CSU, Chico News

An administrator from a Palestinian-founded school in Israel dedicated to peace, democracy and peaceful co-existence will speak at California State University, Chico Thursday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m. in Harlen Adams Theatre (PAC 144). Full Story

The student group Latinos in Technical Careers (LTC) at California State University, Chico has begun a campaign to raise money for the victims of the terrorist attacks in New York City last Tuesday, Sept. 11. Full Story

California State University, Chico's seventh annual Conference on Excellence in Learning and Teaching will be held on campus tomorrow, Sept. 20, and Friday, Sept. 21. Full Story

California State University, Chico moved up two spots to third among top regional public schools in the West in U.S. News & World Report's America's Best Colleges 2002 rankings, which were published last week. Full Story

Magda Mueller, Ph.D., director of the German Studies Program at California State University, Chico, is one of nine recipients of an award for outstanding achievement in furthering the teaching of German in the United States. The American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) and the Goethe-Institut New York have presented the award since 1978. Full Story

Classes are set to resume and campus buildings to re-open tomorrow, Sept. 12, at California State University, Chico, following closure today in the wake of the airplane crash tragedies. Full Story

The Office of International Programs at California State University, Chico will host a two-week training program in "TV Broadcast Management" for 12 Russian participants beginning Saturday, Sept. 15. The program is designed to strengthen the role of independent media in Russia by increasing the effectiveness of television station management. Television is the primary source of news in Russia, but the sustainability of independent TV stations remains tenuous due to political and economic pressures. Full Story

David Orr, pioneer in environmental literacy, will give a public lecture, "Education and the Making of a World That Works," on Friday, Sept. 14, 4 p.m., in Holt 170, at California State University, Chico. Orr is the author of The Nature of Design (Oxford, 2001), Earth in Mind (Island, 1994), and Ecological Literacy (SUNY Press, 1991). Full Story

Greg Sarris, a distinguished writer, professor and Native American leader, will deliver the keynote address at California State University, Chico Wednesday, Sept. 19, for "Sharing Traditions: Honoring California Native Americans." Full Story

California State University, Chico's College of Agriculture is sponsoring the Fall Festival 2001, Saturday, Oct. 6 at 4 p.m., at the University Farm off Hegan Lane. Full Story