Class Notes – November 2019
A monthly listing of alumni accomplishments, milestones, and announcements. Catch up on your classmates and submit your own announcement!
Author Archives: Ben Fogelberg
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Member Spotlight: Dianne (B.A., ’64) and Jim Harper (B.S., ’65)
During spring quarter of their freshman year at CSU, Dianne (B.A., ’64) and Jim Harper (B.S., ’65) went on a blind date and then married in the summer of 1963. They spent their pre-retirement years in Yuma, Colo., becoming part of its active CSU alumni community; Dianne served as president of the group for a time. They are Alumni Association Lifetime Members.
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CSU at 150
In 2019-2020, Colorado State University is celebrating the sesquicentennial of its founding. To spotlight the history, contributions, and future vision of CSU, each month SOURCE will feature a different college that is part of the University as well as other features.
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Video: Homecoming & Family Weekend
Relive Homecoming & Family Weekend in this highlight reel!
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CSU in Photos: September 2019
September 2019 was busy at Colorado State University. Students settled in on campus, CSU Athletics got rolling, and President Joyce McConnell gave her first Fall Address.
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Before CAM the Ram, there was Teddy the Bear
One of the gems that film producer Frank Boring has uncovered as he goes through Colorado State University’s archives to create a documentary about CSU’s first 150 years is a film from 1919 that contains footage of one of the University’s first mascots: Teddy the Bear.
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Being Held Accountable for Your Goals
Two researchers at Harvard have spent nearly 30 years studying the reasons that we tend to fall short of our goals and have given us brilliant solutions for reversing the natural human tendencies that cause it.
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Former refugee remembers warm A&M welcome
Today’s international students find an inclusive, welcoming atmosphere at Colorado State University. That experience dates back to the school’s A&M days, according to Estonian refugee Raul Pettai (B.S., ’53).
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Member Spotlight: Nate (B.S., ’99) and Heather Caldwell (B.A., ’98)
If you have wandered around the CSU campus before a home football game, you may have noticed a wonderfully decorated green bus surrounded by a large and lively crowd on the corner of Meridian and Hughes Way near the Ram Walk. It belongs to Nate and Heather Caldwell, tailgaters extraordinaire.
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A Family of First-Generation Rams
In 1984, CSU became the first university in the country to identify first-generation, low-income state residents and offer competitive scholarships to pay for tuition and fees. Four siblings in the Chavez family from Sheridan, Colorado, exemplify the transformative effect the awards can have on students and their lives after college.