Promo Kit—2025 Colorado Sustainability Challenge
This page contains all the information available to help you promote this opportunity to your network and community. If you have questions or suggestions, please reach out to Karen Reid, marketing and communications specialist for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative at karen.reid@colorado.edu.
Opportunity Information
Join us for the Colorado Sustainability Challenge (CSC), a statewide collaborative forum that's all about making positive changes in the world.
Hosted by CU Boulder’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, CSC is a collaborative event for anyone passionate about solving problems, teaming up on an idea and having fun in the process of building a solution to impact sustainability. Participants come from all academic disciplines—ranging from the Humanities to STEM—and have a shot at winning a share of thousands of dollars!
Who Can Participate?
Entrepreneurship is for EVERYONE—CSC is open to students, faculty and staff at all Colorado Front Range colleges and universities.
If you are passionate about solving problems, teaming up on an idea and building a solution to impact sustainability, CSC is for you! Whether you have an idea or are someone eager to help those ideas become real, this is the event you don't want to miss. You can jump in solo or bring your friends and form a team.
How Does It Work?
CSC starts with brainstorming and finding your perfect team match. During the next two weeks, you'll have chances to meet experienced mentors, build prototypes and turn your ideas into reality. CSC culminates with the Finals at CU Boulder—a celebration with prizes worth thousands of dollars up for grabs!
“In a sentence”
Join us for the statewide Colorado Sustainability Challenge, where you can make a difference in the world, have fun and a shot at winning a share of thousands of dollars!
When:
Colorado Sustainability Challenge Kickoff: Sunday, Sept. 28, 6-8 p.m., University Memorial Center (UMC), Glen Miller Ballroom
CSC kicks off with a hybrid event (based at CU Boulder), where teams form and begin working on their creative solutions. The teams work closely with industry partners and technology and startup ecosystem leaders, who share business expertise and offer guidance.
Event Timeline: Sept. 28-Oct. 12
For two weeks, participants work alongside experienced mentors and attend workshops, meetings and pitch practice sessions in advance of submitting video pitches to the judging panel. Team solutions are judged by a panel of industry and academic leaders on multiple criteria including creativity, execution, design thinking, feasibility and scalability.
CSC Finals: Sunday, Oct. 12:University Memorial Center (UMC), Glen Miller Ballroom
CSC culminates on Sunday, Oct. 12, with the CSC Finals live at CU Boulder, from 6-8 p.m. in the UMC Glenn Miller Ballroom. Join us and see top teams pitch live to judges and the audience, with the chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes!
Where Does CSC Take Place?
CSC is held virtually and in locations across the CU Boulder campus and Front Range colleges and universities.
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If you would like this event to appear on your community calendar or CU Boulder website, please contact karen.reid@colorado.edu