CSU, Chico News

California State University, Chico won two top awards at the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) regional conference in San Francisco Dec. 8. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s Department of University Housing and Food Service has received two honors this fall by national organizations for its residence hall programs. Full Story

California State University, Chico students have qualified to compete against 31 other schools at the National Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl to be held March 5, 2009, in Cincinnati. Full Story

The Center for Economic Development (CED), California State University, Chico will hold its ninth annual Tri-County Economic Forecast Conference on Jan. 15, 2009, from 8 a.m. until noon in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium. Breakfast will be served beginning at 7 a.m. Full Story

California State University, Chico Continuing Education, in partnership with Butte County Family Court Services, Superior Court of California, presents Children in Trauma 2009: Neuroscience and the Age of Miracles. The two-day professional development conference will be held Jan. 16-17, 2009, at the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium on the CSU, Chico campus. Full Story

The University’s Needy Children Program, started in the mid 1980s and now conducted under California State University, Chico Staff Council leadership, has completed its gift collection for this year. More than 176 children in 81 families will receive gifts as a result of the program. Full Story

Sustainable Consultations of Office Practices (SCOOP) won first place for student projects at a California State University systemwide Facilities Management conference in November. Full Story

Once again, students participating in the Model United Nations (MUN) course at California State University, Chico made an excellent showing at the American West Model United Nations Conference, Nov. 22-25, in Las Vegas. They brought home the Outstanding Delegation award (the top award given at the conference) and 11 out of 36 possible awards. Full Story

Sociologist Tony Waters, California State University, Chico, will be the keynote speaker for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Colloquium on Monday, Dec. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium. He will talk about ideas from his recently published book, “When Killing is a Crime.” Full Story

Well-known entrepreneur Thomas Quinn, president and CEO of E-Fuel Corporation, will be speaking tomorrow, Dec. 2, on “Sustainability and Entrepreneurship” in California State University, Chico’s Bell Memorial Union, room 210, at 7 p.m. Full Story