CSU, Chico News

Thirty-five youth from all over California, as well as Oregon, Nevada and Washington, are attending the Ability First Sports Camp this week at California State University, Chico. The camp, a one-week residential camp for youth with physical disabilities, emphasizes both sport skill development and socialization. Full Story

A team of three California State University, Chico engineering students has come in second place in a national design competition hosted by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), one of the world's largest professional associations in the area of technology. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s intrepid Skye “The P.E. Guy” Dunn embarks on his coast-to-coast adventure next week advocating healthy and high-quality physical education as an answer to the nation’s obesity problem. Full Story

Students from Northwestern Lehigh High School in New Tripoli, Pa., took top honors in a national business contest in New York City May 25, impressing the judges with their new parfait and lollipop business. But judges were equally impressed with their global outreach projects in Peru and Nicaragua. Full Story

For the second time in 10 years, California State University, Chico’s beautiful but smelly “corpse flower” is blooming. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers won regional awards this month for professional development and retention of members. Full Story

More than 80 high school students from six states will be traveling to New York next week to try to become the USA SAGE champion and earn an invitation to represent their country at the SAGE World Cup in Odessa, Ukraine. Full Story

Jessica Cook, a senior in animal science at California State University, Chico, took first place in the Biological and Agricultural Sciences division of the 21st California State University Student Research Competition for research in plant science. Full Story

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is featuring California State University, Chico in its new marketing video following the University’s record-breaking fund-raising during 2006-07. Full Story

California State University, Chico's 117th Commencement will feature two commencement ceremonies for the class of 2007, one on Saturday, May 19, and one on Sunday, May 20. In addition, several colleges and programs will hold receptions and special ceremonies. Full Story