By: Katie Kleinhesselink, Associate Director, CCESL When I realized back in July 2020 that the coming academic year would take place almost completely online, I panicked. DU Grand Challenges (DUGC) had received a generous grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations just a few months before to boldly scaffold our undergraduate programs, especially DUGC Student … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: A Reflection on DUGC Student Scholars
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Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Reflections From a Senior Puksta Scholar
By: Margarita Soltero, Undergraduate Student, Biological Sciences Hello everyone! My name is Margarita, but I also go by Maggie. I am a first-generation Latina student majoring in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Psychology. For my Puksta Project I wanted to create better access for young Latina and African American women to receive accurate sex … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Reflections From a Senior Puksta Scholar
Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: A Social Justice Warrior
This fall CCESL staff, Cara DiEnno & Katie Kleinhesselink, took our annual Community Organizing course online. While students didn’t have the typical opportunity to explore their collective self-interest and design and implement a small-scale organizing campaign together, they did learn about organizing principles and practices, explore local organizing movements, and complete multimedia reflections on how … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: A Social Justice Warrior
Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Fostering Virtual Community with DU Puksta Scholars
By: Kathleen Ferrick, Student Program Coordinator, CCESL There’s no question that the DU Puksta Scholars program has been different this fall. As a close-knit community of 21 undergrads, in-person meetings and events throughout the year have, in the past, always been a given. Initially, the prospect of moving all Puksta programming online was a daunting … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Fostering Virtual Community with DU Puksta Scholars
Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: The Intersection Between Voting and Urban Sustainability
By: Elizabeth Walsh, Grand Challenges Cohort Program Coordinator, Urban Sustainability Cohort As Election Day draws closer, voting-eligible American citizens have the hard-won opportunity to cast our votes in service of our personal visions of the public good. In the wake of the global coronavirus pandemic, the onslaught of deadly wildfires, hurricanes and extreme weather associated … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: The Intersection Between Voting and Urban Sustainability
Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: The Intersection Between Voting and Food and Housing Insecurity
By: Nantiya Ruan, Professor, Sturm College of Law; Heather Martin, Teaching Professor, Writing Program Housing and food insecurity impacts many Coloradans. The causes of housing and food insecurity include systemic income inequality and lack of access to affordable housing and other critical services. In order to address these systemic problems, voting for representatives that support … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: The Intersection Between Voting and Food and Housing Insecurity
Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Reflection From a Recent Puksta Graduate
By: Blanche Ndoutou, Criminology, Puksta Scholars Program At first, Puksta was just a financial aid opportunity. However, it was not difficult to figure out that Puksta would become my community for the rest of my college career. It was at the biweekly meetings where we would eat together, meditate, and share what was happening in … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Reflection From a Recent Puksta Graduate
GALVANIZING TOMORROW’S CIVIC LEADERS: 2020 VIRTUAL PUKSTA PASSAGE
By: Rosie Contino, Economics Major, Puksta Scholar On Tuesday, May 19th, University of Denver Puksta Scholars, along with their families and friends, celebrated the annual Puksta Passage. The Puksta Passage is a celebration of the incredible social justice work that Puksta Scholars have done throughout their time at the University of Denver. It is a … Continue reading GALVANIZING TOMORROW’S CIVIC LEADERS: 2020 VIRTUAL PUKSTA PASSAGE
Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Day of Action Virtual College Access Panel Discussions
By: Kathleen Ferrick, Program Coordinator, CCESL For the past 8 years, the Day of Action college access event has built connections between the University of Denver (DU) community and Denver Public Schools (DPS) elementary students and families. The event was founded to begin the conversation about college with underrepresented students as early as possible, rather … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Day of Action Virtual College Access Panel Discussions
Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Puksta Winter Retreat 2020
By: Lucia Ramirez, Daniels College of Business, Puksta Scholars Program From the moment you get on the bus to Estes Park with your Puksta family, picking up scholars along the way, you realize how beautiful this family truly is. You pick up on conversations about school, social justice, and life in general. If there is … Continue reading Galvanizing Tomorrow’s Civic Leaders: Puksta Winter Retreat 2020
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