Our visiting accreditation team sent the journalism department two strong messages in late October:
1) We are the "little engine that could." The team cited the hard work of faculty and the success of students and alumni as it recommended re-accreditation.
2) The future of the department is severely threatened by continuing state budget cuts. Further cuts, the team warned, would cripple the department.
I am as worried as the accreditation team. Since 2006, the department has lost about 25 percent of its budget. Declining state revenues suggest that a 15 percent cut is likely for the 2010-2011 school year.
The department, however, has nothing left to cut...
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As the autumn leaves fall signaling the transition into another season, a group of
Chico State students and alumni gathered at the Celebration of Excellence to celebrate the eight inductees'
transition into the PR and Orion Halls of Fame...
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Hardly aware of the crowd of 44 golfers gathering on the green nearby, Grace and
Emma Fanucchi sat on the patio and chattered with their
friends between bites of morning donuts...
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More than 20,000 students attended the opening of the Wildcat Recreation Center, Associated Students’ new, state-of-the-art facility...
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As a public relations professional and owner of Quest, Chico's newest outdoor adventure destination, Whitney Wolff has mastered the art of intertwining her successful communication skills and passion for fitness...
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Incoming freshmen and students who declared a journalism major after
April 1, 2009, have new classes coming their way and are now required to graduate under the new plan...
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The Orion won a Pacemaker award at the National College Media Convention in Austin, Texas in October making a total of 11 Pacemakers on its shelf...
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Chico State has always had a reputation for something. What some people fail to notice is the reputation of Chico State's department of journalism...
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This dish is a northern New Mexico tradition that comes from the Pueblo tribes. It is traditionally served on New Year's Day to bring luck in the coming year...
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