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About the Greyrock Institute


CoordinatorsThe Greyrock Institute ran from 2000 to 2004. It was sponsored by the Department of English and made possible through the efforts of faculty, staff, and students at Colorado State University. The coordinators through 2003 were Deanna Ludwin and Mike Palmquist. In 2004, the name was changed to the Greyrock Festival and the coordinators were Bruce Ronda, Steven Schwartz, Deanna Ludwin, Judy Doenges, John Calderazzo, Carol Ann Hixon, and Stephanie G'Schwind. In 2005, citing lack of funding for the project and difficulty finding faculty members to serve as coordinators, department chair Bruce Ronda cancelled the event.

About the Institute: The Greyrock Institute began as wishful thinking during lunch in 1997 in the Lory Student Center at Colorado State University. Carol Cantrell, Mike Palmquist, and Louann Reid, all faculty members in the department of English, were exploring how the instructional resources in the department might be used to support graduate instruction during the summer months. Pattie Cowell, then chair of the department, greeted the idea with enthusiasm and launched a series of meetings that culminated in the first Greyrock Institute in 2000. The following year, the focus of the Institute shifted from graduate instruction to a community-wide celebration of reading and writing in the Rocky Mountain West, and a new format was adopted. That format -- involving free readings and fee-based workshops -- continued through 2004.

About this Site: This site was designed and coded by Mike Palmquist, who also maintains it. Jill Darling helped with editing and coding. Deanna Ludwin helped with editing. The site is made possible by the fine equipment and Internet connections provided by Colorado State University. To report problems with the site, or to contact Mike for other reasons, please send him email at Mike.Palmquist@ColoState.edu.