Relieve tension and stress while creating art. The ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Art Department will offer a community open studio in the fall 2017 semester. This ceramics course is open to intermediate and advanced students/community members who desire independent, self-guided working time and access to equipment in the ceramic studio. This course is open to anyone […]
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³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State alumna acts locally with fresh restaurant concept
Window signage at Locavores touts "local farms, fresh veggies, craft sauces," and "real meat." "Real" is the operative concept at this new fast-casual restaurant in Alamosa, Colo. It features food sourced from within a 200-mile radius of Alamosa in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, an agricultural region known for potato production. The restaurant doesn’t even […]
Olivas considers museum internship a wonderful journey
Matthew Barbour shares information on the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Luther Bean Museum Native American collection with Lucie Olivas and Tawney Becker. The ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Luther Bean Museum and Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center continue to improve, thanks in large part to the generous donation from the Emma and Henry Salazar family in 2016. Their […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Nursing Department reaccredited
The ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Nursing Department has been reaccredited for the next ten years by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and Dr. Melissa Milner accepted the position as chair of the department, after serving as interim chair for the last academic year. "My jaw dropped when I heard the news about the reaccreditation," Milner […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø and Colorado State University sign MOU to provide agriculture education
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø and Colorado State University today launched a new degree program in agriculture. The partnership allows ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State to offer San Luis Valley-area students the opportunity to study agriculture without leaving their home community by offering agriculture-related courses from CSU, a leading national research university. This program will prepare students for careers on […]
Benton-Maestas named a 2017-2018 Colorado Governors Fellow
Public policy program supported by Governors Hickenlooper, Owens and Ritter introduces its second class of Fellows Andréa Benton-Maestas celebrates her daughter’s, Mianna, graduation from ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State at the Fall 2016 ceremony. Andréa Benton-Maestas, ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø Title V PPOHA activities director, was recently named a Colorado Governors Fellow. “When I received notification that I had […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Career Center adds Civic Engagement program
The Civic Engagement program, a new one to ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø, aims to help students gain experience outside of the classroom or "world experience" as Katherine Lewis, assistant director of Civic Engagement and Career Services, would say. The program is in its infancy right now and is being designed to be highly individualized so that […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State welcomes new alumni
Standing-room-only aptly describes the scene in ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø’s Plachy Hall gym on Spring Commencement day, May 13. The stands filled nearly an hour ahead of time, and the ASU Music Department entertained the patiently waiting "fans" with performances by the Desert Winds Quintet and 68 West a capella group. Momentum built, cheers and applause […]
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State Trustees uphold principles of equity
The Board of Trustees for ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø adopted a resolution to uphold principles of equity at its May 12 regular meeting on the ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State campus. Board Chair Arnold Salazar explained the resolution was developed over the last three months through a process that included input from the campus, community, and trustees. The term […]
Grads have taken different paths to an ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State degree
³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø State is proud of the diversity of its student body, which encompasses students of various ages and origins. The five graduates profiled below show there is more than one path to college success. ³Ô¹Ï¹ÙÍø will award 314 undergraduate degrees at Spring 2017 Commencement, which begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, […]
