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Greetings Warner Colleagues,
Welcome to the revamped Warner Wire! I hope you enjoy the new format and that these messages foster good connections and keep everyone in the College well-informed. Please spare a few minutes to share your thoughts through the survey link below.
I trust your semester is off to a great start and that you had a rejuvenating winter break with family and friends. Exciting things are on the horizon this spring at CSU. President Parsons recently announced she has filled her leadership cabinet. We've welcomed Provost Marion Underwood and Vice President for Research, Cass Mosely, who is also a full professor in our Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship. James Pritchett, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences, was appointed as Vice President for Extension and Engagement and took up that new role at the start of the year. Additionally, there's a fantastic lineup of activities planned for the thematic year of Democracy here on Main Campus. I encourage you all to get involved and share these opportunities with your students.
President Parsons recently sent a message regarding budget planning for the next fiscal year. I'm collaborating closely with our College leadership to develop the scenarios she requested, and I join with President Parsons in developing a transparent and sustainable process. While there's much to do before we have a clear financial picture for next year, rest assured, we'll work collaboratively to find a robust path forward, regardless of the outcome. In considering the budget, our strategic plan, "New Heights of Impact," will guide us in setting priorities and exploring avenues to generate new revenue or achieve savings. The plan's implementation is progressing with five teams (one for each goal) forming and developing action plans this semester for the next academic year. We plan to host an open house later in the semester to gather community feedback on these plans before heading into the summer.
I eagerly anticipate engaging with you throughout the semester as we continue our vital teaching, research, and engagement work. Wishing you all the best of luck as you navigate through the semester. All the best - |
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To ensure that the Warner Wire is meeting the needs of the Warner community, we would appreciate you sharing your thoughts about the new format in the survey link below. Your valuable feedback will allow us to make improvements and additions to future newsletters. |
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The National Academy of Sciences will honor Ellen Wohl, a professor in Geosciences, with the G.K. Warren Prize for her expansive research and discoveries in river and watershed sciences. |
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Human Dimensions of Natural Resources |
The Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies voted to become a long-term partner for Pathways: Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conference and Training. Along with the founding co-host, Colorado State University’s Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, AFWA will co-host the upcoming Pathways conferences in North America.
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Kyle Horton, an assistant professor in the Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, co-authored an article in Nature Communications that garnered more than 100 placements in media outlets, with a reach of almost 160 million. |
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The Colorado State Forest Service honored Tony Vorster of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory with their Partner of the Year Award at their annual meeting in November. |
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The University Press of Florida appointed Joel Correia as an inaugural series editor for a new book series on Critical Geographies of Latin America and the Caribbean. |
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Dean's Grants for Enhancing Transdisciplinary Activity |
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Dean Aguirre is once again soliciting proposals for the Warner College Dean’s Grants for Transdisciplinary Approaches to Wicked Problems this academic year. These efforts are being funded through the generous endowment established in the College by Ed Warner in 2005. Read more about the program and last year’s winners The deadline for grants for Transdisciplinary Approaches to Wicked Problems projects is March 8, 2024. The Travel Grant deadline is being extended from January 31 to March 1. Applications will be accepted through the College's Intranet System under OVPR and Warner College Research Opportunities. |
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Winners of the inaugural round of transdisciplinary grants. From left to right: Professor Kevin Crooks, Assistant Professor Andrea Baudoin Farah and Assistant Professor Joel Correia.Not pictured: Professor Liba Goldstein. |
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Warner College Awards Submission Opens |
Spring is awards season! Nominate your worthy colleagues and students for a Warner College Award.
New this year is an award for innovation and impact in Experiential Education in support of the College's strategic goal #3: to enhance experiential education.
Nominations are now open and are due by end of business on March 22. Winners will be announced and honored at the College's Awards Reception during NR Days in April.
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The Colorado State Forest Service's new podcast, Forests FM |
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Hosted by CSFS Director Matt McCombs, this podcast contains interviews and conversations about important forestry topics across Colorado, from the expansive landscapes of western Colorado to the urban Front Range. Each episode shares a glimpse into what it means to preserve and support the health of forests for present and future generations. |
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New Heights of Impact: Warner College’s Strategic Plan |
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Implementation for the Warner College Strategic Plan is underway. The Implementation teams for each goal have been formed and the groups are being charged by Dean Aguirre in the early part of the semester. These groups will consider priorities and actions for next academic year in each goal and establish evaluation for our efforts moving forward. Look for an end of semester open house to share the results of each team’s efforts. Thanks to everyone who is participating! You can view each team’s roster on the goal pages linked from the strategic plan website. Please engage with these media and share as appropriate.
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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
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| The WCNR Office of Diversity & Inclusion Mid-Year Report for 2023 - 2024 and the latest version of the Diversity Digest is now available. |
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| Recordings from the 2023 Symposium for Inclusive Excellence are now available online. |
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CSU Foundation Relations RFP List |
As a reminder regarding leads on funding opportunities, please check out the CSU Foundation Relations RFP List. These curated lists are focused primarily on RFP opportunities at private foundations. You can filter opportunities more likely to be relevant by clicking on the WCNR tab at the top of the table. The list is updated frequently, so please bookmark the link and check back frequently to find new opportunities.
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CSU's "Graditude" campaign launched on January 18. This initiative is a heartfelt way for our graduate community to express appreciation for the countless milestones achieved by graduate students.
The campaign encourages graduate faculty members to honor their degree-completing graduate students with a $5-$50 "Graditude" gift in the graduate's name. To further support this campaign, the graduate school will match all gifts, up to $500 per month, through May 2024. These gifts will play a crucial role in supporting various aspects of graduate student experiences, including fellowships, scholarships, emergency funds, mentoring programs, professional development initiatives, and well-being programs.
CSU's Graduate Student Appreciation week is taking place February 12-16 as part of the "Graditude" campaign. Advisors are encouraged to spread the word about the "Graditude" campaign among faculty members in their department. Faculty and staff, consider hosting an appreciation event for your students during the week of February 12. |
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Director of Information Technology |
Marlowe joins us from the green mountain state of Vermont. He most recently worked for Dartmouth College, where he spent eleven years serving in various IT and leadership roles including desktop support, classroom support, and educational technology. Marlowe is passionate about client-centered service design and supporting values-driven IT teams. He believes the purpose of IT in higher education is to empower members of the academic community to effectively use technology to enhance or transform their teaching, learning, research, and work.
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| Associate Director of Development |
The WCNR Development Team is pleased to announce that Matt Flick joined us as an Associate Director of Development on January 2. Matt most recently served as the Assistant Director of Development with the Strategic Philanthropy team where he was focused on qualifying major gift prospects. He first joined University Advancement in 2017 as Manager of Alumni Center Guest Relations and Event Services. An alumnus of the College of Health and Human Sciences, Matt comes from a family of fellow CSU alumni and met his wife at CSU!
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The animals have become a flashpoint for disagreements about federal versus state control, the rural-urban divide and the use of public and private property, said Kevin Crooks, the director of the Center for Human-Carnivore Coexistence at Colorado State University. |
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Just two decades ago, it seemed as if we might need to write a eulogy for the saiga antelope. Cut down by widespread poaching and waves of disease, by 2003, just 6 percent of the floppy-nosed ungulates remained in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, and Uzbekistan. But today, scientists are rejoicing at the saiga’s unlikely rebound. “This is phenomenal news,” says Joel Berger an ecologist at Colorado State University and a senior scientist at the Wildlife Conservation Society. |
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A more-than-decadelong effort to thin Front Range forests to reduce fire danger has brought more bees, more flowers and increased resilience to climate change, new research shows. “We found that if you cut trees and open up the canopy, between three and 10 years later, you see a pretty good response,” said Seth Davis, associate professor of forest and rangeland stewardship at Colorado State University |
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A. Alonso Aguirre, dean of Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources, led a study in 2017 that tested hair samples and surveyed adults living in 22 coastal communities in the states of Sinaloa and Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Findings suggest that people who consume sea turtles have a greater risk of accumulating heavy metals in their bodies. The study was published on Dec. 19 in World Medical and Health Policy. |
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A massive new review of ancient atmospheric carbon-dioxide levels and corresponding temperatures lays out a daunting picture of where the Earth’s climate may be headed. The study was assembled over seven years by a consortium of more than 80 researchers, including Colorado State University Geosciences Assistant Professor Jeremy Rugenstein. It was published Dec. 7 in the journal Science. |
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HDNR Student Nature Vids Contest |
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Attention All CSU students: Win $1,000 for Filming and Sharing Your Nature Videos!
After a successful launch in Spring 2023, Student Nature Vids is back for its second year, offering all CSU students a chance to win $1,000 for their creativity and love for nature.
Students can create a nature-related video and share it in the submission section on the Student Nature Vids website. You can work individually or as a group to share as many original nature videos as you want on the website from now until February 28, 2024. Videos can contain either edited or raw footage, but each submission must be under 3 minutes in length and under 2GB. Additional submission guidelines can be found on the website.
The SNV website contains a 2023 event recap along with videos that can serve as examples for each category. |
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Center for Collaborative Conservation |
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Are you still wondering what the CCC is about? Check out their end-of-year summary to learn more about their programs and initiatives.
Connect on Campus is a great way for students to get involved – find, connect, or skill-build with the CCC. Stay up-to-date on future opportunities by signing up for their monthly newsletter where they regularly share jobs, training opportunities, events, resources, and more. |
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Climate Initiative Inventory |
Are you an instructor who taught climate change courses between Fall 2021 and Fall 2023 or is currently developing climate-related courses? Please fill out the inventory by the CSU Climate Initiative below. The CSU Climate Initiative aims to coordinate Colorado State University’s extensive expertise and assets to educate a new generation of climate leaders. The inventory will provide a robust reference list of existing and in-development courses and their instructors. This list will help CCI build interdisciplinary climate change credentials at CSU and spread the word about available climate science, mitigation, and adaptation coursework.
Get more information about the CSU Climate Initiative on their brand new website. |
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Celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship at CSU Demo Day! A premiere event that inspires and enriches the entrepreneurial community of CSU and Northern Colorado. Faculty, staff, and students, as well as alumni, business professionals, and entrepreneurs have the opportunity to engage with researchers and local emerging companies in and around our community.
This is an official event of Innovate CSU Day. Innovate CSU Day is an initiative that celebrates Colorado State University's dedication to cultivating a culture of creativity, excellence, and forward-thinking. This day is comprised of two headline events, Demo Day (hosted by CSU STRATA), and the Venture RAMS Business Showcase Competition (hosted by the CSU College of Business Institute for Entrepreneurship).
Don't miss out! Submit your abstract by March 1, 2023, 11:59 p.m. Questions? Reach out to Charlotte Davis. |
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Celebrate Undergraduate Research & Creativity Showcase |
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CURC 2024 will be held on Thursday, April 18. Save the date! To help students prepare, we will be hosting a series of CURC workshops leading up to the event.
Danyel Addes, Coordinator of Community Engaged Learning, will be available Spring semester to support CEL/SL poster submissions. She will be holding time in the weeks prior to CURC to meet one-on-one with students creating CEL/SL posters and can speak to classes about the process and benefits of participating in CURC. A poster guide will also be available specifically for the CEL /SL poster category.
Please contact Danyel to schedule time for her to speak with your class, to hold time for students in your class to receive 1:1 feedback, or to explore options for incorporating CURC posters into your spring curricula.
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| Issues Influencing Brucellosis Control in the Greater Yellowstone Area and Current Knowledge of Control Measures in Wildlife |
CSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital, room A221
12:00 p.m. |
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| CSU Climate Initiative presents:
Climate Justice & Design |
Avogadro's Number
3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
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| Natural Resource Education Abroad Opportunities Drop-In |
MSNR Building Atrium
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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| Center for Collaborative Conservation Happy Hour |
Avogadro's Number
5:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
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| Student Nature Vids:
Submission Deadline |
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| Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity (CURC) Showcase |
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| Nature Fair & Film Festival - an event from the Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources |
Lory Student Center, West Courtyard and Theatre
12:00 - 3:30 p.m. |
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