University of Northern Colorado Alumni Association

09/16/2026

🐻🏆 Building Champions is back!

UNC’s annual athletics crowdfunding campaign returns Oct. 6–9 to support UNC student-athletes and Bears Athletics. 💙💛

Our calendars are marked — are yours?!

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Northern Colorado Athletics

Building Champions is back! 🐻

Join us October 6-9 for four days of coming together to invest in UNC student-athletes and the future of Bears Athletics!

Every gift creates opportunity. Every donor helps Build Champions.

Mark your calendars & make a difference!

09/16/2026

💙💛 Next week is Homecoming!

One of our favorite traditions is in the lineup — the Homecoming Parade! 🎊

Bring your friends and family, and cheer on student groups, campus departments and community partners as they fill the streets with UNC pride.

💙 Homecoming Parade
📅 Saturday, Sept. 26 | 11 a.m.
📍 C Parking Lot → Nottingham Field Parking Lot

Want to be part of the parade? Email [email protected] for more info.

👉 See the full Homecoming schedule: unco.edu/homecoming

09/16/2026

🎨🐻 Congrats to Macey Boren, ’24, on being named a 2026 WeldWalls Emerging Artist!

We’re so proud to see this Bear making her mark in Colorado’s arts community. 💙💛

09/16/2026

🎶🐻 Calling all singing UNC alum and friends!

Join University of Northern Colorado Choirs, Orchestra and faculty soloists for Verdi’s Requiem on Nov. 21. Reconnect with fellow Bears and friends!

See below for details and sign-up info. 💙💛

Come Sing with UNC Choirs Nov.21!
https://forms.gle/AAVH8xdP8Zsa6Q4b8

Another UNC Collaboration/ alumni and friends reunion!

UNC Alumni and Friends- Join the UNC Choirs, Orchestra, and Faculty Soloists as a singer in a performance of the spectacular Verdi Requiem! Our guest conductor for this event is Maestra Chloe Dufresne.

This performance is part of our UNC Bailey Choral Festival and is presented in memory of the late Dr. Don Bailey, who, with his wife Karen, has been our festival's primary benefactor for several decades.

For more info, schedule, and for sign up link: https://forms.gle/DHnkFHxCSfZd7rSo8

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.

09/16/2026

🍂 We love crisp fall mornings here at UNC! And just in time for Homecoming. 🐻💙💛

The air was crisp in Greeley this morning and now we're dreaming about fall! 🍁

09/16/2026

🏈 It's game week, Bears!

Join us as UNC Football takes on Northeastern! Before kickoff, stop by the UNC Alumni Association tailgate on the north side of Nottingham Field.

🐻 Alumni Tailgate | 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.
🎉 Play games
🥤 Enjoy a complimentary drink
🐻 Connect with fellow Bears

The tailgate is free and open to all alumni and friends! Then stay to cheer on the Bears under the lights! 💙💛

🎟️ Get your game tickets: https://tickets.unco.edu/

Remaining Alumni Tailgates
🐻 Sept. 26 | 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. *Homecoming - Drinks are first-come, first-served starting at 4 p.m!
🐻 Oct. 17 | 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
🐻 Nov. 14 | 9:00 a.m. – noon

09/11/2026

🐻 Next Tuesday: Women in Business

Join us next Tuesday, Sept. 15 from 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. via Zoom for the next UNC Alumni Career Success Series panel: Women in Business.

Meet the full panel of the Bear alumni joining us for an hour of conversation, career insights and connections with fellow Bears:
💫 Becca Gould, ’07 — Principal, Amicus Coaching & Consulting, LLC
💫 Lisa Horn, ’09 — Partner, Forvis Mazars, LLP.
💫 Monica Erebia, ’14, ’15 — Senior Manager, Eide Bailly Advisory LLC
💫 Jasmine Jones, ’17 — Tax Analyst, Avanti Residential
💫 Stormie Wells, ’97 — Former Director of Professional Services, Ellucian | Moderator

👉 Register today: unco.edu/alumni/careers/alumni-career-panels/

Your Bear Network can help you build what’s next. 💙💛

09/11/2026

🐻💼 Ready for your next career move, or are you an employer looking to hire?

The UNC Center for Career Readiness has two more career fairs coming up this fall, offering students, alumni and employers opportunities to connect, explore career paths and find what’s next.

Fall 2026 Career Fairs

🎓 Job, Internship & Graduate School Fair
Oct. 15 | 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | University Center Ballrooms

📚 K-12 Educator Employment Fair
Nov. 12 | 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. | University Center Ballrooms

👉 Learn more: https://www.unco.edu/career-readiness/student-events/

Put your Bear Network to work! 💙💛

09/10/2026

🐻🏆 Know a Bear who deserves to be honored?

Nominations are now open for the 2027 UNC Honored Alumni Awards! Help us celebrate exceptional UNC alumni who have made a difference in their professions, communities and beyond. Know someone who embodies the spirit of a Bear? Nominate them!

📅 Nominations are open!
⏰ Deadline for submissions: Oct. 15
🎉 Honored Alumni Celebration: March 2027

👉 Submit a nomination: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/zWH1QkHfZU

Help us shine a light on the Bears making an impact! 💙💛

09/09/2026

💙🐻 We've got some great opportunities for our alum coming up!

👉 Sept 15. - Alumni Career Panel: Women in Business > https://unco.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9bNurqccTluylOVchyavgw #/
👉 Sept. 18 - Bear Bash & 16th Street Ribbon Cutting Celebration > https://www.greeleydowntown.com/events/bear-bash
👉 Sept. 19 - Alumni Tailgate: UNC Football v. Northeastern > https://www.unco.edu/events/alumni-tailgate-unc-football-vs-northeastern/
👉 Sept. 21-26 - Homecoming > https://bit.ly/UNChomecoming
👉 Oct. 6-9 - Save the date: Building Champions - > https://www.unco.edu/blue-gold-club/building-champions-campaign/
👉 Oct. 7 - Alumni Career Workshop: Graduate School & Further Education > https://advance.unco.edu/e/acw-grad-school-further-ed/
👉 Oct. 15 - For Job Seekers: Job, Internship & Graduate School Fair > https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/8cc2011b-0325-4e6b-bc51-06f0d3cdae0b/student_preview
👉 Oct. 15 - For Employers: Job, Internship & Graduate School Fair > https://app.joinhandshake.com/career_fairs/8cc2011b-0325-4e6b-bc51-06f0d3cdae0b/employer_preview
👉 Oct. 16 - Athletics Hall of Fame > https://bit.ly/UNChalloffame

👉 Learn more > https://bit.ly/UNCalumnievents