September 2012 Leaping to stardom A ‘labor INSIDE: of love’ LSC HISTORIC STORIES p.3 School is Cool donates more than 2,500 SURVEY RESULTS backpacks p.6 by Courtney Riley

or this upcoming school Fyear, every middle school student in the Poudre School District will have a scienti c COMMUNITY calculator, regardless of his or her family’s nancial standing. EVENTS  at’s because of a grant received by School is Cool, President’s Fall Address a program organized and and University Picnic managed by Colorado State University employees with Join the CSU campus and generous support from the community as President Bohemian Foundation and Tony Frank gives his annual the Colorado State University Fall Address on the Oval CSU alumna and former track athlete Janay DeLoach became an Olympic medalist for the fi rst time when she won the bronze medal in the long jump competition on Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the London Olympics. Bookstore, to provide kids in at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 13 Photo courtesy of Kirby Lee/Imageofsports followed by the free All- the Poudre School District with University Picnic. school supplies. “ ere is no better way for us, as a great university, to put Cinch Jeans Rocky our beliefs into action than to Mountain Showdown Preserving Colorado State’s support kids in our hometown The rivalry continues with ‘piece of paradise’ getting what they need to the match-up between succeed in school,” said Vice Park Fire. the CSU Rams and the Spike camp aids fi refi ghters at President of External Relations  e remote mountain valley campus fed and CU Buffs, 2 p.m. Sept. 1 Pingree Park Tom Milligan. “I am so proud housed up to 250 hotshot re crew members — the of CSU for starting this great at Sports Authority Field at by Mary Willson Mile High. Faculty and staff most elite wildland re ghters — who battled the program, and even more proud tickets are available for $25 s the High Park Fire swept through the foothills High Park Fire. that we’ve kept it going for 20 each. Ain late June, rather than running from the “It was an interesting time as we could see years. School is Cool will be here towering smoke plumes,” said Pat Rastall, director of Call 970-491-7267 to situation, the faculty, students and sta of Pingree 20 years from now too -- it is the Pingree Park campus. “ e re was near us but purchase. Park faced it head on and showed how strong Rams that good.” can be. prevailing winds from the southwest kept it away School is Cool committee  is summer tested the mettle of Coloradoans as from us.” member Jim Beers started University holiday wild res swept through thousands of acres of forest, Pingree Park sta was required to wear Nomex, a working for Colorado State swallowing structures in multiple parts of the state. hot and heavy uniform standard to all re ghters. University four years ago and CSU offi ces closed; no One of regions impacted is 50 miles (1.5 hours) west “We had 250 of the nation’s best re ghters got involved with the program classes, Sept. 3. of CSU’s main campus in Fort Collins and home to living on our campus, and I couldn’t help but think right away. the university’s mountain campus, Pingree Park. that if worst came to worst they would just encircle “ ey were looking for Pingree Park, run by a mix of CSU students and us and all ght it o ,” said Addy Rastall, a junior in someone to assist with PR and the Warner College of Natural Resources, with a community outreach e orts, so See EVENTS page 6 sta , as well as students from other universities, played a vital role in containing the massive High concentration in global tourism, and a ropes course it was a good t,” he said. “It’s See PINGREE page 9 See SCHOOL page 13 2 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012

College of Natural Sciences Improved Magazine for the College support for excellent teaching and Offi ce of the Vice President for of Agricultural Science’s college research. Private gifts raised during Research Department of Chemistry magazine, “Food for Thought.” the campaign have enhanced has joined the Office The White House honored CSU academic programs in all of the Mark Wdowik , and of the Vice President for Research chemistry associate professor, Colleen Rodriguez Cathay Zipp Amy with the Department university’s eight colleges and more with a Presidential Early Joe Mendoza at CSU as an assistant vice Prieto of Creative Services won an APEX than 150 programs of study. Career Award for Scientists and president for Research and Industry Award in the category of Best Engineers on July 23, 2012. Her work Partnerships. Redesigns for the publication “Eating developing new methods for creating College of Veterinary Medicine & Wdowik has been at CSU Ventures Smart Being Active Cookbook.” a battery that could revolutionize the Biomedical Sciences since 2006, which is a part of the electronic, hybrid vehicle industry CSU Research Foundation, a private, Dr. Ed Hoover, a CSU veterinarian helped to win her this award. In non-profit advocacy organization for Colorado Women of Infl uence who led the development of a 2009, Prieto co-founded Prieto vaccine to prevent feline leukemia the university. He has held various Battery Inc., a company expected The Colorado Women of Influence administrative roles for CSU Ventures have honored university distinguished virus infection, received the to commercialize a non-toxic battery prestigious Association of American associated with industry relations, professor Diana Wall and Guadalupe technology up to 1,000 times more Veterinary Medical Colleges’ business development/investments, powerful, 10 times longer lasting and Salazar, the director of El Centro at economic development, technology Colorado State University, as 2012 2012 Merial-AAVMC Excellence in cheaper than traditional batteries. Research Award. commercialization and new venture The development of this technology Women of Vision. creation. Wdowik will help the could revolutionize the transportation, Wall is also the founding director of Research in the Hoover laboratory university expand its sources of communication and energy storage the School of Global Environmental led to development of the first research support and collaboration. industries. Sustainability and an ecologist in successful and most widely used the department of biology at CSU. FeLV vaccine, now used to immunize Wall has also spent 22 seasons in cats worldwide against leukemia- CSU Ventures causing virus. Hoover also examined College of Engineering Antarctic Dry Valleys examining has how to identify at-risk cats and how Denichiro “Denny” Otsuga emeritus professor of civil the response of soil biodiversity been named the new associate Steve Abt, the disease is transmitted to improve and environmental engineering, is and ecosystem processes to vice president of CSU Ventures, a understanding of managing diseases the new interim dean of the College environmental change. non-profit corporation dedicated in populations. More recently, his of Engineering. Abt has more than to technology transfer and Salazar is the director of El Centro, research has focused on chronic 39 years of general engineering commercialization of CSU research. which provides workshops, wasting disease and how the experience. He earned his bachelor’s leadership opportunities and Latina/o diseases are transmitted among deer, Otsuga has more than 10 years degree in civil engineering, master’s cultural awareness programs that moose and elk – research that could of technology transfer and degree in water resources and promote student success and further understanding of Alzheimer’s commercialization experience doctoral degree in hydraulics from retention on campus. During the and other human diseases. translating research results to create CSU. After serving in the U.S. Army past 20 years, she has served as a positive impacts on society. He Corps of Engineers and working as a role model and mentored countless worked in university and industry consulting water resource engineer students. CSU Athletics technology transfer activities in in Denver, Abt joined CSU’s faculty in California and Utah, and spent three 1977. Colorado State Athletics announced the appointment of as the years as the founding director at the Campaign for Colorado State Paul Kirk In addition to his education and Rams’ director of media relations. Technology Transfer Office at South research duties, Abt has spent CSU announced the most successful Kirk returns to Colorado where he Dakota State University, where he 14 years as a contract Research year of private fundraising in spent 13 seasons with the NFL’s helped increase licensing revenue by Station Facility Engineer for the U.S. university history, with philanthropic Denver Broncos before three years 250 percent and industry-sponsored Department of Agriculture Forest support from donors, alumni and as a partner in Denver-based ProLink research awards by 540 percent. Service, providing facility-oriented friends increasing to $111.6 million, Sports, a full-service public relations Most recently, Otsuga was the services for a 10-state region. A a 31 percent increase compared and sports marketing firm. Most executive director of the Technology major general, he has also served to the previous fiscal year. The recently, Kirk has spent the last 17 Transfer Office at the University of with the U.S. Army/Army Reserve campaign reached its goal of raising months as the assistant athletics Kentucky. since 1973. $500 million six months early and director for communications at Drake surpassed that goal by nearly $40 University in Des Moines, Iowa, where million by the campaign’s end June he managed the Bulldogs’ overall Division of External Relations 30. athletic communications strategies National public relations honors have Support for faculty is one of the most and handled publicity for the men’s been awarded to CSU’s Division of important features of the campaign, basketball and football teams, while External Relations. which created 16 endowed chairs serving as media coordinator for the annual Drake Relays. “CSU Biologist Builds Bomb-Sniffing and professorships to provide greater Editor Plant” was awarded a national Gold Courtney Riley CASE -Council for Advancement and Support of Education- Circle of Assistant Editor/Photographer Mary Willson Excellence Award.

“Temple Grandin – The World Needs Assistant Editor/Applause All Kinds of Minds,” won a national Joi Dandridge Award for Publication Excellence in Advisors the category of Meeting and Event Kimberly Sorensen Campaigns, Programs and Plans. Kim Blumhardt In addition, 2012 APEX Awards Designers were given, based on excellence in Verretta Andersen graphic design, editorial content and Kris Lawan the success of the entry in achieving overall communications effectiveness CSU Life is published monthly through and excellence. a partnership with CSU Department of External Relations and Rocky Mountain Coleman Cornelius, director of Student Media. The publication is mailed Communications for CSU’s College to faculty and staff on campus. of Agricultural Sciences won an Contact us at APEX Award in the category of Most [email protected] CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 3 Lory Student Center builds community, shares in historical stories by Kayla Green 30 years. “For 50 years the Lory Student Center has served as a unifying force for CSU, from his year, the Lory Student Center is celebrating its 50th year as a catalyst for bringing meeting the everyday needs of students to serving as the gathering place that celebrates Tthe campus together and sharing in experiences that a ected the community both the diversity of our campus community.” said Mike Ellis, executive director of the Lory locally and nationally. Student Center. e student center, which was built in 1962, was the result of CSU President William When John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, students gathered on the building’s Morgan’s building boom era. While demand stemmed from the expectation of enrollment main steps to console one another. Later, the Lory Student Center became a hotspot doubling, the desire was to construct a building solely for student use that provided for anti-war protests, which ultimately culminated with the burning down of Old Main comfort and a meeting place for social events – much as Johnson Hall had done for nearly in 1970. And when Columbine High School and the 9/11 attacks occurred, students gathered within the building to watch as news unfolded. It was because of such events that the Lory Student Center Governing Board began playing a role in creating commemorative campus memorials. e sculpture garden, located to the west of the student center, was named aer Tom Sutherland, a professor at Colorado State University for 26 years who was held hostage in Lebanon from 1985-1991. Similarly, a peace pole was erected in the Sutherland Sculpture Garden a year following the 9/11 attacks. In addition to pivotal moments like these, the student center has been the base for historic entertainment at CSU. Much like the Lory Student Center’s ASAP student programming group does today, student programmers of the past played host to a variety of popular events and acts throughout the years. During the 1960s, the group booked comedian Steve Martin in the Ramskeller for only $600. In the ‘70s, they contracted Chicago, the Beach Boys, Elton John and the Rolling Stones to perform at Moby. e largest impact, however, was showcased by the overwhelming community e ort it took to rebuild what was lost in the ’97 ood. e ood, which destroyed the building’s lower level and wiped out the entire CSU Bookstore inventory, forced the Lory Student Center into an $18 million renovation. It was through this loss and recovery that the LSC circa 1995. Photos courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, CSU Libraries campus and city communities began to recognize the value and vitality of the student center. Over the years, the Lory Student Center brought together thousands of campus and Fort Collins community members and shared in their experiences. Be it through student organizations, such as Campus Activities, or advocacy groups much like the Black/African American Cultural Center, the Lory Student Center has continued to serve its primary mission by o ering a location for both comfort and social events. It is that idea that has been the primary building block for the student center since its inception, and it is that mission that still carries forward in conversations today for the next 50 years.

Join the Lory Student Center in its celebration of 50 years serving the community! Kicking off Sept. 16, the celebration will pay tribute to each decade the student center has been in existence since 1962. Throughout the three-week celebration, lectures, movies, reunions and a variety of activities are planned to commemorate the unique building and its past.

1960s and 1970s: Sept. 16-22 n Classic movie nights LSC circa 1968. - 1960s movie: To Kill a Mockingbird; 7 p.m. Sept. 17 Photos courtesy of Archives and Special Collections, CSU Libraries - 1970s movie: Grease; 7 p.m. Sept. 19 n Balloon Artist on the Plaza; 11:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 19 n Blane Harding Talk: “50 Years in 50 Minutes;” Noon- 1p.m. Sept. 20, Lory Student Center Theatre 1980s and 1990s: Sept. 23-29 n Classic movie nights -1980s movie: Back to the Future; 7 p.m. Sept. 24 -1990s movie: Toy Story; 4 p.m. Sept. 26 n Caricature Artist on the Plaza; 11:30-1:30 p.m. Sept. 26 n Time capsule display and meet the “New Faces of the LSC” on the Plaza; Sept. 26 2000s: Sept. 30-Oct. 7 n Classic movie nights - 2000s movie: Men in Black III; 7 p.m. Oct. 3 - Roaming Magician on the plaza; 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Oct. 3 n Homecoming Parade Float featuring the “LSC 7” and the “New Faces of the LSC” n LSC 50th Anniversary Party; 6 p.m. Oct. 5, Lory Student Center Main Ballroom Additionally, through Oct. 7 the Curfman Gallery is showcasing “Our Visual History: 50 Years of Art in the LSC.” LSC East entry concept. For more details or a full list of events, visit sc.colostate.edu. 4 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 Notes from a CSU wildfire refugee by John Calderazzo

he sheri’s call came at 3:30 a.m.: Leave immediately. T Luckily, my wife SueEllen and I were already up, grabbing passports, photos, dog food, wall hangings from ailand and Zanzibar. A Bellvue valley neighbor had called earlier, saying that ames were coming fast over the foothills, driven by searing winds that made our backyard windmill blades a silver blur. I’d gone to bed knowing that a new wild re was crackling back in the high country to the west of us, threatening the Stove Prairie mountain school where kids sometimes rode horses to class. e school was seven miles away, as the sparks y. But those sparks had been ying like mad through the night, making the ames bound forward sometimes a quarter-mile at a time. As SueEllen and I drove o, we looked back. e foothills looked like some of the erupting volcanoes I‘d seen around the world in my book research. At least we’d had time to gather our valuables, unlike High Park Fire smoke plume as seen from CSU’s Pingree Park campus in June 2012. Courtesy of Pat Rastall my friend, Gary, who lives up the Poudre Canyon. A Of course I’m not arguing that climate change the 20th century average. In the 11 Western U.S. states, 100-foot-high wall of ame exploding over a ridge in caused the High Park re (lightning did). Or that the that dierence was 1.7 degrees. Poudre Park forced him to ee with just one of his ve earth’s piling-up greenhouse gases alone have powered e same study notes an astounding 78-day increase elusive cats. A neighbor escaped with only her dog and a the terrible drought that we all still feel and see every in the re season, which largely agrees with regional and sewing machine. day---by June our valley had gotten less than 3 inches of global projections from the USGS and the IPCC---the So it went that early June night for thousands of our rain for the year. Years of forest management, or mis- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. northern Colorado neighbors, including at least 100 CSU management, have no doubt played a big part. For weeks aer the re almost destroyed our home, employees and students. In all, the weeks-long High Park But I am saying that single-digit humidity, a scorching our valley was alive with the sound of helicopters dousing re incinerated more than 250 homes and killed a woman spring, and a week of 97-degree temperatures probably hot spots. Smoke fogged our days, and dreams of escape in her mountain cabin. Our place was spared, thanks to ampli ed the re. I know that everyday changes in dogged our nights. I heard a book-load of stories of nature’s whims and the incredible work of re ghters weather should not be confused with long-term trends of human heroics and saw many kinds of communities who beat back re just 300 yards from our property. Gary, climate, but don’t weeks, months and years of freakishly come together, including fast and important disaster his sewing machine-toting neighbor, and all of his cats- hot and dry weather eventually add up to more than a recovery outreach from CSU. So I suppose I should in-hiding made it through, too. “heat spell”? Hotter and drier on top of other contributing conclude with a note of hope, such as the happy fact that But whether we were touched by luck, tragedy or factors has to mean more intense res. an evacuated alpaca, helped by CSU vet students, gave something in between, I’m beginning to think now that SueEllen and I are English professors and writers, not birth in mid-June to a calf named Cinderella. all of us evacuees share something. In small ways and climate scientists. But we work with a number of them But I also have to say that the greenhouse gas large, we’ve become refugees of global climate change. on campus and around the country who want to explain molecules we keep adding to our atmosphere don’t care Refugees, it’s true, with much greater resources and their work to the public. eir fact-based arguments about any of this. By mid-June, eight other res were therefore better recovery chances than, say, the poverty- are by now almost universally accepted as good science: blazing around the state. smashed lowlanders of Bangladesh, who present to us the human activity is making the world warmer. And summer hadn’t even ocially begun. most common face of global climate-change victims. But A 2008 study from Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Besides teaching English classes, John Calderazzo and refugees just the same, or at least among the rst in the Climate Organization and the Natural Resources Defense SueEllen Campbell co-direct an innovative climate change American West who have seen the face of our possible-- Council found that the average worldwide temperature outreach and education program: http://changingclimates. probable?--future. from 2003-2007 was one degree Fahrenheit higher than colostate.edu. Healthy habits from Hartshorn by Laurie Elwyn cups or less (remember that a cup is 8 times per week and avoid the gooey sugary take a walk with your coworkers while ounces, not that giant travel mug you got additions. sharing a joke, and savor your chocolate our “get healthier” New Year’s at Starbucks). Use skim milk in your latte, You like to laugh. Long touted as while taking in the sunset to make this Yresolution may be long buried under a avoid non-dairy creamers (a source of good for you, laughter decreases the your healthiest autumn ever. stack of papers or led away in cyberspace, unhealthy trans fats) and go light on the stress hormones cortisol and epinephrine but September is another great time to sugar. If you are prone to anxiety or heart and makes you feel good. It can also be focus on your health. Fall ocially begins palpitations, skip caeine. a workout for your abs if you keep it up on Saturday, Sept. 22, and the start of a new You eat dark chocolate. Cacao, from for long enough. It is dicult to design season brings a new opportunity to make which chocolate is made, is another studies to prove that laughter makes people changes. Listed below are some positive source of antioxidants. Chocolate might healthier--it may be that people who follow health habits you may already have and decrease your risk of developing diabetes, other healthy practices also have a more some tips on bumping them up a notch. cardiovascular disease and stroke and positive outlook and laugh more, but it You drink coee. Coee contains is thought to have antihypertensive and can’t hurt to have daily laugh sessions. antioxidants and it can be good for you. anti-inammatory properties. Although An aernoon laugh may increase your Moderate coee drinking decreases the initial studies recommended dark alertness too. the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, chocolate, cocoa (not Dutch processed) is So drink a cup or two of coee in the Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease ne too, and it may not matter so much morning, have an ounce of chocolate for and liver cancer. Studies have also shown what type of chocolate you enjoy as long as dessert aer dinner and enjoy a good a possible inverse relationship between you stick to pure chocolate or cocoa. Just laugh daily. And while you’re at it, consider Laurie Elwyn, M.D. coee drinking and overall mortality. e Medical Director, keep your intake moderate—an ounce or having your coee in the morning CSU Health Network key is to keep your daily intake to three less of chocolate or a cup of cocoa a few sunshine to boost your vitamin D intake, Care for Body and Mind CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 5 Culinary creations

by Garrett Overlee, Chef Instructor at the Aspen Grille Restaurant To prepare the chipotle ketchup you’ll need: Smokey Bacon Cheeseburger 2 cups ketchup ¼ cup brown sugar or ¼ cup Worcestershire agave nectar ¼ cup water with Chipotle Ketchup ½ can chipotle in adobo Makes 4 / 6 oz hamburgers n Gather all ingredients. n Open the can of chipotle chilies in adobo. n Puree the whole can of chipotles in adobo with 2 oz of water. n Pass the puree through a strainer to remove any skin or seeds. n In a mixing bowl, whisk all the remaining ingredients together with the chipotle puree. n Chill until ready to use.

To prepare the burgers you’ll need: 1 ½ lbs of fresh ground 8 slices of apple-wood Colorado beef smoked bacon 4 hamburger buns 5 slices of smoked cheddar cheese n Gather the ingredients. n Pre-heat your grill. n Divide the beef into four, 6 oz balls. Pack the balls down into hockey puck shaped patties. n Next place the patties on your grill. Turn the patties 90 degrees after two minutes to make beautiful grill marks. After two more minutes flip the patties over. n After flipping and allowing the patties to cook for two more minutes, turn them 90 degrees one last time. Now place one piece of cheese on each hamburger patty. n Finally, remove your hamburgers from the grill and lightly toast your buns. While the hamburgers rest for a minute, make an X shape with two pieces of bacon on each bottom bun. Add a dollop of chipotle ketchup to the center of each X. Add the hamburger patties and the bun tops and enjoy! 6 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012

COMMUNITY Don’t get skunked by rabies EVENTS by Dell Rae Moellenberg 2007, however, “skunk rabies” has disease. From page 1 spread rapidly from eastern Colorado If you see an animal acting CSU employees should be on and along the Front Range. Once this strangely (overly tame, walking in Diversity Symposium: “Access, the lookout for wildlife acting kind of rabies is established in an area, circles, unusually aggressive, etc.) on Attainment, and Responsibility” unusually.  e Larimer County Health it cannot be eradicated, and spreads to or near campus, report it immediately Sept. 18-20 in the Lory Student Department is tracking multiple other common wild animals, such as to CSUPD - 911 or (970) 491-6425 - Center, this year’s theme explores and increasing incidents of skunks, foxes, coyotes, mountain lions, bobcats, or Environmental Health Services at the evolution of access in higher raccoons, fox and other animals with as well as to horses, livestock, dogs and (970) 491-6745. O campus, report a education as we approach the 150th terrestrial rabies, presenting a new cats. potentially rabid animal to Larimer Anniversary of the Morrill Act. Full threat to pets, livestock and people. Mammals – including humans Humane Society’s Animal Control at schedule is at  is spring marked the  rst time this – can get rabies when bitten by an (970) 226-3647. http://www.diversity.colostate.edu. type of rabies has been con rmed in a infected animal. Pets and livestock For more information, visit populated area of Larimer County. can be protected from rabies with a http://larimer.org/health/ehs/rabies. High Park Fire: From Science to Before 2007, the main source of vaccination. All unvaccinated animals htm#info. Action & Recovery rabies in Colorado was bats. Since that contract rabies will die of the Warner College of Natural Resources presents a one-day symposium in the Lory Student Center Theatre on Sept. 10 that provides a science-based overview of the High Park Fire, its A new year and new goals impacts, and next steps for recovery. The symposium is free and open to by CSU Life Sta We look forward to working with you this year, and the public and will feature individuals we want our publication to serve you the best that it can. CSU Life’s purpose is to enhance the sense of who were directly involved in the fi re, If there are any comments or additional opinions that scientifi c experts in wildfi re ecology community for the 6,000 plus faculty and sta members at you would like to personally provide, please contact us at Colorado State University. As a monthly publication, we recovery and restoration, and [email protected]. organizations that are mobilizing and are committed to upholding fairness, integrity, accuracy We recently completed an online and print survey asking and professionalism, along with providing diversity in our taking recovery action in response faculty and sta a few basic qualitative questions to gain to High Park. For more information, media content and delivering relevant and timely news, feedback for further improvements we can make to CSU visit www.warnercnr.colostate.edu/ information and entertainment to our community. Life. highparkfi resymposium. CSU Life is a part a partnership amongst the Rocky Eighty percent of surveyers agreed or strongly agreed Mountain Student Media Corp., an independent non-pro t that reading about other departments and colleges is Evening with Pulitzer Prize fi nalist organization, CSU’s Division of External Relations and the important to them, and almost 70 percent of survey takers Department of Journalism and Technical Communications, Nicholas Carr were familiar with reading CSU Life. Carr, author of “The Shallows: What that strives to serve faculty and sta by providing them with We greatly appreciate your participation with this survey, the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains” a valuable publication. and we will use this feedback to make CSU Life the best it will speak at 7 p.m. Aug. 29 at the CSU Life will be working this year to serve our audience can be this year. Hilton Fort Collins, 425 W. Prospect. as best as we can. We encourage you to contact us with Event is free and open to the public. any story ideas or suggestions you would like to see Carr writes about technology, culture incorporated into CSU Life. and economics. CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 7 8 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR THEATER

‘In the Heights’ without language, which has been Opera Fort Collins 33: Shakespeare at Sunset: Midtown Arts Center entertaining audiences since 8 A.D. ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ ‘The Comedy of Errors’ Sept. 13 - Nov. 11 For more information, visit The Lincoln Center University Theatre at University This 2008 Tony Award-winning Best www.basbleu.org. Sept. 14 and 16 Center for the Arts Musical set in Manhattan is about This opera is set during the American Aug. 30 - Sept. 2 home, family and finding where you ‘Wit’ presented by Civil War and tells the story of Marie, Directed by Walt Jones, “The belong. OpenStage Theatre & Company a regimental camp follower who Comedy of Errors” is one of For more information, visit The Lincoln Center cooks, cleans and boosts the morale Shakespeare’s most farcical www.adinnertheatre.com. Sept. 1- 29 of her brothers in arms. The plot comedies, telling the story of two sets “Wit” tells the story of Vivian Bearing, thickens when she falls in love with of identical twins separated at birth. ‘The Love of the Nightingale’ Ph.D., who is diagnosed with stage- the enemy. For more information, visit Bas Bleu Theatre four ovarian cancer. For more information, visit www.theatre.colostate.edu. Sept. 15 - Oct. 14 For more information, visit www.lctix.com. This performance features the www.lctix.com. ancient Greek myth of Philomele, the tale of two sisters who live

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Community Mural Workshop Creative Writing Reading Series Tri Media Film Festival proceeds will go to Ruminate. Mighty Fine Art University Center for the Arts Screenings at Lory Student Center For more information, visit Aug. 31 Sept. 6 Theatre, Bas Bleu Theatre, Lincoln www.everydayjoes.org. This hands-on workshop teaches This event features special guests Center Magnolia the art of mural painting led by and faculty reading from fiction, Sept. 7-9 Department of Art Faculty professional artist Chris Bates. poetry and essays varying in styles. Local and international filmmakers Exhibition 2012 To register, For more information, visit and writers are showcased in this University Center for the Arts visit www.mightyfineart.org. www.central.colostate.edu. event that celebrates, film, television Through Sept. 15 and theater arts. Working in a variety of media and Art Exhibition Juried Graduate First Friday Gallery Walk Full schedule and ticket information is artistic genres within contemporary Students Downtown Art Galleries at www.trimediafestival.org. art practices, this exhibition highlights Clara Hatton Gallery Sept. 7 achievements of more than 30 faculty Sept. 3 - 21 Every first Friday of the month, the Ruminate Retreat members. The work of graduate students art galleries in Old Town Fort Collins Everyday Joe’s Coffee House For more information, visit Shandra Clark, Naomi Scheck and open their doors free of charge for Sept. 14-16 www.artmuseum.colostate.edu. Kristen Gunderson will be displayed. visitors from 6 to 9 p.m. This weekend includes the Faith For more information, visit For a full list of participating galleries, and Arts Dinner, a panel discussion www.hatton.colostate.edu. visit www.downtownfortcollins.com. with author Marilyn McEntyre and workshops that focus on the roles of faith and writing in our daily lives. Sunday morning will feature hymns by musician Aaron Strumple, and

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7 Walkers featuring Bill This Must be the Band- A Talking Virtuoso Series Concert a program of original and adapted Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead Heads tribute University Center for the Arts music for flute and guitar. The Mishawaka Amphitheatre Hodi’s Half Note All performances start at 7:30 p.m. n Sept. 18: The award-winning Sept. 1 Sept. 12 Ticket information is at Saakumu Dance Troupe performs Bill Kreutzmann, the former drummer This Must be the Band is a Talking www.csuartstickets.com. traditional and contemporary African of the Grateful Dead, is coming to Heads tribute band. For more than dance and music ranging from from the Mishawaka with the 7 Walkers, five years, they have been playing to n Sept. 4: Regina Helcher Yost, spiritual, ceremonial and recreational featuring guitarist/vocalist Papa Mali, sold-out crowds all over the Midwest, a flutist and piccolo player from genres to contemporary African multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard and have recently expanded to South Carolina, brings a wealth of dance forms. and George Porter, Jr. on bass. national touring, especially in the experience to her solo and orchestral n Sept. 24: Sara McDaniel, pianist, For more information, visit Rocky Mountains. playing. joins CSU faculty member Margaret www.themishawaka.com. For more information, visit n Sept. 10: CSU faculty member Miller in an evening featuring works www.hodishalfnote.com. Michelle Stanley, flute, with special by women composers from across JazzFest guest Yoriko Morita, cello. the nation and Europe, including Avogadro’s Number n Sept. 11: Italian violinist Alessandro Rebecca Clarke and Grazyna Sept. 3 Cervo presents a lecture recital with Bacewicz. Featuring more than 10 performers pianist Nyela Basney, which includes n Sept. 25: Special guests Alan both inside the restaurant and on the selections by Arcangelo Corelli, Jules Klaus, trumpet, and Daniel Fung, patio. Massenet and Johannes Brahms. piano, perform works from throughout For more information, visit n Sept. 17: CSU faculty K. Dawn Europe and North America. www.avogadros.com. Grapes, flute, and special guest Kevin McChesney, guitar, present CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 9 PINGREE | Staff supports High Park firefighters From page 1 with the spike camp,” Pat Rastall said. “ e dining hall was run by our student sta as facilitator at Pingree and the Fort Collins early as 5 a.m. and as late as 11 p.m. when campus. crews would return aer dark. “ ere was one night where we were “Our sta never faltered during the able to drive about half a mile down the entire re,” he added. road and watch the ames come over “[Working] the spike camp was a life- White Pine Mountain. We all just sat in changing experience but we were certainly silence listening to the radios on the belts glad to return to our normal routines once on the re crews who accompanied us and it was over,” Addy Rastall said. watched the ames swell and recede,” he e re was ocially declared said. contained by the Larimer County Sheri’s e re, which stretched across 87,285 oce on June 30, about three weeks acres of northern Colorado land, took aer the initial blaze. At one point, 941 one life and destroyed 259 structures. e reghters from around the nation were re was the second largest and the second ghting the blaze, according to the Denver most destructive re in Colorado history, Post. according to the Denver Post. Pingree Park is an important piece “ e safety advisor for the whole re of Colorado State life, “[it] remains, and visited our campus several times and always will remain, a little piece of paradise personally said that he would feel safe if his for people who have a chance to experience own wife and kids were here. Aer hearing its wonders,” Addy Rastall said. that, it wasn’t hard to trust the men and “As a sta, we did everything we women ghting the re,” Addy Rastall said. could to aid the High Park Fire eorts. Pingree Park was evacuated on June 12 Every student employee came back to as the re gained ground. When the area help support the reghters because they was designated a safe place for reghters, wanted to help in some small way,” Pat a crew of 24 student sta members was Rastall said. “As director, I couldn’t be escorted back up to Pingree — and the prouder of their commitment and service.” Seth Webb, assistant director of Pingree Park, and Pat Rastall, director of Pingree Park, outside a spike camp was born. student cabin. Courtesy of Pat Rastall “Our student sta did a wonderful job

Pingree student staff supported a hotshot crew during the High Park Fire. Courtesy of Pat Rastall 10 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 Ram Welcome creates a contagious atmosphere by Joi Dandridge pointers on what it means to be Rams. ug. 16 through 19 was a time for receiving the new Convocation was one of the  rst opportunities for Aclass of 2016 through Ram Welcome. is year the faculty and sta to meet the Class of 2016. Speeches experience involved a four-day celebration for  rst year, by Tony Frank, Blanche Hughes and robed faculty transfer and international students as they entered their members reminded students of the ultimate purpose of new homes away from home. Activities included the becoming Rams: to graduate. well-known carnival, Convocation, faculty and student e faculty and student picnic was a way to picnic, College Welcome and many other events. initiate dialogue between faculty and students. Being Orientation and Transition Programs trained a team intentional and present created the  rst stages of of nearly 150 Ram Welcome Leaders whose jobs were community for new students. Orientation Leader Morgan Caron remembers During Ram Welcome faculty and staff members manned to generate a welcoming atmosphere for apprehensive information tents around campus and helped parents and new and eager students. participating in Ram Welcome as a freshman. students. “I love how Ram Welcome not only creates a She said four years ago, a faculty member named community for new students, but also for all students Ruben Forest took the initiative to engage with her at involved in the training process,” said Orientation the faculty and student picnic despite not being her Leader Morgan Jueschke. personal advisor, and it made all the di erence for her. Orientation and Transition Programs intentionally College Welcome provided an opportunity for creates an encouraging community which becomes students to learn more about their college by meeting contagious and trickles down into the attitudes of advisors and faculty in their areas of study. is was a incoming students. time when some students made their  rst connections Ram Welcome is a time when the campus with faculty members as well. community is reminded to engage new students and “It’s been important for faculty to go out of their welcome them to the Ram family. Because of this, many ways to connect with students because Ram pride is  nd a greater duty within, to take an extra moment to what brings two strangers to a common ground,” Caron encourage the incoming class, and shoot them a few said.

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CSU Faculty & Staff Life is a monthly “slice-of-life” publication geared toward the 6100 For more information contact people who serve in faculty and staff positions at Jamie Fields Ad Deadliney, Aug 16 Colorado State University. Mailed directly to Rocky Mountain Student Media Corp 2012-2013 Publicationxes • sd Schedulea t 13 y, Sep In Mailbo sda each employee on campus, CSU Faculty & Staff 970-491-7467 • [email protected] y, Aug 27 • Thur y, Oct 18 Monda t 24 • Thur sda y, Sep , Nov 22 Life features news for and about CSU employees. sday Monda ay, Oct 29 • Thur y, Jan 17 Mond sda Don’t miss out on this opportunity to capture y, Dec 3 • Thur y, Feb 14 Monda sda the attention of an audience that contributes y, Jan 28 • Thur y, Mar 14 Monda eb 25 • Thur sda y, F y, Apr 18 approximately $253 million annually to the Monda sda ay, Mar 25 • Thur Fort Collins economy. Mond y, Apr 29 • Thur Monda CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 11 CSU Sports Hall of Fame inductee: Jill (Johnson) Bedard CSU will welcome six new members to its Athletics Hall of Fame during induction ceremonies in October. The Class of 2012 includes a trio of standouts from the gridiron in Harvey Achziger, Kevin McDougal and Damon Washington, six-time swimming All-American Jim Malley, volleyball record- holder Jill (Johnson) Bedard and track star Chris Adsit. by Ryan Moulden

o say Jill (Johnson) Bedard bleeds green and gold Tis an understatement. Bedard gave countless hours of her time and talent to the university as an acclaimed volleyball player from 1987 to 1990. And, as a Fort Collins resident ever since graduation, she continues to support CSU.

Beginnings on the court Bedard was born in Michigan and became highly involved in playing many di erent sports at a young age. “I tried them all and gured I would nd one that I loved later,” she said. It wasn’t until the sixth grade that she began playing volleyball. In the eighth grade, Bedard and her family moved from Michigan to Cerritos, Calif. It wasn’t until her Bedard led the team in kills and digs for three consecutive seasons and was the 1990 team MVP. freshman year of high school that she fully committed e upcoming CU game was only days away and to volleyball as her primary focus. Growing up in Ram proud there was no way she was going to miss it. Aer the Michigan, Bedard describes that she, “fell in love with It’s easy to look at how impressive Bedard’s CSU surgery, Bedard told the doctor and trainers that she the four seasons.” volleyball career was on paper. But, hearing stories would play le-handed for the remainder of the season When it came time to select colleges, Bedard looked directly from her illustrates the passionate player she or until her shoulder got the green light. Luckily, she at many schools in states, like Colorado, that would get was beyond the awards. originally had to learn to play volleyball le-handed her back to a climate in which could experience four Bedard recalls her freshman year when a packed during her freshman year of high school aer she distinct seasons. CSU was a great t for her. Moby Arena broke the national attendance record for a volleyball game. “Freshman year was huge,” she said. injured her right wrist playing soball. Bedard recalls that CSU’s biggest volleyball rivalry Bedard, while serving and hitting le-handed, led during her time as a Ram was against BYU. But, in the Rams to victory over the Bu s. She went on two telling the story of her experience as a Ram volleyball play two more games in the same fashion to close player, one other rivalry seems to overshadow all others. out the season. Bedard had her shoulder surgically e time-honored athletic match ups between the reconstructed at the end of the season. Rams and the Bu s were also noteworthy in Bedard’s experience. On the home front In 1990, Bedards’s senior season, she said, “We’ll Bedard loved Fort Collins so much that she decided never lose to CU as long as I’m here,” in a newspaper to stay aer graduation. She has continued to coach article featuring Rams volleyball. Contributing to an volleyball at various high schools in town, and her main already heated rivalry, Bedard later heard a rumor that priority has been on her family. the Bu aloes put that story up in their locker room to She married Brian Bedard, a thrower on the CSU serve as motivation. track and eld team. Aer Brian graduated he went One of the biggest wins for Bedard was the Rams right into a track and eld coaching position for CSU victory over LSU during her senior year. In the course and has been on sta ever since. e Bedards have two of a ve-game bout that lasted more than three hours, daughters, Kelcey and Baylee. Just like their parents, Bedard achieved an astonishing 41 kills. both girls are heavily involved in athletics, playing soccer, basketball and running track. Cost of victory An exercise and sports science major, Bedard is Bedard injured her right shoulder during the LSU currently the physical education teacher for a preschool match, three weeks before the season ended. Her in Fort Collins. In her free time, she and her family love injuries caused her extreme shoulder pain and shoulder cheering on the Rams at just about any athletic event instability when hitting. Following the recommendation they can make it to. of the team’s doctor, she received arthroscopic surgery Bedard will join her husband, who was inducted for days aer the game. Medical sta said that she would coaching in 2005, into the CSU Hall of Fame on Friday, Jill (Johnson) Bedard holds the Colorado State University record be out for 2-3 weeks aer surgery, but Bedard had a Oct. 26, 2012. for kills in a match (41) against Louisiana State University in 1990. di erent timeline in mind. 12 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 13 SCHOOL | Volunteers equip students with supplies From page 1 volunteers. School is Cool distributed 62 “School is Cool is, in many ways, activity, School is Cool has helped more backpacks and supply bags when it started exactly the kind of program that makes than 29,000 kids get school supplies. really been a labor of love ever since.” 21 years ago. CSU what it is,” Milligan said. “We are All backpacks and supply bags are is year, School is Cool distributed Beers said most of the volunteers have a community that cares about each grade-appropriate from elementary to 2,554 backpacks and supply bags to a a connection to CSU. ey include faculty other, and when we see a chance to help high school. In the spring, School is Cool total of 46 schools throughout the Poudre and sta members of the university, along someone, we just do it.” surveys schools to nd out what their School District with the help of 230 with their friends and family. roughout the program’s 21 years of needs are and to see how they can best serve each school. School is Cool delivers the backpacks and supply bags to the schools, and then the teachers, counselors, principals and oce sta distribute the supplies to the kids. “ ey don’t know who we are,” Beers said, “but they know they got a backpack and started school on the same footing as the other kids, despite their nancial situation. “It’s interesting because we don’t see the faces of the kids. But the most heartwarming thing is the thank you notes from the kids,” he added. is year, Beers was involved in the delivery process for the rst time. “It’s a very rewarding experience. I think you get a great deal of satisfaction knowing you’re helping some of these kids start the school year on the same footing as other students,” he said. ere are more than 8,000 kids with free and reduced lunches in the Poudre School District, and according to Beers, between the eorts of School is Cool and those of other organizations, only about half of the need is met. “We’re not meeting all the needs,” Beers said, “but we’re doing our part to help as School is Cool volunteers fill backpacks and supply bags to deliver to schools throughout the Poudre School District. best we can.” Featuring Miss Colorado, Hannah Porter, second from the left. Courtesy of John Eisele, CSU photographer To get involved with School is Cool, visit www.schooliscool.colostate.edu. 14 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 New CSU faculty by Joi Dandridge Antero Garcia is an assistant professor in CSU’s English Ken Bills recently joined the CSU accounting department as an department. He recently moved from Los Angeles where he was assistant professor. His research and teaching interests are primarily a high school English teacher for eight years. Garcia’s doctoral in the area of auditing. He is particularly interested in the areas of degree in education and audit rm capacity, market information studies is from space economics, audit the University of California, quality, industry specialization Los Angeles. His research has and audit rms’ portfolio been centered around literacy management decisions. and civic identity through He received his doctorate media and game play in the degree from the University of learning atmosphere. He Oklahoma and master’s degree thinks he might secretly miss at Southern Utah University. the trac of Los Angeles. He Bills is a CPA and has worked and his ancé spend a healthy as a senior auditor for Tanner portion of their spare time LC in Salt Lake City, Utah with a rambunctious puppy prior to joining academia. His that is part beagle, part Jack hobbies include hiking, shing, Russell terrier and part pure soccer and most things handy- evil. Garcia likes making and man oriented. playing games and has spent the summer geocaching.

Nathaniel Riggs, an associate professor in the Department Dan Robinson is CSU’s of Human Development and Family Studies, is very excited to new director of the School become a part of the Fort Collins community. His academic plans of Education. Robinson include the development, implementation and evaluation of health is transitioning from the promotion programs for University of Texas at Austin, young people. Riggs’ program where he served as a professor of research includes the in educational psychology translation of basic research in for 13 years. Robinson neuroscience into public health researches optimizing learning interventions. Riggs teaches in computer simulation courses in adolescence, public environments. His projects health and grant writing. He include testing educational enjoys spending time with games and simulations to his family, including his wife nd out whether they lead who is a faculty member in to better student learning. Communication Studies and He is also the editor of the his 2-year-old son. Riggs also Educational Psychology Review has a love for college football where serves in a national leadership role. In 2011, he spent six and music. weeks as a Fulbright Scholar at Victoria University in Wellington, New Zealand. Robinson and his family are also excited for living in Colorado, where they have vacationed many times before. CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012 15 CSU Sports Hall of Fame inductee: Kevin McDougal by Lindsey Bradbury was named the Mountain West Life after football Conference oensive player of the Fort Collins continues to be a part Colorado State’s Sports year and Scholar-Athlete of the year Hall of Fame honors irteen years aer his record- of McDougal’s life. It’s the city where by the National Football Foundation former Ram and Aggie setting senior campaign, Kevin he and his wife met and still live and Hall of Fame. He also played today. ey both stay active in the athletes, coaches and McDougal’s name will be added in the Hula Bowl all-star game and to the CSU Sports Hall of Fame. CSU community; he is a Ram Club administrators for their became MVP of the 1999 Liberty member who continues to attend McDougal was a starting safety for Bowl. achievements and several games during his freshman the football games and support the contributions to the season before being moved to Rams. “I could not have picked a Life-changing moments university. running back. better school. I loved my team and For McDougal, the most had some great experiences. I am so memorable moment playing CSU glad I got the opportunity to play for Family legacy football was not the accolades and CSU,” he said. The event to For McDougal, playing college awards he received, but the 41- In addition to football, he commemorate football anywhere but CSU wasn’t an 14 victory over the University of enjoys playing golf, y shing and outstanding athletes option. His father, Mike McDougal, Colorado at Boulder in the 1999 snowboarding. But unlike football, will take place at 5 p.m. played football for the Rams in the Rocky Mountain Showdown. is snowboarding is a sport that did not Friday, Oct. 26 in the Lory late 1960s as well as his brother, Matt, was a huge win for the Rams and come naturally to McDougal. He is Student Center Theatre. who played football under Sonny McDougal. “It was the rst time we very passionate about it and oen Lubick from 1994 to 1996. “Once I had beaten them in years, and it rides at Copper Mountain. had the opportunity to play under kicked o the rivalry between the e Rams are proud to welcome Admission is $50 for Sonny, I could not give that up,” schools,” McDougal said. Kevin McDougal into the CSU Ram Alumni Athletes McDougal said. O the eld, McDougal majored Sports Hall of Fame. in sociology and planned to go into “Being inducted into the CSU Association members and The big year law enforcement. His career plans Sports Hall of Fame was a nice $55 for non-members. From 1996 to 1999, McDougal changed when he was oered a ending to what I have done at CSU. Registration will begin set the rushing career record with running back position for the NFL’s It shows I was a part of something in early September. 2,898 yards. He also holds the Indianapolis Colts. He played for the great,” McDougal said. Contact CSU Events at leading yards-per-attempt record at Colts for two years. e community is invited to meet (970) 491-4601 for more our new inductees and celebrate their Colorado State University. information. e 1999 season was truly a achievements on Friday, Oct. 26, breakout year for McDougal. He 2012.

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McDougal holds the leading yards-per-attempt record at Colorado State University. 16 CSU Faculty & Staff Life | September 2012