The 2020 Symposium, with presenting sponsors Colorado Dairy Farmers, CoBank, and Leprino Foods Company, was hosted virtually on Nov. 18-19 and included a range of speakers focused on water issues and solutions. Please click the hyperlinks below to view video of the sessions.
The Water in the West Symposium mirrors programing and conversations that will be ongoing at CSU Spur and its Hydro building, focused on water; Spur opens in 2022!
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 18, 2020
10:30 & 11 A.M.
Water Inspiration: Virtual Tours
Denver Zoo — virtual tour and Q&A regarding the Zoo’s water conservation and recycling program (complete with elephants!)
Denver Water — virtual tour and Q&A regarding Denver Water’s work in their watershed to link forest health to your faucet
1 P.M.
Welcome to Water in the West 2020
Jocelyn Hittle — Colorado State University System
Tyrone Smith — Colorado State University
Tony Frank — Colorado State University System
Jim Lochhead — Denver Water
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
1:10 P.M.
Keynote: The Power of Story
Gary Knell — National Geographic Partners
2 P.M.
Moving Minds: How Social Movements, Campaigns, and Storytelling Shape Public Sentiment
Moderator: Yolanda Bevill — Colorado State University
Gary Hirshberg — Stonyfield Organic
Sarah Soule — Stanford Graduate School of Business
Justin Worland — TIME
3:15 P.M.
Food and Water: A Cross-Sector Conversation
Moderator: Secretary Tom Vilsack — Colorado State University System
David LaFrance — American Water Works Association
Secretary Karen Ross — California Department of Food & Agriculture
THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 2020
9 A.M.
Welcome and Hydro Announcement
Jocelyn Hittle — Colorado State University System
9:10 A.M.
Governor’s Remarks
Colorado Governor Jared Polis
9:45 A.M.
Western Governors Series
Moderator: Jim Ogsbury / Ward Scott — Western Governors’ Association
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon
Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis
Nevada Lieutenant Governor Kate Marshall
10:30 A.M.
Secretary’s Dialogue: Election Insights
Secretary Tom Vilsack — Colorado State University System
David Axelrod — Institute of Politics, University of Chicago
11 A.M.
Closing Remarks
Secretary Tom Vilsack — Colorado State University System
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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 (May 10), and we’re celebrating Mother’s Day with all kinds of spring activities, including mariachi performances, songwriting labs, a Temple Grandin Equine Center equine-assisted therapy demonstration, a visit from the Sci on the Fly truck, and more!