2026 College Awards Announcement
The 2026 College of Liberal Arts awards are announced.
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Alumni Survey Results: Liberal Arts provides versatility, confidence, and careers with impact
More than 1,600 College of Liberal Arts alumni responded to our career survey last year. The results were clear: A liberal arts degree from CSU leads to meaningful work, adaptable careers, and lasting confidence.
Performing arts as a tool for human connection
From studio to stage, music, theatre, and dance faculty podcasts explore the performing arts as a tool for fostering human connections, healing, and growth.
Dance Professor Grace Gallagher receives grant to create climate-focused dance work
The Sharon Prize, a $5,000 annual grant celebrating and supporting women and non-binary artists in Colorado, has been awarded to CSU Dance Professor Grace Gallagher for her innovative contemporary dance work, There is No Planet B, a multimedia performance that fuses art with environmental activism to address the urgency of climate action. This compelling dance and art experience will have its world premiere at the University Center for the Arts at Colorado State University on Nov. 21 and 22, 2025.
CSU Dance students and faculty presenting at national conference
The National Dance Education Organization’s annual conference will take place from October 3 to 6, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. Several Colorado State University students and faculty are presenting at the event entitled The Power of Movement: Dance Education Traditions and Innovations.
Democracy Summit 2025
The College of Liberal Arts is hosting the second Democracy Summit at CSU, March 5-7, 2025.
https://www.libarts.colostate.edu/research-creative/cla-democracy-summit/
Events are free and open to the public.
CSU Dance: Community Dance Classes
Join faculty and students from CSU Dance for FREE classes in a variety of classical and contemporary dance forms. No prior experience is needed. All levels ages 16+ are welcome! The class takes place at the University Center for the Arts located at 1400 Remington St. in studio 101. Date/Time: Select Saturdays from 10-11 a.m., […]
CSU Dance majors are attending the 2024 National Dance Education Organization conference
CSU Dance majors are attending the 2024 National Dance Education Organization conference.
The Slusarski-Harris Scholarship Encourages Dance Students’ Thirst for Excellence
Jane Slusarski-Harris, Director of CSU Dance, 1988-2018. Rod Harris and Jane Slusarski-Harris continue to support student work in the dance program at Colorado State University with the Rod Harris and Jane Slusarski-Harris Dance Scholarship. “Dance brought much to our lives: discipline, artistic expression, and physical accomplishment,” said the couple. “These are vitally important in a dance […]
School of Music, Theatre, and Dance Host 2024 Inaugural Wellness Week
The School of Music Theatre and Dance hosted an inaugural Wellness Week, April 8th – 12th. Hosted by SMTD’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion (JEDI) committee, this week-long event included a plethora of activities designed to increase mindfulness, self-care, and community building. Staff, students, faculty, and community partners collaborated to provide opportunities for discussion, reflection, and […]