C.A.N.S. Around The Oval reaches fundraising goal
It came down to the wire, but CSU’s annual drive to collect nonperishable food and raise money for the Food Bank for Larimer County reached its $60,000 fundraising goal.
It came down to the wire, but CSU’s annual drive to collect nonperishable food and raise money for the Food Bank for Larimer County reached its $60,000 fundraising goal.
Organizers of the 36-year-old tradition said they are aiming to raise $60,000 and get 20,000 pounds of food, with the iconic C.A.N.S. Around The Oval celebration scheduled for Oct. 19.
Latinx Heritage Month — Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 — will feature more than a dozen events across CSU and the greater Fort Collins community, with talks from acclaimed authors as well as unique cultural events.
“The launch of the fall semester at Colorado State University is a time that brings us all back together in a shared sense of Ram pride, and renewed energy for a new academic year. The return of students creates an excitement that inspires all of us.”
Nearly 200 volunteers took part in CSU’s signature outreach effort to provide backpacks filled with school supplies to Poudre School District students.
“Now, more than ever, it is imperative that we continue to live up to our own Principles of Community. We must embrace one another and vow to work tirelessly to ensure that we have a safe and respectful campus that values inclusiveness and encourages different voices to be heard.”
Since the annual Celebrate! Colorado State has grown beyond the capacity to acknowledge all award recipients at a single event, the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President held a separate private luncheon this year to recognize its recipients for distinguished teaching and scholarship, faculty excellence, service, advising and leadership-related awards on behalf of the academic enterprise.
Chanel Miller — author of The New York Times bestselling memoir Know My Name — headlines Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month at CSU.