2025
2025
February
CSU Pueblo Faces Budget Challenges Amid Uncertain Funding Landscape
CSU Pueblo is taking steps to strengthen its financial foundation through public-private partnerships and strategic planning, according to university leaders at this week's CSU System Board of Governors meeting.
A New App Puts Campus Safety in Students’ Pockets at CSU Pueblo
At CSU Pueblo, ensuring student safety now takes just a few taps on a smartphone. The university has launched Pack Protect, a comprehensive safety app that transforms how students, faculty, staff, and visitors connect with campus security and essential services.
CSU Pueblo Interim President Rico Munn Sets Vision in First Board Address
Rico Munn outlined his priorities for CSU Pueblo in his first address to the Colorado State University System Board of Governors following his appointment as interim president. Munn, who succeeds former president Armando Valdez, emphasized three key focuses: providing clarity during federal-level transition, ensuring stability, and maintaining institutional momentum.
Dr. Justin Hiniker Joins Cohort of Pueblo Community Leaders
Dr. Justin Hiniker, Director of Student Advocacy, Access, and Support at Colorado State University Pueblo, has been selected to join the 2025 cohort of Leadership Pueblo. The program is developed by the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce. They selected Hiniker as on of their 31 emerging leaders chosen for a six-month leadership development initiative.
January
CSU Pueblo's SoCo Reading Series Welcomes Award-Winning Authors for Spring 2025
PUEBLO, Colo. (January 27, 2025) – The Department of English and World Languages at CSU Pueblo announces its Spring 2025 SoCo Reading Series, featuring three distinguished authors whose works span poetry, crime fiction, and literary fiction. The series continues its decade-long tradition of bringing nationally and internationally acclaimed writers to Southern Colorado.
New Colorado Laws Now in Effect
Several new laws took effect in Colorado this January, from stricter driving regulations to protections for delivery workers. Here's what you need to know.
CSU Pueblo Foundation Hosts Day of Celebration
PUEBLO – The Colorado State University Pueblo Foundation hosted a Day of Celebration honoring the organization’s 70th anniversary, the start of the ThunderBowl Suite Expansion project, and the end of OverDrive, a Campaign for CSU Pueblo.
CSU Pueblo's Sharman-Newell Makes Mile-High History
The frigid January air bit through layers of warmth as Reece Sharman-Newell took his place at the starting line in Boulder. The British-born CSU Pueblo standout had faced countless challenges in his decorated running career, but last Saturday’s conditions—temperatures in the teens and Boulder's notorious 5,328-foot elevation—presented a unique test.
‘Just keep trying’: First-generation student musters grit to graduate
In Summer 2021, he was taking three intensive classes while studying computer information systems at Colorado State University Pueblo. He was working 40 hours a week with two jobs, at a golf course and in an office on campus. The oldest of six siblings, Vido needed the jobs to help his family pay bills and buy groceries.
Microsoft 365 Reducing Storage Limits
Microsoft is reducing the storage allocation available for Microsoft 365 (M365) services across the Colorado State University System. The change, which applies to storage used by applications and user accounts, prompted a response plan developed by a committee of professionals from across CSU to ensure uninterrupted access and support for storage needs.