Update: Strategic Plan 2019-2023
Mission: Chico State is the comprehensive university of the North State with a global reach.
Through excellence of inquiry, innovation, and experiential learning, we develop students who are critical thinkers, responsible citizens, diverse leaders, and inspired stewards of environmental, social, and economic resources.
Vision: Chico State will be known as a preeminent university solving the unprecedented challenges of the 21st century.
Progress on Strategic Priorities
Spotlight Stories
New HR Specialist Advances Campus EDI Goals
Max Cordeiro—Chico State’s inaugural HR equity, diversity, and inclusion recruitment and retention specialist—shares his vision.
Ancestral Land In Butte Creek Canyon Returned To The Mechoopda Tribe
Chico State becomes first university in California to return ancestral land thanks to agreement between Tribe and Chico State Enterprises.
Study Abroad Program Wins Award
The IIE has recognized Chico State as one of the most engaged US higher education institutions in its studying abroad category.
Professor Receives Early Career Community Engagement Award
As she pursues community engagement in her classroom and rural areas, Amy Magnus was recognized by the Office of Civic Engagement.
Professor Helps Reshape How CSUs Teach About Climate Change
Mark Stemen earns coveted sustainability award for helping CSUs integrate climate change topics in classrooms statewide.
Innovative Program Strives To Protect The Wildlands Of The West
First cohort of changemakers graduates from the interdisciplinary master’s program in wildland management.