CSU, Chico News

California State University, Chico has established several scholarships to be awarded to high school projects of the highest quality entered into the Chico Science Fair. Full Story

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at California State University, Chico is presenting its spring colloquium on Thursday, April 5, with psychologist Neil Schwartz as the speaker. The title of Schwartz's presentation is "Inducing Deep Level Comprehension in Web-based Learning: The Role of Metaphorical Priming." Full Story

California State University, Chico's Department of Accounting and Management Information Systems (MIS) has received notification from the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) of certification of information security competency that is the first step in becoming a Center for Excellence with the National Security Agency. Full Story

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

Troy Jollimore, a professor in the Department of Philosophy at California State University, Chico, received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry at the NBCC Awards Ceremony on March 8 in New York City. Full Story

Students from California State University, Chico, Butte Community College, community members and children of all ages are invited to the Fourth Annual Shamrock Shuffle and Flapjack Feed on Saturday morning, March 17, on Kendall Hall Lawn. Full Story

For local high schools, spring brings STAR (Standardized Reporting and Testing). One program at California State University, Chico is especially concerned with students' testing participation. The Early Assessment Program (EAP), a collaborative effort among the State Board of Education, the California Department of Education and the California State University (CSU), was established to provide opportunities for students to measure their readiness for college-level English and mathematics in their junior year of high school by adding an augmented portion to the STAR test. Full Story

California State University, Chico Professor of Japanese Kimihiko Nomura, CSU, Chico's Outstanding Teacher for 2006-07, is organizing a unique fund-raiser for cancer patients that will include cutting his distinctive, waist-length hair. Full Story

Delegates from the Residence Hall Association (RHA), California State University, Chico, brought back honors from the Pacific Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls (PACURH) regional conference held in February at Oregon State University. Full Story

On Feb. 27, University Housing and Food Service, California State University, Chico, recognized students living in on-campus residence halls with the highest grade point averages for the fall semester. Full Story