Chico State Alumni Association

10/09/2026

Happy 49 years to Madison Bear Garden! Be sure to add a Bear Burger to your Wildcat Weekend plans. 🍔❤️🐾

10/06/2026

Wildcat Night at The Barn is THIS THURSDAY! 🎹

Live music from The Kelly Twins + Emma & Will, street tacos, Shubert’s ice cream, and more—all included with your ticket.

🎟️ Grab yours and join us at Meriam Park: https://calstatechico.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket?path=gen/ #/instances/a0FUy00000bJVNqMAO

09/30/2026

Bring your Wildcat spirit and join us this Friday, Oct. 2, for a Wildcat FANatics doubleheader at University Soccer Stadium!

⚽️ Men’s Soccer | 4 p.m.
⚽️ Women’s Soccer | 7 p.m.

Come cheer on the Wildcats and enjoy performances from Expressions Dance Team and Sueños de las Estrellas Ballet Folklórico Club, plus the Mi Taquito food truck, giveaways, and more!

Tickets available online or at the game: https://calstatechico.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket?path=gen/ #/instances/a0FUy00000bssvrMAA

09/25/2026

🎉 CONGRATULATIONS to Jillian Deher Damon! 🎉 You have been selected as the winner of two tickets to Wildcat Night at The Barn!

GIVEAWAY! Win a pair of tickets to Wildcat Night at The Barn 🎟️ To enter, just tell us in the comments who you’d bring with you!

The winner will join us Thursday, Oct. 8, for live music featuring The Kelly Twins and Emma & Will, plus street tacos from Roots Catering, Shubert’s ice cream, pictures with Blush Photo Booth, and a Doodle Booth drawing from Jacob Davenport. It’s all included with admission!

Enter by 11:59 p.m. PT on Monday, Sept. 28. We’ll announce the winner in the comments on Sept. 29.

09/25/2026

From “dinosaur kid” to paleontologist, Bradley Cobian is putting his Chico State experience to work, one fossil at a time. 🦴

As a student, Cobian (Geology, ’24) helped uncover and study fossils from prehistoric horses, camels, rhinos, and mastodons at a newly discovered fossil site south of Sacramento. The hands-on research experience helped launch his career in paleontology.

Today, Cobian’s work takes him across the country, where he helps identify and protect fossil resources that could otherwise be lost during development.

He also remains connected to the Gateway Science Museum, California State University, Chico, where some of the fossils he helped uncover as a student are still on display.

Bradley Cobian (Geology, '24) shares how the community and natural geography he found on campus inspired him to pursue a career as a paleontologist.

09/23/2026

One look at fall in Chico and suddenly you’re back on campus. 🍂🐾 What do you miss most?

09/22/2026

Chico State continues to climb! 🎉

The 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings recognize Chico State among the West’s top universities, with gains in value, social mobility, and support for veterans, plus nationally ranked engineering programs.

⭐ #8 Top Public Schools in the West
💰 #8 Best Value Schools in the West, up from #21
🎓 #25 for Social Mobility in the West, up five spots
🇺🇸 #9 Best Colleges for Veterans in the West
💻 #11 Computer Engineering in the nation
⚡ #18 Electrical & Electronic Engineering in the nation

Chico State earned recognition in 11 categories overall, highlighting the University’s commitment to providing an accessible, high-value education and nationally recognized academic programs that prepare students for success.

See all the rankings and learn more about what makes Chico State stand out: https://today.csuchico.edu/us-news-world-report-2027/

09/22/2026

Wildcat Night at The Barn is back! 🐾❤️ Grab your fellow alumni and join us Thursday, October 8, for a night of good music, good food, and new memories in the making.

Your $27 ticket includes:
🎶 Live music from The Kelly Twins and Emma & Will
🌮 Street tacos from Roots Catering
🍦 Ice cream from Shubert's Ice Cream & Candy

Don’t miss out—get your tickets today!

🎟️ https://calstatechico.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket?path=gen/ #/instances/a0FUy00000bJVNqMAO

06/20/2026

🎓 135 years ago today on June 20th, Chico Normal School celebrated its first graduating class in 1891! Chico Normal School was a teacher-training institution, opening in 1889. What eventually evolved into Chico State today, started with only 90 students and 5 faculty members.

📸 Photo of the graduating class of 1891 from the John Nopel Photograph Collection at CSU, Chico Special Collections, SC50707.