Outstanding education grad overcomes personal hardships to find success

Jesse Venegas is an outstanding graduate from the Educator Preparation Program in the School of Education at Colorado State University. A student-veteran and transfer to CSU, Venegas departs having achieved great things, all while overcoming hardships, and the tough balance between life and academics. He is a candidate to earn Latin Distinction as a cum laude graduate in English education.

The rhythm of love: Yusef Komunyakaa receives Morgan Distinguished Alumni Award

During Homecoming and Family Weekend, Yusef Komunyakka (M.A., ’81) received the William E. Morgan Distinguished Alumni Award for his work as a Pulitzer prize winning poet. Though he was unable to attend the ceremony, University Distinguished Professor Camille Dungy accepted the award on Komunyakaa’s behalf and described his “rhythm of the work.”

CSU’s Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities Announces 2024-2025 Faculty Fellows

The Joe Blake Center for Engaged Humanities at Colorado State University has named five College of Liberal Arts faculty members as Faculty Fellows for 2024-2025: Kari Anderson, Carrie Chenault, Jessica Jackson, Tobi Jacobi and Emily Moore. The Faculty Fellows Program is designed to support and promote humanities-oriented scholarship and to foster fellowship among humanities faculty who either already conduct engaged research or are interested in doing so.