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At the end of August, Chris Lehnertz (EPOBio’85) became the 19th superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park, one of the most famous and visited in the National Park system. The first woman to oversee Grand Canyon since it was first set aside as public space more than 100 years ago, Lehnertz is at home in America’s magnificent public spaces.

We partnered with the Latino History Project to preserve the valuable history of our local Latino community, which is now being taught across Â鶹ӰԺ Valley and St. Vrain school districts.

After more than 20 years at the College of Music, Professor of Voice Patrick Mason has announced he will retire from teaching at the end of this academic year.

On Monday, Dec. 5, Program Council will be hosting an advance screening of the holiday movie "Office Christmas Party," starring several Hollywood notables.

Kathryn Ramirez-Aguilar, founder and program manager of the CU Green Labs Program, was presented with the Go Beyond Award for individual achievement at the 2016 International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories (I2SL) annual conference.

Three CU Â鶹ӰԺ professors have won prestigious fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies. Gerardo Gutierrez, Rebecca Maloy and Mithi Mukherjee are among 69 fellows chosen from 1,100 applicants.

The CU Â鶹ӰԺ Department of Human Resources and Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program have partnered to offer a graduate leadership and management certificate for CU employees, which is now open for spring 2017 enrollment.

CU head coach Mike MacIntyre has been named the Walter Camp 2016 Coach of the Year, joining Bill McCartney (1989) as the only coaches in Colorado history to be named the National Coach of the Year. The honor for MacIntyre comes on the heels of being named the Pac-12 Conference Coach of the Year on Tuesday.

On Thursday, Dec. 8, Research Computing will be hosting a meet-and-greet event that will include a tour of their new supercomputer, Summit. They will be conducting multiple tours that day from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

You may have seen that conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos will be coming to CU Â鶹ӰԺ on Jan. 25 at the invitation of two student groups, the College Republicans and Turning Point USA. Some of you have expressed your concerns on social media, in letters to my office, and to me in person that CU Â鶹ӰԺ is allowing such a controversial speaker to hold an event in a campus building.