Participants of a Chadron State College conference will again learn ways to improve their child care and education skills. Chadron State College’s 18th Excellence in Early Childhood Conference is Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23-24, 2007.

• Date: December 30, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Chadron State College will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 2, in observance of the national day of mourning for Gerald R. Ford. Regular office hours will resume Wednesday, Jan. 3.

• Date: December 30, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The past year will undoubtedly go down as one of the most memorable in Chadron State College’s 95-year history. If for no other reason, that’s true because of the wildfire that threatened the campus in late July when wind-whipped flames rushed over the pine-clad hills to the south and burned to the edge of the football practice fields.

• Date: December 30, 2006
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

Torrington resident Edna Carpenter enjoys eating lunch at the Senior Fellowship Center, a place where many people her age gather for meals and social activities.

• Date: December 20, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Commencement at Chadron State College last Friday night had a couple of firsts. One was the presentation of the colors by the War Eagle Company, the ROTC Unit at Chadron State, and another was the marriage proposal made by graduate Michael Schumacher of Sidney to his long-time sweetheart, Lauren Hiers, at the end of the exercises.

• Date: December 20, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

One of the great mysteries in at least the recent history of Chadron remains unsolved. No one has determined what has become of Chadron State math professor Steve Haataja, who was last seen on Monday, Dec. 4.

• Date: December 20, 2006
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

Dr. John Harms rolled back the calendar while opening his remarks to the large crowd at Chadron State College’s winter commencement Friday evening.

• Date: December 20, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Dr. John Harms is congratulated by Chadron State President Dr. Janie Park while receiving the Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree.

• Date: December 16, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

A total of 165 degrees will be conferred during winter commencement at Chadron State College on Friday, Dec. 15. The program will be in the Armstrong Building beginning at 5 p.m.

• Date: December 14, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The November issue of “The Instrumentalist” contains an article by Chadron State College woodwind instructor Carola Winkle. The article entitled “Good Clarinet Tone” focuses on basic embouchure and playing habits that are essential in achieving a good sound on the clarinet. Published in Chicago, “The Instrumentalist” is often regarded as the foremost journal in instrumental music.

• Date: December 13, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News