CSU, Chico News

California State University, Chico President Paul Zingg has been named to the American Council on Education’s Commission on Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity. Full Story

The Center for Multicultural and Gender Studies, California State University, Chico, is hosting a series of events with special guest speaker Paula Rothenberg, on Tuesday, Feb. 22 and Wednesday, Feb. 23. The events are free and open to the public. Full Story

Anita Barker has been named director of intercollegiate athletics and recreational sports at California State University, Chico. Barker has been in the position as interim athletic director for the past three years. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s Human-Powered Vehicle (HPV) team placed first in the single-rider endurance race and placed third overall in the single-rider category at the 2005 West Coast Human-Powered Vehicle Competition in Fresno, the weekend of April 29.
HPV’s are “aerodynamic, highly engineered vehicles.” Nineteen universities in addition to CSU, Chico entered HPV’s, including the single-rider first- and second-place winners, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, first, and the University of Missouri at Rolla, second. Full Story

The National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) has selected Peter Kittle, the 2004-2005 Outstanding Advisor for California State University, Chico, as an Outstanding Advising Certificate of Merit recipient. Full Story

Award-winning filmmaker Robert “Bobby” Shepard and Nikki Giovanni—poet, professor, and commentator—will visit California State University, Chico during February for Black History Month. Full Story

The farm is coming to campus! The Chico State Students for Responsible Agriculture (SRA) will educate and entertain elementary school students by bringing hands-on agriculture to the Free Speech Area. The 13th annual Ag Day is scheduled for Thursday, March 10, from 9 a.m.-noon. Full Story

The farm is coming to campus! The CSU, Chico Students for Responsible Agriculture (SRA) will educate and entertain elementary school students by bringing hands-on agriculture to the Free Speech Area. The 13th annual Ag Day is scheduled for Thursday, March 10 from 9 a.m.-noon. Full Story

Cindy Wolff, professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences at California State University, Chico and director of both the Sierra Cascade Nutrition and Activity Consortium and the OPT for Fit Kids program, has been awarded a $418,750 grant to implement the California children’s 5 a Day–Power Play! Campaign. The campaign will cover the 12-county Sierra Cascade Region over the next three years. Full Story

The inauguration of Paul J. Zingg as the 11th president in California State University, Chico’s 118-year history will feature music, an address by Zingg and ceremonial contributions by many representatives, marking the symbolic start of Zingg’s tenure. The inauguration will take place Monday, April 18, at 10 am in Laxson Auditorium. Chancellor of the California State University Charles Reed, chair of the CSU Board of Trustees Murray Galinson and a number of CSU presidents are among the dignitaries attending the inauguration. Full Story