Well it really does feel like fall doesn’t it? A bit overcast, cooler, and the days are shorter. We must be well into fall semester. As in nearly five weeks into fall semester! Amazing. I spent a good bit of the day yesterday clearing the way for ACT Human Rights Film Festival. We are hosting […]
What a gorgeous day out, right? Sunny. Warm. A classic late summer day in Colorado. We are lucky, aren’t we? How about a focus on graduate students today? Some of you saw this note from the college Canvas folks about Michael: For our first installment of “CLA Awesome”, instructor Michael Visconti (TA in Communication Studies) […]
Linda Cates arrived at CSU in 1967 as a 21-year-old transfer student from the University of Colorado. She was married with an 18-month-old daughter to support and had no financial means to pay for college other than work-study jobs and student loans. At the time, no scholarships existed to help nontraditional students. “I certainly could’ve […]
I hope all is well! We are cruising to the end of week three. Isn’t that remarkable? I think I often start these Friday notes with exclamations about how fast the year is going. I have already started that habit again this year. Yikes! I am not sure I have lots and lots to report […]
I hope all of you are well and you have had a wonderful week. I just want to touch base quickly this Friday. I am journeying from my familial home of Walla Walla where I have attended the memorial service of Solanage “Solita” Henderson, the mother of the first friend I remember having. One year […]
Assistant Professor Dr. Allison Prasch is one of three new faculty to join the Department of Communication Studies this fall semester. Dr. Prasch is a Minnesota transplant – along with her partner, Jason, and their son, Oliver (age 2 ½), but her connection to Colorado State University goes back decades. “My grandfather came to CSU […]
Happy Friday! It is the end of the first week of class. I always thinking of the first week or two of class in the fall like I do the first couple of games of basketball after being away for a couple of weeks: I am so out of shape! So these first couple of […]
And so it begins. It is Friday the 19th and the first day of classes is just around the corner. If you haven’t noticed the dramatic change in activity on campus—and around campus—you have been living under a rock. Can I come join you? Check out this award for the edited collection Transgender Communication Studies, which […]
Dr. Nick Marx, assistant professor of Media Studies, finds comedy a unique and enriching way to engage with culture. On a recent two-week trip to Asia, Dr. Marx spent time in South Korea and Japan affirming the idea that comedy as it relates to public affairs is no laughing matter. Instead, it helps us cope […]
Where are you from? I am from Evergreen, Colorado. What Brought you to CSU? CSU is absolutely a family school for me. I am a third generation ram – my grandfather, both my parents, and both my sisters went to CSU – so it’s really just in my blood! Tell us about your undergraduate career. […]
