Your Voice. Your Vote. Your Rights.
CSU Fort Collins, CSU Pueblo and CSU Global are working with the Colorado State University System to launch an initiative called Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Rights.
LATEST HEADLINES
Colorado State University contributing to wildfire battle in many ways
From people to facilities, CSU provides support to those combatting the Cameron Peak Fire.
CSU leads study promoting food security during pandemic
As part of a $482,642 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), researchers at Colorado State University studied emergency food provisions that serve children and families in five U.S. cities during the pandemic.
Bark beetle outbreaks benefit wild bee populations, habitat
Landscape level damage done by one type of insect benefits another.
Cameron Peak Fire bypasses Mountain Campus structures over the weekend
The third largest fire in state history burned much of the forests that surround the campus. However, fire crews – assisted by mitigation measures put into place in recent years – managed to protect all of the structures on the 1,600-acre campus.
New garden at ARDEC South joins fight against food insecurity
As harvest season winds to a close, a new student-run food garden established on just four rows of farmland at ARDEC South will have contributed roughly 2,000 pounds of produce to fight food insecurity at Colorado State University.
CSU reducing water use during Horsetooth Outlet project, drought and wildfire
As the City of Fort Collins urges the community to reduce outdoor use of treated water through October and November, CSU has curtailed all landscape irrigation that uses domestic water and has voluntarily reduced raw water irrigation.
CAMPUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tell Me More: A Conversation about Equity and Inclusion at CSU
The second installment of President Joyce McConnell’s Tell Me More conversation series will launch at noon on Monday, Oct. 26.
Celebrating 42 years of PDI – call for proposals is open
Proposals for the Professional Development Institute Jan. 11-13, 2021, will be accepted through Nov. 2.
October is Ergonomics Awareness Month even during the pandemic
The Ergonomics Team can help CSU employees reduce the risk of injury, improve productivity and enhance well-being, wherever you work.
Notice of student consumer information for Fall 2020 released
This notice contains a summary of consumer information that must be made available to all students of Colorado State University in accordance with federal regulations set forth by The Higher Education Act of 1965.
Free Speech
Making a difference: CSU student activism over the decades
Student activism has played a significant role at Colorado State University over the decades, whether it was focused on national politics, civil rights, apartheid, recycling or social justice.
Voting on campus: A decades-long tradition
Take a look at the history of voting on campus from the passage of the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to the present day.
Capitol interns learn the power of respectful dialogue
CSU undergraduates get a chance to see the inner workings of state legislative politics through semester-long internships at the Capitol in Denver, and the experience can be literally life-changing.
Video: 'CSU Grads on the Political Frontlines'
Watch CSU alumni sharing their experiences working on the frontlines of America’s political arena as journalists, lobbyists and lawyers.
COVID-19
CSU leads study promoting food security during pandemic
As part of a $482,642 grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), researchers at Colorado State University studied emergency food provisions that serve children and families in five U.S. cities during the pandemic.
Help a student in quarantine or isolation with care-package items
CSU is providing care packages for students during their time spent either in quarantine or in isolation recovering from the virus. And you can help.
CSU scientists work to curb the spread of COVID-19 with targeted testing
The strategy relies on quick identification and isolation of individuals on campus infected with coronavirus.
Older people like President Trump are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
At 74 years old, Trump is solidly within an age group that’s been hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic.
THE CONVERSATION ON SOURCE
Will Colorado bring back wolves? It's up to voters
Prop. 114 would require the state to develop and oversee a science-based plan to restore wolves, focused in Western Colorado and initiated by the end of 2023.
Dominance or democracy? Authoritarian white masculinity as Trump and Pence's political debate strategy
Campaign communication and presidential debates are about much more than political strategy. They build – or break – American democracy.
Older people like President Trump are at more risk from COVID-19 because of how the immune system ages
At 74 years old, Trump is solidly within an age group that’s been hit hard during the coronavirus pandemic.
Cutting the debate mic won't stop Trump from short-circuiting the democratic process
Trump broke the rules, abused the process and treated the notion of democratic debate with disdain.
RAM FAMILY
Remote Rams: CSU graduate assistants Zoom in from overseas this semester
Amidst all the uncertainty created by the global pandemic, some international students have been able to start work on graduate assistantships for CSU from their home countries.
Classified Personnel Council names two new Everyday Heroes
The Everyday Hero is a special program sponsored by the Classified Personnel Council to recognize the day-to-day achievements of all CSU employees.
CSU team reimagines backyard of 5-year-old girl with rare genetic disorder
A team from Colorado State University that includes occupational therapy and mechanical engineering students is transforming the backyard of a 5-year-old Fort Collins girl who has a rare genetic disorder.
National Transfer Student Week: Meet several transfer student champions at CSU
National Transfer Student Week — Oct. 19-23 — marks an opportunity to highlight some of the efforts that Colorado State University is doing to support transfer students.
Help a student in quarantine or isolation with care-package items
CSU is providing care packages for students during their time spent either in quarantine or in isolation recovering from the virus. And you can help.
Video: Campus scenes of autumn 2020
Despite the threat of COVID-19 and nearby forest fires that have blanketed the city in smoke and ash, the thousands of hours of planning paid off as Colorado State University made it to the halfway point of the fall semester this week.
CSU launches ‘Black Lives Matter’ programming with mural at Visual Arts Building
Colorado State University kicked off a new educational initiative in early October as the words “Black Lives Matter” were painted in yellow on the pavement north of the Visual Arts Building.
SOURCE SPECIALS
Your Voice. Your Vote. Your Rights.
CSU Fort Collins, CSU Pueblo and CSU Global are working with the Colorado State University System to launch an initiative called Your Voice, Your Vote, Your Rights.
Life in the Time of Corona
Read the stories of Colorado State University amidst the COVID-19 crisis — the faculty, the researchers, the staff, employees and of course the students who are championing the University's rallying cry: "Together. We Continue."
'Why I wear a mask'
Rams take care of Rams at Colorado State University. Meet just a few of our stalwart Rams, and learn why they wear a mask.
State Your Purpose: Campaign for Colorado State University
The $1 billion State Your Purpose: Campaign for Colorado State University has reached the finish line. The eight-year campaign, timed to conclude during CSU’s 150th birthday, raised $1.28 billion.
UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS & INITIATIVES
Seventh CSU Spur Focus on Health clinic pivots to support Denver pets, families
This year the clinic was hosted in a drive-thru format to allow families and residents to remain socially distanced while nearly 180 pets received care from CSU D.V.M. students and volunteers.
CSU partners with Lyft to provide students alternative transportation
CSU’s Off-Campus Life has partnered with Lyft to temporarily offer a more flexible, cost-effective, and sustainable transportation method for the campus community.
CSU Spur: Anchored in community
Even before construction on its CSU Spur campus is completed in 2022, the CSU System has been following an anchor institution model of engaging and working with the communities surrounding the future site.
Parsons legacy at CSU is one of large projects, connections
As Amy Parsons steps away from a collective 16 years at Colorado State University and the CSU System, she leaves a legacy as a respected leader and colleague responsible for landmark projects and strong community connections forged.