civic engagement at the core
__________________Puksta Foundation offers scholarships to students ready to get involved in causes on and beyond their campuses.
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The college years are about something more, something special, something significant, something we at Puksta Foundation call civic engagement. Check out the projects that our scholars have worked on, spanning from human rights to researching the educational barriers for underserved students to bringing back arts and music in schools and making sure there is access to nutritious food for everyone.
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Latest Posts
Launching the Puksta Alumni Network online community!!
Monica’s touching speech for the MSU Spring Commencement 2019
Monica Simpson earned the Provost Award from MSU in the spring of 2019. Here is her amazing and inspiring speech. Both humble and noble, Monica is the first to say that her background is nothing truly remarkable from her fellow non-traditional students, but her work at MSU was and will continue to truly be outstanding.… Read more »
A look back at Puksta Alumni Kevin McQuirk’s project with STEM Mentoring
My project for the Puksta foundation is a yearlong mentorship between paired, college and high school students in the Denver Public Schools. The name for my mentoring program is ‚ÄúImpact the Youth.‚Äù Through Impact the Youth, I will immerse high school mentees into the higher education environment on the Auraria Campus. The high school students… Read more »
Puksta Coordinator Spotlight: Roudy Hildreth
Roudy Hildreth is an eternal student who has the Rocky Mountains in his soul and strong coffee in his veins. Growing up just west of Golden, he graduated high school as a Golden High “Demon” and then journeyed to the University of Virginia where he earned his first of many degrees as a UVA “Wahoo”.… Read more »
