Liberating our minds and moving our bodies: Neurodecolonization and Indigenous pathways to healing traumas of colonialism

On Wednesday, March 10 at 6 p.m., University of Manitoba dean and professor of Social Work Dr. Michael Yellow Bird will be the featured speaker of the biennial Brad Sheafor Lecture Series in Social Work. In the online presentation, Yellow Bird will explore mindfulness as a global tool of decolonization in “Neurodecolonization and the Medicine Wheel: An Indigenous Approach to Healing the Traumas of Colonialism.”

CSU Theatre students achieve in new virtual landscape

Earlier this semester, CSU students showcased their work at the annual Region 7 Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF), which brings together exceptional student actors and technicians from across the western states. The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival is a national theatre program, with more than 20,000 participants annually, and, according to the […]

Announcing the Spring 2021 SMTD and MSAC representatives!

The School of Music, Theatre, and Dance would like to congratulate those elected to serve on the inaugural SMTD Student Advisory Council, starting in the Spring 2021 semester. The new SMTD Student Advisory Council: Riley Busch, 2nd year, music therapy Beatrice Lincke, 3rd year, music performance Elliot Benson, 1st year, dance Sierra La Rue, 2nd […]

Concord Floral recognized by KCACTF

Concord Floral, by Jordan Tannahill, was turned into a digital production by CSU Theatre in Fall 2020. Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival representative, Mace Archer — artistic director and theatre instructor at Mt. Hood Community College — adjudicated the production. The Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (KCACTF) is a national theater program, with more than 20,000 […]

Maestro Wes Kenney selected as “American Prize” Honored Artist

CSU director of orchestras, Wes Kenney, selected as an HONORED ARTISTS of The American Prize National Nonprofit Competitions in the Performing Arts Jan. 7, 2021, Danbury, Connecticut—The American Prize is the nation’s most comprehensive series of contests in the musical arts. The American Prize is nonprofit, unique in scope and structure, and is designed to evaluate, […]

CSU Music faculty and students will present at 2021 Virtual CMEA Conference

The Colorado Music Educators Association clinic conference will take place online for 2021. Information about registering for the annual conference is available at cmeaonline.org. CSU music education graduate student Christina Herman has been selected to present a session titled: Student Perceptions of Online Peer Learning in Preservice Music Teacher Education: Motivation, Social-Emotional Learning, and Classroom Climate […]