Project Rebound at California State University, Chico

Chico State’s Project Rebound launched in August 2023. It currently has 20 students enrolled and is run by the executive director and a small staff team.  

Project Rebounds are state funded student success programs for formerly incarcerated students in the California State University (CSU) System. First started at San Francisco State University in 1967 by formerly incarcerated professor John Irwin, between 2016 and 2023 Project Rebound expanded to 18 other CSU campuses. Project Rebounds provide academic advising to current and prospective students, financial assistance, employment and leadership opportunities, career guidance, and a social support network consisting of faculty, students, staff and alumni that can advocate on their behalf and/or help them navigate the college experience. Read more about Project Rebounds across the state in the 2023 annual report which you can access here: https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/government/Advocacy-and-State-Relations/legislativereports1/Project-Rebound-Report-2023.pdf 

Chico State’s Project Rebound is administratively housed under Chico State's Division of Student Affairs and fiscally housed in Chico State Enterprises which is the 501c3 non-profit auxiliary corporation that operates on behalf of the university to advance its educational mission and vision.

Chico State’s Project Rebound, like all Project Rebounds, prioritizes the hiring of those with direct incarceration experience.