Avenir Thursday Evening Lecture Series - Hmong Culture, Cloth, and Community, Nov. 8
The Fall 2018 evening lectures highlight the wide range of the Avenir’s current exhibitions.
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Your Go-To Fall Produce Guide
Autumn brings more than cooler air and beautiful changing leaves. There is also great produce! Celebrate autumn by heading to your local market and filling your basket with these seasonal gems.
CSU Campus Connections program receives national excellence award
CSU’s Campus Connections youth mentoring program has been named one of five recipients of national excellence awards from the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC).
Nearly 2,000 students engaged in CSU's 2018 Ag Adventure Day
On CSU’s recent Ag Adventure Day, nearly 2,000 elementary students visited the Agricultural Research, Development and Education Center for a fun day of all-things-ag.
Make an impact: Be part of Campus Connections mentoring program
The on-campus mentoring program for at-risk youth, Campus Connections, is now accepting applications for the Fall 2018 semester course HDFS 470A.
From Dior to Africa and Asia, Avenir Museum opens array of new exhibitions
Dresses inspired by influential fashion designer Christian Dior. Textiles created by the indigenous Hmong people of Southeast Asia. Colorful khanga cloths worn primarily by women in Africa.
9 ways to support sustainability in fashion
As a consumer, you have more power to influence the global fashion industry than you think. Keep the fashion industry accountable with these nine tips to support sustainability in fashion.
New Gustafson exhibit: CSU professor turns from food prep to Buddhist ‘guerrilla quilting’
Jeff Miller, who coordinates the hospitality management program in CSU’s Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, is trained as a professional chef and is a highly respected, seasoned academic. A new exhibition in the Gustafson Gallery: Jeff Miller’s Buddhist Approach to Guerrilla Quilting highlights another one of his talents – his needlework.
Design and Merchandising faculty recognized with Outstanding Scholarship Article award
Faculty in the Department of Design and Merchandising received the 2018 Outstanding Scholarship Article award from the Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences for their research evaluating the outcomes of Fashion FUNdamentals, a youth enrichment program for middle school girls.