Adams State University

Adams State University (ASU) Great Sand Dunes National Park in the San Luis Valley in Alamosa, Colorado, a small state-supported liberal arts college in the United States, house and protect. The fine arts, business and nursing, offers degree programs in physics and social sciences, and specializes in curriculum educators in various disciplines. Are also others, including counselor education, history, art, business (MBA) programs between educators and offers graduate degrees. Consultant education degree (PhD) program is also available. Participants University sports training and athletic trainers have both an active athletic program; Adams State Grizzlies intramural teams will compete under the auspices of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

History

As a teacher of the college was founded in 1921. Billy Adams, then Colorado will be a governor for three terms a Colorado legislator, Colorado to provide higher education opportunities for teachers from remote and rural areas, found in 1921, Adams State Normal School he worked for three years before taking the authority that San Luis Valley, and them work in the same field of view.

In 1926, Harriet Dalzell Hester became the first graduates of the university. It was the school's first librarian and a Alamosa County school superintendent.

On 22 May 2012, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper Adams State University Adams State College signed a bill changing the name. It was on the 7th amendment to officer 2012.

 Campus

It is located in the heart of the San Luis Valley. All the academic and housing adjacent 90 acres (36.4 hectares) is located on campus. Alamosa has a population of about 15,000.

Academic buildings

The main administration building and the oldest building on campus the school's first president, Dr. Iran has the name Richardson Richardson Hall. home of math and science curriculum, Porter Hall, a graduate of William A. Porter, creator of e-commerce and schools named as a major philanthropist. Don and retired faculty member Dr. Name John McDaniel McDaniel Hall, English, psychology, history, sociology, and a major venue for teacher training classes.

structures for arts scene Campus (2001 planted) in the Theatre, (the process of a major renovation in 2011) and Leon Memorial Music Hall Concert Hall.

Sports facilities

There are two gym and indoor swimming pool. Rex Activity Center for student entertainment weights, exercise bikes and includes a basketball court and contains Plachy Hall Athletics Department as part of a gym and an indoor swimming pool and field house.

Rex made major renovations including Stadium Residence Rex added. The new complex includes suite for viewing games. New home in an eastern view of Mount Blanca (Colorado 14ers one) and west-facing parts and soccer field, offers one of the most impressive views. action at one end of the new $ 750,000 video-tron screen area and displays again.

Residences

currently six campus apartment complex in addition to the three traditional homeland of two or three students, a kitchen / living room and a private bathroom, a private bedroom (Rex Houtchens, McCurry, Moffat, Petteys, Savage and hotel) rooms (Cono is, Coronado and Girault). Most entry is placed in the first class lounge Coronado and Girault. The main cafeteria in the Student Union Building, La Mesa Cafeteria, renovated.


Athletics

sports teams, the school is now called the Grizzlies and formerly known as Indians. They participate in the NCAA Part II and Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Sports groups are:

Baseball: Men's NCAA Division II (restarted in 2012 after a 35 year hiatus)
Basketball: Men's NCAA Division II, Women's NCAA Division II, Intramural Male, Female Intramural
Cross-country: Men's NCAA Division II, Women's NCAA Division II
Football: NCAA Division II Men
Golf: Women's NCAA Division II
Indoor Athletics: Women's NCAA Division II Men's NCAA Division II
Lacrosse: Men's NCAA Division II, Women's NCAA Division II
Outdoor Track & Field Women's NCAA Division II Men's NCAA Division II
Football: Women's NCAA Division II Men's NCAA Division II, mixed Intramural
Softball: Women's NCAA Division II, mixed Intramural
Swimming: Men's NCAA Division II, Women's NCAA Division II
Volleyball: Women's NCAA Division II Men's Club, Intramural mixed
Wrestling: Men's NCAA Division II