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Worth Sharing: The Orion Honored as Best Collegiate Newspaper

Sean Murphy
Jason Halley / University Photographer

Kendall Hall is reflected in the front windows of the Arts & Humanities building on Friday, February 2, 2018 in Chico, Calif. (Jason Halley/University Photographer/CSU Chico)

The following is a listing of professional achievements by Chico State faculty, staff, and students. Submit your professional achievements to ucomm@csuchico.edu.

Publications, Presentations and Exhibits

Jim Downing, Department of Management, co-authored an article titled “Environmental perceptions on entrepreneurial thinking in the wine industry,” appearing in the journal Small Enterprise Research.

Awards and Activities

The Orion, Chico State’s student-run newspaper, captured a handful of awards at the Associated College Press Conference, including three first place honors for best newspaper, best breaking news story, and best news video. The Orion also won third place for best news series.

Sean Murphy
Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy (English, ’97) is the Media Relations Coordinator at Chico State. When he's not writing press releases and pitching story ideas to the media or fielding media inquiries, he's writing about human interest stories, sports, the outdoors and the remarkable students, staff and faculty at Chico State.