Outstanding Grad: Jude Cyr, College of Liberal Arts
“I came to CSU so unsure of myself and my direction, but the encouragement and mentorship of my professors has helped me grow more than I thought possible, both intellectually and personally."
Outstanding Grads: Fall 2021
Outstanding Grad: Hannah Chatham
As a non-traditional student with five years of military experience, Hannah Chatham has found a place to explore her passions for art here at CSU.
Outstanding Grad: Whitney Roy
Whitney Roy has overcome difficulty and created a foundation for a better future for students of marginalized identities. As the founder of the Theatre Diversity and Inclusion Committee, she is changing what it means to be BIPOC in the world of theater today.
Outstanding Grad: Annie Koppes
As a first-generation student and founder of the CSU Musicology Club with a strong interest in musician representation, Annie Koppes has left a legacy of ambition, drive and resiliency here at CSU.
College of Liberal Arts Latest News
Candelaria Fletcher receives prestigious NEA Creative Writing Fellowship
The National Endowment for the Arts announced this month that Colorado State University’s Harrison Candelaria Fletcher, an associate professor in the Department of English, is among 35 writers around the country being awarded the prestigious 2022 Creative Writing Fellowship in Prose.
Photos: CSU Spur opens in Denver
On Friday, Vida, a building focused on animal and human health, opened to the public as part of the Colorado State University System’s new K-12 learning campus on the grounds of the new National Western Center.
CSU opens initial building on first-of-its-kind free, public campus
On Jan. 7, the Colorado State University System will open a year-round and first-of-its-kind public destination in Denver, called CSU Spur, located at the National Western Center.
The legacy of Quitobaquito Springs, a tiny place with a long history
On the border between Mexico and Arizona is the postage stamp-sized oasis of Quitobaquito. But while the pond itself is tiny, what it holds is immense
Teamwork keeps COVID pandemic in check at CSU
If there has been a singular truth about how Colorado State University has functioned during the pandemic, it is this: CSU succeeded together as a community this fall in keeping the COVID pandemic remarkably in check thanks to a long-standing university community value — old fashioned teamwork.
Amy Hoeven (’95): Engaged, Courageous, and Invested
Amy Hoeven (’95) is an identical twin, a communications professional, an avid CSU Athletics fan, and a voice for the disadvantaged. On Dec. 18, 2021, she will deliver the alumni commencement speech at the College of Liberal Arts’ commencement ceremony.
College of Liberal Arts Community
Black History Month at CSU includes talk with Trayvon Martin’s mother
Colorado State University is celebrating Black History Month in February with dozens of experiences, including a virtual talk by Sybrina Fulton, the mother of the late Trayvon Martin.
Feb. 16 ‘Art and Aging’ exhibition to showcase student portrayals of healthy aging
The Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging will host the Art and Aging Exhibition on Feb. 16, showcasing paintings created by students from Assistant Professor Aitor Lajarin-Encina’s Fall 2021 Beginning Painting class.
Being a responsible digital citizen in the age of information disorder
A political science capstone class looked beyond "fake news" to the root problem of information disorder in our democracy, and offered advice for citizens to responsibly combat misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
First semester reflection with Doug Finn, Visiting Willette Professor
Visiting professor Doug Finn, Ph.D. joined the CSU community and the Department of Philosophy in August 2021 as a result of a gift from Fr. Don Willette to establish an endowed faculty position for Catholic studies. We checked in with Finn on his first semester of teaching at CSU.
Amy Hoeven (’95): Engaged, Courageous, and Invested
Amy Hoeven (’95) is an identical twin, a communications professional, an avid CSU Athletics fan, and a voice for the disadvantaged. On Dec. 18, 2021, she will deliver the alumni commencement speech at the College of Liberal Arts’ commencement ceremony.
MLK Day celebration features Carlotta LaNier of Little Rock 9, new march route on Jan. 17
With keynote speaker Carlotta Lanier of the “Little Rock Nine” and a new march route, the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration on Jan. 17 promises to be better than ever.
Research & Creative Scholarship
Being a responsible digital citizen in the age of information disorder
A political science capstone class looked beyond "fake news" to the root problem of information disorder in our democracy, and offered advice for citizens to responsibly combat misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation.
CSU faculty receive $450,000 Carnegie grant to track how U.S. international policy impacts local communities
Starting January 2022, a CSU research team will lead a project that will produce a map of the distributive implications of U.S. foreign policy – a map that will allow communities to better understand their relationship to America’s role in the world.
Navigating borders: Could water be a bridge between U.S. and Mexico?
Since the 1990s, getting enough water has been a problem that — drop by drop — has only been compounded over the years for both sides of the U.S./Mexico border.
CSU English professor receives two NSF awards to study how language impacts the microbiome
Assistant professor of rhetoric of science Erika Szymanski received two NSF grants for her work on language and the microbiome.
History grad students chronicle wilderness preservation and backcountry camping at RMNP
The Public Lands History Center’s Parks as Portals to Learning field workshop celebrates its ninth year.
Economics research internships increase student data skills, partnerships across Colorado
This summer, the CSU Department of Economics launched a new program to increase funded research opportunities and data skill development for undergraduate students.
Events
Black History Month at CSU includes talk with Trayvon Martin’s mother
Colorado State University is celebrating Black History Month in February with dozens of experiences, including a virtual talk by Sybrina Fulton, the mother of the late Trayvon Martin.
Feb. 16 ‘Art and Aging’ exhibition to showcase student portrayals of healthy aging
The Columbine Health Systems Center for Healthy Aging will host the Art and Aging Exhibition on Feb. 16, showcasing paintings created by students from Assistant Professor Aitor Lajarin-Encina’s Fall 2021 Beginning Painting class.
Rocky Mountain Research Data Center information session February 9
The Rocky Mountain Research Data Center will host an information session for CSU researchers on Wednesday, Feb. 9 from 1-2 p.m. in the Lory Student Center Room 382.
Artist brings Australian bushfire out of the ashes and into Hatton Gallery with ‘Degrees’
Odette England spent six weeks photographing the Australian bushfire aftermath and collecting buckets of ash, which she rubbed into the surfaces of her prints. Her works speak to the uncontrollable nature of fire, the urgency of change and of how we learn, forget, remember and persevere.
GAMA celebrates recent donations in ‘Widening The Lens: New Gifts of Photography’
The Gregory Allicar Museum of Art (GAMA) exhibition celebrates recent donations of modern and contemporary photography to the museum’s permanent collection.
The Conversation
What happens to your life stories if you delete your Facebook account?
If the latest deluge of Facebook controversies has you ready to kick the app to the digital curb, you are not alone.
How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld became America’s most popular late-night TV host
As media and comedy scholars, we’ve been tracking the recent ascension of right-wing comedy, which has flourished thanks to shifts in media industry economics and political ideologies.
Unverified reports of vaccine side effects in VAERS aren’t the smoking guns portrayed by right-wing media outlets – they can offer insight into vaccine hesitancy
Chances are you may not be not familiar with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS. Co-managed by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration, VAERS was established in 1990 to detect possible safety problems with vaccines.
How 'In God We Trust' bills are helping advance a Christian nationalist agenda
City vehicles in Chesapeake, Virginia, will soon be getting religion.
College of Liberal Arts Magazine
Together, We
Learn more about our curiosity, ability to adapt, engagement with the community, and research and creative expertise in the Spring 2021 issue of the 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.