Pueblo -- As finals week nears an end, Colorado State University - Pueblo announces holiday closing information and an enrollment schedule for the spring 2004 semester.

The University will be closed for business during the holiday season beginning Wednesday, Dec. 24 through Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004. Campus offices will reopen on Friday, Jan. 2. A New Student Orientation will be held on Thursday, Jan. 8, for new freshmen who have been accepted to the University and are interested in enrolling for the spring semester. The session will begin with check-in at noon in the Hasan School of Business lobby. The orientation will include a welcome by President Ronald Applbaum, advising and registration, and campus tours. To make a reservation for New Student Orientation, call Student Academic Services at (719) 549-2581. New transfer students should contact their academic department to be advised and registered.

Open registration for continuing students who have not already registered or individuals who would like to take a course as a guest student will be available from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9, 2004. Students will report to their academic areas for advisement and registration during this time.

Students who have undeclared majors, with the exception of music, English, and pre-business, will be advised and registered through Academic Advising located in the Office of Student Academic services, in Psychology 232.

The first day of spring semester classes at CSU-Pueblo is Monday, Jan. 12, 2004. For additional information concerning registration, please contact the Office of Admissions at (719) 549-2461.

Colorado State University - Pueblo is a regional, comprehensive university emphasizing professional, career-oriented, and applied programs. Displaying excellence in teaching, celebrating diversity, and engaging in service and outreach, CSU-Pueblo is distinguished by access, opportunity, and the overall quality of services provided to its students.