CU Puksta Scholars Energized at 2016 Winter Puksta Foundation Inter-Collegiate Retreat
CU Boulder Puksta scholars joined 60 fellow scholars from CSU, UC-Denver, Metro State and DU on the weekend of January 23-24 for the Puksta Foundation's 2016 Winter Inter-Collegiate Retreat. Scholars spent the weekend in downtown Denver networking, attending workshops, and inspiring each other. On Saturday, scholars were inspired by Zach Mercurio's session “Living and Leading with Authentic Purpose” and pushed to think critically about privilege and oppression in Dara Burwell's "Anti-Oppression and Equity Workshop." On Saturday night, scholars gathered at Maggiano's for an evening of good food, moving speeches and hilarious senior skits. On Sunday, scholars learned how to make the most of LinkedIn with Pete Cutone from Putnam Investments. They also got to hear from a panel of outstanding activists who discussed "Overcoming Barriers in Translating Passion into Action." We were truly blessed to hear from Cody Wiggs, DU Puksta 2011, Empowering Education Executive Director, Aminta Menjivar, DU Puksta 2014, Libby Birky, So All May Eat Inc. - SAME Cafe Co-Founder, and Alex Landau, UCD Puksta 2015, Colorado Progressive Commission.
