Auraria Creates An annual celebration of campus scholarship and creativity. We invite our community to join us: April 21: Faculty Spotlight Faculty Presentations: 11:00 am Reception: 1:30 pm FREE at the Auraria Library, Room 116 Light refreshments provided Open to all MSU Denver, CU Denver, and Community College of Denver faculty, staff, and students and community members No RSVP required Featured Presenters Jasmine Harris, professor and chair of Africana studies, MSU Denver: Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education, her pioneering book exploring what it means to be a Black woman in higher education. Elizabeth Pugliano, senior instructor of visual arts, CU Denver: History, Practice and Pedagogy: Empathic Engagements in the Visual Arts, an anthology co-edited by Pugliano, explores historical, practical, and pedagogical empathy through works of art. Dennis Rudnick, assistant professor of elementary education, MSU Denver: On how “divide and conquer” strategies operate in the U.S. public education system. Sandy Guinn, professor of art, CCD: My Sketchpad, her recently published resource to help students overcome barriers to extemporaneous drawing and creativity.

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Individual students and student organizations are acknowledged for their academic achievements, volunteerism, and leadership, including the President's Awardee and the Provost's Awardee from Fall 2024 and Spring 2025.

Auraria Creates An annual celebration of campus scholarship and creativity.  We invite our community to join us for: April 22: Student Spotlight Presentations: 9:30 am Reception: 11 am FREE at the Auraria Library, Room 116 Light refreshments provided Open to all MSU Denver, CU Denver, and Community College of Denver faculty, staff, and students and community members -------- Featured Presenter Flynn Condit, senior political science student, MSU Denver, will present on The Periphery, his two-year photo-documentary project exploring the spaces of the southern constituent republics of the former Soviet Union.

Spring 2025 Cap and Gown Pickup, held over two days, is an event serving graduating students who will be attending the Spring Commencement Ceremonies. When ordering regalia, student have the option to select a 'campus pick-up option', as opposed to a home delivery option. Students who select the campus pickup option will pick up their regalia at this event. Additional Commencement ceremony information and some fun free giveaways will also be available, so you won't want to miss out! Regalia will be available to order through our regalia vendor, Herff Jones, via the Commencement Regalia webpage.

The OWOW Center and the Auraria Sustainable Campus Program are co-hosting a Guest Speaker Workshop with Renée and Micaela, Co-founders of Womxn from the Mountain. The workshop will cover a brief screening of Suncore Sundown, Intros to Environmental Justice, Ally Training, and an Art/Theater exercise.