CU Boulder Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship

CU Boulder Office for Public and Community-Engaged Scholarship

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PACES is the lead CU Boulder unit for building the campus’s capacity to undertake public and community-engaged scholarship.

The Office for Outreach and Engagement supports CU Boulder's commitment to public outreach and community engagement. Since 2001, the office has helped connect research, teaching and creative work with communities in Colorado and beyond. Like us to keep up with the university's outreach programs, initiatives and events.

Colorado's People of the Sacred Land - Museum Of Boulder 06/29/2026

It's your last week to experience the People of the Sacred Land exhibit at the Museum of Boulder!

Developed by Professor Michela Ardizzoni and Museum of Boulder's Education Director Emily Zinn in partnership with a University of Colorado Boulder undergraduate class, this exhibit centers the voices and perspectives of Indigenous people, past and present, and reflects on inherited legacies in light of Colorado's 150th anniversary.

Learn more: https://museumofboulder.org/exhibit/colorados-people-of-the-sacred-land/

CU Boulder College of Arts & Sciences

Colorado's People of the Sacred Land - Museum Of Boulder Opening reception April 24 As we consider the meaning of the 250th anniversary of American Independence and the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood, let’s center the voices and perspectives of Indigenous people, past and present, and reflect on the legacies we inherit. This exhibit highlights ...

06/22/2026

Summertime is for Shakespeare!! ☀️

The Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s summer camps are just around the corner, and there are a few spots still available in Shakespeare’s Sprites (ages 6-9). ✨

Discover the fun of Shakespeare through pool-noodle fights, silly insults, Renaissance songs and lively scene work. 👏 🎶

Introduce your young ones to a new world of theatre, community, and immersive learning this summer! 🎭

This summer's sessions:
☀️ Session 1: June 29 - July 3, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.
☀️ Session 2: July 6 - 10, 9 a.m.- 12 p.m.

Register here: https://cupresents.org/show-details/summer-camps

University of Colorado Boulder

06/18/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out to CU Night at the Boulder Theater! PACES staff had an excellent time chatting with community folks and sharing about the great community-engaged work of CU Boulder faculty, staff, students and community members in the Boulder area and beyond. 🦬

Explore CU Boulder community engagement projects and programs in your area: https://he.cecollaboratory.com/cuboulder

University of Colorado Boulder

05/07/2026

In this talk, Ridhi Kashyap, Professor of Demography and Computational Social Science at the University of Oxford will discuss implications of the digital revolution for global sustainable development goals and insights from the Digital Gender Gaps project.

Event details: https://calendar.colorado.edu/event/can-the-digital-revolution-promote-gender-equality?utm_campaign=widget&utm_medium=widget&utm_source=University+of+Colorado+Boulder

Hosted by University of Colorado Boulder Institute of Behavioral Science and CU Population Center

Photos from Colorado Shakespeare Festival's post 05/05/2026
04/21/2026

Need some Shakespeare this weekend? Catch a free showcase of the Shakespeare & Violence Prevention program at the Boulder Public Library Canyon Theatre.

Saturday, April 25
✅1:30pm Book Sales with Boulder Bookstore
✅2:00pm Performance of abridged Hamlet featuring CSF actors
✅3:00pm Panel discussion featuring local experts
✅3:30pm Book signing of the new Shakespeare & Violence Prevention Handbook with author Amanda Giguere

Panelists include Dr. Beverly Kingston (director of the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence), Dr. Amanda Giguere (author and CSF staff member) and Kevin Rich (Professor of Theatre at CU Boulder Theatre & Dance)

RSVP to snag your spot in the Boulder Public Library's Canyon Theater here: https://forms.gle/Hiy6PSBmJs632wB26

📣 Know a teacher who loves Shakespeare? Tag them in the comments!

04/09/2026

The University of Colorado Boulder Research & Innovation Office is conducting an internal competition for the APLU Public Impact Research Award.

This award is intended to recognize a university that has implemented one or more impactful Public Impact Research (PIR) efforts that have produced exceptional outcomes. PIR includes multi-disciplinary research, community-engaged research, research grand challenges, research-practice partnerships, participatory research, translational and use-inspired research, co-production and other approaches.

Full eligibility requirements: https://www.colorado.edu/researchinnovation/aplu-public-impact-research-award

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A non-traditional student found his purpose in the cosmos. Now he helps his community do the same. 04/02/2026

Having worked as a piercing artist, driving instructor and mentor to adolescents struggling with substance abuse, Hunter Pratt didn't believe he was a typical candidate for a science career – but when he started studying the universe and the planets, he found a sense of belonging. Now a senior majoring in astrophysics at CU Boulder, Pratt’s unconventional background drives his deep commitment to his work in science outreach.

https://www.colorado.edu/oce/2026/03/31/non-traditional-student-found-his-purpose-cosmos-now-he-helps-his-community-do-same

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A non-traditional student found his purpose in the cosmos. Now he helps his community do the same. Having worked as a piercing artist, driving instructor and mentor to adolescents struggling with substance abuse, Hunter Pratt didn't believe he was a typical

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