Border Water: The Politics of U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Water Management, 1945–2015

Author: Stephen P. Mumme Summary: The international boundary between the United States and Mexico spans more than 1,900 miles. Along much of this international border, water is what separates one country from the other. Border Water provides a historical account of the development of governance related to transboundary and border water resources between the United […]

Celebrate! Provost Awards for 2023

Since the annual Celebrate! Colorado State has grown beyond the capacity to acknowledge all award recipients at a single event, the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President is holding a separate private luncheon this year to recognize its recipients for distinguished teaching and scholarship, faculty excellence, service, advising and leadership-related awards on behalf of the academic enterprise.

Game On – CSU Political Science Instructor and Military Veteran on Why You Should Play Games at Work 

James “Pigeon” Fielder, CSU Instructor in the Department of Political Science, had the honor of speaking at TEDxMileHigh this past November where he discussed the power of games. Games, as he describes, are spaces inside which ritual becomes real to the participants. Games allow you to work together to overcome obstacles that feel real but are […]

Straayer Center Hosts Luncheon for Ambassador Taylor 

On February 28, Colorado State University welcomed Ambassador William B. Taylor to campus as keynote speaker for the 2023 CSU International Symposium. Ambassador Taylor served as chargé d’affaires at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv in 2019 and as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009. He is currently vice president, Europe and Russia at the U.S. […]

Gaining Practical Experience and Building Connections in D.C.

Each semester, the CSU in D.C. Internship connects students with jobs in legislative offices, nonprofit organizations, law firms, and other businesses in Washington, D.C. in a 15-credit, semester-long internship that includes a seminar, a colloquium, and a professional internship. The Straayer Center for Public Service Leadership and the Department of Political Science have collaborated with The Washington […]

Colorado Legislative Internship Serves as a Guiding Light for Career in Politics

Preparing for rebuttals on the senate floor, engaging with constituents to help create legislation that will advance community needs, conducting research, and writing memos for legislators. These are just a few of the day-to-day activities undergraduate students get to experience during their time as legislative interns.   For more than 40 years, the Colorado Legislative Internship […]