CSU, Chico News

To help commemorate Cesar Chavez Day, Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Union and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation, will be speaking tomorrow, March 30, in the BMU Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. The talk will be followed by a candlelight march from the BMU to downtown Chico at 8:30 p.m. in honor of Chavez. Full Story

The Northern California Natural History Museum at California State University, Chico announces its lecture series, "Museum Without Walls," beginning April 7. It will continue on each Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. in Holt 170. Full Story

The Northeastern California Partnership for Special Education at California State University, Chico has been awarded with the 2004 American Council on Rural Special Education (ACRES) award for "Exemplary Preservice and Inservice Teacher Preparation." Full Story

On Saturday, March 27, two special events for youth entrepreneurship hosted by Students in Free Enterprises (SIFE) will take place at California State University, Chico. Full Story

Stacie Hiramoto, vice president of the National Association of Social Work (NASW) Board of Directors, will visit the California State University, Chico campus on Tuesday, March 30, in honor of National Social Work Month. She will meet with faculty, students and community professionals from 6:30 until 9 p.m. in Kendall 207. Full Story

Stephen H. Schneider, recognized as one of the world's leading experts in atmospheric research, will speak on April 8 and 9 as part of the Rawlins Environmental Lecture Series, California State University, Chico. Full Story

The California State University, Chico Educational Talent Search Program will conduct a fundraiser and bake sale at all three Chico Round Table Pizza locations on Thursday, March 25, 5-9 p.m. Each year one student is selected to attend a one-week National Student Leadership Congress in Washington D.C., sponsored by the Council for Opportunity in Education. Round Table Pizza will donate 20 percent of all sales to customers who present a Pizza Fun Night coupon. Coupons can be obtained on site from Talent Search volunteers. Full Story

Victoria Bernhardt, professor of Professional Studies in Education at California State University, Chico has received a Distinguished Achievement Citation (DAC) from her alma mater, Iowa State University. Full Story

According to award-winning author Lester Brown, "The world needs a new plan. Plan A, the status quo of over consumption of the world's natural capital, can not continue. What we need is a major shift in our priorities toward environmental securities, and we need to do it fast at wartime speed." Full Story

For the week of March 8-12, noted Israeli folk dancer Levi Bar-Gil will instruct and lecture students from various recreation and physical education classes at CSU, Chico, along with traveling to various local schools. Full Story