Global IT and cognitive science leader Beth Rudden will be the keynote speaker for the 2023 Colorado Learning and Teaching with Technology (COLTT) conference. She has driven digital transformation through trusted artificial intelligence (AI) systems for IBM in roles including Distinguished Engineer, Chief Data Officer and Chief Data Scientist. In 2022, she founded Bast.ai, a groundbreaking corporation pioneering the future of conversational AI technology.
Last year, Mark VanDriel successfully ran for the CU Board of Regents in the state’s new 8th Congressional District. “I spent a lot of time talking to voters about the leadership role CU plays in higher education in our state, as well as the ways it uniquely serves all of Colorado,” he said.
Kathryn D. Boyd-Trull, M.D., faculty member at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, is the recipient of the 2023 Chase Faculty Community Service Award, which recognizes her yearslong commitment to helping vulnerable community members overcome transportation, financial and cultural barriers to accessing vital health care.
Recipients of the 2022-23 President’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards last week were celebrated at a reception at 1800 Grant St. Recipients of the 2023 President’s DEI Grants also were honored at the April 20 event.
President Todd Saliman – along with the Office of Academic Affairs and the Open CU Committee – recently honored the four recipients of the 2023 Open Educational Resources (OER) Champion Awards. The honor celebrates an educator from each of the four CU campuses who contributes to the open educational movement through the creation of open access learning materials, and in so doing, increases OER awareness and interest in exploring, adopting and creating OER to benefit CU students.
