Class Notes – December 2023
A monthly listing of alumni accomplishments, milestones, and announcements. Catch up on your classmates and submit your own announcement!
CSU Alumni Stories
The Student Experience Rings True: Dr. Blanche Hughes Closes Out the Football Season by Ringing the Old Main Bell
The final Old Main Bell ringer of the football season was none other than Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Blanche Hughes (M.E.D., ’84; Ph.D., ’95), who helped CSU celebrate Senior Day on November 18. The day was made even more special when the Rams solidly defeated Nevada.
Building in Community
Ashley Stiles (B.S., ’07) brought a diverse range of real estate experience to Northern Colorado when she opened Tribe Development in 2019. Her community-based approach is yielding exciting new ways to involve local residents in the design and function of neighborhood projects.
CSU News and Sports
2023 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients Announced
Colorado State University and the CSU Alumni Association annually recognize outstanding alumni, who have excelled in their time after graduation, making significant contributions to their professions, communities, and alma mater.
CSU to celebrate 2023 inductees into 50 Year Club
The Colorado State University Alumni Association and 50 Year Club Committee annually recognize alumni who graduated at least 50 years ago for Career Achievement and Public Service awards.
Professional Resources
How to Avoid Thinking Traps that Sabotage Your Productivity and Well-being
It’s usually not the event or adversity itself that causes us to be stressed, upset and possibly feel like a fraud, it’s our interpretation of the event. It’s almost always about the stories we tell ourselves about what happened – our own unique interpretation.
Beating Imposter Syndrome
Imposter Syndrome is the psychological phenomenon in which you feel like you don’t deserve your accomplishments. You might feel like you don’t belong, don’t deserve your success, or are “out of place."
Salary Negotiation for Women
Wage discrimination has been illegal since the Equal Pay Act passed in 1963, but it still continues. Before the pandemic, it was estimated that, if we kept going at the rate we were going, the wage gap would close in 2059.
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