CU on Coursera Open House Welcomes Online Students
BOULDER, CO — Roughly 90 students, alumni, faculty, and staff gathered at the University of Colorado Boulder’s Kittredge Central Hall for the annual CU on Coursera Open House. This interdepartmental networking event is designed to connect online learners from CU on Coursera’s graduate programs, including the Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM), Computer Science (MS-CS), Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS-ECE), as well as the Master of Science degrees in Artificial Intelligence (MS-AI).
When: September 25th & 26th, 2026
Where: CU Boulder Campus
Who: ME-EM, MS-ECE, MS-DS, MS-CS, MS-AI on Coursera current & prospective students, faculty, staff, course facilitators, ODE Associate Dean, staff.
The event began with a welcome and keynote by Associate Dean for Digital Education Wendy Martin. Martin shared strategies and tips with students on how to get the most out of their degree, with an emphasis on their skills, relationships, energy, and evidence as they progress through their learning.
“Online education is powerful because it allows people to invest in themselves without stepping away from their careers or their lives. A degree is an important milestone, but the real value is what students carry forward: the skills they build, the relationships they develop, and the confidence to use what they have learned to create impact in their organizations and communities,” Martin said.
Students had the opportunity to engage in six different breakout sessions, with topics including the infrastructure of AI, engineering leadership in the age of AI, and a Course Facilitator Q&A where learners could ask their Course Facilitators questions in person they often have to send via email. Read more here.
