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News Release: California State University, Chico Celebrates 125th Anniversary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: 02-07-2012

Joe Wills
Public Affairs
530-898-4143

When Chico founder John Bidwell donated eight acres of his cherry orchard for a new state teacher’s college, perhaps he had some inkling of how important that act would be for thousands of Californians in the years ahead.

“Every citizen must consider it his duty to do everything he can for the cause of education and his community,” Bidwell said, addressing a group of Chico residents gathered to thank him and prepare for the building of a college in their town.

The date was June 8, 1887.

In 2012, California State University, Chico is celebrating its 125th anniversary as the second oldest CSU campus in the state. A school that began as the Northern Branch of the State Normal School with 90 students and five faculty members is now one of the West’s top-ranked public comprehensive universities, with more than 15,000 students and 100 majors and options.

The complete release is available on the CSU, Chico News website.