Graduate Degree Program in Ecology | Colorado State University

COVID-19 UPDATES

Following Dean Stromberger’s directive, the GDPE office will not be staffed, but will be working remotely. Therefore, the GDPE Admin team would like to request that if you need any forms signed, please contact Dawn Koschnitzki (dawn.koschnitzki@colostate.edu), Jennifer Neuwald (Jennifer.Neuwald@colostate.edu), and Alan Knapp (alan.knapp@colostate.edu) to coordinate how to best handle retrieving forms for signature.

Please note, the GDPE office is not closed and all programmatic services are still available. But while GDPE remains “open” during normal working hours, your GDPE team will be working remotely. If you contact us via email, GDPE staff will be available to meet virtually, though not physically, with students.

More about COVID-19 and Student Resources

Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence

GDPE is among a select group of programs that have achieved great distinction and set a standard for excellence in research, teaching and service that may serve as a model for programs throughout the institution and externally.

Opportunities across disciplines

Our curriculum is rigorous and comprehensive–our students emerge from the program as highly competent and skilled graduates.

Room to grow

The GDPE curriculum is designed to provide a breadth and depth of training to MS and PhD students, who will emerge from the program as highly competent and skilled graduates.

Welcome Cohort of 2019

An important part of graduate education is the opportunity to interact with students and faculty from diverse fields within ecology, and we trust that you will find your academic and social interactions within GDPE and the greater CSU community to be rewarding and valuable experiences that you will carry with you as you advance through your academic and professional life.

C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity Collection Insects Moves

The insect collection at the C.P. Gillette Museum of Arthropod Diversity migrated to the Hartshorn Center.

Our Program

GDPE ranks among the nation’s top Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Programs. We have an an ongoing tradition of research excellence, publication and post-graduate placement.

Curriculum & Courses

GDPE’s degree programs are rigorous and comprehensive–our students emerge from the program as highly competent and skilled graduates.

Research

GDPE is recognized as a Program of Research and Scholarly Excellence at Colorado State University. Our students and faculty are engaged in research across all levels of ecology.

Distinguished Ecologists 2019-2020

Alum

October 23, 2019: William K. Smith

Resident

Rick Knight, Professor of Human Dimensions in Natural Resources, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, December 8, 2016

November 13, 2019: Richard Knight

Visiting

Description: Professor Vanessa Ezenwa
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April 8 & 9 2020: Vanessa Ezenwa – Postponed

April 22 & 23 2020: Rachel Winfree – Postponed

May 5 & 6 2020: Jonathan Losos – Postponed

GDPE Ecologists in the News

CSU Professor Colleen Webb Joins Graduate School Leadership

“CSU professor Colleen Webb has been named associate dean of the Graduate School, charged with leading professional development, mentoring, and diversity and access programs.” – Source

Three first-time presenters win awards at Front Range Student Ecology Symposium

CSU graduate students from GDPE organize this symposium, and students from across Colorado attend to present research plans and results. Many undergraduate students present for the first time on their research.

Ecologist LeRoy Poff wins Award of Excellence from Society for Freshwater Science

Congratulations to CSU’s LeRoy Poff! The Society for Freshwater Science (SFS) awarded LeRoy the 2019 Award of Excellence. The SFS is the largest organization in the world of scientists who focus on understanding and conserving freshwater.

Front Range Student Ecology Symposium

The FRSES offers students in environmental science, conservation biology, ecology, and related fields an opportunity to present work, share ideas and meet other participants from across Colorado.

Individuals interested in joining our program are encouraged to visit in mid-February during FRSES (February 20-21, 2020 ). It’s a great time to talk with students and faculty in GDPE.