CHADRON – Chadron State College hosted 22 high school students from across Nebraska at the 61st Annual Nebraska Youth Range Camp June 9-12. According to Tevyn Pieper, project coordinator with the Sandhills Task Force and a camp co-director, the camp provided students with an intensive, hands-on learning experience, focusing on a diverse array of topics essential for sustainable rangeland stewardship.

• Date: June 26, 2025
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Range Management

WASHINGTON – Chantel Merchen, Director of the Office of Academic Success at Chadron State College, has been selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) for its 2025-26 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). This year’s cohort of 37 academic and administrative professionals is the largest in the program’s 10-year history.

• Date: June 27, 2025
• Author: College Relations
• Category: Campus News|Employee Awards & Achievements

CHADRON – Chadron State College student Mekenna Fisher of Hershey, Nebraska, placed in the top 10 in two categories at the national Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) conference May 31-June 2 in Dallas. She placed second in Impromptu Speaking and eighth in Job Interview.

• Date: June 27, 2025
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Business|Campus News|Student Awards & Achievements

CHADRON – The eight programs under the TRIO umbrella were created under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to identify and provide services for individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. The TRIO name comes from the first three programs implemented: Upward Bound, Talent Search, and Student Support Services.

• Date: June 30, 2025
• Author: George Ledbetter
• Category: Campus News

CHADRON – What began as a regional collection of pressed plants in western Nebraska has blossomed into a global resource. More than 58,000 specimens from Chadron State College’s High Plains Herbarium are now available through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), a Denmark-based platform that provides open access to biodiversity data from around the world, according to Herbarium Director Steve Rolfsmeier.

• Date: July 8, 2025
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|Physical and Life Sciences

CHADRON – In response to increasing demand for mental health support, Chadron State College will offer a new virtual mental health service to students during the 2025-26 academic year.

• Date: July 15, 2025
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|Student Services

CHADRON – A new exhibit at the Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center showcases the work of self-taught painter John Goldstedt.

• Date: July 15, 2025
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News

CHADRON – Author Gerry Robinson will present the Pilster Lecture for the Sept. 18 Sandoz Society gathering at Chadron State College. Robinson is the author of The Cheyenne Story: An Interpretation of Courage. His talk will address recent revelations and developments along the trail traveled by his Northern Cheyenne ancestors in 1878-79.

• Date: July 17, 2025
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Campus News|Historical|Sandoz Society

CHADRON – During his first year as Director of the Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) at Chadron State College, Dr. Nic Fisher has found both challenges and opportunities in serving entrepreneurs across four counties in Nebraska’s Panhandle.

• Date: July 17, 2025
• Author: Tena L. Cook
• Category: Business|Campus News

CHADRON -- The resources and support available through Project Strive make a big difference in helping first-generation and low-income students find academic success and achieve their goals, according to two current Chadron State College participants in the federally funded program.

• Date: July 18, 2025
• Author: George Ledbetter
• Category: Campus News|Project Strive