CSU, Chico News

The Office of Alumni and Parent Relations and the Office of Public Affairs and Publications, California State University, Chico, have both won awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Full Story

The SBC Foundation awarded the CSU, Chico Research Foundation's Center for Economic Development (CED) $25,000 from their SBC Excelerator technology grants to support CED's effort in creating an online community in California. SBC Excelerator, the SBC Foundation's signature initiative, funds projects that use technology to build stronger communities. The project, developed by CED Director Dan Ripke, will be a Web site providing economic developers throughout California with access to a large, well-developed user-created online community of information, resources and expertise. Full Story

CSU, Chico Research Foundation's Center for Economic Development (CED) has received $10,000 from Tehama County-based Rolling Hills Casino to support the center's annual economic and demographic profile series. The contribution will help with production of the series, creating a partnership between the casino and the CED. Full Story

On Saturday, Oct. 1, more than 1,000 California State University, Chico students, faculty, staff and Chico community members will gather for the 8th annual Scour and Devour. Full Story

The Staff Council at California State University, Chico is in their 20th year of sponsoring the Needy Children's Gift Program, and it's been a good year, indeed. One hundred eighty-two children from 81 families will receive gifts this year through the generosity of departments and offices within the University. Full Story

The California State University, Chico Research Foundation has received approximately $150,000 in grant funding in support of a three-year Arundo donax eradication project in Lindo Channel, through a grant from the California Bay-Delta Authority and in partnership with Team Arundo del Norte. The director is Kristin Cooper-Carter, environmental projects director, College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Construction Management, and the project manager is Susan Mason. Full Story

Carol Huston, nursing professor at California State University, Chico, has been named president-elect of Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), the honor society for nursing and the second largest nursing organization in the world. Full Story

The fifth annual student-sponsored Up 'til Dawn event at California State University, Chico, held on Nov. 7, was a resounding success. More than 850 participants produced over 18,000 letters to friends and family requesting donations for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Full Story

Ann Schulte, Department of Education, California State University, Chico, has been elected to the position of chair-elect for the Self-study (S-STEP) special interest group of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). S-STEP is a forum for educators of teachers. Full Story

Jean Schuldberg, EdD, LCSW, will present the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Colloquium on Dec. 1, in Ayres 106 at 7 p.m. Schuldberg, a professor in the School of Social Work, will present "You Are Lying to Me, There Was No Such War: Reflections of Iu-Mien Social Service Workers on Cultural Competency in Social Work." Full Story