CSU, Chico News

On Tuesday, November 14, 2000, the Center for Economic Development (CED) at California State University, Chico, will host an Advanced Environmental Impact Assessment Workshop. The workshop will be held at the Chico Municipal Center, 421 Main Street, Chico, CA, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Full Story

The College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology, under the project direction of Roy Crosbie, is part of a consortium that has received a three-year Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) grant. The prestigious grant matches three U.S. and three European universities in the development of a graduate degree in computer modeling and simulation. Full Story

A $250,000 computer equipment grant from Hewlett Packard to California State University, Chico's College of Business enabled the university to become the first SAP University Competency Center. Full Story

The California State University, Chico chapter of Delta Sigma Pi is pleased to welcome ComedySportz to Chico. The show will take place on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Lincoln Hall at Chico High School. Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for general admission. Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to promote the study of business in universities. Full Story

The California State University, Chico Society of Physics Students (SPS) will hold its 13th annual pumpkin drop on Tuesday, Oct. 31, at noon on the south side of the Butte Hall roof. Full Story

Ken Derucher and Gail Corbitt received Bautzer Faculty Awards on October 16. Derucher has been the dean of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology since 1994. Corbitt has been a professor of Management Information Systems since 1990. Full Story

The Office of International Programs at California State University, Chico will host a two and a half-week training program in "Association Building and Media Advertising. " The program is designed to strengthen the role of independent media in Russia by increasing the quality of advertising campaigns and to assist in the development of an effective association to support its members through training and lobbying. Participants will be exposed to several advertising styles which will assist them in defining the strategies and missions of their respective departments. The team of trainers is led by nationally renowned expert Fred Thorne, lecturer at CSU, Chico, and Michael Mears, CEO of Wisenheimers and former president of Breakthrough Communications. Full Story

WHO: Research Foundation, California State University, Chico Big Chico Creek Watershed Alliance River Network's River Conservancy Program WHAT: Dedication of the Big Chico Creek Ecological Preserve WHEN: Thursday, October 26, 11 a.m. (Meet at 10:15 at Chico Park & Ride on Highway 32 where Highway 99 crosses for shuttle service.) WHERE: Canyon Overlook, Highway 32. (Please call Suzanne Gibbs at the Big Chico Watershed Alliance, 530-342-3429.) Full Story

California State University, Chico announces the offering of state-of-the-art online degree completion and certificate programs starting January 2001. Full Story

The California State University, Chico chapter of the Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS) was recently selected as one of the organization's commendable chapters, placing it in the top 10 percent of the 900 ACS-recognized clubs in the United States. Full Story