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PACES Fall Tier 1 and 2 grants are now open!

Tier 1 and 2 grants are for the establishment of a community-engaged scholarship project by CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff or students.

Tier 1 grants are open until all funded has been expended. Tier 2 grants are due Fri., Sept. 25 at 11:59 p.m.

Shendo, Jr., Associate Vice Chancellor for Native American Affairs, reflects on his and his collaborator's advocacy efforts for the naming of CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï's newest residence hall.Ìý

Building on last year’s successful series on resource development, CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï peers will share how they used their PACES grant to seed their projects and secure external funding. The panel will be moderated by Meaghan Allyn, assistant director of foundation relations for CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s Industry and Foundation Relations.

Join CU alumni, faculty, staff and friends for an evening of inspiration and education, with events in Aurora and Denver. Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Reiland Rebaka, Director of the CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï Center for African and African American Studies.Ìý

  • Tues., Dec. 1 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library

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CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï receives prestigious community engagement honor

The American Council on Education and the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced that CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a distinction reflecting the university’s commitment to working with communities across the state and beyond.

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Announcing the Office for Outreach and Community Engagement

The Office for Outreach and Community Engagement (OCE) is a new campus unit comprised of Native American Affairs, Local Government and Community Engagement, Partnerships and Public Policy, and Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship.

The Office for Outreach and Community Engagement (OCE) is CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï's strategic hub for coordinating and supporting campus engagement with external communities—doing so based on shared campus and community principles and centering data-informed outreach, civically engaged students and CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï’s mission as Colorado’s flagship public research university.ÌýÌý

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Your Vote is your Voice

Election 2026: What You Need to Know

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CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï's community engagement builds relationships with communities across Colorado, the nation and the world. Our campus tracks this work using our Public Outreach and Community-Engaged Scholarship Database.

Outreach and Community-Engaged Scholarship Stories

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In 2026, the °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï received the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement by theÌýAmerican Council on Education and theÌýCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.