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.
