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Sixth Annual Autumn at Adams Kicks Off Saturday

Armando Montano

The Sixth Annual Adams State College Autumn at Adams is slated to begin September 12 through the 18. The 2009 Autumn at Adams theme will be “Transformations Begin Here/Los Transformaciones Empiezan Aquí.”
Events begin on Saturday, Sept. 12 with the second annual green chile cook-off, with this year’s inclusion of a “Dar’wing cook-off, from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m., on the Richardson Hall front lawn. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the same time and place, is the SLV Cancer Relief Bean Bag Tournament.
The film “Homeless to Harvard,” the story of Liz Murray and her personal trials and transformation will be shown Monday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. in the ES Building room 103.
ASC students and faculty are encouraged to attend “Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species,” a talk featuring speaker, Dr. Sean Carroll.
The presentation will be held both on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 3 p.m. in the Nielsen Library and again at 7 p.m. in ES room 103. In a tribute to Darwin’s legacy, this free event will focus on the journeys of Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace and Henry Walter Bates, and details the effects of the discoveries they made and the places each of these discoveries had on the making of the theory of evolution.
Cathy Russell, Ph.D., will also host a hands-on discussion “Evolution and Grace” at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in ES room 103. Just before her evening discussion, an ASC Classified Employee Potato Bake Sale will be held.
The week will wind down a poetry reading at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17 in the Luther Bean Museum.  An artist reception for the art show, “Transformation” Friday, will be held Sept. 18th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the ASC Community Partnerships Art Gallery immediately followed by a free concert with “Sneakers” performing on the front lawn of Richardson Hall.
For more information, a complete schedule of events, cook-off entry form, or an artwork entry form, please visit adams.edu and click on the Autumn at Adams icon or call 719-587-7827.

ASC Nursing Program Announces Four Year Degree

Emma Mueller

Adams State College recently  announced the addition of a four-year nursing program. 
On April 22 the Colorado State Board of Nursing gave ASC approval to open the four-year program. The nursing program will offer students at Adams State that have ever been offered before.
Students coming directly from high school will spend their first three semesters doing all the general education courses needed including all of the nursing prerequisites.  After their first two semesters they will be encouraged to apply for the Nursing major.
All the necessary requirements are posted on the ASC Nursing Program website.  Students will find out about their acceptance by November of their second year.  The most important requirement is that all students earn at least a 3.0 grade point average.
The program will start once a year in January. The first cohort will begin this upcoming January 2010.  A nice thing about the program is that the courses will be taught one at a time for three week “blocks”. Students will be required to be in class Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. daily. No two courses will be taught simultaneously.
There will now be two Nursing Programs on campus. One for students who wish to earn a BSN and sit for their boards upon graduation. The RN to BSN program is for student who have already become RNs and wish to do the upper division and earn a BSN.
If there are any questions about the Nursing Program please contact Dr. Aida Sahud at aidasahud@adams.edu.