Just a short time after it was announced in late September that Sherry Retzlaff of Rushville was named Nebraska’s Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year for 2005, another Chadron State College graduate is first runner-up for the 2006 Indiana Teacher of the Year Award given by the Indiana Department of Education.

• Date: October 12, 2005
• Author: Con Marshall
• Category: Campus News

A renowned criminologist will talk about serial killers and hate crimes during a presentation at Chadron State College next week. He is Dr. Jack Levin, professor and director of the Brudnick Center on Conflict and Violence at Boston’s Northeastern University. Levin’s presentation will be Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. at the Student Center ballroom. The event is open to the public free of charge.

• Date: October 11, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Chadron State College will be hosting two diversity in education conferences this week. Nebraska Commissioner of Education Doug Christensen will be present for both events.

• Date: October 10, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

A senior from Wallace, Aleyse Schultz, is the homecoming queen at Chadron State College. The king is Kalan Jones, a junior from Grand Island.

• Date: October 8, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Two Distinguished Alumni Awards and one Outstanding Young Alumni Award will be presented Saturday during a luncheon that will be a part of Chadron State College’s Homecoming activities.

• Date: October 5, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

Chadron State, Peru State and Wayne State Colleges are observing October as Nebraska State College System Month. Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman in August proclaimed the month of October as Nebraska State College System Month for the state. At the proclamation ceremony, the governor encouraged students to visit the member institutions in the Nebraska State College System -- Chadron, Peru, and Wayne State Colleges - during this month.

• Date: October 5, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

One of the outstanding musical comedies of recent years, “Honk,” will be presented this weekend by the Theater and Music Departments at Chadron State College. The performances that are open to the public will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6-8 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 9 in Memorial Hall.

• Date: October 5, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The Department of Business and Economics at Chadron State College and the Nebraska Council on Economic Education will host the 22nd annual World Food Day Teleconference on Friday, Oct. 14 in the Student Center Ballroom at CSC. The program, which will be open to the public without charge, will begin at 9:45 a.m. with a welcome by Dr. Janie Park, president of Chadron State. The teleconference theme is “Reflections on Fighting Hunger: Roads Not Taken, Goals Not Met, the Journey Ahead.” The program

• Date: October 5, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

A total of 55 candidates have been nominated for homecoming king and queen at Chadron State College. Each campus organization that participates in homecoming is eligible to select a king and a queen candidate.

• Date: October 4, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News

The Chadron State Foundation on Wednesday delivered the first pitch in its annual campaign to raise scholarship funds. The Foundation’s theme, “Teamwork for Tomorrow,” was presented during a lunch for campaign volunteers.

• Date: September 29, 2005
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News