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Paul Metz Appointed Interim Chair of the Dept. of Music, Theatre and Dance

For the 2014-2015 academic year, Dr. Paul Metz will serve as interim chair of the Dept. of Music, Theatre and Dance at Colorado State University. This appointment follows the announcement that Dr. Todd Queen, department chair since 2009, was named dean of the Louisiana State University College of Music and Dramatic Arts. Dr. Metz received […]


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New Arts Leadership & Administration Summer Course

LEAP 500 – Leadership in the Arts 8-week Term: June 16 – Aug. 8, 2014 Graduate Course Description: An enduring question regarding leadership is whether it comes naturally to only some individuals, is it developed by habit through practice, or is it something that can be learned. In the arena of arts management and policymaking, the […]


Spring 2014 Internships at the University Center for the Arts

The University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University provides an enriched venue in which the study and practice of Art, Dance, Music and Theatre are nurtured and sustained by building the skills and knowledge needed by future generations of arts professionals to become contributors to the essential vitality of our culture and society. […]



LEAP Institute Professor Named to Irish Arts Journal Advisory Board

LEAP Institute for the Arts professor Constance DeVereaux has been named to the International Advisory Board of the Irish Journal of Arts Management and Cultural Policy. The School of Art History and Cultural Policy at University College in Dublin launched the publication this fall. According to the journal’s website, the organization “aims to provide an accessible […]


CSU ranked No. 2 among international students

In an April 25, 2013 story, the Northern Colorado Business Report reports that CSU ranked No. 2 among international students FORT COLLINS – CSU has moved up one spot to No. 2 in the United States in international student satisfaction, according to a worldwide survey. The rankings, released Thursday by International Student Barometer, were based […]


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Warhol Campbell’s Tomato Soup Can Restoration

Beloved University Landmark to Travel to Los Angeles This Spring The Colorado State University Art Museum is pleased to announce that the Campbell’s Tomato Soup Can, which is currently installed in front of Griffin Concert Hall at the University Center for the Arts, is to be restored this spring. The large scale can, signed by […]


Funding Awarded to Arts Students for Final Project in “Entrepreneurship in the Arts”

Students from a new class at Colorado State University – Entrepreneurship in the Arts – were recently selected to receive a $1,000 award to help bring their end-of-term project to fruition. The course is one of the first offerings from the new Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Arts Advocacy, and the Public (LEAP) subject code at CSU. Proposals […]


2012 Distinguished Alumni Awards – Nominate someone today!

The Colorado State University Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Awards program recognizes CSU alumni and friends who have distinguished themselves professionally, brought honor to the University, and have made significant contributions of time and/or philanthropy to the university or their community. Last year, three alumni from the College of Liberal Arts walked away with awards. GOLD […]


Department of Music, Theatre & Dance Professors Receive 2010 Best Teacher Awards

Colorado State University will honor the 2010 Best Teacher Award recipients during a reception at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8, in the Lory Student Center North Ballroom. The Colorado State University Alumni Association and its affiliate student group, the Student Alumni Connection, recognize outstanding Colorado State University educators each year with Best Teacher Awards. “The […]