Month: March 2018

ASU will celebrate Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta

Adams State University alumna Victoria Martinez will speak at a luncheon honoring Cesar Chavez at 12 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in the Student Union Building La Mesa Dining Hall. The event will include cultural music by Ruben Dominguez and cuisine featuring red and green posole, baja beef tacos, ancho chile rellenos, roadrunner pizza, arroz con […]

The Nature of Flow is next Faculty Lecture

Flow is a desirable state of concentrated focus, complete absorption, energy, and high performance. The next Adams State University Faculty Lecture The Nature of Flow, by Dr. Jeffrey Elison, professor of psychology, begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 28, in McDaniel Hall room 101. This lecture will summarize a wide variety of findings regarding: a) […]

ASU Wellness Week continues through March 16

The Adams State University Graduate Student Success Center Higher Education Hot Topics continues "Celebrating Self Care" Wellness through March 16. Schedule of Events Monday, March 12Release of Resource Guide for Self-CareIntroduction of a Self-Care column in the Graduate Student Success Center’s newsletterFeaturing tips, exercises and event announcements relating to the practice of self care in […]

Adams State Art Department will dedicate Butters’ bike

Photo by Daniel ParsonsJoshua "Butters" Hendrenin riding in the 2015 Adams State Homecoming Parade. Often described by friends as "larger than life," the late Adams State University alumnus Joshua "Butters" Hendren, Class 2010, could often be seen riding his custom tall bicycle.  A psychology major, Hendren also took art classes establishing close bonds with students […]

Adams State will host reading by local authors

The Adams State University English Department will host Writing West: An Evening of Readings and Conversation at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, in the Nielsen Library Cooper Room. In White Plains (Conundrum Press; 2017), a novel by author and Regis University professor David Hicks, Flynn Hawkins is a graduate assistant at a prestigious university, on […]

Adams State summer courses help students finish early

AS&F Officers John Owsley, Brittany Wilson, and Alex Lopez In less than four years, Alex Lopez, John Owsley, and Brittany Wilson will graduate from Adams State University with little or no student loan debt. Lopez, an Alamosa native, said taking summer classes helped him to graduate early. Wilson agreed, and recommends taking general education courses […]

Music Alumnus assists at Top of the Nation Honor Band

Duane Zanotelli ’72 ’73 returned to his alma mater as a saxophone guest clinician for the Adams State Top of the Nation Honor Band. A retired high school teacher Zanotelli also presented a talk on the music profession. "Adams State is a very congenial school and the professors take the time to work with students […]

The next ASU Faculty Lecture is March 14

Dr. Courtney Allen Black or white, on or off, right or wrong, many of us have built our understanding of the world on the rigid acceptance of binary oppositions. Gender, one of the most widely ingrained binaries in our western society, continually attempts to define our place in humanity. In fact, the first question asked […]

Adams State Art Symposium final events scheduled

Photo courtesy of thinglink.com Closing night for La Monarca, an Adams State University Art Symposium, will include five short films spanning a century on lives impacted by the Panama Canal. The event is free and open to the public. Panama Canal Stories, (2014, USS) begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 14, in the Visual Arts […]

Dog Sees God opens March 13

Photo by Brandon Duran The Adams State University Theatre production Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, directed by senior theatre major Brandon Duran, opens at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, and will continue nightly through March 16, in the Xperimental Theatre. Duran chose a monologue from Dog Sees God, written by Bert V. […]