Programs
’Cat Tales: Maintaining a Legacy
Read about the accomplishments of students, staff, and alums in the weekly edition of ’Cat Tales.
’Cat Tales: Excellence in Film-making, on the Runway, and International Affairs
Read about the accomplishments of students, staff, and alums in the weekly edition of ’Cat Tales.
’Cat Tales: Bringing Visions to Life
Read about the accomplishments of students, staff, and alums in the weekly edition of ’Cat Tales.
’Cats Trade a Day Off of School for Volunteering in the Community
'Cats spent Monday making a difference in Chico by volunteering on their day off. Roughly 160 students took part in 'Cats in the Community on Cesar Chavez Day, honoring Chavez's legacy by giving back to the community.
’Cat Tales: Lending a Paw
Read about the accomplishments of students, staff, and alums in the weekly edition of ’Cat Tales.
Oh, The Places Wildcats Go
As we return from another spring break that saw Chico State students making a difference through well-known programs like CAVE's Alternative Spring Break and the Blitz Build, we wondered, "What else do our Wildcats get up to while they're away?"
’Cat Tales: Students Doing Big Things on the Court, in the Community, and on Your Computer Screen
Read about the accomplishments of students, staff, and alums in the weekly edition of ’Cat Tales.
’Cat Tales: Spring Brings New Thrills in Clubs, Sports, and Taxes — Yes, Taxes
Read about the accomplishments of students, staff, and alums in the weekly edition of ’Cat Tales.
’Cat Tales: Students Who Are Changing the Way We Commute, Eat and Study
Read about the accomplishments of students, staff, and alums in the weekly edition of ’Cat Tales.
We Never Stop Exploring
Don't miss out on the trips offered by adventure outings to students and the Chico community.
#ChooseChico
We all know selecting a college is a tough choice. Here at Chico State, we want new students to be sure. That is why we offer an open house and day of activities that will help prospective students decide if Chico is the place for them. In anticipation of this year’s Choose Chico! event (April 6, 2013), […]
Planning Events and Honoring Heroes
By Alison Healey, senior Business- Marketing, and Recreation Management Major “Recreation… So you’re majoring in playing?” This is what statement I hear from many people when I tell them I am majoring in recreation. Most people don’t realize the recreation major encompasses many fields, including event planning, parks management, hospitality, and tourism. Through my Recreation 474 […]
The Orion’s Going #DigitalFirst
By Ben Mullin, Journalism and English Literature major Managing Editor, The Orion When The Orion news team convened for the first meeting of the semester, I told them all to take a deep breath and close their eyes. Some raised their eyebrows. Some cracked hesitant smiles. But they humored me while I began my speech: […]
Model United Nations: Best Experience of My College Career
By Chelsey Korman, Senior, Journalism The Model United Nations is extremely difficult to describe in only 250 words, but here is my attempt. When I first started taking the class, the officers raved about how close we would all become and what a great experience Model United Nations is. To be honest, it just sounded […]
Take a Hike!
The Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve (BCCER) fulfills a variety of important functions: it provides numerous opportunities for graduate student research projects from archaeology to zoology; it serves as an outdoor classroom for third and fourth grade students who learn about its flora and fauna within the framework of California State Science Standards and California […]
Let’s Do Some Dancin’!
By Rory Miller, Assistant Sports Information Director Re-posted from Chico State Athletics. For fans, coaches and players assembled upstairs Sunday night at Madison Bear Garden, the atmosphere was one of anxiousness for the Chico State women’s basketball team, as the Wildcats waited to see if their late-season heroics were enough to earn a berth into […]
Why Our Ag Majors Are Growing
By Jennifer Ryder Fox, dean of the College of Agriculture After reading the January 19, 2012 Yahoo Education article “College Majors That Are Useless,” one might be led to believe that the author, Terence Loose, has something against eating, wearing clothes, enjoying a natural landscape, or smelling a bouquet of roses. What other reason could […]
Big Bass, Big Money
By Bryce Hayes, CSU, Chico Alumnus, Construction Management 2011 When a good friend of mine mentioned he was starting up a fishing club on campus in 2009, initially I didn’t think much of it. I have always had a passion for fishing and the outdoors, but never considered joining a club that offered this type […]
Recycle, Reuse
By Bianca Hernandez, Senior, Majors: Anthropology and Journalism — News Editorial I nervously eyed the shelves brimming with binders and notebooks. The nice woman at the desk in BMU 301 had told me to help myself since everything was free, but I just couldn’t trust it. Free school supplies? It felt like a trick. I […]
Rock and Roll and the Fall of Communism
By Matt Robertson, Graduate Studies in History Studying abroad means more than just studying, and few public institutions of higher education facilitate the experience better than Chico State. Two weeks ago in Berlin, I saw Checkpoint Charlie (where WWIII almost began) and the Brandenburg Gate, and quivered with unbridled emotion at a Holocaust museum. But […]
Study Abroad in Spain
By Gia Martucci, Senior, Liberal Studies Major One evening about a month ago I found myself sitting on my 7th floor balcony, catching up with a good friend of mine from Chico when he confessed that he thought I was very brave to traverse the world by myself to spend the summer in San Sebastian, […]
My Summer in Prague
By Kjerstin Wood, Sophomore, Major: Journalism Here’s a question for you: What can you do in 57 days? Let’s narrow it down even further—what can you do for 57 days in the summer? With no classes, friends travelling back home, and maybe you dreading going back to that summer job you’ve done five summers in […]
The Perks of a Passport!
By Amanda Clifford, Senior, Major: International Relations and Social Science, Marketing minor I never thought I´d leave Chico State with my most valued possession being my passport, but the places it has taken me and what I´ve learned have sincerely changed my life. Spring semester of my sophomore year came, and I was feeling stuck […]
My Unexpected Paradise
By Jaclyn Percy, senior, major in journalism option in public relations If you would have asked me four years ago where I was going to go to college, never in a million years would the words “Chico State” have come out of my mouth. I was bound and determined to get the heck out of […]
BCCER: A Classroom in the Great Outdoors!
Tired of sitting in a classroom? Do you find yourself staring longingly out your dorm room window? Does parking yourself in the library with a laptop on a sunny, spring day make you stir crazy? Get out into Mother Nature’s classroom! We are exceptionally fortunate in Northern California, and at Chico State, to have access […]
Time to Put on Your Dancing Shoes
By Megan McCourt, senior, journalism major On the first day of beginning ballroom dance, most people looked scared. Some of them think they have two left feet, others worry they won’t be able to keep time. Most everyone is nervous about having to be physically close to the opposite sex. By the end of the […]
Pigs, Goats, and Heifers, Oh, My!
If you are anything like me, you may not know much about the University Farm. But after a guided tour by student Kayla Pauwels, my eyes were opened to the amazing things our 800-acre University Farm provides. Split into livestock and crops and orchards units, the farm has been operating since the 1960’s and giving […]
Not Expected, But Graciously Accepted
Students choose to study abroad for multiple reasons—to live in another culture, learn a new language, travel, and the list goes on. Whatever the reason, they make their choice then develop an image about their new college town. And even though many students have some preconceived notion about what their study abroad experience will be […]