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Together, we Persist

In a 2021 monthly series, we share stories that reflect our curiosity, ability to adapt, engagement with the community, and research and creative expertise. In March, we are focusing on our determination and flexibility.

Together, we Explore

In a 2021 monthly series, we share stories that reflect our curiosity, ability to adapt, engagement with the community, and research and creative expertise. In February, we focused on our curiosity.

The Next Four Years: What to expect from a Biden-Harris administration

On Jan. 26, College of Liberal Arts faculty across disciplines will provide insight and information about the Biden-Harris administration, what they may focus on, and what they will be able to accomplish.

Tackling human attitudes and behaviors to address wicked environmental problems

Finding solutions to global environmental challenges such as climate change and growing threats from wildfires requires the perspectives of the liberal arts.

Inclusion, identity, innovation: Tackling the wicked problem of racism and exclusion

“Too often diversity issues are seen in a quantitative way, like we just need to add more people of color, and that will solve the problem. That might be part of the solution, but it’s also about addressing the systems and structures that created the problem in the first place.”

Us versus Them: The 'wicked problem' of how we talk to each other

Political polarization in an election year is nothing new, but in 2020, when you add to the mix deep divisions over the handling of a pandemic, addressing systemic racism and stopping racially motivated violence, it seems as if we’ve forgotten how to talk to each other about what is ailing society and how to fix it.

Addressing society’s ‘wicked problems’

Some may assume that dealing with the “wicked problems” of our age, like climate change or world hunger, only requires technical solutions from hard sciences like engineering. But there is growing recognition that persistent social challenges are intrinsically tied to human emotions and behavior, and can be effectively addressed only by incorporating the liberal arts.

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Together, We Connect

In a 2021 monthly series, we share stories that reflect our curiosity, ability to adapt, engagement with the community, and research and creative expertise. This month, we are focusing on community and social justice.

Faculty, staff, students encouraged to participate in Courageous Strategic Transformation

Senior University leadership discussed President Joyce McConnell’s initiative during a virtual information panel discussion March 30.

CSU researchers aim to taper fashion industry’s carbon footprint

Design and Merchandising Associate Professor Sonali Diddi is leading an interdisciplinary team of CSU researchers to better understand the fashion industry’s carbon footprint.

Music student to present on women composers at musicology conference

Colorado State University undergraduate music major, Annie Koppes, has been selected to present her paper at this year’s Regional American Musicological Society Conference. The conference will take place virtually, April 9-10, 2021.

A video retrospective of the CSU research community’s pandemic response

Join the 'Action in the Time of Crisis' watch party for a recap of the work researchers have accomplished over the past year.

Scenes from Snowpocalypse 2021

The snowstorm of March 13-14, 2021, was one for the books. Enjoy this Tour de Flakes from Windsor to Wellington, and stay safe, Ramily.

COVID-19

Silver linings: For some faculty, a year of remote learning had unexpected benefits

When Colorado State University, like other higher ed institutions, shifted to remote learning in March 2020 due to the pandemic, many faculty had to quickly learn how to use online platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams for online learning, not just meetings.

A video retrospective of the CSU research community’s pandemic response

Join the 'Action in the Time of Crisis' watch party for a recap of the work researchers have accomplished over the past year.

CSU leaders offer COVID-19 updates at Feb. 12 town hall

Colorado State University leaders hosted a virtual town hall on Friday, Feb. 12, to update the community and answer questions about issues related to COVID-19, from screenings and vaccinations to plans for the Fall semester.

Collaboration leads to new online student seating chart system

Thanks to a collaborative effort by several units on campus, Colorado State University has launched a new online system for faculty to submit seating charts for their spring classes, streamlining and accelerating the contact tracing process used when a person tests positive for COVID-19.

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CSU professor’s poem published by ‘The New Yorker’ magazine

Camille Dungy has added another honor to her long list of accomplishments.

New STEM Community Directory brings together the education and engagement community

The directory features short biographies of community members, the target population(s) they work with, subject area expertise, and ways in which they are open to collaborate.

MURALS Symposium winners showcase scholarly, creative work

This year’s MURALS Symposium spotlighted outstanding work among students across the university, with the top award-winning project providing an examination of the health disparities among racial groups in the United States.

CSU celebrates 2021 graduates with ceremonial Oval Walk

CSU will host a ceremonial walk across the Oval during the week of April 5-9 to celebrate and honor the University’s Spring and Summer 2021 graduates.

Public Anthropology students offer "Takes from the Anthropocene" on podcast series

Last fall, Professor Kate Browne charged undergraduate students in Public Anthropology and Global Environmental Challenges (ANTH 405) to explore worldwide social and environmental issues and dilemmas. Students in the class created a podcast series and brought public anthropology to airwaves and earbuds.

CSU focuses on sustainability for Earth Month

With a reputation as a national leader in sustainability, Colorado State University has more to celebrate than a single Earth Day can do justice.

Research & Creative Scholarship

CSU faculty launch Center for Environmental Justice to tackle access and inequality

Colorado State University has a long history of commitment to environmental initiatives and sustainability. In March 2020, CSU expanded their environmental expertise to include social justice with the formal creation of the Center for Environmental Justice.

Bunn and team win NASA grant to forecast conservation futures in South Africa

Colorado State University Geography Professor David Bunn and his research group have won a $750,000 award from NASA to develop an “ecological forecasting” system for South Africa’s Kruger National Park and the surrounding region.

CSU economists: Investment in education would reduce financial inequality in Colorado

If Colorado wants to proactively decrease poverty levels and the income gap between white communities and communities of color, it should invest in education, the judiciary, health care and human services, according to CSU researchers.

CSU music professors John Carlo Pierce and Joel Bacon release new CD

Colorado State University voice professor, tenor John Carlo Pierce, has released "Songs of Wintter Watts" on Centaur Records. Dr. Pierce is accompanied on piano by Dr. Joel Bacon, Stewart and Sheron Golden Chair in Organ and Liturgical Studies at CSU.

For the Love of Clark: A presentation by history graduate students

History graduate students explore the architecture and history of the Clark Building, a fixture on the CSU campus since 1968.

CSU team to document history of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska

Two researchers from Colorado State University have been commissioned to conduct a two-year, $250,000 project chronicling the recent history of a national park in Alaska and Canada where the Klondike Gold Rush occurred in 1897-88.

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CSU faculty launch Center for Environmental Justice to tackle access and inequality

Ke-Schutte navigates the “Angloscene” in Afro-Chinese relations in March 31 lecture

Postdoctoral fellow Jay Ke-Schutte will share their research and personal experience with navigating the "Angloscene" in Afro-Chinese relations in a colloquium on March 31 at 11:30 a.m.

CSU history students to launch online exhibit about Genghis Khan in April

Twelve Colorado State University history students have created an online exhibit called "Genghis Khan and the Empire He Created," which the Global Village Museum of Arts and Cultures will debut in April.

Dwight Rhoden residency comes at the right time for CSU dancers

While so many performing arts opportunities have been halted due to the global pandemic, the School of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Colorado State University is thrilled to offer dance majors a virtual residency with Dwight Rhoden, co-founder and co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, located in New York City, New York.

College of Liberal Arts Magazine

Lenses of the Liberal Arts: Health

The focus of our majors in liberal arts - culture, politics, communications, economics, and the like - intertwine with health challenges worldwide that range from pandemics to affordable housing, air quality to spiritual health. Learn more about how the liberal arts approach the topic of health in the Winter 2020/Spring 2021 issue of the College of Liberal Arts Magazine.

Lenses of the Liberal Arts: Space and Place

In the Winter 2019/Spring 2020 issue of the Liberal Arts Magazine, we apply the lenses of the liberal arts to place and space. Colorado State University and the Clark Building are both spaces located in Fort Collins, along the Front Range, in the Mountain West. But they are also places -- made meaningful by the people attached to them and the memories created within, through, and because of them.

Lenses of the Liberal Arts: Technology

In the Spring 2019 issue of the Liberal Arts Magazine, we approach the topic of technology through our disciplines. The specific skills and tools unique to the liberal arts can provide understanding and a way to navigate the ways technology does (or doesn't) advance the human experience.