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Gov. Jared Polis signs higher education bills at CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis visited CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ on Monday for a bill-signing ceremony, highlighting three higher education measures aimed at expanding student access and strengthening Colorado's colleges and universities.

Join CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ Chancellor Justin Schwartz, local elected officials, Athletics Director Fernando Lovo and community members for an evening filled with community engagement, insightful discussions and entertainment centered around CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s 150th anniversary.Ìý

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CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ receives prestigious community engagement honor

The American Council on Education and the The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching announced that CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ has earned the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a distinction reflecting the university’s commitment to working with communities across the state and beyond.

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Announcing the Office for Outreach and Community Engagement

The Office for Outreach and Community Engagement (OCE) is a new campus unit comprised of Native American Affairs, Local Government and Community Engagement, Partnerships and Public Policy, and Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship.

The Office for Outreach and Community Engagement (OCE) is CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s strategic hub for coordinating and supporting campus engagement with external communities—doing so based on shared campus and community principles and centering data-informed outreach, civically engaged students and CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½â€™s mission as Colorado’s flagship public research university.ÌýÌý

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Infographic: A Map of Colorado with purple dots of varying sizes, indicating number of community engagement programs in different areas of the state

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CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½'s community engagement builds relationships with communities across Colorado, the nation and the world. Our campus tracks this work using our Public Outreach and Community-Engaged Scholarship Database.

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In 2026, the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ received the Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement by theÌýAmerican Council on Education and theÌýCarnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.