Jim Gallogly, CU Engineering School alumnus, CEO of LyondellBasell Industries and member of the CU Engineering Advisory Council, right, is photographed with ÌýCU Engineering Dean Rob Davis, center, and Mike Wirth, a Chevron corp. VP and chair of the CU Engineering Advisory Council after unveiling a temporary sign showing the new name for the Discovery Learning Center.

Engineering education gets a $2.5 million boost, thanks to Gallogly gifts

Oct. 17, 2016

With $2.5 million in gifts, Colorado’s Gallogly family is naming the Discovery Learning Center at the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Boulder, as well as boosting the teaching and research power of the College of Engineering and Applied Science with two new faculty positions.

A student tutors another student at an ASAP open hours session

Wish I had known: Tutoring on campus

Oct. 13, 2016

It isn’t unusual for some first-year students to struggle academically while getting used to university life. That’s where CU Boulder’s Academic Success and Achievement Program (ASAP) comes in. ASAP is an amazing and free on-campus tutoring program offered to any student living on campus.

Ann Schmiesing

Academic excellence and student climate shape fall 2016 Graduate School initiatives

Oct. 12, 2016

On behalf of my colleagues in the Graduate School, I am delighted to present an update on CU Boulder graduate education and an introduction to fall 2016 Graduate School initiatives.

Associate Vice Provost Shelly Bacon

Campus Q&A: Academic advising and the MyCUHub project

Oct. 10, 2016

Last Friday, Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education Mary Kraus announced that Shelly Bacon is moving into a new role as Assistant Vice Provost for Advising and Academic Services. CU Boulder Today sat down with Bacon to discuss advising and other student support services on campus.

Zuri Juarez-Delgado poses in a classroom on the CU Boulder campus

Finding a home, and a purpose, on campus

Oct. 10, 2016

On her way to class, amid a crowd of other students, Zurisadai Juarez-Delgado felt alone. She believed her experiences were so different from most other students that she became withdrawn, thinking no one could possibly relate to her. But Juarez-Delgado found a place where she could feel at home on campus, the inclusive community of the Education Diversity Scholars program at CU Boulder. As a result, she has discovered a career path that is changing the trajectory of her life.

Mary Kraus

Undergraduate experience motivates OUE changes

Oct. 7, 2016

The Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) has seen many changes over the past six months, all designed around a collaborative approach to improving the undergraduate experience.

Old Main against the Flatirons

Arts & Sciences faculty OK core curriculum overhaul

Oct. 4, 2016

Faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have voted to revise the college’s core curriculum for the first time since 1988, a faculty committee announced Tuesday. The move will improve the educational experience for undergraduates in the college, proponents say.

A portrait of Gia Voeltz.

Researcher studies how cell parts shape up

Oct. 4, 2016

A Q & A with Gia Voeltz — named to the first cohort of Faculty Scholars by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — gives insight into her research focusing on how organelles inside human cells get their shapes.

Graduates stand in Norlin Quad, celebrating their commencement

Changes to final exam schedule, commencement begin next academic year

Oct. 3, 2016

Today, Chancellor DiStefano and Provost Moore announced an update to the academic calendar that will affect the schedule of final exams and the spring commencement, starting with the 2017-2018 academic year.

Student studying

Focus on Academics: Personal check up

Oct. 3, 2016

As we enter the month of October, the midpoint of the semester is in sight. Now is a great time for a personal check up.

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