Usama Alshaibi, a teaching professor in CSU’s Department of Communication Studies, produced a documentary short film, Trip Ziggurat, that reveals his discovery of a religious pyramid in an unlikely mountainous setting in Colorado.
The research, led by CSU and Germany’s University of Tübingen, offers new insights into how Homo floresiensis survived in part due to an unlikely ally, the Komodo dragon.
A simple piece of advice from a CSU professor changed the course of John McCurdy’s (B.A., ’84) life. Decades later, that lesson continues to shape the way he teaches, leads, and inspires the next generation.
Erin Carignan, an associate professor of theatre in the College of Liberal Arts’ School of Music, Theatre and Dance, has been awarded the 2026 Oscar G. Brockett Golden Pen Award from the United States Institute of Theatre Technology. This award is given annually to “an outstanding publication in the field of design and production for the performing arts.”
CSU officially joins the Pac-12 Conference, marking a new chapter in intercollegiate athletics and offering a new level of visibility for the university and its upwardly mobile athletics, academic and research activities.
Chris Henry is set to enter his fourth year at CSU. When he and his teammates aren’t lifting weights or running on the roads and trails surrounding Fort Collins – he averages about 80 miles a week – he is studying a different kind of team dynamic in his classes.
The Colorado State University Percussion Ensemble, directed by music professor Eric Hollenbeck, was named a winner of the Percussive Arts Society’s International Percussion Ensemble Contest.
Third-generation Ram Walker Monfort (B.A. ’10) has spent his career with the Colorado Rockies, rising from summer clubhouse employee to president of the organization. In this video feature, Monfort reflects on his family’s connection to CSU, the experiences that shaped his leadership, and why creating opportunities for Rams remains one of his proudest accomplishments.
The College of Liberal Arts announces that Amanda Ashley, Ph.D., will join CSU as the inaugural executive director and associate dean for the arts in the College of Liberal Arts.
The study examines whether the bonds players form with fictional gaming characters can contribute to psychological growth.
