CSU, Chico News

California State University, Chico's student newspaper, The Orion, has received its fifth "Pacemaker" national journalism award in seven years, making it perhaps the most honored college newspaper of the decade. Full Story

California State University, Chico is entering into a partnership with high-tech giant Cisco Systems of San Jose to support information systems networking classes and establish an advanced networking lab at the university's College of Business. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s Office of Information Resources has published a report detailing the progress made by Target 2000, an ambitious initiative to create an "electronic learning community" at the university. Full Story

The School of Nursing at California State University, Chico was awarded a 5-year grant, Monday, Sept. 20, from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide distance education for Registered Nurses-BSN in rural northern California. The amount awarded for the first year is $175,487. Full Story

California State University, Chico's Northstate Public Radio is hosting Garrison Keillor and his popular program "A Prairie Home Companion" for a live performance in Redding May 20. Full Story

A California State University, Chico student injured in a traffic accident has given $5,500 from her insurance settlement to restore Chico Safe Rides, a free taxi service discontinued due to lack of funding that helped prevent students from driving while intoxicated. Full Story

California State University, Chico has established an endowment fund and an alcohol and drug advisory committee to support the university’s Center for Alcohol and Drug Education Center (CADEC) and its resources for alcohol and drug education and prevention. Full Story

To deal with a critical shortage of well-prepared secondary mathematics teachers, the California State University, Chico math department has received a three-year, $245,000 Department of Education grant to fund Project MATH (Mathematics and Teaching on the Horizon.) Full Story