The University of Colorado at Boulder reaches into neighboring communities as well as towns across the state through outreach projects that allow the campus to share its knowledge and expertise. The Office of Community Relations promotes, coordinates, and works to enhance community projects and programs offered by the CU-Boulder campus.
Several projects are currently underway.
Instructor Beverly Louie's assistive technology class is working with the Winter Park Sports Center for the Disabled and the Boulder Valley School District to use technology to assist people with disabilities. Freshmen engineering students work in small, interdisciplinary teams to create design solutions that meet specific needs for individuals with disabilities. Recent projects have included everything from page turners and book holders that can be attached to wheelchairs to slant boards for skiing, as well as fishing apparatus. The group joined 75 guests to discuss scholarships, financial aid, and recruitment efforts in the Pueblo area. The newly redesigned campus tour program hosted more than 200 children during the last week of February.