CSU, Chico News

The fundraising team for Up ’til Dawn recently learned that their letter-writing efforts have resulted in $200,868 in donations to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. This places them, once again, in the top money-raising spot for all of the universities across the nation so far this academic year. There is still some time before final numbers are in. Full Story

On Feb. 18, Dean Willie Hopkins, College of Business (COB), California State University, Chico, and four business students traveled to the U.S. Air Force Academy near Colorado Springs, Colo., to attend the 16th Annual National Character and Leadership Symposium. The symposium included presentations by speakers including CEOs of renowned nonprofit organizations such as the Make-a-Wish Foundation, decorated military personnel and NASA astronaut Guion Bluford Jr. More than 4,000 U.S. Air Force cadets and 200 visiting college students attended the three-day symposium. Full Story

The Northern California Natural History Museum at California State University, Chico is offering Legacy Paving Stones in its Founders Plaza for sale for personalized inscriptions. Full Story

The Orion, California State University, Chico’s award-winning student newspaper, made a sweep of top awards at a national journalism convention last weekend. Full Story

The California Mechatronics Center (CMC) at California State University, Chico is hosting a demonstration of a small, robotic off-highway vehicle (ROHV) on Wednesday, March 4, at 10 a.m., at the University Farm Pavilion off Hagen Lane in Chico. The public and press are invited to see this vehicle in action. Full Story

A Saturday program of Chinese language classes has been met with enthusiasm by parents and children of Chinese descent. In addition to learning Chinese, 31 children, from 5 to 12 years old, are gaining a basic understanding of Chinese cultural heritage. Full Story

California State University, Chico has received $40,000 to advance revision of its general education program and incorporate civic engagement and other “high impact” educational practices in GE to enhance student learning and success. Full Story

California State University, Chico’s Speech and Debate team will host the Northern California Forensics Association Spring Championships this weekend, Feb. 20-22, with more than 25 schools from California taking part. Full Story

High School students and current college students are invited to an informational event on Friday, Feb. 27, 2–4 p.m., Kendall 207, California State University, Chico. Students who have already decided to be teachers and those who may have just begun thinking about it are invited to get acquainted with the fields of math and science and to learn about a variety of scholarship opportunities. Full Story

A consortium of California State University, Chico and Butte College has obtained a nearly half-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to collaborate with community partners to reduce and respond to the crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking in our campus communities. Full Story