This week, Representatives Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ron Kind (D-WI), David Price (D-NC) and Vic Snyder (D-AR) spearheaded a letter to President Obama, signed by 57 other members of Congress, supporting the Administration’s efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a two-state solution. The letter quotes General David Petraeus, Commander of the US Central Command, as well as former Israeli Prime Minster and current Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who both spoke strongly about the urgent need to achieve the two-state resolution that is crucial to American and Israeli national interests: As legislators tasked with safeguarding America’s security – and as friends of Israel committed to our ally’s survival and prosperity – we share the views of these decorated military leaders and urge you to continue your strong efforts to bring U.S

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Congress: Two States in US, Israeli National Interests

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 27, 2010 Kathleen McPartland 530-898-4260 Ramesh Varahamurti Mechatronic Engineering Program 530-898-6353 Intelligent Ground Vehicle Traveling to International Competition Five engineering students will be traveling with the vehicle they have built to the 18th Annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle (IGV) Competition in Rochester, Michigan, June 4–7. The Mechatronic Engineering Program at California State University, Chico sponsors the IGV project. The IGV is a totally autonomous vehicle.

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Intelligent Ground Vehicle Traveling to International Competition

This past week was an exciting week for the Minnesota School of Business-Shakopee campus. Gretchen Seifert, Director of Admissions, met with the manager for Cub Foods in Shakopee to talk about partnership opportunities.  Thanks to Seifert’s efforts, the MSB-Shakopee campus now has a Business Alliance Partnership with Cub Foods in Shakopee and Fresh Market Grocery in Jordan, Le Sueur and Le Center.  All stores are all owned by the Radermacher family.  “We are excited about this opportunity to work together to grow our MSB-Shakopee location and provide education for Cub Foods employees,” Seifert said

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MSB-Shakopee Grows its Campus with Two New Business Alliance Partnerships

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2010 Kathleen McPartland 530-898-4260 Tim Devine CSU, Chico Greenhouse 530-898-5121 The Corpse Flower is About to Flower Again In the greenhouse at California State University, Chico, the Amorphophallus titanum, or “corpse flower,” is about to flower again for only the third time. The rare plant is a native to the rain forests of Sumatra and can reach heights of six feet tall.

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The Corpse Flower is About to Flower Again

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 2010 Kathleen McPartland 530-898-4260 Roger Lederer, Professor emeritus Biological Sciences 530-343-1117 ‘The Birds of Bidwell Park’ Is Now Available “The Birds of Bidwell Park,” authored by Roger J.

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‘The Birds of Bidwell Park’ Is Now Available

J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement after White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel invited Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to meet with President Obama next week: J Street welcomes President Barack Obama’s invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a meeting at the White House next week. With partisan political operatives, commentators, and bloggers peddling distortions about President Obama’s commitment to Israel, the meeting is an excellent opportunity to correct the record, as well as advance the ball on the two-state solution, reaffirm the strong US-Israel relationship, and pursue a joint strategy on Iran

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Netanyahu Invited to White House Next Week

The catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico caused by the April 20, 2010 explosion of a BP-owned offshore oil rig has put local economies, wildlife and the Gulf’s delicate coastal ecosystem at risk. This could be one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation’s history.

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Become Informed, Speak Out and Take Action: Join NWF’s Oil Spill Tele-Townhall Thursday

Dawn Connor, a veterinary technology student at Globe University-Eau Claire, recently was elected by her career college peers around the country to serve as the President of the newly formed organization, Students for Academic Choice. One of the organization’s main goals is to preserve academic choice for students in their pursuit of higher education. Connor’s involvement with advocating for academic choice began in March, when she was selected from among 300 Globe University/Minnesota School of Business applicants to attend the Career College Association (CCA) Hill Day in Washington, D.C

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Dawn Connor, Globe University–Eau Claire Student, Elected President of Students for Academic Choice

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2010 Joe Wills 530-898-4143 New Study Details University’s Economic Impact; Commencement Weekend a Boost to Local Economy California State University, Chico’s economic impact on the region is detailed in a new report titled “Working for California: The Impact of the California State University System.” An excerpt from the report’s findings about CSU, Chico states: Annual spending related to CSU, Chico ($413 million) generates a total impact of $761 million on the regional economy and more than $960 million on the statewide economy. This impact sustains more than 8,400 jobs in the region and statewide. Per year, the impact generates more than $46.6 million in local and nearly $59.8 million in statewide tax revenue

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J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement following the P5+1 nations’ announcement that they have agreed on a draft Iran sanctions resolution: J Street welcomes this week’s announcement that the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany have agreed on a working text on enhanced multilateral sanctions against Iran. We have consistently believed that the most effective signal to Iran of the need to change course on its nuclear program is for the international community – through the United Nations Security Council – to approve and enforce tougher multilateral sanctions against Iran, combined with a willingness to engage in meaningful diplomacy. We view this week’s announcement as validation of the Obama Administration’s tireless diplomacy over the past seventeen months aimed both at offering Iran an opportunity to address international concerns and at building a strong international consensus around the need for further action

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Statement on UN Security Council Iran Sanctions Resolution

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2010 Joe Wills 530-898-4143 Waste Diversion Program at Residence Halls Diverts Thousands of Pounds of Reusable and Recyclable Goods from the Landfill California State University, Chico’s award-winning Diversion Excursion program once again expects to divert thousands of pounds of reusable and recyclable goods from the landfill as residence hall students move out for the summer. In its 10th year as a partnership between University Housing and Food Service Grounds Department and Associated Students Recycling Program, Diversion Excursion is expected to divert approximately 18,000 pounds of electronics, clothes, canned goods, furniture and other items.

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Waste Diversion Program at Residence Halls Diverts Thousands of Pounds of Reusable and Recyclable Goods from the Landfill

Senator Russ Decker and State Representative Donna Seidel visited Globe University’s Wausau, WI, campus on Friday, May 14, 2010. Campus Director Adam Smrcka gave the two legislators a tour, and Mr. Decker and Ms

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Senator Decker and Representative Seidel Visit Globe University–Wausau

J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement upon the introduction of House Resolution 1359 (H. Res. 1359): J Street applauds the introduction of House Resolution 1359, calling for the immediate release of captured Israeli soldier Corporal Gilad Shalit

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Statement on House Resolution 1359, Calling for Shalit’s Release

Benjamin Miller recently returned from the J Street Education Fund’s first leadership mission to Israel, the West Bank and Jordan. Ben, a Washington, DC resident and President of Western Development Corporation, wrote the following about his experience: I am an entrepreneur, a newlywed, a political moderate, and a young American Jew. After September 11th, a job took me to Copenhagen where I studied a new language with other recent immigrants

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The Way Forward

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2010 Joe Wills 530-898-4143 Mechanical Engineering Students Showcase Design Projects Students in mechanical engineering and mechatronic engineering showcased their year-long projects last week at the second annual Design Expo. The 16 projects for 2010 included remote control vehicles, desalination systems and high-tech methods to plant crops and build homes made of straw

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Mechanical Engineering Students Showcase Design Projects

Jeremy Ben-Ami, President of J Street, responded to Peter Beinart’s recent essay entitled “The Failure of the American Jewish Establishment” in the New York Review of Books with the following statement: Peter Beinart has written what I hope will be a powerful wake-up call to the leadership of the American Jewish establishment. J Street shares Beinart’s deep concern over the consequences of the course that leadership has chosen: blind support of Israel ‘right-or-wrong’ and demonization and black-listing of those who disagree with Israeli policy.

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Peter Beinart’s Wake-Up Call to the U.S. Jewish Establishment

Today, J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement regarding the new For the Sake of Zion initiative : J Street applauds the American Jewish leaders who have launched a new effort, called For the Sake of Zion, to demonstrate support for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a two-state solution. This new effort is part of a growing movement among supporters of Israel in the United States and around the world to stand up for Israel’s future as a Jewish, democratic home

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For the Sake of Zion

J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement today upon news that President Obama has asked Congress to approve $205 million in funds for Israel’s short-range rocket defense “Iron Dome” system: J Street welcomes the Obama Administration’s recent Congressional request for additional funding for Israel’s “Iron Dome” to protect Israeli civilians from rocket attacks from Hamas, Hezbollah, and other militant groups. The project will help save lives and improve the quality of life of civilians, particularly in the South of Israel, who have lived under a cloud of fear of rocket attacks for too long. We urge Congress to quickly approve the funding.

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J Street Welcomes Obama’s Iron Dome Funding Request, Urges Quick Congressional Approval

J Street Executive Director Jeremy Ben-Ami wrote the following open letter to Alan Solow, Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.  The letter is in response to a full-page ad published yesterday by the Conference. The letter is also posted on The Huffington Post here.

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J Street’s Open Letter to the Conference of Presidents

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2010 Joe Wills 530-898-4143 CSU, Chico Will Hold 120th Commencement California State University, Chico’s 120th Commencement will feature two commencement ceremonies for the class of 2010, one on Saturday, May 22, and one on Sunday, May 23. In addition, several programs and groups will hold receptions and special ceremonies, including a ceremony for master’s graduates on Friday, May 21

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CSU, Chico Will Hold 120th Commencement