CSU, Chico News

Graduate student Marycarmen Rosales, who is pursuing a master’s degree in communication sciences and disorders at California State University, Chico, has received the prestigious 2008 William R. Hearst/CSU Trustee’s Award for Outstanding Achievement. Full Story

The Chemistry Summer Research Institute (CSRI) at California State University, Chico offers a unique program of research opportunity, mentoring and financial support. Begun four years ago at the suggestion of organic chemist David Ball (who has included more than 50 students as co-workers in his research during his tenure at CSU, Chico), CSRI brings professors and students together to educate each other in their separate research problems, methods and results. Full Story

The Department of Professional Studies in Education at California State University, Chico has been notified by the U.S. Department of Education that it is one of 20 institutions in 15 states awarded a grant to improve special education teacher training programs. Full Story

The Northern California Writing Project at California State University, Chico is offering a one-week summer program, from July 28 through August 1, specifically designed for teaching writing to students who live in Northern California. All teachers of writing are invited to attend. Full Story

California State University, Chico has once again been named to an exclusive list of national schools leading the way in sustainability and environmental awareness. Full Story

Robert and Sharon Ross, professors emeriti of the departments of political science and mathematics, respectively, have made a gift of original Winslow Homer prints to the Janet Turner Print Museum at California State University, Chico. The gift includes a collection of wood-engraving illustrations, an original woodblock for his print “Cutting a Figure” and three original etchings, also by Homer. In addition, there is an etching by Renoir, “Sur la plage,” and an etching by Pissarro, “Vachère au bord de l’eau.” Full Story

Josh Trout, professor in the Department of Kinesiology at California State University, Chico, and David Kahan, PhD, San Diego State University, have co-authored “Supersized PE: A Comprehensive Guidebook for Teaching Overweight Students,” published by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Full Story

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has awarded the California State University a second major grant, this one of $474,000 to support Professional Science Master’s (PSM) programs. CSU, Chico is one of the 14 CSUs currently offering the program and will receive $26,389, bringing its three-year total to $76, 162. Full Story

The Herbarium at California State University, Chico, located on the first floor of Holt Hall, is a little-known treasure, a warehouse of approximately 98,000 native plants. Data on native plants from the herbarium was recently part of a study to analyze current distributions of plants native to California and to project distributions into the future. Full Story