2018 winners left to right: Caty Jansury, Heather Sackett, Robbie Herbst and Charles Shobe

2018 Thompson writing awards winners announced

May 7, 2018

Congratulations to the winners of the 19th annual Thompson Awards for American Writing: Robbie Herbst, fiction; Caty Jansury, poetry; Heather Sackett, memoir; and Charles Shobe, creative nonfiction.

Folks take a break and have popsicles with cops.

Take a break with CUPD and 7 other things to do this week

May 7, 2018

For faculty and staff this week are opportunities to see master students' work at the art museum, enjoy an Otter Pop with a cop, learn about the physics of Wonder Woman at the kid-friendly CU Wizards event, attend the monthly Staff Council meeting and more.

Instructor accesses Canvas on laptop

Instructors: Get the Canvas web grading tutorial

May 7, 2018

Follow the tutorial to export final grades from Canvas in a format ready to upload to the registrar's web grading system. Also, look for your Canvas satisfaction survey invitation, which was emailed May 1.

LGBT pride rainbow flag

Join CU at the 2018 Denver PrideFest next month

May 7, 2018

Register to volunteer at or attend Denver PrideFest as a member of the CU community. The event is June 16–17. All members of the campus community are invited to participate.

Jesus Ramos

Class of 2018: With med school on hold, seeking to help others succeed

May 4, 2018

After a successful college career, worries over DACA's fate and paying for medical school have prompted Jesús Ramos to pursue another dream, helping other first-generation students. He's heading into a graduate program in student affairs.

Zoey Craun working with Bridges to Prosperity in Bolivia

Class of 2018: A truly global engineer

May 4, 2018

One of Zoey Craun's favorite CU Â鶹ӰԺ memories happened 4,000 miles from campus, when she was in Bolivia building a footbridge for a local community with the CU chapter of Bridges to Prosperity.

Caitlyn Hughes

Class of 2018: #ILookLikeAnEngineer

May 4, 2018

With aspirations to work for a bio-medical company, Caitlyn Hughes was one of five women in a class of 100. She spent part of her college career putting on events for Girl Scouts so they could learn about engineering and how "awesome" it can be.

Efren Herrera

Class of 2018: Finding a voice in social justice

May 4, 2018

Born in Mexico and raised in Colorado, Efren Herrera Hurtado first set foot on campus as a junior transfer student intent on degrees in French and Italian, but he unexpectedly discovered a new passion.

Edyael Casaperalta

Class of 2018: From Texas to tech law

May 4, 2018

Edyael Casaperalta knew she wanted a school where she could work toward helping marginalized communities navigate the complex waters of technology law. She now is graduating from that school with a law degree.

Chip helps promote College Friday on the set of 9News, a day supporting higher education in Colorado. Photo from the Colorado Department of Higher Education.

Scene at CU: Countdown to commencement, ATLAS expo, more

May 4, 2018

The week in photos and video brought glimpses of student innovation at the ATLAS expo, Chip visiting 9News to promote College Friday, 16,000 copies of this year's commencement program being printed, highlights shared by you and more.

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