CSU Spur of the Moment season two is here
Spur of the Moment is the podcast of the CSU Spur campus, where we talk with experts in food, water, and health about how they are tackling big challenges in their fields.
Spur of the Moment is hosted by Jocelyn Hittle, Associate Vice Chancellor for CSU Spur; it is produced by Kevin Samuelson and the CSU System.
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Latest episodes
Food is fun with Adam Schlegel
Episode 32: Adam Schlegel is CEO of Cumulus Etc., a consulting company focused on food, beverage, agriculture, and sustainability. Some of the restaurants he’s had a hand in creating include Chook Charcoal Chicken, Sun Valley Public Market, and Snooze an AM Eatery.
Water, waste, and reuse with Dr. Sybil Sharvelle
Episode 31: Dr. Sybil Sharvelle is a professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and serves as the technical director for the Water TAP lab at CSU Spur.
A place for everyone in agriculture with Dr. LaKisha Odom
Episode 30: Dr. LaKisha Odom is the scientific program director at the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR), working to tackle complex challenges in food and agriculture while inspiring future generations of diverse and multi-cultural food and ag scientists.
The future of work with Joseph Fuller
Episode 29: Joe Fuller is a professor of Management Practice in General Management at Harvard Business School and co-leads the school’s initiative, Managing the Future of Work.
Science, policy, and communication with Brad Udall
Episode 28: Brad Udall is a senior water and climate research scientist at Colorado State University’s Colorado Water Center focused on the Colorado River Basin and an expert in hydrology and policy-related concerns of the American West.
Agriculture’s wicked problems with Kim Stackhouse-Lawson
Episode 27: Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University and the Director of AgNext — a program at CSU tasked with finding solutions to feeding 12.3 billion people by the end of this century.
Better buildings for a sustainable future with Ben Shepherd
Episode 26: Ben Shepherd is the director and planning practice leader at Atelier Ten, an environmental design consulting firm based in New York City.
Health and well-being in populations with Sheryl Magzamen
Episode 25: Dr. Sheryl Magzamen is an associate professor in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Sciences at Colorado State University and her work is primarily focused on understanding the relative contribution of social factors and environmental exposures on childhood chronic disease.
A school system for everybody with Tony Frank
Episode 24: Tony Frank is the chancellor of the Colorado State University System, a network of three degree-granting campuses, as well as the CSU Spur campus in Denver, and the CSU Todos Santos Center in Baja California Sur, Mexico.
Managing a water utility during a water crisis with Jim Lochhead
Episode 23: Jim Lochhead is the CEO of Denver Water, where he oversees the management of the drinking water for Denver and the surrounding suburbs.
The future of agriculture with Kate Greenberg
Episode 22: Kate Greenberg is Colorado’s Commissioner of Agriculture, bringing to the role more than 12 years of work in agriculture spanning legislative advocacy to work directly in the field.
Water in the West Global Solutions: Innovation and Investment Panel
Episode 21: This panel at the 2022 Water in the West Symposium featured the Israel Colorado Innovation Fund’s Gili Elkin and the Water Foundry’s Will Sarni and was moderated by Karen Roter Davis of Entrada Ventures.
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JOCELYN HITTLE
Associate Vice Chancellor for CSU Spur & Special Projects, CSU System
Jocelyn Hittle is primarily focused on helping to create the CSU System’s new Spur campus at the National Western Center, and on supporting campus sustainability goals across CSU’s campuses. She sits on the Denver Mayor’s Sustainability Advisory Council, on the Advisory Committee for the Coors Western Art Show, and is a technical advisor for the AASHE STARS program.
Prior to joining CSU, Jocelyn was the Associate Director of PlaceMatters, a national urban planning think tank, and worked for the Orton Family Foundation. She has a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Princeton, and a Masters in Environmental Management from the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Jocelyn grew up in Colorado and spends her free time in the mountains or exploring Denver.
TONY FRANK
Chancellor, CSU System
Dr. Tony Frank is the Chancellor of the CSU System. He previously served for 11 years as the 14th president of CSU in Fort Collins. Dr. Frank earned his undergraduate degree in biology from Wartburg College, followed by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Illinois, and a Ph.D. and residencies in pathology and toxicology at Purdue. Prior to his appointment as CSU’s president in 2008, he served as the University’s provost and executive vice president, vice president for research, chairman of the Pathology Department, and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He was appointed to a dual role as Chancellor in 2015 and became full-time System chancellor in July 2019.
Dr. Frank serves on a number of state and national boards, has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications, and has been honored with state and national awards for his leadership in higher education.
Dr. Frank and his wife, Dr. Patti Helper, have three daughters.
We’ll see you Saturday!
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday (April 13)! The theme is the Big Bloom.
Hope to see you there!