Diversity at Adams State
Adams State HEAL students make their mark
"I felt confident that with bright, dedicated individuals such as ASU's HEALers, higher education will do great things for generations to come. I couldn't be more proud." Continue Reading…
Mobile Campus graduates participate in spring commencement ceremony
In the fall of 2009, the program switched to the online delivery format to include students from anywhere in Colorado. Continue Reading…
ASU Presidential Teacher Award recipients announced
Abeyta believes every moment offers a teaching/learning opportunity. “The capacity to learn is endless.” Continue Reading…
Educators inducted into Hall of Fame
The Adams State University Educators Hall of Fame Celebration hosted outstanding individuals whose chosen profession created opportunities for students to achieve academic and professional success. Continue Reading…
“Bless Me Ultima” Project connected campus and community
“The movie hit home,” said Donna Griego. “The theme captured our culture and moved the audience members.” Continue Reading…
ASU nursing students share service experience in Guatemala
The group will share a presentation on their experience Monday, May 6, at 7 p.m. in Carson Auditorium (Adams State Student Union Bldg.) Continue Reading…
Adams State hosted Pan American Day
“Despite the inclimate weather, which caused some schools to cancel, the event was successful and brought potential college students to our campus,” Rayas Solís said. Continue Reading…
Senior creative writers’ reading is April 18
In the workshop participants will study the rhythms that spring from various sports and will look at how different poets treat the subject matter. Continue Reading…
CIELO champions inclusivity
Adams State's first Title V grant for Hispanic Serving Institutions, awarded in 2000, helped create the faculty development and mentoring program, CELT (Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching.) Continue Reading…
Small-town fosters big changes: ASU student trustee represents and motivates others
She feels strongly that "Adams State is a place where you can develop self-awareness, work on yourself as a being." Continue Reading…
Adams State's CASA offers a home for diversity
The organization was created to strengthen the university's commitment as a Hispanic Serving Institution. This year, that commitment comes with an actual casa - the CASA House, Continue Reading…
EARTH Week celebration includes presentation by Box
Box was raised on the Southern Ute Reservation in Ignacio, Colorado and was exposed to and has participated in several of the traditional ceremonies of that tradition. Continue Reading…
Sierra Grande teachers form learning community
“These teachers and their work are examples of the power of learning communities in schools, and how professional growth leads to teacher initiative and advocacy on behalf of diverse students." Continue Reading…
Adams State supports mental health awareness
“Mental health includes the entire body, not just the mind,” said Laurel Carter. Continue Reading…
Faculty Lecture focuses on heroine stories in popular film
This talk examines how the myth operates in Victor Fleming’s Wizard of OZ (1939) and Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010). Continue Reading…
Adams State MUN continues to experience the world
The Adams State team has competed for over eight years and has been to five international conferences and one international diplomatic mission. Continue Reading…
ASU premiers “Bless Me, Ultima”
Based on the controversial novel by acclaimed author Rudolfo Anaya, “Bless Me, Ultima,” is a turbulent coming-of-age story about Antonio Marez (Luke Ganalon), a young boy growing up in New Mexico. Continue Reading…
Adams State Student Scholar Days schedule is set
Students from art, psychology, chemistry, geography, education, government, mathematics and more, will present their scholarly research during the sixth annual Student Scholar Days. Continue Reading…
ASU Counselor Education will host Jhally on campus
Jhally is recognized for his thought provoking production of Dreamworlds. Continue Reading…
Nielsen Library hosts storyteller Herrera
Herrera traveled to China in 2008, on a storytelling tour arranged by the National Storytelling Network and People to People Ambassadors. Continue Reading…
New "SLV Promise Award" will assist low-income Adams State students
The award will be available to qualified graduates of all high schools in the San Luis Valley, as well as Buena Vista, Salida, Walsenberg, La Veta, and Pagosa Springs. Continue Reading…
ASU STEM turns kids on to science
STEM Activity Director and Outreach Coordinator, Cindy Bervig, organizes planetarium visits by school groups and community members. "We've had everyone from Head Start kids to senior citizens from The Continue Reading…
STEM Center opens doors
The STEM Center provides a place for students to receive tutoring in specified STEM courses, as well as a general workspace. Continue Reading…
Adams State course includes hike in Spain
This may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to follow the path that millions of pilgrims have undertaken since the mid 800s. Continue Reading…
Ernie Hudson premiers one-man show at Adams State University
"This is a great opportunity for me to tell this story, and to do what I love to do. It gives me a chance to put my heart into a project. It's been a challenge and a lot of work," Hudson said. Continue Reading…
NASA engineer will share enthusiasm for space exploration
“I honestly feel that we will have a person standing on the surface of Mars at some point in time, because there is something that is innate in human beings…that need to explore.” Continue Reading…
Film “The Interrupters” included in MLK Week
The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising story of three dedicated individuals who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they themselves once employed. Continue Reading…
ASU presents Ernie Hudson as heavyweight champ Jack Johnson
Ghost in the House deals with sports and racism in the early 1900s. Continue Reading…
Scholar’s message provides perspective on Martin Luther King Jr.
"The historical King was very different from the way King is remembered.” Continue Reading…
Marathoner Zoila Gomez inspires Adams State graduates
The audience hung onto every inspiring word of Zoila Gomez, Adams State Class of 2004, who spoke from the podium for over 20 minutes about her journey from a small Mexican mining town, to the ranks of Continue Reading…
