CSU, Chico News

Former Minnesota Vikings quarterback and National Football League MVP Joe Kapp and Chico Heat owner Steve Nettleton are appearing as keynote speakers at the Friends of SIFE Banquet Oct. 25. The fundraiser for the California State University, Chico Students in Free Enterprise program will be held at the Lakeside Pavilion in Chico at 7 p.m. Full Story

California State University, Chico's Regional and Continuing Education, in partnership with the Butte County Family Court Services, presents, "Balance the Brain: Mend the Mind: The Neurobiology of Anxiety and Depression" on Thursday, Nov. 7, 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. at the Chico Masonic Family Center in Chico. Full Story

A commitment to healthy and vital communities has linked Pacific Gas and Electric Company and the California State University, Chico SIFE team in a private/public sector partnership based on economic education. Full Story

Both California State University, Chico and Butte College stand to benefit with new buildings and equipment if Proposition 47 passes on the Nov. 5 ballot. Full Story

The second in a series of five tours of the California State University, Chico arboretum will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Participants should meet in front of Kendall Hall, the university administration building, at 11 a.m. for the one-hour walk. This week's tour leader is Wes Dempsey, professor emeritus of biology. Full Story

Talented studio artists and prospective art professors have a new degree program to consider at California State University, Chico's Department of Art and Art History. Full Story

The Office of Graduate and International Programs, in cooperation with Resources in International Education (RISE), is again hosting Partners in Education (PIE), a five-week professional development program that focuses on civics education. The program, administered by the American Councils for International Education (ACIE) and funded by the U.S. State Department, aims to strengthen the Caucasus educators' understanding of democracy as practiced in school and community. The Caucasus teachers will arrive in Chico on Friday, Oct. 4 and depart Monday, Nov. 11. Full Story

California State University, Chico's Homecoming 2002 week, Oct. 7-13, will include many varied activities for alumni, parents and friends of the university. Full Story

Tickets for California State University, Chico Agriculture's Fall Festival 2002, held at the University Farm off Hegan Lane, are still available. Full Story

Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) at California State University, Chico and Butte College SIFE will hold their annual Youth Entrepreneurship Camps in Glenn Hall on the CSU, Chico campus. The camps will be run simultaneously in a series of four Saturdays, from 9 a.m.-noon, starting Oct. 5. SIFE's entrepreneurship camps are free to students grades 5-8. Full Story