Colorado State University has graduated its share of graduates in every area of study, but it recently attracted national recognition by ranking 15th among all universities and colleges for the number of alumni serving as Peace Corps volunteers. The 2009 rankings were released this month by the organization. Since the early 1960s, 59 CSU alumni have [...]
Continue reading …Three Colorado schools are on Kiplinger.com’s top 100 list for best value in public colleges and universities. Colorado School of Mines ranked 69 and 78 for in-state and out-of-state value, respectively, while the University of Colorado at Boulder ranked 74 and 96, and Colorado State University ranked 99 and 100. Kiplinger.com named the University of [...]
Continue reading …Colorado State University unveiled an initiative to promote a green jobs education initiative for military veterans. College officials say CSU is the first four-year university to provide such opportunities to veterans. The agreement establishes a formal relationship between CSU and the Denver-based, nonprofit Veterans Green Jobs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The initiative promotes academic disciplines [...]
Continue reading …Colorado State University is planning to build the largest solar arrays at a U.S. university, and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is the first school in the state to use thin-film solar panels. CSU’s 15-acre array will be enough to power more than 10 percent of the university’s electric energy needs on the [...]
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