CSU, Chico News

Professors Lynne Bercaw and Patrick Doyle, California State University, Chico, have been selected as faculty fellows for the California Campus Compact Carnegie Foundation Service-Learning for Political Engagement Program. Only 25 faculty members from public and private universities were selected from across the state. Full Story

In collaboration with Butte County Office of Education, Region 2 Learning Support, and the Sacramento County Office of Education, California State University, Chico Center for Regional and Continuing Education will host Leading the Frontier – After-School Program Professional Development Institute, July 30 – August 3, on the CSU, Chico campus. Full Story

California State University, Chico MBA student Beth Dunn has won the first prize in the Institute for Management Accountants (IMA) Carl Menconi Ethics Case Writing Competition. Full Story

California State University, Chico's Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society is pleased to announce their annual Initiation and Medallion Ceremony scheduled for Monday, May 7, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in the BMU auditorium. Full Story

Students in Professor Cynthia Siemsen’s Sociology of the Life course at California State University, Chico are giving a party for some of Chico’s senior citizens whom they have gotten to know during this semester. On Tuesday, May 15, from noon until 2 p.m. in BMU 210, students who have taken the oral histories of 18 people will present their stories to them. Full Story

Five marketing students came home from a regional competition in Fresno this past weekend singing “We Are the Champions” and carrying a 40-inch trophy they received for placing first with their Coca-Cola advertising campaign. The American Advertising Federation National Student Advertising Competition (AAFNSAC) sponsored the regional contest. Full Story

“Watershed,” California State University, Chico’s literary magazine, is celebrating 30 years of continuous publication with a special reading of past and current contributors published in the anniversary double issue this spring. The reading will take place on Thursday, May 10, 7:30 p.m. in room 210 of the Bell Memorial Union. A reception will follow. Full Story

California State University, Chico students in a pilot program on civic engagement will lead a second town hall meeting for campus and community members Wednesday, May 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m., in the BMU Auditorium. Full Story

California State University, Chico engineering students will try to hold onto Chico’s “mouse maze” record as they host Stanford, UC Berkeley, UC Davis and other schools in a regional competition of student-made miniature robots. Full Story

Students from the American Society of Interior Designers at California State University, Chico, are selecting fabrics, creating paint palettes and laying out floor plans to brighten the living spaces for people receiving services from Butte County Behavioral Health. Full Story