Celebrate CLA! faculty and staff recognized for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and service in 2025
The College of Liberal Arts acknowledges the accomplishments and efforts of the outstanding faculty and staff for 2025.
Student Spotlight: Sidney Stadelmann
Sidney Stadelmann she/her/hers Hometown: Denver, Colorado Major: Environmental Sociology Minor: Organic Agriculture Sidney and her Climate Anxiety (CCA) project were recently featured in SOURCE. How did you decide to study Sociology? I wanted to study sociology, because I am interested in understanding the “why” of phenomena. I am deeply passionate about sustainability and the […]
Student Spotlight: Samuel Potts
Samuel Potts he/him/his Hometown: Montrose, CO Major: Sociology with a concentration in Criminology and Criminal Justice How did you decide to study Sociology? Sociology provided me with the knowledge necessary to understand our social connections and how our position in society directly affects us. At the time of my first college class ever, I wanted […]
Student Spotlight: Dylan Witte
Dylan Witte she/her/hers Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado Major: General Sociology Dylan recently accepted a manager position at Arboretum, a non-profit coffee shop near campus. She is also the lead trainer for immigrants and refugees. “I get to train them on job skills and support them as best I can from the shop. It’s an awesome, […]
Joshua Sbicca interviewed by Sentient about forced labor
Dr. Joshua Sbicca was recently interviewed by Sentient Media for their article “Could People in ICE Detention Centers Be Forced to Work in Slaughterhouses?” Part of the reason that animal agriculture, and agriculture more broadly, relies so heavily on immigrant labor is because of the nature of the work, he told Sentient. “Many frontline agricultural […]
Ph.D. student Emilia Ravetta receives P.E.O. funding
Congratulations to Ph.D. student Emilia Ravetta who has received a P.E.O. Scholar Award for 2025-26! P.E.O. awards scholarships to women of the U.S. who are pursuing doctoral-level degrees and have the potential to make significant contributions to their fields and positively impact society. Emilia’s award will help fund her dissertation research. “My research project focuses […]
Sidney Stadelmann founds CSU’s Community for Climate Anxiety
Sidney Stadelmann, junior SOC major in our Environmental concentration, created and runs the Community for Climate Anxiety, an organization through the School of Global Environmental Sustainability (SoGES) Student Sustainability Center. She led a breakout session at CSU’s Climate Leadership Summit held last spring. More than 400 students in 8th through 12th grades from 19 Northern Colorado […]
SOC 100 and 220 students support Rams Against Hunger pantry
Inspired by semester-long discussions around equality and poverty, students in Jason Downing’s SOC 100 and 220 courses come together each semester to help fill shelves at CSU’s Rams Against Hunger pantry. Professor Downing launched this effort two decades ago – check out the history of his food drives here!
SOC students launch Colorado Higher Education Basic Needs Summit
Jorja Whyte, senior sociology and psychology double-major and Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) Director of Basic Needs (pictured far right), and Amber Obermaier, sociology Ph.D. student and leader of CSU’s Food Security Advisory Council (pictured center), planned and hosted the first-ever Colorado Higher Education Basic Needs Summit. Approximately 80 attendees from 13 universities […]
Lynn Hempel interviewed by Inside Climate News
Dr. Lynn Hempel shared her insights on religion, politics, and environmentalism in an interview with Inside Climate News for their article, “Faith Leaders Push Back After EPA Head Disparages Climate Action as ‘Religion’.“ “I think it’s important to recognize and appreciate how varied Christians are in their views on climate change and the environment and […]