Pictured, students include, in no particular order, Cade Kunugi, Braydon Wakasugi, Orrin Honeycutt, Cody Trujillo, Kreg Vollmer, Jordyn Neely, and Pauline Luhman, also pictured, Dr. Zena Buser, professor of business, accompanied the students. Adams State University and the San Luis Valley were well represented as four of six agbusiness students placed in the top ten at the […]
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Learn scaled rocks, ice and academics on road to graduation
Article by Alex Hart Photo by Anna La Susa Graduating with a major in business administration – accounting, Eric Learn was chosen to give the commencement message on behalf of the graduating class. From Berkeley Heights New Jersey, Learn is a member of the Adams State Adventure Program (ASAP). Learn’s journey to Adams State was […]
Stan Hilkey will address Adams State fall graduates
Stan Hilkey, executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, will give the commencement address at Adams State University in Alamosa on December 17, 2016. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. in Plachy Hall. Adams State will award 156 degrees, including 131 bachelor’s degrees, and 25 associate degrees. In recognition for his outstanding work […]
Legacy of William A. Porter lives on through Porter Scholars Program
Adams State University’s 2016 Porter Scholars remembered benefactor William A. Porter at their annual dinner in October. Dubbed "the forefather of online trading" by CNN, Porter was born November 10, 1928, in Boulder, Colo., and passed away October 14, 2015, in Kauai, Hawaii, where he lived in his later years. Porter earned a degree in […]
ASU celebrates capstone reading
The Adams State University Department of English invites the public to celebrate the capstone reading of their graduating writers, Nicholas Harlan and Izzy Schneider, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the Cooper Room located in the Nielsen Library 304.
SLV Symphony Holiday Classics Concert is December 10
The San Luis Valley Symphony will present its Holiday Classics Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, in Leon Memorial Hall on the Adams State University campus. Under the direction of Dr. William Lipke, the program will feature popular selections including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, Dittersdorf’s Double Bass Concerto with […]
ASU Music Dept. seeks patrons for SLV Cultural Commissions
The Adams State University Music Department is seeing patrons to support the commissioning of three original works that will celebrate the culture and soundscape of the San Luis Valley. "We will commission some high-profile composers, such as Jack Stamp, David Pierce, and Jennifer Bellow, as well as one of our music composition students, to create […]
National Center to address needs of underserved students
Adams State University witnessed creation of a National Center for Historically Underserved Students in mid-November. Twenty-two participants from across the nation joined Adams State faculty and staff for a think tank to launch the organization. The three-day conference concluded with the signing of a draft Declaration on the Rights of Historically Underserved Students. “Research consistently […]
Valley Community Chorus presents “Winter’s Night”
Photo by Daniel Parsons The Valley Community Chorus presents, Winter’s Night, a holiday concert which reflects on the meaning of this season with traditional favorites and non-traditional selections. This season Valley Community Chorus will perform on two dates: at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 9, at the Pioneer United Church, 630 Spruce St. in Del Norte, […]
The Holiday Book Fair is December 2
Article by Holly Felmlee Local shoppers will soon be able to buy thoughtful, entertaining gifts for this Christmas, as well as improving literacy in their families. The 2016 SLV Holiday Book Fair: A Blizzard of Books, takes place from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, at the Adams State University Nielsen Library. Parking […]
