Shirley Chessman

‘Invaluable’lab engineer Shirley Chessman set to retire

June 2, 2022

Anyone who has spent time in the Idea Forge has come to know Shirley Chessman. After working as the Idea Forge mechanical lab engineer for the past seven years, Chessman is retiring this summer.

Author Simon Sinek speaks virtually with in-person CUPD members

Police department shares summer reading pick with campus community

June 2, 2022

What’s on your summer reading list? Chief of Police Doreen Jokerst recommends “Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t”—the inaugural read for the new CUPD book club.

Erika Randall

At new conjunction, dancer-turned-dean heralds ‘ampersanding’

June 2, 2022

Erika Randall, a new associate dean for student success, wants students to feel their authentic selves are woven into the campus community. She also belives when people give themselves permission to embrace their disparate interests, they achieve increasingly compelling, creative work—what she calls “ampersanding.”

Alteryx co-founder Libby Duane

Businesses need graduates who aren’t intimidated by data, says co-founder

June 2, 2022

The people at Alteryx, a software company, believe scholarships are their responsibility to help aspiring leaders develop skills for changing workplaces—which increasingly require data analysis across the board.

spring blooms on campus

CU launches national search for new chief people officer

June 1, 2022

With the goal of identifying a final candidate by this fall, a national search is underway for CU Boulder's next senior associate vice chancellor and chief people officer. The position will lead the Department of Human Resources.

Professor Max Boykoff speaks during the EU campus visit to CU Boulder.

European Union climate delegation visits campus

May 31, 2022

Chancellor Philip DiStefano welcomed a delegation of energy, climate, environment and science counselors representing the European Union to CU Boulder. The chancellor highlighted the university’s legacy of climate and environmental research and innovation, as well as commitment to sustainability. He also acknowledged there is more we can all do.

sunset in a canyon

Alumnus shines light on history of LGBTQ community in American West

May 31, 2022

Gregory Hinton is a California-based author, historian and the founder of Out West, a national museum program series exploring the contributions of LGBTQ communities to Western American history.

Yonca Ertimur

Russell Moore names Yonca Ertimur acting dean of Leeds School

May 31, 2022

Effective July 1, Professor Yonca Ertimur will be the acting dean of the Leeds School of Business. She will succeed Sharon Matusik.

journalists taking notes

After a mass shooting: Examining the role of media coverage

May 31, 2022

Is news coverage inspiring more mass shootings? Not necessarily, but with each incident comes complicated questions for journalists, says CU Boulder Professor Elizabeth Skewes.

Participant celebrates end of race at Folsom Field

Photos: Memorial Day race delights thousands, with finish at CU Boulder

May 31, 2022

The jubilant BolderBoulder 10K race returned to Folsom Field on May 30. Part fun fest, part professional race and part Memorial Day tribute, the event included thousands of participants and onlookers.

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