University of Colorado President Bruce Benson today announced Creating Futures, a $1.5 billion comprehensive fundraising campaign, the most ambitious in university history, which will benefit people, programs and places across CU’s four campuses. The university (Full Press Release)

Because of illness, a dedication ceremony for a bronze statue scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. Saturday at Mountain Lion Field on the campus of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, is cancelled. UCCS officials learned (Full Press Release)

Members of the Senate Education Committee voted unanimously in favor of proposed changes in the roles and missions of the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Colorado State University-Pueblo following testimony Wednesday. The eight-member committee (Full Press Release)

— Joseph C. Woodford of Woodford Manufacturing will receive the University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Business Lifetime Entrepreneurship Award at an April 29 campus luncheon. Woodford will be recognized for his dedication to (Full Press Release)

Joseph C. Woodford of Woodford Manufacturing will receive the University of Colorado Colorado Springs College of Business Lifetime Entrepreneurship Award at an April 29 campus luncheon. Woodford will be recognized for his dedication to empowering (Full Press Release)

Formal dedication ceremonies for a 12-foot-tall bronze sculpture at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs are scheduled for approximately 1 p.m. April 23 at Mountain Lion Field at the Four Diamonds Sports Complex, 5025 N. (Full Press Release)

A new University of Colorado Colorado Springs partnership will help five Colorado community colleges develop nursing professionals to serve their rural communities, thanks to a $2.22 million grant from the Colorado Health Foundation. The gift (Full Press Release)

The Colorado Math Olympiad will return to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs for its 28th year April 22. An estimated 400 middle and high school students from around the state will meet in Berger (Full Press Release)

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs will offer students a minor in entrepreneurship to share the challenges of new ventures and to spur regional economic development. Tom Duening, director, Center for Entrepreneurship, and El Pomar (Full Press Release)

One of the most popular indie folk rock bands of the decade, The Decemberists, will perform at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs April 16. Fresh from the release of their sixth album, “The King (Full Press Release)