Tag: Events
-
Black History Month
by
Read More: Black History MonthVideo: Origins of Black History Month, “A brief look at the history of African Americans and Black History Month” from the History Channel. Black History Month, or National African American History Month, is an annual celebration of achievements by black Americans, and is a time for recognizing the central role…
-
Adaptive Challenges Symposium: On Work, Knowledge, and Safety in the U.S. Fireservice
by
Read More: Adaptive Challenges Symposium: On Work, Knowledge, and Safety in the U.S. FireserviceOn Friday, firefighters, researchers, and fire-service officials are gathering at the Colorado State University Powerhouse Campus for the Adaptive Challenges Symposium. The event is sponsored by Poudre Fire Authority and organized by Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Composition Tim Amidon in collaboration with Professor Elizabeth Williams in Communication Studies, Professor…
-
Nora Naranjo Morse Visit: Magic and Medicine
by
Read More: Nora Naranjo Morse Visit: Magic and Medicine~by English Department Communications Coordinator Jill Salahub Phi Beta Kappa along with the English department welcomed poet and sculptor Nora Naranjo Morse to CSU for a two day series of events – class presentations and discussions with students, as well as a public lecture. She will travel to ten…
-
Fork Socket Reading
by
Read More: Fork Socket Reading~from English Department Communications Intern Joyce Bohling At the first ForkSocket reading of the 2016-2017 school year, on the evening of September 23 at Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House, I decided that I like gummy bears better than wine. There are a lot of things I love about ForkSocket,…
-
9 Tips for CSU English Majors Considering Graduate School
by
Read More: 9 Tips for CSU English Majors Considering Graduate School~from English Department Communications Intern Joyce Bohling Thinking about applying to graduate school in English or another liberal arts field? Last Friday, a panel consisting of Academic Success Coordinators Joanna Doxey and Sarah Wernsing, along with Professor Ellen Brinks, presented to an audience of undergraduate students to address questions and concerns…
-
Retirement Celebration for SueEllen Campbell and John Calderazzo, a Reflection
by
Read More: Retirement Celebration for SueEllen Campbell and John Calderazzo, a Reflection~from Communications Coordinator Jill Salahub This past week, John Calderazzo stopped by my office for some chocolate before heading to his last class — the final meeting of his last class ever at CSU. Once he discovered I had chocolate in my office a few years ago, John started stopping by sometimes before…
-
Professionalization Workshop: Applying to MA or PhD Programs in English, a Reflection from Beth Campbell
by
Read More: Professionalization Workshop: Applying to MA or PhD Programs in English, a Reflection from Beth Campbell~From English Department Communications Intern Beth Campbell We rarely turn our thoughts to the future as college students. We are focused on the here and now – what assignments need to be done, what classes need to be taken, which meetings we need to go to, and how we are…
-
CSU English Milestones
by
Read More: CSU English MilestonesEach year, CSU celebrates service milestones, (employees achieving a decade of service or more, milestones of 10, 15, 20, 25, etc.), and on Thursday there will be a reception for those people at the Lory Student Center. In honor of those on the English list this year, we gathered as…
-
Dan Beachy-Quick Letterpress & Publick House Pub Talk, "The Poem, the Shield, and the Ardent Pursuit"
by
Read More: Dan Beachy-Quick Letterpress & Publick House Pub Talk, "The Poem, the Shield, and the Ardent Pursuit"~From English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic Walking up to the Wolverine Farm Letterpress and Publick House, it instantly felt like quintessential Fort Collins. The smell of new, raw wood mingled with looseleaf tea and amber microbrews. Actual bikes, pictures of bikes, and pictures of people on bikes lined the…
-
CSU Dead Poets Society
by
Read More: CSU Dead Poets Society~from English Department Communications Intern Ashley Alfirevic “We were going to call it the Bread & Cheese Club, but that seemed too obscure,” says Kelsey Easton of the Dead Poets Society. The beloved Robin Williams/John Keating wasn’t the only one who had a rag-tag gang of poetry lovers who…