CSU System Schools Earn Grant
Colorado State University campuses in Pueblo and Fort Collins have partnered to create a new mentorship program to help minority students achieve advanced science degrees at both the masters and doctorate levels thanks to a three-year, $595,700 grant from the National Institutes of Health. (full story)
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Four-Year Graduation Incentive Plan
Colorado students who begin at CSU-Pueblo in the fall of 2007 and graduate in four years could receive more than just a diploma when they cross the stage. CSU-Pueblo students can enter a contract which could reward them with an incentive check of up to $1500 if they graduate in four years. (full story)
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Students Gift Wolf Statue
 Visitors to the CSU-Pueblo campus will find a new guardian of sorts in the form of a howling wolf statue perched on a knoll on the east side of campus. "King of the Hill" was purchased and gifted to the University by the Student Facility Fee Committee. (full story)
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New Agreements with PCC
CSU-Pueblo and Pueblo Community College have entered into two agreements that will encourage increased educational opportunities for area students. The new student housing agreement will allow a limited number of PCC students to live in CSU-Pueblo student housing, while employees of both institutions will be able to use a tuition waiver. (full story)
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PSAS in Best Practices Video
Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences a K-8 charter school operating in partnership with Colorado State University-Pueblo, will be featured in a Best Practices video commissioned by Colorado Department of Education Commissioner Dwight Jones that features schools that are closing the achievement gap. (full story)
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Saturday Registration Sessions
Representatives will be available on two more second Saturdays this summer to guide new and continuing students, transfers, non-traditional students, and graduate students. Streamlined registration and application sessions will be held from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. on July 12 and August 9 in the CSU-Pueblo Visitor and Transfer Center, Adm 201.
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Mechatronics Program Highlighted
The mechatronics program in the College of Education, Engineering, and Professional Studies (CEEPS) was touted as one of only three schools in the nation to offer mechatronic degrees as part of a cover story in the June 2008 issue of Mechanical Engineering.
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New Residence Hall Groundbreaking
 The University broke ground July 28 on phase one of a three-phase residence hall complex which will add 253-beds facility in time for Fall 2009 occupancy. As part of a three-phase approach, the University plans to add 250 more beds in 2010 and also in 2011 to provide an additional 750 on-campus beds. (full story)
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Solar Project Largest at Educational Facility
 CSU-Pueblo will be the home of a solar electric system in excess of one megawatt, one of the largest such systems for an education facility in the nation. The system is estimated to contribute more than 10 percent of the University's electricity needs. (full story)
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Faculty Member Earns Patent
Engineering Professor Jude DePalma recently earned a patent as co-inventor of a real-time, high frequency QRS electrocardiograph , which displays the high frequency data in real time. (full story)
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President to lead P-20 Council
 President Joseph Garcia was tagged by Gov. Bill Ritter as a co-chairman of the Governor's P-20 Education Coordinating Council along with cobusinessman Bruce Benson and Lt. Gov. Barbara O'Brien. (full story)
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Cosmic Ray Research Continues
 Associate Professor of Physics Bill Brown continues work as a collaborator on the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory project in Lamar. (full story)
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Earthworm Research Featured
Assistant Professor of Chemistry Chad Kinney's research on the transfer of contaminants in waste products to earthworms was featured in the February-March issue of Organic Gardening magazine. His research found that biosolids used as agricultural fertilizer contain pharmaceutical and household contaminants. (full story)
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Smith earns Threlkeld Prize
 Tyrell Smith, a senior from Pima, AZ, whose entrepreneurial spirit began with the marketing of flavored pancake mix as a fourth grader, has been named the 2008 recipient of the Threlkeld Prize for Excellence. (full story)
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2008 Kane Scholars Announced
Nine high-achieving Pueblo students have earned full tuition and book scholarships for up to five years to pursue a bachelor's degree at CSU-Pueblo thanks to the estate of the late Alexander "Andy" and Wanden Matthews Kane of Fountain. (full story)
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New Student Guest Policy
Individuals who are interested in dabbling in art, music, computer systems, a new foreign language or any other college course topic, but who don't want to take exams or earn credits are invited by Colorado State University-Pueblo to become a guest student and take up to two courses a semester at half the tuition rate of regular classes. (full story)
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Author Highlights Mafia History
CSU-Pueblo faculty member Betty Alt has co-authored a book, Mountain Mafia, that sheds light on a major part of the state's colorful history. The text throws light on organized crime exploits across the state, including Alt's home town of Pueblo, at times called "Little Chicago." (see video)
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State of the University Address
 CSU-Pueblo President Joseph Garcia introduced new faculty and staff and discussed the many ways the University is breaking new ground as part of his State of the University Address on August 18, which marked the opening of the Fall 2008 academic year. (full story)
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