College of Behavioral & Social Sciences
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Butte Hall, Room 701
530-898-6171
bss@csuchico.edu

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8:00 am – 5:00 pm (Monday – Friday)

Summer Hours
7:00 am - 5:30 pm (Monday -Thursday)

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Upcoming Events

BSS Awards Ceremony
Friday, May 19, 2023
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Bell Memorial Union (BMU)

2023 College of BSS Commencement
Saturday, May 20, 2023
University Stadium

Students Speak
  • Over 90% of BSS graduating seniors say their faculty cared about their success.
  • Over 90% of BSS graduating seniors would recommend their majors to others.
  • Over 90% of BSS graduating seniors say their faculty were available during office hours.

**2020 BSS Virtual Award Ceremony**

Congratulations to our 2020 Award Recipients!

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences welcomes you to our 2020 virtual Honors and Awards Ceremony. Please begin by watching the video from the Dean below.

Please visit the department major below to watch the presentation of the awards.

An anthropology student digs at an excavation site
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Georgia Fox
Department Chair
Two young children work on a science experiment
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Diana Shepherd
Department Chair
An Economics faculty member advises a student
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Pete Tsournos
Department Chair
"Energetic," answers a student when asked "What does Real Food make you?" for a project by a Geography class
Presenting Awards:
Dr. LaDona Knigge
Department Chair
students at graduation day
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Sara Cooper
Department Chair
A student discusses voting practices
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Mahalley Allen
Department Chair
"I'm psyched!" says a Psychology student's graduation cap
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Linda Kline
Department Chair
A student smiles as she hands out food
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Holly Nevarez
Department Chair
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Ryan Patten
Associate Dean
Student hands bag of food to elderly man
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Susan Roll
Department Chair
students listen to a lecture
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Brian Oppy
Department Chair
butte hall
Presenting Awards:
Dr. Ryan Patten
Associate Dean