Fawn Milton-Tatro weaves a blend of hemp fiber for Fibershed’s project. As a collaboration between Fibershed, Rezolana Institute and ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø’s Community Partnerships, hemp has been grown, decorticated, blended with wool, spun and woven into fabric that provides a San Luis Valley fabric sample in Fibershed’s national research project. By blending hemp with wool, […]
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The Southern Colorado Film Festival is accepting entries
The sixth annual Southern Colorado Film Festival will take place from October 12 through October 14, 2017 in Alamosa, Colo. The festival invites all filmmakers to submit their work for consideration. The 2017 theme, CONVERGENCE, intends to inspire a diverse conversation about cinematic expression. The festival will screen works that display a wide range of […]
Martinez dedicated career to students
Article by Linda Relyea After 40 years serving students, Bea Martinez ’76 retired as ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø’s Director of Student Business Services. If there is one word to describe her decades of service, it would be "change." From hand-written columns of figures to complex computer programs, she witnessed the advent of the technology era. "I […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State PBL students attend national conference
In June, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Phi Beta Lambda students attended the PBL 2017 National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif. ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø who competed in various events included, left to right, Araceli Portilo, Cody Trujillo, Abbey Stagner, Alex Lopez, and Marisa Morado. Lopez placed tenth in Accounting for Professionals and Natalie Rogers, PBL sponsor and ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State […]
Local PEO Chapter supports ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State students
The Chapter V, P.E.O. members support ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø students with a renewable scholarship. P.E.O. members include, left to right, back: Dianna Paulson, Carla Clutter, Evelyn Farish, Donna Templeton; middle: Margot Alexander, Devi Jardon, Janet Noland; front: Kiara Villalobos, scholarship recipient; Marilyn Davey, and Kathy Metz. The scholarship was established in 2002 and has increased […]
Xcel Foundation grant expands ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State services for veterans
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø’s Veterans Center recently received a $10,000 grant from the Xcel Energy Foundation to expand the center’s services to support veteran student success and career exploration. Veterans in the surrounding communities, as well as on-campus veterans and their dependents, will benefit. "This grant will help us take veterans to the next phase of […]
No tuition increase at ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State for 2017-18
Undergraduate students at ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø will not see a tuition increase next year, according to the budget for fiscal year 2017-18 approved by the university’s Board of Trustees June 22. Most fees were also held at last year’s rates, with the exception of the capital fee to support campus improvements. Housing rates remain unchanged, […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Upward Bound awarded new grant
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø’s Upward Bound program was recently awarded a five-year grant of $2,388,246 to continue its service to San Luis Valley high school students, according to Upward Bound Director Angelica Valdez. One of the federal TRiO programs, it serves 114 students at seven area schools: Alamosa, Antonito, Centauri, Centennial, Center, Del Norte, and Monte […]
Lyell looks back on impressive career
Dr. Ed Lyell, emeritus professor of business, said his life has been full of adventures of heart, mind, sports, and travel. He was the first in his family to finish elementary school. Since his parents only had second and fourth grade educations, he taught them to read, write, and do math when he took his […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Migrant Education Program presents STEM Academy
Twenty-three high school students from across Colorado are becoming immersed in the sciences the week of June 12 as part of the Migrant Education Program’s STEM Academy at ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø. Now in its third year, the week-long academy introduces students to education and career opportunities for STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). With instruction by […]
