Camarillo, Calif., Nov. 5, 2008鈥敽＝巧缜� has several events scheduled for the month of November. The following information details some of the events faculty, staff, and students have organized and scheduled that will be happening on the 海角社区CI campus. Additional events and details are listed on the 海角社区CI calendar, which can be accessed through a link on the home page of the University鈥檚 Web site, http://www.csuci.edu.
Thursday, Nov. 6--University Student Union ground-breaking ceremony
The ground-breaking ceremony for the new University Student Union at 海角社区 will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 6. The event will be held on the 海角社区CI campus at the site of the former University Library adjacent to the Bell Tower. Signage will be in place leading to the location of the event. This event is complimentary and the public is invited to join the campus community. A reception with light refreshments will follow the ceremony.
The new 23,000-square-foot University Student Union will include a large programmable area for student gathering, food service, lounges, game room, and student organization offices. It also includes renovating the 鈥渢ree house鈥� courtyard for outdoor events and gathering for the entire campus community.
Limited parking is available on campus. Free parking and a free shuttle service will be available from the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with shuttle service to and from the campus for the ground-breaking ceremony event. For exact times, check the schedule at .
For more information contact Christine Thompson, ASI Support Coordinator, at 805-437-3273 or email christine.thompson@csuci.edu.
Thursday, Nov. 6鈥擲torytime at the John Spoor Broome Library
The John Spoor Broome Library at 海角社区 will host Storytime on Thursdays in November and December. Storytime will be held from 3 to 3:30 p.m. in the Children鈥檚 section at the Library. Storytime books will be read by Miss Shriya, soon-to-be-10 years old, and is part of the Broome Library鈥檚 鈥渒ids reading to kids program.鈥�
Dates for upcoming Storytimes are: Nov. 6, 13 and 20; and Dec. 4 and 11. These events are free and open to the campus community and public.
Limited parking is available on campus and is $6 for a daily permit. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus and the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For exact times, check the schedule at .
For more information contact Ellie Tayag, Lecturer, at 805-437-8561 or elnora.tayag@csuci.edu
Friday, Nov. 7, 8鈥敽＝巧缜� Media Arts Festival
The 海角社区 Media Arts Festival presents the best student work from throughout the 23-campus 海角社区 system beginning at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 7. The event will be held in Malibu Hall 100 and is free and open to the campus community and public. There were 175 student entries submitted, and 26 projects were chosen to be screened on Friday, Nov. 7.
These works will include narratives, documentaries, animations, music videos, television projects, experimental films, and websites. There are two 海角社区CI students who are finalists in the 鈥淚nteractive鈥� category and they are: Cassandra Evans and Michael Arroyo. Audience members will also cast their votes for the 鈥淎udience Choice Award,鈥� which will be presented to the winning students on Saturday, November 8 at the student award ceremony.
This event is free and open to the campus community and public. Limited parking is available on campus and is complimentary. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with complimentary shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at .
For more information contact Liz King, Assistant Professor of Art, at ext. 8556 or liz.king@csuci.edu.
Friday, Nov. 7鈥擫ibrarian-Teacher Open House
The staff and faculty of the John Spoor Broome Library are hosting a special event to showcase the services available through the University鈥檚 Library for local librarians and teachers. The Open House event will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov 7. The event will be divided into brief information sessions and Library tours. Some sessions overlap and repeat so all attendees have the opportunity to attend most information sessions. Light refreshments will be served, and RSVPs are requested for planning purposes. The agenda for the event is as follows:
Room 1756
3:00 Library Service Basics
3:30 Library Collection Basics
4:00 Library Service Basics
4:30 Library Collection Basics
Room 1750
3:30 Cool Things for History & Social Science Students (Grades 7-12)
4:00 Cool Things for English & the Arts Students (Grades 7-12)
4:30 Cool Things for Math & Science Students (Grades 7-12)
Room 1730
3:30 Archives & Special Collections
4:00 Archives & Special Collections
4:30 Cool Things for K-6 Students
Main Lobby
3:00 Architectural Tours
3:30 Architectural Tours
4:00 Architectural Tours
4:30 Architectural Tours
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For more information or to RSVP for this event contact Elnora Tayag, Lecturer, at ext. 8561 or elnora.tayag@csuci.edu.
Monday, Nov. 10鈥斺�榃hat Went Wrong? America鈥檚 Financial Crisis鈥� featuring Sung Won Sohn
There will be a special presentation by world-renowned economist and endowed 海角社区CI Professor Sung Won Sohn on Monday, Nov. 10. The event will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m., and introduction and welcome from University President Richard R. Rush, and Sohn鈥檚 presentation, 鈥淲hat Went Wrong? America鈥檚 Financial Crisis鈥� will begin at 6 p.m. A question and answer session will follow. Please note, reservations for this event are no longer being accepted.
This event is presented by the Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics and 海角社区.
Limited parking is available on campus and is complimentary. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with complimentary shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at .
Wednesday, Nov. 12鈥擟ampus Reading Celebration featuring Nina Revoyr
海角社区 will present its fifth annual Campus Reading Celebration featuring Nina Revoyr, author of 鈥淪outhland鈥� at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Doors open for this event at 6 p.m. The event will be held in Salon A. A book-signing will follow Revoyr's presentation.
Admission for 海角社区CI students, faculty, and staff is free, but reservations are required. The cost to attend the event is $10 for community members and $5 for non-海角社区CI students.
Limited parking is available on campus and is complimentary. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with complimentary shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at .
This event is sponsored by IRA and ASI, Inc.
Wednesday, Nov. 19鈥斺�楪lobalization: Its Impact on You鈥� discussion
A panel discussion titled 鈥淕lobalization: Its Impact on You,鈥� will be held from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 19 in the Petite Salon on the 海角社区 campus. There is no RSVP required and this event is sponsored by the Dean鈥檚 Leadership Council, IRA Committee, and the Center for International Affairs.
This event will feature brief presentations from George Ritzer, University of Maryland Sociologist and author of 鈥淭he McDonaldization of Society鈥�; Ted Bagley, Vice President of Human Resources鈥擶orld Wide Manufacturing for Amgen Inc. in Thousand Oaks; and Laura Robin, BMW Group DesignworksUSA Director of Strategy and Design Research. Following their presentations there will be a question and answer session. This discussion will address cultural globalization and how globalization will impact the careers of future college graduates.
This event is free and open to the campus community and public. Limited parking is available on campus and is complimentary. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with complimentary shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at .
For more information contact Callie Juarez, Executive Assistant to the Dean, at callie.juarez@csuci.edu.
Tuesday, Nov. 18鈥斺�楨nergy Policy, Sustainability, and Energy Independence鈥� featuring Jay Hakes
The Political Science Program at 海角社区CI will host a discussion featuring Jay Hakes, Director of the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum on Tuesday, Nov. 18. The discussion, entitled, 鈥淓nergy Policy, Sustainability, and Energy Independence,鈥� will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. in Bell Tower room 1302 on the 海角社区CI campus.
This event is free and open to the campus community and public. Limited parking is available on campus and is $6 for a daily permit. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus and the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at .
For more information about this event contact Sean Kelly, Associate Professor of Political Science, at 805-437-3309 or sean.kelly@csuci.edu.
Friday, Nov. 21鈥斺�楨arly Life on the Ancient Earth鈥nd Mars?鈥� a symposium
The Biology Program at 海角社区 is hosting a symposium entitled, 鈥淓arly Life on the Ancient Earth鈥nd Mars?鈥� on Friday, Nov. 21. The event will be held from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Aliso Hall Auditorium on the 海角社区CI campus. This symposium will feature the following speakers: Donald Lowe, Ph.D., Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University; Fabia U. Battistuzzi, Ph.D., Center for Evolutionary Functional Genomics, Arizona Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University; Rachel Haymon, Ph.D., Department of Earth Sciences, University of California-Santa Barbara; Dawn Y. Sumner, Ph.D., Department of Geology, University of California-Davis; and John P. Grotzinger, Ph.D., Department of Geological and Planetary Sciences California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory. This event is complimentary and open to the public. RSVPs are requested and can be made at .
Limited parking is available on campus and is $6 for a daily permit. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus and the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at .
For more information contact Christopher Wheeler, Geology Lecturer, 805-437-2799 or Christopher.wheeler@csuci.edu
Friday, Nov. 21, 22鈥擲eventh Annual Poverty Conference
The Seventh Annual Poverty Conference will be hosted at 海角社区 on Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22. This event will showcase ideas and projects of young people who are engaged in poverty alleviation endeavors. It is sponsored by Rotaract and Rotary. The event is complimentary for members of the campus community. There is a registration cost for members of the public. More information and registration can be accessed at .
Limited parking is available on campus and is $6 for a daily permit. Follow signs to designated event parking areas. Free parking is available at the Camarillo Metrolink Station /Lewis Road parking lot in Camarillo with shuttle service to and from the campus. Riders should board the 海角社区CI VISTA Bus and the fare is $1 each way. Buses arrive and depart from the Camarillo Metrolink Station every 30 minutes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday. For exact times, check the schedule at .
For more information contact Pilar Pacheco, Assistant Director of the Center for Community Engagement, 805-437-8851 or pilar.pacheco@csuci.edu.
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