group of students in garden in detroit

Deepening Partnerships in Detroit

Jan. 26, 2022

Richard Feldman (left) from The Boggs Center hosts the first group of INVST students INVST is thrilled to announce an evolving relationship with friends new and old from Detroit, Michigan. In July and August 2022, plans are in the works for INVST to travel to Detroit for a meet-up with...

Second-Year INVST Student SOL Projects

Second-Year INVST Student SOL Projects

Dec. 21, 2021

December 2021 During their second year in INVST, in a collaboration with the community, students create action projects to bring about social justice and positive change. This year, INVST students are focusing their attention, skillfulness and time on reproductive health services, mental health programming, and affordable housing. SOL stands for...

Photo of Allie with friend at INVST Gala

Inspiring INVST Educator Allie Van Buskirk

June 8, 2021

In the summer of 2021, we sat down with Allie Van Buskirk (Class of 2008) for a conversation about her many years as an INVST leader. Allie reflects on her contributions to our learning community, the ways she has grown and changed, and the unique needs of college students learning...

Mariam Lara

Mariam Lara & Mental Health in the Latinx Community

Nov. 23, 2020

Mariam Lara is a member of the INVST Class of 2020-2022. She has been passionately involved in destigmatizing mental illness in the Latinx community for the past couple of years. We had the chance to connect in October and she shared with me her work, drive and personal evolution. SAMLA...

Taliah Weber at ribbon cutting ceremony for Montview Elementary School in Aurora, CO.

Building a Better World

May 28, 2020

Architect Taliah Weber is an INVST alumna from the Class of 2005. Taliah Weber (left) at the ribbon cutting ceremony for Montview Elementary School in Aurora, CO. Taliah helped design the new music and art rooms and created an art courtyard, as well as renovating the school’s interior. This was...

INVST student Olivia Gardner describes how she helped organize the March for Our Lives Colorado

The March Was Just the Beginning

April 20, 2018

INVST student Olivia Gardner describes how she helped organize the March for Our Lives Colorado

Mi Mama Alicia Sanchez a story inspired by the lives of Alicia Sanchez and her daughter Eleanor Montour. A Boulder Latino History Story

“Don’t Let Anybody Tell You That You Can’t Do Something”

Oct. 28, 2017

L LeNard, along with two other members of her INVST cohort, Hannah Mook and Andrea Baeza Brienbauer (INVST Class of 2017), are putting the finishing touches on a children’s book that they created for their second-year SOL (Serving*Organizing*Leading) Project. The book explores immigration issues and is written in a historical...

SEEC Cafe and garden

Sewing the Seeds of Change: Lasting SOL Project Success

Oct. 27, 2017

Michael Gilmore and Dakota Anderson (INVST Class of 2016) were more than excited to celebrate the culmination of more than two years of work with the official opening of the Sustainability, Energy and Environment Community (SEEC) Garden on the East CU campus! More than 75 people attended the ribbon cutting...

A visionary leader who helped grow our program, Seana was an influential teacher and mentor to many INVST students and she built lasting partnerships between the University of Colorado Boulder and organizations along the Front Range.

INVST Mourns the Passing of Dr. Seana Lowe Steffen

Sept. 24, 2017

A visionary leader who helped grow our program, Seana was an influential teacher and mentor to many INVST students and she built lasting...