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CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary film teaser
Audio description is now available for the 150th documentary film teaser.
Student Life Through the Decades
As CU Boulder celebrates 150 years, take a look at these snapshots from the past and the present. The heart of CU has always been shaped by students and the life they bring to campus.
After more than a century, the hiking club is still inspiring their peers to get outside and appreciate the breathtaking beauty surrounding their campus.
Spotlighting Our Notable Buffs
Lucile Berkeley Buchanan
Lucile Berkeley Buchanan is known as the first Black woman to graduate from CU, earning a degree in German in 1918. The daughter of emancipated slaves, Buchanan was born in 1884 in Denver. Her family lived on land purchased from P.T. Barnum, the noted circus mogul. She became the first in her family to graduate from not one but two of the state’s top institutions of higher education: In 1905, she was the first Black woman to graduate with a two-year degree from what is now the University of Northern Colorado. After a long career as a school teacher, she lived in Denver until her death in 1989, at the age of 105. Her story was preserved by CU Boulder associate professor of media studies Polly McLean in the book Remembering Lucile: A Virginia Family's Rise from Slavery and a Legacy Forged a Mile High.
150th Anniversary Events
150th Project Team
- Ann Schmiesing, Senior Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives
- Ryan Chreist, Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives
- Katherine Eggert, Vice Chancellor, Academic Planning and Assessment
- Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk, Vice Chancellor, Advancement
- Jon Leslie, Vice Chancellor, Strategic Relations and Communication
- D’Andra Mull, Vice Chancellor, Student Life
- Sarah Adderholt, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Events, Protocol and Outreach
- Lori Call, Associate Vice Chancellor Local Government and Community Relations
- Theresa Hernandez, Professor and Director, Crawford Family WHOLE student athlete program
- David Humphrey, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Leadership Support and Programming
- Hon. Gary Jackson, Alumnus
- Taylor Jarvis, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Engagement and Executive Director, Marketing and Communications
- Polly McLean, Assoc. Professor, Media Studies
- Carolyn Moreau, Assistant Dean, Communications and External Relations
- Hope Saska, Acting Director, Chief Curator and Director of Academic Engagement
- Jennifer Schufer, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Marketing and Content Strategy
- Stein Sture, Vice Chancellor for Research Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Engineering
- William Wei, Professor, History