CHADRON – As Associate Professor Dr. Hank McCallum prepares to retire in May, he is particularly satisfied with a program quickly gaining popularity and simultaneously meeting a need in the K-12 education system. The Special Education Apprentice Program is designed for students pursuing an endorsement while they work under the supervision of a mentor teacher.

• Date: April 8, 2020
• Author: Tena L. Cook, Marketing Coordinator
• Category: Campus News|Education

CHADRON – A student-driven initiative to start an Esports club at Chadron State College is functioning as a support group during social distancing due to the coronavirus, according to co-adviser Stephanie Alfred. Although the group of about 18 has not met face-to-face this semester, they are chatting online, sharing humorous memes, and playing games.

• Date: April 7, 2020
• Author: John Murphy, College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Student Clubs & Organizations

CHADRON – Dr. Susan Schaeffer, a Professor of Counseling at Chadron State College since 2003, died Sunday in Scottsbluff. She was 61

• Date: April 6, 2020
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Obituaries

CHADRON – When Chadron State College President Randy Rhine sent a March 17 email to CSC students, faculty, and staff that all courses would move to remote delivery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Brandon Davenport, editor of The Eagle, CSC’s student newspaper, was ready.

• Date: April 3, 2020
• Author: George Ledbetter
• Category: Campus News|Student Clubs & Organizations

CHADRON – Due to COVID-19 concerns and guidelines, Chadron State College’s 2020 The Big Event is moving to a virtual format.

• Date: April 2, 2020
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Student Clubs & Organizations

CHADRON – The Chadron State College Education Program will host a virtual accreditation visit by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) team April 19-21. The visit was originally intended to be a face-to-face visit on campus, but those plans were changed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Date: April 1, 2020
• Author: Tena L. Cook, Marketing Coordinator
• Category: Campus News|Education

CHADRON – Even before Chadron State College president Randy Rhine announced March 17 that the CSC campus would be closed to the public and all courses would shift to remote delivery in response to the rapid spread of the highly infectious coronavirus and the dangerous Covid-19 disease it causes, college custodial staff were taking steps to keep students, faculty, and staff safe, according to Robbie Diehl, maintenance manager for Chadron State.

• Date: April 1, 2020
• Author: George Ledbetter
• Category: Campus News

CHADRON – Chadron State College President Randy Rhine announced in a letter to campus Wednesday that Spring Commencement will be postponed to a summer date to be determined in accordance with restrictions on group events in Gov. Pete Ricketts’s Directed Health Measure.

• Date: April 1, 2020
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Commencement

LINCOLN, Neb. – The Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center at Chadron State College will be included among the 70 attractions in Nebraska Tourism’s 2020 Nebraska Passport program that kicks off later this spring. The passport program encourages tourists to travel throughout the state collecting stamps to earn prizes, while also supporting Nebraska’s tourism destinations.

• Date: March 30, 2020
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News|Sandoz Society

CHADRON – Chadron State College student Paola Rodriguez is the February Project Strive/TRiO Student of the Month. Rodriguez, a junior Social Work major, calls both Marquette, Nebraska, and San Martin, Mexico, home.

• Date: March 27, 2020
• Author: Kelsey R. Brummels, College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Student Awards & Achievements