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Photo by Gina WillisSargent High School student Annika Cortright and John Willis do a little sightseeing in Washington, DC, before the National History Day Finals in College Park, Maryland. On Saturday, May 5, John Willis, Adams State University Class of 1995, received the National History Day in Colorado Senior Division History Teacher of the Year […]

Article by Linda Relyea Photo courtesy of Cammie Newmyer Many Adams State University alumni continue their great stories by inspiring students in public schools and often their outstanding efforts receive national attention. This spring Cammie Newmyer was named a 2018-2019 Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. “When I received the email for the in-person interview, held […]

Alumni dedicate tree and bench in memory of Williams Article by Linda Relyea Photo by Linda RelyeaPictured, left to right, standing, Ben Evans, ASU Class of 2013; Lea Schiola, ASU Class of 2015; Jacob Smith, ASU Class of 2014; Deacon Aspinwall, ASU Class of 2015; Maddie Mansheim, ASU Class of 2015; Patrick Ortiz, ASU Class […]

Adams State University was awarded a two-year grant of $330,000 from the Colorado Department of Higher Education through its Community Partner Program (CPP) of the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative program. The grant will fund programs designed to increase college attendance and success for low-income and minority students. The program will give Colorado students the necessary […]

Article by Linda Relyea Photo courtesy of Emily Dauk Emily Dauk, far left, with students, left to right, Sam Preis, Matt Preis, Ben Koser, Eric Koser, Morgan Brooks and Emily Dauk at NASA. Emily Dauk is a high school math teacher in Minnesota who is working toward a master’s degree through the Adams State Endeavor […]

Valley youth are exploring the great outdoors this month in the Adams State Adventure Camp, funded through a grant to the City of Alamosa from the Great Outdoors Colorado Inspire Initiative. The grant of $868,805 was made to the City of Alamosa and a coalition of partners for the project Recreation Inspires Opportunity (Alamosa RIO!) […]

Four finalists have been named for the interim presidency at Adams State University, the ASU Board of Trustees announced Wednesday. Dennis Bailey-Fougnier, Cheryl D. Lovell, Marguerite Salazar and Armando Valdez were selected to interview on campus to fill a 12-month interim appointment as president. Schedules are being arranged to have the candidates meet with the […]

Tuition for full-time undergraduate students will remain unchanged at Adams State University for the 2018-19 academic year, and ASU employees will receive cost-of-living pay adjustments based on action taken Monday by the ASU Board of Trustees. Adams State has kept its tuition flat for the past two years as the Board of Trustees signal no […]

The U.S. Army Research Office recently awarded a grant of $6,055 to Adams State University to continue its High School Apprenticeship Research Program in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. This is the third year Army Research grants have funded the program. The grant allows two high school students to participate with faculty and university students in […]

Dr. Edward Crowther has been a presence on the Adams State campus for 30 years. In addition to the classroom, he could be found on the football field as a volunteer assistant coach and in the board room as president of the Faculty Senate, a post he was elected to four times. Crowther’s booming voice […]