‘We’ve never not faced adversity, and yet we have always risen:’ Adams State University President on overcoming obstacles to serve Southern Colorado

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ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DAVID TANDBERG
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Adams State University President David Tandberg Sept. 29, 2025, outside the garage attic apartment in Alamosa where he lived as a student at the campus. His new home, the university president’s residence, is just a few blocks down the street.


ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY
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Adams State University in Alamosa, Sept. 29, 2025.

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DAVID TANDBERG
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Adams State University President David Tandberg at the university president’s residence, in Alamosa, Sept. 29, 2025. It’s just a few blocks from the garage attic apartment where he lived as a student

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ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DAVID TANDBERG
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Adams State University in Alamosa, Sept. 29, 2025.

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY
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Adams State University in Alamosa, Sept. 29, 2025.

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DAVID TANDBERG
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Adams State University President David Tandberg in Alamosa, Sept. 29, 2025.

ADAMS STATE UNIVERSITY
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“Wind and Rain,” a bronze sculpture on the Adams State University campus in Alamosa, donated by William Moyers.