University of Colorado Boulder

The University of Colorado Boulder UCB, commonly referred to as CU, Boulder, CU Boulder, or Colorado is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado, United States. It is the flagship university of the University of Colorado system and was founded five months before Colorado was admitted to the union in 1876.

In 2010, the university consisted of nine colleges and schools and offered over 150 academic programs and enrolled 29,952 students.

Twelve Nobel Laureates, nine MacArthur Fellows, and 18 astronauts have been affiliated with CU Boulder as students, researchers, or faculty members in its history. The university received nearly $454 million in sponsored research in 2010 to fund programs like the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, and JILA.

The Colorado Buffaloes compete in 17 varsity sports and are members of the NCAA Division I Pac 12 Conference. The Buffaloes have won 28 national championships: 20 in skiing, seven total in men's and women's cross country, and one in football. 

Approximately 1,500 students participate in 34 intercollegiate club sports annually as well

The Engineering Center is located on the North-East side of campus, on the corner of Colorado and Regent. The Engineering Center consists of 660,000 square feet 61,000 m2 of classrooms, computing facilities, offices, and laboratories. 


There are six unique engineering departments which are: Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Rankings published by the US World and News report ranked the Undergraduate Engineering Programs at 34th overall and 19th among public engineering programs nationwide. 

CU Engineering houses many signature programs. The Integrated Teaching and Learning Program gives students hands on design experience in the award winning ITL Laboratory. The 34,000 sq. ft learning facility provides students and educators with a flexible, visible learning environment.The Design Center Colorado DCC is situated within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. 

The DCC gives students hands on experience by connecting them with faculty and industrial advisers on sponsored projects. CU Engineering is also part of the K 12 Engineering Outreach, pioneering new engineering programs for students and teachers at the elementary, middle and high school levels, and directing the national TeachEngineering digital library collection of free science, math and engineering lessons and activities available to teachers. 

The Center for Community, also known as the  C4C by students, follows the distinct architecture guidelines of Charles Klauder and is a 323,000 square foot 30,000 m2 state-of-the-art facility that is promised to be 20 percent to 25 percent more energy and water efficient compared to similar-sized buildings.

 The facility was completed in September 2010 at a cost of $84.4 million.The building is originally bond financed through the CU treasurer and will be repaid through a combination of sources. A large portion of the debt, $47.4 million, will be repaid by Housing and Dining Services, through room and board fees. 


Graduate Engineering Programs at CU are ranked 34th overall and 20th among public engineering programs nationwide. This architecturally distinctive and modern center is home to the nation's largest geotechnical centrifuge, ion implantation and microwave propagation facilities, spectrometers, electron and other microscopes, and a structural analysis facility.


Fees from Permit and Parking Services will contribute as well. The Center also relies on $18 million in donations, a goal which has not been achieved, but has become a top fundraising priority for the University.
The Weather Tech Cafe

The building houses offices of Student Services including Campus Card Services, Disability Services, and Career Services among others. These services have been relocated to the C4C from various locations around campus. For example, Career Services was previously housed in the basement of the Willard Dormitory. 

There is a 140,000 square foot  13,000 m2 underground parking structure that contains approximately 365 to 375 parking spaces. Student study areas are located on the upper floors and conference centers are open to campus and non campus affiliates throughout the building. 



This dining facility seats 900 and offers students up to nine specialty dining choices including: Persian, Asian, Latin, Sushi, Italian, Kosher, a grill, salad bars, and desserts. Overall the Dining Center is projected to serve around one million meals per year. 

 The dining services offered within the C4C include a CU on the run grab n go, The Bakery, a late night dining hub called the Weather Tech Café, open until 2 A.M, and finally a central dining facility.