This year’s Colorado State University Founders Day Medal is being awarded posthumously to Joe Blake, who was the first chancellor of the CSU System, a former member of the Board of Governors and a prominent donor to the College of Liberal Arts.
For both CSU Assistant Professor Nina McConigley and Visiting Assistant Professor Vauhini Vara the DCPA event will be the first time seeing their writing translated to the stage.
Food has always been the great unifier. We gather around the table and work things out by breaking bread. For students in Colorado State University archaeology/anthropology instructor Emily Wilson’s class, food is teaching them a lot about what has – and hasn’t – changed in the past 2,700 years.
Thirty-two years ago, CSU alumni Paulo and Peggy Neves and their two teenage sons moved to the United States from Bahia, Brazil, and started roasting coffee beans in a small backyard shed at their home in Fort Collins.
Does hearing that little voice declare “exercise ring closed” actually motivate people to work out? That’s the question Natalie Pennington decided to answer.
The voices of liberal arts practitioners express a set of skills and experiences that are our best hope for positive change. As we navigate the complexities of the present and chart a course for the future, it is imperative that we heed the lessons of the liberal arts, champion representation, honor cultural heritage, and work toward a sustainable coexistence with the planet we call home. Read more in the Winter 2023 issue of the College of Liberal Arts Magazine.