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This November, the campus announced a collaborative, university-wide initiative to redesign the faculty course questionnaire (FCQ) instrument and process. This fall semester, the university successfully administered the first of two planned pilots at the ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ, Denver and UCCS campuses.

Love to make an impact on your community, and give where you live? The Colorado Combined Campaign provides all state employees with a once-a-year charitable solicitation that is diverse, fairly-managed and efficient. The CCC website even provides a listing of charities by region, so you can keep your dollars close to home.

It's finals week, so make sure to keep it quiet out of respect for your fellow Buffs still studying for their exams. The city of ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is having a lot of fun this week and over break and hosting many student-friendly events, so get up and at 'em!

With classes finishing up, finals this week and break so close you can almost grasp it, it is clear that students, and professors alike all feel the pressure. Although it’s a crazy time, it’s important to push through and finish strong. We are so close!

Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives William Kuskin, in conjunction with the chancellor’s and provost’s offices, announces three new international education initiatives with a goal of better understanding CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's international standing.

Are you working on a dissertation or creative-writing piece related to the American West? Thompson Awards for Western American Writing are now accepting submissions, with categories for both graduate and undergraduate students. Winners will be awarded $500 cash prizes!

I would like to take my final column of the semester as an opportunity to celebrate CU's accomplishments with just a few examples of the way CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is impacting humanity, developing tomorrow’s leaders and establishing CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ as the innovation university.

CU Associate Professor of Law Ming Hsu Chen was appointed to the 14-person Colorado State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Jack Burns has been appointed to the NASA transition team by the incoming Trump administration. Burns, a professor in the Department of Astrophysics and Planetary Sciences, has longstanding ties with NASA. He served on the NASA Advisory Council from 2008-10, including a stint as chair of the council’s Science Committee in 2009 and 2010.

CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ's Pre-Collegiate Development Program uses mentorship and community to create opportunities for many first-generation college prospects.