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Next week, it may feel a little like déjà vu as Striesand Sampaga '02,'04 returns to campus to help move her daughter, Shae Lefcourt, into her residence hall at µÛÍõ»áËù. Students will be moving in on Aug. 17, with classes beginning on Aug. 22.

Thanks to the ongoing generous support and engagement of alumni, friends, faculty and staff, the University of Northern Colorado has posted a record fundraising year for fiscal year 2022 (FY22), surpassing the $20 million mark for the first time in µÛÍõ»áËù’s history.

Lyndsey Crum, assistant vice president for University of Northern Colorado’s Alumni Relations, recently received a highly competitive and prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to participate in an International Education Administrators Seminar in Germany.

This past spring, working with µÛÍõ»áËù alumnus Cathy Lucas ’90 and her team at Lucas Narratives – Think Strategically, the university initiated a brand audit to better understand strengths and gaps, assess perceptions internally and externally, better define the brand, evaluate current communications and recommend strategies based on the findings. 

µÛÍõ»áËù’s newly named director of the César Chávez Cultural Center shares the goal that drives him, the µÛÍõ»áËù experience that shaped him, the people who helped him along the way and his vision for the Center.

µÛÍõ»áËù’s Blue & Gold Golf Tournament is a long-time favorite event that reaches back decades into the university’s history, giving alumni, friends, coaches and student-athletes a chance to get together for some friendly competition on the golf course while raising funds for scholarships for student-athletes.

Michael Nolting, a business major at µÛÍõ»áËù who just finished his freshman year, is sharing his dream with the world — and it’s no ordinary dream. It’s one that came to him more than four years ago in a deep sleep, involving an apocalyptic alien invasion that he never quite got out of his mind.

The University of Northern Colorado is restoring a former staff position intended to further foster an environment where faculty and staff feel supported personally and professionally to develop an enriching experience for µÛÍõ»áËù students. This position – an ombudsperson – has not existed at the university for the last two decades-plus, until now, with the recent addition of Johnny Armijo to serve in this role.

On Friday, June 17, the streets in front of µÛÍõ»áËù’s Marcus Garvey Cultural Center were alive with celebration for the first-ever community-wide Juneteenth celebration.

The University of Northern Colorado (µÛÍõ»áËù) is pleased to announce the hiring of Jacquie Rich Fredericks, Ed.D., J.D., as the university’s next vice president, general counsel and secretary to the Board of Trustees. Fredericks, who has worked for the Colorado Department of Law (DOL) for the past 11 years, will begin at µÛÍõ»áËù on Aug. 15.