Design and Merchandising instructors employ creative strategies for class in the time of COVID
Colorado State University professors employ creative strategies in teaching their courses this fall semester.
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Curfman legacy lives on with estate gift to enhance scholarship fund and gallery
Get to know the recipient of the Jack Curfman Creative and Visual Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year.
Design Library gives students a hand-on approach to new materials and industry connections
The Interior Architecture and Design Program in the Department of Design and Merchandising at Colorado State University has unveiled a student-run professional Design Library for students similar to those in interior design firms.
Kristen Morris wins international award for outstanding marketable design
Kristen Morris (she, her, hers), assistant professor in the Department of Design and Merchandising, has won an award from ITAA for Outstanding Marketable Design. The award celebrates her design focusing on adaptive apparel and inclusive design.
Generous donor starts fund to help students financially during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused financial stress for many individuals, including students. Fortunately, financial support from sympathetic donors and friends are providing some relief.
Collaboration and community connection
Many museums around the world turned to their digitized collections to create online exhibitions, educational programming, and other moments for connection that we are all craving. But the Avenir Museum’s collection is not yet digitized. Through the NEH Cares Grant and collaboration with the CSU Library, the Avenir was able to achieve a new virtual experience.
Avenir welcomes new graduate assistant
The Avenir Museum and the Department of Design and Merchandising are very happy to announce that Gina Prantil is the latest member of the Avenir team
Looking back, looking forward: Avenir Museum launches virtual exhibit on teaching collection
The Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising has launched a virtual exhibit about the history of its teaching collection — a website that lets users share not only their memories, but also their ideas for the future of the museum.
Gifts transform Health and Human Sciences in immeasurable ways
The College of Health and Human Sciences stands ready to improve the health and well-being of people everywhere, thanks in part to the generosity of 9,934 donors who gave more than $82 million during the State Your Purpose Campaign for Colorado State University.
Punch bowls and that purple dress
Over the last year and a half, we have been researching and gathering information about the history and growth of our collection for an exhibition planned for the fall of 2020 called Threads of our Community: The History of the Avenir.