CU Boulder Puksta scholars joined 60听fellow scholars from CSU, UC-Denver, Metro State and DU on the weekend of January 23-24 for the Puksta Foundation's 2016 Winter听Inter-Collegiate Retreat. 听Scholars spent the weekend in downtown Denver听networking, attending workshops, and inspiring听each other. On Saturday, scholars were inspired by听Zach Mercurio's session听鈥淟iving and Leading with Authentic Purpose鈥� and pushed to think critically about privilege and oppression in听Dara Burwell's "Anti-Oppression and Equity Workshop."听 On Saturday night, scholars gathered at Maggiano's for an evening of good food, moving speeches and hilarious senior skits. 听On Sunday, scholars learned how to make the most of LinkedIn with听Pete Cutone from听Putnam Investments. They also got to hear from a panel of outstanding activists who discussed "Overcoming Barriers in Translating Passion into Action." We were truly blessed to hear from听Cody Wiggs, DU Puksta 2011, Empowering Education Executive Director,听Aminta Menjivar, DU Puksta 2014,听Libby Birky, So All May Eat Inc. - SAME Cafe Co-Founder, and听Alex Landau, UCD Puksta 2015, Colorado Progressive Commission. 听
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