The UHL program's first graduating class enjoyed a ceremony and reception in their honor on Friday, May 11th.
Graduating senior Ingrid Hoff (Anthropology, ‘12) recently accepted a position as the instructor of the Girls Incorporated of Metro Denver's (GIMD) anthropology summer program.
UHLers Riannon Atwater (Biology, '15) and Josh Skeggs (Biology,
'15) were chosen to participate in the 2012 CREATE Health Scholars program.
UHLers broke ground and planted seeds at Green Leaf, a local urban farm, as part of their work in the UHL Food Justice class.
On Friday, April 27th, UHL held its end-of-semester meeting and a barbeque to honor Josh Murphy, winner of the 2012 CLA Student Leader of the Year award.
The Student Club ran the first UHL Dodgeball Tournament on Friday, April 27th. The sun was hot, the competition brutal, and the prizes great!
This year's UHL graduating class is the first in the program's history. On Friday, April 27th, the seniors presented the results of their year-long research and projects on innovation in higher education.
On Thursday, April 26th, CU-Denver hosted the White House Young American Series on campus. Several UHL students both planned and attended the event.
This semester, the UHL Food Justice class discussed current developments in alternative food systems that are making healthy and fresh food more accessible. As part of the course activities, we took field trips to urban gardens and to the SAME Café.
On Thursday, April 26th, Ingrid Hoff (Anthropology, '12) and Sierra Hutchinson, the Resident Services Coordinator at Grace Apartments, represented the Mercy Housing Initiative at the second annual Experiential Learning Celebration.
UHL student Howe Qiu (Chemistry, '15) was one of 75 university students selected to participate in the third annual South Korea Scholarship Program, which is offered by the Council on International Educational Exchange.
On Friday, April 6th, Kristen Fukumoto (Biology, '12) was among the seven CU-Denver students to receive a Rosa Parks Diversity Award.
The UHL El Pomar Scholars had their last Student Leadership Experience meeting of the year on Saturday, April 14th, in Denver.
On Friday, March 30th, the UHL freshmen explored medical art and animation and a strange little creature called the squibble during Travis Vermilye's presentation to the UHL seminar
On Friday, March 2nd, UHLers attended a student-organized workshop on professionalism. Wadi Muhaisen, Esquire, led the discussion and advised students on the skills they need in the professional world.