Tour Tuesday Offerings – Summer 2025 Series – Offerings: 

Learn more about our tour offerings below (tours are listed in alphabetical order). 

A World of Innovation: CSU’s Mechanical Engineering Teaching Labs 

Step into the world of innovation and creation at the Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Labs!  Witness our manufacturing, materials testing, robotics, and engines labs where students gain incredible hands-on experience to become the best entry-level engineers in industry.  See where students apply their skills and create the environment that truly separates CSU as one of the elite mechanical engineering undergrad programs.  Also, start your own creations in the Idea2Product 3D printing lab, open to all students on campus and all K-12 students in the state!  A truly memorable experience, come burn some fuel, smash a few things, and have a blast. 

Duration: 2 hours 

Dates: 

• June 17: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
• July 8: 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. 

Backstage: University Center of the Arts 

Go backstage at CSU’s world-class University Center for the Arts with a behind-the-scenes look at our music, theatre, and dance programs by touring performance spaces and production shops. Located in the former Fort Collins High School, the UCA is also home to two museums: the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, the Avenir Museum of Design & Merchandising. 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 10: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
• June 24: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
• July 8: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
• July 22: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 

Biology Teaching Collective 

Visit the teaching collections of the Department of Biology to see the amazing animal materials we use to teach the “ology” courses and learn about evolutionary adaptations throughout the tree of life! Get an up-close look at their collection of over 13,000 mammals and birds, one of the largest collections in the U.S. 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 10: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
• June 17: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
• June 24: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
• July 8: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
• July 15: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 
• July 22: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. 

CSU Spur 

Have you been hearing about CSU Spur and meaning to make a trip? Join us!   

If you haven’t yet visited the CSU Spur campus in Denver, this Tour Tuesday is your chance! Hop on a bus from CSU Fort Collins to the new public-facing campus to learn about it first-hand.  

• Enjoy lunch from a caterer from the neighboring community  
• Hear the vision of this first-in-the-world campus that represents CSU in Denver  
• Explore the three-building campus with a chance to hear from CSU researchers and experts about why they’re engaging at Spur!  

About CSU Spur  

CSU Spur is everything you’d expect from a college campus – research, engagement with industry, a variety of classes – but it also offers free admission to the public to watch science and research in action. Learn more about CSU Spur at CSUSpur.org.  

Please note your transportation is included as you will depart from CSU Fort Collins Campus. 

Duration: 5-hours (includes motorcoach transportation to and from Spur and lunch)  

Dates: 

• June 24: 10:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  
  • 10:30 AM Bus departs CSU Fort Collins Campus 
  • 12:00 PM Bus arrives at CSU Spur and lunch is served 
  • 2:00 PM Tour ends and bus departs CSU Spur 
  • 4:00 PM Bus arrives at CSU Fort Collins Campus 

CSU Trial Gardens: More Than Just Pretty Flowers! 

Colorado State University blooms from late May through early October at the Annual Flower Trial Gardens. Located west of the University Center for the Arts, the Annual Flower Trial Gardens’ outdoor display and test areas were established to allow students, researchers, industry representatives, homeowner and extension personnel to learn, teach and evaluate through horticulture research and demonstration projects conducted in the unique environmental conditions of the Rocky Mountain/High Plains region. You’ll find everything from common favorites like roses and petunias, to exotic plants and flowers, to names like “Brocade Cherry Night”, “Lucious Royale Cosmo”, “Hot Waterblue” and “Margarita Orange Flair”. Keep your eyes peeled for award winners and best in show for ideas for your home gardens. 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• July 8: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 
• July 8: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 
• July 22: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. 
• July 22: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. 

CSU VTH Small Animal Hospital 

Exceptional Veterinary Care and Service and the Future of Veterinary Education  

Built in 1979, the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH) has allowed CSU to become a central location in national and international veterinary science. A 35,000 square foot addition to the hospital was completed in 2002 which houses the Flint Animal Cancer Center (FACC) and Argus Institute. Recently named the #2 Veterinary School in the Nation, we educate the finest veterinarians in the world through our mission to provide exceptional veterinary care and service to the community every day. You’ll get a look into the different services that care for the companion animals, as well as the avian, exotic, and zoologic animals, of Fort Collins and the greater Colorado area at the VTH and FACC. We also provide a look at some of the amazing, high-end technology used by our faculty, staff, interns, residents and students to help provide accurate diagnoses and treatments.  

We strive to give every animal the longest, healthiest, and happiest life possible. With the help of dedicated experts, specialized technology, and safe and spacious facilities, we make caring for your animal our life’s work. Our doctors share compassion and expertise with patients while educating the next generation of veterinarians. We are currently under construction for the new Veterinary Health and Education Complex (VHEC) which is set to be completed in May 2026. Once construction is complete, the VHEC will centralize clinical practice, education, and applied clinical research in one location to provide groundbreaking veterinary care.   

Duration: 90 minutes 

Dates: 

• June 10: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Tour at Capacity
• June 24: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. – Tour at Capacity

CSU Weather Station 

Take a guided tour of one of the longest operating weather stations in the western United States.  Weather observations for research, teaching and public information have been conducted on the CSU campus since the early 1870’s.  This tour will showcase the instruments that are used to measure temperature, humidity, precipitation, evaporation, winds, solar radiation and more.  Many of the instruments date back to the 1950’s and are still operational today!  Learn how the data are used and how you can access the data for yourself as well.  

Duration: 45 minutes 

Dates: 

• June 17: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. 
• June 24: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. 
• July 8: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. – Tour at Capacity
• July 15: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. 
• July 22: 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. 

Designing & Building the Future Together: Nancy Richardson Design Center (RDC) 

The Nancy Richardson Design Center (RDC) is a hub for innovation, designed as a dynamic space to invite curiosity and inspire collaboration. It houses flexible classrooms, gallery and exhibition spaces, and offices and labs of both the RDC and Design and Merchandising departments. The RDC Fabrication Labs (Prototype, Wood, Metal, Imaging, and Ideation) are open to all CSU students, faculty, and staff. We also host regional community events and workshops highlighting Design Thinking, interdisciplinary learning, and creativity. Our IDEA courses are open to Lifelong Learners (ages 55+) and all CSU students.  We also offer full-service design and small-batch production runs.  

Join the tour to see our fabrication labs in action, including virtual and augmented reality; vinyl, textile, and UV printing; laser cutting and etching; digital modeling; 3D printing and scanning; wood working; metal fabrication; fabric assembly; and screen-printing equipment.  

Duration: 50 minutes 

Dates: 

• June 10: 4:00 – 4:50 p.m. 
• June 17: 4:00 – 4:50 p.m. 
• June 24: 4:00 – 4:50 p.m. 
• July 15: 4:00 – 4:50 p.m. 
• July 22: 4:00 – 4:50 p.m.  

From Game Day to Student Success: Canvas Stadium   

Canvas Stadium opened in the summer of 2017 and brought Rams football games back to campus for the first time in 50 years, providing countless new engagement opportunities for the entire university. You’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the Football Hall of Fame, Orthopedic Center of the Rockies Field Club, club level seating, venue spaces, locker room, training center, players’ lounge, New Belgium Porch, and you’ll be able to step onto the field just like our athletes do on game day.  This impressive 727,000 sq. ft. facility is also home to the Iris & Michael Smith Alumni Center, general classroom space and the Collaborative for Student Achievement.   

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 10: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 

Going Old School with CSU Archives & Special Collections   

University Archives serves as CSU’s institutional memory, collecting official copies of historically significant university records, faculty papers, photographs, and more. Visit Archives & Special Collections in Morgan Library during Homecoming week to learn about more than 150 years of campus history and traditions. The tour will highlight some of CSU’s coolest old documents and take you behind the scenes in our restricted storage areas. 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 24: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Tour at Capacity
• July 15: 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Tour at Capacity

Graduate School: The GradSpace   

Step into the life of a graduate student and explore the GradSpace. Dedicated to the graduate community, this space is complete with a large leisure area with a kitchen, a reservable meeting space with high level technical capabilities, a study area with raising desk options, two private rooms for reflection and study, and a locker area available for use. The Graduate School created The GradSpace with great consideration and collaboration for graduate and postdoc students across the university to socialize, work, collaborate, recharge, and connect to their peers.

Duration: 30 minutes 

Dates: 

• June 10: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 
• June 17: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 
• June 24: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 
• July 22: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.  

Into the Vault: Behind the Scenes at the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art 

Step inside the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art With a growing and diverse collection of more than 5,000 works of art and dynamic programing, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art is a cornerstone of Colorado State University’s arts initiatives and a link to alumni, Fort Collins, and our region. The museum is dedicated to educational vitality, embracing all audiences, and to honoring a diversity of art making across time periods, geographies, and cultures. Unique to this tour is the opportunity to go inside the vault which is not open to the public! 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 10: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. 
• July 15: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. 

Johnson Family Equine Hospital 

Named after longstanding equine clients Helen and Arthur Johnson, Colorado State University’s Johnson Family Equine Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility dedicated to horses. Designed with the patient and client in mind, we offer expertise in all equine specialties, all under one (180,000 square foot) roof, 24 hours a day, year-round. Part of what makes the Johnson Family Equine Hospital special is our advanced technology and equipment, which enhance our ability to diagnose, treat, and provide preventive care for your horse. You’ll experience several different units within the hospital including dentistry, ophthalmology, sports medicine, reproduction, critical and emergency care, field service and more! 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 10: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
• June 17: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
• June 24: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 
• July 8: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
• July 8: 3:00 – 4:00 pm. – Tour at Capacity
• July 22: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. 

Mystery of CSU History 

What are the mysteries of CSU’s history? Join us as we learn the history of how CSU began. Tour inside some of the oldest buildings on campus and discover what our historic buildings have been home to over the years. Find out which buildings have ghost stories, myths and legends – maybe you have stories of your own to share. Learn some of the theories as to why CSU’s oldest building burned down in 1870 and where the remains have been placed. Discover the mysteries that have attributed to CSU’s history on this 1.5 hour tour.  

Duration: 1.5 hours  

Minimum guest age: 15 years old 
Dates:  

• June 10: 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.  Rescheduled to July 8 – – Tour at Capacity
• June 24: 4:00–5:30 p.m. – Tour at Capacity
• July 22: 3:00–4:30 p.m. – Tour at Capacity

Powerhouse Energy Campus 

Completed in 2014, the CSU Powerhouse Energy Campus is located near the heart of Old Town and serves as the headquarters of the Energy Institute. The Powerhouse Energy Campus is an incredible facility that conducts research and development across a wide-range of disciplines on a host of energy and climate solution topics. The facility also is home to the Engines and Energy Conversion lab (with large engines that are quite impressive), cookstove research, large-scale thermal energy labs, hydrogen fueling and electric vehicle labs, a rapid prototyping lab and so much more! 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 10: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 
• June 17: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 
• June 24: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 
• July 8: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 
• July 15: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 
• July 22: 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. 

Rams Against Hunger Pantry Tour 

Please join us for a tour of the Rams Against Hunger Pantry.  During this visit, we’ll discuss the scope of food insecurity at institutions of higher education and CSU specifically.  In addition, we’ll address the mechanisms currently in place to support greater food security among our entire CSU community (students, staff, and faculty).  

Wanting to help out a fellow Ram? You can bring a donation to your tour. Rams Against Hunger Food Pantry accepts any unopened, shelf stable items, as well as fruits or vegetables grown at a home garden. 

Operating from The Office of Student Leadership, Involvement and Community Engagement (SLiCE), Rams Against Hunger offers a menu of services that support students, faculty and staff experiencing food insecurity. Services include a food pantry, a meal-swipe program, pocket pantries, and in-person assistance with navigating federal aid eligibility. This multi-pronged approach acknowledges the broad scope of the issue and seeks to normalize this difficult conversation for the individuals affected, as well as for the institution as a whole. Our hope in providing these services is to ensure that basic needs need not be overlooked at the expense of a degree. By reducing the stigma around food insecurity and meeting student, staff and faculty needs in a way that affirms dignity, we hope to live out the creed that Rams really do take care of Rams. 

Duration: 30 minutes 

Dates: 

• June 17: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. 
• July 8: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m. 

Rocky Mountain Student Media 

This is your opportunity to visit Rocky Mountain Student Media! As the college student voice of Colorado State University and the city of Fort Collins, Rocky Mountain Student Media Corp (RMSMC) exists for two main purposes: To give CSU students the opportunity to gain valuable on the job training to help them develop the skills to be successful in their post college careers; and to provide news, entertainment, and other content to the CSU and Fort Collins communities. At the heart of our media production is six award winning, student-run media outlets: The Rocky Mountain Collegian, CSU’s daily newspaper and website; KCSU 90.5 FM radio station; Collegian TV; College Avenue Magazine; Tree Stump Films; and CSU Life, a monthly publication for faculty and staff. In addition, RMSMC has 2 video production units (Student Video Productions and OnSpec Video Training Team). Come see what we are all about! 

Duration: 30 minutes 

Dates: 

• June 10: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 
• June 17: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 
• June 24: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 
• July 15: 10:00 – 10:30 a.m. 

Sustainability Hiding in Plain Sight 

Join Stacey, the CSU Campus Energy Coordinator on a green walking tour of Main Campus. Let’s walk and talk and explore a few of the things that enable and support sustainability action and practices here at CSU. Sustainability at CSU is a team sport. We’ll explore and discuss the things you may or may not see that help CSU achieve its sustainability goals; the role students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends play. Every one of us makes a difference! 

Duration: 75-90 minutes 

Dates: 

• June 24: 10:30 – 12:00 p.m. 

Temple Grandin Equine Center 

Please join us for a tour of the Temple Grandin Equine Center (TGEC) at Colorado State University.  The TGEC is CSU’s initiative that focuses on integrating research and education in Equine-Assisted Services (EAS).  EAS utilizes horses and the horse environment to provide activities and therapies for the benefit of humans.  During a visit to the TGEC at the Foothills Campus, you will tour the new TGEC complex, watch an EAS appointment, where an individual with special needs will be working with their therapist, some volunteers, and of course the horses, and be able to spend some time interacting with a few of the horses. 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• July 17: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Tour at Capacity
• July 22: 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Tour at Capacity

The Biggest Walk-In Closet in the Rockies: Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising 

The Avenir Museum tells stories of dress and textiles that inspire respectful curiosity and connection across peoples, places, and cultures. Come visit the home of CSU’s renowned collection of historic clothing and textiles, with an impressive facility at the University Center for the Arts-East that serves as a tremendous research and teaching resource for CSU students and scholars.  The galleries feature changing exhibitions that are free and open to the public. And, lucky you — this tour includes a guided glimpse into that 5,000 sq. ft. ‘closet’ that is otherwise not accessible to visitors! 

Duration: 1 hour 

Dates: 

• June 10: 11 – 12:00 p.m. 
• June 24: 11 – 12:00 p.m. 
• July 8: 1 – 2:00 p.m. 
• July 22: 1 – 2:00 p.m.