A.S. Presents Country Star Eric Church, Dec. 6

AS Presents is proud to present Eric Church in the BMU Auditorium on Dec. 6, 2009. Doors open at 7:30pm. The performance will begin at 8pm.

When Nashville singer-songwriter Eric Church issued his debut Capitol CD in 2006, he was astonished when he took its songs on the road. Within months, a cult of rabid followers assembled, packing his shows, singing along to every word, driving hundreds of miles to see him and “spreading the gospel” of his extraordinary music. Thanks to Eric Church’s sizable fan base, his first album Sinners Like Me made it into the Top 10 on the country album charts. Carolina, the sophomore album by Eric Church, is another collection of strikingly original songs and sounds. Reflecting the restlessly creative character of its maker, Carolinais even more musically diverse than its illustrious predecessor.

Tickets are available at the University Box Office on 2nd and Normal or online.

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Chico Performances Welcomes Daryl Hannah, Nov. 6

Chico Performances and Klean Kanteen present Daryl Hannah, actress, environmentalist and On the Creek Lecture Series speaker, in a presentation entitled The Solution Revolution this Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 at 7:30pm in Laxson Auditorium.

Daryl Hannah has been committed to promoting a “low impact” lifestyle for over 20 years. Hannah was recently invited by the United Nations to address members of the Global Climate Crisis session and has spoken at the UN Global Business Conference on the environment, as well as appearing at many other national conferences. Hannah repeatedly appears on television with her sustainability focus, has hosted and produced several videos, and has written articles that teach how to be “green.”

This discussion on sustainability is sponsored by Klean Kanteen, maker of the original, reusable, stainless steel water bottle.

Tickets are $25 Premium, $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $15 Student/child.

For more information or to purchase tickets, visit the Web site.

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University Film Series: THE SACRIFICE, Nov. 10

University Film Series
Tuesdays at 7:30pm
Ayres 106 (Little Theatre)
$3 donation appreciated

Nov. 10
The Sacrifice (Offret-Sacrificatio) (1986, Sweden) 145 min. Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Sponsored by the Humanities Center and introduced by Troy Jollimore, Philosophy and Humanities Center*

This film is a haunting vision of a world threatened with nuclear annihilation. As a wealthy Swedish family celebrates the birthday of their patriarch, Alexander (Erland Josephson), their mood of celebration turns horrific when news of the outbreak of World War III reaches their remote Baltic island. With his arresting palette of luminous grays washing over the bleak landscape—captured on film by Ingmar Bergman’s longtime collaborator Sven Nykvist—Tarkovsky conveys the family’s psychological devastation as they enter into a waking nightmare.

Faced with certain extinction, Alexander performs the ultimate sacrifice, entering into a Faustian bargain with God to save his loved ones from the “sickening, animal fear” which grips them. The director’s final film, made as he was dying of cancer, is a profoundly moving personal masterpiece, a redemptive tragedy steeped in unforgettable imagery and heart-wrenching emotion.

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

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Great Gift Idea: 2010 Chico Poster Calendar

The poster-sized calendar created each year by Academic Technologies features a color photo of the azalea garden and Kendall Hall. This 17” × 23” wall calendar, with a photo by Brenden Price, university photography intern, is great for a gift or an addition to your office.

Calendars are available at the library copy center (Rapid Graphics) MLIB 204, AS Bookstore, or we’ll deliver to your department office!

— $3.99 each, 6 or more $2.99 each
— Add $3 per poster for lamination
— Sales tax will be added to cash, ATM, and credit card transactions, but not to CAFs
— Large quantity discounts available
— CAFs accepted. Send to Zip 005.

For quantity discounts or deliveries call x4499. For more information or to see a photo of the calendar see the ATEC Web site.

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Pilobolus - Dance, Mime, Acrobats and Theater, Nov. 8

Chico Performances presents the innovative dance troupe Pilobolus performing this Sunday in Laxson Auditorium at 7:30 p.m.

Ever-evolving - and always surprising - the members of Pilobolus are not only dancers: they are also acrobats and theater and mime artists; as zany as the Marx Brothers, as clever as Houdini; poets who convert their bodies into interchangeable and interlocking parts. This troupe of superhuman artistic athletes continues to turn heads and eyes with its novel approach to gravity, balance, and over-the-top partnerings. Especially entrancing is their shadow work featured at the 2007 Academy Awards. This performance is supported, in part, by the Western States Arts Federation and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tickets for this performance are $26 for Premium, $21 for Adult, $19 for Senior and $15 for Student/Child.

To purchase tickets and get more information please visit the Web or call the University Box Office at 898-6333.

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Comic Genius John Cleese, Nov. 10

Join Chico Performances for a night of wildly funny humor and laughter with An Evening with John Cleese, appearing at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2009 in Laxson Auditorium.

In this entertaining evening entitled “A Final Wave at the World” (or “The Alimony Tour, Year One”) Professor/Doctor Cleese will be discussing his career in the zany and hilarious world of comedy, as well as his most pressing medical problems, his inability to find a suitable female companion, his mistrust of folk-dancing, and his latest plan for world peace.

Cleese is best known for his contributions to the world of comedy through Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, A Fish Called Wanda, and appearances on Cheers, Third Rock from the Sun, and Will and Grace. These days he writes film scripts, makes speeches, teaches seminars on creativity, plays Q in Bond movies and video games, and teaches at Cornell. This special stand-up performance promises laughs galore and a few insights to the medical problems of aging gentlemen, the search for a love life, dancing, and global negotiations.

Tickets cost $40 Premium, $35 Adult, $33 Senior, $28 Student/Child.

For more information or to purchase tickets visit the Web site.

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Pancakes for People Fundraising Breakfast, Nov. 14

Come enjoy a great breakfast and help support two agencies that work extremely hard to meet the needs of the homeless and the hungry. The Mentor Student Association and First-Year Students at CSU, Chico will host Pancakes for People, a pancake breakfast to benefit the Jesus Center and the Torres Shelter, on Saturday, November 14.

Breakfast will be served from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 285 E. 5th Street in Chico. Tickets are $5, and will be available at the door. Questions? Contact the Mentor Student Association at (530) 898-5133 or via e-mail.

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Student Computing Drop-In Workshops

Student Computing is presenting the following workshops next week:

PowerPoint 2007
Tues., Nov. 10
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457

PowerPoint 2007
Wed., Nov. 11
12pm - 1pm in MLIB 457

This workshop will teach students how to create a simple PowerPoint presentation from a template, by using the AutoContent Wizard and by using existing slides. Workshop attendees will learn to modify, format and customize their slides for presentations. They will also learn how to create hyperlinks and to format a PowerPoint presentation for the Web. They will learn printing techniques, how to deliver their presentation as well as how to manage their PowerPoint presentation files.

No sign-up is required for these workshops. Faculty, staff and students are welcome to attend.
For more information about the Student Computing workshops, visit the Student Computing Web site or contact Student Computing at 898-HELP.

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Book in Common Discussion: "I Am Because We Are," Nov. 8

The Soloist Speaker Series will feature Bill Such, Executive Director of the Jesus Center, with “I Am Because We Are” this Sunday, Nov. 8, at 2pm. The First-Year Experience program is bringing the community together to talk about the issues raised in The Soloist, our Book in Common for this year. As caring Chico community members, we hope to see you there. This event is free and open to the public. Questions? Contact the First-Year Experience office, (530) 898-5133.

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WREC Yoga Scheduling Error

Monday/Friday Yoga class begins at 12pm and ends at 1pm. Class takes place in WREC 230.

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Power Lifting Techniqe Seminar

Want to get bigger, faster, stronger? Attend the Power Lifting Technique Seminar at the WREC Sat., Nov. 14 from 12:30pm - 1:30pm. Taught by WREC personal trainers, this seminar will help you incorporate power lifting into your workout routine to help increase muscle mass, strength and power. Sign up at the front desk of the WREC or call 898-4444.

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News Release: Ninth Annual Adapted Physical Education Sports Day this Friday

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260

Ninth Annual Adapted Physical Education Sports Day this Friday

One hundred school-aged athletes from five surrounding counties will attend the ninth annual Adapted Physical Education Sports Day held at California State University, Chico this Friday, Nov. 6. Kinesiology students will oversee events for the athletes from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in Shurmer and Acker gymnasiums.

The Northern California Adapted Physical Education Consortium and the Department of Kinesiology host adapted PE Sports Day. It is a day of sport for individuals with disabilities, including physical and sensory disabilities such as deaf and hard of hearing, and visual impairment. Kinesiology students taking course work in adapted physical activity and outdoor education run events for the athletes.

The complete news release is available online.

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