CSU, Chico News

Planners and other resource professionals, faculty, students and the general public are invited to a one-day conference on historic preservation on Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium, California State University, Chico. Full Story

California’s reputation as a “free” state during the Civil War era is largely undeserved, said Michael Magliari, a professor of history at California State University, Chico. Magliari is working on a book on the exploitation of Indian workers in the state during the 1850s and 1860s. With the passage of California’s Act for the Government and Protection of Indians, a system of what Magliari calls “unfree labor” was made legally possible, fostering “abuses that shaded over into de facto slavery.” Full Story

California State University, Chico’s College of Business has announced the appointment of Ryne Johnson as the new director of the Center for Entrepreneurship. Full Story

The underpass segment of Red Bluff’s River Park Trail project will be dedicated to Richard G. Holman, Department of Construction Management, California State University, Chico for his contributions to the project. Red Bluff Trails United (RBTU) will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Red Bluff on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 4 p.m. at the entrance to the trail underpass behind the Chamber of Commerce at River Park. Full Story

Three California State University, Chico juniors have each received $5,000 scholarships designated for visually impaired students. Full Story

California State University, Chico has been named to a list of 15 colleges and universities around the world cited for their leadership in sustainability and environmental programs. Full Story

Senior Kevin Brady, a construction management major at California State University, Chico, has received a 2007-08 William R. Hearst/CSU Trustees' Award for Outstanding Achievement, one of the most prestigious honors a student in the CSU can receive. Full Story

California State University, Chico has been host this summer to several groups of students looking to overcome obstacles to receive a college education. The following programs are some of the larger outreach programs hosted by the University during the summer. Full Story

A different kind of boot camp is in session now in Holt Hall at California State University, Chico. Twenty first-time freshmen in math, science and engineering programs are going through some rigorous training to prepare them for battle with college-level precalculus, calculus, chemistry and physics. The students come from throughout California. Full Story

The Child Development Laboratory at California State University, Chico under the Child Development Program has partnered with the on-campus Associated Students Children’s Center for the last three years to provide comprehensive services to university students and families in the community. After meetings between the faculty, the dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the Associated Students and the Children’s Center director, the program has officially been renamed Associated Students Child Development Laboratory. Full Story