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Alpine Ski Team Returning to Western
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
The following article was written by Bobby Reyes at the Gunnison Country Times and is shared here with permission.
Creative Minds Join Together to Celebrate Our Soldiers and Veterans in Song
Friday, November 14, 2014
The Story Behind ‘This Fight’
The new song you’re hearing today comes from the heart and head of a very bright young lady, Amelia “Allie” Salsbury.
Dr. Karin Waidley Receives Colorado Creative Industries Grant
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Western Theatre Professor Karin Waidley publishes article in Theatre/Practice Journal.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Western to partner with Harlaxton College in the UK
Friday, October 24, 2014
Quigley Hall to Receive $25.8 Million Upgrade
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Quigley Hall was constructed in 1967 and is home to classrooms, studios, a recital hall, a choir room and offices for professors.
Press Release
Campus Rail Jam 2015 is Friday Evening, Feb. 6
Thursday, February 5, 2015
The Sixth Annual Campus Rail Jam Set for 6 to 8pm Friday in Front of the University Center
Sam Robards to Speak at Writing the Rockies
Friday, July 18, 2014
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"Writing the Rockies" Summer Conference Opens 2015 Registration
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
!["Writing the Rockies" Summer Conference](https://www.western.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/MFA_banner_pic1.jpg?itok=c6PWyLPe ""Writing the Rockies" Summer Conference")
Writing the Rockies, Western's summer literary conference, will take place on campus this year from Wednesday, July 22, through Saturday, July 25.
Fall 2014 Dean's List: Congratulations!
Monday, January 12, 2015
Coldsmoke Splitboards Wins Editor's Choice Award
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Photo credit: Will Shoemaker
Originally published in Top O' the World
Western Press Books Releases Third Annual Literary Anthology
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Western Press Books is an on-going project of the graduate and undergraduate creative writing programs at Western State Colorado University in collaboration with the institution’s Office of Extended Studies. The press focuses on literary work in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry depicting the New West.
According to this latest edition’s editor, Larry Meredith, the anthology “lays bare the variety of people, geography, ideologies, wildlife, weather, histories and maybe even attitudes toward tourists along with much more of what makes up this part of the United States.”
Art Convocation – Galia Halpern –Visiting Art Historian
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Medieval European perceptions of Central Asia, China, and India changed
dramatically in the late middle ages. The rise of a powerful and unknown Mongol empire, coupled with loss of the Crusader Kingdoms, led European thinkers to question their knowledge of the East. This talk will cover developments in the arts and cartography of the period when European audiences began reading the
reports of missionaries and merchants who traveled through Asia.
Western Books Press Releases Annual "Manifest West" anthology, “Different Roads: Traversing the Diverse Roads of the West”
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Western Press Books announces the fall publication of its annual anthology "Manifest West," this third issue entitled “Different Roads: Traversing the Diverse Roads of the West.”
Western Press Books is an on-going project of the graduate and undergraduate creative writing programs at Western State Colorado University in collaboration with the institution’s Office of Extended Studies. The press focuses on literary work in fiction, creative nonfiction and poetry depicting the New West.
The Sandlot PJ Party!! (LEAD)
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
This is going to be a fun night of eating popcorn, hanging out with good friends, and being in your Pajamas. Bring your friends and have a eventful night watching one of greatest movies of all time. The movie is going to only be $1 and same with the popcorn. I can't wait to see you there!!!
Art Convocation – Galia Halpern –Visiting Art Historian
Monday, November 10, 2014
Lt. Governor Recognizes Western's Student Success Programs
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Garcia's visit came as part of a statewide Colorado Completes! effort to promote student retention, persistence and graduation. The Western Competes! event recognized the university's PRIME program, while also highlighting other programs that promote student success at Western.
New Scholarships for Poetry Students
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
October 26, 2014
Resort Management Program Teams With Crested Butte For Hands-On Experience
Monday, October 27, 2014
The program is set to begin in January with six students studying and interning at CBMR’s Grand Lodge and the Lodge at Mountain Square, just steps from the high-speed chairlifts that serve some of North America’s most interesting ski and snowboarding terrain. The students, all upper-classmen, will work daily at the resort, where they will also be learning and earning credits toward graduation.
Spring 2015 New Student Registration begins Monday, November 10th
Monday, October 27, 2014
All new students will register for classes with the assistance of an academic advisor in the Academic Resource Center beginning Monday, November 10th, 2014. Freshmen and transfer students with less than 24 credits will complete a registration questionnaire and will be registered by an academic advisor. Transfer students with 24 or more credits will have an in-person or over the phone registration appointment. All transfer evaluations need to be complete prior to registering for classes.
Writing the Rockies 2015
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
As I expect many of you know, the West Chester University Poetry Conference is on hiatus this year. What some of you may not know is that well before that unfortunate cancellation had been announced, we at Western had already invited its Director, Kim Bridgford, to deliver our Poetry Keynote Address for the 2015 Writing the Rockies Conference (July 22 - 26).
Western's Abel Chavez Explains Climate Research
Monday, October 20, 2014
Chavez, who this past summer joined the Master in Environmental Management faculty after a stint at Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, explained how he has profiled a set of U.S. communities and found their roles as producers and consumers, based on measurements of their energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, vary widely.
91% of Pre-Med Students Continue Studies
Friday, October 17, 2014
These successes range from technical certifications to medical school.
Hays notes many students considering college try to compare such acceptance rates. Some want assurance that if they’re accepted into an undergraduate program, they will be accepted into medical school, veterinary school, a nursing program or graduate studies in other biological sciences. But he says it’s not that simple.
Pulitzer-Prize Winning Poet Gary Snyder Speaks at Headwaters Conference
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Gary Snyder recently spoke at Western, as part of the Headwaters Conference. Before the reading, John Hausdoerffer, the Director of Western's new Master's in Environmental Management and of Headwaters, invited a group to dinner with Snyder -- where I took this photo -- and we had a great time.
Scenes From Western Homecoming 2014
Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Western President Greg Salsbury welcomed all to a reception in the rotunda of Borick Business Building to officially announce Western's new School of Business.
Expert: Climate Change 'Simple, Serious, Solvable'
Monday, September 8, 2014
Denning, Montfort Professor of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, is a popular, occasionally humorous speaker, eager to engage climate-change skeptics with his presentation on "The 3 S's of Climate Change: Simple, Serious, and Solvable." He spoke as part of a fall seminar series from Western's Natural & Environmental Sciences department, focused this year on climate change.
Peace Corps Announces New Master's International Partnership with Western
Friday, August 8, 2014
“The Peace Corps is pleased to announce this new partnership with Western State Colorado University to enable students to gain important hands-on work experience as they pursue their graduate studies,” Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said. “In today’s interconnected world, employers are looking for more highly trained and culturally competent professionals now more than ever.”
Art Alumni News
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Alumni News:
These alums (listed alphabetically) have contacted Dr. Orr via email or through the alumni group on her LinkedIn page. If you would like your news to be included in updated versions of the alumni news, please contact Dr. Orr through LinkedIn, or email (horr@western.edu), or contact the department web content manager, Professer Terri Murphy at tmurphy@western.edu
Jodie Bliss:
Art Department Newsletter (February/March)
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
February/March Newsletter
Written by Art student (watercolor, art history) Taylor Long
Art Department Newsletter (January)
Monday, August 4, 2014
Written by Art student (watercolor, art history) Taylor Long
The 2013-2014 school year has been a big turning point for the Art Department. There are many exciting developments happening and our department is beginning to grow again. Fairly recently, the Art Department has a new leader, Dr. Heather Orr. Dr. Orr’s leadership has shown a strong grade of progressivism and change into reaching the full potential of the University Department.
Western Improves Ranking in Forbes Top 100 in the West List
Monday, August 4, 2014
The annual rankings include only some 25 percent of America’s more than 2,000 four-year colleges and universities.
