Tag: "Office of Engagement"
Investments in conservation easements reap benefits for Colorado
A new analysis from CSU found that each dollar invested by the state for conservation easements produced benefits of between $4 and $12 for Coloradans.
Provost’s Council for Engagement spotlight: Frank Garry
This month we meet Frank Garry, who has been a professor in the Department of Clinical Sciences for 30 years.
Chinese scholars and policymakers visit campus and statewide Extension locations
Three scholars and policymakers from a leading Chinese university visited the Colorado State University campus, Extension locations in the Denver metropolitan area and in the Western slope, and Morgan County's Quail Ridge Dairy. They are learning about CSU Extension programs--their visit to the dairy was to learn how Extension works with the dairy industry to support and advance production there.
“CSU is honored to be a partner in this initiative to advance a pragmatic and nationally scalable model for university-based Extension in China, which includes more effective and efficient transfer of agriculture and food system technologies,” said Lou Swanson, CSU Vice President for Engagement and CSU Extension director.
The Chinese A
cademy of Social Sciences is looking into starting its own Extension program in China, where university-based Extension programs are uncommon.The scholars and policymakers were touring the dairy as part of trip to Colorado that is intended to help them learn about the functioning and practices of the CSU Extension program in the state. The representatives came to Colorado through a partnership between Chinese and American universities that includes CSU and is intended to promote such educational visits and other collaborations.
The Fort Morgan Times covered the visit to the Eastern Plains. Read their feature story.
CSU supports 4-H'ers through scholarships
The Colorado 4-H Foundation has announced the recipients of 51 college scholarships for the 2017 academic year.
Climate change is shrinking the Colorado River
One third of the flow decline over the past two decades was likely due to higher temperatures in the Colorado River's Upper Basin.
Rangelands are slow to recover in Northeast Colorado
Rain in the area, and proactive actions of local ranchers, have led to the slow beginning of recovery. Over 32,000 acres were impacted in the March wildfire in NE Colorado.
National Award for Community Civic Engagement
Colorado State University Extension recently received the 2017 Priester Community Award Winner for their program, Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI).
Why Learning About Native Plants Matters: Two Decades of Educational Growth
Colorado Native Plant Master program increase their knowledge with on-the-ground learning opportunities.