News Digest

Evening career counseling available
The Career Center in conjunction with the Department of Counselor Education is offering a limited number of evening appointments for low-cost career counseling to alumni and members of the Sacramento community. For a $75 fee, participates will receive a series of 12 individual appointments and access to state-of-the-art career center resources. Career/personality testing is an available for an additional charge of $25.

The career counselors will be master's level students specializing in career counseling who will be supervised by Counselor Education faculty members.

Sessions are weekly and are available at 6 and 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings beginning in Jan. 30. Appointment slots are limited. To sign up, contact the Career Center at 278-6231.

Film spotlights Haiti
Faculty for Peace and Justice are sponsoring the Sacramento-area premiere of the new film Aristide and the Endless Revolution on Friday, Jan. 27 in University Union Hinde Auditorium.

The film covers the events that led up to the February 2004 military coup that toppled Haiti's democratically elected president Jean-Bertrand Aristide, as well as the aftermath of the coup and the current political crisis.

Admissions is free but donations are welcome.

Details: 391-0737

AIDS and women
“Giving Women Power Over AIDS,” a traveling exhibit featuring a photo-essay by The Seattle Times about what it means to be a woman in a world of AIDS, will be on display from noon to 6 p.m., Monday, Feb. 13 and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 14 in the University Union Redwood Room. The event will also feature drumming, panel discussions, and artifacts.

Details: 987-6671

Art show
A Master of Arts Graduate Exhibition, "Within and Beyond Surface," featuring artwork by Kevin Ptak will be on display Feb. 27 through March 10 in the Robert Else Gallery. Gallery hours are noon to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.

An artist's reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday March 6.

Details: 278-6166 or 334-4520

Technology workshops
Academic Technology and Creative Services and Computing, Communications and Media Services are offering several workshops during the spring semester:

• WebCT version 6 workshops will be offered twice, Feb. 17 and April 11. The workshops will provide hands-on, step-by-step instructions on how to create online courses or online materials using WebCT version 6. The "Introduction to WebCT 6" and "The Basics" workshops are the foundations for the other topic-based WebCT workshops that will be offered.
• Web-skill classes such as Web Design, Introduction to Web Accessibility, HTML, Faculty Web Site, Dreamweaver, and Images for the Web, Cascading Style Sheets, Building Your Site with Templates, and StudyMate.
• Communication tips for Altiris Vision and Power Point.
• Digital design elements with Photoshop Elements, Digital Cameras and Image Acquisition, and Image Scanning.
• Outlook, Access and Adobe Acrobat.

Academic Technology and Creative Services staff will also be available for consultation on a drop-in basis in the open lab session each Friday from 1-4 p.m. in Academic Information Resource Center Room 3012 for faculty working on technology-related course material.

The Training Workshop Schedule for the spring semester is now available at www.csus.edu/uccs/training.

Details: e-mail training@csus.edu, visit the Academic Technology and Creative Services office located in ARC 3005, or call 278-3370.