Archive for November, 2007

Conversation 2007 discussion held on campus

November 13th, 2007 by Today Staff

State Rep. Buffie McFayden, Democrat of Pueblo West, hosted the Conversation 2007 meeting at CSU-Pueblo on Nov.8. The discussion focused on the needs and responsibilities of students, families, communities and educators.
“These meetings will be held throughout the state, to gather ideas for educational improvements,” Denver facilitator Rita Schweitz said.
All information gathered throughout 2007 will be […]

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Students benefit from etiquette dinner

November 13th, 2007 by Farah Pike

A total of 195 students attended the Etiquette Training dinner at the Pueblo Convention Center on Nov. 7.  Career Center director Michelle Gjerde said all of the students she spoke to said they were overwhelmed with how great the experience was.
“One student said she felt comfortable with fancy situations after going through the dinner,” Gjerde […]

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Students discover campus opportunities

November 13th, 2007 by Rebecca Packard

Prospective students converged on CSU-Pueblo to participate in Discover Day, a bi-annual event that gives participants an opportunity to experience all that the university has to offer.
Approximately 230 prospective students attended the event, which took place on Friday, Nov. 9. Participants received guided tours of campus, met with advisors and attended a club fair.
Associate Director […]

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Meaning of Veterans Day shifts after serving military duty

November 11th, 2007 by Today Staff

(U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. — Veterans Day used to be one of those holidays I could just as soon ignore as acknowledge. I, like most people, could not even tell you what month it fell in or even if it had a fixed date or was one of those floater holidays.
Sure, my grandparents and some of […]

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Electric cars to contribute to a green campus

November 11th, 2007 by CSU-Pueblo External Affairs

CSU-Pueblo is previewing two environmentally-friendly electric vehicles over the next week that may provide maintenance to the campus and grounds rather than traditional trucks from the state fleet.
Director of Facilities Craig Cason has a need to upgrade and increase the facility crew’s work vehicles because of the significant number of campus construction and renovation projects […]

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City of Pueblo has chance to go green

November 9th, 2007 by Farah Pike

The CSU-Pueblo Community Health Nursing class, Pueblo City-County Health Department and Pueblo Recycling came together to promote environmental awareness while hosting the Trash Fashion Show on Nov. 7.

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Three bars offer drink specials

November 9th, 2007 by Today Staff

There are a lot of high energy bars in Pueblo where the atmosphere is loud and entertaining. These places may be perfect for beer drinkers and crazy “partiers” that enjoy a good time.
For some people who may not like the party environment, a low key environment may be a better choice and may also be […]

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Local CEO passes experience to students

November 9th, 2007 by Josh Birchfield

James Belarde is an adjunct faculty member at CSU-Pueblo and a Colorado native, born in Walsenburg. Belarde also serves as the CEO of the Loving Homes child placement center, a local non-profit. Belarde has been in the social work field for more than 30 years but is fairly new to the teaching realm.
Belarde currently teaches […]

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Halloween Art Show

November 8th, 2007 by Traci Craig

A tavern is not where you would expect to see a carefully planned art show, but that is where senior art major, Cassandra Day, is having her Halloween-themed art show.
The show will be held at McClellan’s Grill and Brewing Co. in Canon City from Oct. 29 to Nov. 19 and features the art work of CSU-Pueblo […]

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Writers’ strike forces students to study

November 7th, 2007 by Today Staff

(U-WIRE) GAINESVILLE, Fla. — I don’t know about you, but it seems like this term has just flown by. Maybe sleeping 18 hours a day has something to do with it. No, I’m kidding. It takes me three days to sleep 18 hours, if I’m lucky.
My slumber has been limited lately because I’ve encountered a […]

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