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Junior Puksta Scholar Balkarn Shahi launched his iniative ConnectMe! to bring high speed internet to low-income communities in Lafayette Colorado. His project garnered a fantastic news stories in the CU Today and the Daily Camera ! Part of this project is to raise funds so that low-income residents have the...

Congratulations to Suyog Soti for winning the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship and for being profiled in the Daily Camera! http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-schools/ci_29830174/student-spotlight-suyog-soti

The CU Boulder Puksta Scholars Progam held its second annual Puksta Passage event at the Koenig Alumni Center on April 20, 2016. We spent the evening celebrating graduated seniors and welcoming new scholars to the program. The scholars were joined by their families, as well as Chancellor Phil DiStefano, Dean...

CU Boulder Puksta scholars joined 60 fellow scholars from CSU, UC-Denver, Metro State and DU on the weekend of January 23-24 for the Puksta Foundation's 2016 Winter Inter-Collegiate Retreat. Scholars spent the weekend in downtown Denver networking, attending workshops, and inspiring each other. On Saturday, scholars were inspired by Zach...

On Friday, December 11, Puksta Scholars attended the Denver Nuggets versus Minnesota Timberwolves Game. At first a very boring game, the games ended up an over-time thriller and Nuggets victory. We also wintessed history with Minnesota forward Kevin Garnett breaking the NBA all-time defensive rebounding record. Special thanks to the...

CU Boulder Puksta scholars joined 65 scholars from CSU, UC-Denver, Metro State and DU on Saturday September 19th for the Puksta Foundation's 2015 Fall Inter-collegiate Retreat. Scholars spent the day on the Metro State Campus networking, attending workshops, and inspiring each other. Scholars formed working groups to share resources and...

On August 29th, new and returning scholars spent the day at NCAR to reunite, team build, and most importantly talk and plan their projects to bring about social change. Highlights include the always fun "blind hike." The retreat was facilitated by adviser extraodinaire Elaina Verveer. Elvira Ramos of the Community...

Thursday, April 9, 2015 The CU Boulder Puksta Scholars Progam held its inaugural Puksta Passage event at the Koenig Alumni Center. We spent the evening celebrating graduated seniors and welcoming new scholars to the program. The scholars were joined by their families, Dean of the School of Education and Distinguished...