Finding Community
This fall, the College of Media, Communication and Information welcomed the largest and most academically qualified class of students in its history.
Kristie Soares, assistant professor of women and gender studies and co-director of the LGBTQ Certificate Program, outlines resources, safe spaces and people鈥檚 varying experience of grief.
蜜桃传媒破解版下载 can feel like a big place with a lot going on, and it can be challenging to figure out what to do outside of class or how to meet friends鈥攅specially as a transfer student. After a lonely first year, senior Nicola Wheeler now works as a peer mentor to help Transfer Buffs find community on campus.
Slay the Runway is a workshop in fashion design, performance and sewing, aimed at creating safe spaces for LGBTQ+ teens to express themselves. Watch this year鈥檚 participants create and perform their own inspired looks, while program co-founder Steven Frost discusses how the workshop celebrates and empowers our local LGBTQ+ communities.
While the COVID-19 pandemic has been restrictive and isolating, students have sought stronger, inclusive communities and used creative means to generate understanding and connection with others in need. Here are three students who strive to make their communities stronger.
As inherent learning environments and places for young adults to embark on professional pathways, universities have special opportunities to help today鈥檚 young adults cultivate skills that can help positively impact the world.
Three current Buffs share聽their stories鈥攖he obstacles they faced, the experiences they had, the lessons they learned and the benefits of getting involved and finding community on campus.聽
Women and others traditionally underrepresented in hackathons are encouraged to join聽T9Hacks, March 19鈥�21. This year's student organizers share what they've got planned聽to promote聽interest in creative technologies, coding, design and making.
Six graduate liaisons serve as primary contacts to peers in their representative areas鈥攕haring information about events and initiatives, supporting cross-disciplinary connections, brainstorming program聽ideas and services, and more.
The CU Neuroscience Club provides resources for students to connect with peers, professors and professionals who are passionate about brain research.