Week of February 11, 2008
Monday, February 11, 2008, 11 a.m.
CSU Theatre Production – Black History Month Event
The Spring 2008 CSU’s Theatre African American Folkloric production, LOVE FOLK, will run from February 11 through February 29 on Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 11 a.m. Tickets are available by reservation only. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. For ticket information or to make a reservation, please call ext. 4511.
Monday, February 11, 2008, 5:30 p.m.
Master of Social Work Program Information Meeting
Master of Social Work Program Information Meetings for potential students are held the second Monday of each month. This meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Cook Administration Building, Room 317. For more information and to register, please call ext. 2207.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
Gospel Recital – Black History Month Event
The Music Department presents a Gospel Recital in the Douglas Hall Breakey Theatre from 12:30 until 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call ext. 2155.
Thursday, February 14, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
Midday Loves Notes
The Student Activities Center presents Midday Love Notes, a Valentine’s Day event, featuring Open Mic Poetry from 12:30 until 3 p.m. in the Cordell Reed Student Union Cyber Café. Fore more information, please call ext. 2300.
Upcoming Events…
Saturday, February 16, 2008, 2 p.m.
Cougars Basketball Game
The Chicago State University Athletics Department would like to invite you to the women’s basketball game versus Saint Xavier in the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. General Admission is $5. All CSU students with a valid I.D. are free. For more information, please call ext. 2217.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008, Noon
College of Pharmacy Information Session
The College of Pharmacy invites prospective students to attend an Information Session from Noon until 2 p.m. in the Cordell Reed Student Union, Conference Rooms A, B and C. This session will provide prospective students with an opportunity to: meet the Dean and other key staff; learn about the admission and selection process; learn about financial aid and scholarship opportunities; learn about the Prerequisite Course Requirements; learn about the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum; learn about career opportunities available in the field of pharmacy; and ask questions about the College of Pharmacy. This event is open to the public. For additional information, please contact Nicholas Smith at 773-821-2679.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 5 p.m.
Doctor of Education Informational Meeting and Reception
Do you want to learn about earning a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership at CSU? The College of Education and the Doctor of Education Program cordially invite you to attend an informational meeting and reception from 5 until 7 p.m. in the New Academic Library Auditorium and Sun Room located on the Fourth Floor. This event is open to the public. For more information, please call 2092.
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
CSU Pan-Hellenic Council Lecture – Black History Month Event
The CSU Pan-Hellenic Council and the Office of Student Activities present a Black History Month Lecture featuring Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, the twelfth president of Philander Smith College of Little Rock, Arkansas and Author of Black Greek 101: The Culture, Customs and Challenges of Black Fraternities and Sororities. Dr. Kimbrough is recognized as the first college president from the hip-hop generation, one of the youngest college presidents in the nation and an expert on historically Black Fraternities and Sororities. For more information, please call ext. 12861.
Thursday, February 21, 2008, 1 p.m.
Thomas Sankara Film Screening and Discussion - Black History Month Event
The African-American Studies Department and the African American Studies Association invite you to a Film Screening and Panel Discussion on the life of Thomas Sankara in the New Academic Library, Fourth Floor Auditorium starting at 1 p.m. For more information, please call ext. 3605.
Saturday, February 23, 2008, 2 & 4:30 p.m.
Cougars Homecoming Basketball Game
The Chicago State University Athletics Department would like to invite you to the women’s game versus Utah Valley at 2 p.m. and the men’s game versus Central State at 4:30 p.m. in the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center. General Admission is $5 until halftime of the women’s game, $8 after. All Alumni Association Members can call 773-995-2050 for more information. All CSU students with a valid I.D. are free. For more information, please call ext. 2217.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 10 a.m.
John W. E. Thomas Exhibit Lecture – Black History Month Event
CSU’s Board and Governmental Affairs Department and the National Archives Great Lakes Region present a lecture on The Life and Times of John W. E. Thomas Exhibit. This FREE event will take place at the National Archives Great Lakes Region located at 7358 South Pulaski Road in Chicago. The Lecture program features presenter Dr. Erma Brooks Williams, Senior Executive Director for the CSU’s Board and Governmental Affairs Department and guest speaker David A. Jones, Director, Illinois State Archives. John W.E. Thomas became the first African-American to serve in the Illinois General Assembly. For more information, please call ext. 3822.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
Small Business Development Center Recognition Awards Luncheon – Black History Month Event
The College of Business, the Illinois Small Business Development Center and the Illinois Entrepreneurship Center presents Black History Recognition Day: Present Community and Business Heroes from 1 until 3 p.m. in the Business and Health Sciences Building, Room 602. For more information, please call 3938.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 7 p.m.
Cougars Basketball Game
The Chicago State University Athletics Department would like to invite you to the men’s basketball game versus Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) in the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. All CSU students, faculty and staff with a valid ID are free. For more information, please call ext. 2217.
Tuesday, February 28, 2008, 9 a.m.
Twelfth Annual High School Day – Black History Month Event
The History Club of Chicago State University along with the Department of History, Philosophy and Political Science will host the 12th Annul High School Day Competition in the New Academic Library Auditorium and Sun Room from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Students from area high schools will compete on the theme “Oral and Ethnic History: Telling Our Stories”. On this day Judges will review projects for the awarding of prizes. Prizes will be awarded for two divisions: Ninth and Tenth Graders (Division I) and Eleventh and Twelfth Graders (Division II). For each category, the top three individuals and top three schools will receive awards. For more information, please call ext. 2973.
Tuesday, February 28, 2008, 12:30 p.m.
Gospel Recital – Black History Month Event
The Music Department presents a Gospel Recital in the New Academic Library, Auditorium Sunroom from 12:30 until 2 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please call ext. 2155.
Wednesday, February 29, 2008, 9 a.m.
Division of Continuing Education Workshop
The University Library and the Division of Continuing Education present an interactive and didactic workshop entitled Adolescent Conduct Disorders: Using A Systems Based Approach to Treatment. This workshop will be held in the New Academic Library, Sun Room from 9 a.m. until Noon. Three CEU’s or CPDU’s will be available. A special discounted fee is available for CSU staff, students and alumni. For the admission charge and additional information, please call ext. 2576.
Saturday, March 1, 2008, 9 a.m.
College of Education Seminar Series in Urban Education
CSU’s Ed.D. program and ELCF presents the Spring 2008 Seminar Series. The next seminar, entitled Exposing Chicago’s Urban Youth to Legacy Voices featuring guest presenter Dr. Emiel Hamberlin and S. Walton, will be held in the College of Education Building, on the third floor in the Foyer starting at 9 a.m. The theme of this seminar series is Urban Education and is a unique opportunity for interested faculty, students and community members to explore the multicultural themes which help constitute the “value added” component of study at Chicago State University. The Series seeks to enable collaborative learning through the exchange of ideas and experiences. For more information, please call ext. 2319.
Other Features …
School of Graduate & Professional Studies - A HECA grant, designated for the Fiscal Year 2008, is available for funding faculty stipends and technical assistance for development of ten (10) online homeland security courses. Typical funding will be $8,000 for faculty stipend and technical support for one three-hour course. Proposal packets are available in the School of Graduate & Professional Studies, New Academic Library, Room 234 for faculty course creators. The final deadline for proposal entries is February 15, 2008. Proposals should be sent to Mr. Robert Warner at rwarner@csu.edu. Please call Mr. Warner at ext. 3580, if you have any questions.
University of Chicago Coursework/Summer Research Internships – The Minority Student Enrichment Program is accepting applications from Chicago State University undergraduate and graduate students in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Education and the BOG program who wish to begin taking courses at the University of Chicago beginning March, 2008. Tuition is free and credit is transferable to CSU. Applications are due February 21, 2008. The Minority Student Enrichment Program also has information for Chicago State University undergraduates in the Colleges of Arts and Sciences and Education and the BOG program who are interested in applying for a summer research internship at the University of Illinois at Chicago beginning June, 2008. A $3,500 stipend will be provided. Please inform outstanding students of these opportunities and encourage them to contact Prof. Marc Cooper at ext. 2131 for information and application forms.
Financial Aid Check Disbursement - Attention CSU Students. The first spring 2008 Financial Aid Check Disbursement will be on February 11-12, 2008 in the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. for both days. Please see the options below for picking up your check.
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Students must bring a current CSU ID to pick-up their check.
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Checks that are not claimed will be mailed on the close of business of February 12, 2008.
In the event that your check is returned to the University, you will not be allowed to pick-up the check until we receive a current address change form from you. You must go to the New Academic Library, Room 143 to obtain a new CSU Photo Identification Card. To get an ID, students must present a photo ID and a current, paid registration receipt.
For more information, please call ext. 2468.
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2008 Commencement Information
April 2-3, 2008, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Cordell Reed Student Union, Conference Rooms, A, B and C
April 17, 2008, 6:30 p.m.
Emil & Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center
May 17, 2008 (Time and location TBD)
May 20, 2008, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
May 21, 2008, 4 – 7 pm.
Cordell Reed Student Union, Conference Rooms A, B & C
May 22, 2008, Noon
Emile and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center
May 22, 2008, 2 p.m.
Breakey Theatre, Douglas Hall, Room 104 – College of Health Sciences
Jacoby D. Dickens Physical Education and Athletic Center, Room 100 – Continuing Education
Convocation Center – College of Arts & Sciences, College of Business, College of Education and the Graduate School
For more information regarding the 2008 Commencement, please call ext. 3552.
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6th Annual Alumni Awards Celebration
Friday, November 2, 2007
Hilton Oak Lawn Hotel
9333 S. Cicero Avenue
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Homecoming
February 23, 2008
Chicago State University
Emil & Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center
Chicago, Illinois
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