CSU Center for Public Deliberation

07/08/2026

We hope to see some familiar faces on Saturday at the museum!! See the post below for more details and a link to register!

Join us this Saturday, July 11 from 4:00–6:00 PM at Fort Collins Museum of Discovery for a community celebration of our faith250 journey.
 
Please note the 4:00 PM start time (doors open at 3:30 PM).
 
Together, we’ll enjoy food, singing, and meaningful conversation as we reflect on the civic values that connect us. This month’s featured reading is Langston Hughes’ powerful poem, Let America Be America Again, inspiring thoughtful dialogue about our shared hopes and responsibilities as a community.
 
Whether you’ve participated in previous faith250 conversations or are joining for the first time, all are welcome.
 
🍽️ Food provided
🎶 Live music from Veronica May
💬 Meaningful conversation
📍 Fort Collins Museum of Discovery
🗓️ Saturday, July 11 | 4:00–6:00 PM
 
🔗 Follow the link in our bio to register.
 
This community initiative is made possible through the collaboration of Har Shalom Center for Jewish Living, CWS Fort Collins, Fort Collins Museum of Discovery, CSU Multifaith & Belief Initiatives, ISAAC of Northern Colorado, and the Fort Collins Area Interfaith Council.

06/08/2026

Our partners at Poudre Libraries and the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery are hosting this event on Saturday! Check out the museum website for more details!

TED Democracy Philadelphia: Founding Futures

Saturday, June 13th
9:00am – 3:30pm
 
On Saturday, June 13, 2026, in partnership with Poudre Libraries, we will host a livestream of TED Democracy Philadelphia: Founding Futures, a daylong symposium featuring 15+ original TED Talks focused on the future of democracy.

Streaming live from Philadelphia leading up to America’s 250th birthday celebrations, this landmark event convenes bold thinkers and civic leaders to share ideas and solutions designed to inform and inspire.
 
We’re proud to serve as a host site and bring this important civic moment to our local community.
 
These events are free and open to the public! Visit our website for more info.

05/16/2026

Happy graduation day, Rams!! We are rounding out our Senior Spotlights with Jo Carroll! Jo has been with the CPD since they transferred to CSU in 2024 and in that time has done so much incredible work in our local community. This week, Jo was also awarded the Albert C. Yates Student Leadership Award and got to ring the Old Main bell to kick off graduation weekend! Congratulations to Jo and to all our Rams graduating today. We are so proud of you!! Go Rams!

05/14/2026

In honor of graduation this week, we are celebrating another amazing CPD Senior, Caroline Studdert! Caroline has done amazing work, and has gone above and beyond for the CPD, we wish her the best with her future endeavors! Thank you Caroline for your wonderful contributions, you will be missed!

05/14/2026

The next senior we want to highlight is Hayley!! One of the members of the PR team who helped keep the Conversation Tip of the Week running!! We’re so grateful to have Hayley in the CPD!!

05/12/2026

We hope many of you will be able to join us on June 4th for this important discussion!

03/26/2026

We hope to see you at the on Saturday, April 11th for Fort Collins’ first ever Civic Saturday! To register, scan the QR code or visit the link in the first comment. You won’t want to miss it!

03/10/2026

On Saturday, we ran a double-header, with a morning intergenerational dialogue (see previous post). After a 30 minute break, CPD student Emily Gross, who is earning her Ph.D. in Human Dimensions of Natural Resources, ran a process she designed engaging participants on issues related to the environment and outdoor areas in northern Colorado. Emily designed a fun and creative World-Cafe hybrid-style workshop that involved three rounds of facilitated discussions, the creation of clay sculptures for an environmental pottery project, and final round voting to pick the project that will move forward. Nicely done, Emily!

Big shout out to Compass Community Collaborative School Fort Collins for allowing us use of their wonderful space for both events!

03/10/2026

Big thanks to Compass Community Collaborative School Fort Collins for hosting a CPD doubleheader on Saturday.

That morning, we hosted another intergenerational dialogue, partnering with Compass, the Partnership for Age-Friendly Communities in Larimer County, the Fort Collins Senior Advisory Board and others. Over 60 participants covering 80 debates came together to talk about American values with more nuance. See details on the post below.

03/10/2026

In May, we'll be partnering with our friends at Citizen University to bring their Power + Character training to our community. If you work with local youth between 14-24 and are looking for creative ways to talk about civics and citizenship, please join us!

We can accept a cohort of 30 community members into this free training from May 6-8, 2026. We'll provide lunch on both full days, and light breakfast on all three days.

You can learn more about the program here: https://col.st/dyc1o

To take a glimpse at the curriculum, head here: https://col.st/xkncd

Finally, if you'd like to join us, please register here: https://col.st/125i2

The deadline for registration is March 25, 2026!