September 2019 was busy at Colorado State University. Students settled in on campus, CSU Athletics got rolling, and President Joyce McConnell gave her first Fall Address.
Native American Cultural Center, Sept. 3, 2019
Yufna Soldier Wolf, director of the Northern Arapaho Tribal Historic Preservation Office, visits the Native American Cultural Center. Soldier Wolf shared how her ancestors used the land around Fort Collins and Estes Park and would meet at the “Council Tree,” a 120-year-old cottonwood that stood in southeast Fort Collins near the Cache La Poudre River. She came to campus to be interviewed by film producer Frank Boring for the documentary he is creating in honor of CSU’s sesquicentennial.
Photo by William A. Cotton
CSU Trial Gardens, Sept. 4, 2019
Flowers were in full bloom in the CSU Trial Gardens.
Photo by Esmeralda Garfio
Lory Student Center, Sept. 4, 2019
The Shared Governance Councils — APC and CPC — host the Employee Appreciation Celebration at CSU.
Photos by William A. Cotton
Mountain Campus, Sept. 6, 2019
Warner College of Natural Resources first-year students get to know each other around a campfire during a retreat.
Photo by William A. Cotton
Canvas Stadium, Sept. 7, 2019
CSU beats Western Illinois University 38-13 in the first home game of the season at Canvas Stadium.
Photo by John Eisele
Moby Arena, Sept. 12, 2019
The CSU volleyball team dominates No. 19 Colorado, 3-0, in an “Orange Out” in Moby Arena.
Photo by Nick Monaghan
Lory Student Center Plaza, Sept. 16, 2019
El Centro kick offs Latinx Heritage Month on Mexican Independence Day with a performance by Mariachi Sol de Mi Tierra.
Photo by Joe Giordano
The Oval, Sept. 19, 2019
Joyce McConnell delivers her first address as president of CSU, while a significant number of students peacefully demonstrated against recent incidents of racial bias on campus.
Photos by CSU Photography
Environmental Learning Center, Sept. 20, 2019
CSU Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology student Kiera Denehan leads a group of middle school students during an E-Camp at the Environmental Learning Center.
Photo by William A. Cotton
Nutrien Ag Day, Sept. 21, 2019
CSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences celebrates an annual tradition dating back to 1981.
Photos by John Eisele
Lory Student Center Grand Ballroom, Sept. 22, 2019
Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock performs at RamFest.
Photo by Xavier Hadley
Arkansas Valley Campus, Sept. 25, 2019
CSU celebrates the opening of the Arkansas Valley Campus in Rocky Ford.
Photo by William A. Cotton