Portrait of President Joyce McConnell
Joyce McConnell will become Colorado State University’s 15th president on July 1, 2019.

Today is our last day celebrating Women’s History Month on the blog, and next year is CSU’s 150th anniversary. How are those two things related? Today it was officially announced that our next president will be Joyce McConnell — the 15th president of the university will start her term in our 150th year, and she’ll do so as the FIRST WOMAN to hold that position. Current president Tony Frank said, “Joyce McConnell is absolutely the right person to join and lead the CSU community as president, and provide the inventive and inclusive leadership that will continue to bring out the best in this university.” To read more about this historical moment, for both women and CSU, read the full article on Source.