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News Release: Grant Aids Campus Effort To Be a Leader in General Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Grant Aids Campus Effort To Be a Leader in General Education
California State University, Chico has received $40,000 to advance revision of its general education program and incorporate civic engagement and other “high impact” educational practices in GE to enhance student learning and success.
Chico is one of three CSU campuses to receive the funding from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), which is administering funds provided by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the State Farm Companies Foundation and the Lumina Foundation. The other CSU campuses are San Jose State and California State University, Sacramento.
The project is part of a tri-state consortium involving the CSU system, the University of Wisconsin system and the University of Oregon system designed to update general education for the 21st century. The two AAC&U programs focused on implementing new designs for general education are the “Give Students a Compass” and “Making Excellence Inclusive” programs, the latter aimed at ensuring that the revised curriculum and enhanced educational practices are available to all students. The overall goal of the program is to advance national efforts to create a more comprehensive vision of general education at large public university systems.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Chinese Language Classes a Hit With Parents and Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Frank Li,
Department of English
530-898-5448
Chinese Language Classes a Hit With Parents and Students
A Saturday program of Chinese language classes has been met with enthusiasm by parents and children of Chinese descent. In addition to learning Chinese, 31 children, from 5 to 12 years old, are gaining a basic understanding of Chinese cultural heritage.
The program is part of California State University, Chico’s mission to serve the local community and is also part of a larger vision promoting cultural and educational exchanges between China and the United States. This vision was shared by Professor Weikun Cheng, History, who died in a tragic car accident more than a year ago, and Joel Zimbelman, interim dean of the College of Humanities and Fine Arts (HFA). They had been working together on creating it for several months.
Frank Li, professor of linguistics and English, stepped in to help Zimbelman continue plans for a program and has been overseeing the Saturday Chinese language and culture classes, taught by visiting professor Lily Liu, Huazhong Normal University in China. Liu’s visit and the classes are partially sponsored by a grant from the Office of the Chinese Language Council International under the Chinese Ministry of Education. The College of HFA received a commitment of $50,000 for the next three years to support the Saturday Chinese language program and the newly established Chinese language program in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Robotic Off-Highway Vehicle to Be Demonstrated on March 4
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 25, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Nick Repanich
California Mechatronics Center
530-898-5660
Robotic Off-Highway Vehicle to Be Demonstrated on March 4
The California Mechatronics Center (CMC) at California State University, Chico is hosting a demonstration of a small, robotic off-highway vehicle (ROHV) on Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m., at the University Farm Pavilion off Hagen Lane in Chico. The public and press are invited to see this vehicle in action.
The ROHV is meant to scout the road before a military convoy to detect roadside explosives and other threats to personal safety. It can be driven using a console in the first vehicle of a convoy, up to a half mile behind the ROHV. Because the ROHV could be out of sight of the operator, it is able to transmit sound and visual images to alert operators of potential danger.
Another benefit of this robotic ROHV is that the price is very low compared to other devices now available to the military. The cost of these ROHVs is kept down by integrating off-the-shelf components where possible. “Not all government spending has to come in huge packages with large price tags to be effective,” said Nick Repanich, director of CMC. “We focus on really inexpensive ways to do 80 percent of what a military-specialized robot might do, at one-tenth of the cost.”
The complete news release is available online.
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Research and Sponsored Programs Grant Writing Cafe
Good news - Research and Sponsored Programs’ first Grant Writing Cafe of the spring semester will be held Friday, March, 13 from 1:30pm - 3pm in the Faculty and Staff Dining Room at Selvester’s. Laura King will be presenting the good news about federal research funding and how our campus can prepare to apply for and receive it. Join Laura, Diane Johnson, and Jeannie Schademan, Proposal Development Specialists, for a discussion of these funding opportunities. We will also introduce our newest funding data base from the Foundation Center. Come any time and stay as long as you wish.
For more information, please contact Diane at 6543, Laura at 6627, or Jeannie at 4738.
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CELT Instructional and Impact Grant Proposals Due Next Week
The requests for proposals, applications, and rubrics for the 2009-2010 CELT Instructional and Impact Grants are available for download on the CELT Web site. These grants provide funds to enhance courses, revise curricula, and facilitate learning communities. Please take advantage of this opportunity. Deadline for submission to college deans is March 2. A paper copy with signatures and an electronic copy should be submitted to Ann Tripepi in the provost’s office by March 9.
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Ellen Deering Endowment Fund, Call for Proposals for 2009/2010
In the late 1970’s, Ellen Deering established an endowment as a memorial to the C.E. Deering family. Her intent was to support research projects about the history of Northeastern California and the history of CSU, Chico, particularly the development and organization of the University Archives. Mrs. Deering required that copies of all projects funded from the Endowment be deposited in Meriam Library Special Collections.
Proposals for the 2009/10 competition should be sent to Carolyn Dusenbury/Deering Endowment Project Director/Meriam Library/CSU, Chico/Chico, CA 95929-0295. Applications must be received by or postmarked on May 1, 2009.
Proposals are reviewed by the Ellen Deering Committee. Successful applicants will be notified by June 15, 2009.
For Deering Endowment Fund information and guidelines, please contact Carolyn Dusenbury.
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CORRECTION: 2009 Staff & Faculty Art Exhibition
Attention: Creative Staff & Faculty (retired included).
The 2009 Staff Council Art Exhibition is scheduled for April 3 through May 22. We hope you are creating your piece so we can display it for you this year. Please go to this Web site and fill out the form and return it to the Staff Council Office by Friday, March 27, 2009.
For more information your can contact the Staff Council Office 898-6156 or Dana Francis 898-4723.
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Risk Management Fax Number
Effective immediately, the fax number for the Office of Risk Management has been changed to ext. 4513. Faxes will no longer be received at the former ext. 5535. Please fax all future correspondences to ext. 4513.
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Recycle Old Phone Books
New 2009 phone books will be arriving throughout campus over the next two weeks. AS Recycling will be placing bins in the hallways of buildings. These bins will be labeled specifically for phone book recycling. All bins should be in place by the end of the week.
If you have a small amount of old phone books, you can place them in your desk side paper recycling bin and AS Recycling Staff will pick them up during your weekly pick up. If you have a large amount of phone books and cannot find a phone book recycling receptacle, please call AS Recycling at X5033 to schedule a special pick up or to locate a bin in your building.
P.S. Because of your individual commitment to waste reduction on this campus, 1,000 less phone books were requested this year. That is a savings of nearly 20 trees.
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Business, IT, and SAP Career Fair, Feb. 25
Please join us at the Business, IT, and SAP Career Fair held at the BMU Auditorium on Feb. 25, 2009 from 10am to 2pm. All majors are welcome.
Please announce this event to your students so that they may take advantage of this opportunity to form relationships with key recruiters prior to graduation. This event is highly recommended for upper division students.
To obtain a list of recruiters please visit the Web site. The Spring semester fair hosts several new and exciting businesses that will recruit from the University for the first time.
For more information or inquiries regarding this event, please email mail@chicophichitheta.com
This event is proudly hosted by Phi Chi Theta, Delta Sigma Pi, and the CSU, Chico Career Center.
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Second COB Ethics Film, Feb. 26
The second College of Business Ethics film, “Michael Clayton” will be shown this Thurs., Feb. 26 at 6:30pm in AYRS120. It is free and open to the Chico and all campus community. Bring a friend along with you.
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Donavon Frankenreiter Passes it Around in Chico, Feb. 26
AS Presents is proud to present Donavon Frankenreiter in the BMU Auditorium on Thurs., Feb. 26, 2009. Doors open at 7:30pm. The performance will begin at 8pm.
For fans of Jack Johnson and G. Love, Frankenreiter has gained a loyal following over the last eighteen years traveling the world and playing his music. Described to have an acoustic “surfer-cool” sound, Frankenreiter exudes the essence of a sunny summer day combined with the perfect wave through his simple melodies and light-hearted lyrics. With singer Gary Jules opening the show, this show is sure to impress students and community alike.
Tickets are available at the University Box Office on 2nd and Normal. Students with CSU, Chico ID are $10, General Admission is $12. Ticket prices will increase $3 at the door. This will be an all ages event.
For more information on all AS Presents events visit the Web site or call 898-6005.
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Music Department presents the 8th annual Chico Bach Festival
The CSU, Chico Music Department presents the 2008 Chico Bach Festival on Mon., March 9 and Tues., March 10. Performances will include CSU, Chico students, regional soloists Ruth Greenfield, Yael Ronen, Dara Scholz, Vince Chambers and professor emeritus Dr. David Rothe playing the Centennial Organ, as well as guest organist and Bach Scholar Dr. David Yearsley from Cornell University.
The 2008 Bach Festival, entitled “Highlighting Handel” will focus on the works of the Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) on the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death.
Performances:
Music Fit for Royalty
Mon., March 9 - 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Stage - tickets available at the box office or at the door. CSU, Chico Chamber Singers and regional soloists present an all-Handel concert. Pre-concert lecture begins at 7pm.
Handel: A New Generation
Tues., March 10 - 4pm
Harlen Adams Stage - free concert
CSU, Chico music students present the music of Handel and other Baroque composers.
The Great Contest
Tues., March 10 - 7:30pm
Harlen Adams Stage - tickets available at the box office or at the door. Dr. David Yearsley presents an organ concert comparing and contrasting the works of Bach, Handel and Scarlatti.
Call 898-6127 for additional information.
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Environmental Author and Advocate to speak in Laxson, March 11
Author and Environmentalist Elizabeth Kolbert will speak in Laxson as part of the On the Creek Lecture Series on March 11, at 7:30pm.
Author of the book Field Notes from a Catastrophe - Man, Nature, and Climate Change, Kolbert was a political reporter for the New York Times for 14 years before she became a staff writer for the New Yorker in 1999. On assignment and traveling from Alaska to Greenland, she visited top scientists to get to the heart of the debate over global warming. These explorations led to a groundbreaking three-part series in the New Yorker and then the award-winning Field Notes. Kolbert is the recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s magazine award as well as the 2006 National Academy of Sciences Communication Award in the newspaper/magazine category. She is appearing at CSU, Chico as part of the On The Creek Lecture Series and is sponsored by the College of Natural Sciences and the Annual Rawlins Environmental Lecture series.
Tickets are: $15 Adult, $13 Senior, $10 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333.
For more information please visit the Web site.
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Join the Fight Against Cancer TONIGHT at the Men's and Women's Basketball Game
Come join the fun at CSU, Chico’s Pink Zone basketball game, TONIGHT, Wed., Feb. 25, 2009. CSU, Chico Athletics will be hosting the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Pink Zone Basketball game against Cal State Stanislaus. All donations will go directly to the University Relay For Life team. Grab your pink gear and come out to help support the fight against cancer. The women tip off at 5:30pm, men at 7:30pm in Acker Gym.
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International Cultural Dialogue This Friday
You know you will enjoy a fun-filled cultural mingling, facilitated by International Student Advisor, James Luyirika-Sewagudde. Please come to our Middle East Cultural Dialogue Brown Bag on this Friday, Feb. 27, 12pm - 1pm in Kendal 103. Internationalization Faculty/Staff Development Task Force would like to invite you to this cultural experience with Professor Mahan Mirza and a panel of international students from the region. Contact hward2@csuchico.edu or just show up for a good time.
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General Safety Awareness / Fire Prevention Plan / Ergonomics Awareness on March 5
This workshop is strongly encouraged for all employees as it combines three important trainings into one workshop, two of which are required (*) employees during employment at CSU, Chico:
- General Safety Awareness*
- Fire Prevention Plan*
- Ergonomic Awareness
All three parts of this workshop are necessary for the Supervisory Development Training certificate program, but all employees are welcome to attend. Seating is limited, so please register early.
Title: General Safety Awareness/ Fire Prevention Plan/ Ergonomic Awareness
Date & Time: March 5, 2009, (Thur) 9am - 10:30am
Location: MLIB 043 Studio A
Presenter: Brian Mohs, University Occupational Health and Safety Coordinator, EH&S
To register for the class, go to the Web site and follow the instructions.
Click here to download a list of other HR/LEARN trainings scheduled for Spring 2009. For more information or if you have trouble registering, contact Beverly Delker Gentry, Staff Human Resources Management - Training and Development, (530) 898-4666.
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Coaching, Counseling and Progressive Discipline on March 3
Have you communicated specific and appropriate expectations for your employees? Do you know the differences between coaching and (corrective) counseling - and how to do both? Do you understand the goal and process of progressive discipline? The objective of this training is to provide supervisors ways to coach employees and provide disciplinary counseling when needed. The workshop will:
• provide coaching skills tips
• identify the difference between coaching and corrective discipline
• illustrate how to approach an employee with a performance problem
• outline requirements for essential documentation
• help you understand and apply progressive discipline procedures
While this is open to all employees, managers and supervisors are strongly encouraged to attend. This workshop is also part of the Supervisory Development Training certificate program. Seating is limited, so please register early.
Title: SHRM - Coaching, Counseling and Progressive Discipline
Date & Time: March 3, 2009 (Tues) 9am - 11am
Location: MLIB 043, Studio A
Presenters:
~ Nancy Caporale, Manager, Staff Human Resources Management
~ Jorge Salinas, Director of Labor Relations, Staff Human Resources Management
To register for the class, go to the Web site and follow the instructions.
Click here to download a list of other HR/LEARN trainings scheduled for Spring 2009. For more information or if you have trouble registering, contact Beverly Delker Gentry, Staff Human Resources Management - Training and Development, (530) 898-4666.
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