Dear CSU Family,
As some of you may know, my husband and I are huge Rams fans. That being said, I wanted you all to know that it’s time to renew your season tickets for the 2009 football season!
Athletics is hosting an online renewal weekly drawing for suite tickets, food, and prizes. You can renew your season tickets at http://csurams.cstv.com/
Have a great weekend!
Joyce
Dear Colorado State University Friends and Family,
I wanted to wish you all a safe and fun-filled Spring Break. The campus is “greening up” with the oval is showing signs of Spring. We look forward to seeing you upon your return.
Best wishes,
Joyce
Dear Friends,
Financial crisis in a family can mean hard decisions about college educations. Some Colorado State University students have had to leave school to work full time to pay their bills. Others can no longer rely on the financial support of their parents who may have lost their jobs.
Sadly, many of the students we are losing – or will lose as time goes on – are very close to completing the requirements to earn a degree.
To help keep students from having to abandon their education goals, Colorado State has established the Student Support Grant, an “emergency fund” for students close to graduation, whose financial resources have been depleted.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, during an adult’s working life, high school graduates earn an average of $1.2 million; associate’s degree holders earn about $1.6 million; and bachelor’s degree holders earn about $2.1 million.
Mackenzie, a Colorado State student, exemplifies how a small financial boost can change a life.
She left Colorado State six credits shy of her degree to work full time to make ends meet. A $500 grant, which covered her tuition, brought her back to campus to take the classes she needs to graduate. In May, Mackenzie plans to receive her degree.
To learn more about the Student Support Grant, or to give today,
visit www.advancing.colostate.edu/studentsupport
Best wishes,
Joyce
The 18th annual Little Shop of Physics Open House is set for Saturday, Feb. 28, at the Lory Student Center Ballroom on the Colorado State University campus. The open house, which is free and open to the public, is from 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
More than 250 homemade experiments will be on display. About 100 tie-dye T-shirt-clad volunteers – CSU students, community members, high school students and CSU staff – will be on hand to assist. Last year, more than 6,000 people showed up for this once-a-year festival of hands-on science.
For more information, please visit http://www.today.colostate.edu/story.aspx?id=655
Colorado State University Interim President Dr. Tony Frank is this week’s guest on CSU One-on-One.
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Dr. Frank sits down with host Kimberly Sorensen and discusses the effects of the national recession on CSU and the current economic outlook for the University.
CSU One-on-One airs at 7:30 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the month of February.
The Corporation for National and Community Service on Monday honored Colorado State University by naming the institution to the 2008 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll “with distinction.”
The federal award recognizes Colorado State’s efforts to promote and engage students in community service and service-learning opportunities, particularly through the Student Leadership, Involvement, and Community Engagement (SLiCE) office and the Office of Service-Learning in The Institute for Learning and Teaching.
“This, along with the university’s selection as a 2008 Carnegie Community Engagement university, is a tribute to the great work Colorado State is doing to serve and improve the welfare of the larger community and to provide students with experiential, community engagement opportunities that deepen their civic skills and commitments and extend their professional experience and preparation,” says Mike Palmquist, associate vice provost and director of TILT.
TILT fosters connections among learners and teachers throughout the university, across program and disciplinary boundaries and in the broader community. Its mission is to develop a universitywide learning and teaching environment that values and rewards excellence.
SLiCE brings together student organizations, student leaders and student volunteers to make the CSU campus a better community and a more involved environment. Being involved in SLiCE programs allows students to enrich their academic and social experiences at CSU.
For more information about these programs, visit http://www.slce.colostate.edu or http://tilt.colostate.edu.
In these difficult economic times, colleges and universities are seeing more students who need financial aid while, at the same time, higher education institutions are seeing their own finances squeezed.
| Perkins Loan |
Interest rate fixed at 5% |
For low-income students. |
| Stafford Loan |
Variable interest rate fixed at either 6% or 6.8% for 2008-09 |
Annual ceilings for dependent undergraduates start at $5,500 for first-year students. |
| Parent PLUS Loan |
Fixed interest rate at 8.5% or 7.9% |
Higher borrowing limits, but parents need to pass a credit check. |
Source: WSJ research
More than 500 colleges and universities are competing in RecycleMania 2009, the most in the competition’s history. Of those schools, 333 have registered for the Competition Division (the whole campus division), and 177 have registered for the Benchmark Division (partial campus division).
Institutions from small two-year community colleges to Ivy League universities will vie for the 2009 recycling champion title. The competition runs through March 28, 2009.
Think before you toss!
Did you know that CSU has single stream recycling, which means that all your recyclable items (from paper to cans to cardboard) can be placed in your recycling bin?
Review the complete list of acceptable and unacceptable items.
RecycleMania competition
Contests as part of the competition include:
Per Capita Classic (collecting the largest amount of recyclables per capita)
Gorilla Prize (the largest amount of total recyclables)
Waste Minimization (the least amount of trash per capita)
Grand Champion (the highest recycling rate).
The National Recycling Coalition as well as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency sponsor RecycleMania, which began in 2001. This is CSU’s fifth year in the competition.
CSU previous finishes:
2nd overall in 2008
9th overall in 2007
4th overall in 2006
7th overall in 2005
Follow the competion and Colorado State’s progress by visiting The Green University.
The Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System will be holding a series of forums to solicit stakeholder input with regard to the characteristics and responsibilities of a Chancellor for the Colorado State University System.
Ms. Diane Evans, current Treasurer for the Board of Governors along with Mr. Dick Robinson, past governing board Chair, CSU alum, and Denver businessman, will be serving as co-chairs for these forums.
As a key participant in the Fort Collins community, we’d like to invite your participation in these important meetings. Please plan to attend the specific session listed below, or if unable to attend at that time, we welcome your input at any of the open meetings.
Also note, if you are unable to attend one of these sessions you can provide input via the Board website at www.csusystem.edu and click on the link marked “stakeholder input.”
All stakeholder meetings will be held at the Lory Student Center/Grey Rock Room as follows:
February 10, 2009 – Ft. Collins, Colorado – Host: CSU-Ft. Collins
8am – 8:45am: Meeting with staff, state classified, AP council
9am- 9:45am: Meeting with faculty, faculty council
10am-10:45am: Meeting with students, student government
11am-11:45am: Meeting with Deans Council and VP Cabinet
12:00-1pm: Luncheon with major donors
1:15pm-2pm: Meeting with business community, elected officials,
and videoconferencing with Grand Junction
2:15pm-3pm: Meeting with alumni, athletics program supporters
We look forward to your attendance and participation in these very important meetings.
A Colorado State University student-run program that introduces all aspects of agriculture to elementary-aged children is on the road at the National Western Stock Show in Denver. A scaled-down version of the Ag Adventure program is currently in full swing at the 2009 National Western Stock Show, which continues through Sunday, Jan. 25.
Ag Adventure teaches school groups and other visitors about livestock production, crop production, animal husbandry, land stewardship and the “farm-to-plate” process through a series of hands-on activities.
Last year was the inaugural year for Ag Adventure at the National Western Stock Show. The efforts resulted in educational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of visitors who traveled through the Stock Show during the 16-day event. In 2008, the Ag Adventure booth won the “Most Educational Display.”
“In our first year working with the Ag Adventure program, the National Western was highly impressed by the motivation, professionalism and passion that the CSU students had for their industry,” said Angie Cue, senior manager of Commercial Exhibits at the National Western Stock Show. “We look forward to building a strong relationship with the Ag Adventure program in the future.”
The Ag Adventure program is embarking on its 9th year overall. Every fall, nearly 1,700 third graders from more than 30 different elementary schools come to the Colorado State Agricultural Research and Development Education Center, or ARDEC, to take part in the adventure. More than 100 Colorado State students coordinate the program each year.
Agricultural and Resource Economics professor Marshall Frasier serves as adviser to the student group that organizes the program. “Ag Adventure upholds two missions of a land-grant university: education and outreach,” Frasier said.
The Ag Adventure booth at the 2009 National Western Stock Show is open to the public on the 3rd Floor, Hall of Education. The booth houses five different stations with age-appropriate, interactive lessons on agriculture.
