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News Release: Northern California Natural History Museum Becomes the Gateway Science Museum
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 26, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Greg Liggett
Northern California Natural History Museum
530-898-4121
Northern California Natural History Museum Becomes the Gateway Science Museum
The Northern California Natural History Museum at California State University, Chico is changing its name to the Gateway Science Museum.
“We are very excited to announce the results of an extensive study regarding the name of the museum,” explained Judy Sitton, museum board president. “We have discussed a name change for a long time and conducted a comprehensive, independent study. We determined that a shorter, catchier name would be easier to remember, especially for our younger audience members.
“Our market survey found the majority of respondents preferred the concept of gateway over several other choices, as well as the existing name. We have often used this term to describe the museum as a gateway to science, education and the North State. So, it became a comfortable choice for the museum.”
The complete news release is available online.
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Student Poetry Forum: Visual Poetry, April 2
Poetry. Look at it! The Visual Poetry of writer, poet and scholar, Spanish literature professor Pablo del Barco.
Poetry Forum centered on visual poetry, prose, literature and research, will offer a question/answer period for students and faculty about his creative work.
April 2, 2009 3:30pm - 5pm
Trinity 100 (Art Gallery)
Contact x 4608 for info or cprieto@csuchico.edu.
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Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) is Hiring Paraprofessional Advisors
The success of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) is largely due to the students that work in our office. EOP values its student employees and provides opportunities for professional growth.
The paraprofessional advisor works directly with students participating in the EOP First Year Experience to help them transition to college life. These duties include academic advising, co-leading university life workshops, and organizing cultural activities for the students. The paraprofessional advisor has the opportunity to be a great role model to new students.
For more information and a complete job description and application, see the Web site.
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Rawlins Nominations due to FASO by March 27
A reminder for the 2009-2010 Lt. Robert M. Rawlins Award:
Nominations should have been turned into the college dean of the student’s major for review and are now due to the Financial Aid & Scholarship Office by this Friday, March 27. The Financial Aid & Scholarship Office is located in Student Services Center room 250.
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State Support Summer Registration Opens April 6
Students can begin registering for summer term on April 6. The summer schedule has been available for some time, and can be searched by session dates. Many new summer courses are now delivered online to allow students greater flexibility. The fee structure in effect this year reflects part-time (0 - 6 units) and full-time (6+ units). This is a departure from previous summers where a per-unit fee was charged to students enrolled in fewer than 6 units. The summer fee schedule is available on-line through Student Financial Services. The summer fee payment deadline is May 21, 2009. Some financial aid is available for students who qualify and have registered for summer courses.
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Walk a Mile, Save a Child, March 28
Presented by University Village
March 28
One Mile at Bidwell Park
7:30am registration
* 8:30 am start time
Please join University Village for our first annual 5k Walk/Run entitled “Walk a Mile, Save a Child.” Our goal is for our students living in the CSU, Chico residence halls to become active participants in a nationwide effort to raise money for the life saving work done at St. Jude’s hospital, while getting exercise at the same time. We are encouraging the Staff to join us along with their family and friends, March 28 for a run in the sun to fight childhood cancer, one step at a time.
For more information, contact Grace Twedt at ext. 6325.
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Anthropology Forum for Today
Anthropology Forum for today “If it is Friday, it must be Fiji: Sustainable Tourism in the South Pacific”
Presented by Dan Gordon, Undergraduate Student, Department of Anthropology
Ayres Hall, Room 120 - 4pm
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Hmong Student Association Bridging Generations Conference
Do you know who the Hmong students on campus are? Well, the Hmong Student Association holds a Higher Education Conference every year to explore important topics concerning the Hmong Community. This Saturday, the organization will be having another conference with its focus on “Bridging Generations”. A few topics the conference will explore include: The History of the Hmong, Hmong growing up in America, and Nutrition within the Hmong community.
The conference will be held this Saturday, March 28, 2009. Registration is at 9am and lunch will be provided. The event is open to the public so come out to join us and develop a more cultural knowledge of who the Hmong are. If you have any questions, email the organization at hsa_csuchico@hotmail.com. Hope to see you there.
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Interested in Italy?
Join us this Friday from 3pm - 5pm in our office to talk to our special guest Stefano Pizzeti, the USAC Resident Director of Viterbo! He is originally from Torino, so he is a great person to talk to about either of the USAC Italy destinations.
We will have free coffee, tea, and snacks.
Where? Study Abroad Office, SSC 406
When? 3pm - 5pm
Contact Study Abroad with questions: studabr@csuchico.edu, (530) 898-5415.
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Gospel Fest, April 5
AS Presents is proud to present the third annual Gospel Fest in the BMU Auditorium on Sunday, April 5, 2009. Doors open at 2pm and the performance will begin at 2:30pm.
The show will feature Northern California’s finest Gospel Choirs, dancers, and soloists such as: The Champions of Praise, The Wynn Memorial Church of God and Christ Praise Team and Dancers, The D. Murray Singers, Romona Turner, and Amber Sauer.
The event is free and open to the public. Donations are accepted and appreciated. This will be an all ages event.
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Guest Lecturer Sophia Dong, March 30
Guest Lecturer - Sophia Dong from the School of Marxist Studies (Dept. of Politics & Education) Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Hubei, Wuhan, China will be giving a lecture China: It’s Environment, It’s Future on Monday, March 30 at 7pm in Tehema 106. Presented by the Economics Department.
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CSU, Chico Choral Union Presents Haydn's Creation, March 29
The CSU, Chico Department of Music presents Franz Joseph Haydn’s oratorio The Creation. The performance will feature the combined choirs of CSU, Chico, an orchestra of student and regional instrumentalists, and soloists Dr. Ying Yeh, soprano, of the CSU, Chico Music department, tenor Darron Flagg from Sacramento, and bass John Bischoff, former member of the all-male ensemble Chanticleer.
The performance, directed by Dr. David Scholz, Director of Choral Activities, will take place on Sunday, March 29 at 4pm in Laxson Auditorium. Counting all the choir members, the soloists, and the members of the orchestra, the stage of Laxson Auditorium will be filled with nearly 200 performers.
Haydn’s contemporary, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart said of the older composer, Haydn alone has the secret both of making me smile and of touching my innermost soul.
For more information, call Scholz at 898-6127.
Tickets for The Creation are available at the University Box Office, 898-6333. Advance tickets for each concert on the CSU, Chico campus are $17 (premium) $15 adults, $13 seniors, and $6 student/children. Add $2 for tickets purchased at the door. For disability-related accommodations, please call 898-5791.
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West African Music Group, Habib Koite & Bamada, April 4
Chico Performances presents Habib Koité & Bamada, showcasing the vibrant sounds of Malian village music in Laxson Auditorium on Sat., April 4, 2009.
Habib Koité explores his Malian roots while integrating rock and folk into his sound. His supporting cast, Bamada, is a super group of West African talent, including balafon master Keletigui Diabate. Their sweet sound evokes the intimate village life of West Africa, and Habib’s guitar chops made Bonnie Raitt compare him to Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimmy Hendrix.
Ticket costs are $23 Premium, $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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GE Open Forum, March 27
The GE Design Team invites you to join the ongoing GE Design conversation. The next forum is scheduled for Friday, March 27 from 3pm - 5pm in Kendall 207-209. A revised Mission, Goals and Vision statement, along with 3-4 draft models of a revised GE program will be presented, all reflecting further thought, discussion and feedback provided at the February Open Forum and other contexts.
The goal of the forum is to generate ideas on specific aspects of the Mission, Goals and Values, the draft GE Draft Models and on GE Design in general. All draft models will be available via the Web site.
Email comments to gedesignteam@csuchico.edu, or contact any member of the GE Design Team directly with your ideas or concerns.
Per the Provost’s charge, the GE Design Team seeks input from students, alumni, advisory boards, faculty, staff, chairs and administrators to create a GE Program that addresses the “essential knowledge, skills and attributes for an educated participant in civic and intellectual life in the 21st century.” As a recipient of an American Association of Colleges & Universities grant, CSU, Chico is now one of three CSU campuses, and a tri-state consortium involving the CSU system, the University of Wisconsin system and the University of Oregon system, who are working to improve General Education.
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University Film Series: M. HULOT'S HOLIDAY, April 14
University Film Series
Tues., April 14
7:30pm, Ayres 106
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642
M. Hulot’s Holiday
(1953, France) 114 min. Directed by Jacques Tati
Hosted by Linda Rogers, Butte College
Jacques Tati’s Monsieur Hulot — a recurring character in several Tati movies — is a blithely clumsy troublemaker, an insouciant twit who leaves uproar in his wake without being aware of it. In this film, Hulot goes on a holiday to a seaside resort, but accidents and misunderstandings follow him where ever he goes.
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