Getting to Year 2 @ CSU

Energize Your Transition to Year 2!

Getting to Year 2 @ CSU (GTY2) is a semester-long program with events designed to support first-year students as they transition into their 2nd year. From financial literacy, choosing where to live, learning more about ourselves and building community: THIS is Getting to Year 2. Stay plugged into GTY2 newsletters (automatically emailed to all first-year students) to learn about upcoming workshops, campus events, and FREEBIES!

Bookmark this webpage, check back often for updates and events added throughout the semester, and Get Ready, Get Set, Getting to Year 2 @ CSU!

For questions, please contact year2@colostate.edu.

Spring 2024 Events

GTY2 Beanie Giveaway with Off-Campus Life

Monday, January 29 – Friday, February 2 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM 
Off-Campus Life, Lory Student Center 281

Visit Off-Campus Life to get a FREE CSU beanie (while supplies last)! You’ll also get to learn about the many services that Off-Campus life has to support you in finding off-campus housing, finding roommates, party registration, tips on commuting to campus, RamRide, local laws and ordinances that you should know about, and so much more! 

Student Employee Job Expo

Wednesday, January 31 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Lory Student Center Ballrooms C&D 

Need a job? Looking for flexibility around your classes? Join us for the Student Employee Job Expo. Campus employers will be on hand to share information about their opportunities for the current semester and next year, answer your questions, and collect resumes. Registration is recommended, but not required. Visit Handshake here to learn more about what to expect! Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to all students!

Roommate Meet & Match (open to 1st year students only)

Wednesday, January 31 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Off-Campus Life, Lory Studenht Center 281

Fly solo or bring a fellow First-Year Ram, this event is only for First-Year students! Looking for a place to live or need an extra roommate to fill a room in your house? Join Off-Campus Life and Getting to Year 2 for a Roommate Meet & Match session to meet other students to find potential roommates and housing. During the meeting, an Off-Campus Life staff member will support in facilitating the meeting and help get conversations going among attendees.

Students can attend for as little or as long as needed. Most students will join in the beginning and leave if they do not meet someone in the beginning. We recommend you join right when the event starts to meet the most people. Additionally, we recommend that you join more than one event since each Roommate Meet & Match has a unique mix of people. Registration strongly recommended,  click here to do so!

Fall 2024 Returning Student Housing Application

Application Opens: Monday, February 5th

Live On!  Current hall residents, as well as students with a 2023-2024 housing exemption, have first choice of hall rooms for next year, including premium spaces specifically for returning students.  Visit Housing & Dining Services website here for additional information. The application will close March 8, or until returning student spaces are filled, whichever comes first.

Navigating Off-Campus Housing & Signing an Off-Campus Lease

Monday, February 5 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Off-Campus Life, Lory Student Center 281

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to any First-Year, Second-Year or Transfer students! Starting to think about where you are going to live next year? Not a clue where to get started or what to do with a lease? It doesn’t have to be daunting if you know what to look for! Join Student Legal Services and Off Campus Life to learn about finding off-campus, the process of signing a lease, how to work with landlords/ leasing offices, how to get your deposit back, and more helpful tips! Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

Financial Foundations Workshop with Canvas Credit Union

Tuesday, February 6 | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Canvas Stadium 0202 (Collaborative for Student Achievement, Big South Conference Room)

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to any First-Year, Second-Year or Transfer students! Your money life right now and in the future. Your financial well-being starts with the fundamentals of spending, saving, borrowing, and future planning. Get a clear understanding of banking products, money emotions, budgeting options, savings tactics, advantages and challenges of loans, smart borrowing tips, and big picture considerations like insurance and investing. Let’s take a look at your whole money life to make your financial position stronger now and in the future. Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

Housing Fair

Wednesday, February 7 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Never No Summer Ballroom, in the Lory Student Center

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to all students! The Housing Fair brings together property management companies, landlords, realtors, other community resources, and Colorado State University offices to inform students about their housing options and how to successfully live off-campus. Different groups such as apartment complexes, property managers, television companies, etc. have positions in the ballroom where students are able to speak to a representative to learn about or sign up for their services, and in some cases sign a lease for a place to live the following year. Visit Off-Campus Life’s website here to learn more!

Roommate Meet and Match (open to First-Year, Second-Year, and Transfer students)

Tuesday, February 20 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Off-Campus Life, Lory Student Center 281

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to any First-Year, Second-Year or Transfer students! Looking for a place to live or need an extra roommate to fill a room in your house? Join Off-Campus Life and Getting to Year 2 for a Roommate Meet & Match session to meet other students to find potential roommates and housing. During the meeting, an Off-Campus Life staff member will support in facilitating the meeting and help get conversations going among attendees.

Students can attend for as long as needed. Most students will join in the beginning and leave if they do not meet someone in the beginning. We recommend you join right when the event starts to meet the most people. Additionally, we recommend that you join more than one event since each Roommate Meet & Match has a unique mix of people. Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

Exploring Majors Week

Monday, March 4 – Thursday, March 7

Join Exploratory Studies in a week full of learning about major and academic opportunities on the path to declaring a major or minor. Visit CSU’s Exploratory Studies website for additional information!

Monday, March 4: Competitive Majors Close-Ups

Tuesday, March 5: Academic Options Fair

Wednesday, March 6: Tour de Majors

Thursday, March 7: Share your Declare Event

Healthy Eating on a Budget

Wednesday, March 6 | 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM 
Corbett Kitchen, located near The Foundry

Fly solo or bring a fellow First-Year Ram, this event is only for First-Year students! Looking forward to moving on from the dining centers but not sure how to cook healthy meals and stay on budget in your own kitchen? Join us for a night of interactive games, tips and tricks for navigating grocery aisles, cooking nutritious meals, and maximizing resources. Walk away equipped with practical skills and a newfound confidence in making wholesome food choices that won’t break the bank. Don’t miss out on this empowering opportunity to fuel your body and mind for success! Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

Creative Chillout

Tuesday, March 19 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 
Room 312, Lory Student Center 

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to any First-Year, Second-Year or Transfer students! Being creative can help us reduce stress by giving our thinking mind a break. Creating something can be restorative, boosts our mood, and takes very little time.  In this session, you will experience various ways to bring creative breaks in small moments of everyday life.  No prior skills are required. Free food (assorted hot tea & gourmet cookies) will be provided for participants. This event is capped at 32 participants. Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

Snooze, Munch, Move - Self Care for You

Thursday, March 21 | 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM 
Room 324, Lory Student Center 

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to any First-Year, Second-Year or Transfer students! Learn about developing self-care practices that make a big difference for health and life satisfaction. Sleep, nutrition, and exercise habits are explored, information provided about why they are important, and helpful tips and resources to optimize healthy habits easily. Participants complete a self-care assessment and take away a self-drafted plan to implement in their lives. Free food (assorted hot tea & chips and dip) will be provided for participants. This event is capped at 21 participants. Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

My Future Money Life Budgeting Workshop with Canvas Credit Union

Thursday, March 28 | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM 
Canvas Stadium 0202 (Collaborative for Student Achievement, Big South Conference Room)

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to any First-Year, Second-Year or Transfer students! Get a taste of the kind of real-life financial decisions you will be making in your future.  You will be assigned a job, income, and family then you decide how to spend your money on basics and fun stuff.  Can you make it through the month without going broke?  What will you do with all the extra you have left?  We’ll talk about the successes and challenges of managing money then chat about banking, credit scores, getting a loan, and whatever other money question you have. Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

Credit Score Scavenger Hunt Workshop with Canvas Credit Union

Tuesday, April 9 | 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM 
Canvas Stadium 0202 (Collaborative for Student Achievement, Big South Conference Room)

Fly solo or bring a fellow Ram – this event is open to any First-Year, Second-Year or Transfer students! How much do you know about credit scores?  Test your knowledge by hunting up the questions from around the room then get the facts and myths clarified as we discuss how credit, credit scores, and credit bureaus really work.  It’s a topic that has tremendous influence on your financial life so it’s important to get the truth. Registration strongly recommended, click here to do so!

CSUnity (Spring Clean Up - GTY2 Team)

Sunday, April 21 | 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM 
Meet-Up Location TBD

Join SLiCE, Rams, and community members on this one day of service during National Volunteer Month to:

  • Branch out & cultivate connections
  • Collectively care for our neighbors
  • Contribute to community-wide spring clean-up projects

Sign-ups for this FIRST-YEAR RAMS team are available here. Pre-registration required, click here! Stay tuned into the GTY2 newsletters for more information!