Terra is Latin for earth. Earth provides the nutrients to feed the world. Terra at CSU Spur brings agriculture to life, allowing people to understand where their food comes from, the challenges that lie ahead as the global population grows rapidly, and how we can all participate in shaping our food future.
What you’ll do at Terra
- Watch researchers testing temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide variables to maximize crop yields inside growth chambers.
- Take a community cooking class in Terra’s teaching and culinary kitchen.
- Be chef or food scientist for a day in the kids’ mock kitchen.
- Walk the green roof and check out the rooftop greenhouses, showing how urban spaces can be used for planning and food production.
- Visit the agricultural diagnostic and analytical services labs, offering soil, water, and plant analysis as well as plant and insect identification.
- Enroll middle-school and high-school students in CAM’s Ag Academy for immersion in complex problems and potential solutions around food and agriculture.
- Seek an advanced degree in food innovation and entrepreneurship through the new Master of Agribusiness and Food Innovation Management program, with classes at CSU Spur.
- Sign up to be a taste tester at the sensory lab.
- Explore bilingual stories about CSU System changemakers and how they tackle the significant challenges facing our planet at the CSU Impact(o) Map.
- Supplement learning with food and agriculture exhibits throughout the building.
- Get your photo with the art at Terra, including works by local artists Patrick Marold and Sandra Fettingis.
Terra is designed by Anderson Mason Dale Architects.
Hours
Monday-Friday: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
2nd Saturday of every month: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (closed all other Saturdays)
Closed Sundays
Location
4777 National Western Dr.,
Denver, CO 80216
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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.
It’s our anniversary!
It’s our anniversary! CSU Spur has been fully open to the public, sharing hands-on, family-friendly activities around food, water, and health for two years. Join us on Saturday, Jan. 11, for 2nd Saturday activities, including desserts, a mariachi performance, face painters, horses on treadmills, veterinarians in surgery, scientists in labs, and more. The celebration is from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and CSU Spur will be open 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; no registration required, all public activities are free.
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is presented by Canvas Credit Union.
JOCELYN HITTLE
Associate Vice President for CSU Spur, Colorado State University
Jocelyn Hittle is primarily focused on the CSU Spur campus at the National Western Center, and on supporting 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.
We’ll see you Saturday!
2nd Saturday at CSU Spur is 10 a.m.-2 p.m. this Saturday (March 8), and the theme is Girls & Science! Join us to explore robot recyclers and environmental trivia at the Girls Inc. teen activation station, visit the CBS Colorado First Alert Weather Tracker, create your own forecast, make tree cookies with the Forest Service, and more. The first 200 children get a free Girls & Science STEM activity box!