Alice in Wonderland, Jr. Coming to CSU, Chico Sept. 3

Chico Performances kicks off the 2009-2010 season with the wonderfully wacky world of Alice in Wonderland, Jr. at 7:30pm, Thurs. Sept. 3, 2009 in Laxson Auditorium.

Join Alice as she romps through Wonderland, chasing the White Rabbit, attending the Mad Hatter’s tea party, and playing “Simon Says” with the Queen of Hearts. This fast-paced stage adaptation of Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. features classic Disney songs “I’m Late” and “Zip A Dee Doo Dah.” Performed by members of the Blue Room Young Company, this family performance is not to be missed.

This special performance features performances by 40 young actors from the Blue Room Young Company. Perfect family entertainment.

Ticket costs are $12 Adult, $10 Senior, $8 Student/Child, and are available online.

For more information, please visit the Web site.

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Multicultural Welcome Receptions

You are invited to attend the following Multicultural Welcome Receptions as an opportunity to network, make friends and build alliances:

Pride Welcome Reception
Wed., Sept. 2 at 5pm
BMU 210

Asian Welcome Reception
Fri., Sept. 4 at 3:30pm
SSC 304

Veterans Welcome Reception
Wed., Sept. 9 at 3:30pm
BMU 210

Black Welcome Reception
Mon., Sept. 14 at 5pm
CCLC

Bienvenida Reception
Tues., Sept. 15 at 3:30pm
Kendall Hall Lawn

For more information, please contact the Office of Diversity at 530-898-4764.

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Free Tutoring

Students may sign up for free tutoring appointments in the Student Learning Center beginning on Wed., Sept. 2, at 9am. Appointments must be made in person.

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9am - 4:30pm and Friday 9am - 2:30pm.

Tutoring is offered for writing, math, sciences, foreign languages, and a variety of other academic subjects. All tutors are students recommended by faculty based on their knowledge and their commitment to helping others succeed.

Visit or call for more information:

Student Learning Center
Student Services Center, room 340
530-898-6839

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Chicago Blues Reunion and Charlie Musselwhite Come to Chico

Chico Performances brings the Chicago Blues Reunion featuring Charlie Musselwhite to Laxson Auditorium on Sept. 11 at 7:30pm.

The Chicago Blues Reunion is an all-star collaboration of Chicago music legends. The band members — Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, Harvey Mandel, Gary Mallabar, Rick Reed — all honed their chops in the 60s on Chicago’s south side, and have each earned reputations as leading blues musicians of our time. Joined by singer and blues harp maestro Charlie Musselwhite, their performance will turn Laxson into a true “House of Blues.”

This live performance gives the audience the chance to experience the smooth sound and legendary melody of classic American blues as it has been performed for years.

Ticket costs are $25 Premium, $20 Adult, $18 Senior, $15 Student/Child and are available online.

For more information please visit us at the Web site.

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University Film Series: C.R.A.Z.Y., Sept. 1

UNIVERSITY FILM SERIES
Tuesday Nights 7:30pm
Ayres 106 (Little Theatre)
$3 donation appreciated
898-4642

Sept. 1
C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005, Canada) 127 min. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Introduced by Bill Campbell, History, and sponsored by the History Club (PhAThH)*

There are five boys in the Beaulieu family—Christian, Raymond, Antoine, Zachary and Yvan. But Zac (played by Emile Vallee and Marc-Andre Grondin) is the only one who’s gay. That’s why growing up in Montreal alongside his heterosexual brothers and his strict, emotionally distant father (Michel Cote ) proves especially challenging for the blossoming outsider, who finds solace in the music of Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones,and David Bowie.

*Part of the Humanities Center’s year-long theme, “Memory, Nostalgia, Ruins.”

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Humanities Center Gallery in August/September: Tom Patton and Nancy Scott Patton

Humanities Center Gallery, M-Th 8-5 (summer) and M-F 8-5 (fall) (closed Sept. 7), 898-4642.

Now through Sept. 24, 2009 (Sept. 3: Reception 5pm - 7pm, talk at 6pm)

Spectator/Spectacle
Tom Patton
Trinity 100 + Hallway

Fragmented Landscape
Nancy Scott Patton
Trinity Hallway

Tom Patton joined the faculty of the Department of Art and Art History at CSU, Chico in 2002. In more than 250 exhibitions, Patton’s work has been widely seen and is included in many public collections including Australian National Gallery; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; St. Louis Art Museum; Seattle Art Museum; Portland Art Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum; Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego; the Crocker Museum of Art, Sacramento; and Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, whose curator writes: Patton’s photographs are deceptively and wonderfully complex … [they] deftly utilize the presumed simplicity of the “snapshot” to engage some of the most profound themes of modern art and culture: nature, individual consciousness, and the complexities of representation.

Nancy Scott Patton, a printmaker, papermaker, and book artist, has taught at CSU, Chico and Butte College. She has exhibited her work throughout the country and had a print series purchased by the American Council on Education in Washington, D.C.

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Deepak Chopra is coming to CSU, Chico, Sept. 12

Chico Performances and Enloe Medical Center are teaming up to bring Deepak Chopra to Laxson Auditorium on Sept. 12 at 7:30pm. The title of the lecture will be Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul.

Acknowledged as one of the world’s leaders in the field of mind body medicine, Deepak Chopra is changing the way we view physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social wellness. In this multimedia presentation, Dr. Chopra will discuss his belief that health is a state of balance of body, mind, and spirit, and that it takes a total shift in perception to realize that you are not in the world, rather the world is in you.

This performance is supported in part by Enloe Medical Center, reflecting the Planetree philosophy that the arts and community are important aspects of a healing environment for everyone.

In association with Enloe Medical Center’s Planetree philosophy, Deepak Chopra will also hold a meet and greet reception one hour prior to his lecture for a limited number of guests.

Ticket costs are $55 for Premium, $50 for Adult/Senior and $45 for Student/Child.

Tickets for the reception and lecture are $150 and available by calling 332-7329

Tickets and more information are available at the Web site.

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Join AS Freshman Leadership

Welcome to CSU, Chico - this is the information you have been anticipating about what’s in store with the Freshman Leadership Opportunity (FLO) program.

1. FLO information meetings will occur over the next two weeks. It is mandatory that you attend just one of the information meetings in order to be considered for the FLO program. At that meeting you will receive the application and other supplemental information for the program. The date, times, and location for the meetings will be as followed:

• Wed., Aug. 26 - Fri., Aug. 28 at 6:30pm in BMU 204 (Second floor of the Bell Memorial Union).
• Mon., Aug. 31 - Fri., Sept. 4 at 6:30pm in BMU 204

The purpose of these quick, informational meetings is to get everyone on board for the FLO selection process. This engaging selection and program info will help you deciding if FLO is right for you and what else would be in store this next year.

If you have any further questions before the meetings - do not hesitate to contact AS Involvement via e-mail or phone (530) 898-5701. Be sure to bring your friends to the meeting with you.

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Career Center Graduate and Professional School Fair

The CSU, Chico Career Center is proud to announce the annual Graduate and Professional School Fair. It will be held in the BMU Auditorium on Tues., Sept. 15, from 10am to 2pm. For a list of schools attending, please see the Web site.

In addition, CSU, Chico’s Graduate Coordinators will be available to speak with you about their programs, requirements, and deadline dates. If you are interested in planning for a graduate program, you will not want to miss this opportunity. For more information call the Career Center at 530-898-5253.

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Free Film and Forum: "The Future of Food," Sept. 3

On Thurs. Sept. 3 at 7:30pm in Ayers 120, the Environmental Action and Resource Center (E-ARC) will host a free film showing of “The Future of Food” as part of the Chico Solutions Film and Forum Series. The film covers issues concerning: exploitative vs. nourishing food; land degradation; depletion of fresh water sources; health and eating habits; as well as animal cruelty. Following the film, speakers from the Chico community will have an open forum with attendees about the variety of solutions to our food concerns. Come and share your opinion about these issues.

For more information, please contact E-ARC at (530) 898-5676.

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AS Sustainability Fund - Call for Proposals

The AS Sustainability Fund is seeking innovative proposals from students.

The fund currently has about $100,000 to allocate to student projects that advance sustainability on campus or in the community.

In order to be eligible to apply, students must be enrolled this semester and next semester, have a Project Advisor (faculty, staff, or community member) and attend one of the three mandatory workshops:

Fri., Sept 25 Workshop #1 noon - 1pm BMU 211
Thurs., Oct 1 Workshop #2 12:30pm - 1:30pm BMU 211
Wed., Oct 7 Workshop #3 4pm - 5pm BMU 211

The proposal submission deadline is Thurs., Oct. 29 by noon.

For more information, please contact the AS Sustainability Coordinator at 530-898-6677 or stop by BMU 301 and ask for Robyn.

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Know Your Rights and Responsibilities

TO: Chico State Students

FROM: Drew Calandrella, Vice President for Student Affairs

SUBJECT: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities

The Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities, EM 08-40, is an important document that affects all students. Take some time to read the Code and become familiar with your rights as a student and the activities for which you can be held accountable (Title 5, California Education Code).

For further information, please visit the SJA Web site.

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News Release: Engineering Students Design and Build Human Powered Vehicle

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Trevor Prater,
Public Relations Intern
The Institute for Sustainable Development
(530) 898-3333

Engineering Students Design and Build Human Powered Vehicle

In an effort to bring ecologically friendly modes of transportation to the Chico community, a team of eight mechanical engineering students have designed, built and tested a vehicle powered solely by human energy. The project was designed as a collaborative effort between the Mechanical Engineering Program and the Center for Entrepreneurship at California State University, Chico.

Supervised by faculty advisor Greg Watkins, the engineering team (composed of Lindsay Leahy, Jeff Croshal, Aaron Brooks, Josh Pasos, Brent Locklin, Thaddeus Barry, Kyle Hartlet and Stacey Cubillo) exhibited their prototype at the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Human Powered Vehicle Competition in Portland, Ore., placing in the top three in vehicle design. At the competition the aerodynamically designed vehicle competed in speed and endurance tests and was judged in maneuverability, practicality and design efficiency.

Not exactly a bicycle, the Human Powered Utility Vehicle is fully enclosed and operates with two wheels in front and one in back. The operator uses a joystick in each hand to shift, brake and steer, while pedaling to provide energy.

The complete news release is available online.

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News Release: Project "NEXT STEPS" Brings Expert in Academic Intervention to Chico

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 27, 2009
CONTACT: Kathleen McPartland
Tel: 530-898-4260
Terri Davis,
Professional Studies in Education
(530) 898-5398

Project “NEXT STEPS” Brings Expert in Academic Intervention to Chico

Project NEXT STEPS, Special Education Credential Programs, California State University, Chico, is sponsoring the Sept. 3 and 4 visit of Donald Deshler, PhD, an expert on evidence-based practices that increase academic achievement in struggling students.

Special Education faculty and public school partners have been invited to attend a lecture on Thursday, Sept. 3, 1:30¬-3:30 p.m. in BMU 210 or a regionwide morning session, 8:30-11:30 a.m., at the Masonic Family Center on East Avenue in Chico.

Deshler is the Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education and the director of the Center for Research on Learning at the University of Kansas. He will talk about the center’s work that focuses on (1) the design and validation of interventions and technologies that enable struggling learners to meet state assessment standards, graduate and succeed in post-secondary settings; (2) strategies for restructuring secondary schools to improve literacy attainment; and (3) strategies for helping schools to sustain change initiatives.

The complete news release is available online.

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