The Office of Academic Affairs and the Open CU Committee recently honored five outstanding individuals with the 2025 OER Champion Awards, recognizing their commitment to creating and using open educational resources (OER) to improve student learning and reduce costs. Each honoree received a $1,200 award and was recognized by President Todd Saliman at the awards presentation March 17 at 1800 Grant St. This year also marked a significant milestone with the introduction of a Student OER Champion Award, highlighting the role students play in advancing open education.
For Cathy Bradley, collaboration embodied an integral part of her first major leadership position. As a department chair tasked with setting up a new department at Virginia Commonwealth University, she quickly realized she needed to build connections with other university departments to ensure her incoming faculty would have collaborators and mentors, and form productive teams.
The CU system office and CU Boulder have won a $220,000 award after participating in the inaugural Scalable Tech Track Adopters cohort, an initiative of Wells Fargo’s Innovation Incubator in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). “We’re proud to be leading the way in implementing real-world solutions that directly impact our campus and the broader community,” President Todd Saliman said. “This project highlights CU’s continued dedication to sustainability, and we’re excited by its potential for use in other CU buildings and a cleaner, more sustainable future.”
Five-time Grammy Award winner, arts/health advocate and author Renée Fleming recently visited the CU Anschutz Medical Campus to explore the power of music as it relates to health and the brain in her presentation “Music and Mind” – based on her book of the same name. This was the CU Center for Bioethics and Humanities’ second time hosting Fleming as part of the Arts and Humanities in Healthcare Program directed by Katie Rhine, PhD, MA. They were joined by collaborators from CU Boulder's CU Presents, the CU Boulder College of Music and the CU Denver College of Arts and Music. Fleming also performed at CU Boulder’s Macky Auditorium.
The Board of Regents last week began considering budget scenarios for the 2025-26 fiscal year, including possible increases in state funding, tuition and fees, and compensation. Chad Marturano, vice president and chief financial officer for the CU system, presented the budget proposals during the second day of the board’s Feb. 6-7 meeting at CU Boulder. Details varied among three scenarios, differing based on potential variations in state funding, tuition and fees, and compensation.
The University of Colorado Board of Regents has announced the 2025 list of individuals receiving Honorary Degrees, Distinguished Service Awards and University Medals. Honorary Degrees recognize outstanding achievement in one or more of the following areas: intellectual contributions, university service, philanthropy and/or public service. Distinguished Service Awards recognize those persons whose achievements and contributions are particularly associated with the state and/or nation. University Medals recognize those persons whose achievements and contributions are particularly associated with the university.
As a child, Stephanie Su enjoyed painting and drawing, but it wasn’t until she studied art history that she realized the importance of art in understanding a culture. Now an assistant professor of Asian art at CU Boulder, Su’s scholarship is motivated by a strong interest in the historiography and methodology of art. “After working abroad, I really appreciate the resources that American research universities such as CU Boulder have invested for faculty and students,” she said. “CU Boulder also has a nice art museum."
