Victoria VerlezzaColorado State University students, faculty and staff gathered earlier this month for the “Neuroaffirming Spaces for Staff and Student Success” conference at the Lory Student Center, kicking off with special guest speaker and researcher Victoria Verlezza, Ph.D. Verlezza’s keynote address focused on creating what she calls, “neuroinclusive learning spaces.” Verlezza, who also identifies as neurodivergent, shared related personal stories and impacts from her day-to-day life, career, parenting and speaking engagements. The stories elicited several moments of laughter and nods …

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Photos by John Eisele/CSU Photography Colorado State University kicked off its Year of Democracy and Civic Engagement Sept. 14 with a panel discussion and activities on the Lory Student Center Plaza. As an early celebration of International Day of Democracy on Sept. 15, the College of Liberal Arts and the Thematic Year hosted an ice cream social on the Lory Student Center Plaza. Attendees grabbed a cool treat and engaged in conversations and activities designed by the Center for Public …

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Mark your calendars: The Colorado State University and Northern Colorado Jewish community will celebrate the Jewish Festival of Rosh Hashanah with a five-course, kosher community dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, at the Fort Collins Senior Center. Hosted by Chabad and co-sponsored by CSU Hillel, all are welcome but there is limited seating and an RSVP is required. The Colorado State University and Northern Colorado Jewish community will celebrate the Jewish Festival of Rosh Hashanah with a five-course, kosher …

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08 Sep, 2023 By Joe Giordano Latinx/é Heritage Month at Colorado State University is about celebrating the intersection of identities within the Latinx/é experience, with more than a dozen events between September and October. The monthlong celebration includes a keynote presentation on Sept. 19 from Kim Guerra, an artist, writer and entrepreneur who is the creator of brand and movement Badass x Bonita as well as an outdoor movie night and the Pláticas: Student Dialogue Series, which covers a range …

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Colorado State University’s Ramskeller Brewhouse is entering five student-brewed beers into competition at the Great American Beer Festival Sept. 21-23 in Denver. The brewery inside CSU’s Lory Student Center crafted its most-ever yearly entries in part due to the Fermentation Science and Technology Program hiring graduate KC Lyons (’22). “I was working as the Fermentation Science lead intern in my senior year when the FST team approached me and told me that they were thinking of hiring a full-time brewer to ramp …

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