You are cordially invited to the annual Continuing Education Open House.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Continuing Education Building & Lawn

http://rce.csuchico.edu/openhouse

The California State budget cuts have resulted in the implementation of State Budget Closure Days as part of the employee furlough program designed to reduce costs in light of unprecedented budget gaps. As a result, our offices will be closed from time to time, in addition to holidays and other regularly scheduled breaks.

Please be assured that your inquiries, registration requests, or other needs will be addressed as soon as our office opens following a State Budget Closure Day. If you need to reach us when the office is closed, please send us an email at rce@csuchico.edu or leave a voice message at 530-898-6105, and we’ll be in touch.

Thank you.

Fall 2009 State Budget Closure Days:

September 8
November 25

Fall 2009 Campus Holidays:

Labor Day (September 7)
Veteran’s Day (November 11)

Thanksgiving break (November 26-27)
Winter break (December 19, 2009-January 3, 2010)

For more information about the CSU Budget and the impact on CSU, Chico, please visit http://www.csuchico.edu/prs/budget/index.shtml. Here you’ll find additional details including messages from CSU, Chico President Paul Zingg and CSU Chancellor Reed.

ElderCollege allows individuals, 60 and older, to attend University courses on a non-credit, guest basis for a nominal fee, with the permission of the instructor.

Give us a call at 530-898-6105 for additional details or visit the ElderCollege site at http://rce.csuchico.edu/eldercollege

Please share this opportunity with your family, friends, and neighbors.

OLLI is a peer-led, learning in retirement organization that offers participants, 60 and older, the chance to explore new topics, discuss current events, and network with other talented and interesting people.

For more information please contact 530-898-6105 or visit http://rce.csuchico.edu/osher

We are happy to welcome Japanese students from NIC International College, Tokyo, who are participating in the annual ALCI Summer Bridge Program on the Chico State campus.

The ALCI Summer Bridge Program is an intensive, six-week schedule of English language, culture, and academic preparation courses and activities. The courses, presented according to skill level, enable the visiting student an opportunity to learn English and prepare for academic study. Some of the students will study to meet the language requirement for admissions at California State University, Butte College, Shasta College, or another university.

The conference will provide K-8 paraprofessionals, coordinators, teachers, and frontline staff the opportunity to explore ways to develop and improve their after school programs. Participants will discover how to implement varied curriculum, facilitate experiential learning, and provide a more positive environment for children.

The After School conference will feature keynote speaker Dr. Gale Gorke, executive director of Kids Kan, Inc., who is recognized as a pioneer in the creation and implementation of successful child and staff development programs based on active learning techniques.

Peer-led sessions will focus on a wide variety of topics including ideas on going green, leadership development, online safety, learning activities, and the use of technology to enhance an after school program.

In addition to a full schedule of sessions, the conference will also feature a resource fair and showcase where representatives will exhibit and demonstrate innovative learning products, services and resources.

“This is our third year in presenting our After School conference in Chico. The campus makes a perfect location for us to learn from experts and share our experiences in building after school programs that make a positive difference in the lives of our children and our community. We look forward to welcoming more than a 100 after school program administrators, paraprofessionals, coordinators, line staff, teachers and partners from throughout the region to join us for this conference,’” remarked Julie Jarrett, Butte County Office of Education’s After School Program Administrator.

Professionals who work with children in an after school environment are encouraged to attend this conference.

To enroll please visit Region 2 After School Programs site at: http://www.region2online.org/.

For more information, please visit http://rce.csuchico.edu/afterschool or call CSU, Chico Continuing Education, 530-898-6105.

Continuing Education, in collaboration with the Department on Anthropology, is pleased to present Antigua: Betty’s Hope Archaeological Field School, July 4th - August 1st.
This field school is designed to provide students with hands-on training in archaeological field work including; excavation, mapping, surveying, and the analysis and processing of archaeologically recovered material. Students will participate in activities such as field archaeology, weekend field trips and lectures on Antigua’s history.

Betty’s Hope is located on the Caribbean island of Antigua. It is a former British sugar plantation that operated from 1651 until its sale in 1944. The plantation operated continuously for almost 300 years, thus allowing for long-term historical continuity.

For more information please visit http://rce.csuchico.edu/antigua

Continuing Education, in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology, is pleased to present Comparative Osteoarchaeology: A Practical Workshop, July 13th-15th at Eagle Lake Field Station.

This workshop is designed to provide attendees with fundamental information on osteoarchaeological remains. Fragmentary osteological materials can pose unique problems due to their inherent similarities, changing ethical concerns, and maintaining compliance with regulations. Attendees will gain skills that will help remediate problems associated with osteological remains and gain experience in practical and theoretical uses of osteological materials from an archaeological context.

This workshop evolved out of a series of presentations and extended practical sessions on distinguishing human from non-human remains for the Bureau of Land Management, the US Forest Service, and the Society for California Archaeology between 1997 and 2005. The current variant of this workshop on ‘Osteoarchaeology’ was prepared for heritage professionals under contract with the California Department of Transportation between 2006 and 2007. We have assembled a team of experienced professionals whose expertise spans vertebrate osteology and ecology, archaeology, zooarchaeology, human osteology, isotope analysis, molecular anthropology and cultural resources management. Integrated with and anchored by practical hands-on experience, this workshop may be of value to CRM professionals, heritage resource managers and practicing archaeologists.

For more information please visit http://rce.csuchico.edu/osteoarchaeology

Continuing Education, in collaboration with the Department of Anthropology, is pleased to present Forensic Archaeology: Field Recovery Methods, June 1st-5th.This five-day intensive course focuses on the application of archaeology, anthropology, and forensic science to the location and recovery of human remains in the outdoor environment.

Students will learn search strategies for locating clandestine graves and mapping human remains as well as archaeological methods used for excavating, documenting and interpreting grave sites. They will also participate in simulated outdoor forensic scenes. Supplemental course material will include lectures on forensic anthropology, the recovery of burned remains from fire scenes and the role of archaeology and forensic anthropology in large scale investigations.

Field Recovery Methods is being taught by CSU, Chico anthropology faculty members Eric Bartelink, Turhon Murad, Melanie Beasley and Kevin Dalton; and visiting forensic archaeologist Roland Wessling. Wessling is a lecturer in Forensic Archaeology and Anthropology at Cranfield University in the United Kingdom and is the forensic science and operations director for the Inforce Foundation. He has worked on international cases in Bosnia, Croatia and Iraq, as well as domestic cases in Germany and the United Kingdom.

“This is a unique, affordable opportunity for students interested in forensic anthropology to gain valuable hands-on training from scientists with international experience in mass grave excavations and archaeology. The Department of Anthropology is dedicated to providing distinctive educational opportunities for our students. This is the first university course of its kind on the West Coast,” said Bartelink. The California State University, Chico Forensic Anthropology Program is recognized internationally for its scholarly contributions to the field. CSU, Chico is one of two universities with three practicing forensic anthropologists and one of a few universities that support two forensic anthropologists that are American Board of Forensic Anthropology certified. For more than 35 years, the CSU, Chico Forensic Anthropology Program has offered its identification services through the California State University, Chico Human Identification Laboratory. The lab has proven to be a valuable investigative resource for government agencies throughout the country.

For enrollment information please visit: http://rce.csuchico.edu/forensicarchaeology

The conference will be held on the Chico State campus July 27-28-29, 2009 and will ensure you go back to school with innovative and practical strategies to help improve your programs. Sessions will include ideas on going green, leadership, and technology among many other fun curriculum themes.

We are happy to announce that Dr. Gale Gorke, the executive director of Kids Kan, will present our keynote address Monday, July 27. Gale Gorke believes that the best way to learn is through play and the way you show up for the game is the way you show up for life. We are really looking forward to her presentation.

This is a great opportunity to share your success and learn from your colleagues in the field hosted right in here in the North State. For more information please visit http://region2online.org or contact Learning Support Region 2/After School Programs, 530-532-5686.

To register please click here http://region2online.org/asppd. Early bird registration (by May 15): $225

We will again have a vendor fair, full of exciting ideas to add to your programs and a fabulous raffle at the end of the fair. If you are interested in exhibiting or know of a vendor who would be, please visit http://rce.csuchico.edu/afterschool for more information.

Please forward this announcement to others in your field who may be interested in attending. We are looking forward to seeing you on campus this summer.

Thanks!

This award provides $50,000 for reentry scholarships for students whose studies were interrupted for at least five years by circumstances beyond their control and who now want to resume their studies at CSU, Chico.

This is the third consecutive year that the Osher Foundation has supported this scholarship program at CSU, Chico. To date, $100,000 has been distributed through the Osher scholarship program directly supporting 29 Chico State students.

To increase access, the Osher scholarship program will give preference to newly matriculating students.

This funding is in addition to the ongoing fundraising efforts of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Chico State which currently supports three scholarships for reentry students at the University.

The deadline for Osher reentry scholarship applications is 5:00PM May 15, 2009.

Scholarship application details and online application are available at
http://rce.csuchico.edu/osherscholarships.

For more information please call the CSU, Chico Continuing Education office, 530-898-6105.

The Bernard Osher Foundation was founded in 1977 by Bernard Osher, a respected businessman and community leader. The Foundation seeks to improve quality of life through the support of post-secondary scholarships, lifelong learning institutes and integrative medicine programs.

The Bernard Osher Foundation generously supports the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at CSU, Chico.