National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Regional Application-Writing Workshop

The University of Colorado Denver, February 20-21, 2025

Details

The University of Colorado Denver is pleased to announce that we will be hosting a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Regional Application-Writing Workshop February 20-21, 2025 in partnership with University of Colorado Boulder, The University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado College, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University, Metropolitan State University, The University of Denver, and The University of Northern Colorado. The NEH workshop provides an opportunity to promote scholarly work in and engagement with the humanities and to enhance the potential for collaboration across our region. The workshop will present opportunities for partners to come together, learn, dialogue, and network with researchers and NEH representatives to support engagement with the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The workshop will include general sessions and discuss the review process along with application-writing suggestions. In addition, private meetings will be available for faculty to connect with NEH staff member(s). The workshop is free and open to the public. Registration is required, and faculty one-on-one meetings are limited, so please register as soon as possible. Private appointments on Friday, February 21st are reserved for participants traveling in from out of town.

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Registration Timeline

Registration Type	Eligible Participants	Start/End Date
Priority Registration	In-Person Faculty and Community Partners	Begins November 11th
Faculty Registration	In-Person or Remote Faculty and Community Partners	Begins December 16th
Graduate Student Registration	In-Person or Remote Registration Open to All Participants	Begins January 13th
	In-Person Registration Deadline	Closes February 7th
	Deadline to Submit Project Summaries for One-on-One Meetings	Closes February 14th

Schedule

Thursday, February 20

Time	Activity	Location
8:30 am – TBD	Private appointments conducted by NEH staff member (focus on CU Denver faculty and other local faculty) 15-20 minutes per meeting	CU Denver, 1380 Lawrence Street, LW301 (3rd Floor; ORS Conference Room)

Friday, February 21

Time	Activity	Location
8:30 am – 9:00 am	Registration, informal meet-and-greet (coffee, breakfast items)	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
9:00 am – 9:15 am	Welcome and introductions by (Interim) Chancellor and/or Provost Nakuma	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
9:15 am – 10:30 am	Overview of Endowment programs and special initiatives	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
10:30 am – 10:45 am	Question and comment period	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
10:45 am – 11:00 am	Break	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
11:00 am – 12:15 pm	Mock Review Panel Session / strategies for application-writing	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
12:15 pm – 12:30 pm	Questions and comment period	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
12:30 pm	Closing remarks by Phillip DeLeon and Laura Argys	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm	Lunch and networking	(2nd floor; Terrace Room), 1380 Lawrence Street, Denver, CO
1:30 pm – 5:00 pm	Private appointments conducted by NEH staff member (priority will go to out-of-town institutions) 15-20 minutes per meeting	CU Denver, 1380 Lawrence Street, LW301 (ORS Conference Room)

For those who are unable to attend, please check back after the event for slides and recordings from the event.

Directions/Map/Parking Information

Events will be held at the Lawrence Street Center (1380 Lawrence Street).

Parking is available for free at the CU Building (1250 14th Street), the Business School (1475 Lawrence Street) upon registration. Space is limited, however, and you will receive additional details via email before the event. Additional parking is available offsite at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Parking (1325 13th Street).

Map showing CU Denver’s Terrace Room (green star) and nearby parking options. Red stars mark CU Denver parking, and orange stars indicate DCPA parking lots. Main streets include Speer Blvd, Larimer St, and Arapahoe St.

Buses or passenger vans may not fit in garage spaces. Street parking may be available (on a first come-first serve basis) on Lawrence Street, on the side of the CU Building, or the loops near St. Cajetan's or in front of St. Elizabeth's Church (around 10 minutes walk from the Lawrence Street Center.

For More Information: Please contact us at humanitiesworkshop@ucdenver.edu

Event Organizers and Acknowledgments

CU Denver Organizers: Laura Argys, Phillip De Leon, Liz Marsh, Amy McGuire, Ian Thompson.

Faculty Committee: Ann Amicucci (CU Colorado Springs), Michelle Comstock (CU Denver), Greg Dickinson (Colorado State University), David Glimp (CU Boulder), Allyce Horan (Colorado School of Mines), Michael Kimball (University of Northern Colorado), Natalie Mendoza (CU Boulder), Brandon Olson (MSU Denver), Andrea Stanton (University of Denver), Rebecca Tucker (Colorado College).

Thank you to all regional partners for financial and administrative support to make this event possible: Vice Chancellors and Presidents of Research at CU Denver, CU Boulder, Colorado Springs as well as Colorado College, the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State University (CSU), Metro State University, the University of Denver, and the University of Northern Colorado.