Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference

I've made it safely back to Fort Collins after an incredible weekend in Cambridge, MA for the Harvard Public Policy Leadership Conference. I had the opportunity to interact with some incredible faculty from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and amazing students from throughout the country dedicated to Civic Engagement. Additionally, the conference stresses the access to Harvard for people from all backgrounds for graduate school. For me, this conference provided the skills and pathway to a potential Master of Public Policy with opportunities for substantial financial support. Thanks again for sending this opportunity my way. Hopefully more CSU students will be able to attend in the future!

Semester at Sea 2017

Honors student Gabriella is currently attending Semester at Sea at CSU. Follow along as she updates us with her adventures around the world!

Interning in Man’e Village in Xishuangbanna Prefecture

Francis Commercon received the Spot’s scholarship for his summer internship in China. The project he is working on aims to clarify whether understory intercropping can restore soil health and biodiversity to rubber plantations. Stay up to date with Francis’ opportunity here.

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Shakespeare in Oxford

This is a blog following the adventures of nine Colorado State University Honors students in Oxford, UK. Keep up with their travels here. The students, led by Dr. Roze Hentschell, will:

• Take a CSU Honors course, “Shakespeare in Oxford,” an experiential Shakespeare course. Students will read 4 plays, attend lectures by Shakespeareans from Oxford University, and see plays at the Globe in London (Taming of the Shrew and Midsummer Night’s Dream), by The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-Upon-Avon (Hamlet), and by the Oxford School of Drama (Measure for Measure).
• Take a one-on-one tutorial (like an independent study) with an Oxford Professor in the students’ specialized fields of study, arranged by our on site organization, the Oxford Study Abroad Programme. Students propose topics and are matched with an appropriate Oxford scholar. This is a unique opportunity for students to experience intense independent study under the guidance of an Oxford expert.
• Take group field trips to Bath, Windsor Castle, and sites around Oxford.
• Have status as “associate members” at New College, one of Oxford’s oldest colleges.

Zambia 2016 Blog - Bri and Rachel

Let the adventure begin! The departure is quickly approaching and I can’t believe it!  I still remember the snowy day that I got the acceptance email and immediately called my parents and now the day we leave is almost here!  As I think ahead into Friday and the coming weeks I have realized that I really have no idea what to expect beyond what the brochures and emails have told me—what will the landscape look like? will it be humid? how bad will the bugs really be? 

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Community-Based Conservation Project in Tunkhel

I am currently in the midst of my Independent Study Project (a month-long course in which students study an area of their choosing).  I am studying the implementation of a community-based conservation project in a small village called Tunkhel.  I must say that Maria's colleague and former student, Batkhishig, as well as the rest of the MOR2 team have been very accommodating and helpful.  Read More of John's Mongolia Independent Study