Catalog Vision and Mission

University Catalog Vision

Student Autumn Robertson works on the niche mural, a project she and classmate Rafa Orti designed and executed together.

The University Catalog is a gateway—an interactive tool—through which potential students and families (as well as members of both the local and world communities) gain an initial exposure to California State University, Chico. Now, strictly online, the University Catalog serves as a recruiting tool where academic departments can provide empowering examples of:

successes by both current undergraduate and
graduate level students as well as program alumni;
influential, student-run academic programming
and events; as well as
advantageous partnerships with the local, community organizations.

Alongside degree requirement information and explanations of facilities—the catalog also displays ALL of the courses offered by a particular department; department location and contact information; and lists of faculty members.

University Catalog Mission

The University Catalog provides authoritative information directly from the CSU Chancellor's Office (as well as other state or federal regulating institutions) on degree requirements; policies; rules and regulations; and expected conduct. The University Catalog also provides users a more complete picture of Chico State through campus publication snippets highlighting various happenings— as well as the resources for success that this beautiful campus offers. The University Catalog plans to accomplish several smaller goals to achieve the greater goal of a product that functions to meet the ideas and ideals set forth by the vision.

Currently, the catalog staff is partnering with other on-campus department representatives to create a publication that will continue to:

work with Accessibility Resource Center (ARC) to maintain compliance to Section 508 of the American Disabilities Act;
work with Creative Media and Technology (CMT) to create, manage, and maintain mobile catalog display that automatically formats to fit the user's screen/device;
annually, enter mandatory copy from the CSU Chancellor’s Office regarding changes to previous cost estimates, policies, and governing regulations;
use content from the University Communications (UCOMM) various publications (Chico Statements; Experience Excellence; and Inside Chico State) to create dynamic content for catalog homepage;

In the future, the University Catalog intends to:

add content (articles, stories, updates) to academic department homepage information in the catalog (supplied by the college development officers); and
work with Applications and Data Services (ADS) to create links on academic faculty pages to the Faculty Expert Database Search.