CSU, Chico News

California State University, Chico’s long-standing Museum of Anthropology has a new name that honors the contributions of Valene L. Smith, CSU, Chico anthropology professor emerita. Full Story

The College of Business 2009 Executive Lecture Series will present financial planning expert Scott Hanson on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m. in Performing Arts Center 134. A College of Business alumnus of California State University, Chico, Hanson will talk about how the rules for financial planning have changed after the fall of Wall Street in 2008. Full Story

First-year students at California State University, Chico have teamed up with health and community services majors to sponsor a significant canned food drive and other events to benefit the homeless in the Chico community. Full Story

The California State University, Chico College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) Faculty Colloquium this year will honor economist Michael Perelman, author of “The Confiscation of American Prosperity: From Right-Wing Extremism and Economic Ideology to the Next Great Depression” (Palgrave MacMillan, 2007). Full Story

Ballroom Dance Night at California State University, Chico will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 7–10 p.m. in Shurmer Gym. The theme is “A Night in the Spotlight: Let Your Light Shine.” Full Story

The California State University, Chico Peace Institute is offering the second of its three-part series on health care reform this coming Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7:30–9:30 p.m. in Ayres 120. Bill Moyer’s Journal Interview of Wendell Potter from July 10, 2009 will be shown and a discussion will follow. The event is free and open to the public. Full Story

The Orion, California State University, Chico’s student newspaper, has won the National Pacemaker Award, widely considered the highest honor in college journalism, for an 11th time. Full Story

Jackson Katz, a ground-breaking and internationally recognized expert on men and violence, will give a talk at California State University, Chico Friday, Nov. 13, in the BMU Auditorium. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s Acker Gym will be bursting with students Monday, Nov. 9, as money is raised for children’s cancer research at Up ‘til Dawn, the biggest single night of volunteer service on campus. Full Story

One hundred school-aged athletes from five surrounding counties will attend the ninth annual Adapted Physical Education Sports Day held at California State University, Chico this Friday, Nov. 6. Kinesiology students will oversee events for the athletes from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in Shurmer and Acker gymnasiums. Full Story