'Dreamers' visit CU-Boulder April 27-28 to get taste of college life

April 22, 2016

Nearly 500 middle school students from Angevine Middle School in Lafayette are heading to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ on April 27 and 28 to get a taste of college life. The sixth- and seventh-graders will do hands-on science projects, visit the CU-Boulder Museum of Natural History, participate in dance workshops, and watch a rousing theater production about the U.S. Presidents. Faculty and staff from the museum, Science Â鶹ÊÓƵy, the Partnerships for Informal Science Education in the Community, and the Department of Theatre and Dance will be leading the sessions.

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March Eco-Tip: Green travel

March 15, 2016

Each month, CU-Boulder's Environmental Center provides eco-tips with the goal of promoting sustainable choices. March's topic is green travel.

Students with bamboo plants

Making Mondays brighter at the UMC

March 11, 2016

Want to start your week on the right note? Attend I Love Mondays in the UMC. Sponsored by the Center for Student Involvement , the program provides free activities for students every Monday of the academic year.

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CU Traditions: Hiking the Flatirons

Feb. 29, 2016

The natural beauty of the Flatirons has long been revered, and has become a symbol of Boulder both on post cards and in people’s memories, as well as a symbol of CU itself.

 INVST Students

Learning by doing: The INVST Community Leadership Program

Feb. 10, 2016

Sabrina Sideris, program director of CU-Boulder's INVST Community Studies, takes great pride in working with CU students to help them learn to become engaged citizens and leaders. In fact, she was once one of those students. Sideris became interested in community-based learning and social justice when she was a CU-Boulder undergraduate (1996-2000).

K-12 students, mentors invited to join BoCo Youth Climate Challenge

Feb. 8, 2016

The Â鶹ÊÓƵ, the City of Boulder and the Boulder Climate Culture Collaborative (C3 Boulder) are sponsoring a climate challenge aimed at engaging Boulder youth in efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change.

Student life: Bridges to Prosperity

Feb. 8, 2016

As a CU-Boulder sophomore, Joseph Arehart found himself seeking an avenue through which he could have an impact on the world. The fourth-year student, who is working toward a concurrent Master's and Bachelor's degree in architectural and civil engineering, reflects on his experience working with the student organization Bridges to Prosperity.

 Student involvement week

Find your passion at the Spring Student Involvement Fair

Feb. 1, 2016

Is breakdancing your thing? Or perhaps astronomy or hiking? Learn more about the clubs and organizations that make up the CU-Boulder community during the Spring Student Involvement Fair on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Glenn Miller Ballroom.

With Colorado's Mount Sopris in the background, water flows along the Roaring Fork River

CU Athletics to tap into fans’ help for water conservation, restoration

Jan. 27, 2016

Spectators at home basketball games will be prompted to text a pledge to conserve water a s part of CU-Boulder's new Water for the West campaign. For every pledge received, CU Athletics will restore 1,000 gallons of water to the Colorado River Basin through a partnership with the Change the Course initiative.

Attendees at CU Advocacy Day at the State Capitol

CU Advocates Day at State Capitol connects lawmakers, supporters

Jan. 27, 2016

On Jan. 26, the CU Advocates program and the University of Colorado’s Office of Government Relations hosted the 2016 CU Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. Attendees received updates on the university’s recent educational, research and economic contributions. Lawmakers and CU officials also briefed advocates on CU’s legislative priorities, higher education’s funding outlook for this year and Colorado’s budget situation.

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