Events & Exhibits

Demands for water across the Colorado River Basin exceed the shrinking supply. Chronic drought, record heat, increasing aridity and rampant wildfires are diminishing the basin’s overall health and resilience. Discuss and learn more at the Colorado Law Conference on Natural Resources June 16—open to all, free for CU students, faculty and staff.

This retreat is offered at 40 universities across the country, including Stanford, Arizona State, Ohio State and MIT. It is one of the coolest places to connect with yourself, make awesome friends, and have fun—open to all CU Boulder students, faculty and staff.

Cheer on the Rockies as they take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. In addition to a seat at Coors Field, your ticket includes a collector’s T-shirt and a $2 donation to student scholarships. Before the game, join for a free pre-game reception at the alumni-owned Blake Street Tavern for appetizers, giveaways and more.

The community is invited to take a walk through Soulé Déesse's magical Afrolandscape, “Hermafrodek: A Suspension of Identity,” an interactive environment in which mobile sculptures hanging from reclaimed Afro hair morph seamlessly into gender-fluid shapes. Déesse developed the installation during a recent ATLAS creative residency.

Come join your Boulder Campus Staff Council and other members of the community for a free ice cream bar. Stop by the Staff Council tent, where there will be more giveaways and prizes and visit with other campus departments dedicated to serving employees.

Connect with CU Boulder Chancellor Philip DiStefano, Athletic Director Rick George and faculty. Learn about the local impact of climate change on Colorado communities, joining alumni, parents, donors and community members at these free gatherings.

This annual summertime tournament returns on July 25. Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the Boulder Country Club while supporting CU students.

In case you missed it, the Colorado Shakespeare Festival will be back with an in-person season June 5–Aug. 7. Peruse the lineup, including “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” “All’s Well That Ends Well” and “Coriolanus,” as well as two non-Shakespeare works: “The Book of Will” and “The Alchemist.”

The campus community is invited to attend a virtual address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 16. The event, discussing how America's leading research universities and Ukrainian officials can work together to help rebuild and transform Ukraine's decimated higher education sector, will be hosted by the AAU, of which CU Boulder is a member.

This professional development series provides faculty and staff with concrete skills to better support students. Sessions start on June 8 and focus on areas critical to student retention and success.