³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø will present Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) President Joseph A. Garcia with its most prestigious honor, The Billy ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Award at the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Alumni Banquet and Awards Ceremony during Homecoming, on October 28. To reserve a ticket call Alumni Relations at 719-587-8110. "The Billy ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø award from ASU […]
Month: October 2016
ASU Band Concert is October 18
The ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Department of Music presents a Band Concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, in Richardson Hall Auditorium. The concert is a joint event with the Salida High School Band, under the direction of ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State alumnus Andre Wilkins. Angela Winter, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State band director, will direct Fanfare and Flourishes for a […]
Local authors invited to Holiday Book Fair
Calling all San Luis Valley authors! If you write fiction, non-fiction, or poetry, and you have books to sell, you are invited to participate in the "SLV Holiday Book Fair: A Blizzard of Books" from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, in the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Nielsen Library. Authors will have the opportunity […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State to host SLV Hemp Symposium Nov. 5
The San Luis Valley Hemp Symposium will explore many aspects of the plant’s benefits and potential, Saturday, November 5, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Student Union Building. Admission is $10, with children 12 and under free. "Hemp is a viable resource that can be used to produce thousands of […]
ASU Extended Studies Program graduate receives Presidential Award
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Extended Studies graduate Monika "Mona" Cloys received the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE) this summer at the White House. She is the program coordinator and science teacher at Lake County High School in Leadville, Colorado. "Environmental education is extremely important in our world today," Cloy said. "It gives students content […]
SLV STEAM Shop hosts Open House on October 15
The SLV STEAM Shop Maker Space, located behind Ortega Middle School, will host an Open House from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15. The event is free and open to the public. Featured tools for the open house will include the 60 watt laser cutter and the ROSTOCK Max 3d printer. The […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Adventure Program awarded grants to improve recreation along Rio Grande
The ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Adventure Program (ASAP) was recently awarded three grants to expand outdoor recreational opportunities along the Rio Grande, according to Brian Puccerella, coordinator of Adventure Leadership and Programs. "We are partnering with other local organizations on these projects that will benefit the San Luis Valley community, in addition to ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State students," he […]
2016 Spud Bowl Queen is Katelyn Caldon
Katelyn Caldon, Sanford High School, was crowned the Spud Bowl Queen at the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø football game on October 8. 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 […]
Candidate forum will be held on ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State campus
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Associated ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø & Faculty (AS&F) will host a candidate forum at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, in Carson Auditorium, located in the Student Union Building. The event is free and open to the public. AS&F will host national, state and local level candidates for a candidate forum where they will be asked […]
CASA closes HSI Week with a bang
Reflection Article by Amanda Martinez Photo by Toni LeachVince Alcon enjoys the Hispanic Heritage celebration. .On September 23, standing in the yard of the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Cultural Awareness and Student Achievement (CASA) Center, under the hanging golden lights the night was full of life and energy. The smell of horno baked bread and horno […]
