MEDIA ADVISORY: Colorado State University celebrates the groundbreaking for new Veterinary Health and Education Complex May 2

Media interested in attending or scheduling interviews with leadership related to the Veterinary Health and Education Complex, either in advance or at the event, should contact Jennifer Dimas at jennifer.dimas@colostate.edu or 970-988-4265.

What: A groundbreaking ceremony for Colorado State University’s new Veterinary Health and Education Complex, or VHEC, a $230 million project that will position CSU as a leader in veterinary medicine education, research and animal care for the next several decades. Complimentary beverages and appetizers provided.

When: Thursday, May 2 from 4 -5:30 p.m.

Where: The future site of the Veterinary Health and Education Complex. Lot 725. 2450 Gillette Drive, Fort Collins, CO. (The address will take you to the parking lot and signs will direct you to the event location.)

Who: Leadership from CSU and the State of Colorado will deliver brief, prepared remarks. Speakers will include Governor Jared Polis, First Gentleman Marlon Reis, Dean Sue VandeWoude, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine student Eddie Valdez and CSU President Amy Parsons.

Details: Slated for completion in fall 2026, the completed project will include a new Primary Care Center — a teaching hospital for routine and urgent care; a new Livestock Veterinary Hospital, fully equipped with medical, surgical and ambulatory facilities built to meet current and future demands for large animal care; and reimagined classrooms with interactive workstations.

“We want to continue our tradition as a cutting-edge academic veterinary medical center that pushes boundaries in education and medicine. This project gives us the opportunity to better educate and support our students and meet societal needs into the foreseeable future,” said Dr. Sue VandeWoude, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. “We’re really going to be setting up our graduates for success — with their practices, with their well-being; it’s exciting for our campus and for our profession.”

For more information about the Veterinary Health and Education Complex, visit: futureofvetmed.colostate.edu.

Contact: Jennifer Dimas at jennifer.dimas@colostate.edu or 970-988-4265.