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English Acts
Students and faculty take their passions and skills beyond the classroom into the community and world, demonstrating the power of English majors taking action.
A Modern Tale for Winter
The Winter’s Tale offers audiences an experience not seen in many plays: both a tragedy and comedy in one.
Dance Majors Want Their Audience to Speak, Thrive, and Be Alive
Colorado State University Dance presents the Dance Major Capstone Concert: Speak, Thrive, Be Alive on Friday, Dec. 11 and Saturday, Dec. 12.
Thank You, Dean Ann Gill!
At the last home football game of the season, Ann Gill, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, also had a special day.
Communication Studies Alumni Highlights
Communication studies alumni are actively engaged both on campus and in the community.
Caelia: A pre-Roman beer in the Iberian Peninsula
The Celts and Iberos of indigenous Spain may have known about wine, but they grew wheat and barley, and they made beer. Beer and wine form a counterpoint. Wine belongs to the conqueror. Beer, so we are told, pertains to a lower class.
Languages, Literatures and Cultures debuts two new research areas
Languages, Literatures and Cultures has added two new cutting-edge faculty members, specializing in translation studies and Mexican cultural studies.
New Study Abroad Program: Hike the Camino de Santiago
Colorado State University students now have yet another option for studying abroad, and it involves participating in one of the most famous pilgrimages in the world.
Why I love being a Liberal Arts student
International Studies and French student Hannah Purtymun explains how being a liberal arts major has fueled her diverse passions.
The CSU Marching Band Leads the 9News Parade of Lights
The popular CSU Marching Band will once again kick off the holiday season as they lead the way at the 41st annual 9News Parade of Lights in downtown Denver.
Alumni Spotlight: Krista Martinez
Ethnic studies alumna Krista Martinez describes how a meaningful degree translated to an impactful career.
Sociology alumna receives Distinguished Alumni Employee Award
Blanche Hughes, Vice President for Division of Student Affairs, has been awarded CSU’s 2015 Distinguished Alumni Employee Award.
International development within reach of CSU students
International Studies students had the opportunity to tour and learn more about the Posner Center in Denver.
Jason Downing: professor by day, rockstar by night
Colorado State University sociology professor Jason Downing is actually a rock star.
Student travels to China for business development internship
Anthropology graduate student Sierra Method recently traveled to western China for a business development internship.
Life-Changing: A Liberal Arts student travels to Prague
One student explains why living in another country is life-changing.
Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology Field Research
Center for Mountain and Plains Archaeology had an active summer, conducting archaeological research in a variety of ecosystems in central and northern Colorado.
Arts leadership students connect with community
Students in the Arts Leadership program through LEAP Institute for the Arts hosted their 2nd annual Nerdy Derby at the Noco Mini Maker Faire.
Anthropology Students Engage in Local High School Outreach
In an effort to reach out to local high schools, the Department of Anthropology facilitated an Anthropology Day for Fossil Ridge High School students
Three art students named finalists for national NICHE Awards
Three Art and Art History students have been named finalists in a national art competition.
Rams Unplug
A group of Journalism & Media Communication students are promoting sustainability on campus.
Finding my way
One Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts alumna shares her story.
What it means to be an ethnic studies student
“The world is so much more complicated than it appears on the surface and ethnic studies really opened up my mind to the way everything works.”
CSU drawing students participate in 17 hour drawing marathon
Eleven drawing concentration students spent a night in the studio during a 17-hour Bauhaus-inspired drawing marathon.
Digital History students re-creating 1905 Denver in Minecraft
Playing video games is probably not most people’s first thought when the topic of a class project is brought up, but Dr. Robert Jordan is using it to tangibly connect his students to history.
2015 Best Teacher Awards
Faculty in Economics and History were selected as recipients of the 2015 Best Teacher Award.
Communication Studies Graduate Students Make Their Mark
Communication studies graduate students are standing out on campus.
New online Bachelor’s degree in Economics
The online Bachelor of Arts in Economics takes you beyond math and finance to discover how economics affect everyday life.
Faculty Awards, Beginnings, Transitions, and Departures
Communication studies welcomes new faculty members, celebrates a promotion, and announces a retirement.
Arts Leadership program welcomes visiting scholar from Germany
LEAP Institute for the Arts welcomes Visiting Scholar Dr. Gesa Birnkraut from Germany
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Pulitzer Prize winner selected as the 2015 CLA Honor Alumnus
Award-winning poet Yusef Komunyakaa has been selected as the college’s 2015 honored alumnus.
Eddy Hall: home again
Walk along Center Avenue Mall in the heart of campus and you’ll notice a striking sight; a revitalized Willard O. Eddy Hall.
Liberal Arts welcomes Director of Development Frank Teplin
Frank Teplin brings over 7 years of fundraising experience across the arts and sciences to the liberal arts team.
Performing and Visual Arts Students Awarded at Graduate Student Showcase
Six students from the School of Music, Theatre and Dance and the Department of Art and Art History gave visual, research, and/or performance presentations, with four students winning top prizes.
Making an impact
From wheelchair inventions to leading the Halo 5 video game charge, the CSU liberal arts family is making an impact in a variety of ways.
Liberal Arts represents at 2015 Graduate Student Showcase
Over 50 students from the College of Liberal Arts participated in the annual Graduate Student Showcase on November 11th.
Passages
A tribute to the liberal arts family members we have lost.
Remembering and Celebrating the Life of Ron Williams
Ron was born in Sidney Nebraska on June 24, 1935. His parents were Hannah and Guy […]
Remembering Lois
A tribute to Lois Hunziker, former Office Manager of Journalism and Media Communication.