The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded a grant of $249,571 to support the three-year project, "Advancing Women in STEM through Institutional Transformation at Adams State University." Funded by the NSF ADVANCE IT-Catalyst program, the project aims to increase diversity and gender equity among Adams State’s faculty in the social and behavioral sciences and STEM […]
Month: September 2016
Smithsonian announces “Latinos and Baseball” collecting initiative at Adams State
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History is working on a multiyear collecting initiative, Latinos and Baseball: In the Barrios and the Big Leagues, to identify artifacts that reflect the social and cultural influence of the game on Latino communities. The initiative is designed to build on a growing body of original research, oral histories […]
The ASU Observatory will host an open house on October 8
The Adams State University Observatory will participate in International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, Oct. 8, with an open house from 7 p.m. until 9 p.m. There will be a variety of telescopes available to view the Moon including one connected to a monitor so everyone can view the Moon together while the features […]
Campus Ministry will sponsor a food drive
Adams State University United Campus Ministry will sponsor a "Fill the Truck" food drive from September 25 through September 30, in conjunction with HOPE Week. A truck will be parked on the ASU campus, at the turn-off on First Street, near the Ole Mose sculpture. Please share with others by dropping off non-perishable food items […]
“Atypical Topographies” opening reception is September 29
The Adams State University Cloyde Snook Gallery exhibit Atypical Topographies: exploring new approaches to landscape, opening reception will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in the Art Building. The exhibit continues through October 26. Atypical Topographies, a national juried exhibition, includes artwork that challenges, reinvents, or charts new directions in landscape […]
Run like you’re being chased by zombies
The Adams State University Society for Advancement of Hispanics/Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) student club will host a Zombie 5K at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, on the ASU campus. Registration fee is $15 and includes an event t-shirt. Participants will begin the 5K at Zacheis Planetarium and are encouraged to dress as […]
ASU Faculty Collage Concert is September 29
Music faculty members include (left to right) Dr. Matthew Valverde, Dr. Tracy Doyle, Dr. Beth Robison, Dr. William Lipke, Dr. Angela Winter, Dr. Matthew Schildt, Dr. Chiho Sugo, and Dr. James Doyle. The Adams State University Department of Music presents a Music Faculty Collage Concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, in Leon Memorial Hall. […]
Music grad follows Maya heritage to UCLA
Juan Francisco Cristobal, Class of 2016 Major: Music Education/Percussion Received full Fellowship to UCLA’s graduate ethnomusicology program Performs with Marimba Espiritu Maya & ASU ensembles: percussion, steel drum, wind, drumline Juan Francisco Cristobal’s parents brought him to the U.S. from Guatemala when he was a baby, hoping their children would go as far as possible […]
The So Co Film Festival is coming soon
Film makers from six different countries submitted their films for consideration for the Southern Colorado (SoCo) Film Festival to be held at Adams State University, Thursday Oct. 13 through Saturday, Oct. 15. The theme, BORDERLESS, intends to inspire a diverse conversation about cinematic expression. The festival will screen works that display a wide range of […]
ASU Lunchtime Talk will feature lecture about hemp industry
Adams State University will host Dr. Grant Orvis, owner of BoCo Farms, who will present Cannabis Genotypes, Phenotypes & Chemotypes: A look inside Colorado’s Green Revolution, at noon on Friday, Sept. 30, in Porter Hall room 130. The event is free and open to the public. Although given an arbitrary definition of below 0.3 percent […]
