Unexpected connections: New team-teaching model in liberal arts explores interdisciplinary learning approaches

One might not expect faculty from the English and art departments to team-teach a course on energy, but that’s exactly what’s been happening this semester in a new College of Liberal Arts seminar at Colorado State University.

Social Justice Thru the Arts institute introduces high school students to ‘artivism’

The Social Justice Thru the Arts (SJTA) institute brought students from Alliance high schools to campus for a week to learn about issues of gender equity, belonging, access, and justice through hands-on learning with CSU faculty, CSU student mentors, and renowned mural artist Rose Jaffe.

Eventide: Senior dance majors dance their way to graduation

By Emily Kaiser, SMTD Publicity Intern Colorado State University Dance presents this semester’s Senior Dance Capstone Concert, Eventide. Senior dance majors Tiana Farnsworth, Hannah Finnegan, and Emily LaCourse prepare their final dance concert before walking across the graduation stage in May. The concert takes place in the University Dance Theater at the University Center for […]

Student Gets Worldly Education in the Theater Capital of the World

Sydney Fleischman spent her summer in one of the artistic and theater capitals of the world: London. Fleischman is a third-year theatre student with a performance concentration – and a long-time lover of theater. “I love theater because it is an artistic medium unlike any other,” said Fleischman. “When you walk in to see a […]

Music Student Finds Her Voice, Opera World in Germany

German language class. Voice lessons. Rehearsal after rehearsal. Angela Lamar’s daily schedule was nearly dawn to dusk, but the rigorous agenda was worth it for the rare opportunity to perform in Germany for the summer. Alongside approximately 20 other American students, Lamar participated in a study abroad program in Freiberg, Germany focused on exposing students […]

History Student Interns at National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.

Oh, say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave in the hands of this CSU Ram? Heidi Fuhrman, a history major entering her senior year this fall, is spending her summer interning at the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of American History in Washington D.C. As a Public Programs Intern, Fuhrman works in the Office of Audience […]

Philosophy Student Attends Prestigious Summer Institute, PIKSI Rock

For Corinne Petro, the Philosophy in an Inclusive Key Summer Institute (PIKSI) lived up to its promise of being 10 days she wouldn’t forget. Petro, a philosophy and ethnic studies student with a concentration in women’s studies, attended the prestigious PIKSI Rock program from June 21 to 30 at Penn State University. PIKSI is a […]