Alumni News — Spring 2019
2019 Trips
Grand Danube Passage
Sept. 29 - Oct. 14, 2019
Romance of the Douro River
Oct. 1 - 12, 2019
Patagonia Explorer
Oct. 28 - Nov. 11, 2019
Artists and Aristrocrats
Oct. 29 - Nov. 6, 2019
Polar Bears of Churchill
Nov. 18 - 13, 2019
For more information about the Roaming Buffs travel program, email lisa.munro@colorado.edu, call 303-492-5640 or visit colorado.edu/alumni/travel.
Directors Club: Summer Conference
Members of the Directors Club, a 50-year-old CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ group that raises money for Alumni Association student scholarships and capital projects, are invited to their annual summer conference, June 13-15, at the Colorado Springs Cheyenne Mountain Resort.
The weekend includes a spirit night with new head football coach Mel Tucker, a golf tournament and talks by Magdalene Lim, director of the aging center at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and Richard White, director of UCCS’ cybersecurity programs.
Register at . Membership is open to alumni and non-alumni supporters, and involves a one-time tax-deductible $900 donation.
Alumni Association Tidbits
This year’s Dinner with 12 Buffs parties will take place April 11-14. Between 40 and 50 dinners will bring together alums in cities nationwide and abroad. For more information, visit .
The Alumni Association is accepting nominations for its annual awards program through April 15. Students and non-alumni staff and faculty are also eligible for some awards. Each year, about a dozen winners are celebrated for their career achievements and community involvement. The association will honor them Nov. 7 at the 90th annual Alumni Awards Ceremony and Dinner in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. Learn more and submit a nomination at .
Juli Rasmussen (Jour’02) took over leadership of the Grand Valley alumni chapter, which won the Chapter of the Year Award at the Alumni Association Awards Dinner during Homecoming 2018. Visit to find your local group.
Join fellow Forever Buffs for a night of baseball at the Alumni Association’s Buffs at the Ballpark events this summer. For more information, visit .