Nearly 280 musicians from 27 high schools in the four-state area have been selected to participate in the 34th annual High Plains Band and Chorus Festival at Chadron State College on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 6 and 7.

• Date: February 1, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

During the recent holiday break, two Chadron State College faculty members and 10 students went “where the action is,” in the words of one of the professors, Dr. Ron Weedon.

• Date: February 1, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Works by two art professors at universities in the western United States will go on display Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Memorial Hall at Chadron State College.

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

Seniors Becky Hoekema of Sidney and Michael Blount of Valentine were crowned the Winter Magic Formal royalty Saturday night at Chadron State College.

• Date: January 25, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

A national search is beginning at Chadron State College for a vice president of academic affairs. But the person selected for the position will no longer also be the head of enrollment management and student services, according to the president of Chadron State, Dr. Janie Park. The positions were combined in the late 1990s, but Park believes it will be beneficial for them to be separated.

• Date: January 24, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Members of the education faculty and several academic administrators at Chadron State College were given a close up look last week at another use of technology to help appraise student performances and build portfolios that can be useful to graduates seeking jobs.

• Date: January 24, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Entries are being received for a 3-man basketball tournament sponsored by Blue Key National Honor Society at Chadron State College.

• Date: January 24, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

George S. McGovern will be the keynote speaker at the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society’s annual meeting at Chadron State College on Thursday, March 30. The announcement was made on Friday during the news conference at CSC to discuss the receipt of the gift of Dawes County ranchland from Esther Pilster and her late husband Raleigh to the Sandoz Society.

• Date: January 23, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Renowned speakers Barbara Coloroso of Littleton, Colo., and Aaron Davis of Lincoln will headline the 17th Excellence in Early Childhood Conference at Chadron State College. The conference, which strives to help participants improve child care and education skills, will be Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25.

• Date: January 23, 2006
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

An Omaha woman who wishes to pay tribute to her late husband and his parents has given 3,731 acres of ranchland located northwest of Whitney in Dawes County to the Mari Sandoz Heritage Society.

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