Each fall the newest members of the Forever Buffs family connect 鈥 most for the first time 鈥 during the university鈥檚 Week of Welcome, which includes free activities in the CU Recreation Center, a Welcome Fest in the University Memorial Center and a concert on campus hosted by CU鈥檚 Program Council.
Unstructured play 鈥 reading a book, wandering through the zoo, playing outside 鈥 may be good for children鈥檚 brains, says CU-麻豆影院 psychology and neuroscience professor Yuko Munakata.
The CU Board of Regents in June approved creation of a new College of Media, Communication and Information, the first new college or school at CU-麻豆影院 in more than 50 years.
CU President Bruce D. Benson (Geol鈥64, HonDocSci鈥04) announced earlier this fall that the university is in the process of developing a marketing campaign aimed at raising the profile of CU鈥檚 four-campus system, in Colorado and beyond.
Conor McGahey became the public address announcer for home CU football games in 2011, succeeding Alan Cass (A&S ex鈥63, HonDocHum鈥99), who retired after 50 years of making calls for CU sporting events 鈥 including almost 30 years of CU football.