Month: April 2017

ASU Spring Wellness Week begins April 22

The week includes volleyball, soccer, flag football and ultimate frisbee, open play, on the North Campus Green. The Adams State University Department of Campus Recreation and Wellness in collaboration with La Puente’s Hunger Education Week has planned activities for the semi-annual Wellness Week. Events will take place from April 22 through April 28. Jessica Chacon, […]

Tickets for Good Kids go on sale April 20

Photo by Russell GemindenAdams State actresses Molly Bibeau and Katie Miller rehearse. They are all good kids. So, how did this happen? The Adams State University Theatre production Good Kids, opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28, on the Main Stage and continuing nightly April 29, and May 5 and 6, with a 2 p.m. […]

Climate awareness march and presentation is April 29

To coincide with the People’s Climate March in our nation’s capital, concerned community members have teamed up with SLV Women Act, San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, ASU Community Partnerships, Sodexo and the Adam State University EARTH Group to organize a regional event. Community members are invited to meet at noon on Saturday, April 29, on […]

Adams State hosted the annual undergraduate sociology conference

The Adams State University Department of Sociology hosted students and faculty from Fort Lewis College and Western State Colorado University for the 11th Annual Undergraduate Sociology Conference, on April 7 and 8. The event began on Friday evening at Calvillo’s Mexican Restaurant where the marimba band Espíritu Maya welcomed students and faculty with lively music. […]

Bruyére is keynote for EARTH Week

Dr. Cindy Bruyère, project scientist for National Center for Atmospheric Research’s Capacity Center for Climate & Weather Extremes, will speak at Adams State University from 1:30 p.m. until 3p.m. Saturday, April 29, in Carson Auditorium, located in the Student Union Building. This Sodexo sponsored presentation is free and open to the public and is part […]

ASU Community Partnerships completes USDA project

Adams State University Community Partnerships successfully completed a project funded by the USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach, resulting in submission of ten proposals from the San Luis Valley for funding to support rural development. "We were one of ten universities chosen for the project, and I was told we were the only one that […]

The Adams State Faculty Lecture series continues with controlling mosquito-borne disease

Mosquitoes spread many infectious diseases, including the causative agent of malaria, dengue, chikungunya, West Nile, and Zika. Adams State University Dr. Adam Kleinschmit, assistant professor of biology, will discuss recent advance in science to control the spread of diseases by mosquitoes. His Faculty Lecture Genetically Modifying the Deadliest Animal in the World to Fight Infectious […]

The Adams State Sustainability Fair is April 26

Kate Bleakley, Adams State student and volunteer, assists in upcycling. The Adams State University EARTH Week Sustainability Fair will offer something for everyone. The event will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, in the Student Union Building. Whether you are a garage sale enthusiast or someone that appreciates art and […]

Adams State will host free conference

The Adams State University English, Theatre, and Communication Department is pleased to announce its second annual conference “The Road Taken: High Impact Academic Practices that Support Readers and Writers.” The conference features best-practices presentations; a keynote by Kimba Rael, Adams State alumna and San Luis Valley Educator of the Year, 2016; and special guest speaker, […]

Adams State Choir Concert is April 21

The Adams State University Chamber and Concert Choirs will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, April 21, in Richardson Hall Auditorium. The performance will include works by Eric Whitacre, a Morten Lauridsen setting of James Agee’s poem, "Sure On This Shining Night," the Cuban folk song, "Son de Camaguey," arranged by Stephen Hatfield, and Kirk Mechem’s, […]