Campus Master Plan
Historic District Tour
University Memorial Center (1953, 1964, 2002)
After World War II, the university required a new student union building. Funds were raised and, in 1947, Colorado Governor Lee Knous proclaimed the new building to be an official state memorial. It now honors "those who died preserving our democratic freedom in WWI, WWII, Korean, Vietnam, and the Gulf Wars." The selected site, Gamble Field, facilitated football games until Folsom Stadium’s construction in 1924.
The new UMC opened in 1953 as one of the largest buildings on campus. The heart of the student community, it houses the CU Book Store, food services, meeting rooms, shops, a bank, offices, and a ballroom named for bandleader Glenn Miller, one of CU’s most famous alums.
In 1964, the outdoor Fountain Court was built, and immediately became a popular gathering place on campus.
In 1993, the Fountain Court was rededicated to honor Dalton Trumbo, a CU alum who became a Hollywood screenwriter, only to become a victim of the McCarthy-era "Blacklist."
