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Colorado State University

April 11, 2023

"Colorado State" redirects here. For the U.S. state, see Colorado. For the school once known as Colorado State College, see University of Northern Colorado.

Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[6] It was founded in 1870 as Colorado Agricultural College and in 1935 was renamed the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1957, the Colorado General Assembly approved its current name, Colorado State University.[7]

Colorado State University
Former names
Colorado Agricultural College (1870–1935)
Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M) (1935–1957)
TypePublic flagship land-grant research university
Established1870; 153 years ago (1870)
Academic affiliations
URA
Space-grant
Endowment$558 million (2021)[1]
ChancellorAnthony A. Frank
PresidentAmy Parsons[2]
Academic staff
1,468
Administrative staff
4,379
Students27,956 (fall 2022)[3]
Undergraduates26,559 (fall 2019)
Postgraduates7,607 (fall 2019)
Location
Fort Collins, Colorado
,
U.S.

40°34′29.41″N 105°4′51.52″W / 40.5748361°N 105.0809778°W / 40.5748361; -105.0809778Coordinates: 40°34′29.41″N 105°4′51.52″W / 40.5748361°N 105.0809778°W / 40.5748361; -105.0809778
CampusUrban[4]
ColorsGreen and gold[5]
   
NicknameRams
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – Mountain West
MascotCAM the Ram
Websitecolostate.edu

In 2018, enrollment was approximately 34,166 students, including resident and non-resident instruction students.[8] The university has approximately 2,000 faculty in eight colleges and 55 academic departments. Bachelor's degrees are offered in 65 fields of study, with master's degrees in 55 fields. Colorado State confers doctoral degrees in 40 fields of study, in addition to a professional degree in veterinary medicine.[9] CSU's campus boasts the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory (EECL),[10] the University Center for the Arts, which houses the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising and the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA).

In fiscal year 2018, CSU spent $375 million on research and development, ranking 65th in the nation overall and 39th when excluding medical school spending.[11][12] CSU graduates include Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts, CEOs, and two former governors of Colorado. In fiscal year 2021, CSU spent $447.2 million on research and development [13]

The Colorado State Rams compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West conference. Swimmer and six-time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken is one of CSU's most notable athletes. The school renamed West Drive, which stretches along the west side of the Administration Building at the south end of CSU's Oval, Amy Van Dyken Way.[14]

History

Early years

It was founded first as the Colorado Agricultural College. Arising from the Morrill Act of 1862, the act to create the university was signed by the Colorado Territory governor Edward M. McCook in 1870. While a board of 12 trustees was formed to "purchase and manage property, erect buildings, establish basic rules for governing the institutions and employ buildings," the near complete lack of funding by the territorial legislature for this mission severely hampered progress.

The first 30-acre (12 ha) parcel of land for the campus was deeded in 1871 by Robert Dazell. In 1872, the Larimer County Land Improvement Company contributed a second 80-acre (32 ha) parcel. The first $1000 to erect buildings was finally allocated by the territorial legislature in 1874. The funds were not, however, and trustees were required to find a matching amount, which they eventually obtained from local citizens and businesses.

 
Colorado Agricultural College Campus, 1920 with the Oval, Physics Building, and Guggenheim Hall showing

Among the institutions which donated matching funds was the local Grange, which was heavily involved in the early establishment of the university. As part of this effort, in the spring of 1874 Grange No. 6 held a picnic and planting event at the corner of College Avenue and West Laurel Street, and later plowed and seeded 20 acres (80,000 m2) of wheat on a nearby field. Within several months, the university's first building, a 16-foot (4.9 m)-by-24-foot red brick building nicknamed the "Claim Shanty" was finished, providing the first tangible presence of the institution in Fort Collins.[15]

After Colorado achieved statehood in 1876, the territorial law establishing the college was required to be reauthorized. In 1877, the state legislature created the eight-member State Board of Agriculture to govern the school. Early in the 21st century, the governing board was renamed the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System. The legislature also authorized a railroad right-of-way across the campus and a mill levy to raise money for construction of the campus' first main building, Old Main, which was completed in December 1878. Despite wall cracks and other structural problems suffered during its first year, the building was opened in time for the welcoming of the first five students on September 1, 1879, by university president Elijah Evan Edwards. Enrollment grew to 25 by 1880.[16]

During the first term at Colorado Agricultural College in fall 1879, the school functioned more as a college-prep school than a college because of the lack of trained students. Consequently, the first course offerings were arithmetic, English, U.S. history, natural philosophy, horticulture and farm economy. Students also labored on the college farm and attended daily chapel services. The spring term provided the first true college-level instruction. Despite his accomplishments, Edwards resigned in spring 1882 because of conflicts with the State Board of Agriculture, a young faculty member, and with students.[17] The board's next appointee as president was Charles Ingersoll, a graduate and former faculty member at Michigan State Agricultural College, who began his nine years of service at CAC with just two full-time faculty members and 67 students, 24 of whom were women.

 
The Oval today, leading towards the Administration Building

President Charles Ingersoll

Agricultural research would grow rapidly under Ingersoll. The Hatch Act of 1887 provided federal funds to establish and maintain experiment stations at land-grant colleges. Ainsworth Blount, CAC's first professor of practical agriculture and manager of the College Farm, had become known as a "one man experiment station", and the Hatch Act expanded his original station to five Colorado locations.[18] The curriculum expanded as well, introducing coursework in engineering, animal science, and liberal arts. New faculty members brought expertise in botany, horticulture, entomology, and irrigation engineering. CAC made its first attempts at animal science during 1883–84, when it hired veterinary surgeon George Faville. Faville conducted free weekly clinics for student instruction and treatment of local citizen's diseased or injured animals.[19] Veterinary science at the college languished for many years following Faville's departure in 1886.

President Ingersoll believed the school neglected special programs for women. Despite the reluctance of the institution's governing board, CAC began opening the door to liberal arts in 1885, and by Ingersoll's last year at CAC the college had instituted a "Ladies Course" that offered junior and senior women classes in drawing, stenography and typewriting, foreign languages, landscape gardening and psychology.[20] Ingersoll's belief in liberal yet practical education conflicted with the narrower focus of the State Board of Agriculture, and a final clash in April 1891 led to his resignation. In 1884, CAC would celebrate the commencement of its first three graduates.

Professor Louis G. Carpenter

Main article: Louis George Carpenter

One of the early notable professors was Louis George Carpenter (March 28, 1861 – September 12, 1935) who was happy to be called "Professor Carp." He was a college professor and later the Dean of Engineering & Physics at Colorado State University formerly known as the Colorado Agricultural College.[21] He was also an Engineer, Mathematician and an Irrigation and Consulting Engineer.[22][23]

Carpenter began teaching mathematics at Michigan State Agricultural College and did so from 1883 to 1888.[23][24]

Carpenter was recruited by President Charles Ingersoll and accepted the chair of the Engineering & Physics Department of the then Colorado Agricultural College.[22] It was there where he began the first organized and systematic college program for irrigation engineering. Those completing such instruction were awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Irrigation Engineering. In addition, Carpenter was a strong advocate to expand education opportunities to minorities and women. He helped promote and organize newly accredited degree programs despite opposition from those unwilling to change.[25][26][27]

Carpenter declined the Presidency of that college (later university) in 1891 and several times during his tenure.[25] Despite difficulty to enact change, he was significant in being able to help transform the farm focused college into a university of higher learning.[22][23]

In 1889 he became the director of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station.[23][25][26]

Carpenter was one of the foremost leading experts on irrigation systems. During his life he investigated irrigation systems not only in North America but also in Canada and Europe. This led to his engineering consulting and water law. He became Colorado's State Engineer which he held for several years while still teaching.[27]

In 1911, Carpenter left academics and established an engineering consulting firm in Denver, Colorado. This covered not only included Irrigation Engineering but consulting on hydraulic construction projects and the problems associated with such projects.[27][28] He did this traveling around Canada, the United States and Western Europe with his brother running the office until his retirement in 1922. He left many papers to the university and was given an honorary doctorate before his death in 1935.[27][28]

Turn of the 20th century

 
Colorado Agricultural College advertisement

Alston Ellis encountered limited funding and decided rapidly in 1895 to reduce the number of Experiment Stations. Female students grew in number from 44 in 1892 to 112 in 1896, and by fall 1895, the college's new domestic-economy program was in place.[29] Football had a one-year stint at CAC in 1893, but Ellis was not a supporter of extracurricular activities and was especially hostile towards football.

Barton Aylesworth became the school's fourth president in 1899, and the combination of his non-confrontational style with the presence of the vocal Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers Association on the governing board allowed ranching and farming interests to take the college's agricultural programs to new heights, greatly influencing the development of the entire school. Initially, the influence of ranching interests brought tremendous progress to CAC's agricultural programs. Enrollment quadrupled, studies in veterinary medicine were re-established, and CAC's Experiment Station benefited from lobbying that finally secured state appropriations. Eventually, conflicts with agricultural interests may have prompted Aylesworth to begin promoting a more balanced curriculum at CAC, which he then fought hard to defend. The conflict also led him to tire and negotiate his resignation.[30]

Aylesworth was a big supporter of extracurricular activities. Football returned to the college in fall 1899, but baseball was the school's most popular sport. In 1903, the women's basketball team won CAC's first unofficial athletic championship, culminating with a victory over the University of Colorado.[31] New clubs, fraternities, and sororities also emerged. By 1905, the school had a fledgling music department, which two years later became the Conservatory of Music.

President Charles Lory

Taking office in 1909, CAC President Charles Lory oversaw the school's maturation and reconciled longstanding conflicts between supporters of a broad or specialized curriculum.[32] He embarked on a demanding schedule of personal appearances to make Colorado Agricultural College known as an institution that served the state's needs. Another of Lory's notable achievements was putting the school on solid fiscal ground, meeting rising construction costs and freeing the institution of debt.[33]

The onset of World War I influenced all aspects of CAC, but nowhere was the impact more apparent than in the institution's programs for farmers. World War I created demands for American agricultural products, and CAC established new food production committees, information services and cultivation projects to help improve food production and conservation in Colorado. World War I also drew men from campus to Europe's battlefields. In June 1916, the National Defense Act created the Reserve Officers Training Corps. A few months later CAC applied to establish an ROTC unit in Fort Collins and resurrected a defunct National Guard unit on campus.[citation needed]

During the early 1930s, CAC's community-wide activities were greatly influenced by the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl. The Extension Service organized relief programs for inhabitants of Eastern Colorado, of whom a survey found 20,000 to be urgently in need of food, and helped sustain cropland threatened by pests and drought.[34] President Lory sought to help Colorado farmers by pushing for major tax reforms to relieve them of high tax burdens, and played a significant role in a 1930s project that supplied irrigation water for agricultural development in Eastern Colorado.

Lory and the State Board had challenges of their own back on campus. In response to claims that the university was falling behind national standards, the board retired or demoted several senior professors and administrators deemed past the peak of their proficiency, and hired new doctorate-holding personnel while consolidating sections of lecture courses.[35] A student petition led to the governing-board to change the college's name to more accurately reflect the diversity of its academic programs, and in 1935 the school became the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, or Colorado A&M for short. After 31 years of leadership, President Lory announced his retirement in 1938.

From World War II into the modern era

Soon after Pearl Harbor, Colorado A&M began to look like a military post, with the college serving as many as 1,500 servicemen.[36] New President Roy Green tried to prepare for the sudden departure of students and arrival of servicemen by improving ROTC facilities, and introducing military-training programs. Although servicemen filed onto campus, student enrollment at Colorado A&M, 1,637 in fall 1942, dropped to 701 by fall 1943, and female students outnumbered their male counterparts for the first time.[37] When the war ceased in 1945, soldiers returning from Europe and the Pacific filled U.S. higher-education institutions. Nearly 1,040 students attended the college in fall 1946, and about 1,600 students enrolled by spring 1946. Close to 80 former "Aggies" died in World War II including football talent Lewis "Dude" Dent.[38]

Colorado A&M becomes a university under Bill Morgan

Colorado A&M shed its image as a narrow technical college and became a university in appearance and title during the 1950s under President Bill Morgan. Providing adequate student housing for an increasing number of youth approaching college age and improving cramped instructional facilities were among the first tests of Morgan's leadership. He responded, and five new residence halls were completed between 1953 and 1957.[39]

Academic offerings grew to include advanced degrees. The State Board of Agriculture approved a doctoral degree in civil engineering in 1951, and three years later allowed other qualified departments to offer doctorates. Morgan believed students earning this advanced degree should hold it from a university, and so began a campaign to upgrade Colorado A&M to university status. In 1957, the Colorado General Assembly approved the new name of Colorado State University.[40]

1960s: Student activism

Colorado State became a scene of intense student activism during the 1960s and early 1970s. The reduction of strict campus regulations for women was among the early targets of student activists, coming to the forefront in 1964 when a 21-year-old female student moved into unapproved off-campus housing to accommodate her late hours as editor of the student newspaper.[41]

The civil-rights movement on campus also picked up momentum and visibility. In spring 1969, shortly before Morgan's retirement, Mexican-American and African-American student organizations presented a list of demands to university officials primarily urging increased recruitment of minority students and employees. The demonstrators' occupation of the Administration Building continued to the front lawn of Morgan's home. Students and university representatives took their concerns to state officials, but Colorado legislators rejected a subsequent university request for funds to support minority recruitment.[42]

Anti-military protest took place in dramatic form at Colorado State from 1968 to 1970. On March 5, 1968, several hundred students and faculty with anti-war sentiments marched to Fort Collins' downtown War Memorial and wiped blood on a placard tied to the memorial. Hecklers and blockaders created such a disturbance that police had to disperse the non-marchers. In May 1970, as campus peace activists held the second day of a student strike in the gymnasium in response to the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and the student deaths at Kent State University, one or more arsonists set Old Main ablaze, destroying the 92-year-old cornerstone of Colorado State.[43]

2000s: CSU under President Penley

In his welcoming address for the fall 2007 semester, former CSU President Larry Edward Penley called for CSU to set the standard for the 21st century public land-grant research university.[44] He identified as the heart of this ideal the contribution to the prosperity and quality of life of the local and international community, in part through fostering relationships and collaborations with federal research partners, the business community and key industries.[45] A part of this approach was Colorado State's Supercluster research model, designed to utilize interdisciplinary, issue-based research on pressing global issues in which the university has particular expertise and connect research results to the marketplace. Initial Superclusters in infectious disease and in cancer research were launched. As well, new residence halls were constructed according to national green building standards,[46] and a sustainability advisory committee was charged to coordinate green activities at Colorado State.[47]

While maintaining historic ties to local agriculture, administration officials also emphasized the desire to better connect with the local community.[48] As such, CSU became party to UniverCity, a multi-organization initiative that links the school with city government, community and business associations to expand and synchronize working relationships.[49] Another goal set by the university was to improve undergraduate education. Penley stated that essential tasks were access and graduation rates, particularly for qualified low-income and minority students, and an education international in scope suited to a global economy.[50]

Penley resigned in 2008.[51]

Later 2000s: After President Penley

While a statistics professor at CSU, Mary Meyer declared that a study of salaries by CSU created salary goals for women faculty that were "substantially smaller than for men".[52][53] This led CSU to start studying pay equity in 2015, which in turn led later that year to a quarter of female full professors receiving higher pay.[54]

Joyce E. McConnell became the first female president of CSU in 2019.[55][56] On June 9, 2022, the CSU Board of Governors and President McConnell announced she would be leaving her position as of June 30, 2022.[57] Former Provost Rick Miranda was chosen to serve in an interim role while a new president is identified.[58] In December 2022, the CSU Board announced the appointment of Amy Parsons, once its vice president of operations, then executive vice chancellor, as its 16th president effective Feb. 1, 2023.[59][60][61]

Campus

 
The Lagoon, Rec Center, and Intramural Fields

Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, a mid-size city of approximately 142,000 residents at the base of the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains. The university's 583-acre (2.4 km2) main campus is located in central Fort Collins, and includes a 101-acre (0.41 km2) veterinary teaching hospital. CSU is also home to a 1,438-acre (5.8 km2) Foothills Campus, a 1,575-acre (6.4 km2) agricultural campus, and the 1,177-acre (4.8 km2) Pingree Park mountain campus. CSU uses 4,043 acres (16.4 km2) for research centers and Colorado State Forest Service stations outside of Larimer County.[9]

Main campus

At the heart of the CSU campus lies the Oval, an expansive green area 2,065 feet (629 m) around, lined with 65 American Elm trees.[62] Designed in 1909, the Oval remains a center of activity and a major landmark at CSU. The Administration Building, constructed in 1924, faces the Oval from the south end, while several academic and administrative buildings occupy its perimeter. The Music Building, once the university library, currently houses the Institute for Learning and Teaching, which provides academic and career counseling as well as other student-focused programs. The music department moved to the University Center for the Arts upon its opening in 2008.

 
The Oval, at the heart of the CSU campus

At the northwest corner of the Oval is Ammons Hall, formerly the women's recreational center and now home to the University Welcome Center. Just to the east of Ammons stands Guggenheim Hall, which currently houses the Department of Manufacturing Technology and Construction Management. The building was constructed in 1910 as a gift from U.S. Senator Simon Guggenheim to promote the study of home economics,[63] and was recently renovated according to green building standards. Rounding out the Oval are the Weber Building, the Statistics Building, the Occupational Therapy Building, and Laurel Hall.[64] Another campus focal point is the main plaza, around which can be found Lory Student Center and Morgan Library, as well as several academic buildings. The Lory Student Center, named for former CSU President Charles Lory, houses Student Media, numerous organization offices, Student Government, and spaces to eat, drink and study. The Morgan Library was originally constructed in 1965 and named for former CSU President William E. Morgan. Following the flood of '97, this facility went through an extensive improvement project that included an addition to the main building and a renovation of the existing structure, with works completed in 1998. Current holdings include more than 2 million books, bound journals, and government documents.[9] Morgan Library also contains a 13,000 square-foot addition called the Study Cube that seats 80 additional patrons. With a university issued ID card, students and staff are able to access the Cube 24 hours a day, including during finals week. To accommodate, the Loan and Reserve desk checks out laptops and other accessories over night if checked out less than six hours prior to closing.[65]

 
CSU Plaza overlooking from the top balcony of Natural Resource Building
 
Spruce Hall, CSU's oldest existing building

Colorado State University's oldest existing building is Spruce Hall, constructed in 1881.[66] Originally a dormitory that played a vital role in the early growth of the school's student enrollment, Spruce now houses the Division of Continuing Education and the Office of Admissions. The newest academic building on campus is the Behavioral Science building, which was completed in summer 2010. Other recent projects include the 2006 Transit Center addition to the north end of Lory Student Center (certified LEED Gold), an expansion of the Student Recreation Center, and the new Computer Science Building, completed in 2008.[67]

 
Colorado State has converted the historic Fort Collins High School building into its University Center for the Arts.

In 2008 CSU also opened its University Center for the Arts, located in the old Fort Collins High School. CSU purchased this historic building in 1995 and has since converted it into a new home for its programs in music, dance, theatre and the visual arts. The three-phase building project included a 318-seat University Theatre, a 100-seat Studio Theatre, and the 24,000 square-foot Runyan Music Hall, an adaptable rehearsal and performance space created out of the old high school gymnasium. The center also houses the University Art Museum, the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, a 285-seat organ recital hall, and the 200-seat University Dance Theatre.[68]

The campus is served by Transfort bus service, including the MAX Bus Rapid Transit route that opened in 2014.[69]

 
Looking west from Lory Student Center, one can see the athletic fields, the new Student Recreation Center, and the roof of Moby Arena.

Veterinary hospital

The James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital was constructed in 1979 and houses 28 specialties under one roof, ranging from emergency to oncology.[70] Located in the Veterinary Health Complex south of the main campus in Fort Collins, the hospital has 79 veterinarians on clinics, educating 280 third- and fourth-year veterinary students on clinical rotations. In fiscal 2019, the hospital logged nearly 47,000 cases.

Foothills Campus

The 1,705-acre (6.9 km2) Foothills Campus, located on northwest edge of Fort Collins, is home to the department of atmospheric sciences, as well as several research and outreach centers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Engineering Research Center, B.W. Pickett Equine Center, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA), the Colorado Division of Wildlife, and the Animal Reproduction Biotechnology Lab can all be found at the Foothills Campus.[71]

Organization

Administration

Colorado State University is a public land-grant institution and Carnegie Doctoral/Research University Extensive. The Board of Governors presides over the Colorado State University System, including the flagship campus in Fort Collins together with Colorado State University–Pueblo and the CSU–Global Campus.[72] The Board consists of nine voting members appointed by the Governor of Colorado and confirmed by the Colorado State Senate, and four elected non-voting members.[73] Voting members are community leaders from many fields, including agriculture, business, and public service.[74] A student and faculty representative from each university act as non-voting Board members.

The 14th president of Colorado State University was Anthony A. Frank.[75] A 13-member Board of Governors oversees the Colorado State University System. Joe Zimlich, President and CEO of Bohemian Companies, serves as the current chairman of the Board of Governors.[76]

At its December 2008 public meeting, the Board of Governors of the CSU System decided it was in the best interest of all CSU System campuses to separate what had previously been a conjoined position of CSU System chancellor and CSU Fort Collins president. On May 5, 2009, Joe Blake was named the finalist for the chancellor position.[77]

Academics

Colorado State offers 150 programs of study across 8 colleges and 55 departments. In addition to its notable programs in biomedical sciences, engineering, environmental science, agriculture, and human health and nutrition, CSU offers professional programs in disciplines including business, journalism, and construction management as well as in the liberal and performing arts, humanities, and social sciences. CSU also offers bachelor's degrees, graduate degrees, certificates, and badges online.

Fall Freshman Statistics[78][79][80]

  2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Applicants 17,970 17,929 16,559 14,680 15,253 12,494
Admits 13,914 13,394 12,564 11,822 11,013 10,688
% Admitted 77.4 74.7 75.8 80.5 72.2 85.5
Enrolled 4,443 4,587 4,504 4,533 4,322 4,404
Avg GPA 3.61 3.57 3.59 3.56 3.57 3.53
Avg ACT 24.7 24.8 24.7 24.5 24.6 24.1
Avg SAT Composite* 1140 1143 1142 1134 1131 1120
*(out of 1600)

Colorado State employs a total of 1,540 faculty members, with 1,000 on tenure-track appointments. The student:faculty ratio is 17:1.[81] CSU awarded 6,090 degrees in 2009–2010, including 4,336 bachelor's degrees, 1,420 master's degrees, 203 doctoral degrees, and 131 Doctor in Veterinary Medicine degrees.[9]

Academic colleges

College of Agricultural Sciences

In order to prepare students in land stewardship and natural resources, the College of Agricultural Sciences offers majors in traditional disciplines such as agronomy, animal science, and horticulture and Landscape Architecture, in addition to Organic Agriculture, Agricultural Biology, and Agribusiness degrees suited to contemporary developments. College facilities include greenhouses, farms, ranches, and an equine center. In conjunction with the School of Education, the College of Agricultural Sciences provides an interdisciplinary program that leads to a Bachelor of Science and a teaching license in Agricultural Education.[82] The college offers master's degrees in Agricultural Education, Agricultural Extension Education, Integrated Resource Management, Pest Management, and the Peace Corps Masters International Program. The college faculty also mentor M.S. and Ph.D. students in Agricultural Biology (Entomology, Plant Pathology, and Weed Science), Agricultural and Resource Economics, Animal Sciences, Horticulture, and Soil and Crop Sciences [83] The college-sponsored Specialty Crops Program aims to help local growers master production systems, and explore marketing opportunities for their specialty crops.[84] The faculty, staff, and students in the college conduct fundamental and applied research in agricultural sciences and also work in extension and engage with agricultural communities and businesses to implement new discoveries in food production and safety, in food and environmental sustainability, and in human well-being.

College of Health and Human Sciences

With programs in education, individual and family development, health, housing, or apparel/interior design and merchandising, studies in the College of Health and Human Sciences are human-centered, focused on social problems and quality of life issues. CHHS is one of the largest on campus with more than 4,000 undergraduate students and over 850 graduate students.[85] Extension specialists, such as in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, provide valuable health, nutrition, and food safety information to the public. The Human Performance Clinical Research Laboratory in the Department of Health and Exercise Science provides heart attack prevention evaluations to underserved populations, and the Center for Community Partnerships works with citizens with disabilities. The college also has a role in the new Colorado School of Public Health, to be jointly operated with UC Denver Health Sciences Center and the University of Northern Colorado.[86]

College of Business

Colorado State University's College of Business offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Colorado State's on-campus Master of Business Administration (MBA) program offers several degrees. The Computer Information Systems (CIS) concentration within the Master of Science in Business Administration (MSBA) is one of the oldest CIS degrees in the country.[87] The new Global and Sustainable Enterprise MSBA takes on environmental conservation, microfinance, public health, alternative energy and agriculture from a business perspective. Each student completes a summer of fieldwork, typically in a developing country. The Denver-based Executive MBA Program instructs professionals, emerging business leaders and mid-to-senior level managers. For over 40 years, CSU has also provided a well-regarded Distance MBA Program.[88] The college was reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in Fall 2011.[89]

History of the College of Business

Business courses (accounting, shorthand, and typewriting) were first offered at Colorado A&M in 1944. The first formal business program (a two-year secretarial certificate) was offered in 1950. The bachelor's degree in business was first offered in 1956 and within two years the School of Business was formed and located in Johnson Hall.[90] In 1966, the College of Business was established and located in the Clark building.[90] The undergraduate programs at the College of Business gained AACSB accreditation in 1970, with the graduate programs earning accreditation in 1976.[90] In 1995, the College of Business moved to its current home in Rockwell Hall and a couple years later a new Classroom and Technology Wing was added.[90] The college's growth continued in 2005 with the approval of plans to expand Rockwell Hall and the addition of a Business minor to the college's offerings. Construction of Rockwell Hall West was completed in 2009, and the following year the college hosted General Colin L. Powell as keynote speaker to celebrate the grand opening of the addition.[90] The College of Business was ranked in Top 10 for "Best Administered MBA Program" in 2012 and 2013 by the Princeton Review.

Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

The Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering, originally the first engineering program in the state of Colorado,[91] contains the departments of Atmospheric Science, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. A new degree concentration in International Engineering is available as a dual degree in the Liberal Arts and Engineering Science. College of Engineering students are engaged in international service projects through groups such as Engineers Without Borders.

In 2005, college faculty generated $50 million in research expenditures, exceeding an average of $500,000 per faculty member.[92] In FY12, those funds grew to approximately $65.4 million and about $620,000 for each of the 105 faculty members dedicated for research expenditures .[93] The college is home to four recognized Colorado State University Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence: the Department of Atmospheric Science, the Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology, the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory, and the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program.

The university's department of Mechanical Engineering was once the authority for the Motorsport Engineering Research Center. The research and development facility was located near the foothills campus of the school. The center houses the university's Formula SAE team, and is still home to past and present formula SAE competition open wheeled race cars,[94] and the current EcoCAR2 team, developing a hydrogen propulsion Chevrolet Mablibu sedan.[95] The Department of Mechanical Engineering also once offered a motorsports engineering concentration at the masters level. However, in recent years, lack of demand saw a phasing out, and the former research campus was converted to the "Factory" where CSU Mechanical engineering researchers look into advanced applications of composites like carbon fiber. Some of this research still applies to motorsport engineering, but the facility is no longer dedicated solely to motorsport research. Renowned materials engineering professor Dr. Donald W. Radford coordinates the CSU Factory campus, which has major connections to Boeing. It is a site of many automotive innovations, such as research of advanced plastics for modern exhaust manifolds. The Boeing aeronautical corporation also has major sponsorship of nacelle aerodynamic designs, directed by Dr. Steven Guzik.[96]

Along with the Factory of the Foothills Campus, the Department of Mechanical Engineering also facilitates the Powerhouse Energy Institute.[97] At this lab, massive internal combustion generators are investigated and made more efficient. The lab is also home to a CSU company developing Biofuel derived of algae. laser ignition Spark Plugs and Clean burning cookstoves are examples to technologies developed from this lab. The lab is the largest in the nation of any academic engines research lab, and works with clients including Woodward Inc, Caterpillar, John Deere, and VanDyne AMG superturbo.

The university's College of Engineering also houses the NSF EUV ERC, or the Engineering Research Center. This facility has connections to UC Berkeley and CU Boulder, and researches Extreme Ultraviolets. The building is home to the world's largest wave hydraulic simulator, and an earthquake shake table for half scale buildings.[98] Nearby one can find the CIRA, or Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere, in connections with NOAA. Other advanced labs include the CHILL radar facility and a research lab in equine sciences.[99] The center is also home to the Ion Propulsion and plasma Space engineering lab under direction of Dr. John Williams (former JPL Ion group engineer), which develops ion propulsion rocket thrusters to advance planetary spacecraft.[100]

In August 2013, Colorado State University opened a new state of the art 122,000 biomedical engineering building for academic and research purposes. Examples of research in the new facility include nanoscale single molecule biophysics, biofuel production and environmental pollutants, biomaterials and medical devices, nanoscale biosensors and drug therapy.[101] Other recent research by joint graduate students and professors include Graphene production in biocatalyst oxidation reaction chambers, and methane emissions studies. Being reputable for advanced research in biological and veterinary science, CSU is heavily involved in biological-mechanical engineering applications, and large scale fab production of carbon graphite could help advance computer chips over Silicon limitations and also the potential of Space elevators.

Additionally, the college has completed construction on the Advanced Beam Laboratory, beside the NSF ERC. the Advanced beam lab houses both a short-pulse, high-peak-power laser system and a linear particle accelerator for researching and advancing particle acceleration technologies, as well as advanced laser technology. The particle accelerator relates to the department of physics, which houses an on-campus quantum computing lab, and is interested in dark matter and big bang origins.[102]

The college of engineering is highly selective, more so than the university as a whole. Mechanical engineering Master's candidates are considered past a 3.0 undergraduate GPA.[103] In the years following 2016, the college of engineering saw major changes to some curriculum. In mechanical engineering, Dr. John Petro took over lectures and learning of senior design practicum to transition mechanical engineering students into practicing engineers. Due to previous logistics issues and feedback from graduate students in the EcoCAR three practicum, Dr. Petro and these students helped the department implement the required extensive learning of Lean manufacturing, the Toyota production system and its subsidiary quality principles of Kaizen, Muda elimination, Jidoka, Poka Yoke, 6S and six-sigma practices.[104] These philosophies were now required to be explained by all senior design teams to graduate. This learning of the Toyota way coupled with the house of quality in sophomore design and statistics for seniors is an emulation of the curriculum set by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[105] Similarly, some engineering departments have implemented Economics courses, and the electrical and computer engineering department was among the first in the world to attempt a revolutionary new curriculum layout to help retain more students.[106]

College of Liberal Arts

The college was established in 1951 and underwent multiple name changes over time. In 1934 it was called The Division of Science and Arts. In 1968, the arts and sciences colleges split, and became the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. In 1977 the college was renamed to the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Finally, in 1992, it was named the College of Liberal Arts.

Liberal Arts is the largest college at Colorado State, with 17 departments (19 majors, 35 minors, 54 concentrations, 23 Graduate & PhD Programs). In total, CLA houses over 6400 Undergraduate Students, over 500 Graduate students, +300 faculty members, and have an estimated alumni population of over 50,000 former students.[107] The departments include: Anthropology and Geography, Art & Art History, Communication Studies, Economics, English, Ethnic Studies, History, Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts, International Studies, Journalism & Media Communication, Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Arts Management, Philosophy, Political Science, School of Music, Theatre & Dance, Sociology, and Women’s and Gender Studies.[108]

Warner College of Natural Resources

The origins of the Warner College of Natural Resources can be traced to CSU's first forestry course in 1904.[109] Over the following 100 years the college has grown to become a comprehensive natural resources college, and contains the academic departments of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources; Geosciences; Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology; Forest and Rangeland Stewardship; and Ecosystem Science and Sustainability. Research areas include forest sciences, fisheries, wildlife and conservation biology, geology, geophysics, hydrogeology, geomorphology, ecosystem science, rangeland ecology, recreation and tourism, watershed management, and environmental sciences.

The college has also traditionally been highly involved in supporting the agricultural and natural resources community. The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) tracks Colorado's rare and imperiled species and habitats, and Colorado Water Knowledge provides water information of all kinds. The Environmental Learning Center, located three miles (5 km) east of campus on the Poudre River, hosts CSU research projects and educational programs. The Western Center for Integrated Resource Management works on sustainability and profitability with graduate students and local farmers. The college provides broad technical assistance, training, and research opportunities for protected area managers and students in Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the United States.[110]

College of Natural Sciences

The College of Natural Sciences had the third highest enrollment of all colleges on CSU's campus with 3,684 students and the third largest undergraduate major, psychology.[85] One quarter of participants in the CSU Honors Program are in Natural Sciences,[111] and the college provides undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in a Living Learning Community located in Laurel Village. Graduate and undergraduate students complete their coursework in the departments of Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology, Statistics, Zoology, and the Center for Science Math and Technology Education. Interdisciplinary degree programs cover Cellular and Molecular Biology, Ecology, Neuroscience, and Biomedical Engineering.

College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is home to the No. 3 ranked veterinary medicine program in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.[112] The program is an integral part of the four departments that, along with the James L. Voss Veterinary Medical Center and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, comprise the college. Two faculty members are members of the National Academy of Sciences, five faculty members are University Distinguished Professors, and one faculty member is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar. Undergraduate programs are offered in Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience. The Undergraduate Biomedical Sciences program has three concentrations: Anatomy and Physiology, Environmental Health, and Microbiology. The college houses a variety of graduate programs at both the M.S. and PhD levels, many of which also require the doctor of veterinary medicine degree. Interdisciplinary programs explore biotechnology, neuroscience, resource and livestock management.

The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University has the largest research program of any college of veterinary medicine in the world.[113] Research facilities and programs include the Robert H. and Mary G. Flint Animal Cancer Center, and the Equine Orthopedic Research Center. The Environmental Health Advanced Systems Laboratory researches the use of computer-based technology in environmental health studies. Over the last 10 years, The EHASL has worked with the US Environmental Protection Agency, National Cancer Institute, and Centers for Disease Control.[114] In 1977, the college's dean, William Tietz, was appointed President of Montana State University.[115] In 2012, the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences obtained a new dean, Dr. Mark Stetter.[116] Dr. Stetter left the University in October 2021. [117]

Institutes and centers

  • Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)
  • Information Science & Technology Center at Colorado State University (ISTeC)
  • Energy Institute
  • Public Lands History Center – In 2007 a group of CSU History and Anthropology faculty and research associates created the Center for Public History and Archaeology with the dual goal of providing practical and meaningful work experiences for graduate students and helpful collaborative projects for public agencies such as the National Park Service. In 2010 the name was changed to Public Lands History Center to better describe its focus and collaborative mission. The center's mission is to "foster the production of historical knowledge through collaborative engagement with institutions responsible for the sustainable stewardship of protected areas, water, and other critical resources."[118] The center's Director is one of its founders, CSU Professor of History and noted environmental historian Mark Fiege.[119]

Rankings

Princeton Review: The Review named CSU's MBA program as one of the 10 best administered programs nationwide in 2007, and 2012–2015.[90][130][131][132]

Business Week: Included CSU's undergraduate business program among the best in the country in 2011, ranked at No. 89[133] In 2014 the College of Business moved up in the ranks to be ranked 73rd (an increase of 16 places from the previous year) in Bloomberg Business Week's Undergraduate rankings.[134]

Notable areas of research

Historically, CSU faculty were at the forefront of radiation treatment for cancer, environmental and animal ethics, and weather forecasting. A 1961 feasibility study at CSU was crucial for the establishment of the Peace Corps.[135]

Research in the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory has created a technological solution to limit pollutants from single-stroke engines, and is now in widespread use in the Philippines. The Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis is dedicated to reducing the harm and losses caused by natural, technological, and human-caused disasters. Projects have looked at Muslim-Americans after September 11,[136] Hurricane Katrina, the 2010 BP Oil Spill,[137] and childcare disaster planning.[138]

Outlying campuses cater to a range of research activities including crops research, animal reproduction, public health and watershed management. The Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES) was established in 1888 in accordance with provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887, calling for experiment stations at land-grant universities.[139] State and federal funds support CAES research programs. In 2007, research activities included pest management, food safety and nutrition, environmental quality, plant and animal production systems, and community and rural development. The NSF Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultra Violet Science and Technology, funded by the National Science Foundation, partners industry with Colorado State University, CU-Boulder, and the University of California-Berkeley.[140] The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) is the first research center created under the umbrella of the new Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory, involving CSU, CU, Colorado School of Mines, and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.[141] The center develops biofuels and bio-refining technologies. Colorado State's research Supercluster model brings together researchers across disciplines to work on topics of global concern in which CSU has a demonstrated expertise. Research results are connected to the marketplace through transfer, patenting and licensing activities carried out by experts with a focus on each research area.

CSU also has a well established research program in infectious disease. The Regional Biocontainment Laboratory, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is home to scientists developing vaccines and drugs for some world's most devastating diseases. The Biocontainment Laboratory also houses one of 10 US Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, funded by a $40 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.[142] Much of the Cancer Supercluster, which involves the collaboration of five colleges, is based around the work of the university's Animal Cancer Center, the largest center of its kind in the world.[143]

International programs

Approximately 950 students per year participate in educational programs abroad, and nearly 1,300 foreign students and scholars from more than 85 countries are engaged in academic work and research on campus.[9] The initial pilot studies for the Peace Corps were conducted by Colorado State faculty, and the university is consistently one of the top-ranking institutions in the nation for the recruitment of Peace Corps volunteers.[144] Since 1988, CSU and the Peace Corps have participated in four cooperative master's degree programs in English, Food Science and Human Nutrition, Natural Resources, and Agriculture. The program involves at least 2 semesters of course work at CSU combined with time abroad as a Peace Corps volunteer.[145] Colorado State offers various programs on campus for students interested in international issues. Regional specializations with core courses and electives are available in Asian Studies, Middle East/North Africa Studies, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, or Russian, Eastern and Central Europe Studies. The Global Village Living Learning Community is a housing option for students with international interests.

Honors Program

The Honors Program provides challenging and enriching programs for high achieving students in all majors through two academic tracks. One track is designed for students aiming to complete their general education requirements within the Honors Program, and a second is composed of upper division courses, usually appropriate for currently enrolled or transfer students. The Academic Village, which opened in fall 2007, offers 180 Honor students the opportunity to live in the Honors Living Learning Community.[146] 1,126 students participated in the Honors Program in fall 2007.[147]

Athletics

Main article: Colorado State Rams

Colorado State University competes in 17 sponsored intercollegiate sports, including 11 for women (cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, volleyball, basketball, golf, tennis, swimming, softball, soccer and water polo) and six for men (football, cross country, indoor track, outdoor track, basketball, and golf). Colorado State's athletic teams compete along with 8 other institutions in the Mountain West Conference (MW), which is an NCAA Division I conference and sponsors Division I FBS football. The Conference was formed in 1999, splitting from the former 16-member Western Athletic Conference.[148] CSU has won 9 MW tournament championships and won or shared 11 regular season titles. Rams football teams won or shared the Mountain West title in 1999, 2000 and 2002.[149]

On December 13, 2011, Jim McElwain was introduced as the head football coach at Colorado State. McElwain had worked as the Alabama offensive coordinator from 2008 to 2011.[150] On December 4, 2014, Jim McElwain accepted the head coach position at the University of Florida. This was the first time a Colorado State Rams head coach left the team for another program.[151]

 
Canvas Stadium Panorama

On December 5, 2014, the Colorado State University System Board of Governors gave approval to build Colorado State Stadium, a multi-use stadium on campus to replace Hughes Stadium, built several miles from campus in the 1960s.[152]

Mascots

Over the years Colorado State University has displayed several mascots. In 1919, the school was represented by a black bear cub. The bear cub was later replaced by Peanuts the Bulldog. Peanuts was owned by a student and would roam around campus, where he was fed peanuts by the student body. Peanuts was poisoned by students of the University of Colorado Boulder and died in 1918. After Peanuts' death, Glenn Morris, an alum of Colorado State University donated another bulldog named Gallant Defender to the university. The first ram to become the mascot of Colorado State University was Buck, introduced in 1946. Colorado State University's mascot remains the ram to this day. It was during a basketball game half time contest that CAM the Ram became the name of the beloved mascot.[153]

Student life

Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020
Race and ethnicity[154] Total
White 70% 70
 
Hispanic 16% 16
 
Other[a] 6% 6
 
Asian 3% 3
 
Foreign national 3% 3
 
Black 2% 2
 
Native American 1% 1
 
Economic diversity
Low-income[b] 21% 21
 
Affluent[c] 79% 79
 
 
Looking west towards the Intramural Fields on CSU Campus

Fort Collins is located 65 miles (105 km) north of Denver, an approximately two-hour drive from major ski resorts and a 45-minute drive from Rocky Mountain National Park. There are opportunities for students to be active, with bike trails and hiking nearby. In 2006, Money ranked Fort Collins as the "Best Place to Live" in the United States.[155]

Clubs and activities

There are over 450 student organizations including 34 honor societies at CSU. 60% of undergraduates participate in intramural sports while 10% join one of 19 fraternities and 14 sororities.[156] There are 30 sport clubs, including cycling, baseball, water polo, triathlon, wrestling, and rugby. 300 music, theatre and dance performances, exhibitions, and other arts events take place on campus each year. The student government is the Associated Students of Colorado State University. CSU's daily newspaper is the Rocky Mountain Collegian. CSU also has a student-run campus television station and a student radio station, KCSU FM.

Sport clubs

Sport Clubs at Colorado State University were established in 1978. They are run and funded by student fees and team fundraisers and compete with other colleges and universities but not at the NCAA level. There are currently 30 Sport Club[157] teams. Every year the clubs take a combined 150 trips. There are over 1,000 students associated with the program. Last year 23 of these teams competed at regional and national championships. The programs have enjoyed a significant amount of recent success with National Championships in: Men's Ice Hockey (1995) Women's Lacrosse (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013);[157] Baseball (2004–2010);[157] Men's Lacrosse (1999, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012).[157]

The sports for which there are clubs at Colorado State University include: Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Bowling, Crew, Cycling, Field Hockey, Horse Polo (Men's and Women's), Ice Hockey (Men's and Women's), In-Line Hockey, Lacrosse (Men's and Women's), Logging Sports, Rodeo (Men's and Women's), Rugby (Men's and Women's), Shotgun Sports (Men's and Women's), Snowboard, Soccer (Men's and Women's), Swimming, Synchronized Ice Skating, Triathlon (Coed), Ultimate Frisbee Summer League, Ultimate Frisbee (Men's and Women's), Volleyball, Water Polo (Men's and Women's), and Wrestling (Men's and Women's)[157]

Student media

The Rocky Mountain Collegian is CSU's student-run daily newspaper. The paper has a fully functional website and a mobile application, and students have complete control over editorial decisions. The paper was founded in 1891, and was a weekly publication by the 1930s. During the 1940s and 1950s, the paper earned disrepute in the local community for its unpopular support of women's rights and anti-racism stance.[158] By the 1970s, the Collegian was consistently publishing daily. Editorial quality and financial support have varied over the years, at times rising among elite college newspapers and at others struggling to publish. During the 1990s, the paper was twice selected as one of the top 12 daily student papers in the country.[159] In late 2007, the Collegian published a staff article that incited national debate about free speech.[160] The article read, in its entirety, "Taser This...Fuck Bush." This event, as well as President Penley's considerations of "partnering" out the Collegian by Gannett in January 2008,[161] lead to proposals in making CSU's student media, including the Rocky Mountain Collegian, a not-for-profit organization independent from the university.[162] This resulted in the entirety of CSU Student Media to separate from the university to operate under an independent company, the Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation.

KCSU is Colorado State's student run station, with a format focusing on alternative and college rock music, including indie rock, punk, hip-hop and electronic music. News, sports and weather updates along with talk programs and specialty shows round out the programming schedule. Broadcasting at 10,000 watts, KCSU is among the larger college stations in the country, reaching approximately 250,000 listeners.[163] KCSU first began broadcasting in 1964 as a station owned, operated and financed by students. Following a long period as a professional station, KCSU again became student run in 1995, at which time the current format was adopted. As with the Collegian and CTV, KCSU was hit hard by the 1997 flood, and for a time was forced to broadcast from remote locations. Now back in its original Lory Student Center location, KCSU has benefited from revamped production facilities and updated equipment.

CTV is CSU's student-run television station, that allows students to hone their media skills- reporting, writing, producing, shooting, editing- in an educational environment. The station is a winner of fourteen Rocky Mountain Collegiate Media Association awards and a Student Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Heartland Chapter.[164] Content includes news shows on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, a sports show on Mondays, and an entertainment show Thursdays. CTV was founded in 1989,[165] and currently broadcasts weeknights on the university cable station (Comcast channel 11) at 8 pm, with reruns at 9 am and 12 noon the next day.

Student-run magazine College Avenue was founded in 2005 with the goal, as put forth by its founding editors, of giving students a new forum to address controversial issues affecting the campus community from their own vantage point.[166] Since its first issue in fall 2005, the magazine is released quarterly.

Greek life

Greek life at Colorado State began in the fall of 1915. Currently 10% of undergraduates join one of CSUs 19 fraternities and 14 sororities.[156] The CSU Inter-Fraternity Council acts as the governing body for the 19 fraternities, each with a delegate representative. Similarly, the CSU Panhellenic Council governs the sororities. CSU Greek organizations are involved in a number of philanthropic activities around campus, among them CSUnity, Cans around the Oval, Habitat for Humanity and RamRide. The governing bodies recently raised $25,000 towards the sponsorship of a Habitat for Humanity home.[167][168]

From 1932[169] until 1949, Colorado State University was home to the Eta chapter of Phrateres, a philanthropic-social organization for female college students. Eta was the seventh chapter installed and Phrateres eventually had over 20 chapters in Canada and the United States. (The chapter name "Eta" was reused for the chapter installed at Arizona State University in 1958.)[170]

Residence halls

13 residence halls provide on-campus living for over 5,000 students. First-year students are required to live in one of the halls on campus, and upperclassman and graduate living is offered in the university-owned Aggie Village, which has space for 973 individuals.[171] The halls also have a number of Living-Learning communities that directly link the on-campus living environment with a specific academic focus in Honors, engineering, natural sciences, health and wellness, equine sciences, leadership development, or pre-veterinary medicine. The Key Academic and Key Service Communities creates an academically focused residential community for freshmen who share a desire for academic achievement, active involvement in classes, community service, campus activities, and appreciation of diversity. Residents share classes and take advantage of yearlong service opportunities with a close knit group of 19 other students.

CSU Honors Program participants have the opportunity to live in the Honors Living Community. Academic Village, which opened in fall 2007, houses Living Learning Communities for 180 Honors and 240 Engineering students.[172] Students in the College of Natural Sciences can choose to live in Laurel Village, which opened in fall 2014.[173]

University apartments

Students, faculty, and staff may choose to live in the university apartments. Colorado State University University Housing oversees University Village, International House, Aggie Village Family, and Aggie Village. Known as a "global community" Apartment Life's mission to diversity shows in the fact that approximately 60 percent of residents and staff are from 80 different nations. Residents of CSU and Fort Collins community members enjoy a diverse amount of enrichment programs offered through the University Housing staff.[174][175]

Student demographics

In fall 2007, CSU opened its doors to 24,983 students, among them 20,765 undergraduates, 2,332 master's students, 1,347 doctoral students, and 539 professional students in the College of Biomedical and Veterinary Medicine.[85] 80% of undergraduates are Colorado residents, and within the student population 50 states and 79 countries are represented. 52% of undergraduates are women, 13.2% of undergraduates are ethnic minorities (excluding international students), and 3% of undergraduates are 30 and over.[176] Of minority students, 48% are Hispanic, 24% Asian American, 16% African American, and 12% Native American.[177] Over the past ten years, minority enrollment has increased 35%, from 2,361 to 3,178, an increase from 10.9% to 13.2% of the student population.[178] Though progress has been made, increasing minority enrollment at CSU has been a challenge for school administrators, one made yet more difficult by high dropout rates in many Colorado high schools with concentrated minority populations.[179]

Notable alumni

CSU has 169,935 living alumni with 50 active alumni chapters (14 in Colorado and 37 out of state) and 9 national interest groups.[180] CSU graduates include Pulitzer Prize winners, astronauts, CEOs, and two former governors of Colorado.

Academia and science

Arts and performance

 
Becky Hammon
 
Bill Ritter

Athletics

Politics

Business

Military and intelligence agencies

Motorsports

Jim Malloy, American racecar driver

Notable faculty

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.
  2. ^ The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.
  3. ^ The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.

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Further reading

  • Hansen II, J. E. (1977). Democracy's College in the Centennial State: A History of Colorado State University. Salt Lake City, Utah: Publisher's Press.
  • Hansen II, J. E. (2007). Democracy's University: A History of Colorado State University, 1970–2003. Canada.

External links

  • Official website  
  • Colorado State Athletics website
  • "Colorado State Agricultural College" . Collier's New Encyclopedia. 1921.
  • "Hunter's Danforth Chapel at CSU". solarhousehistory.com.

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Colorado State redirects here For the U S state see Colorado For the school once known as Colorado State College see University of Northern Colorado This article s lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article March 2021 Colorado State University Colorado State or CSU is a public land grant research university in Fort Collins Colorado It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System Colorado State University is classified among R1 Doctoral Universities Very high research activity 6 It was founded in 1870 as Colorado Agricultural College and in 1935 was renamed the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts In 1957 the Colorado General Assembly approved its current name Colorado State University 7 Colorado State UniversityFormer namesColorado Agricultural College 1870 1935 Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts A amp M 1935 1957 TypePublic flagship land grant research universityEstablished1870 153 years ago 1870 Academic affiliationsURASpace grantEndowment 558 million 2021 1 ChancellorAnthony A FrankPresidentAmy Parsons 2 Academic staff1 468Administrative staff4 379Students27 956 fall 2022 3 Undergraduates26 559 fall 2019 Postgraduates7 607 fall 2019 LocationFort Collins Colorado U S 40 34 29 41 N 105 4 51 52 W 40 5748361 N 105 0809778 W 40 5748361 105 0809778 Coordinates 40 34 29 41 N 105 4 51 52 W 40 5748361 N 105 0809778 W 40 5748361 105 0809778CampusUrban 4 ColorsGreen and gold 5 NicknameRamsSporting affiliationsNCAA Division I Mountain WestMascotCAM the RamWebsitecolostate eduIn 2018 enrollment was approximately 34 166 students including resident and non resident instruction students 8 The university has approximately 2 000 faculty in eight colleges and 55 academic departments Bachelor s degrees are offered in 65 fields of study with master s degrees in 55 fields Colorado State confers doctoral degrees in 40 fields of study in addition to a professional degree in veterinary medicine 9 CSU s campus boasts the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory EECL 10 the University Center for the Arts which houses the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising and the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art the James L Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere CIRA In fiscal year 2018 CSU spent 375 million on research and development ranking 65th in the nation overall and 39th when excluding medical school spending 11 12 CSU graduates include Pulitzer Prize winners astronauts CEOs and two former governors of Colorado In fiscal year 2021 CSU spent 447 2 million on research and development 13 The Colorado State Rams compete in the NCAA Division I Mountain West conference Swimmer and six time Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken is one of CSU s most notable athletes The school renamed West Drive which stretches along the west side of the Administration Building at the south end of CSU s Oval Amy Van Dyken Way 14 Contents 1 History 1 1 Early years 1 1 1 President Charles Ingersoll 1 1 2 Professor Louis G Carpenter 1 2 Turn of the 20th century 1 2 1 President Charles Lory 1 3 From World War II into the modern era 1 3 1 Colorado A amp M becomes a university under Bill Morgan 1 3 2 1960s Student activism 1 3 3 2000s CSU under President Penley 1 3 4 Later 2000s After President Penley 2 Campus 2 1 Main campus 2 2 Veterinary hospital 2 3 Foothills Campus 3 Organization 3 1 Administration 4 Academics 4 1 Academic colleges 4 1 1 College of Agricultural Sciences 4 1 2 College of Health and Human Sciences 4 1 3 College of Business 4 1 3 1 History of the College of Business 4 1 4 Walter Scott Jr College of Engineering 4 1 5 College of Liberal Arts 4 1 6 Warner College of Natural Resources 4 1 7 College of Natural Sciences 4 1 8 College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences 4 2 Institutes and centers 4 3 Rankings 4 4 Notable areas of research 4 5 International programs 4 6 Honors Program 5 Athletics 5 1 Mascots 6 Student life 6 1 Clubs and activities 6 1 1 Sport clubs 6 1 2 Student media 6 1 3 Greek life 6 2 Residence halls 6 3 University apartments 6 4 Student demographics 7 Notable alumni 7 1 Academia and science 7 2 Arts and performance 7 3 Athletics 7 4 Politics 7 5 Business 7 6 Military and intelligence agencies 7 7 Motorsports 8 Notable faculty 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 Further reading 13 External linksHistory EditThis section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Early years Edit It was founded first as the Colorado Agricultural College Arising from the Morrill Act of 1862 the act to create the university was signed by the Colorado Territory governor Edward M McCook in 1870 While a board of 12 trustees was formed to purchase and manage property erect buildings establish basic rules for governing the institutions and employ buildings the near complete lack of funding by the territorial legislature for this mission severely hampered progress The first 30 acre 12 ha parcel of land for the campus was deeded in 1871 by Robert Dazell In 1872 the Larimer County Land Improvement Company contributed a second 80 acre 32 ha parcel The first 1000 to erect buildings was finally allocated by the territorial legislature in 1874 The funds were not however and trustees were required to find a matching amount which they eventually obtained from local citizens and businesses Colorado Agricultural College Campus 1920 with the Oval Physics Building and Guggenheim Hall showing Among the institutions which donated matching funds was the local Grange which was heavily involved in the early establishment of the university As part of this effort in the spring of 1874 Grange No 6 held a picnic and planting event at the corner of College Avenue and West Laurel Street and later plowed and seeded 20 acres 80 000 m2 of wheat on a nearby field Within several months the university s first building a 16 foot 4 9 m by 24 foot red brick building nicknamed the Claim Shanty was finished providing the first tangible presence of the institution in Fort Collins 15 After Colorado achieved statehood in 1876 the territorial law establishing the college was required to be reauthorized In 1877 the state legislature created the eight member State Board of Agriculture to govern the school Early in the 21st century the governing board was renamed the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System The legislature also authorized a railroad right of way across the campus and a mill levy to raise money for construction of the campus first main building Old Main which was completed in December 1878 Despite wall cracks and other structural problems suffered during its first year the building was opened in time for the welcoming of the first five students on September 1 1879 by university president Elijah Evan Edwards Enrollment grew to 25 by 1880 16 During the first term at Colorado Agricultural College in fall 1879 the school functioned more as a college prep school than a college because of the lack of trained students Consequently the first course offerings were arithmetic English U S history natural philosophy horticulture and farm economy Students also labored on the college farm and attended daily chapel services The spring term provided the first true college level instruction Despite his accomplishments Edwards resigned in spring 1882 because of conflicts with the State Board of Agriculture a young faculty member and with students 17 The board s next appointee as president was Charles Ingersoll a graduate and former faculty member at Michigan State Agricultural College who began his nine years of service at CAC with just two full time faculty members and 67 students 24 of whom were women The Oval today leading towards the Administration Building President Charles Ingersoll Edit Agricultural research would grow rapidly under Ingersoll The Hatch Act of 1887 provided federal funds to establish and maintain experiment stations at land grant colleges Ainsworth Blount CAC s first professor of practical agriculture and manager of the College Farm had become known as a one man experiment station and the Hatch Act expanded his original station to five Colorado locations 18 The curriculum expanded as well introducing coursework in engineering animal science and liberal arts New faculty members brought expertise in botany horticulture entomology and irrigation engineering CAC made its first attempts at animal science during 1883 84 when it hired veterinary surgeon George Faville Faville conducted free weekly clinics for student instruction and treatment of local citizen s diseased or injured animals 19 Veterinary science at the college languished for many years following Faville s departure in 1886 President Ingersoll believed the school neglected special programs for women Despite the reluctance of the institution s governing board CAC began opening the door to liberal arts in 1885 and by Ingersoll s last year at CAC the college had instituted a Ladies Course that offered junior and senior women classes in drawing stenography and typewriting foreign languages landscape gardening and psychology 20 Ingersoll s belief in liberal yet practical education conflicted with the narrower focus of the State Board of Agriculture and a final clash in April 1891 led to his resignation In 1884 CAC would celebrate the commencement of its first three graduates Professor Louis G Carpenter Edit Main article Louis George Carpenter One of the early notable professors was Louis George Carpenter March 28 1861 September 12 1935 who was happy to be called Professor Carp He was a college professor and later the Dean of Engineering amp Physics at Colorado State University formerly known as the Colorado Agricultural College 21 He was also an Engineer Mathematician and an Irrigation and Consulting Engineer 22 23 Carpenter began teaching mathematics at Michigan State Agricultural College and did so from 1883 to 1888 23 24 Carpenter was recruited by President Charles Ingersoll and accepted the chair of the Engineering amp Physics Department of the then Colorado Agricultural College 22 It was there where he began the first organized and systematic college program for irrigation engineering Those completing such instruction were awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Irrigation Engineering In addition Carpenter was a strong advocate to expand education opportunities to minorities and women He helped promote and organize newly accredited degree programs despite opposition from those unwilling to change 25 26 27 Carpenter declined the Presidency of that college later university in 1891 and several times during his tenure 25 Despite difficulty to enact change he was significant in being able to help transform the farm focused college into a university of higher learning 22 23 In 1889 he became the director of the Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station 23 25 26 Carpenter was one of the foremost leading experts on irrigation systems During his life he investigated irrigation systems not only in North America but also in Canada and Europe This led to his engineering consulting and water law He became Colorado s State Engineer which he held for several years while still teaching 27 In 1911 Carpenter left academics and established an engineering consulting firm in Denver Colorado This covered not only included Irrigation Engineering but consulting on hydraulic construction projects and the problems associated with such projects 27 28 He did this traveling around Canada the United States and Western Europe with his brother running the office until his retirement in 1922 He left many papers to the university and was given an honorary doctorate before his death in 1935 27 28 Turn of the 20th century Edit Colorado Agricultural College advertisement Alston Ellis encountered limited funding and decided rapidly in 1895 to reduce the number of Experiment Stations Female students grew in number from 44 in 1892 to 112 in 1896 and by fall 1895 the college s new domestic economy program was in place 29 Football had a one year stint at CAC in 1893 but Ellis was not a supporter of extracurricular activities and was especially hostile towards football Barton Aylesworth became the school s fourth president in 1899 and the combination of his non confrontational style with the presence of the vocal Colorado Cattle and Horse Growers Association on the governing board allowed ranching and farming interests to take the college s agricultural programs to new heights greatly influencing the development of the entire school Initially the influence of ranching interests brought tremendous progress to CAC s agricultural programs Enrollment quadrupled studies in veterinary medicine were re established and CAC s Experiment Station benefited from lobbying that finally secured state appropriations Eventually conflicts with agricultural interests may have prompted Aylesworth to begin promoting a more balanced curriculum at CAC which he then fought hard to defend The conflict also led him to tire and negotiate his resignation 30 Aylesworth was a big supporter of extracurricular activities Football returned to the college in fall 1899 but baseball was the school s most popular sport In 1903 the women s basketball team won CAC s first unofficial athletic championship culminating with a victory over the University of Colorado 31 New clubs fraternities and sororities also emerged By 1905 the school had a fledgling music department which two years later became the Conservatory of Music President Charles Lory Edit Taking office in 1909 CAC President Charles Lory oversaw the school s maturation and reconciled longstanding conflicts between supporters of a broad or specialized curriculum 32 He embarked on a demanding schedule of personal appearances to make Colorado Agricultural College known as an institution that served the state s needs Another of Lory s notable achievements was putting the school on solid fiscal ground meeting rising construction costs and freeing the institution of debt 33 The onset of World War I influenced all aspects of CAC but nowhere was the impact more apparent than in the institution s programs for farmers World War I created demands for American agricultural products and CAC established new food production committees information services and cultivation projects to help improve food production and conservation in Colorado World War I also drew men from campus to Europe s battlefields In June 1916 the National Defense Act created the Reserve Officers Training Corps A few months later CAC applied to establish an ROTC unit in Fort Collins and resurrected a defunct National Guard unit on campus citation needed During the early 1930s CAC s community wide activities were greatly influenced by the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl The Extension Service organized relief programs for inhabitants of Eastern Colorado of whom a survey found 20 000 to be urgently in need of food and helped sustain cropland threatened by pests and drought 34 President Lory sought to help Colorado farmers by pushing for major tax reforms to relieve them of high tax burdens and played a significant role in a 1930s project that supplied irrigation water for agricultural development in Eastern Colorado Lory and the State Board had challenges of their own back on campus In response to claims that the university was falling behind national standards the board retired or demoted several senior professors and administrators deemed past the peak of their proficiency and hired new doctorate holding personnel while consolidating sections of lecture courses 35 A student petition led to the governing board to change the college s name to more accurately reflect the diversity of its academic programs and in 1935 the school became the Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts or Colorado A amp M for short After 31 years of leadership President Lory announced his retirement in 1938 From World War II into the modern era Edit Soon after Pearl Harbor Colorado A amp M began to look like a military post with the college serving as many as 1 500 servicemen 36 New President Roy Green tried to prepare for the sudden departure of students and arrival of servicemen by improving ROTC facilities and introducing military training programs Although servicemen filed onto campus student enrollment at Colorado A amp M 1 637 in fall 1942 dropped to 701 by fall 1943 and female students outnumbered their male counterparts for the first time 37 When the war ceased in 1945 soldiers returning from Europe and the Pacific filled U S higher education institutions Nearly 1 040 students attended the college in fall 1946 and about 1 600 students enrolled by spring 1946 Close to 80 former Aggies died in World War II including football talent Lewis Dude Dent 38 Colorado A amp M becomes a university under Bill Morgan Edit Colorado A amp M shed its image as a narrow technical college and became a university in appearance and title during the 1950s under President Bill Morgan Providing adequate student housing for an increasing number of youth approaching college age and improving cramped instructional facilities were among the first tests of Morgan s leadership He responded and five new residence halls were completed between 1953 and 1957 39 Academic offerings grew to include advanced degrees The State Board of Agriculture approved a doctoral degree in civil engineering in 1951 and three years later allowed other qualified departments to offer doctorates Morgan believed students earning this advanced degree should hold it from a university and so began a campaign to upgrade Colorado A amp M to university status In 1957 the Colorado General Assembly approved the new name of Colorado State University 40 1960s Student activism Edit Colorado State became a scene of intense student activism during the 1960s and early 1970s The reduction of strict campus regulations for women was among the early targets of student activists coming to the forefront in 1964 when a 21 year old female student moved into unapproved off campus housing to accommodate her late hours as editor of the student newspaper 41 The civil rights movement on campus also picked up momentum and visibility In spring 1969 shortly before Morgan s retirement Mexican American and African American student organizations presented a list of demands to university officials primarily urging increased recruitment of minority students and employees The demonstrators occupation of the Administration Building continued to the front lawn of Morgan s home Students and university representatives took their concerns to state officials but Colorado legislators rejected a subsequent university request for funds to support minority recruitment 42 Anti military protest took place in dramatic form at Colorado State from 1968 to 1970 On March 5 1968 several hundred students and faculty with anti war sentiments marched to Fort Collins downtown War Memorial and wiped blood on a placard tied to the memorial Hecklers and blockaders created such a disturbance that police had to disperse the non marchers In May 1970 as campus peace activists held the second day of a student strike in the gymnasium in response to the U S invasion of Cambodia and the student deaths at Kent State University one or more arsonists set Old Main ablaze destroying the 92 year old cornerstone of Colorado State 43 2000s CSU under President Penley Edit In his welcoming address for the fall 2007 semester former CSU President Larry Edward Penley called for CSU to set the standard for the 21st century public land grant research university 44 He identified as the heart of this ideal the contribution to the prosperity and quality of life of the local and international community in part through fostering relationships and collaborations with federal research partners the business community and key industries 45 A part of this approach was Colorado State s Supercluster research model designed to utilize interdisciplinary issue based research on pressing global issues in which the university has particular expertise and connect research results to the marketplace Initial Superclusters in infectious disease and in cancer research were launched As well new residence halls were constructed according to national green building standards 46 and a sustainability advisory committee was charged to coordinate green activities at Colorado State 47 While maintaining historic ties to local agriculture administration officials also emphasized the desire to better connect with the local community 48 As such CSU became party to UniverCity a multi organization initiative that links the school with city government community and business associations to expand and synchronize working relationships 49 Another goal set by the university was to improve undergraduate education Penley stated that essential tasks were access and graduation rates particularly for qualified low income and minority students and an education international in scope suited to a global economy 50 Penley resigned in 2008 51 Later 2000s After President Penley Edit While a statistics professor at CSU Mary Meyer declared that a study of salaries by CSU created salary goals for women faculty that were substantially smaller than for men 52 53 This led CSU to start studying pay equity in 2015 which in turn led later that year to a quarter of female full professors receiving higher pay 54 Joyce E McConnell became the first female president of CSU in 2019 55 56 On June 9 2022 the CSU Board of Governors and President McConnell announced she would be leaving her position as of June 30 2022 57 Former Provost Rick Miranda was chosen to serve in an interim role while a new president is identified 58 In December 2022 the CSU Board announced the appointment of Amy Parsons once its vice president of operations then executive vice chancellor as its 16th president effective Feb 1 2023 59 60 61 Campus Edit The Lagoon Rec Center and Intramural Fields Colorado State University is located in Fort Collins Colorado a mid size city of approximately 142 000 residents at the base of the Front Range of the southern Rocky Mountains The university s 583 acre 2 4 km2 main campus is located in central Fort Collins and includes a 101 acre 0 41 km2 veterinary teaching hospital CSU is also home to a 1 438 acre 5 8 km2 Foothills Campus a 1 575 acre 6 4 km2 agricultural campus and the 1 177 acre 4 8 km2 Pingree Park mountain campus CSU uses 4 043 acres 16 4 km2 for research centers and Colorado State Forest Service stations outside of Larimer County 9 Main campus EditAt the heart of the CSU campus lies the Oval an expansive green area 2 065 feet 629 m around lined with 65 American Elm trees 62 Designed in 1909 the Oval remains a center of activity and a major landmark at CSU The Administration Building constructed in 1924 faces the Oval from the south end while several academic and administrative buildings occupy its perimeter The Music Building once the university library currently houses the Institute for Learning and Teaching which provides academic and career counseling as well as other student focused programs The music department moved to the University Center for the Arts upon its opening in 2008 The Oval at the heart of the CSU campusAt the northwest corner of the Oval is Ammons Hall formerly the women s recreational center and now home to the University Welcome Center Just to the east of Ammons stands Guggenheim Hall which currently houses the Department of Manufacturing Technology and Construction Management The building was constructed in 1910 as a gift from U S Senator Simon Guggenheim to promote the study of home economics 63 and was recently renovated according to green building standards Rounding out the Oval are the Weber Building the Statistics Building the Occupational Therapy Building and Laurel Hall 64 Another campus focal point is the main plaza around which can be found Lory Student Center and Morgan Library as well as several academic buildings The Lory Student Center named for former CSU President Charles Lory houses Student Media numerous organization offices Student Government and spaces to eat drink and study The Morgan Library was originally constructed in 1965 and named for former CSU President William E Morgan Following the flood of 97 this facility went through an extensive improvement project that included an addition to the main building and a renovation of the existing structure with works completed in 1998 Current holdings include more than 2 million books bound journals and government documents 9 Morgan Library also contains a 13 000 square foot addition called the Study Cube that seats 80 additional patrons With a university issued ID card students and staff are able to access the Cube 24 hours a day including during finals week To accommodate the Loan and Reserve desk checks out laptops and other accessories over night if checked out less than six hours prior to closing 65 CSU Plaza overlooking from the top balcony of Natural Resource Building Spruce Hall CSU s oldest existing buildingColorado State University s oldest existing building is Spruce Hall constructed in 1881 66 Originally a dormitory that played a vital role in the early growth of the school s student enrollment Spruce now houses the Division of Continuing Education and the Office of Admissions The newest academic building on campus is the Behavioral Science building which was completed in summer 2010 Other recent projects include the 2006 Transit Center addition to the north end of Lory Student Center certified LEED Gold an expansion of the Student Recreation Center and the new Computer Science Building completed in 2008 67 Colorado State has converted the historic Fort Collins High School building into its University Center for the Arts In 2008 CSU also opened its University Center for the Arts located in the old Fort Collins High School CSU purchased this historic building in 1995 and has since converted it into a new home for its programs in music dance theatre and the visual arts The three phase building project included a 318 seat University Theatre a 100 seat Studio Theatre and the 24 000 square foot Runyan Music Hall an adaptable rehearsal and performance space created out of the old high school gymnasium The center also houses the University Art Museum the Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising a 285 seat organ recital hall and the 200 seat University Dance Theatre 68 The campus is served by Transfort bus service including the MAX Bus Rapid Transit route that opened in 2014 69 Looking west from Lory Student Center one can see the athletic fields the new Student Recreation Center and the roof of Moby Arena Veterinary hospital Edit The James L Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital was constructed in 1979 and houses 28 specialties under one roof ranging from emergency to oncology 70 Located in the Veterinary Health Complex south of the main campus in Fort Collins the hospital has 79 veterinarians on clinics educating 280 third and fourth year veterinary students on clinical rotations In fiscal 2019 the hospital logged nearly 47 000 cases Foothills Campus Edit The 1 705 acre 6 9 km2 Foothills Campus located on northwest edge of Fort Collins is home to the department of atmospheric sciences as well as several research and outreach centers The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Engineering Research Center B W Pickett Equine Center Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere CIRA the Colorado Division of Wildlife and the Animal Reproduction Biotechnology Lab can all be found at the Foothills Campus 71 Organization EditAdministration Edit Colorado State University is a public land grant institution and Carnegie Doctoral Research University Extensive The Board of Governors presides over the Colorado State University System including the flagship campus in Fort Collins together with Colorado State University Pueblo and the CSU Global Campus 72 The Board consists of nine voting members appointed by the Governor of Colorado and confirmed by the Colorado State Senate and four elected non voting members 73 Voting members are community leaders from many fields including agriculture business and public service 74 A student and faculty representative from each university act as non voting Board members The 14th president of Colorado State University was Anthony A Frank 75 A 13 member Board of Governors oversees the Colorado State University System Joe Zimlich President and CEO of Bohemian Companies serves as the current chairman of the Board of Governors 76 At its December 2008 public meeting the Board of Governors of the CSU System decided it was in the best interest of all CSU System campuses to separate what had previously been a conjoined position of CSU System chancellor and CSU Fort Collins president On May 5 2009 Joe Blake was named the finalist for the chancellor position 77 Academics EditColorado State offers 150 programs of study across 8 colleges and 55 departments In addition to its notable programs in biomedical sciences engineering environmental science agriculture and human health and nutrition CSU offers professional programs in disciplines including business journalism and construction management as well as in the liberal and performing arts humanities and social sciences CSU also offers bachelor s degrees graduate degrees certificates and badges online Fall Freshman Statistics 78 79 80 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008Applicants 17 970 17 929 16 559 14 680 15 253 12 494Admits 13 914 13 394 12 564 11 822 11 013 10 688 Admitted 77 4 74 7 75 8 80 5 72 2 85 5Enrolled 4 443 4 587 4 504 4 533 4 322 4 404Avg GPA 3 61 3 57 3 59 3 56 3 57 3 53Avg ACT 24 7 24 8 24 7 24 5 24 6 24 1Avg SAT Composite 1140 1143 1142 1134 1131 1120 out of 1600 Colorado State employs a total of 1 540 faculty members with 1 000 on tenure track appointments The student faculty ratio is 17 1 81 CSU awarded 6 090 degrees in 2009 2010 including 4 336 bachelor s degrees 1 420 master s degrees 203 doctoral degrees and 131 Doctor in Veterinary Medicine degrees 9 Academic colleges Edit College of Agricultural Sciences Edit In order to prepare students in land stewardship and natural resources the College of Agricultural Sciences offers majors in traditional disciplines such as agronomy animal science and horticulture and Landscape Architecture in addition to Organic Agriculture Agricultural Biology and Agribusiness degrees suited to contemporary developments College facilities include greenhouses farms ranches and an equine center In conjunction with the School of Education the College of Agricultural Sciences provides an interdisciplinary program that leads to a Bachelor of Science and a teaching license in Agricultural Education 82 The college offers master s degrees in Agricultural Education Agricultural Extension Education Integrated Resource Management Pest Management and the Peace Corps Masters International Program The college faculty also mentor M S and Ph D students in Agricultural Biology Entomology Plant Pathology and Weed Science Agricultural and Resource Economics Animal Sciences Horticulture and Soil and Crop Sciences 83 The college sponsored Specialty Crops Program aims to help local growers master production systems and explore marketing opportunities for their specialty crops 84 The faculty staff and students in the college conduct fundamental and applied research in agricultural sciences and also work in extension and engage with agricultural communities and businesses to implement new discoveries in food production and safety in food and environmental sustainability and in human well being College of Health and Human Sciences Edit With programs in education individual and family development health housing or apparel interior design and merchandising studies in the College of Health and Human Sciences are human centered focused on social problems and quality of life issues CHHS is one of the largest on campus with more than 4 000 undergraduate students and over 850 graduate students 85 Extension specialists such as in the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition provide valuable health nutrition and food safety information to the public The Human Performance Clinical Research Laboratory in the Department of Health and Exercise Science provides heart attack prevention evaluations to underserved populations and the Center for Community Partnerships works with citizens with disabilities The college also has a role in the new Colorado School of Public Health to be jointly operated with UC Denver Health Sciences Center and the University of Northern Colorado 86 College of Business Edit Colorado State University s College of Business offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Colorado State s on campus Master of Business Administration MBA program offers several degrees The Computer Information Systems CIS concentration within the Master of Science in Business Administration MSBA is one of the oldest CIS degrees in the country 87 The new Global and Sustainable Enterprise MSBA takes on environmental conservation microfinance public health alternative energy and agriculture from a business perspective Each student completes a summer of fieldwork typically in a developing country The Denver based Executive MBA Program instructs professionals emerging business leaders and mid to senior level managers For over 40 years CSU has also provided a well regarded Distance MBA Program 88 The college was reaccredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business in Fall 2011 89 History of the College of Business Edit Business courses accounting shorthand and typewriting were first offered at Colorado A amp M in 1944 The first formal business program a two year secretarial certificate was offered in 1950 The bachelor s degree in business was first offered in 1956 and within two years the School of Business was formed and located in Johnson Hall 90 In 1966 the College of Business was established and located in the Clark building 90 The undergraduate programs at the College of Business gained AACSB accreditation in 1970 with the graduate programs earning accreditation in 1976 90 In 1995 the College of Business moved to its current home in Rockwell Hall and a couple years later a new Classroom and Technology Wing was added 90 The college s growth continued in 2005 with the approval of plans to expand Rockwell Hall and the addition of a Business minor to the college s offerings Construction of Rockwell Hall West was completed in 2009 and the following year the college hosted General Colin L Powell as keynote speaker to celebrate the grand opening of the addition 90 The College of Business was ranked in Top 10 for Best Administered MBA Program in 2012 and 2013 by the Princeton Review Walter Scott Jr College of Engineering Edit The Walter Scott Jr College of Engineering originally the first engineering program in the state of Colorado 91 contains the departments of Atmospheric Science Chemical and Biological Engineering Biomedical Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mechanical Engineering A new degree concentration in International Engineering is available as a dual degree in the Liberal Arts and Engineering Science College of Engineering students are engaged in international service projects through groups such as Engineers Without Borders In 2005 college faculty generated 50 million in research expenditures exceeding an average of 500 000 per faculty member 92 In FY12 those funds grew to approximately 65 4 million and about 620 000 for each of the 105 faculty members dedicated for research expenditures 93 The college is home to four recognized Colorado State University Programs of Research and Scholarly Excellence the Department of Atmospheric Science the Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory and the Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Program The university s department of Mechanical Engineering was once the authority for the Motorsport Engineering Research Center The research and development facility was located near the foothills campus of the school The center houses the university s Formula SAE team and is still home to past and present formula SAE competition open wheeled race cars 94 and the current EcoCAR2 team developing a hydrogen propulsion Chevrolet Mablibu sedan 95 The Department of Mechanical Engineering also once offered a motorsports engineering concentration at the masters level However in recent years lack of demand saw a phasing out and the former research campus was converted to the Factory where CSU Mechanical engineering researchers look into advanced applications of composites like carbon fiber Some of this research still applies to motorsport engineering but the facility is no longer dedicated solely to motorsport research Renowned materials engineering professor Dr Donald W Radford coordinates the CSU Factory campus which has major connections to Boeing It is a site of many automotive innovations such as research of advanced plastics for modern exhaust manifolds The Boeing aeronautical corporation also has major sponsorship of nacelle aerodynamic designs directed by Dr Steven Guzik 96 Along with the Factory of the Foothills Campus the Department of Mechanical Engineering also facilitates the Powerhouse Energy Institute 97 At this lab massive internal combustion generators are investigated and made more efficient The lab is also home to a CSU company developing Biofuel derived of algae laser ignition Spark Plugs and Clean burning cookstoves are examples to technologies developed from this lab The lab is the largest in the nation of any academic engines research lab and works with clients including Woodward Inc Caterpillar John Deere and VanDyne AMG superturbo The university s College of Engineering also houses the NSF EUV ERC or the Engineering Research Center This facility has connections to UC Berkeley and CU Boulder and researches Extreme Ultraviolets The building is home to the world s largest wave hydraulic simulator and an earthquake shake table for half scale buildings 98 Nearby one can find the CIRA or Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere in connections with NOAA Other advanced labs include the CHILL radar facility and a research lab in equine sciences 99 The center is also home to the Ion Propulsion and plasma Space engineering lab under direction of Dr John Williams former JPL Ion group engineer which develops ion propulsion rocket thrusters to advance planetary spacecraft 100 In August 2013 Colorado State University opened a new state of the art 122 000 biomedical engineering building for academic and research purposes Examples of research in the new facility include nanoscale single molecule biophysics biofuel production and environmental pollutants biomaterials and medical devices nanoscale biosensors and drug therapy 101 Other recent research by joint graduate students and professors include Graphene production in biocatalyst oxidation reaction chambers and methane emissions studies Being reputable for advanced research in biological and veterinary science CSU is heavily involved in biological mechanical engineering applications and large scale fab production of carbon graphite could help advance computer chips over Silicon limitations and also the potential of Space elevators Additionally the college has completed construction on the Advanced Beam Laboratory beside the NSF ERC the Advanced beam lab houses both a short pulse high peak power laser system and a linear particle accelerator for researching and advancing particle acceleration technologies as well as advanced laser technology The particle accelerator relates to the department of physics which houses an on campus quantum computing lab and is interested in dark matter and big bang origins 102 The college of engineering is highly selective more so than the university as a whole Mechanical engineering Master s candidates are considered past a 3 0 undergraduate GPA 103 In the years following 2016 the college of engineering saw major changes to some curriculum In mechanical engineering Dr John Petro took over lectures and learning of senior design practicum to transition mechanical engineering students into practicing engineers Due to previous logistics issues and feedback from graduate students in the EcoCAR three practicum Dr Petro and these students helped the department implement the required extensive learning of Lean manufacturing the Toyota production system and its subsidiary quality principles of Kaizen Muda elimination Jidoka Poka Yoke 6S and six sigma practices 104 These philosophies were now required to be explained by all senior design teams to graduate This learning of the Toyota way coupled with the house of quality in sophomore design and statistics for seniors is an emulation of the curriculum set by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology 105 Similarly some engineering departments have implemented Economics courses and the electrical and computer engineering department was among the first in the world to attempt a revolutionary new curriculum layout to help retain more students 106 College of Liberal Arts Edit The college was established in 1951 and underwent multiple name changes over time In 1934 it was called The Division of Science and Arts In 1968 the arts and sciences colleges split and became the College of Humanities and Social Sciences In 1977 the college was renamed to the College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Finally in 1992 it was named the College of Liberal Arts Liberal Arts is the largest college at Colorado State with 17 departments 19 majors 35 minors 54 concentrations 23 Graduate amp PhD Programs In total CLA houses over 6400 Undergraduate Students over 500 Graduate students 300 faculty members and have an estimated alumni population of over 50 000 former students 107 The departments include Anthropology and Geography Art amp Art History Communication Studies Economics English Ethnic Studies History Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts International Studies Journalism amp Media Communication Languages Literatures amp Cultures Arts Management Philosophy Political Science School of Music Theatre amp Dance Sociology and Women s and Gender Studies 108 Warner College of Natural Resources Edit The origins of the Warner College of Natural Resources can be traced to CSU s first forestry course in 1904 109 Over the following 100 years the college has grown to become a comprehensive natural resources college and contains the academic departments of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Geosciences Fish Wildlife and Conservation Biology Forest and Rangeland Stewardship and Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Research areas include forest sciences fisheries wildlife and conservation biology geology geophysics hydrogeology geomorphology ecosystem science rangeland ecology recreation and tourism watershed management and environmental sciences The college has also traditionally been highly involved in supporting the agricultural and natural resources community The Colorado Natural Heritage Program CNHP tracks Colorado s rare and imperiled species and habitats and Colorado Water Knowledge provides water information of all kinds The Environmental Learning Center located three miles 5 km east of campus on the Poudre River hosts CSU research projects and educational programs The Western Center for Integrated Resource Management works on sustainability and profitability with graduate students and local farmers The college provides broad technical assistance training and research opportunities for protected area managers and students in Africa Latin America Asia and the United States 110 College of Natural Sciences Edit The College of Natural Sciences had the third highest enrollment of all colleges on CSU s campus with 3 684 students and the third largest undergraduate major psychology 85 One quarter of participants in the CSU Honors Program are in Natural Sciences 111 and the college provides undergraduate students the opportunity to participate in a Living Learning Community located in Laurel Village Graduate and undergraduate students complete their coursework in the departments of Biochemistry Biology Chemistry Computer Science Mathematics Physics Psychology Statistics Zoology and the Center for Science Math and Technology Education Interdisciplinary degree programs cover Cellular and Molecular Biology Ecology Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Edit The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is home to the No 3 ranked veterinary medicine program in the nation according to U S News amp World Report 112 The program is an integral part of the four departments that along with the James L Voss Veterinary Medical Center and the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory comprise the college Two faculty members are members of the National Academy of Sciences five faculty members are University Distinguished Professors and one faculty member is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar Undergraduate programs are offered in Biomedical Sciences and Neuroscience The Undergraduate Biomedical Sciences program has three concentrations Anatomy and Physiology Environmental Health and Microbiology The college houses a variety of graduate programs at both the M S and PhD levels many of which also require the doctor of veterinary medicine degree Interdisciplinary programs explore biotechnology neuroscience resource and livestock management The College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University has the largest research program of any college of veterinary medicine in the world 113 Research facilities and programs include the Robert H and Mary G Flint Animal Cancer Center and the Equine Orthopedic Research Center The Environmental Health Advanced Systems Laboratory researches the use of computer based technology in environmental health studies Over the last 10 years The EHASL has worked with the US Environmental Protection Agency National Cancer Institute and Centers for Disease Control 114 In 1977 the college s dean William Tietz was appointed President of Montana State University 115 In 2012 the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences obtained a new dean Dr Mark Stetter 116 Dr Stetter left the University in October 2021 117 Institutes and centers Edit Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere CIRA Information Science amp Technology Center at Colorado State University ISTeC Energy Institute Public Lands History Center In 2007 a group of CSU History and Anthropology faculty and research associates created the Center for Public History and Archaeology with the dual goal of providing practical and meaningful work experiences for graduate students and helpful collaborative projects for public agencies such as the National Park Service In 2010 the name was changed to Public Lands History Center to better describe its focus and collaborative mission The center s mission is to foster the production of historical knowledge through collaborative engagement with institutions responsible for the sustainable stewardship of protected areas water and other critical resources 118 The center s Director is one of its founders CSU Professor of History and noted environmental historian Mark Fiege 119 Rankings Edit Academic rankingsNationalForbes 120 227THE WSJ 121 401 500U S News amp World Report 122 153Washington Monthly 123 101GlobalARWU 124 201 300QS 125 408THE 126 351 400U S News amp World Report 127 266 National Program Rankings 128 Program RankingBiological Sciences 62Chemistry 52Computer Science 75Earth Sciences 68Education 123Engineering 63Fine Arts 99Mathematics 74Occupational Therapy 7Physics 71Political Science 96Psychology 90Social Work 51Sociology 96Statistics 44Veterinary Medicine 3 Global Program Rankings 129 Program RankingAgricultural Sciences 48Biology amp Biochemistry 219Chemistry 320Clinical Medicine 580Economics amp Business 223Engineering 450Environment Ecology 44Geosciences 36Microbiology 142Molecular Biology amp Genetics 361Physics 463Plant amp Animal Science 69Social Sciences amp Public Health 239 Princeton Review The Review named CSU s MBA program as one of the 10 best administered programs nationwide in 2007 and 2012 2015 90 130 131 132 Business Week Included CSU s undergraduate business program among the best in the country in 2011 ranked at No 89 133 In 2014 the College of Business moved up in the ranks to be ranked 73rd an increase of 16 places from the previous year in Bloomberg Business Week s Undergraduate rankings 134 Notable areas of research Edit Historically CSU faculty were at the forefront of radiation treatment for cancer environmental and animal ethics and weather forecasting A 1961 feasibility study at CSU was crucial for the establishment of the Peace Corps 135 Research in the Engines and Energy Conversion Laboratory has created a technological solution to limit pollutants from single stroke engines and is now in widespread use in the Philippines The Center for Disaster and Risk Analysis is dedicated to reducing the harm and losses caused by natural technological and human caused disasters Projects have looked at Muslim Americans after September 11 136 Hurricane Katrina the 2010 BP Oil Spill 137 and childcare disaster planning 138 Outlying campuses cater to a range of research activities including crops research animal reproduction public health and watershed management The Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station CAES was established in 1888 in accordance with provisions of the Hatch Act of 1887 calling for experiment stations at land grant universities 139 State and federal funds support CAES research programs In 2007 research activities included pest management food safety and nutrition environmental quality plant and animal production systems and community and rural development The NSF Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultra Violet Science and Technology funded by the National Science Foundation partners industry with Colorado State University CU Boulder and the University of California Berkeley 140 The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels C2B2 is the first research center created under the umbrella of the new Colorado Renewable Energy Collaboratory involving CSU CU Colorado School of Mines and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory 141 The center develops biofuels and bio refining technologies Colorado State s research Supercluster model brings together researchers across disciplines to work on topics of global concern in which CSU has a demonstrated expertise Research results are connected to the marketplace through transfer patenting and licensing activities carried out by experts with a focus on each research area CSU also has a well established research program in infectious disease The Regional Biocontainment Laboratory funded by the National Institutes of Health is home to scientists developing vaccines and drugs for some world s most devastating diseases The Biocontainment Laboratory also houses one of 10 US Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases funded by a 40 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 142 Much of the Cancer Supercluster which involves the collaboration of five colleges is based around the work of the university s Animal Cancer Center the largest center of its kind in the world 143 International programs Edit Approximately 950 students per year participate in educational programs abroad and nearly 1 300 foreign students and scholars from more than 85 countries are engaged in academic work and research on campus 9 The initial pilot studies for the Peace Corps were conducted by Colorado State faculty and the university is consistently one of the top ranking institutions in the nation for the recruitment of Peace Corps volunteers 144 Since 1988 CSU and the Peace Corps have participated in four cooperative master s degree programs in English Food Science and Human Nutrition Natural Resources and Agriculture The program involves at least 2 semesters of course work at CSU combined with time abroad as a Peace Corps volunteer 145 Colorado State offers various programs on campus for students interested in international issues Regional specializations with core courses and electives are available in Asian Studies Middle East North Africa Studies Latin American and Caribbean Studies or Russian Eastern and Central Europe Studies The Global Village Living Learning Community is a housing option for students with international interests Honors Program Edit The Honors Program provides challenging and enriching programs for high achieving students in all majors through two academic tracks One track is designed for students aiming to complete their general education requirements within the Honors Program and a second is composed of upper division courses usually appropriate for currently enrolled or transfer students The Academic Village which opened in fall 2007 offers 180 Honor students the opportunity to live in the Honors Living Learning Community 146 1 126 students participated in the Honors Program in fall 2007 147 Athletics EditMain article Colorado State Rams Colorado State University competes in 17 sponsored intercollegiate sports including 11 for women cross country indoor track outdoor track volleyball basketball golf tennis swimming softball soccer and water polo and six for men football cross country indoor track outdoor track basketball and golf Colorado State s athletic teams compete along with 8 other institutions in the Mountain West Conference MW which is an NCAA Division I conference and sponsors Division I FBS football The Conference was formed in 1999 splitting from the former 16 member Western Athletic Conference 148 CSU has won 9 MW tournament championships and won or shared 11 regular season titles Rams football teams won or shared the Mountain West title in 1999 2000 and 2002 149 On December 13 2011 Jim McElwain was introduced as the head football coach at Colorado State McElwain had worked as the Alabama offensive coordinator from 2008 to 2011 150 On December 4 2014 Jim McElwain accepted the head coach position at the University of Florida This was the first time a Colorado State Rams head coach left the team for another program 151 Canvas Stadium PanoramaOn December 5 2014 the Colorado State University System Board of Governors gave approval to build Colorado State Stadium a multi use stadium on campus to replace Hughes Stadium built several miles from campus in the 1960s 152 Mascots Edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed November 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Over the years Colorado State University has displayed several mascots In 1919 the school was represented by a black bear cub The bear cub was later replaced by Peanuts the Bulldog Peanuts was owned by a student and would roam around campus where he was fed peanuts by the student body Peanuts was poisoned by students of the University of Colorado Boulder and died in 1918 After Peanuts death Glenn Morris an alum of Colorado State University donated another bulldog named Gallant Defender to the university The first ram to become the mascot of Colorado State University was Buck introduced in 1946 Colorado State University s mascot remains the ram to this day It was during a basketball game half time contest that CAM the Ram became the name of the beloved mascot 153 Student life EditUndergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020 Race and ethnicity 154 TotalWhite 70 70 Hispanic 16 16 Other a 6 6 Asian 3 3 Foreign national 3 3 Black 2 2 Native American 1 1 Economic diversityLow income b 21 21 Affluent c 79 79 Looking west towards the Intramural Fields on CSU Campus Fort Collins is located 65 miles 105 km north of Denver an approximately two hour drive from major ski resorts and a 45 minute drive from Rocky Mountain National Park There are opportunities for students to be active with bike trails and hiking nearby In 2006 Money ranked Fort Collins as the Best Place to Live in the United States 155 Clubs and activities Edit There are over 450 student organizations including 34 honor societies at CSU 60 of undergraduates participate in intramural sports while 10 join one of 19 fraternities and 14 sororities 156 There are 30 sport clubs including cycling baseball water polo triathlon wrestling and rugby 300 music theatre and dance performances exhibitions and other arts events take place on campus each year The student government is the Associated Students of Colorado State University CSU s daily newspaper is the Rocky Mountain Collegian CSU also has a student run campus television station and a student radio station KCSU FM Sport clubs Edit Sport Clubs at Colorado State University were established in 1978 They are run and funded by student fees and team fundraisers and compete with other colleges and universities but not at the NCAA level There are currently 30 Sport Club 157 teams Every year the clubs take a combined 150 trips There are over 1 000 students associated with the program Last year 23 of these teams competed at regional and national championships The programs have enjoyed a significant amount of recent success with National Championships in Men s Ice Hockey 1995 Women s Lacrosse 2008 2010 2011 2013 157 Baseball 2004 2010 157 Men s Lacrosse 1999 2001 2003 2006 2012 157 The sports for which there are clubs at Colorado State University include Alpine Skiing Baseball Bowling Crew Cycling Field Hockey Horse Polo Men s and Women s Ice Hockey Men s and Women s In Line Hockey Lacrosse Men s and Women s Logging Sports Rodeo Men s and Women s Rugby Men s and Women s Shotgun Sports Men s and Women s Snowboard Soccer Men s and Women s Swimming Synchronized Ice Skating Triathlon Coed Ultimate Frisbee Summer League Ultimate Frisbee Men s and Women s Volleyball Water Polo Men s and Women s and Wrestling Men s and Women s 157 Student media Edit The Rocky Mountain Collegian is CSU s student run daily newspaper The paper has a fully functional website and a mobile application and students have complete control over editorial decisions The paper was founded in 1891 and was a weekly publication by the 1930s During the 1940s and 1950s the paper earned disrepute in the local community for its unpopular support of women s rights and anti racism stance 158 By the 1970s the Collegian was consistently publishing daily Editorial quality and financial support have varied over the years at times rising among elite college newspapers and at others struggling to publish During the 1990s the paper was twice selected as one of the top 12 daily student papers in the country 159 In late 2007 the Collegian published a staff article that incited national debate about free speech 160 The article read in its entirety Taser This Fuck Bush This event as well as President Penley s considerations of partnering out the Collegian by Gannett in January 2008 161 lead to proposals in making CSU s student media including the Rocky Mountain Collegian a not for profit organization independent from the university 162 This resulted in the entirety of CSU Student Media to separate from the university to operate under an independent company the Rocky Mountain Student Media Corporation KCSU is Colorado State s student run station with a format focusing on alternative and college rock music including indie rock punk hip hop and electronic music News sports and weather updates along with talk programs and specialty shows round out the programming schedule Broadcasting at 10 000 watts KCSU is among the larger college stations in the country reaching approximately 250 000 listeners 163 KCSU first began broadcasting in 1964 as a station owned operated and financed by students Following a long period as a professional station KCSU again became student run in 1995 at which time the current format was adopted As with the Collegian and CTV KCSU was hit hard by the 1997 flood and for a time was forced to broadcast from remote locations Now back in its original Lory Student Center location KCSU has benefited from revamped production facilities and updated equipment CTV is CSU s student run television station that allows students to hone their media skills reporting writing producing shooting editing in an educational environment The station is a winner of fourteen Rocky Mountain Collegiate Media Association awards and a Student Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Heartland Chapter 164 Content includes news shows on Tuesdays and Wednesdays a sports show on Mondays and an entertainment show Thursdays CTV was founded in 1989 165 and currently broadcasts weeknights on the university cable station Comcast channel 11 at 8 pm with reruns at 9 am and 12 noon the next day Student run magazine College Avenue was founded in 2005 with the goal as put forth by its founding editors of giving students a new forum to address controversial issues affecting the campus community from their own vantage point 166 Since its first issue in fall 2005 the magazine is released quarterly Greek life Edit Greek life at Colorado State began in the fall of 1915 Currently 10 of undergraduates join one of CSUs 19 fraternities and 14 sororities 156 The CSU Inter Fraternity Council acts as the governing body for the 19 fraternities each with a delegate representative Similarly the CSU Panhellenic Council governs the sororities CSU Greek organizations are involved in a number of philanthropic activities around campus among them CSUnity Cans around the Oval Habitat for Humanity and RamRide The governing bodies recently raised 25 000 towards the sponsorship of a Habitat for Humanity home 167 168 From 1932 169 until 1949 Colorado State University was home to the Eta chapter of Phrateres a philanthropic social organization for female college students Eta was the seventh chapter installed and Phrateres eventually had over 20 chapters in Canada and the United States The chapter name Eta was reused for the chapter installed at Arizona State University in 1958 170 Residence halls Edit 13 residence halls provide on campus living for over 5 000 students First year students are required to live in one of the halls on campus and upperclassman and graduate living is offered in the university owned Aggie Village which has space for 973 individuals 171 The halls also have a number of Living Learning communities that directly link the on campus living environment with a specific academic focus in Honors engineering natural sciences health and wellness equine sciences leadership development or pre veterinary medicine The Key Academic and Key Service Communities creates an academically focused residential community for freshmen who share a desire for academic achievement active involvement in classes community service campus activities and appreciation of diversity Residents share classes and take advantage of yearlong service opportunities with a close knit group of 19 other students CSU Honors Program participants have the opportunity to live in the Honors Living Community Academic Village which opened in fall 2007 houses Living Learning Communities for 180 Honors and 240 Engineering students 172 Students in the College of Natural Sciences can choose to live in Laurel Village which opened in fall 2014 173 University apartments Edit Students faculty and staff may choose to live in the university apartments Colorado State University University Housing oversees University Village International House Aggie Village Family and Aggie Village Known as a global community Apartment Life s mission to diversity shows in the fact that approximately 60 percent of residents and staff are from 80 different nations Residents of CSU and Fort Collins community members enjoy a diverse amount of enrichment programs offered through the University Housing staff 174 175 Student demographics Edit In fall 2007 CSU opened its doors to 24 983 students among them 20 765 undergraduates 2 332 master s students 1 347 doctoral students and 539 professional students in the College of Biomedical and Veterinary Medicine 85 80 of undergraduates are Colorado residents and within the student population 50 states and 79 countries are represented 52 of undergraduates are women 13 2 of undergraduates are ethnic minorities excluding international students and 3 of undergraduates are 30 and over 176 Of minority students 48 are Hispanic 24 Asian American 16 African American and 12 Native American 177 Over the past ten years minority enrollment has increased 35 from 2 361 to 3 178 an increase from 10 9 to 13 2 of the student population 178 Though progress has been made increasing minority enrollment at CSU has been a challenge for school administrators one made yet more difficult by high dropout rates in many Colorado high schools with concentrated minority populations 179 Notable alumni EditCSU has 169 935 living alumni with 50 active alumni chapters 14 in Colorado and 37 out of state and 9 national interest groups 180 CSU graduates include Pulitzer Prize winners astronauts CEOs and two former governors of Colorado Academia and science Edit Alicia Bertone ENGIE Axium Endowed Dean s Chair of the Graduate School at the Ohio State University Paul Broadie president of Housatonic Community College and Gateway Community College Mary L Cleave astronaut Martin J Fettman astronaut James Van Hoften astronaut John Gill mathematician and father of modern bouldering Edward Harwood Aeroponics Inventor George Marsaglia computer scientist Mark Mattson neuroscientist Jurgen Mulert economist Fulbright scholar founder of the German Fulbright Alumni Association J Wayne Reitz fifth president of the University of Florida 1955 1967 Kent Rominger 1978 Former NASA astronaut and shuttle commander Jon Rubinstein American computer scientist helped create the iPod George E Staples veterinary researcher and animal nutrition pioneerArts and performance Edit John Amos actor Nicole Anona Banowetz American artist and sculptor Baxter Black cowboy poet Keith Carradine Academy Award winning actor Dominique Dunne actress Garry Gross American fashion photographer known for his dog portraiture and work with model and actress Brooke Shields Katherine Indermaur poet and author Michael Johnson country and folk singer songwriter Leslie Jones actress and comedian 181 Yusef Komunyakaa MA 1981 Pulitzer Prize winning poet Willow Patterson drag queen and winner of RuPaul s Drag Race season 14 Susan Lowdermilk artist printmaker Isaac Slade professional musician and lead singer of The Fray Derek Theler actor in Baby Daddy Harlan Thomas prominent Seattle architect James Stobie aka Stobe the Hobo Famous YouTuber Walter Scott Jr Becky Hammon Bill Ritter Athletics Edit David Anderson professional football player 182 Al Bubba Baker professional football player Shaquil Barrett professional football player Randy Beverly professional football player Kapri Bibbs professional football player Sam Brunelli professional football player Susan Butcher dogsled racer Jack Christiansen Detroit Lions 1951 1958 member Pro football Hall of Fame 183 David Cohn born 1995 American Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League Jim David Detroit Lions 1952 1959 184 Steve Fairchild former NFL offensive coordinator former Colorado State University football head coach Sherwood Fries professional football player Donovan Gans professional football player Clark Haggans professional football player member of 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers 185 Becky Hammon Las Vegas Aces coach Caleb Hanie professional football player John Howell professional football player 186 Colton Iverson born 1989 basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League 187 Selwyn Jones professional football player Brady Keys professional football player and businessman 188 Stanton Kidd born 1992 basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Mark Knudson former Major League Baseball Pitcher 189 Martin Laird PGA Tour golfer and 5 time winner Keith Lee NFL player Kim Lyons an athlete and personal trainer on The Biggest Loser Lawrence McCutcheon NFL Player L A Rams Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks amp Buffalo Bills Kevin McDougal NFL player 190 Thurman Fum McGraw Hall of Fame Football Player Keli McGregor President of the Colorado Rockies and professional football player Kevin McLain professional football player 191 Scooter Molander American football player Glenn Morris 1935 Gold medal winner in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin Mike Montgomery professional basketball coach Sean Moran professional football player 192 Clint Oldenburg professional football player 193 Milt Palacio professional basketball player Erik Pears professional football player Joey Porter professional football player member of 2006 Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Quayle athletics director for Emporia State University from 1979 to 1999 David Roddy professional basketball player Bob Rule NBA All Star Bailey Santistevan legendary coach featured in the July 5 1999 edition of Sports Illustrated Brady Smith professional football player Jason Smith professional basketball player Andre Strode professional football player Pete Thomas professional football player Amy Van Dyken Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Garrett Grayson professional football player Ty Sambrailo professional football player Crockett Gillmore professional football player Bradlee Van Pelt professional football playerPolitics Edit Wade O Troxell past mayor 2015 2021 and councilmember 2007 2015 City of Fort Collins mechanical engineering professor 1984 present and former CSU football player co captain senior year as offensive center 1975 1978 Wayne Allard United States Senator from Colorado 1997 2009 194 Ibrahim Abdulaziz Al Assaf Finance Minister Saudi Arabia Anwar al Awlaki Yemeni American imam and reputed Al Qaeda terrorist The first American citizen to be targeted and killed by a U S drone strike 195 196 Benny Begin PhD in geology Israeli politician Knesset member and minister 197 Greg Brophy Republican member of the Colorado Senate Les Eaves Business Management Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for White County 198 John Ensign former United States Senator from Nevada 199 Cory Gardner Republican U S Senator from Colorado 200 Basuki Hadimuljono Indonesian Minister of Public Works and Public Housing 201 Jim Hawkes PhD in psychology 1970 Canadian politician Paula Hicks Hudson lawyer Toledo Ohio City Council President and acting Mayor Doug Hutchinson former mayor of the city of Fort Collins Colorado Conway LeBleu attended late 1940s did not graduate native of Lake Charles Louisiana represented Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1964 to 1988 202 Marilyn Musgrave former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives 203 Angie Paccione politician Bill Ritter governor of Colorado former Denver District Attorney Stan Matsunaka politician Roy R Romer former Colorado governor 204 Brian Schweitzer 23rd Governor of Montana 205 Carol Voisin ethics professor and former candidate for Congress Dwight A York politicianBusiness Edit Walter Scott Jr Former CEO Peter Kiewit Sons Incorporated Level 3 Communications amp Berkshire Hathaway ChairmanMilitary and intelligence agencies Edit William E Adams former Major in the United States Army and recipient of the Medal of Honor 206 James H Dickinson Commander United States Space Command Salvatore Augustine Giunta former Staff Sergeant in the United States Army and recipient of the Medal of Honor Barbara Robbins the first female CIA employee to die in action in the agency s history Lew Walt decorated U S MarineMotorsports Edit Jim Malloy American racecar driverNotable faculty EditMaurice Albertson civil engineer Peace Corps co founder Theodosia Grace Ammons president Colorado Equal Suffrage Association Raj Chandra Bose 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