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Defensive Driver Training - March 3rd
The CSU Vehicle Use Policy requires that State employees (including student employees) complete Defensive Driver Training every four years in order to drive a State, rental, or privately-owned vehicle on State business. In an effort to meet the needs of the Campus, the Vehicle Reservations Office is offering Defensive Driver Training each week.
Employees can confirm the date of their last training by inquiring at vehicles@csuchico.edu. Responses will typically be by return e-mail on the next business day.
Please have your California Driver License number and expiration date, and CSU, Chico employee/student ID number available at the time of the class.
Location and time varies by session. To view the availability of sessions, location, and to register, log in to the Web Based Training (WBT) system click on the Course Catalog menu — the workshops are posted under the EH&S tab. If you need assistance logging into the WBT system, please contact EH&S.
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Change in Suburban Availability
At the end of the Spring 2009 Semester, the Vehicle Reservation Office will no longer offer the two suburbans for use by the Campus. The Campus can utilize the contract with Enterprise Rent-a-Car to meet their suburban needs. Enterprise has the ability to offer suburbans with four wheel drive and the ability to tow. Enterprise recommends that the renting party call a minimum of 48-hours in advance, to ensure availability.
If you have any questions, please call the Vehicle Reservations Office at 6117.
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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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Using Technology in Your Curriculum
The Associated Students Bookstore and Apple invite you to join us for a presentation on using technology in curriculum. Learn about new ways to reach your students with new technologies like podcasting and iTunes U and how these multimedia tools can enhance learning. Also covered will be the use of Microsoft Windows on Macintosh computers using Apple¹s Boot Camp and Parallels virtualization software, and how these technologies can allow unprecedented flexibility.
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Study Skills Workshops This Week
The Student Learning Center is offering three Study Skills Workshops the week of March 2. The first workshop will help students unravel the mysteries of APA style guidelines. The second will help them set goals and learn self-motivation strategies. The last workshop will help students be better prepared for exams and reduce test anxiety.
Mrch 2 Monday 3pm - 4pm
APA Style Workshop
Scott Lewis
SSC 304
March 4 Wednesday 3pm - 4pm
Motivation
Dana Krangel
SSC 206
March 5 Thursday 1pm - 2pm
Test Taking Strategies
Marc Siegall
SSC 304
More workshops are scheduled through the rest of the semester. Look for upcoming announcements and feel free to visit our Web site.
Workshops are free. Students can sign up in advance at the Student Learning Center (Student Services Center-3rd Floor) or by calling 898-6839.
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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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TILT Symposium on Exemplary Online Instruction with our Rubric for Online Instruction
Exemplary Online Instruction and the Rubric for Online Instruction are helping CSU, Chico faculty redesign and evaluate courses to be effective and exemplary models for others. This week, our TILT Symposium features faculty who have already been recognized for their exemplary work. They will show courses and talk about the process of nominating their course and applying the Rubric for Online Instruction. The experience of going through our EOI program has been identified as a rich and rewarding experience for faculty members. Come and see why and ask your questions. Nominations are open NOW until May 4. Instructional Technology Consultants in TLP will be happy to help you nominate your course and apply the rubric to it. Printed copies of the ROI will be available.
Thurs., March 5, 2009
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Presenters: Denny Gier, Colleen Hatfield, Ann Martin, Laura Sederberg
Attend in person: MLIB 031 (RSVP to Laura Sederberg at 898-4326); or watch it LIVE and online as a webinar through Wimba. Click here to attend live online. A later archive will also be made available. Contact Laura Sederberg for more information at x4326.
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Smoked Turkeys are an Easy Fix for a Busy Schedule - Last Week to Order
Are you too busy to cook? Having friends over? A smoked turkey is a great solution. Served warm or cold, a fully cooked and cured smoked turkey may be your ticket out of the kitchen.
A whole smoked turkey weighs approximately 17 lbs. and will yield almost 13 lbs of meat: Cheaper than hamburger or a pizza—great for sandwiches, hors d’oeuvres or a main meal.
Call the Staff Council office, to place your order for a whole or half smoked turkey. Orders will be taken through Wed., March 4 at noon. Limited quantities so order now. Payment will confirm your order. Defrosting and heating suggestions are provided at pick-up with your order. Whole turkey $25; half turkey $15.
Last day to order: Wed., March 4 at noon; ext x6156 or srabo@csuchico.edu.
Pre-Payment: cash or check (payable to Staff Council)
Pickup: Thurs., March 5, 12pm - 2pm in the Staff Council Office.
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Workshops from TLP
Please visit the Technology and Learning Program (TLP) web site, and fill out our quick survey to help us improve services we offer to you.
Our line up of workshops this week is as follows. Sign up online, http://www.csuchico.edu.
Vista 101 - Introduction to Vista
Tues., March 3
2pm to 4pm
How to link to articles, eBooks, and eReserves.
Wed., March 4
2pm to 3pm
Vista 102 - Communicating
Thurs., March 5
1pm to 4pm
Vista 103 - Content
Tues., March 10
1pm to 4pm
How Do I Prevent Plagiarism Using Turnitin?
Wed., March 11
2pm to 3pm
Vista 104 - Assessments & Assignments
Thurs., March 12
1pm to 4pm
Vista 105 - Grade Book
Tues., March 24
1pm to 4pm
TurningPoint Clicker Training
Wed., March 25
9am to 11am
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Join the Campus Community in Pennies for Peace Fundraising
For those who enjoyed Three Cups of Tea: Join the Campus Community in Pennies for Peace Fundraising
Please participate in raising money to help Book in Common author Greg Mortenson build a school in Pakistan. Students on our campus who have read Three Cups of Tea are asking all of us to donate spare change to any of the collection containers they have placed on campus. To date, all of the following offices have agreed to provide a space in their reception areas for donations. Look for a Pennies for Peace container in each of these locations:
HFA Dean, PAC 109; Accounting & Management, THMA 313; Anthropology, Butte 311; Art & Art History, Ayres 107; Communication, THMA 201; Communication Design, THMA 205; Education, THMA 101; English, TALR 209; Finance & Marketing, THMA 307; Foreign Languages, TRNT 122; History, TRNT 223; Honors, SSC 460; Kinesiology, Yolo 243; Nutrition & Food Science, Holt 123; Political Science, Butte 741; Sociology, Butte 615; Social Work, Butte 509.
If your office, business, or program wishes to support this effort, please contact Samantha Solorzano at fye@csuchico.edu or call (530) 898-5133. This effort is sponsored by the First-Year Experience Program and the College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
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Faculty Sustainability Forum, March 3
To all interested faculty:
Please join us for the upcoming Sustainability Forum on March 3 from 2pm - 4pm in Kendall 207/209 where we will:
• Update you on what we have learned by comparing ourselves to other “green” universities in the country.
• Discuss the GE project.
• Discuss potential grants and support for faculty interested in sustainability.
Please send this along to those who you believe would be interested in either or both of these two discussions.
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Adventure Outings: Mt. Shasta Ski and Board, March 7
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Student: $105 General: $115 Leave: 7am Return: 7pm
Hit slopes of Mt. Shasta. Enjoy small crowds, fresh powder, and a fun local atmosphere. Terrain for all skill levels. Trip cost includes transportation and lift ticket.
Sign-up by Wed., March 4, at the AO office in the BMU lobby, or call 530-898-4011.
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The 18th Annual Keeping Dance Alive! Performance is Coming to Laxson Auditorium, March 6
The 18th annual performance of Keeping Dance Alive! brings jazz, hip-hop, Irish, lyrical, martial arts and many more on stage together for one performance at 7:30pm, Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 and at 2pm Sunday, March 8 all here at Laxson Auditorium on the CSU, Chico campus.
This year’s performance will feature a Chico Community Ballet piece choreographed by professional choreographer Kenneth Walker. In addition, this year’s Keeping Dance Alive! will feature more than 75 dancers performing more than 12 pieces by 12 different choreographers. This annual repertory dance concert features a collaboration of local and guest artists and presents a range of dance styles.
This event is sponsored in part by Chico Performances. Tickets are $18 adult, $16 senior, $14 student/child and are available at the University Box Office, 2nd and Normal streets, 898-6333. Tickets go up $2 at the door.
For more information please visit the Web site.
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Dept. of Theatre to Stage "In The Blood," March 4-8
Wed., March 4 - Sat., March 7 at 7:30pm
Sun., March 8 at 2pm
Harlen Adams Theatre
Written by Suzan-Lori Parks
Directed by William J. Johnson
Hester La Negrita lives with her five kids under a bridge. Fathered by five different men, they are the joy of Hester’s life and she does whatever is necessary to hold them together as a family and “get a leg up.” Five adult actors double as Hester’s children and the people who try — or claim — to help her: her social worker, her doctor, her best friend, her minister and, finally, her ex-boyfriend and love of her life. Poetic, ironically funny, and deeply moving, this play weaves the threads of Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter with the reality of life in today’s inner city to reveal a particular image of American Puritanism that is truly “in our blood.”
Tickets available at the University Box Office, x6333
More information is available at the Web site.
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Museum of Anthropology Lecture, March 11
The Museum of Anthropology presents a cultural event lecture on Wed., March 11, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
In Langdon Hall Room 303; (Down the hall from the museum itself).
Building Communities in Africa
Lecture by: Ron Reed
Millions of people across Africa lack access to safe, clean drinking water. Such conditions often lead to illnesses such as cholera, typhoid, polio, and dysentery. Local public defender and Chico resident, Ron Reed has devoted himself to battling this issue by organizing the installation of wells throughout remote areas of Tanzania. Come join Reed as he discusses his past and current project efforts.
Contact the museum: 898-5397 for further information.
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CSU, Chico Staff Vacancies - Week of March 2, 2009
Closing the Week of 3/2/09:
No Positions Closing This Week
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(09-0016) ANALYST/PROGRAMMER-CAREER LEVEL
EAPP
Open until filled; application review: 3/16/09
(09-0015) LVN
SHS
Open until filled; application review: 3/23/09
(09-0014) PHARMACIST I
SHS
Open until filled; application review: 3/23/09
(09-0013) CHIEF STAFF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER (Administrator III)
SHRM
Open until filled; application review: 3/9/09
(09-0012) SSP III (Residence Community Coordinator)
UHFS
Open until filled; application review: 3/16/09
(09-0011) SSP II (Assistant Residence Community Coordinator)
UHFS
Open until filled; application review: 3/16/09
(09-0006) MANAGER OF BUILDING AND MECHANICAL TRADES (Administrator I)
FMS
Open until filled; application review: 1/7/09
(09-0004) DIRECTOR OF FMS (Administrator III)
FMS
Open until filled; application review: 1/7/09
(09-0003) EXECUTIVE DEAN AND DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES PLANNING (Administrator III)
VPBF
Open until filled; application review: 1/20/09
(08-0084) DIR OF EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES/DISPUTE RESOLUTION (Admin I, II, III) (Revised)
SHRM
Open until filled; application review: 1/12/09
(08-0070) SERVER ADMINISTRATOR (OSA - Career)
ESYS
Open until filled; application review: 1/9/09
(08-0039) SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER-Hourly
DSS
Open until filled; application review: 6/2/09
Job announcements are on the Web site.
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CSU, Chico - Tenure Track Recruitments
For description view CSU Careers, visit the Web site.
• BSS Health & Community Services - Health Services Administration - Assistant Professor
• BSS Psychology - Psychology of Learning or Applied Behavior Analysis - Assistant Professor
• CME Education - Secondary Pedagogy: Specializing in Math - Assistant Professor
• ECC Electrical & Computer Engineering - Assistant Professor
• ECC Civil Engineering - Associate/Full Professor/Chair
• ECC Concrete Industry Management - Assistant/Associate Professor
• HFA History - East Asian History - Assistant Professor
• HFA Music - Music Education - Assistant Professor
• HFA Art and Art History - Interior Design - Assistant or Associate Professor
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CSU, Chico Research Foundation Position Announcements
The CSU, Chico Research Foundation has the following position openings:
PAVEMENT PRESERVATION ENGINEER-IN-TRAINING
California Pavement Preservation Center
Open : March 2, 2009
Closes: March 18, 2009, 5pm
STUDENT CALLER
Chico State Calling Center
Open Until Filled
Complete descriptions of responsibilities, requirements & application materials are available online or by mail: CSU, Chico Research Foundation, Building 25, CSU, Chico, Chico, CA 95929-0246, or in person: 25 Main St. Second Floor Suite 203, Chico Phone: 530-898-6811 AA/EOE
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