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CHADRON – Dr. Josh Ellis, professor in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS), recently earned the Certified Special Populations Specialist (CSPS) certification from the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA).
- Date: June 13, 2025
- Author: Tena L. Cook
- Category: Campus News|Employee Awards & Achievements|Family and Consumer Sciences|Health, Physical Education, and Human Performance
CHADRON – Music has always been more than notes on a page to Olivia Valadez. Music has been a lifelong connection to family, a source of personal strength, and now, a path to a career for Valadez who is helping others find their own voice.
- Date: June 18, 2025
- Author: Tena L. Cook
- Category: Campus News|Music|Student Awards & Achievements
CHADRON – It was a class scavenger hunt on the Chadron State College campus that led Kevin Coy Jr. to Project Strive, CSC’s name for a group of federal Department of Education programs that assist low-income, first generation, and individuals with disabilities earn post-secondary educational degrees.
- Date: June 26, 2025
- Author: George Ledbetter
- Category: Campus News|Project Strive
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