Month: February 2018

The Adams State University Upward Bound program is currently accepting applications. Deadline to submit an application is February 16. According to Angelica Valdez, Upward Bound director, this will be the first year of the new program in science and mathematics, as well as the annual summer session for Classic Upward Bound. The summer begins with […]

The Adams State University Board of Trustees met in executive session on Monday, February 12, 2018, to discuss the leadership that the university needs to meet the significant challenges it currently faces. The Board of Trustees and ASU President Beverlee McClure have agreed that the priorities of the current Board are no longer congruent with […]

Pictured, Richard Audsley, Adams State University Ph.D. candidate, stands between Dr. Mark Manzanares, Counselor Education Department chair, and Dr. Cheri Meder, counselor education associate professor. Audsley was the first to defend his dissertation on campus, February 12. His dissertation, Responding to Collective Trauma through Community Connectedness, was based on years of research. Adams State Counselor […]

Make Plans to Attend WHAT: 50-Year Reunion of 1968 Olympic Marathon Trials held August 18, 1968, in Alamosa, Colorado. WHEN: July 27-29, 2018; on July 28, the runners will participate in an 8K run that largely follows the same marathon course Alamosa set up for the 1968 U.S. Olympic Marathon trials WHERE: Adams State University […]

Artist Jason GarciaPhoto courtesy of okuupin.com The Adams State University Art Symposium kicks off with a screening of Don’t Call Me Son on February 14 and the first hands-on art workshop Storytelling in Contemporary Native American Ceramics on February 16. The events are free and open to the public. Don’t Call Me Son, (Portuguese: Mãe […]

The Adams State University Theatre production Treasure and Terminating, two one-acts, directed by senior theatre majors Brittany Pollard and Michael Ricci, opens at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 7 and continue nightly through February 10, in the Xperimental Theatre. Pollard chose Treasure, written by Dennis Bush, for the socially relevant message. "We hinder ourselves when we […]

Photo by Daniel Parsons Students work with Dr. Matt Nehring during a Spring 2017 STEM Saturday. Adams State University continues to encourage young students to pursue interests in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. This spring, faculty members in STEM fields will continue to offer free interactive sessions to stimulate the imagination and curiosity of […]

Recipients of the San Luis Valley Federal Bank Scholarships include, (left to right) Duane Bussey, bank president and CEO; Kylie Duarte, Elaiza Gallegos, Kiara Villalobos, Alexis Duran, and Tammy Lopez, ASU Foundation executive director. The San Luis Valley Federal Bank awarded scholarships to 11 Adams State University students for the 2017/2018 academic year. The bank […]

The Adams State University Department of Human Performance and Physical Education is pleased to host The Russian Doping Scandal: An insider’s crusade for ethics in international sport, with special guests Vitaly and Yuliya Stepanov, at 6 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 6, in Richardson Hall Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public. Vitaly Stepanov, […]

Adams State University Foundation Scholarships are available for 2018-2019 with an application deadline of March 1. The qualifications for each of those scholarships vary. You must first be accepted at Adams State to apply for scholarships. Tammy Lopez, executive director of the ASU Foundation, said: “Last year, the ASU Foundation provided $1,104,707 in support through […]