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The Warner Wire

Dean's Digest

September 2025

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The Warner Wire

Dean's Digest

September 2025

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kudos, awards, & good news

 
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Christina Burri  

Christina Burri, deputy state forester with Colorado State Forest Service, received a Rock Star award from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources for her work navigating forestry and forest health issues. She was recognized at the annual DNR barbecue on August 7.

 
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Anthony J. Giordano

Anthony J. Giordano, affiliate scientist with the Human-Carnivore Coexistence and Center for Collaborative Conservation, received the Career Distinguished Global Service Award in Conservation from the Society for Conservation Biology.

 
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Dawson Metcalf 

Dawson Metcalf, director of enterprise programs in Colorado State University’s Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, was selected to serve on the Outdoor Equity Grant Board by the Colorado Department of Natural Resources and Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

 
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Emily Schmieding

Emily Schmieding, engagement and event manager, and instructor, in the Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department was named one of NOCO Style's 30 under 30.

 

events calendar

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Warner Fall Picnic

Thursday, Sept. 4 | 4 - 6 p.m. | Sherwood Forest

The annual Warner College Fall Picnic is open to everyone in the Warner community. Student organizations and affiliated units will be tabling. The picnic is free to attend and will include food and games. 

Kuali Research training sessions 

New Warner College faculty members and researchers are invited to attend one of two sessions to learn about the proposal process and the proposal development system, Kuali Research. The sessions will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 16 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in MSNR 402 or Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 1-3 p.m. in MSNR 345 with a virtual option. Please RSVP for the session you would like to attend.

Upcoming Warner events

  • Sept. 3: World Without Cows film screening
  • Sept. 7-10: Pathways Conference
  • Sept. 10: AI Session with Tian Guo
  • Sept. 17-18: Colorado Forest Collaboratives Summit
  • Oct. 24: Warner Scholarship Dinner
  • TBD: All-College Meeting

Upcoming CSU events

  • Sept. 18: Provost's Ethics Colloquium
  • Oct. 8: CSU Fall Address and University Picnic 
  • Oct. 16-18: CSU Homecoming 
  • Nov. 3-6: CSU Symposium
view detailed events calendar
 

new faces

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Tara Teel 

Colorado State University’s Warner College of Natural Resources welcomes alumna and professor Tara Teel as the department head of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources. 

 
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