CSU, Chico News

Jason Tannen, Department of Art and Art History, California State University, Chico, has just had his film “The Pressman Negatives” nominated for a “Tinny Award” in the Film Noir category at the 2008 Swansea Film Festival. This international film festival takes place May 31–June 7 in Swansea Bay, United Kingdom. The festival will screen 175 films. “Pressman” was nominated along with five other films in the noir category. Full Story

The California State University, Chico chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society is pleased to announce its annual Initiation and Medallion Ceremony to be held on Monday, May 5, 2008 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium. Full Story

Student teams from 17 high schools across California will compete in the sixth annual Students for the Advancement of Global Entrepreneurship (SAGE) tournament in Sacramento this Saturday, April 26. The top four teams advancing from the preliminary round will repeat their multimedia presentations before a panel of over 120 leaders from academia, nonprofit organizations and the business sector, who will judge in the afternoon. Full Story

Trebuchets, model bridges, mousetrap cars, physiological replicas and gliders are some of the design competitions to be held at the Northern California MESA Day on Saturday, April 26, at California State University, Chico. More than 500 middle and high school students, from the Oregon border to the Bay Area, will showcase their projects and engage in a variety of fun, hands-on math, science and engineering competitive events. Students have earned the opportunity to participate in this regional round of competitions through their winning placement at similar preliminary events in their communities. Full Story

After more than 10 years of planning, the Northern California Natural History Museum is taking a significant step in the construction of its building on the California State University, Chico campus adjacent to the Bidwell Mansion. There will be a groundbreaking ceremony on the building site at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 24. Full Story

Research by faculty and students in California State University, Chico’s College of Natural Sciences will be celebrated at a poster session Tuesday, April 22, in the BMU Auditorium. Full Story

For the second year in a row, California State University, Chico is the top collegiate fund-raiser for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., topping all other schools with a total of $183,561 raised to date during the 2007-2008 academic year. CSU, Chico set new records this year for the number of volunteers taking part to raise money – 2,021 – and the number of letters sent out requesting support, which was in excess of 37,000. The University kicked off its fund-raising effort Nov. 5, 2007, with the popular Up ’til Dawn event held in Acker Gym. Full Story

Six students from the California State University, Chico Department of Mathematics competed in the 40th Annual Statewide Mathletics Competition, held at California State University, Monterey Bay April 12. Full Story

The Northern California Natural History Museum groundbreaking, a tribute to Trinity Hall and many annual events highlight this year’s Founders Week events taking place April 19-27, 2008. Full Story

Construction Management faculty from California State University, Chico recently returned from the 44th Annual Associated Schools of Construction’s (ASC) International Conference held April 2-5 at Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., where they presented work in building information modeling (BIM). Full Story