McNeill Academic Program (CU Boulder)

Another McNeill Summer in the books✅
This summer was full of planning📝, detours🚜🚧, meetings👥, trainings/retreats and of course Summer Launch📇💻
We are soooo excited to see you SOON & ready to welcome our new Buffs!🦬💙💛🖤

For now, we will be settling back to business, and obviously be…
very Demure✨
very Mindful✨

The McNeill Academic Program wishes you endless joy and relaxation as you embark on this exciting new chapter.📖 You have seen generations of students trickle through their Pre-Collegiate journey as students, to student staff and even some as professional staff, within PCDP and throughout campus. Although you won’t be humoring us with your soft spoken voice and directing us in your gentle ways, it was a pleasure to have shared space as PCDP students and campus partners with you.🫂

All the best, Theresa💙🖤💛 (BigT)

Have a safe 4th of July and a restful extended weekend🎆

This Pride month we wish to honor and recognize Kelvin McNeill, our program’s namesake, and his intersectional identities as a Black Gay Man. Our work is rooted in advocacy and Kelvin committed his life to advocating for others both in his time at CU Boulder and with the City of Boulder. In 1998 Kelvin was briefly featured in The Advocate, a well-recognized American LGBT magazine. There he was highlighted for his philanthropy with the Gay and Le***an Fund for Colorado, a part of the Gill Foundation, in which Kelvin and the Fund donated $700,000 to various nonprofit groups in Colorado Springs, and the Gill Foundation in total nearly $1.9 million to over 23 organizations at the time of the article’s publication. This Pride, we thank Kelvin for his work and advocacy, as we all strive for a more equitable future for all students and people. Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🦬

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Today, we honor the efforts of Ms. Opal Lee and other activists who fought to ensure recognition of the date that the LAST city in the US to be liberated from enslavement happened. We have the moral duty and obligation to commemorate all history☝️ May the academic world be accountable for recognizing its power in uplifting all voices and narratives, especially those of historically disenfranchised!

Want to give back to community? Join the Peer Mentor team and you can work with incoming first-year students this fall! We're looking for students who can work this summer, as well as the 2024 - 2025 academic year. Scan the QR code or visit colorado.edu/mcneill to apply. For more details, please email us or visit the McNeill front office. Application deadline is June 21st - don't miss out!

Summer Schedule😗

Keep in mind, we are always available by email!📧
Have a wonderful summer and take care✨

Dear McNeill Scholars,

We are so proud of you for all of your academic achievements, this year!🥳 We know you’ve worked hard and gave it your all. We hope you have a great summer, so let the countdown for Commencement begin🎓💛🖤💙

To our graduating class, remember you have planted seeds here to flourish your dreams!🌱We are always here for you!🤍

Much love and appreciation,

The McNeill Team (Welcome to the ForeverBuff family, Class of 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ 🦬💛🖤)

Congratulations to the 2024 graduating class!! 🦬

We hope that you all cherish the moments spent with us and one another during your time here. We are all so proud of each and every one of you. The McNeill Academic Program will always be your home💛

We can’t wait to see what the future has in store for all of you. Thank you for being apart of our family🫶🏽

This week, we extend our heartfelt thanks to all who joined us at the SASC Graduation Celebration and a special shoutout to Reese Oliver, Lilia Garcia, and Cassandra Maldonado Ontiveros, our outstanding Graduating Program Assistants!💛🖤Your dedication has truly set a shining example for your peers. 🎓

As we celebrate the next steps in your journey, we also want to showcase the achievements of all our graduating seniors from the McNeill Academic Program. If you’re graduating or would like to highlight a graduating senior, please DM us your picture and answers to be featured. Let’s make these final days count and ensure your hard work is recognized. Thank you for making our celebration memorable and for all your contributions! 🥳⏳

Join us in congratulating our Program Mangers on their 1st work anniversary! Nancy and Simon have enhanced McNeill and we are thankful to have them as part of our team!

🌱 Growing into the future one step at a time! Excited to celebrate our milestones at the SASC Graduation 🎓 Further details for the big day are now in the link in our bio. Contact your McNeill Coordinator for more details!

Join us on Wednesday, April 17th for our Spring 2024 End of Term Celebration! Rest and relax before finals with some aromatherapy from the CU Health Promotions team, or get your hands dirty outside with some gardening activities. We will also have a viewing of the documentary Gather, as well as the opportunity to engage in tie-dye. Let's all connect back to our community and to our planet before we depart from each other for the summer! 🌱🌻🌹🔮🌈

Time to show your Buffs spirit! 🏀 🦬

Join the March Madness Bracket Challenge hosted by SASC!

Whether you’re all about the women’s or men’s games, we’ve got you covered. Scan the QR codes to enter, and don’t forget the password: sasc.

Winners will boast CU gear!🟡⚫️ Let the games begin!🏀🏆

Join our team and be the face of our front office! 🌟 We’re looking for a Front Office Assistant for Summer & Fall 2024. Scan the QR code to apply or email us for more details. Application deadline is March 22nd – don’t miss out!

Celebrating the next steps of y(our) journey! 🎓 If you’re a Senior graduating from the McNeill Academic Program or would like to highlight a Senior, we want to showcase your/their achievements. DM us your pic & answers to be featured. Let’s make those final days count!⏳🥳

This past month we celebrated Black History Month and ended the month off right with our annual event!

Dr. Polly E. Bugros McLean (featured above) was a special guest at our event; she is the writer of the book on Lucille Berkley Buchanan, which is the name sake for our home on campus.❤️(Checkout SAB’s post to learn more.)

Our Student Leaders had fun celebrating Valentine’s!🩷

Last but not least, shout out to our community members who participated in the Women’s Symposium!

Let’s have a great March✨🍀

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work for the best Department on Campus?👀

Well, to get more information: please, join us for our 2nd Be SASC event of SP ‘24 on SASC Leadership!☺️

For our fourth installment of Black History Month highlights, we are proud to feature Charles & Mildred Nilon—pioneers in education and advocates for equality. Charles Nilon, CU Boulder’s first Black professor, and Mildred Nilon, our first Black librarian, were trailblazers who not only broke barriers but also fought for desegregated housing in Boulder. Their dedication to progress and community is a legacy we strive to continue.

Don’t forget to join us for our Black History Month Event on February 29 from 4:30-6:30pm, LBB 332. RSVP link in bio!”

For the second post of our Black History Month series, we will be honoring Lucile Berkeley Buchanan - the first African American woman to graduate from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1918. The McNeill Academic Program and the Student Academic Success Center are located in the Lucile Berkeley Buchanan building.

Make sure to RSVP to our Black History Month Event on February 29 from 4:30-6:30, LBB 332.
LINK IS IN OUR BIO!

Join us next Tuesday for our first Be SASC event of the semester, open to all SASC students! 🦬

The McNeill Academic Program is thrilled to celebrate this Black History Month! This year, we are showcasing Black figures from throughout history that have showcased brilliance in their own lives. First and foremost we want to honor the memory of Kelvin McNeill, for whom the McNeill Academic Program is named after. You can learn more about Kelvin McNeill on the McNeill website, linked in our bio.

Also keep an eye out for more information regarding our Black History Month event, we will share more details soon, but you can RSVP now using the link in our bio.

Please join us next Monday 2/12 to celebrate Lunar New Year. We’d love to see you there!!

Please bring a few pictures of yourself over the years. See you there! 🦬

🚨REQUIRED EVENT FOR 1st YEARS ONLY🚨

Haven’t completed your 2024-25 FAFSA? No worries, we can help you! Join us virtually on January 23rd at 5pm. 🦬

Happy Winter Break✨

Tomorrow! Make sure to wear your ugly sweater and stop by to celebrate the end of the semester at the McNeill Office (LBB247)! 🧣

Come join us for the final Power Hour of the semester!

If you’re interested in playing Nintendo Switch games please bring your own controller!

Finish the semester off strong!🦬

Are you looking to move-out/in?😵‍💫🥴

We recognize leases, deposits, contracts, and all the “stuff” that goes into renting isn’t always clear or easy to figure out. So, we got you!🤝

Please join us on Monday, Nov. 13th in collaboration with the Basic Needs Center to get your questions, hypotheticals, and uncertainties answered, when it comes to renting!😅💸📑 And, as always, of course food will be provided!

Are you looking to move-out/in?😵‍💫🥴

We recognize leases, deposits, contracts, and all the “stuff” that goes into renting isn’t always clear or easy to figure out. So, we got you!🤝

Please join us on Monday, Nov. 13th in collaboration with the Basic Needs Center to get your questions, hypotheticals, and uncertainties answered, when it comes to renting!😅💸📑 And, as always, of course food will be provided!

(this may count as a Power Hour)