Adams State University

Adams State University is a small state-supported liberal arts university in Alamosa, Colorado, U.S., in the San Luis Valley and home to the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve. ASU is in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and its mascot is the Grizzly Bear.

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