Students

WEDNESDAY: Alpha Zeta Spring Rush/ Trivia Night

On behalf of Alpha Psi Lambda-Zeta Chapter

Come meet the jaguars! One of the largest co-ed fraternity on campus. Let's see who's the best at random facts! Join us for Trivia Night! Test your abilities while having fun!

Snacks available for ALL events.

Come to every event and get a raffle ticket to qualify for our GIFT CARDS raffle at the end of the week.     

Faculty Staff

THURSDAY: Talking about Teaching: Significant Learning Course Redesign

On behalf of the Center for Teaching, Learning, & Leadership

To launch the spring semester Faculty Academy series, Dr. David Volk will present as a Center for Teaching and Learning Faculty Fellow on the 'Significant Learning Course Redesign Model' of Dr. Dee Fink. In the session, Dr. Volk will be sharing some incredibly powerful music: 'Seven Last Words of the Unarmed' by Atlanta composer Joel Thompson (warning: this is music with a heavy emotional lift). You can explore this music and its history ahead of time here: https://sevenlastwords.org/. We will explore Fink's steps for taking life-changing material and building a course that changes lives (Fink's definition of "significant learning.")

Please feel free to zoom in if you can't join in person:

https://csupueblo.zoom.us/j/99592207406

Meeting ID: 995 9220 7406

Zoom recording will be available upon request, please email karen.yescavage@csupueblo.edu.

Hope to see you there! It's a great chance to learn from your peers and to build community through discussing best practices in meeting our students' educational needs.

Students Faculty Staff

THURSDAY: Alpha Zeta Spring Rush/ Sip n' Paint w/ Jarritos Night!

On behalf of Alpha Psi Lambda-Zeta Chapter

Come meet the Jaguars! The largest co-ed fraternity on campus. Join us for our Sip n' Paint w/ Jarritos. Show off your painting skills or just come for the snacks. Wear your best cowboy/vaquero attire!

Snacks will be available in ALL events.

Come to every event and get a raffle ticket to qualify for our GIFT CARDS raffle at the end of the week.

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FRIDAY: DNP Project Defense

On behalf of School of Nursing

Jennifer Hahm, BSN-DNP AGACNP candidate, will present her project defense on Friday, January 27, 2022, at 10:00 AM in HSB 108.

The title of her project is "Improving Pain Assessment with PAINAD Scale in Older Adults with Dementia."If you wish to attend but cannot do so in person, please use the following Zoom Link by clicking the button below

Meeting ID: 974 5217 9752 Passcode: 442448

Students Faculty Staff

FRIDAY: DNP Project Defense

On behalf of School of Nursing

Kara Hart, DNP Population Health candidate, will present her project defense on Friday, January 27, 2022, at 2:00 pm in HSB 108.

The title of her project is "Implementation of the Palliative Performance Scale to Determine Hospice Eligibility." If you wish to attend but cannot do so in person, please use the following Zoom Link by clicking the button below

Meeting ID: 939 7854 7913 Passcode: 332879

Students Faculty Staff

FRIDAY: Student Organization Mandatory Meeting!

On behalf of SEAL

All Student Organization Presidents or Vice Presidents are required to attend this meeting. Please call the SEAL office at 719.549.2687 if you have any questions.

Students Faculty Staff

FRIDAY & SATURDAY: Temporary Closure Parking Lot W-3 (West of GCB, large parking lot)

On behalf of Parking and Safety

Parking lot W-3 (west of the General Classroom Building) will be temporarily closed Friday, January 27th through Saturday, January 28th for parking lot striping (painting). Please make other arrangements for parking on Friday and Saturday of this week. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to ensure the safety and accessibility of our campus!

Staff

MONDAY: Choosing Civility Book Club

On behalf of Student Affairs

The Student Affairs staff invites you to join us as we begin a six-week book club to discuss "Choosing Civility: The Twenty-Five Rules of Considerate Conduct" by P.M. Forni. You may bring your own book or checkout one of the copies provided by Student Affairs (limited supply).

Starting January 23rd, the group will meet every Monday for 6 weeks from noon to 1pm in the OSC. Bring your lunch and engage in rich conversation.

If interested, please email Gwen Young at gwen.young@csupueblo.edu.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

TUESDAY: Celebrate International Hot Chocolate Day!!

On behalf of SEAL and the Center

Dark chocolate, hot chocolate, or tarte au chocolat - chocolate comes in many delicious forms. So go grab the one you like best and celebrate international chocolate day as we offer a variety of hot chocolate from around the world!

Students Faculty Staff

AVAILABLE THIS WEEK: 2023 Spring/Summer Parking Permits Available

On behalf of Parking and Safety

Spring and Summer Semester parking permits for students will be available for purchase on-line (link below) or through your student PAWS account. Placing your permit on your student account is available until Feb. 1st. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Parking and Safety Office at 719-549-2373.

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New: Contribute to the future of CSU Pueblo

On behalf of Operations and Advancement

CSU Pueblo is embarking on a Campus Plan that will help guide campus development over the next decade and beyond. Your voice matters.

This is the first of two Town Halls where we will introduce the Campus Planning Process and hear your thoughts about campus today and in the future.

Join us in person or via zoom. We look forward to hearing from you.

Faculty Staff

New: Thunderwolf Recreation (Rec Center) - Group Fitness Classes

On behalf of Student Recreation

Thunderwolf Recreation is excited to start Group Fitness classes on Monday, January 23. 

Yoga classes will be offered evenings at 5:15pm (Mon thru Thurs) and also on Tues & Thurs mornings at 9am. "Total Body Workout" (muscle toning & conditioning) will be held at 12noon on Tues & Thurs. Office Yoga (Zoom only) is offered at 12:30pm Tues & Thurs. Fitness classes are open to all fitness levels - with modifications ("easier or harder") shown.

NEW TO FITNESS? NEW TO THE REC? NOW is the time to get moving. A full schedule is available at the front desk of the Rec Center.

CSU Pueblo Faculty & Staff members (benefit eligible) and enrolled students have access to the Rec Center, including usage of the Rec facility, lap swim (pool), racquetball courts, open climbing @ rock wall, and attendance of fitness classes.

Please visit the Rec Center for more information. REC OPEN HOURS are Mon-Thurs 6am-9pm; Fri 6am-7pm; Sat 9am-12noon; Sun 2pm-7pm.

Students Faculty Staff

NEW: Career Center Has Moved!!!

On behalf of Career Center

The Career Center has moved to the 3rd floor of the Library Academic Resource Center, Suite 360. Students are encouraged to make appointments for Resume reviews, Career Closet, and Strong Interest Assessments. 

Be sure to activate your Handshake account through PAWS and complete your Profile. All off campus jobs and internships are posted there.

Contact Career Center Staff or Career Peer Mentors at (719) 549-2980. csup_careercenter@csupueblo.edu

Faculty Staff

PLA and Credit for Prior Learning Portfolio Training

On behalf of CSU Pueblo Division of Extended Studies

The Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) portfolio process with which students can use their work and life experience to petition for college credit has gotten a facelift! Learn the new process in a short professional development training session. I can also discuss Credit by Exam.

Faculty Staff

Now Hiring Work-Study Students!

On behalf of Writing and CHASS Learning Center

The Writing and CHASS Learning Center is hiring work-study students! If you have a passion for writing, loved your psych class, or can't stop playing your instrument, then we want to hear from you. We hire tutors for all College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences majors.

Not sure if you're work study? You should still shoot us an email. We're here to help!

Email HB for more information at h.hopkinsbowers@csupueblo.edu

Students Faculty Staff

New: Campus Teach-In

On behalf of CSU Pueblo AAUP

Faculty, students, staff and the community are invited to join the CSU Pueblo chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) for a public discussion of the future of CSU Pueblo. We are holding our own public comment session during the Board of Governors meeting to address issues of workload, compensation and campus well being.  

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IT Security: QR Codes: A Growing Vulnerability to Cyber Crimes

On behalf of Information Technology - Information Security

Consumer technologies continue to become increasingly innovative. While they often make our lives better, these new technologies give cyber criminals new ways to threaten our privacy and steal our identities. As QR codes continue to grow in popularity, cyber criminals have begun to use them to conduct their malicious attacks.

Smartphones make QR code scanning easy. By simply pointing the phone’s camera at the QR code, consumers can access promotions, see restaurant menus, access digital tickets, and more. However, not all QR codes are legitimate.

The FBI has issued warnings about cyber criminals tampering with QR codes to steal users’ login and financial information. After scanning a QR code, victims can be directed to a website disguised as legitimate but that gathers identity information and inserts digital infections.

Students Faculty Staff

CSU Pueblo Graduate Student Orientation Scheduled- Please RSVP

On behalf of the Graduate School

Students Faculty Staff

New: SoCo Entrepreneurship Competition

On behalf of Thomas V. Healy Center

All it takes is an idea!

Get ready for our own local “Shark Tank.” Present and speak with real venture capitalists for a chance to win cash prizes and network with investors. Last year alone contestants won $14,000 worth of prizes!

Staff

Commencement Staff Sign-up!

On behalf of the Commencement Staffing Committee

We are excited to support our students' special day - Commencement!

As Dr. Mottet announced in a Monday Minute in December, the University will be closed on Monday, May 15th, so our staff and faculty can support Commencement on Saturday, May 13th.

Using feedback from last year's process, the committee has a new form. While we can't meet everyone's requests, we think we have found a good balance. This form is only for staff availability. Faculty involvement will be organized by the Provost office.

Deadline: Monday, February 27th

Faculty

Seed Grant Application (FY 2023 – 2024)

On behalf of the Scholarly Activities Board

The Office of the Provost is announcing the call for proposal for the Seed Grant (FY 2023 – 2024). All tenure-track probationary and tenured academic and administrative faculty of CSU-Pueblo are eligible to apply for the funding. All Seed proposals must include funding for at least one registered full-time undergraduate (preferred) or graduate student. The maximum award for a Seed award will not exceed $10,000. Faculty who never received a Seed grant will receive a 5% increase in their earned score, meaning they will receive 5% more priority over whoever received a grant in the past. Applications that have potential for external grant funding are particularly encouraged. The proposals will be evaluated by the Scholarly Activity Board (SAB) and will be recommended for funding based on merit only regardless of college, school, department or rank.

Applications are due by Friday, February 10, 2023, at 5:00 p.m.

Contact John Williamson at john.williamson@csupueblo.edu for more information!

Students Faculty Staff

NEW: Testing Center Available for Faculty and Students

On behalf of Testing Center

The Testing Center is available for all faculty to use for providing accommodated, make-up, and other classroom testing for their students. There are policies and procedures that need to be followed in order for faculty to make use of the services that are provided. If you are interested in using the Testing Center's services for your testing needs, please reach out to Strider Swope, Testing Center Manager, or Jordyn Hiner-Sanchez, Testing Center Coordinator, for a comprehensive list of our policies.

Faculty

NEW: NSF Funding Opportunity: Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI Program)

On behalf of Research Development

The NSF HSI program aims to enhance the quality of undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and to increase the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of students pursuing associates or baccalaureate degrees in STEM. Projects must include strategies that support building capacity at the University through innovative approaches: to incentivize institutional and community transformation; to promote fundamental research (i) on engaged student learning, (ii) about what it takes to diversify and increase participation in STEM effectively, and (iii) that improves our understanding of how to build institutional capacity at HSIs. The outcomes of the HSI Program include broadening the participation of historically underrepresented students in STEM and expanding students' pathways to continued STEM education and integration into the STEM workforce. The program accepts proposals in three tracks; however, faculty members at our University have been most successful with the Track 2 program. Track 2 or Implementation and Evaluation Projects (IEP) supports the implementation of the evidence-based unit-, department-, or multi-department-level activities that will enhance the quality of undergraduate STEM education. These projects may design and implement a new educational practice or practices and/or adapt/replicate evidence-based practices that are already known to be effective. In addition to the core research of the proposed project, all tracks may support faculty research that is inter-, multi-, or trans-disciplinary, discipline-specific research, STEM education research, discipline-based STEM education research, or broadening participation research. Research may be based at their home institution, an NSF-funded research center, another institution of higher education, and/or a national laboratory. 2023 Application deadlines: February 8, 2023, and August 30, 2023.

Faculty Staff

Pepsi Partnership for Your Events!

On behalf of Marketing, Communications, and Community Relations

PEPSI wants to partner with you for your on-campus and department sponsored events! Be sure to order with MCCR Operations Coordinator, Kelsey Herman, and plan ahead by at least two weeks to ensure the beverages of your choice.

Students

GRE, TOEFL iBT, and Praxis Exams Available On-Campus

On behalf of Testing Center

CSU Pueblo's Testing Center has been approved by ETS to offer the following exams to our campus and the Pueblo community: Praxis, GRE, and TOEFL iBT! Students and community members will register for each of the exams with their respective test publisher and select CSU Pueblo as the testing site. 

Students

Math 101 - Introductory College Mathematics @ Fort Carson

On behalf of Extended Studies/Mathematics

Need a General Education Math offered at night? Come take Math 101 - Introductory College Mathematics at Fort Carson Army Post. This class is offered Monday and Wednesday nights from 5:30pm-8pm January 17th through March 12th. Open to civilians, active duty, veterans, and dependents. Register through your PAWS account, or contact the Fort Carson CSU Rep at 719-586-6930.

Students

PHIL 107: Intro to Religious Studies

On behalf of Philosophy and Religious Studies

Are you interested in answering the “big questions”? Do you spend late nights debating with your friends the meaning of life, how we know what we know, the nature of “right” and “wrong”, and/or how to structure society? Do you want to? If so, a minor in Philosophy and Religious Studies is for you! And a great first course to take this spring is PHIL 107, “Intro to Religious Studies.” In this course, you will explore how and why religions form and develop, as well as how religious traditions across different cultures are used to make sense of the world. Take this course, and develop a deeper understanding of religion, culture, and society. Contact Dr. Ryan Strickler, Philosophy and Religious Studies Program Coordinator, for more info.

Students Faculty Staff

Enroll in Young Adult Literature for Spring 2023!

On behalf of English and World Languages

Whether you love to read, have watched one too many movies, or just like recommending books to other folx, I think we can all agree that Young Adult is the superior genre, right?

We can't?!

Well, what makes something Young Adult anyway?

Let's talk about it.

That's exactly what we'll be doing this Spring semester. We've got four novels, big opinions, and a propensity to argue. What could go wrong?

Enroll in ENG 412 today. Or, if you still have questions, email HB at h.hopkinsbowers@csupueblo.edu for a reading list and a million reasons to take the class.

Students

MATH 101 - Intro to College Mathematics @ Fort Carson

On behalf of Extended Studies/Mathematics

Need a General Education Math offered at night? Come take Math 101 - Introduction to College Mathematics at Fort Carson Army Post. This class is offered Monday and Wednesday nights from 5:30pm-8pm January 17th through March 12th. Open to civilians, active duty, veterans, and dependents. Register through your PAWS account, or contact the Fort Carson CSU Rep at 719-586-6930.

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New Course Offering Spring 23

On behalf of the Sociology/Criminology

Sociology of Pueblo: A People's History

This class will focus on the localized histories of Pueblo, through the lens of race and ethnicity, exploring sociological concepts such as collective memory, oral histories, and community resiliency. We will be exploring the archives, conducting interviews, and taking field visits to 3 museums in Pueblo to look at topics such as: the borderlands, immigration, art and folklórico, labor, mental health, and more. We will produce final digital projects to connect with community, promote engagement, and develop local relationships. For more information please contact Prof Hackett colleen.hackett@csupueblo.edu

Students

Enroll in Forensic Science (CHEM 160/L) for Spring 2023 – it counts towards your GenEd Science Credit!

On behalf of the Chemistry Department

Ever wonder how the detectives and scientists solve a crime on “CSI”? If you want to be a detective, crime scene investigator, or forensic scientist, then this class is for you. Forensic science is one of the most important aspects of any criminal investigation – forensic scientists help solve crimes and puzzles through scientific means, testify as experts in court, and help collect evidence at crime scenes.

Come take CRIM 413 - Patterns of Homicide on Fort Carson Army Post. This class examines the rates, types, patterns, and provides explanation of homicide in the United States and selected other countries. This class will be on Thursday nights from 5:30pm-8pm with Tiffany Grainger in Room 205 at Fort Carson. Sign up through your PAWS account or contact the Fort Carson CSU Rep at 719-586-6930. Note: Prerequisites are CRIM 101 or CRIM 203 or SOC 203.

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NEW: $400 discount Study Abroad in Greece

On behalf of the CHASS

We are delighted to announce a discount of $400 to the first 21 students who sign up for the CHASS Study Abroad Trip to Greece in May 2023. The deadline for signing up is January 31. Follow the link to find out about the trip and email Professor Gaughan for more information on this exciting opportunity.