Month: April 2016

Lopez is next Lifeways Lecture speaker

Article by Andrea Benton-Maestas Dennis Lopez will share his incredible insight on the origination of place names within the San Luis Valley. Based on an adaptation of his well-received "Archaic Spanish of the Upper Rio Grande Region" lecture, Lopez will address how names of towns and establishments came into being and have been adapted over […]

Adams State PBL heads to Nat’l Leadership Conference

Adams State PBL participants in the recent State Leadership conference included (from left): Seth Spiva, Taylor Crowther, Danielle Quintana, John Owsley, Alex Lopez, Micaela Fleming, Heather Shoats, Russell Shawcroft, Brenna Rivale, Abbey Stagner, Chance Padilla, Jessica Crowther, Dominic Venuto, and Snowy Coleman. All 14 Adams State University participants in the recent 2016 Phi Beta Lambda […]

Adams State receives State Historical Fund grant to preserve Marvel House exterior

The History Colorado’s State Historical Fund (SHF) awarded Adams State University a planning grant of $25,474 to preserve the exterior of the university’s Marvel House, which serves as the President’s Residence. The university will provide a 25 percent match to the grant of $8,491, according to Tawney Becker, Adams State grant specialist. The grant will […]

Spring ASU Percussion Extravaganza is April 25

Photo by Daniel Parsons ’17 The Adams State University Percussion Extravaganza begins at 7 p.m. Monday, April 25, in the Richardson Hall Auditorium. "A Night at the Movies" and will feature the ASU Percussion Ensemble performing a new composition to accompany the 1938 film "Synchromy No. 4" by Mary Ellen Bute and the ASU Marimba […]

Get your art on

Adara Rayne Sandoval and Deb Huss work on their stained glass projects in the class taught by Kay Malouff, last summer. Summertime – and creativity flows easy. Bask in long, warm afternoons and express your inner artist by designing and producing a unique piece of jewelry, let light shine through your very own stained glass […]

Arcadia opens Friday, April 22

Guiding boards through a table saw and actors through final rehearsals – Dr. Paul Newman prepares for his final Adams State University production, Arcadia, to open at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22, on the Main Stage. Pictured, Alex Adams ’16 assists Newman as they complete the last of the stage props in the scene shop. […]

Evening with Our Stars event is April 29

David Boncyk, Katie Mae Miller, James Rodriguez, Mason Harvey, John-Christian Maheu, and Jake Webb, members of 2015 Adams State University improv comedy troupe, Lost & Found, entertained the audience during last year’s Evening with Our Stars. Music, comedy, food, – the Adams State University Foundation "Evening with Our Stars" event will fundraise money for student […]

ASU Jazz Concert is April 21

The Adams State University Department Jazz Ensemble and 68 West will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21, in Leon Memorial Hall. 68 West will be performing pieces by Stevie Wonder, Randy Newman, ABBA, Queen and Michael Jackson. Admission is free to Friends of Music and members of Associated Students and Faculty; $1 for all […]

Adams State introduces M.S. in Applied Sport Psychology

Adams State University’s Department of Human Performance and Physical Education (HPPE) announces a new Master of Science degree program in Applied Sport Psychology. Beginning with the fall 2016 semester, this 36-credit hour program will be offered on campus, allowing students to gain mentoring and applied experience, according to program director, Dr. Brian Zuleger, assistant professor […]

Adams State alumna and professor evaluate Madison Fellowship applications

Adams State University alumna Sharolyn Griffith, M.A. ’11, a distinguished history and government teacher from Afton, Wyoming, and Dr. Ed Crowther, chair of the Department of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, and Spanish (HAPPSS), spent the first weekend in April in Alexandria, Virginia, as one of five judging teams which evaluated approximately 300 applications for […]