A new computer science and engineering camp at Western Colorado University has given middle school students a fresh twist on a technical field, while engaging the local community.
In 1978, Jim Saccomano got a call that would change his life: The Denver Broncos wanted to hire him. He spent 30-plus years working for the team, witnessing multiple Super Bowl wins, and retired as public relations vice president in 2013. This summer, Saccomano was honored as one of the best in the business as an inaugural winner of the National Football League Hall of Fame’s Award of Excellence.
In the past couple of years, it’s been common to try out some new do-it-yourself home projects or even some larger-scale renovation projects. Maybe you decided to hammer out a new deck to give yourself a more enjoyable outdoor oasis or perhaps you updated your home office while working more hours from home. But while the rest of us were figuring out which paint colors worked the best in our updated spaces, Becky Brown ’92 and Paul Williams ’89 were finishing up a much bigger—and much more complex—project.
Metropolitan State University of Denver is leading the development of a new advanced-manufacturing center on the Auraria Campus that aims to strengthen the state’s workforce and supply chains through so-called Industry 4.0 technologies such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality and the Internet of Things.