Lynn Boland Named Director of Gregory Allicar Museum of Art

Lynn Boland, Ph.D. will join CSU as the director of the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art on July 3, 2017. He brings more than 20 years of experience in various academic and university museum roles and at many levels, including student intern, development officer, and gallery preparator. Since 2009, he has been the Pierre Daura […]

CSU teacher and ultra-marathoner running for her son

Originally published on Source. Story by Tony Phifer  Melissa Raguet-Schofield knows how to deal with challenges. Melissa Raquet-Schofield, a teacher in the Department of Anthropology, runs near Horsetooth Reservoir with her son, Will. Raguet-Schofield, a faculty member in CSU’s Department of Anthropology, is a passionate runner who long ago conquered the 26-mile torture test of […]

Alumnus Defends Rights of Songwriters

Dennis Lord Executive Vice President of Creative and Business Affairs SESAC Holdings, Inc. Originally published in CSU Magazine. Article by Becky Jensen (’93) Dennis Lord (’84) travels the world, rubs elbows with celebrities, and fights despicable pirates. It’s all in a day’s work for this Renaissance Ram. Lord is executive vice president of creative and business […]

CSU celebrates African beer vessel collection, special Maxline brew June 29

To help celebrate a newly arrived collection of African beer vessels, Colorado State University students not only contributed to a museum exhibition but also designed the label for a special Maxline brew that will be served at a June 29 reception honoring the collection. “Crossing Communities: Beer Culture Across Africa” opened at the Gregory Allicar […]

Incoming CSU student, Marine veteran competes on American Ninja Warrior

Originally published on Source. Story by Jeff Dodge Before Dustin Fishman comes to Colorado State University in the fall, he will be one of the featured contestants on TV’s American Ninja Warrior, starting June 26. The former Marine, who got interested in CSU after Googling “top military-friendly schools in the U.S.,” was a four-time pole-vaulting champion at […]

English Professor Camille Dungy releases collection of literary essays

Originally published on Source. Story by Jill Salahub CSU Professor of English Camille Dungy, an award-winning author of four full-length poetry collections and the editor of three poetry anthologies, released her first collection of literary essays, Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journeys into Race, Motherhood, and History, on June 13. Publisher W.W. Norton & Company calls it “a […]

Two students awarded Griswold Scholarship for contributions to international community

Two CSU students have received the William J. & Jean S. Griswold Scholarship for the 2017-18 academic year. Awarded annually by the Office of International Programs, the $1,000 scholarship provides support for high-achieving upperclassmen and graduate students who contribute to CSU’s international community. Junior Madison Paquette and senior Brandon Reimers received this year’s scholarship in […]

From Nazis to Netflix, the controversies and contradictions of Cannes

  Students and striking workers occupy the projection hall of the Cannes Film Festival Palace to prevent showing of films in 1968. AP Photo/Raoul Fornezza David Scott Diffrient, Colorado State University   On May 17, the 70th edition of the Festival de Cannes kicked off with the opening-night screening of director Arnaud Desplechin’s “Ismael’s Ghosts.” […]

No One Eats Alone: Sociology Professor Writes About the Human Connection of Foodscapes

Michael Carolan, associate dean of research for the College of Liberal Arts and professor of sociology, has released a new book: No One Eats Alone: Food as a Social Enterprise In today’s fast-paced, fast food world, everyone seems to be eating alone, all the time—whether it’s at their desks or in the car. Even those […]