CHADRON – Students from 16 Nebraska high schools competed Wednesday in the annual District 12 National FFA Organization Leadership Contest at Chadron State College, the site of the competition for 14 years. Dr. Jim Powell, dean of the School of Professional Studies and Applied Sciences, Dr. Don King, education professor and chair of the Professional Studies Department, and Dr. Aaron Field, assistant professor in Applied Sciences, welcomed the students and provided an overview of agricultural pro

• Date: November 20, 2018
• Author: Marci Luton, College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

CHADRON – Chadron State College’s Senior Thesis Art Show, “A Look Into the Sublime,” opens Monday in Memorial Hall’s Main Gallery. The show will be open until Dec. 7 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. A reception featuring the artists will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30. in Memorial Hall’s Lobby.

• Date: November 17, 2018
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Art|Campus News

CHADRON – The Chadron State College Social Work annual conference, started in 2008, has received two $10,000 gifts from an anonymous donor, according to Social Work professor Bruce Hoem. In addition, the donor has invested $30,000 in an endowed scholarship for social work majors.

• Date: November 16, 2018
• Author: Tena L. Cook, Marketing Coordinator
• Category: Campus News|Social Work

CHADRON – Due to an increasing demand for athletic trainers in public schools and community sport and recreation programs, Chadron State College’s Health, Physical Education, and Recreation program has created a new Athletic Training Preparation option in the Sport and Recreation Management degree, which will be available in Fall 2019.

• Date: November 15, 2018
• Author: Tena L. Cook, Marketing Coordinator
• Category: Campus News|Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

CHADRON – “Suicide: Starting the Conversation,” an all-day conference hosted by Chadron State College’s Social Work 435 class Nov. 7, featured talks about awareness and prevention by survivors of suicide and mental health professionals.

• Date: November 14, 2018
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Social Work

CHADRON – Chadron State College alumnus Brian Jahnke of North Platte, Nebraska, is the 2018 Nebraska Adapted Physical Education Teacher of the Year. He received the award at the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) of Nebraska Fall Conference in Lincoln Nov. 5.

• Date: November 14, 2018
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Chadron State Alumni & Foundation|Health, Physical Education, and Recreation

CHADRON – Chadron State College student-athletes Louis Smith and Tevon Wright can now add being named Project Strive/TRiO Students of the Month to the growing list of things they have experienced together. The duo met their freshman year during football’s preseason and have become close friends.

• Date: November 13, 2018
• Author: Kelsey R. Brummels, College Relations
• Category: Campus News

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Chadron State College is sponsoring Ramsey Solutions’ Foundations in Personal Finance curriculum in 19 high schools across Nebraska, Colorado and South Dakota. Foundations in Personal Finance is a curriculum for teaching financial literacy to students.

• Date: November 10, 2018
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Student Services

CHADRON – Chadron State College’s High Plains Herbarium collection will eventually be accessible online thanks to an imaging station worth approximately $8,000 funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), according to Steve Rolfsmeier, director of the herbarium.

• Date: November 9, 2018
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Physical and Life Sciences

CHADRON – About 150 students from 13 schools in Nebraska and three in South Dakota attended Chadron State College Art Day Monday including book making, graphic design, drawing, printmaking, photography, mixed media and ceramics sessions taught by CSC faculty and students.

• Date: November 9, 2018
• Author: Tena L. Cook, Marketing Coordinator
• Category: Art|Campus News