Celebrate
- CU Â鶹ӰԺ earned a spot on the recently published IIE Open Doors survey’s top 40 list for institutions hosting the most international scholars engaged in academic and research activities in 2021–22.
- Three CU Â鶹ӰԺ students have earned 2023 Brooke Owens Fellowships, a highly competitive program that provides paid internships and mentoring to exceptional undergraduate women seeking careers in aviation or space exploration.
- Five University Libraries student-employees will receive the Laughing Goat Endowed Scholarship in recognition of contributions fulfilling the mission of the libraries. The libraries employ more than 150 students each semester, many of whom stay on from their first year through graduation.
- Air quality, thermometers and virtual reality were all thesis topics presented during the annual competition, which asks graduate students to distill their research down to a three-minute presentation. Congratulations to winners Rob Streeter, Lexi Deal and Lydia Wagenknecht.
- The Center for Leadership is pleased to present the 2023 Student Leaders of the Year Award, recognizing outstanding students and highlighting the impact of leadership education at CU Â鶹ӰԺ.
- Congratulations to Joe Thomas, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, who was recently elected president-elect to NODA.
- CU Â鶹ӰԺ has been selected as a member of the United States Space Command Academic Engagement Enterprise, a new national program designed to expand collaboration and academic exchanges between universities and Space Command.
- CU Athletics' diversity, equity and inclusion program has received an honorable mention from the NCAA and the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association for making a difference for staff, coaches and athletes.
- Congratulations to Kristi Wold-McCormick, campus registrar, who was recently elected president-elect to the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers. Wold-McCormick has been the registrar at CU Â鶹ӰԺ since 2014.
- CU Â鶹ӰԺ and Front Range Community College are among 104 recipients of Howard Hughes Medical Institute funding to boost inclusion in STEM fields.