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News Release: Native Grass Identification Workshop Saturday, March 14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Greg Liggett
Northern California Natural History Museum
530-898-4121
Native Grass Identification Workshop Saturday, March 14
Grasses dominate many California landscapes, yet their identification presents a challenge to beginner and experienced botanists alike. The Friends of the Chico State Herbarium, through the Northern California Natural History Museum, is offering “Introduction to Identifying Northern California Grasses” Saturday, March 14, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Holt 129.
This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the basics of grass identification, using species likely to be encountered in the northern Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Mountains and the adjacent Central Valley. It is appropriate for both beginners and those more advanced in their identification skills who want a refresher.
John Dittes, local botanical consultant and expert on Northern California flora, will lead the workshop.
The complete news release is available online.
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News Release: Construction Management Students Perform like Champions at Annual Competition
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Lori Brown,
Construction Management
530-898-5216
Construction Management Students Perform like Champions at Annual Competition
California State University, Chico Department of Construction Management students took home honors at the 22nd Annual Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competition, Feb. 11-14 at Sparks, Nev.
From among 34 universities representing up to 1,000 students and 16 states, CSU, Chico construction management student teams brought home three national championship awards: two second places in the Marine Construction Division and Pre-Construction (PreCon) Division and a third place in Building Information Modeling (BIM).
In addition to the three teams that placed, eight other teams from CSU, Chico competed, including teams in the divisions of Heavy Civil, Multi-Family, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), BIM, Commercial, Design Build, Electrical and Mechanical. Faculty advisors were Lori Brown, Denny Gier, Doug Chelson, Chris Souder, Willem Kymmell, Mark Maybee, Joel Arthur, Kris Knapp and David Shirah.
The complete news release is available online.
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2009 Staff & Faculty Art Exhibition
ATTENTION: Creative Staff and 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 the 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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Museum Lecture: Flash of the Spirit: The Music of Africa and Beyond, March 11
The Museum of Anthropology presents the second lecture in its spring cultural events series in conjunction with our Spring Exhibition: Flash of the Spirit: The Music of Africa and Beyond on Wed., March 11 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm in Langdon Hall room 303 down the hall from the museum itself.
Contact the museum for more information or directions 898-5397; or on the Web site.
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.
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Climate Change Book Club -- Tomorrow with Elizabeth Kolbert at Laxson
The Northern California Natural History Museum is co-hosting a discussion series about Elizabeth Kolbert’s book “Field Notes on a Catastrophe: Man, Nature and Climate Change” on Wednesdays at Barnes and Noble from 7pm - 8pm.
This week, Ms. Kolbert lectures in Laxson Auditorium. The Book Club will resume, and wrap up, next Wed., March 18.
Join us on:
March 11 with Elizabeth Kolbert at CSU Chico’s Laxson Auditorium (tickets available through the University Box Office).
March 18 with Dr. Cristina Archer, Geological & Environmental Sciences, Renewable Energy: What It Can Do For You.
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 is available at the Web site. March 11 requires ticket purchase through the University Box Office. March 18 Book Club discussion is FREE.
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Writer's Voice and the Humanities Center host Kevin Prufer and Troy Jollimore, March 27
March 27, 2009
CSU, Chico’s Writer’s Voice and Humanities Center Host Poets
KEVIN PRUFER and TROY JOLLIMORE
7:30pm, 1078 Gallery
820 Broadway, Chico
Kevin Prufer has won three Pushcart Prizes and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. His latest book, National Anthem, is a stunning meditation on the decline of the American empire and was chosen by Publishers Weekly as one of the five best poetry books of 2008.
Troy Jollimore, director of the Humanities Center and professor in Philosophy, is the author of Tom Thomson in Purgatory, which won the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award in poetry, and The Solipsist, a chapbook from Bear Star Press.
For more information, call 898-5122 or 898-4642 on campus, or 343-1973 at the gallery.
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Campus Wellness Center Offers a Free Night of Zumba, TONIGHT
When: Tues., March 10 at 6pm - 7pm
Where: Selvester’s Cafe
The Campus Wellness Center is sponsoring a free night of aerobic exercise featuring the Latin dance craze Zumba. Its purpose is to provide college students with an alternative way to stay physically fit. The aerobic exercise will be facilitated by Jennine of Chico Sports Club.
Please announce this to your students; any support you can give us is greatly appreciated. If you have any comments or questions please contact us at The Wellness Center in the Student Services Center 430, 898-4697.
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The Artist Discusses His Work
What: The artist discusses his work - Ryan Libre, photojournalist, teacher, activist, and CSU, Chico graduate, will explain some of the history and context behind the show currently hanging in the Philosophy wing of Trinity Hall. Ryan will talk a little about his NGO, Documentary Arts Asia, & field questions.
Where: Trinity Hall Gallery—-Room 100, CSU, Chico campus.
When: March 12, 5pm to 6:30pm - all are welcome.
“In Burma everybody is oppressed. The Kachins, being ethnic and religious minorities, have it even harder. These photos tell the stories of Free Kachin, an area controlled by the Kachin Independence Army on the boarder with China where Kachins can live in relative freedom.” - So begins this photographic journey through an area of Burma not controlled by the Burmese military.
For more information contact Tom Imhoff, Department of Philosophy, 898-4743 or email.
This talk is sponsored by the student group Campus Involvement & Awareness and is happening with the cooperation of the Philosophy Department at CSU, Chico. The exhibit continues until Friday afternoon, March 13.
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University Art Gallery Presents: The Chinese in 19th Century Chico: a Hidden History, March 11
University Art Gallery Presents:
The Chinese in 19th Century Chico: a Hidden History
Dr. Michele Shover, Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department
Wed., March 11
5pm, Trinity 100 (Humanities Center Gallery)
The city of Chico and the West Coast generally were once populated by thousands of Chinese immigrants. While certain urban areas such as San Francisco have maintained thriving Chinese neighborhoods, much of the rural landscape previously occupied by an active Chinese population is now eerily devoid of their living presence.
By 1882, Chico was a town with a population of 4,000 people. Fully one-fourth of that population - about 1,000 people - was Chinese. Their impact upon Chico’s 19th-century Caucasian families was considerable - they grew much of the local produce, operated hand-laundries, and worked as domestic help. Dr. Shover will discuss this long-hidden history of the Chinese in 19th Century Chico.
This lecture is in conjunction with the University Art Gallery exhibition Face: Contemporary Chinese-American Artists.
A reception will follow the lecture at the University Art Gallery, 111 Taylor Hall.
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College of ECC Lunch Bag Lecture Series, March 11
Paul Villegas presents “Managing Barak Obama’s Inaugural Parade”
Wed., March 11
12pm - 1pm
O’Connell 254
As a Major in the Army Reserve, I have been fortunate to participate in some very unique duties. This past January I served on the Armed Forces Inauguration Committee. (AFIC) I was part of the Ceremonies branch and was tasked to manage part of the Inaugural parade. During this session I will share with everyone my experience as the Merge officer for this historic event. I will go over some of the duties, share some pictures and answer any questions.
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Two Bluegrass Artists Perform in Laxson Auditorium in One Night
Join Chico Performances as they bring Laurie Lewis & Tom Rozum AND Rani Arbo and her group daisy mayhem to the stage at Laxson Auditorium for a night of folk and bluegrass that will be sure to have you dancing in the isles, March 26 at 7:30pm.
Fiddler and bluegrass artist (twice named IBMA’s female vocalist of the year) Laurie Lewis is a Grammy award-winning musician who uses traditional bluegrass instruments to create a new sound — a little bit country, a little bit jazz, a little bit folk. Joined by band mate Tom Rozum on mandolin, guitar, and vocals, Lewis will create an evening of acoustic nirvana. In a double bill for the evening, Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem will perform their signature style of acoustic string swing full of bluegrass and Americana roots music.
Tickets are: $18 Adult, $16 Senior, $14 Student/Child and are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333.
For more information please visit the Web site.
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Chicken Soup for the Grandparent's Soul Conference, March 14
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; Sat., March 14, 2009 at the Chico Masonic Lodge, 1110 West East Avenue, from 12:30pm until 3:30pm.
Pre-registration is required, call 898-6637. This is a free event.
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Work Life Program: Caregiver Support Group, March 10
Date: Tues., March 10, 2009
Time: 12pm - 1:30pm
Location: Selvester’s Cafe Room 104
Join today’s session of the Passages Caregiver Support Group. We welcome those new to caregiving, those who anticipate caregiving, and those for whom caregiving is already a way of life. You will find information, resources, encouragement, & answers to difficult questions.
For more information about the group, please contact Melissa Jourdain at 898-6729.
In response to the popularity of this support group, we have scheduled sessions on the second and fourth Tuesday’s of each month for the rest of the semester. The sessions will begin at 12:05pm with Melissa staying until 1:30pm to answer any questions you may have.
Walk-in’s welcome.
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