CSU Spur

Beautiful campus, great school. Open to the public every 2nd Saturday. Interactive exhibits open to the public. Great for adults or kids. Lots to learn. CSU is a great school.

We went to visit the CSU Spur complex at the National Western Center on a quiet, non-Stock Show afternoon. I, of course, had read about the construction of these facilities, but the reality blew me away. We mostly wandered around awestruck at the scope and quality of what CSU has created for their branch in Denver. There are three buildings, each with a different focus. Hydro deals with water, Terra with food, and Vida with animal health, including the Temple Grandin Equine Center and a partnership with Humane Colorado. These are research/education centers with a strong connection to the public via labs, workshops, and interactive exhibits. CSU experts in agriculture, water quality, and veterinary science provide K-12 programs, summer camps, and higher education as a hub for innovation and community engagement. Major components of Hydro include the Denver Water Quality Laboratory, the CSU offices, multiple conference rooms and classrooms, multiple exhibits about water, the Confluence Theater, the Hydro Teaching Lab, the Sensory Room, a nicely landscaped outdoor patio, and the Little Finch coffee shop/café. Terra offers a teaching kitchen; labs for sensory testing, dairy, produce, and meat; the community food/sensory garden; conference rooms; the Controlled Environment Horticulture Lab; multiple exhibits; classrooms; the Learning Lab; labs for microbiology, molecular biology, water, instruments, and soil/plants; and the hydroponic greenhouse. The key features of Vida are the Humane Colorado Veterinary Hospital, the Temple Grandin Equine Center, and the Equine Sports Medicine Rehabilitation and Conditioning Center. Other highlights are extensive art exhibits, the virtual reality anatomy classroom, the observation areas for the on-view surgical suite and spay/neuter clinic; and observation of the horse arena and the Sports Medicine rehabilitation facilities plus numerous exhibits throughout the building explaining all of these functions. Thank goodness for the coffee shop as we were overwhelmed just by the experience of walking through the buildings and needed a break to regroup. These facilities are amazing and many functions are available to the public for help, inquiry, and learning.

unfortunately it was not for a pleasure visit. my Dog was having an end of life. we chose Csu Spur over Humane Colorado due to the fact that Humane Colorado allows only partial end of life process and CSU Spur allowed my family and I to see our dog through the whole process. From the start to the end of my appointment the doctor and the staff were very caring and sympathetic with us. No pressure toward the process they let us take as much time as we need with our dog. This was a very difficult time for us we were loosing a member of our family. Thank you! CSU Spur you guys were golden! keep up the wonderful customer service you hold toward families.

We were excited to take our newphew (toddler age) for the hands on experiences made for his age. He enjoyed his time, but we were severely underwhelmed by the activities there. Trying to figure out and understand where to park (plus you have to pay?!) and then where to go after that was tricky and a bit frustrating with a toddler in tow. Sadly, I can’t say I would recommend this experience to others unless these topics interest older kids, at lease age 12 or older.

Had a great robotics experience there. At the DPS Steam convention. They had lots of games and other fun activities and the campus is really cool