CSU, Chico News

Professor Sarah Pike, Department of Religious Studies, has been selected as California State University, Chico's Outstanding Professor for 2004-2005. Full Story

California State University, Chico's Center for Regional and Continuing Education, in partnership with Butte County Family Court Services, presents Children in Trauma 2005, a two-day professional development conference, Jan. 14-15, 2005, at the Masonic Family Center in Chico. Full Story

Professor David Ball has received word of a $10,000 gift from Roche Palo Alto to the Department of Chemistry at California State University, Chico. Robert Wilhelm, vice president and therapy area head for respiratory diseases at Roche, said that the unrestricted award is to support Professor Ball's work with undergraduate students in the area of synthetic organic chemistry. Full Story

The first Behavioral and Social Sciences Faculty Colloquium at California State University, Chico, will be held Thursday, Oct. 28, at 7 PM in Ayres 106. Professor of Sociology Janja Lalich will be the featured speaker. Full Story

California State University, Chico College of Business, in partnership with CSU, Chico Continuing Education and Shasta College, will offer a Professional Master of Business Administration in Redding and Chico with a new cohort starting in August 2005. Full Story

Festive, holiday trees will go up across the California State University, Chico campus on Monday, Nov. 29, as part of the Campus Alcohol and Drug Education Center's annual Giving Tree program. Full Story

Heather Foreman, a senior at California State University, Chico, is the recipient of the National Tourism Foundation 2004 California $2,000 Scholarship. Foreman is majoring in special event and tourism management. Full Story

On Thursday, Dec.9, at an information and work session called a charrette, California State University, Chico students in an environmental sociology class will share the results of their award-winning work with community members on projects to increase the application of alternative energy. North State Renewable Energy will host the charrette at 6 PM in Conference Room 1 at the Chico City Council Chambers, located at the corner of 4th and Main streets. Full Story

The Department of Chemistry in the College of Natural Sciences has received a $14,000 donation from a local business that allows the purchase of a new, full-featured Fourier-Transform InfraRed spectrophotometer that will be used by faculty and students for classroom projects and research. Full Story

The CSU Media Arts Festival 2004 winner was an entry by California State University, Chico students. This is the fourth time students from CSU, Chico have won "Best of Show" in this systemwide competition. In addition, Chico has won in the category "Best Animation" in an unprecedented eight out of the 13 years since the competition began. Full Story