Scholars work on a research project with the guidance of a faculty sponsor. The Multicultural Development Team is comprised of a professional, diverse team of individuals experienced in educating the community about issues related to culture, ethnicity, class, disability, age, gender, sexual orientation and race. The team helps constituencies of the Boulder campus discover ways to respond positively and effectively to the diversity of an educational community. The PreCollegiate Program, which operates on the CU campuses at Boulder, Colorado Springs and Denver, provides academic and financial support and college orientation for students in 9th through 12th grades. The Faculty Special Opportunities Program, offered through the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, supports efforts by individual schools, colleges and departments to recruit and hire a more diverse faculty.
Funding is provided to help attract outstanding faculty from a wide variety of backgrounds.
It also provides assistance for students as they progress therough their undergraduate degrees, including customized tutorial support, study sessions in difficult courses, coursework tailored for students who speak English as a second language, etc. SASC is the umbrella for various programs on campus providing a comprehensive and coordinated approach to student academic services. Formerly called the Minority Engineering Program, SEED works to identify underrepresented minority students with engineering aptitude, recruit minority students into engineering, help them succeed in earning their degrees and help ensure their success in the engineering profession. A total of 23 SEED students graduated during the 1997-98 academic year. Academic performance, retention and graduation rates of SEED students are comparable to the College as a whole.