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News Release: The Orion Wins Top Honors at National Journalism Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 3, 2009
CONTACT: Joe Wills
Tel: 530-898-4143
Dave Waddell, Orion adviser
530-898-4782
The Orion Wins Top Honors at National Journalism Convention
The Orion, California State University, Chico’s award-winning student newspaper, made a sweep of top awards at a national journalism convention last weekend.
On Sunday, March 1, The Orion received first place for general excellence in the Best of Show competition for broadsheet newspapers at four-year colleges and universities. Second place went to The State Hornet at California State University, Sacramento, and third place to The Tartan at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Orion, competing against colleges and universities across the United States and in Canada, also took first-place honors for interactive multimedia content for a November 2008 video report on the band Ozomatli. The winning video was produced by Orion video editor Rodolfo Vazquez of Woodland. Second place in the interactive content category went to The Daily Californian at the University of California, Berkeley.
The complete news release is available online.
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Free Hearing Screenings
The Communication Sciences and Disorders Program is once again offering annual free hearing screenings to CSU, Chico students, faculty, and staff.
Date: Tues., March 10, 2009
Time: 9am - 2pm
Location: AJH 100
Please contact the Center for Communication Disorders at (530) 898-5871 to schedule an appointment. Please be sure to call for an appointment as we will not be able to accept walk-in’s.
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Butte Humane Society - Let's Win a $1 Million Shelter Makeover
As a recognized campus organization, Friends of Animals is requesting assistance from the campus community in supporting Butte Humane Society and their opportunity to win a critically needed $1 Million Shelter Makeover sponsored by ZooToo.com. This contest ends March 13. Currently BHS is in 5th place; your immediate support will boost the chances of winning dramatically as the top three placements qualify for substantial monetary assistance. Please do not delay. It just takes a few moments to register here: http://www.buttehumane.org/page/shelter-makeover.php, it’s totally free, you won’t get inundated with spam, and just about every time you do something on the site like upload photos or invite other members to be “friends”, it earns winning points for BHS.
Please share this promising invitation to participate with friends and family.
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Travel Accounting: Current Commercial Car Rental Contract
State employees are reminded of the current Commercial Car Rental contract negotiated by the Department of General Services (DGS). Only the car rental agencies under contract with the State are authorized for State travel.
They are:
• ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR (Primary)
• Alamo Rent a Car (Secondary)
• National Car Rental (Secondary)
In the event Enterprise does not have an appropriate vehicle available, or does not represent a location, Alamo and National are permitted as secondary options. The ONLY authorized forms of payment for State car rentals are the American Express Government Card or the CRBTA (Car Rental Business Travel Account). See pages 29-31 of the online Travel Manual for details regarding use of the CRBTA and how to reserve a vehicle. Only State funds can be used to rent a vehicle using the CRBTA.
These approved forms of payment, combined with the use of the State rental car contract, achieve the protections afforded in the Master Contract program (LDW/CDW/Liability included). The use of personal credit cards or cash is expressly prohibited and void the terms of the contract.
State employees must submit a Travel Request to Travel Accounting (zip 140) PRIOR to departure. Visit the Travel Accounting Web site for all State travel forms. Reservations must be made by the traveler or their designee. Travel Accounting does not reserve vehicles.
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Travel Accounting New Fax Number
Travel Accounting has a new fax number. Effective immediately the new number is 898-4234.
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Nomination Deadline for Chris Hilbert, Multicultural Understanding Awards
Nomination deadline for the Chris Hilbert and Enhancement of Multicultural Understanding Awards is Friday, March 20 at 5pm.
Faculty and staff may nominate a student for the Chris Hilbert Outstanding CSU, Chico Friend Award. The winner will receive a $3500 check and a commemorative plaque.
Faculty, staff, and students of CSU, Chico may nominate individual students or recognized student organizations for the Enhancement of Multicultural Understanding Award. The recipient will receive $500 and their name will be placed on a perpetual plaque, which resides outside the Student Activities Office.
Nomination Guidelines and the applications for both can be found at the Web site and in the Student Activities office, BMU 213. Nominations should be returned to: Desiree Gonzalez, Student Activities, Zip 755. If you have questions please call x3409 or email.
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STOP! Meets TODAY
The newly reorganized student group, STOP! — Stop Trafficking of Persons, will be having its second meeting. Come learn about this important social issue and see how you can get involved. Everyone welcome. Tues., March 3 at 3:30pm, BMU 303. Contact us at stoptraffickingofpersons@yahoo.com.
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Student Computing Drop-in Workshops
Student Computing is presenting these drop-in workshops next week:
Tues. March 3
PowerPoint 2007
12pm - 1pm in MLIB 457
Wed., March 4
PowerPoint 2007
5pm - 6pm in MLIB 457
The Power Point 2007 workshop will teach students how to create a simple Power Point presentation from a template, by using AutoContent Wizard and by using existing slides. Students will learn to modify, format and customize their slides for presentations while learning to use the 2007 Ribbon menus. 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.
There is no sign-up required. These are “drop-in” workshops.
For more information visit the Student Computing Workshops Web site or call or write Melinda Ferris, 898-5008.
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Graduate Equity Fellowship for Under-Served Groups
The goal of the Graduate Equity Fellowship Program (GEFP) is to prepare, motivate, encourage and support those graduate students who aspire to obtain a doctorate and pursue an academic career in teaching and research. Awards for an academic year total $5,500. The two-part program provides a stipend of $750/semester and a salary of $2,000/semester for research related activities under the direction of a faculty mentor.
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following minimum criteria:
You must be economically disadvantaged; come from an educationally disadvantaged background/experienced restricted access to quality educational opportunities; be admitted to the University and a master’s degree program; classified as a California resident; and there must be a probable need for faculty in your academic discipline - i.e., a projected shortfall in the supply of qualified faculty in your field of study.
Deadline: April 1 for Fall
November 1 for Spring
For information/application, visit our Web site or contact the School of Graduate, International, and Interdisciplinary Programs Office in Student Services Center 440, 898-6880.
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LSSA & SCTA Present a Workshop on CBEST and CSET Study Strategies
Concerned about the CBEST or CSET? Need some help studying? Want to hear what others thought about the test? Interested in setting up a study group?
Then this is the workshop for you. We all know how stressful studying for school and the CSET or CBEST can be.
This workshop will help ease your mind and offer great strategies for managing your time.
This workshop is open to both Single Subject and Multiple Subject Credential seeking candidates.
Professor Maria Sudduth will be leading the workshop on March 10, 2009 in Tehama 106 at 5pm. Pizza will be provided.
Questions? Email us: LSSA@csuchico.edu.
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3rd Floor Gallery Reception
Hanna Hechler, a German exchange student in the art department, will host a reception for her show Once Upon a Time in the BMU 3rd Floor Gallery, Wed., March 4 at 5pm. Along with enjoying the show and meeting the artist, Hanna’s reception will include food, beverages and an interactive element. Please plan to stop by. For more information, call Allison at #5489.
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Climate Change Book Club Wednesday
The Northern California Natural History Museum, in anticipation of Elizabeth Kolbert’s talk at CSU, Chico, is co-hosting a discussion series about Ms. Kolbert’s book “Field Notes on a Catastrophe: Man Nature and Climate Change” on Wednesdays at Barnes and Noble from 7pm - 8pm.
Join us on:
March 4 with Dr. Bill Collins, Department of Anthropology, Climate Change and Impacts on Civilizations
Sponsors for the series include the Northern California Natural History Museum, the Rawlins Environmental Professorship, the On the Creek Lecture Series, and Chico Performances.
More information at www.ncnhm.org. All events are free and open to the public.
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Conversations on Diversity, No Secrets, No Silence: Stopping Violence Against Women
Violence is too often a fact of life at one point or another in a woman’s life. Based on Department of Justice statistics, we all are acquainted with women who have been victimized—whether we’re aware of this or not. Yet victims of intimate partner violence or sexual assault can feel isolated because of society’s lack of awareness and corresponding lack of public support. How many people know, for example, that the perpetrators of sexual assault crimes are usually men whom the victims know? Understanding the complexities and dynamics of this violence is an important first step in addressing and reducing it.
Please join us for this Conversation on Diversity in which we’ll discuss these important issues and the impacts on women’s lives. We will be meeting in BMU 210 from 12noon - 1pm on March 4, 2009 and snacks will be provided.
For more information, please contact the Office of Diversity at 530-898-4764.
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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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Grandparent Conference & Resource Fair
Celebrate Being A Grandparent - join PASSAGES Caregiver Resource Center, Valley Oak Children’s Services and guest speaker, Dr. Hanoch McCarty, author of Chicken Soup for the Grandparent’s Soul on Sat., March 14, 2009 at the Chico Masonic Lodge, 1110 West East Avenue, from 12:30 pm until 3:30pm.
Pre-registration is required, call 898-6720. This is a free event.
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CORRECTION: Using Technology in Your Curriculum
The Associated Students Bookstore and Apple invite you to join us on Wed., March 4, in BMU 304 for a presentation on how to incorporate technology in your curriculum. There will be three sessions: 11am, 1pm and 2:30pm.
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 Apple’s Boot Camp and Parallels virtualization software, and how these technologies can allow unprecedented flexibility.
Bring your invitation and receive $50 off any Mac over $1,000.00 (offer may be combined with other promotions and is good through March 20, 2009).
Refreshments will be served. For more information, contact Eric Gallagher in Computer Works at 898-4447.
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