A Chadron State College assistant professor of education, Dr. Arthur Borgemenke, has been selected to present a paper at the 19th annual Conference-within-a-Conference, an event of the National Association of Elementary School Principals and the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration. The conference will be April 4-8 at Nashville, Tenn.

• Date: March 17, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Dr. Joel Hyer, Chadron State College associate professor of history, kicked off a series of lectures related to Lewis and Clark last week by telling an audience about the lives of American Indians on the Northern Plains before the explorers’ westward journey. Hyer said the arrival of Lewis and Clark, which happened at the start of the 19th century, signifies the beginning of major changes for American Indians.

• Date: March 17, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Loren Pospisil of Bayard claimed the championship of the Chadron State College Chess Tournament in the Kline Center on Saturday.

• Date: March 17, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The 12 members of the Chadron State College community who traveled to Biloxi, Miss., for Hurricane Katrina relief work during midterm break will tell about their experiences during a public session in the Student Center at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 18.

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

Visitors to Chadron State College’s Memorial Hall main gallery will have the opportunity to view a variety of artwork between now and the end of the semester. On display now are more than 30 oil paintings by Simon Huelsbeck of Rochester, Minn. Huelsbeck’s publicity material says that he twists historical themes and subjects while referencing traditional painting as it relates to his identity.

• Date: March 15, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Art|Campus News

Classical music will be presented by the Chadron State College music department during its woodwind chamber music recital Wednesday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Chicoine Atrium of the Sandoz Center. The concert is open to the public free of charge. Three ensembles and five soloists will present music by classical composers, including Mozart, Beethoven, Haydn, Vivaldi, Moussorgsky, Milhaud, Schumann and Lutoslawski.

• Date: March 14, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Music

Something new — a combined conference of the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society and the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum — will take place Thursday, Friday and Saturday March 27–29 at Chadron State College. The program will be open to the public, but it is especially designed for devotees of Sandoz’s works, gardeners at all levels, landowners, homeowners, horticulturists and those new to the region.

• Date: March 13, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Sandoz Society

June brings the opportunity to learn about the Old West through a learning-based vacation designed by the staff of the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center and others at Chadron State College in northwest Nebraska.

• Date: March 13, 2008
• Author: Joy Blundell
• Category: Campus News

Thirty-eight high school and elementary students from Dawes and Sioux counties will compete in Nebraska’s western district section of the National History Day competition at Chadron State College on Saturday, March 15. The competition begins at 9 a.m. in the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center and is expected to end before noon. The awards ceremony will be at 1:30 p.m.

• Date: March 12, 2008
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Historical

Mike Her Many Horses, an independent scholar from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, will speak about finding Crazy Horse’s relatives during a presentation at Chadron State College on Tuesday, March 18. The presentation will be in room 108 of the Reta King Library at 7 p.m. as part of the Dorset Graves Lecture Series.

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