Chico State is close to succeeding the chancellor's graduation rate goal, but there are still issues holding the rate down. Retaining first and second year students and minority students are the key to keeping graduation rates up.
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said that scammers are described as having an Indian or Jamaican accent and phone numbers have been traced as far as New York and Texas.
The Hispanic student population on Chico State's campus tripled in numbers from 2004 to 2014 and can now be considered to receive federal Hispanic-serving institution designation.
Medical professions, speakers and performers from around the county came together to celebrate the lives lost to HIV and AIDS and to show others that completely curbing the spread of the virus is within reach.
With a recent donation of $1,300 to the Chico State Valene L. Smith Museum of Anthropology, the school is able to offer elementary school teachers the ability to check out artifacts to show their students.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute is in the running for a $1 million endowment from its parent organization, The Bernard Osher Foundation. If selected, it will be the second time the organization has been granted an endowment.
Approximately 1,200 students in Chico State's fraternity and sorority organizations donated more than $11,000 in cash and food items during Greek Week, a week of local community support and philanthropic efforts hosted by Greek chapters.
