Because of Chadron State’s migration to a new student information system, students will not be allowed to register for classes until April 5. Registration normally opens in February.

The course schedule for the upcoming semester will be released in March, giving student a chance to plan before registration opens.

The Northwest Nebraska Gamesters Association has set Mar. 20 as the date for its Chadron State College Chess Open. The tournament will open at 10 a.m. in the Sandoz Center, with the first round of matches beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Participants must pay an $8 entry fee and are asked to bring a chessboard and pieces, as well as a chess clock.

Each participant will play four matches, the first three limited to 90 minutes and the fourth to two hours.

For more information about the tournament, contact Ron Miller at 432-2384 or Brad Wilburn at bwilburn@csc.edu.

CSC Professors Jim O’Rourke, professor emeritus, and Chuck Butterfield, chair of the department of applied sciences, received special awards at the Society of Range Management’s annual meeting in Denver.

O’Rourke, a member of the Society of Range Management for 40 years, received the Frederic R. Renner award – the most prestigious award given by the society.

Butterfield received the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award, which is only awarded once annually.

Two presentations in the Dorset Graves Library Lecture Series are scheduled in the coming three weeks.

Russ Harford will open the month of March with his lecture, titled “Criminal justice from different perspectives,” on March 2.

On March 16, Logan Veath will present his lecture, “Experiences of military service in two war zones.”

The Chadron State College Education Association has awarded its scholarships for this year, with each one going to a student in one of Chadron State’s three schools.

Victoria Barraza, senior of Bayard, received the scholarship for the School of Business, Applied and Mathematical Sciences, and Sciences.

Mark Wolleson, graduate student of Chadron, received the scholarship for the School of Education, Human Performance, Counseling, Psychology, and Social Work.

Daniel Schwager, senior of Bartlett, received the final scholarship, which was for the School of Liberal Arts.

As part of the 21st Annual Excellence in Early Childhood Conference at Chadron State this year, a role-playing exercise will illustrate the lifestyle of the poor.

Participants will take on the role of families facing poverty due to a range of circumstances, from unemployment to homelessness.

They will interact with volunteers playing social workers, pawnbrokers, law enforcement, and teachers, among others. The simulation is scheduled for 2 to 5 p.m. Feb. 19.

Sixteen men and 17 women have been nominated for Winter Magic Formal king and queen.
The Valentine’s Day dinner and dance is set to start at 7 p.m. with the coronation scheduled for 10 p.m.

Joyce Hardy, professor of science, will present “Charles Darwin’s Contributions to Science,” the first presentation of the spring 2010 semester’s Dorset Graves Lecture Series.
The lecture will begin 7 p.m. Tuesday in room 108 of the Reta King Library. Light refreshments will be served.

The Post Playhouse, which is associated with the Chadron State Theater Department, received a $360 grant from the Nebraska Arts Council. The money will be used to support the Post Playhouse’s program for the Memorial Day weekend. The Nebraska Arts Council is funded by the Nebraska Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the National Cultural Endowment.

Students and area residents who wish to give the gift of blood this Valentine’s Day will have an opportunity Feb. 11. West Nebraska Blood Center will be in the Student Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Appointments can be made by calling 303-931-8976, though walk-ins are welcome. The drive is being sponsored by Cardinal Key. Cardinal Key officer and CSC senior Ashley Nutsch said there will be free cookies.