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COURTESYPHOTO PaulFreundfromtheTehamaCountySolidWasteManagementAgencydemon- strates the importance of composting to groups of SERRF students in Antelope Elementary School's garden Monday. The school's garden has been rehabilitated by JT from the Tehama County Plowshare Project in collaboration with SERRF. The Te- hama County Solid Waste Management Agency provides composting demonstrations to schools, groups and garden clubs to encourage the diversion of food waste from the Tehama County/Red Bluff Landfill. For more information, call 528-1103. ANTELOPE COMPOSTLESSON CaliforniaStateUniver- sity, Chico will host the 2016 CSU, Chico Student Research Competition on March 2 from 5-9 p.m. in Colusa 100. The top 10 student presenters will be invited to compete in a statewide competition in April. The competition is open to currently en- rolled CSU, Chico stu- dents from any disci- pline, as well as alumni who graduated in fall or spring 2015. For the first time, this year's compe- tition will feature cash prizes sponsored by the Office of the Provost for first, second and third place competitors in each respective session. "I think the local event is special because it's our broadest interdisciplinary research forum on cam- pus," said Sharon Barrios, associate dean of Graduate Studies and coordinator of the competition. "The local competi- tion, run in this way, is a great opportunity for students across the dis- ciplines to see each oth- er's work." The competition itself is divided into sessions based on discipline—en- compassing the sciences, business, engineering, ed- ucation, and the arts—as well as by class standing. Student competitors have 10 minutes to present their research to a faculty jury and audience, followed by a five-minute session of fielding questions from both parties. After fielding ques- tions, the competitor is judged based on a series of criteria, including clar- ity of purpose; appropri- ateness of methodology; interpretation of results; value of research or cre- ative activity; ability of the presenter to articulate the research or creative activity; organization of the material presented; and the presenter's abil- ity to answer questions effectively. The statewide competi- tion, featuring the top pre- senters from participat- ing CSUs, will take place at CSU, Bakersfield April 29-30. Rodney Thomson, a master's student in his last semester of History coursework, participated in last year's CSU, Chico Research Competition and moved on to place second in the statewide competi- tion. His research explores the history of antiwar ac- tivism at CSU, Chico. Thomson noted the value in taking critique from a diverse panel of judges and the effect it has had on his research. "I had been getting feed- back from the history de- partment, which is great," Thomson said. "But get- ting feedback on [my re- search] from people who are not historians threw a whole new perspective on it. I think that's really valuable in these competi- tions." Students who wish to participate in the com- petition must submit an application and a writ- ten summary of their re- search project by Feb. 23 to the Office of Graduate Studies, SSC 460. For more information on competition require- ments and guidelines, visit the Graduate Studies website. The annual CSU, Chico Student Research Competition is funded through the Office of Grad- uate Studies and Instruc- tionally Related Activities (IRA) funds. CHICO STATE Students to present at annual research competition next month California State Univer- sity, Chico's College of Busi- ness, in partnership with Shasta College in Redding, has formed a new commu- nity advisory board to sup- port an enhanced and more locally relevant bachelor's degree in business admin- istration in Redding. The board's first meeting was held Wednesday at the Shasta College University Center, 1400 Market St. in downtown Redding. In fall 2015, the College of Business initiated a transi- tion in the Bachelor of Busi- ness Administration degree — emphasis in supply chain management — to a more broadly applicable man- agement emphasis in Red- ding. The business admin- istration program is a de- gree-completion offering in which students complete lower-division coursework at Shasta College, then take their upper-division classes through CSU, Chico at the University Center in Red- ding. The new management emphasis will provide more high-impact classroom practices, including hands- on, community-based prob- lem solving, face-to-face instruction and program- credited internships in the Redding community. Stu- dents will also benefit from a reliable block schedule of courses in the late af- ternoon and evening, en- abling degree completion in as few as two years or at a pace that comfortably suits students' needs. For more information about the University's pro- gramming in Redding, call Dan Greaney at 339- 3652, write to dgreaney@ csuchico.edu or visit http:// rce.csuchico.edu/redding. CHICO STATE College of Business forms advisory board in Redding The Red Bluff Garden Club is pleased to an- nounce that it is again of- fering up to three $1,500 scholarships to Tehama County high school seniors who will graduate in 2016. The applications are available from counseling centers at each of the fol- lowing high schools: Corn- ing, Centennial, Los Moli- nos, Red Bluff, Mercy, and Salisbury. The deadline for the scholarship applications is Friday, March 18. You may also contact us at P.O. Box 8393, Red Bluff. The scholarships are available to students with a grade point average of B or better, 3.0 out of 4. Stu- dents who plan to pursue a career in any field related to horticulture or related environmental sciences such as botany, conser- vation, natural resources, plant aspects of agricul- ture, entomology, floricul- ture, forestry, soil or crop science or urban planning are eligible for these schol- arships. Club members thank the generous commu- nity support of the Gar- den Club's Holiday Bou- tique and Green Sale held every December as those proceeds, as well as do- nations, are the primary funding for the scholar- ship program. The scholarship name has become: Red Bluff Garden Club Inc./Lorna Bonham Memorial Schol- arship. Lorna Bonham was a long time member and advocate for students and gardening. She passed away last year. The club is more than 50 years old and provides many community proj- ects, programs and events. Meeting are held the last Tuesday of each month, of- ten featuring guest speak- ers or special projects. The club welcomes in- terested people to attend meetings and consider joining. Find the club on Facebook, https://www. facebook.com/groups/ Redbluffgardenclub. RED BLUFF GARDEN CLUB Scholarships offered to graduates Azusa Pacific University students served in minis- try through the Center for Student Action during the fall 2015 semester. Sarah Bond of Chico, a Nursing major; Sarah Wil- liams of Corning, a Liberal Studies major and Isobel Findlay of Chico, a Chris- tian Ministries major all served in Local Ministries. Throughout the year, students have numerous opportunities to build re- lationships in the city of Azusa, greater Los Ange- les area and Mexico. From assisting in food banks to providing af- ter school tutoring and mentoring, the Center for Student Action at Azusa Pacific mobilizes and educates students toward responsible and transformational ser- vice locally and globally through a collaborative network of offices and programs. Azusa Pacific University is an evangelical Christian university. With 61 bache- lor's degrees, 40 master's degrees, 17 certificates, 11 credentials, 8 doctoral pro- grams and 4 associate de- grees, the university offers its more than 10,000 stu- dents a quality education on campus, online, and at seven regional centers throughout Southern Cal- ifornia. EDUCATION Local students serve in ministry REDDING Celebrating more than 25 years of ed- ucating adult students, Simpson University will hold its second annual AS- PIRE Leaders Luncheon on Thursday, March 10, at the Red Lion Hotel on Hilltop Drive. All ASPIRE alumni and current and prospective AS- PIRE students are invited to the luncheon, which be- gins at 11:45 a.m., with check-in at 11:30 a.m. Seat- ing is limited; tickets cost $10 and can be purchased online at simpsonu.edu/as- pireluncheon. The luncheon will fea- ture guest speaker Dr. Ilene Bezjian, a senior consultant with The Genysys Group, a company that helps organi- zations and individuals in the midst of change. Her work focuses on dis- ruptive behaviors in tur- bulent industries. Bezjian was dean of the School of Business and Management at Azusa Pacific University for 14 years and a profes- sor of marketing for 20 years. Bezjian will speak on "Tourist or Pilgrim Leader: 8 Suggestions for Leaders in Building a Great Team." The School of Adult Stud- ies has graduated more than 3,500 North State adults since 1989. The program offers bachelor's degrees in busi- ness management, lib- eral studies, psychology and organizational lead- ership, with online and weeknight on-campus class options. For more information on ASPIRE, visit simpsonu. edu/aspire. Quarter-century of adult learning marked COURTESY PHOTO BY MARK BUSCHGENS Dr. John Burlison, dean of adult studies and online programs at Simpson University, introduces the guest speaker at the 2015ASPIRE Leaders Luncheon. COURTESY PHOTO The Rancho Tehama SERRF Expanded Learning Program was invited to join Rancho Tehama Elementary School students and their families at a science exhibit conducted by the Super Science Company. The hands-on exhibits engaged students in a variety of activities involving physics and the three laws from Sir Isaac Newton. RANCHO TEHAMA SCIENCE EXHIBIT SIMPSON FollowusonTwitterandFacebook. AntelopeSchoolDistrict Kindergarten & Transitional Kindergarten REGISTRATION Date: Wed.,March2,2016 Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Place: Antelope School Office KindergartenAgeRequirement: 5yearsoldonorbeforeSept.1,2016 Transitional Kindergarten (TK) Age Requirements: 5 years old between Sept. 2 and Dec. 2, 2016 Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (ETK) Contact the school office for requirements PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: * RESIDENTIAL VERIFICATION * BIRTH CERTIFICATE * IMMUNIZATIONS Ifyouhavequestionspleasecall 527-1272 ext 212 (530) 529-1220 100 Jackson St. Red Bluff $ 50 .00 No Enrollment Fee with ACH sign up monthly COUPLE SPECIAL Coupleconsistsof spouse, significant other, or child under the age of 20. Any children added to that is only $10.00 a month. | EDUCATION | REDBLUFFDAILYNEWS.COM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2016 6 A