For the first time in its history, the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder is ranked No. 1 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers this year with 117 undergraduate alumni currently serving around the world, the Peace Corps announced today.
Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ business leaders' confidence bounced back to pre-recession levels going into the first quarter of 2011, according to the most recent quarterly Leeds Business Confidence Index, or LBCI, released today by the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Boulder's Leeds School of Business.
The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder's Fiske Planetarium, in partnership with the Sommers-Bausch Observatory, will host a viewing party of the total lunar eclipse on Monday, Dec. 20, starting at 10 p.m.
Will Taylor, president of the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Student Government, will travel to Moscow Nov. 13-20 as part of a delegation of 15 U.S. university student leaders selected to visit the country at the invitation of the Russian Federal Agency on Youth Affairs.
Ten students from Denver Public Schools will be on the University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder campus on Oct. 30 rebuilding computers with help from Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder student mentors.
Taylor Roberts, a University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder senior majoring in architectural engineering, is an example of the growing number of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ-Boulder students who are civically engaged.
One hundred years ago, Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Gov. John Shafroth, a group of University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ dignitaries and leading Boulder citizens stood on a barren hillside overlooking the town and laid the cornerstone for what would become the Boulder area's premier performing arts venue.
The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ at Boulder will highlight the breadth of artistic and cultural resources available on campus through a variety of free and low-cost events during Arts and Culture Week Sept. 19-25.
The University of Å·ÃÀ¿Ú±¬ÊÓƵ Student Government is coordinating a number of relief efforts for residents displaced by the Fourmile Canyon Fire, including a temporary housing online message board, a donation center and a coin drive.