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Relieve tension and stress while creating art. The Adams State University Art Department will offer a community open studio in the fall 2017 semester. This ceramics course is open to intermediate and advanced students/community members who desire independent, self-guided working time and access to equipment in the ceramic studio. This course is open to anyone […]

Window signage at Locavores touts "local farms, fresh veggies, craft sauces," and "real meat." "Real" is the operative concept at this new fast-casual restaurant in Alamosa, Colo. It features food sourced from within a 200-mile radius of Alamosa in southern Colorado’s San Luis Valley, an agricultural region known for potato production. The restaurant doesn’t even […]

Matthew Barbour shares information on the Adams State Luther Bean Museum Native American collection with Lucie Olivas and Tawney Becker. The Adams State University Luther Bean Museum and Salazar Rio Grande del Norte Center continue to improve, thanks in large part to the generous donation from the Emma and Henry Salazar family in 2016. Their […]

The Adams State University Nursing Department has been reaccredited for the next ten years by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and Dr. Melissa Milner accepted the position as chair of the department, after serving as interim chair for the last academic year. "My jaw dropped when I heard the news about the reaccreditation," Milner […]

Adams State University and Colorado State University today launched a new degree program in agriculture. The partnership allows Adams State to offer San Luis Valley-area students the opportunity to study agriculture without leaving their home community by offering agriculture-related courses from CSU, a leading national research university. This program will prepare students for careers on […]

Public policy program supported by Governors Hickenlooper, Owens and Ritter introduces its second class of Fellows Andréa Benton-Maestas celebrates her daughter’s, Mianna, graduation from Adams State at the Fall 2016 ceremony. Andréa Benton-Maestas, Adams State University Title V PPOHA activities director, was recently named a Colorado Governors Fellow. “When I received notification that I had […]

The Civic Engagement program, a new one to Adams State University, aims to help students gain experience outside of the classroom or "world experience" as Katherine Lewis, assistant director of Civic Engagement and Career Services, would say. The program is in its infancy right now and is being designed to be highly individualized so that […]

Standing-room-only aptly describes the scene in Adams State University’s Plachy Hall gym on Spring Commencement day, May 13. The stands filled nearly an hour ahead of time, and the ASU Music Department entertained the patiently waiting "fans" with performances by the Desert Winds Quintet and 68 West a capella group. Momentum built, cheers and applause […]

The Board of Trustees for Adams State University adopted a resolution to uphold principles of equity at its May 12 regular meeting on the Adams State campus. Board Chair Arnold Salazar explained the resolution was developed over the last three months through a process that included input from the campus, community, and trustees. The term […]

Adams State is proud of the diversity of its student body, which encompasses students of various ages and origins. The five graduates profiled below show there is more than one path to college success. Adams State University will award 314 undergraduate degrees at Spring 2017 Commencement, which begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, […]