CSU, Chico News

The Department of Sociology, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, and the California State University, Chico Chapter of Amnesty International will present a colloquium by G. William Domhoff titled "After So Many Setbacks, Why Doesn't the Left Do Differently?" Full Story

More than 450 alumni, students, parents and community members crowded the University Farm pavilion last weekend to celebrate the CSU, Chico College of Agriculture's annual Fall Festival. Full Story

James Sterba, Notre Dame scholar and author, will speak on "The War in Iraq: A Moral Assessment" on Wednesday, Oct. 20, at 7 PM on the California State University, Chico campus in Performing Arts Center 134. Full Story

A course developed and taught by Andrew Flescher, Department of Religious Studies, and Daniel Worthen, Department of Psychology, has been recognized as one of the top ethics courses in the country. Their honors course "What Motivates Altruism?" was one of 11 courses selected for top honors by the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love. Full Story

A renewable energy proposal that matches California State University, Chico students with businesses interested in a transition to solar energy has been funded by Environmental Protection Agency's People, Prosperity and the Planet Projects. The project will begin this fall and run through the spring of 2005. Full Story

Sociologist Janja Lalich's book "Bounded Choice: True Believers and Charismatic Cults," has been released by the University of California Press. Lalich, a professor at California State University, Chico, is a writer, consultant and specialist in the study of cults and psychological manipulation and abuse. Full Story

The Northern California Natural History Museum (NCNHM) at California State University, Chico is kicking off its fall lecture program, titled "Water," with a series of free lectures on water-related phenomena and their importance in natural and human affairs. The series is part of the museum's outreach effort: The Museum Without Walls. Full Story

California State University, Chico's 10th annual Conference on Excellence in Learning and Teaching will be held on campus Thursday, Oct. 21, and Friday, Oct. 22. The conference is open to all regional educators and CSU, Chico faculty, administrators and staff. Full Story

The Chico Chapter of the California State University, Chico Alumni Association invites you to attend their Third Annual Fall Mixer, Thursday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. on the Kendall Hall Lawn on the CSU, Chico campus. In case of rain, the event will be held in Selvester's Café-by-the-Creek. Full Story

A series of free tours of the trees and plants of the California State University, Chico campus arboretum will be available on five Wednesdays, starting Oct. 6. The easy walks will start at 11 a.m. in front of Kendall Hall, the administration building. Full Story