ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus turns empty vacation rentals into homes for medical personnel ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ alumnus Chris Bettin (Business Administration, '92) has turned his company's and others displaced by the coronavirus pandemic.
President Stritikus panelist for Entangled Solutions town hall President Stritikus joined an last week to talk about the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ way of keeping students at the center and the importance of equity in higher education.
Donors across the nation contribute to student emergency funds Donors across the nation are to help students affected by the coronavirus, including the Skyhawk Emergency Fund & Persistence Grants.
Civil liberties and coronavirus restrictions Assistant Professor Paul DeBell and Morgan Rutkowski, a double major in Political Science and Psychology, spoke to about the effects of government restrictions on civil liberties in the time of coronavirus.
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ helps design and produce PPE ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ has joined the Durango MakerLab's civic task force of more than 100 volunteers who are designing and producing protective equipment for local medical professionals. Check out coverage from The Colorado Sun, The Durango Herald, and ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ.
ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ donates PPE ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ is doing our part to help protect local responders by donating surplus personal protective equipment, including hundreds of goggles, thousands of gloves, and masks and aprons. The Denver Post and The Durango Herald published stories about our efforts.
Student behind Skyler says goodbye The shortened athletics season was especially bittersweet for , the student behind Skyler who didn't get to say his goodbye to fans. Thanks for the life you brought to Skyler and sports at ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ, James!
Seek Your Adventure Award Stay at home but get outside: Outdoor Pursuits reiterates their call to explore our backyards and reconnect with nature. This year's Seek Your Adventure Award winners set the bar high for the ultimate backyard trip, paddling and peaking their way through the Weminuche Wilderness last summer.
Higher education part of comeback Colleges across the U.S. and in Colorado, including ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ, are realizing major costs as a result of the coronavirus. However, are predicting higher education will be a part of the comeback.
BOT expansion The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board of Trustees has increased from seven Governor-appointed members to nine, and is now required to have at least one trustee be an enrolled member of a federally recognized Native American tribe.
Professor Ben Waddell featured in The Week Trillions of dollars have vanished, reappeared, and vanished again in the stock market during the coronavirus global health crisis. Benjamin Waddell, associate professor of Sociology, analyzed how the pandemic's toll on the stock market affects everyone's lives for .
Payson McElveen wins Mid South Payson McElveen (Exercise Science, '16) , and rode with the memory of training partner and friend Ben Sonntag (Business Economics, '10), at the muddy Mid South gravel race in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Center of Southwest Studies' latest exhibit The Center of Southwest Studies' latest exhibit is , featuring more than 30 Native American artists. Though CSWS is currently closed for coronavirus precautions, the exhibit will be displayed through 2020.
Brian Maitland senior capstone research Brian Maitland (Anthropology, '19) discovered in his senior capstone research that Indigenous peoples of the Southwest primarily used piñon pine resin to waterproof baskets. His research was published in Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports with Professor of Anthropology Jesse Tune and Assistant Professor of Chemistry Michael Grubb as co-authors.
Professor Ben Waddell featured in High Country News In Colorado's San Luis Valley, historic discriminatory lending has lost Hispanic farmers and ranchers land and income. Associate Professor of Sociology Benjamin Waddell wrote about these families for .