Graduate School Newsletter

March 10, 2023

Introduction to Graduate School Newsletter

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the CSU Pueblo's Graduate School Newsletter. This Newsletter is part of our communication plan to get critical information about services and learning opportunities to you in order to support your studies and completion of your degree. You can expect to see the Newsletter every two weeks.

We welcome your input on these Newsletters-- send us an email and tell us how we are doing!

Spotlight: CSU Pueblo's Graduate School

Meet Your Graduate School Team

Graduate studies have been at CSU Pueblo since 1974; with the increasing importance of and attention to leadership in our community, the University sought approvals to create a Graduate School. We opened the Graduate School on August 1, 2022. The Graduate School provides leadership for graduate education at the University, ensuring the highest quality standards for our graduate certificates and degrees, and supports your personal and professional growth through workshops and other learning opportunities.

This newsletter stands as one means of communication with you to share information with you.

We are housed in the Administration Building, room 304.

Aolany Navas-Griggs serves as the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Graduate School. In this role, she oversees activities that support you in graduating in a timely manner. She comes to the Graduate School with five years of student service expertise and has worked at CSU Pueblo for three years of those years; she has a passion for student success.

Dr. Misty Sailors serves as the Dean of the Graduate School. In this role, she oversees all activities of the Graduate School, including programming for student success. Dr. Sailors brings 20 years of expertise in higher education to her role as Dean. She is passionate about quality education and student success and is excited about the affordances a Graduate School offers students and programs.

Sheila Young serves as the Student Services Coordinator for the Graduate School. In this role, she works with graduate students to resolve enrollment issues and oversees scholarship applications. Sheila has been in her position at CSU Pueblo for two years.

Karen Stever serves as the Graduate Admissions Processor. She supports applicants through the admission process. Karen is a proud graduate of CSU Pueblo.

Professional Opportunities

Proposal Writing: Explaining the Project in One Paragraph

March 15th, 1-2pm

Hosted by CU-Boulder: At this FREE virtual information workshop, graduate students will discuss key strategies and practices to enhance the competitiveness of a grant and/or presentation proposal. Participants will be introduced to the necessary elements for creating a compelling one paragraph description for grants and orther proposals.

Registration is FREE for CSU Pueblo graduate students as part of GRADCo.

Ninth Annual Spring Symposium: A Celebration of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

The Ninth Annual Spring Symposium: A Celebration of Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity invites CSU Pueblo's graduate students to present their original research, scholarly, and creative products to the University and public. Join us in the dissemination of and discussions around scholarly ideas.

April 7, 2023 in the LARC

Submit your abstract

Celebrate Innovation: Demo Day

Celebrate Innovation, hosted by CSU Strata, is a FREE event that celebrates and promotes innovation and entrepreneurship and provides an opportunity to engage with researchers and local emerging companies.

Date: April 18, 2023, Lory Student Center (Fort Collins campus)

Proposals accepted through March 24th at 4pm.

Please direct all questions to Charlotte Davis, Marketing Coordinator, Technology Transfer via email: charlotte.davis@colostate.edu

Submit an abstract

Announcements

Summer 2023 Registration

Fall 2023 Registration

Registration for Graduate Students opens on March 13th for both summer and fall semesters.

Questions about what to take? Contact your academic advisor!

Enrollment Extravaganza: Graduate Students

Have questions about enrollment? Need support with financial aid or removing holds? Come to a Graduate Student Enrollment Extravaganza:

March 16 5-7pm

March 30 5-8pm

ADM 304 or on Zoom (link below)

Zoom link to event

Join us for an opportunity to win a $500 scholarship!

Student Employment Opportunities

Did you know there are opportunities to work at CSU Pueblo as a student? There are both work study positions (you must qualify for work study through the FASFA process) and student worker (non-work study) positions. Consider a part time job as a student worker and enhance your learning experiences.

Explore job opportunities