Faleen Lobato, Centennial High School, was crowned the Spud Bowl Queen at the ԹϹ football game on October 17. The Spud Bowl tradition began in 1946, when the potato farmers in the Valley were asked to contribute sacks of spuds to the college, which, in turn, were converted into cash to supplement the […]
Month: October 2015
Guest percussion artist to perform on ԹϹ State campus
Dr. John Pennington, an educator, composer, performer, author, producer and conductor, will perform as a guest artist at ԹϹ. The percussion recital, Sounds of The Earth, begins at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, in Leon Memorial Hall. Pennington will perform Moon Child, by Keith Jarrett; Adagio from Sonata I. for Solo Violin, by […]
2015 cohort of Boettcher Teacher Residents welcomed
ԹϹ’s Boettcher Teacher Residency program honored the 2015 Sans Luis Valley cohort of residents and their mentors at a reception held Oct. 8 at The Grille at Cattails. The event was hosted by the Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC), which operates the program in cooperation with the ԹϹ State Department of Teacher […]
ԹϹ State student appreciates internship experience
Tori Martinez receives a certificate from the National Science Foundation for her summer research project presentation. Tori Martinez has seized every opportunity as an ԹϹ student and has made the most of her education. She spent the summer in Washington D.C. as an intern for the National Science Foundation (NSF). The internship is […]
ԹϹ State promotes climate of safety
"Our campus community and the Valley need to know that safety is a top priority for all of us," said ԹϹ President Beverlee J. McClure following last week’s shootings at Northern Arizona University and Texas Southern University, which resulted in one death at each campus. These came one week after another incident left […]
ASU Faculty Lecture will examine use of southwestern plants
The ԹϹ Faculty Lecture Series continues with Cultural Uses of Plants in the Southwest, by Dr. Kristy L. Duran, associate professor of biology, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in Porter Hall room 130. In the past few years, Duran has become interested in ethnobotany, the scientific study of the relationships between people […]
Industrial hemp documentary “Bringing It Home” to screen at ԹϹ State
The recent Farm Bill provision for hemp research and pilot programs has sparked national media awareness and conversation about hemp. But what’s preventing the U.S. from fully joining 31 other industrialized nations that allow its farmers to grow this beneficial crop? A screening of the award-winning documentary film "Bringing It Home" will be hosted by […]
Lifeways Lecture “Curandismo: Our Healing Hand, Our Healing Lands” is October 15
Article by Cheryl Ruybal ԹϹ Lifeways of the San Luis Valley Lecture will feature Curandismo: Our Healing Hands, Our Healing Lands by Teresa Vigil at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, in McDaniel Hall room 101. The event is free and open to the public. Teresa de Jesus Belinda Vigil was born to Jose […]
ԹϹ State Classified Employees Council will host Craft Fair and Chile Cook-Off
Photo by Kellicia Morse ’14 Hand-crafted gifts and mouth-watering chile – the ԹϹ Classified Employees Council will host a Craft Fair and Chile Cook-Off on Saturday, November 7, in the Plachy Hall Field House. The Craft Fair will be held from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. Vendor fee is $20 for a 10′ […]
ԹϹ State will host Special Olympics Bowling Tournament
Come out and show your support to local athletes who will perform in the upcoming Special Olympics Throw a Ball and Watch Them Fall Bowling Tournament. Sponsored by the ԹϹ Human Performance and Physical Education (HPPE) Department sports facility and event management class, the event begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, at […]
