Month: April 2018

Wagner Family Endowment encourages Science Fair participation

The new Wagner Family Endowment for Student Internships will place Adams State University students in Alamosa’s Ortega Middle School to help recruit and mentor students for the regional and state Science Fair. Virgil and Carol Wagner, both Adams State alumni, created the endowment for full-time students majoring in science or education. "We chose a project […]

Tooker Endowment to aid SLV students in health care

Siblings Dr. John Tooker, Adams State class of 1966, and Deborah Brownell have created the Mary Louise & Lester Tooker Memorial Endowment at Adams State University in honor of their parents. With preference given to San Luis Valley high school graduates, the scholarship is available to full-time sophomore students with a GPA of 3.0 or […]

Valley Community Chorus will perform in Creede and Alamosa

Photo by Daniel Parsons The Valley Community Chorus presents "Reaching for the Sky!, choral music from the African-American experience at 7 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Creede Community Church, Creede, Colo. and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, located in Alamosa. The program will include pieces by Moses Hogan, […]

Adams State biology senior symposium is April 21 and 28

The Adams State University Biology program will present the Biology Senior Symposium on April 21 and April 28 in Porter Hall room 130. The event is free and open to the public. Free refreshments will be served. Saturday, April 21 9 a.m.Using Transcriptomics to Unlock Total Regeneration in Homo sapiensJordan Jackson 9:30 a.m.Kicking Against the […]

Ortiz honored for forty years of service to Adams State

Faculty and staff honored at the annual Employee Recognition Luncheon included: left to right, Linda Relyea, Greg Cook, Randall Smith, Uriah Valdez, Curtis Howell, Liz Bosworth, Frank Novotny, Lorraine Aragon, Eileen Tilton, Dianne Lee, Kristy Duran, Penny Sanders, Patti Ortiz, Nick Saenz, Jenna Nielsen, Beth Bonnstetter, Debra Ehrlich, Richard Goddard, Rick Baker, Chris Olance, Pat […]

Percussion Academy students will perform in concert on April 25

Article by Linda Relyea Photo by Linda Relyea The Percussion Academy, started November 7 and continues on Tuesday evenings until April 24. The Adams State University Department of Music presents an Evening of World Percussion, featuring the ASU Percussion Academy, the SLV Community Steel Band, the ASU Steel Band, the Central American Marimba Band, and […]

McDaniel internships are a relevant experience for Adams State students

Article by Linda Relyea Photo by Linda RelyeaDr. Ed Crowther, History, Anthropology, Philosophy, Political Science, and Spanish Department chair and professor of history; Tammy Lopez, executive director of the ASU Foundation; Dr. John McDaniel, emeritus professor of history, and the 2017/2018 McDaniel interns Germaine Duran, Pauline Luhman, Wyatt Moran, Morgan McMaster Neely, Kendra Riehl, and […]

Another valley native makes most of Adams State to launch future dreams

Article by Linda Relyea Photo by Linda Relyea Making the most of their experiences many graduates from local high schools begin their great story at Adams State University. Megan Gylling Cerny, a graduate from Centauri High School, was accepted to graduate school at CU-Denver and was awarded a prestigious teaching assistantship to offset costs of […]

Percussion Extravaganza will feature Salida Circus

Photo courtesy of Salida Circus Aerialists, marimbists, acrobats, percussionists, and magicians will delight all ages. The Adams State University Department of Music Percussion Extravaganza will perform with the Salida Circus at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in Richardson Hall Auditorium. Transformations, a performance with interesting costuming, makeup, and aerialists, will be Cirque […]

Adams State choir concert is April 20

Photo courtesy of the Adams State Music Department The Adams State University Chamber and Concert Choirs will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, April 20, in Richardson Hall Auditorium. The performance will include works by Aaron Copland, Frank Ticheli, Eric Whitacre, and George Gershwin. A special addition to the evening will be performances by the men […]