CSU, Chico News

As California State University, Chico students return to campus for the spring 2008 semester, they will be treated to a rare sand mandala being created by a well-known Tibetan scholar and teacher. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s competitive collegiate sport clubs collected 1,242 cans and other food items in 10 days this month as part of a holiday food drive to benefit the Jesus Center in Chico. Full Story

California State University, Chico, Center for Regional and Continuing Education, the Globalization and Localization Association and the Localization Institute announce early enrollment for the 2008 Localization Certification Program and Localization Project Management Certification. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s School of Education has received national accreditation by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Full Story

The Staff Council at California State University, Chico is in its 22nd year of sponsoring the Needy Children’s Gift Program, and it’s been another wonderful year for the program. This year 210 children from 91 families will receive gifts through the generosity of departments and offices within the University. Some local businesses also participate. Full Story

Katie Gonser and her husband, Ken Grossman, co-founder of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, today announced sponsorship of the SAGE Award for Environmental Stewardship. This award was made to the Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) program at California State University, Chico, to be distributed to high school students who display the most creativity, innovation and effectiveness at launching environmental ventures. Full Story

College of Agriculture Outreach Coordinator Shannon Douglass and student Grace Berryhill won top prizes in two divisions of the state Young Farmers and Ranchers Discussion Meet held as part of the California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting in Sparks, Nev., the first weekend in December. Douglass won the open competition for 18- to 35-year-old members, and Berryhill placed first in the separate Collegiate Discussion Meet. Full Story

California State University, Chico Continuing Education, in partnership with Butte County Family Court Services, Superior Court of California, presents Children in Trauma 2008: Helping Children Survive Trauma: Early Life Stress, Brain Development and Effective Interventions. The two-day professional development conference will be held Jan. 11-12, 2008, at the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium on the CSU, Chico campus. Full Story

Jack Schultz, author ofBoomtown USA: The 7 ½ Keys to Big Success in Small Towns, will be the keynote speaker at the 8th Annual Tri County Economic Forecast Conference hosted by the California State University, Chico Center for Economic Development. The conference takes place Thursday, Jan. 17, from 7 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bell Memorial Union on the CSU, Chico campus. Full Story

Michelle Wiggley, a native of Red Bluff and an agricultural student at California State University, Chico, received an honorable mention award at the National Beef Competition held in New Orleans in October. Wiggley will become a member of the National Beef Ambassador team and will travel throughout the United States in 2008 addressing beef industry issues. Full Story