The Chadron State Foundation received a $500,000 scholarship gift from Frances Hess Richards this week, according to Connie Rasmussen, executive director of the foundation. The gift will be added to the existing endowed scholarship established by Frances and her late husband, Wilber “Eby” Richards in 1995.

• Date: April 19, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|Chadron State Alumni & Foundation

Jazz numbers from artists as diverse as Sting, Sondheim, the Jackson Five and Count Basie will be performed by Chadron State College student vocalists April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

• Date: April 19, 2013
• Author: CSC Information Services
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News|Music

Jazz numbers from artists as diverse as Sting, Sondheim, the Jackson Five and Count Basie will be performed by Chadron State College student vocalists April 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall. The concert is free and open to the public.

• Date: April 20, 2013
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News|Music

Chadron State College student organizers of this year's Nearly Naked Mile April 25 anticipate that more articles of clothing will be donated than the 2,000 items collected in 2012 during the first annual race.

• Date: April 21, 2013
• Author: CSC Information Services
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

Chadron State College Campus Arboretum Volunteers and several student service groups will meet April 27 at 9 a.m. at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center. Lucinda Mays, CSC horticulturist will present a mini lesson covering design considerations and answering questions about plant spacing.

• Date: April 21, 2013
• Author: CSC Information Services
• Category: Campus Events|Campus News

At their honors banquet on campus this week, 18 Chadron State College students were recognized for accomplishing their Health Professions studies at CSC and acceptance into professional schools. Director of Health Professions and RHOP, Jill Mack said she was extremely proud of the accomplishments of the students and is confident they will represent CSC well in their future endeavors.

• Date: April 21, 2013
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|Physical and Life Sciences|Student Clubs & Organizations

For the third consecutive year, The Eagle, the Chadron State College student newspaper, captured "Best in Overall Excellence" in the Newspaper Division of the Nebraska Collegiate Media Association's Golden Leaf Awards. The victory came Saturday at the association's annual conference, hosted by Doane College, Crete.

• Date: April 22, 2013
• Author: CSC College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Student Awards & Achievements|Student Clubs & Organizations

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