Exchange students Ferhat Imarazen from Algeria, Salah Eddine from Morocco and Nikolay Harutyunyan from Armenia had an idea when this semester started. They wanted to teach other Chadron State College students how to speak French. Imarazen said, “Nik was the one who really insisted and made it come true even though none of us had taught French before.”

• Date: April 21, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|International Students

Dr. Norma Nealeigh, Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences, has announced her retirement. She arrived at Chadron State College in the fall of 1994. She served as the Applied Sciences department chair for 11 of the last 19 years, president of the CSC Faculty Senate in 2004-2005 and secretary from 1997-2003. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses, and was the CSC commencement speaker for graduate ceremonies in May 2011.

• Date: April 21, 2013
• Author: CSC Information Services
• Category: Campus News|Employee Awards & Achievements|Family and Consumer Sciences

“The Chadron State College volunteers in The Big Event quickly finished work that would have taken us hours and hours,” Dr. Kristi Johnson said of the service offered to the Ridgeview Bible Church April 20.

• Date: April 22, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News|Student Clubs & Organizations

The CSC Wind Symphony concert will take place April 28 at 3 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. The Chadron Community Concert Band will open the event by performing the Emperata Overture, West Side Story, Ghost Train, and Suite No. 1 in Eb for Military Band.

• Date: April 23, 2013
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Music

Reminiscing and sharing plans for retirement were on the agenda Tuesday evening as Chadron State College faculty and staff gathered for their annual recognition program.

• Date: April 24, 2013
• Author: CSC Information Services
• Category: Campus News|Employee Awards & Achievements

LINCOLN, Neb. - The Nebraska State College System Board of Trustees has selected Dr. Sandy Schaefer, professor of music at Chadron State College as the 2013 NSCS Teaching Excellence Award honoree. At the CSC annual faculty/staff recognition ceremony Tuesday night on campus Schaefer was honored as the CSC Teaching Excellence honoree, which qualified him as a finalist for the NSCS Teaching Excellence Award.

• Date: April 25, 2013
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Employee Awards & Achievements|Music

As a 17-year-old student living in Swat, Pakistan, Ashraf Khan experienced a very dangerous turn in his life one day in 2007 when he was walking home from school as usual.

• Date: April 25, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|International Students

Inauguration festivities leading up to the 3 p.m. April 26 investiture of Dr. Randy Rhine as the 11th president of Chadron State College began Thursday amid bright green lawns fed by recent moisture.

• Date: April 26, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

Temperatures around 70 made for an enjoyable inauguration day as the Nebraska State College System officially invested Dr. Randy Rhine as the 11th president of Chadron State College at the 3 p.m. inauguration ceremony in Chadron Friday.

• Date: April 26, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|Employee Awards & Achievements

The two major construction sites on the east side of the Chadron State College campus provide an opportunity for progressive water conservation planning by CSC Coordinator of Physical Facilities, Blair Brennan and Campus Horticulturist, Lucinda Mays.

• Date: April 30, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|Housing & Residence Life