Colorado Free Application Days & National Transfer Student Week
Colorado Free Application Days: Colorado residents and students can apply to CU Denver’s undergraduate programs for free Oct. 20–22 with code FREEAPPDAYSCO
National Transfer Student Week: All transfer applicants to CU Denver’s undergraduate programs will have their application fee waived automatically Oct. 19-23.
Faculty Award Criteria 2027
Information on eligibility, requirements, and procedures will be available in fall 2026.
Nominations will be due in February 2027 and award winners will be announced in April 2027.
Award Categories
In spring 2026 CU Denver selected award winners for Excellence in Teaching (IRC, Tenured/Tenure-Track, and Lecturer), Leadership and Service (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), Research/Creative Work (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), Librarianship, and Faculty Inclusive Excellence.
Selection Process
For the Excellence in Teaching, Leadership and Service, and Research/Creative Work awards, the schools and colleges and library selected winners, who became the nominees for the campus-level awards. Committees comprised of the winners (school-, college- and library-level, as well as campus-level) from the past two years selected the campus-level winners for Teaching (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), Leadership and Service (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), and Research/Creative Work (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track).
The winner of the Award for Teaching by a Lecturer was selected by a committee of faculty members on the IRC Roadmap Committee.
The winner of the Faculty Inclusive Excellence Award was selected by a selection committee with broad campus representation.
The winner of the Librarianship Award was selected by the Auraria Library faculty.
Questions? Contact Betsy Metzger at betsy.metzger@ucdenver.edu or 303-315-2107.