The Colorado State University Board of Governors today confirmed Amy Parsons as the 16th president of CSU – the CSU System’s flagship campus located in Fort Collins – following a highly competitive, nationwide five-month search process.
The Class of 2022 represent the very best of CSU, showing courage in the face of adversity in the pursuit of their degrees. Meet just a few of the outstanding students who are graduating this fall.
The University is set to honor the 2,300-plus students who have navigated the challenges of 2020 and 2021 to earn degrees.
CSU and Fort Collins will celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 16, with a community march as well as a keynote by poet and political activist JC Futrell — known by the stage name as Panama Soweto.
SOURCE recently sat down with Amy Parsons to get to know the presidential finalist a bit better.
The 31-member Search Advisory Committee was made up of people who represented a variety of campus and community stakeholder groups including tenured and non-tenure-track faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, the agricultural community, community and business leaders, as well as members of the CSU System Board of Governors.
Amy Parsons – CEO of a global e-commerce company based in Denver, longtime Colorado State University leader, and former executive vice chancellor for the CSU System – has been named as the finalist in the search for the 16th president of Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
"The announcement of this plan marks a significate step forward amid several years of calling attention to the issue of graduate assistant compensation."
A project to construct school buildings for orphans in a Uganda village – started by a Colorado State University custodian and student more than seven years ago – has not only survived the pandemic but expanded, and fundraising continues for additional improvements.
CSU graduate students presented their research, entrepreneurship and creative arts while competing for over $20,000 in scholarships during the 2022 GradShow on Nov. 16.