Professor Ann England has been a driving force in Colorado’s legal community for nearly two decades, championing the wrongfully convicted, training the next generation of lawyers and providing pro bono defense for those most in need. This year, her extraordinary service has been recognized with the University of Colorado’s Chase Faculty Community Service Award.
The University of Colorado’s second annual CU Showcase highlighted the university’s pivotal role in driving innovation across the state and nation. Coinciding with Colorado Startup Week, Monday’s event at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver brought together more than 60 CU innovators, students and community partners to share ideas and discoveries with the potential to change lives. The showcase connected CU’s four campuses through a mix of exhibits, conversation and collaboration.
The University of Colorado has announced two recipients of the 2025 Thomas Jefferson Award, one of the university’s highest honors. The award recognizes members of the CU community who exemplify the ideals of Thomas Jefferson, including a commitment to educational excellence, broad interests, civic responsibility and the welfare of individuals.
This year’s honorees are Hannah Wilks, assistant dean of students at CU Boulder, and Wesley Marshall, professor of civil engineering and urban and regional planning at CU Denver.
Following its successful debut last year, CU’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Showcase returns Sept. 15 as part of Colorado Startup Week in downtown Denver. The shift helps signify the power of CU’s innovation engine, which continues to drive change and impact across the state and nation. This year’s showcase includes Inspiration Hall, an expo with more than 60 innovators, entrepreneurs and industry leaders displaying and demonstrating their work; and a keynote session featuring world-class innovators sharing their experiences.
The 2025 CU Presidential Outreach Tour concluded last week with a visit to Colorado’s Western Slope, where President Todd Saliman, Regent Ray Scott and system administration leaders visited Mesa and Montrose counties. The tour capped off CU’s summer effort to strengthen relationships with communities across the state, demonstrating how CU is for all of Colorado.
CU campuses in recent days celebrated the arrival of students as the fall 2025 semester gets underway. Student move-in days brought surges of energy to CU Denver, UCCS and CU Boulder, where Lynx, Mountain Lions and Buffs were supported by family, friends and members of the CU community. President Todd Saliman was on hand at each of the three campuses, meeting and greeting new students.
Last year, CU’s marketing campaign, Dear Colorado, asked Coloradans across the state what they love about Colorado, because chances are what folks love about Colorado, someone at CU is helping to make happen. This year, the campaign will connect what Coloradans love about Colorado with CU students and faculty who share their stories and passions.
University of Colorado Athletics hosted a special luncheon to recognize the many people who were instrumental in passing HB25-1041, a new state law that allows universities to compensate student-athletes for their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) rights, while also providing student-athlete privacy protection of that compensation. CU President Todd Saliman, CU Boulder Chancellor Justin Schwartz and Athletic Director Rick George all spoke to express their gratitude for the hard work in getting the bill passed.