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CU Boulder’s 150th anniversary film teaser
Audio description is now available for the 150th documentary film teaser.
150th Initiative Fund
Help make our 150th year a huge celebration! If you have an idea—big or small—that highlights CU Boulder’s history, community or future, you can apply for funding to bring it to life. Applications are due Friday, September 4.
The 150th Initiative Fund supports projects like:
- Events or programs that engage broad audiences, including students, alumni, campus partners and community members.
- Creative storytelling or displays.
- Academic, cultural, artistic or experiential ideas.
- Anything that helps make our sesquicentennial more special, inclusive and impactful.
Athletics & Buff Pride
Every member of the Golden Buffalo Marching Band knows the band’s motto by heart: tradition, heartbeat, spirit and pride. What every member of the band may not know, though, is where those four words came from.
In 1905, CU women’s field hockey made university history as the first women’s team to play on Gamble Field, an outdoor sports stadium on campus. The team was organized by the student-run Women’s Athletic Association, which began the same year and aimed to cultivate more competitive women’s sports at the university.
Spotlighting Our Notable Buffs
Fred Folsom
One of the founding figures of Colorado football, Folsom coached the Buffs during the program's formative years and led CU to multiple conference championships. As the university’s second official head football coach, Folsom compiled a 77-23-2 record throughout his three different stints as head coach (1895-99, 1901-02, 1908-15). His influence was so significant that CU's stadium, Folsom Field, is named in his honor.
150th Anniversary Events
150th Project Team
- Ann Schmiesing, Senior Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives
- Ryan Chreist, Associate Vice Chancellor, Strategic Initiatives
- Katherine Eggert, Vice Chancellor, Academic Planning and Assessment
- Katy Herbert Kotlarczyk, Vice Chancellor, Advancement
- Jon Leslie, Vice Chancellor, Strategic Relations and Communication
- D’Andra Mull, Vice Chancellor, Student Life
- Sarah Adderholt, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Events, Protocol and Outreach
- Lori Call, Associate Vice Chancellor Local Government and Community Relations
- Theresa Hernandez, Professor and Director, Crawford Family WHOLE student athlete program
- David Humphrey, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Leadership Support and Programming
- Hon. Gary Jackson, Alumnus
- Taylor Jarvis, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Engagement and Executive Director, Marketing and Communications
- Polly McLean, Assoc. Professor, Media Studies
- Carolyn Moreau, Assistant Dean, Communications and External Relations
- Hope Saska, Acting Director, Chief Curator and Director of Academic Engagement
- Jennifer Schufer, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Marketing and Content Strategy
- Stein Sture, Vice Chancellor for Research Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, Engineering
- William Wei, Professor, History