In a telephone interview Wednesday Stan Carpenter, chancellor of the Nebraska State College System (NSCS), weighed in on the Aug. 13 Nebraska Supreme Court opinion that affirmed the State College Education Association’s (SCEA) salary increase offer.

In an Aug. 25 letter to state education leaders, Gov. Dave Heineman encouraged supporting the repeal of the federal health care reform bill passed in March.

At its Monday meeting Student Senate discussed the new NeSIS system, other campus issues, and a possible club for non-traditional students. A new liberal arts senator was also sworn in.

CAB heard from Randy Rhine, vice president for enrollment management, student services, and college relations, and voted in an additional sponsor at its Tuesday meeting.

Beginning in June, an e-mail misquoting information from 2003 circled the web for the seventh year. The e-mail promised that on Aug. 27, Mars would appear as large as the moon.

In an Aug. 13 opinion, The Nebraska Supreme Court sided with the State College Education Association (SCEA) and resolved a yearlong salary disagreement over the 2009-11 contract.

Eloisa Oporto Leiva, graduate student of Argentina, will be instructing a conversational Spanish class this semester.

The course counts toward three general education credits and still has 20 open seats.

The class takes place from 9:30 – 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Burkhiser 202. Students can enroll at the Student Center on MyCSC by searching for “world languages.”

G.I. Jobs magazine designated Chadron State College as “Military Friendly” for 2011.
The rank places CSC in the top 15 percent of schools nationwide in serving U.S. military and veterans.

“It’s a really cool deal for us,” Randy Rhine, vice president for enrollment management and student services and college relations, said.

CSC recently launched a new program aiming to increase the number of veterans and current members of the military in CSC programs.

Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jon P. Hansen, who was hired to lead the initiative, said CSC has a long history with the military and veterans, and recognizes the unique challenges and benefits of serving that sector of the population.

For more information contact Hansen at jhansen@csc.edu or 1-800-CHADRON.

U.S. News and World Report placed Chadron State College on its list of the best colleges in the 12 state Midwest region.

CSC is in the top tier of “Regional Colleges in the Midwest,” and is among the top 10 public institutions listed in that category.

“We are very pleased to again be listed as one of the best colleges in the Midwest, especially considering our affordability compared to most of the other institutions in our category,” CSC President Dr. Janie Park said.

The Campus Activities Board lacked sufficient attendance during their meeting Tuesday to vote in Seth Hulquist, admissions representative, as an additional CAB sponsor. Because the mandatory two-thirds attendance of clubs was not met, no vote was taken.