Faculty Staff

Out Loud Social Mixer

On behalf of the LGBT Employee Social Group

🌈 Join Us for Our First LGBTQIA2S+ Social Mixer! 🌈

Hey everyone!

We’re excited to invite all LGBTQIA2S+ employees and allies to our inaugural social mixer! Let's gather and connect in the vibrant new space on the second floor of the Technology, Education, and Engineering building. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to meet your colleagues, share ideas, and chat about the fun social events we have lined up for the fall semester. 

Date: Thursday, September 19th  

Time: 5 p.m. - 6 p.m.  

Location: Second floor, Technology, Education, and Engineering building

We’d love to see you there and make this an enjoyable and welcoming experience for everyone! 

For student employees, don't miss out on Prizm's Friday events. If you have questions about Prizm or need more information, feel free to contact Bill Redmond-Palmer at wj.redmondpalmer@pack.csupueblo.edu or call 443-421-9090.

Looking forward to seeing you and having a great time together! 🎉

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

ART EXHIBIT OPENING: FRAGMENTS OF FRENZY by CARLOS SALAZAR ARENAS

On behalf of the Department of Art and Creative Media

Carlos Salazar Arenas is a Colombian artist whose work explores political realities of his home country of Colombia. Over the years, he has expanded his themes, covering political events of great relevance worldwide like the terrorist attacks in Madrid, London, the United States, international war, protests, riots in different parts of the world, and the fall of the New York Stock Exchange in 2008.

His artwork is composed of sets of paintings that address themes around which Salazar Arenas intends the viewer to recognize by referencing appropriated media that may be of general knowledge. His use of monochrome and stain gives the images a new perspective. Salazar Arenas’ work is currently represented by Galería Fernando Padilla in Madrid, Spain and Galería El Museo in Bogotà, Colombia.

Salazar Arenas’ work belongs to multiple private and public collections such as: Colección del Banco de la República (Collection of the Bank of the Republic), Bogotá, Colombia, Colección BBVA Banco (Bank) Ganadero, Bogotá, Colombia, Colección Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Bogotá, Colombia. Colección Museo de Arte Moderno, Bogotá Colombia, Colección Art Madrid, Madrid, Spain. 

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

Webinar Panel: Care Work and Academia

On behalf of Disability Resources

Academia continues to be a place where ableism thrives. Inside these larger institutional structures of power, disabled faculty, staff, and students have been creating our own care networks for survival and resilience. This program will learn from panelists fighting to create space for disabled belonging inside the walls of our academic institutions. Presented by the San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability.

Students

NEW: PRIZM Fall Student Mixer

On behalf of PRIZM

Please join PRIZM, CSUP’s LGBTQIA2s+ student organization for our fall mixer. Find out more about the club and join us for pizza! For more information contact Bill Redmond-Palmer at Wj.redmondpalmer@pack.csupueblo.edu. 

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

Hispanic Serving Institutions Week with Dr. Gina Ann Garcia!

On behalf of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Hispanic Serving Initiatives, & Heritage Months

Dr. Gina Ann Garcia is a professor in the School of Education at UC Berkeley. Her research centers on issues of equity and justice in higher education with an emphasis on understanding how Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) embrace and enact an organizational identity for serving minoritized populations. She explores the experiences of administrators, faculty, and staff at HSIs and the outcomes of students attending these institutions. As an equity-minded scholar, she tends to the ways that race and racism have shaped institutions of higher education.

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Dr. Garcia is the author of Becoming Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Opportunities for Colleges & Universities for which she won the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education Book of the Year Award in 2020 and the editor of the book Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Practice: Defining “Servingness” at HSIs. Her newest book, Transforming Hispanic Serving Institutions for Equity and Justice was released in Spring 2023 and is now available. Read more at https://www.ginaanngarcia.com/about 

Students Faculty Staff 

Open Office Hours with President Valdez

On behalf of the President's Office

President Armando Valdez will be hosting open office hours on Tuesday, September 24 from 3:30 to 5:00 pm at the Hasan School of Business Pavilion. Faculty, staff and students are welcome and encouraged to come and spend some time with President Valdez. In order to be respectful of everyone's time conversations may be limited to 15 minutes. Light refreshments will be served.

Faculty

NEW: Tenure & Promotion Guidelines Forum

On behalf of the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

Faculty is invited to join Provost Gail Mackin in the Academic Affairs discussion on the topic of Tenure & Promotion guidelines. LARC 109, 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Students Faculty Staff 

NEW: CSU PUEBLO AND

CYBERSECURITY & INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY SUMMIT and RECRUITMENT FAIR

On behalf of the President's Office, HSB & CISA

Join us for the CSU Pueblo/CISA Securing the Nation: Careers in Cybersecurity and Public Service on Wednesday, September 25 from 9am-5pm at the CSU Pueblo Ochiatto Student Center (OSC)!

This summit aims to provide a comprehensive platform for students to explore career opportunities within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), with a focus on career connections, discipline connections, and societal impact. The event will bring together top leaders from CISA's National Risk Management Center (NRMC), Cybersecurity Division (CSD), Integrated Operations Division (IOD), Emergency Communication Division (ECD), Office of the Chief Human Capitol Officer (OCHCO), and Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED) to engage with students and faculty, promoting career development and workforce readiness.

*This free event is limited- grab your spot TODAY!*

Faculty Staff 

ORSP Open Office Hours

On behalf of ORSP

ORSP is holding open office hours September 26 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 pm in room ADM 302. Please join us if you have any grant related questions or concerns, or if you want to stop in and say hi.

Faculty Staff 

NEW: A Free Website That You Can Control

On behalf of the Packsites Committee

Thanks to generous sponsorship by the CSU Pueblo Library, faculty and staff can receive free server space from the university. We call these "Packsites," and you can create one for yourself or get your students to build them for classes free of charge. On Thursday, September 26th from 1-3PM, the Packsites Committee and the Library are sponsoring a webinar during which you can learn how to get a domain of your own. We'll also begin to explain what you can do with them. 

RSVP is mandatory. 

Email Jonathan Rees (jonathan.rees@csupueblo.edu) AND Jungmin Byun (Jungmin.Byun@csupueblo.edu) at the same time, and we'll send you the URL before the event. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE PRESENT FOR THE ENTIRE TWO HOURS TO GET YOURSELF A PACKSITE. Feel free to ask us any questions. This opportunity is open to all faculty and staff, as well as students as long as they are working with a professor either in or out of class.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at CSU Pueblo!

On behalf of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Hispanic Serving Initiatives, & Heritage Months

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) encourages faculty and staff to engage with numerous professional development opportunities, days of awareness, campus events, local area events, programming, learning opportunities, and articles this month.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: Break Your Neck: Walk, Run or Roll 5K

On behalf of the School of Nursing

Come join us to celebrate the access/disability community and raise money for spinal cord injury rehabilitation and awareness. Funds raised will go to Craig Hospital in Denver and the CSU Pueblo School of Nursing for scholarships. Details and registration in the link.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: Join Us to Celebrate the Spanish Language and Its Culture

On behalf of the World Languages Department

Do you know what is an alberije? Come and find out more about this Mexican tradition and create/color your own alberije.  

There will be music and snacks!

Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: AI Co-Learning Workshops

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

In the spirit of collaborative learning, the CTLL is hosting a co-learning workshop focused on AI apps and considerations. We invite faculty and staff to facilitate 10-15min presentations on use cases or facilitate short discussions in this session or to come out to learn more from their colleagues' experience. Lunch will be served and is sponsored by Title V HSI Initiatives. Registration is limited to 35 participants. Please submit the registration to hold your seat.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: Searching For Life in the Solar System - Webinar

On behalf of Academic Affairs

This webinar focuses on the search for life in our solar system and NASA's Europa Clipper Mission.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and Accountability in Academic Life (Duke UP, 2024), Dr. Margaret Price

On behalf of Disability Resources

Drawing upon her open-source book Crip Spacetime: Access, Failure, and Accountability in Academic Life (Duke UP, 2024), Dr. Margaret Price argues for a turn toward collective accountability in order to make academe more accessible for all marginalized persons. Rejecting individual accommodation as a means to access, Dr. Price draws upon established work in Black Feminist Studies and disability studies to argue for the value of collectivity and gathering. Her presentation draws upon a survey and interview study conducted with more than 300 disabled faculty and staff members. She closes with a discussion of accountability and gathering in order to point the way toward more sustainable and restorative ways of moving together in academic spacetimes.

Margaret Price, PhD, is a genderqueer femme and scholar of rhetoric, disability studies, and qualitative methods. Her first book, Mad at School: Rhetorics of Mental Disability and Academic Life (University of Michigan Press, 2011), won the Outstanding Book Award from the Conference on College Composition & Communication (CCCC). Price is co-PI of the Transformative Access Project and received a 2020 Fulbright Research Award. She is an avid knitter and inline skater. Dr. Price is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Director of the Disability Studies Program at The Ohio State University.

Sponsored by AccessADVANCE & funded by the National Science Foundation, Grant #EES-2017017 & 2017054.

ASL and CART provided; Zoom captions enabled. For other accommodation requests please contact Eric at ericwt@uw.edu

Faculty Staff 

SAVE THE DATES: ORSP TRAINING

On behalf of ORSP

ORSP is going to be holding a series of training sessions for those faculty or staff that are interested in applying for grants. These will be Budgets (how to fill out the budget forms, write the budget justification, and how to calculate indirect cost), Scope of Work, and Post Award set up (stipends, graduate assistants, setting up accounts, and updating budgets). We will be holding the sessions in the fall and spring semesters.

SAVE THE DATES: Please save the dates of Budget: Oct 2, 10-1130; Scope of Work: Nov 7 2-3pm, and Post Award: Dec 3 11-12

Additional information will be coming on how to register for these important trainings.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: You Are Invited to the CIHHI Open House!

On behalf of CIHHI

The Center for Integrated Health and Human Inquiry will be hosting an Open House! This building, a key staple on campus supporting interdisciplinary collaboration and housing departments like nursing, psychology and the arts and sciences, welcomes students, faculty and staff to visit us on Wednesday, October 2nd from 10am-2pm. The Open House will feature tables from institutions, departments and initiatives around campus to include the Career Center, Wellness Center, Center for Teaching, Learning and Leadership, the Cannabis Institute and more! Come and participate in a building tour, a nursing simulation lab demonstration, scavenger hunt and try out the CIHHI meditation space! President Valdez will also offer opening remarks. If you are interested in learning more about the CIHHI Steering Committee initiatives and joining us, please also check out: https://www.csupueblo.edu/center-for-integrated-health-and-human-inquiry/index.html

We hope to see you at the CIHHI Open House!

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: HSB & DEI Present Exploring Latinx Businesses & Entrepreneurs - A Workshop & Panel for Students

On behalf of HSB & DEI

Join us to explore: 

Latinx Impact on the US Economy 

Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Latinx Owned Businesses & Entrepreneurs 

Business Support & Latinx Business Resources

Funding for Latinx Business Owners Only

Brainstorm & Discuss Alternative, Non-Traditional Funding Sources

Panelists: Local area business owners.

All are welcome to attend! 

Coffee, churros, and breakfast burritos provided.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: HSB, DEI, and Hispanic Business Student Association Presents Exploring Latinx Businesses & Entrepreneurs - A Workshop & Panel for Students

On behalf of HSB & DEI

Join us to explore: 

Latinx Impact on the US Economy 

Virtual Scavenger Hunt: Latinx Owned Businesses & Entrepreneurs 

Business Support & Latinx Business Resources

Funding for Latinx Business Owners Only

Brainstorm & Discuss Alternative, Non-Traditional Funding Sources

Panelists: Local area business owners.

All are welcome to attend! 

Coffee, churros, and breakfast burritos provided.

Faculty Staff 

NEW: ORSP: Budgets Workshop

On behalf of ORSP

This 1.5 hour workshop will teach you how to fill out budget forms, write budget justifications, and how to calculate indirect costs. This training is open to all.

Registration ends when the class is full.

Students Faculty Staff 

NEW: Phishing Scams: What Every College Student Needs to Know

On behalf of the Department of Information Security

College students are prime targets for phishing scams—cyberattacks where criminals pose as trusted entities to steal personal information like passwords or bank details. These scams often come via fraudulent emails or texts that look legitimate but are designed to trick you.

Why College Students Are Targeted:

Financial Inexperience: Many students are managing finances for the first time.

Campus Networks: Public Wi-Fi can be less secure.

Busy Schedules: Students are more likely to click quickly without caution.

Lack of Awareness: Not all students are educated on cybersecurity.

Common Phishing Scams:

University IT Scams: Fake emails ask you to “fix” your account via fraudulent links.

Scholarship/Financial Aid Scams: Phony offers seek sensitive info.

Job Scams: Fake job offers ask for personal details or upfront payments.

Fake Online Deals: Scammers set up fraudulent stores to steal payment info.

How to Spot a Phishing Scam:

Suspicious Sender: Unfamiliar email addresses with slight misspellings.

Urgent Language: Messages threatening account suspension or penalties.

Errors: Misspellings or odd grammar in the message.

Unverified Links: Hover over links to check the URL’s legitimacy.

Sensitive Info Requests: Legit organizations won’t ask for personal details via email.

How to Protect Yourself:

Verify the Source: Always confirm the legitimacy of messages before clicking.

Use Two-Factor Authentication: Adds extra security to accounts.

Keep Software Updated: Ensure all devices and apps are up-to-date.

Avoid Public Wi-Fi for Sensitive Tasks: Use a VPN if necessary.

Report Suspicious Activity: Notify your university or relevant organizations.

What to Do If You’ve Been Phished:

Change your passwords immediately.

Alert your bank if your financial info is compromised.

Monitor accounts for suspicious activity.

Stay vigilant, and always think before you click!

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: Milagro Beanfield War Production

On behalf of the Library

As part of Hispanic Heritage Month events on both CSU Pueblo and Pueblo Community College, we are co-hosting a FREE amateur stage production, with the written permission of the late John Nichols, of the Milagro Beanfield War. This production is put on by Casa Milagro Youth Solutions of San Luis, Colorado featuring youth actors from that community. 

Students Faculty Staff 

NEW: Student Teaching Applications Due

On behalf of the School of Education

If you plan to student teach during the Spring 2025 semester, please complete the new Student Teaching application and schedule a meeting with your advisor. Once completed, submit the application to the Director of Student Teaching and Experiential Programming in the School of Education. The office is located in TEE 233c on the second floor.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out at 719-549-2279 or visit the office in person.

Faculty Staff Community Partners

Schools with HEART Conference

On behalf of CIHHI/CTLL/DEI

Esteemed colleagues,

This past spring, a mighty snowstorm forced me to postpone the Schools with HEART conference. Schools with HEART are Health-oriented, Equitable, Accessible, Culturally Responsive, and Trauma-Informed. 

But, it is on again!

This free, one-day hybrid conference is scheduled for Friday, October 4th. 

I encourage you and those you work with (faculty and staff) to come spend the day connecting with colleagues, listening to and sharing ideas about how best to promote our students' (and our own) well-being and how to help promote students' academic success. 

I'm excited to announce that District 60 and 70 educators will be joining us at this conference as both superintendents approved it as a professional development opportunity. It's important for us to communicate across the educational spectrum to more fully understand and meet the needs of our (future) students.

Hope to see you there! 

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

Cornhole Tournament

On behalf of the Classified Staff Council

Join us for a day of fun and friendly competition at the Classified Staff Council Cornhole Tournament! This exciting event, hosted by CSU Pueblo Classified Staff, aims to bring together our community to support a great cause. All proceeds will go towards the Classified Staff Council Scholarship Fund, providing essential financial assistance to our deserving students. Whether you’re a seasoned cornhole player or just looking to enjoy a day outdoors with colleagues and friends, this tournament promises entertainment for all. Don’t miss your chance to contribute to a meaningful cause while having a blast. Register your team today and help us make a difference in our students’ lives!

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: Fall Internship and Career Fair 2024

On behalf of the Career Center

An opportunity for all students to connect with various employers. Bring your resume, dress professionally, and be ready to network. 

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: HSI & DEI Presents We Are Pueblo - Sharing and Celebrating Diverse Stories of Pueblo's Latinx Community

On behalf of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

SHARE A MEAL IN COMMUNITY 

4:30 - 6:00 pm: Low Riders, Community Resources, Art and Costume Expositions

6:00 - 8:00 pm: Experience “Latinx Community Stories” and the Special Performance of CSU Pueblo Ballet Folklorico, Michoacan Community Dancers, Mariachi Lobos, and Mariachi Diamante.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: JCPenney Suit-Up Event

On behalf of the Career Center

Up to 45% off select career wear, shoes and accessories in store at JCPenney.

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: "All Pueblo Reads" The Henna Artist

On behalf of the CSU Pueblo Creative Writing, Library, DEI, and CISA

CSU Pueblo is participating in the Pueblo City County Library Districts’ “All Pueblo Reads.” Join us for a book discussion and a free book (limited quantity available). Enjoy traditional Indian food, and learn about hennas significance in Indian culture. A henna artist will provide henna tattoos.

Public Author Talk: 

Saturday, October 26 

Featuring Alka Joshi at PCCLD Rawlings Library

If you are interested, there will be a sign-up sheet at the on-campus event or to rsvp email Assistant Professor Schummer. 

Faculty Staff

NEW: Policy Under Development

On behalf of the Office of the General Counsel

The following policy is available for review:

-Alcohol and Drug Testing for Commercial Drivers 

Please submit comments by October 14, 2024

The policy can be viewed on the General Counsel website - Policies Under Development

Faculty

Culturally Responsive Teaching: How are we doing?

On behalf of the Center for Teaching, Learning, & Leadership/Scholarship of Teaching and Learning

We are seeking information from all full-time and part-time faculty about how culturally responsive teaching is being implemented at CSU Pueblo. You should have received an invitation and link in your email. We kindly ask that your submit your feed back by October 15, 2024. Please reach with any questions.

Faculty

NEW: South Colorado Transportation Conference at CSU Pueblo

On behalf of SCITT

Dear friends and colleagues,

We invite you to share some exciting news: CSU Pueblo is hosting this year’s South Colorado Transportation Conference!

Wildfires, floods, and landslides—approximately 27% of all global road and railway assets are exposed to at least one hazard annually, and it’s only getting worse. Join experts from the Federal Railroad Administration and CO DOT as we navigate Climate Resiliency for Railroad Infrastructure.

Don’t miss the half-day conference and poster session:

Thursday, October 24th, 2024

Colorado State University Pueblo

Occhiato Student Center (OSC) Ballroom

11:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

To register, please visit: tinyurl.com/SCTC2024

There is NO COST to attend the conference. Registration closes one week before the event.

Can we count on you to spread the word?

Students Faculty Staff 

NEW: AI Co-Learning Workshops: Students, Faculty, & Staff

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

In the spirit of collaborative learning and bringing student voice forward, the CTLL is hosting a co-learning workshop focused on AI apps and considerations. We invite students, faculty, and staff to facilitate 10-15min presentations on use cases or facilitate short discussions in this session or to come out to learn more from each others' experiences. Lunch will be served and is sponsored by Title V HSI Initiatives. Registration is limited to 35 participants. Please submit the registration to hold your seat.

Faculty Staff

Blackboard Ultra Course Workshops for Spring 2025 Courses

On behalf of Educational Technology, Information Technology

Interested in learning more about or piloting a Spring 2025 course in Blackboard’s updated Ultra course view?

Educational Technology, in collaboration with the CTLL, is offering four learning sessions and four course development workshops in October to familiarize instructors with and develop Ultra courses for the Spring 2025 semester. The virtual learning sessions have a registration cap of 20 participants, but the recordings and course development workshops are available to any interested instructors.

Submit a registration form to receive meeting invitations, workshop recordings, and more!

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: Nursing Career Fair

On behalf of the Career Center

An opportunity for nursing students to network with nursing employers and enter for prize drawings. Food will be provided. 

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

PackFit Fall Classes!

On behalf of ThunderWolf Recreation

PackFit is back for the fall semester! Classes are free to all members!

- M 5:15pm: Yoga

- T/TH 12pm: Total Workout & Office Yoga (Zoom)

- W 5:15pm: Latin Dance

- W/F 8:30am: Yoga

Students Faculty Staff Community Partners

NEW: Information on COVID

On behalf of Wolf Pack Wellness Center

Covid-19 has made itself known on campus. The virus spreads from person to person and usually happens when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or talks near other people. Please take a look at the attached document for further education on Covid-19.

Faculty Staff 

Weekly Meditation & Sound Bath!

On behalf of the Center for Integrated Health & Human Inquiry/Creative Wellness

Guided Meditations by Max every Monday, 2pm-2:30pm. 

Singing Bowl Sound Baths by Dr. Yes every Thursday, 11am-11:15am.

Center for Integrated Health & Human Inquiry, Room 294

Come check it out! 

Students Faculty Staff

Missing your Email Digest submission?

On behalf of Marketing, Communications, and Community Relations

Want to share information that would benefit our campus? Have you tried submitting information to the Digest, but haven’t seen it in the emails? We want to make sure your updates are included!

Reminder, submissions are due by noon on Monday.

Submissions will run for 2 weeks from marketing start date. Please submit accordingly.

Flyers must be approved by MCCR using the intake form.