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The Cultural Unity and Engagement Center is excited to announce the second annual Ignite: Yourself, Our Community, Our Future – A Social Justice Retreat for students from Feb. 3 to Feb. 5. The purpose of the retreat is to facilitate students' understanding of diversity and social justice within the context of leadership.

The Bioneers network event Front Range Eco-Social Solutions will return to CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø Feb. 3 and 4. The event, produced by the CU Environmental Center, brings together progressive thinkers of the region to address both global and local issues.

The Recreation Center will be offering students free fitness classes Jan. 16 to Jan. 22 and free martial arts and dance classes Jan. 23 to Jan. 28. Several Intramural Sports and Sport Club meetings will be taking place at The Rec during this time, as well.

Laverne Cox, an Emmy-nominated actress best known for her role in the Netflix series "Orange is The New Black," will speak at CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø’s Macky Auditorium on Jan. 25. The speech is co-hosted by the university’s student-run Cultural Events Board and Distinguished Speakers Board.

The Department of Human Resources invites CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø employees in their first 12 to 18 months of employment to participate in the CU Discover Series and learn more about the campus values, mission, operations and initiatives.​

A partnership of CU Â鶹¹ÙÍø students, faculty and staff will host a Jan. 25 BuffsUnited event that will support the values of an inclusive campus and the Colorado Creed. The event is free and open to the public.

In July, the BUENO Center for Multicultural Education will host the 2017 Summer Institute "From the Past into the Future: Equity, Justice, and Diversity." The conference is designed for K-12 teachers and administrators to build knowledge and skills about the education of diverse learners.

The Program in Jewish Studies and William A. Wise Law Library will honor International Holocaust Remembrance Day with a lecture by Professor Nils Roemer and the highly acclaimed international exhibit "Lawyers Without Rights: Jewish Lawyers in Germany Under the Third Reich."

The User Experience group at the Office of Information Technology is conducting research on the student large lecture experience on our campus and we’d loved to hear your thoughts. Please take a moment to answer a one-question survey about your personal experience for a chance to win a $10 Amazon gift card. Your response will be helpful in improving large lecture courses on campus.

The next Engaged Scientist Series lecture and workshop, open to graduate students and post-doctoral researchers, will focus on "Uses and Practices of Community Dialogue in Geosciences and Environmental Sciences."