Colorado State University – Pueblo announces holiday activities and closing schedule
 
Pueblo- As the end of Fall Semester nears, Colorado State University-Pueblo announces the following information related to the holiday season and the start of the 2005 Spring Semester.
President Ron and Sue Applbaum cordially invite CSU-Pueblo students and staff and their families to the 2004 Holiday Tree Lighting. The annual tree lighting ceremony and faculty/staff reception will be held Friday, Dec. 3 beginning at 4:45 p.m. on the north side of the Fountain Plaza. The celebration will move indoors for a President’s Reception in the Hearthwell Lounge.The Classified Staff Council will sponsor a silent auction of miniature decorated trees with proceeds supporting the organization’s scholarship fund.
 
Pueblo Community College President Mike Davis and his wife, Beth, and CSU-Pueblo President Ron Applbaum and his wife, Susan, will host a joint Holiday reception beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 6 in the Fortino Ballroom at the PCC College Center, 900 West Orman.
CSU-Pueblo students will take final examinations Dec. 6-10. The University will be closed for business beginning Friday, Dec. 24 through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2005. All campus offices will reopen on Monday, Jan 3.
 
The University Library also will observe a change of hours during the holiday break.
 December 11 and 12 CLOSED
 December 13-17 OPEN 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
 December 18 and 19 CLOSED
 December 20-23 OPEN 8 – 5 p.m.
 December 24-January 2, 2005 CLOSED
 January 3-7 OPEN 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
 January 8 and 9 CLOSED
 January 10-14 OPEN 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
 January 15 and 16 CLOSED

A New Student Orientation is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 13, for new freshmen accepted to the University and those interested in enrolling for the Spring Semester. Orientation will begin with check-in at noon in the lobby of the Hasan School of Business and will continue with advising, registration, and campus tours. To make a reservation for Orientation, call Student Academic Services at (719) 549-2581.
 
Open registration for continuing students who have not already registered for the Spring Semester will be available from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., on Friday, Jan. 14, 2005.
The first day of Spring Semester classes at CSU-Pueblo is Monday, Jan. 17, 2005. To register for classes, 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.