Alumni Association

Alumni Association Events

Attend CU at the Rockies game

Represent CU at Coors Field on Saturday, Aug. 18 at 6:05 p.m. when the Colorado Rockies play the Miami Marlins. This game is an attendance competition among Colorado universities, including five-time winner CSU, so let’s fill the stadium with CU pride and beat the Rams in attendance!

We have reserved discounted tickets for you at $4, $12 and $23. Purchase them here. Join us for a Buff Bash before the game and enjoy free appetizers, giveaways and a visit from Chip. Learn more.

CU Voices

A record of The Silver and Gold

Awhile back, I ventured into Norlin Library’s archives department. There I opened up the first bound volumes of The Silver and Gold, which began publication on Sept. 13, 1892. During my search I discovered that The Silver and Gold became…. Read More.

Sports

Purchase your football season tickets today

Don’t miss your chance to stand Shoulder to Shoulder with football coach Jon Embree (Comm’88) and the Buffs in 2012. Our home schedule features six games at Folsom Field in addition to the CSU game in Denver. Your support is crucial as all five conference home games are against teams who went to a bowl game last year. Season tickets start at $140. Purchase them today.

Advertorial

Get your CU-themed skis

Don McLean (Bus’77) has created beautiful CU-themed skis as a fundraiser for CU Athletics and the ski team. Purchase a pair of these limited-run skis and 20 percent of the price will be applied as a donation to CU.

“Whether you’re an avid skier or collector of CU memorabilia, this is an excellent way to support your Buffs,” says athletic director Mike Bohn. Learn more.

CU Chapters

Join the chile open golf tournament

Grab your clubs and prepare for a leisurely day at the golf course while supporting a good cause on Saturday, July 14 at 7:30 a.m. At this year’s Chile Open Golf Tournament, proceeds benefit the scholarship recipients of the CU-Boulder Latino Alumni Association. Register for the event.

Forever Buffs Retail Benefits

Save money when booking your summer vacation

Summer vacations don’t have to cost you your piggy bank. Instead use the new Forever Buffs Retail Benefits shopping portal for your trip needs. Each time you book your vacation plans through the portal with such travel sites as Expedia and Cheaptickets you get cash back and the CU-Boulder Alumni Association gets a matching donation. Visit the portal.

CU Heritage Center

Building new sustainable communities

The CU Heritage Center and the CU-Boulder CAP Environmental Design program have teamed up for a new exhibit, Designing for People and Place: Sustainable & Affordable Housing for the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Learn how CU and Oglala Lakota College students are working together to address the need for healthy, sustainable and affordable housing for the Oglala Sioux Tribe.

Roaming Buffs

Travel on the not the end-of-the-world cruise

Four CU professors join other world-class speakers to address such topics as spaceflight, astronomy, science fiction and the Mayan calendar on this fascinating cruise. The trip starts in Miami and ends with a visit to the Mayan ruins in Tulum, Mexico, the day some believe the Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world. E-mail Clark for more information or visit the alumni travel website.

Jobs and Careers

Find a job you love

• All Colorado Alumni Career Fair, Tuesday, June 12, 2-5 p.m. (free) Bring your resume, business cards and desire to find new professional opportunities. Register.
• Empowered Communication: Mastering Your Skills for Effective Communication and Outreach, Thursday, June 21, 6-8:30 p.m. (free) Register.

Alumni Social Media

Network with forever buffs on LinkedIn

Maximize your professional network by joining the 17,000 (and growing) Forever Buffs in the University of Colorado Boulder Alumni LinkedIn group. Contribute to the Buff community by sharing your questions, answers and job opportunities.

Contest Corner

Win a great forever buffs baseball cap

How many CU-Boulder students and recent grads will pursue their studies, research and teaching projects abroad as this year’s Fulbright Scholars?

A. 4
B. 12
C. 7
D. 10

CU Foundation

Give back to CU

CU still needs 1,000 Forever Buffs to donate before July 1 to keep pace with last year’s giving numbers. Make your gift today to show your CU pride.

Read the latest CU Foundation magazine, Creating Futures featuring stories that celebrate the ways that donors are making an impact, including Clancy (ChemEngr’50, HonDocSci’95) and Linda Herbst, founding donors of the Herbst Program of Humanities for Engineers at CU-Boulder.

CU Book Store

Show university pride on the golf course

Summer golf is here! Show your Buff pride with this set of golf balls featuring the CU buffalo logo.

Go to the CU Book Store.

Where Are You?

Calling all buffs in Europe

Are you a living in Europe? CU is coming to London on Sept. 15, and we would like to send all alumni living in western Europe a formal invitation. Update your address here, so we can reach you. Recently moved? Let us know by giving us your new address.

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