CSU, Chico News

The agriculture community helped raise more than $75,000 at the 9th Annual CSU, Chico, Superior Ag Wittmeier Ford Golf Classic, which took place Monday, July 19, at Butte Creek Country Club. Proceeds from this event are used for scholarships and other student-related programs, and after expenses are paid, generally net between $35,000-$40,000 each year. Full Story

California State University, Chico will be hosting 105 Eurasian and 36 U.S. secondary school teachers at a three-day conference this weekend devoted to teaching excellence across cultures. Full Story

Earl R. Kruschke, professor emeritus of political science, and his wife, Marilyn Ann Kruschke, have presented the Department of Music at California State University, Chico with a $25,000 gift that will underwrite the cost of rebuilding a 1921 Steinway D concert grand piano long owned by the university. Full Story

California State University, Chico President Paul Zingg will be one of the 186 players participating in the 9th Annual CSU, Chico Superior Ag/Wittmeier Ford Golf Classic on Monday, July 19, at Butte Creek Country Club. The tournament is the College of Agriculture's major fund-raiser, and usually nets between $35,000 and $40,000 for scholarships and other student-related programs. Full Story

The Center for Applied and Professional Ethics (CAPE), at California State University, Chico will sponsor a forum on Oct. 13, in which attendees will convene at 5:30 PM to watch the third and final debate between presidential candidates George W. Bush and John Kerry and then discuss issues surrounding the election. Full Story

Eight students from California State University, Chico's College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology started summer internships June 7 at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). JPL is located at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. Professor Hede Ma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, worked last summer for JPL. He asked representatives to visit Chico and interview students for possible internships. Full Story

California State University, Chico civil engineering students continued a tradition of design excellence in competitions earlier this month by dominating the Structural Engineers Association of Central California (SEAOCC) student design competition. Full Story

California State University, Chico is embarking on a campus sustainability assessment. The assessment is part of a campus-wide effort to establish CSU, Chico as a "green" campus, according to Mark Stemen, coordinator of Environmental Studies. Full Story

Former Department of Music Chair Alfred Loeffler's gift of more than 200 Civil War books and maps will be announced next week during the campus visit of Pulitzer Prize-winning author James McPherson. Full Story

The importance of scholarships at California State University, Chico is highlighted with the announcement that Martha Williams, former director of Educational Support Programs, has assumed responsibilities for the University's scholarship program. Full Story