Dr. Kelvin Sharp, a graduate of Chadron State College who is president of South Plains College of Texas, will return to his alma mater to deliver the spring commencement address. The undergraduate ceremony will be Saturday, May 3, at 10 a.m. in Armstrong Gym. Sharp earned a bachelor’s degree in physics and mathematics from CSC in May 1979. He earned both his doctorate and master’s degree from Texas Tech University at Lubbock.

• Date: April 17, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Commencement

Dr. Shafiq Rahman, a Chadron State College assistant professor of communication arts, will deliver a presentation titled “Women, Leadership, Islam and Democracy” on Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m. in the Student Center. The event is open to the public free of charge.

• Date: April 15, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Gerard Baker, park superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, will be the final speaker in Chadron State College’s series of presentations about Lewis and Clark. Baker’s presentation, “Lewis and Clark: The Indian Chapter Continues,” will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, in room 108 of the Reta King Library.

• Date: April 15, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Chadron State College will celebrate Earth Day at the Student Center from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

• Date: April 15, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The Chadron State College Theatre Department’s production of “The God of Hell,” a play about a Wisconsin farm couple who is visited by a former friend and an enigmatic government agent, will be in the Black Box Theatre of Memorial Hall this week. The play will be shown Thursday through Saturday, April 17-19, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 20, at 2 p.m.

• Date: April 15, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Theatre

When two students of the Chadron State College Honors Program present research to the public next week, it will mark one of the last times for the event. Officials at Chadron State College decided earlier this year to begin a phased elimination of the program because of declined interest and support.

• Date: April 11, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The reception for four Chadron State College senior art students will be Friday, April 11, from 4-6 p.m. in the lobby of Memorial Hall.

• Date: April 8, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Art|Campus News

Music enthusiasts will have many opportunities to hear the sounds of the Chadron State College music department through the end of the month. Seven events remain in April. The Faculty Lounge, a jazz group consisting of CSC faculty members, will perform at Wrecker’s Roadhouse in downtown Chadron at 8 p.m. Wednesday for the group’s final performance of the spring semester.

• Date: April 8, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Music

The 19 middle school students who were paired with residents of Chadron State College’s Edna Work Hall and Wing will show the fruits of their labor during the 10th annual Pursuit of Knowledge Honors Fair on Saturday, April 12. The presentations, which are open to the public, will begin at 1 p.m. in the Student Center.

• Date: April 8, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

More than 350 Dawes County elementary students will be on the Chadron State College campus in the coming week for two events sponsored by the CSC Health, Physical Education and Recreation Department. About 310 students in kindergarten through fourth grades will participate in Challenge Day activities in the Nelson Physical Activity Center on Thursday, April 10. Chadron fourth-graders will be on campus to learn outdoor skills from CSC students Tuesday, April 15, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

• Date: April 8, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News