Building Community Initiatives

The Building Community Campaign has sponsored or supported a wide range of initiatives aimed at accomplishing several things that contribute to a more welcoming environment:

Increasing Awareness

• Environmental Scanning presentations have helped people see how their surroundings send messages about what they do and don't value.
  
• The CU Experience began in fall of 1999 as a pilot program called University 101 in Farrand Hall. It is designed to help incoming students develop skills to help them adjust to campus life. It is now expanding under its new name.

• The Interactive Theatre Project sets the stage for great conversations all across campus on topics ranging from alcohol to date rape to diversity.
  
• Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Minority Affairs focuses on community issues at its annual summit.
  
• CU Dialogue Network, the Dialogue Network is a group of CU Faculty, Staff, and a growing number of students with prior experience and expertise in the area of dialogue and/or working with difficult conversations.

• The Bias Motivated Incident Response Team was developed to make sure that hateful acts don't go unnoticed. Team members meet with groups and individuals who are targeted and come up with constructive resolutions and appropriate responses.
  
  
• Community Builder Awards are awarded each semester to people who make it a priority to make CU-Boulder a better place to live, work and learn. You can read more about what recipients have done for the CU community here.