Roger Martinez, associate professor in the Department of History at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, is using immersive virtual reality tools to recreate worlds that no longer exist. The Immersive Global Middle Ages project, funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Institute for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities, will transport viewers back in time to experience the fifth through 15th centuries.
Dean Sharon Matusik, who has led the University of Colorado Boulder’s esteemed Leeds Business School for five years, is being recognized by the CU community with the Excellence in Leadership Award. It recognizes an Excellence in Leadership Program alumnus who has shown exemplary leadership at the university.
A University of Colorado collaboration has crossed the Great Divide to advance educational opportunities some 350 miles into Southwest Colorado. CU Boulder and Fort Lewis College have established a partnership that leverages the strengths of both institutions, where Arts & Sciences PhD graduates teach undergraduate students for a year – or more – at Fort Lewis College.
The University of Colorado Board of Regents began holding on-campus forums this week to hear from faculty, staff and students about the qualities they want in CU’s next president, continuing efforts to solicit input from stakeholders about the search.