Contributing to the Greater Good

From the Adopted Grandparent Program to the campus's annual Fun Without Alcohol Fair, Chico students contribute to the larger community.

• In 2012, Chico State was designated, for the fifth time in six years, a member of the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, highlighting civic engagement activities.
• Chico State was awarded a $250,000 grant by the W.M. Keck Foundation in 2010. The grant will support new courses and civic learning opportunities, establish Civic Learning Institutes for faculty, and create the Neighborhood Connections Project, a community-situated laboratory where students learn to help neighborhoods establish civic networks.
• Chico was the top collegiate fundraiser for the fourth year in a row for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In 2010 CSU, Chico celebrated being the fastest school to reach $1 million in donations.
• Annually, about 3,000 students from Community Action Volunteers in Education average 60,000 volunteer hours in 20 programs; CAVE celebrated its 45th anniversary in 2011.
• More than 200 middle and high school students came to the 2010 annual MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement) Day for hands-on math, science, and engineering competitive events.